2000 Acropolis Rally

The 2000 Acropolis Rally (formally the 47th Acropolis Rally) was the seventh round of the 2000 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 9 June and 11 June 2000, and was won by Ford's Colin McRae, his 20th win in the World Rally Championship.^[1]

2000 Acropolis Rally 47th Acropolis Rally
Round 7 of the 2000 World Rally Championship season ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	Greece
Rally base	Athens
Dates run	June 9 2000 – June 11 2000
Stages	19 (390.27 km; 242.50 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,407.56 km (874.62 miles)
Statistics
Crews	117 at start, 48 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00

Background

Entry list

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	M
2	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	M
3	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	P
4	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	P
5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	M
6	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	M
7	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2	P
8	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2	P
9	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
10	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC	M
12	Luis Climent Asensio	Álex Romaní	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC	M
14	Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC	M
15	Alister McRae	David Senior	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC	M
World Rally Championship entries
16	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	M
17	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Lukoil EOS Rally Team	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
18	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Nikolaos Petropoulos	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	M
19	Leonídas Kirkos	Giorgos Polizois	Leonídas Kirkos	Ford Escort WRC	—
20	Krzysztof Hołowczyc	Jean-Marc Fortin	Wizja TV / Turning Point RT	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	M
21	Armodios Vovos	Spiros Koltsidas	Toyota Hellas	Toyota Corolla WRC	—
22	Jean-Pierre Richelmi	Thierry Barjou	Procar Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	—
23	Toshihiro Arai	Roger Freeman	Spike Subaru Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	—
24	Hamed Al-Wahaibi	Tony Sircombe	Arab World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	—
25	Abdullah Bakhashab	Bobby Willis	Toyota Team Saudi Arabia	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
26	Frédéric Dor	Kevin Gormley	F. Dor Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	—
27	Serkan Yazici	Erkan Bodur	Team Atakan	Toyota Corolla WRC	—
31	Pierre Colard	Gilles Mondésir	Pierre Colard	Subaru Impreza 555	—
39	Stephen Finlay	Rory Kennedy	Stephen Finlay	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	—
40	Mark Fisher	Gordon Noble	Mark Fisher	Peugeot 206 WRC	—
43	Sotiris Hatzitsopanis	Nikos Kosmas	Sotiris Hatzitsopanis	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	—
55	Mihalis Papaelias	Antonis Garifalis	Mihalis Papaelias	Ford Escort WRC	—
57	Giovanni Recordati	Freddy Delorme	Giovanni Recordati	Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205)	—
67	Giorgos Angelidis	Kostas Tsahas	Giorgos Angelidis	Mercedes-Benz 190E	—
Group N Cup entries
28	Gustavo Trelles	Jorge Del Buono	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	—
29	Manfred Stohl	Peter Müller	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	P
30	Uwe Nittel	Detlef Ruf	Uwe Nittel	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	—
32	Ramón Ferreyros	Gonzalo Saenz	Ramón Ferreyros	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
33	Gabriel Mendez	Daniel Muzio	Gabriel Mendez	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
34	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Edgardo Galindo	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	P
35	Gabriel Pozzo	Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	P
44	Nicola Caldani	Giuseppe Marchi	Nicola Caldani	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
45	Pavlos Moschoutis	Emmanouel Vardaxis	Pavlos Moschoutis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	—
46	Grigoris Nioras	Kostas Lytras	Hellenic Police	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
47	Theodoros Aliferis	Giorgos Vellis	Theodoros Aliferis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	—
48	Dimitris Nassoulas	Iosif Galerakis	Dimitris Nassoulas	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
49	Dimitris Drivakos	Kostas Zotiadis	Dimitris Drivakos	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
50	Theodoros Petalidis	Ioannis Samartzis	Theodoros Petalidis	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
51	Iaveris Aris	Giorgos Kairis	Iaveris Aris	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
52	Lazaros Panagiotounis	Elias Panagiotounis	Lazaros Panagiotounis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
53	Alastair Cavenagh	Crispin Sassoon	Alastair Cavenagh	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
58	Makis Thergiakis	Andreas Vlahogenis	Makis Thergiakis	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	—
59	Alfonso Quirola	George Richards	Alfonso Quirola	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	—
60	Ries Huisman	Bart van Riemsdijk	Ries Huisman	Subaru Impreza	—
61	John Lloyd	Paul Amandini	John Lloyd	Subaru Impreza	—
62	Rami Shohatovich	Michalakis Michael	Rami Shohatovich	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
64	Dionyssis Spanos	Sotiris Gotovos	Dionyssis Spanos	Lancia Delta HF Integrale	—
65	Andreas Theodorakopoulos	Andreas Tringas	Andreas Theodorakopoulos	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	—
66	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Bob Colsoul	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
120	Themistoklis Katsabekis	Ioannis Vassilopoulos	Themistoklis Katsabekis	Volkswagen Polo 16V	—
121	António Pinto dos Santos	Nuno Rodrigues da Silva	António Pinto dos Santos	Renault 4 GTL	—
Source:[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 88.81 km
9 June	11:40	SS1	Skourta	20.02 km
	12:11	SS2	Klidi	8.09 km
	12:42	SS3	Thiva	20.12 km
	15:40	SS4	Kineta	9.47 km
	16:05	SS5	Agii Theodoroi	31.11 km
Leg 2 — 159.57 km
10 June	09:47	SS6	Zeli 1	28.32 km
	10:47	SS7	Mendenitsa 1	28.05 km
	12:27	SS8	Paleohori 1	10.71 km
	13:08	SS9	Gravia 1	25.56 km
	13:47	SS10	Elatos 1	10.56 km
	15:59	SS11	Zeli 2	28.32 km
	16:59	SS12	Mendenitsa 2	28.05 km
Leg 3 — 141.89 km
11 June	09:27	SS13	Pavliani 1	24.71 km
	10:10	SS14	Stromi 1	22.82 km
	11:48	SS15	Paleohori 2	10.71 km
	12:29	SS16	Gravia 2	25.56 km
	13:08	SS17	Elatos 2	10.56 km
	15:00	SS18	Pavliani 2	24.71 km
	15:43	SS19	Stromi 2	22.82 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	4:56:54.8		10
2	6	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	4:57:17.9	+23.1	6
3	4	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	5:03:33.1	+6:38.3	4
4	23	Toshihiro Arai	Roger Freeman	Spike Subaru Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	5:04:35.6	+7:40.8	3
5	11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC	5:06:05.8	+9:11.0	2
6	25	Abdullah Bakhashab	Bobby Willis	Toyota Team Saudi Arabia	Toyota Corolla WRC	5:09:49.7	+12:54.9	1
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
1	1	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	4:56:54.8		10
2	2	6	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	4:57:17.9	+23.1	6
3	3	4	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	5:03:33.1	+6:38.3	4
5	4	11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC	5:06:05.8	+9:11.0	2
9	5	9	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	5:12:07.1	+15:12.3	0
Retired SS14		3	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	Turbo		0
Retired SS10		8	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2	Steering		0
Retired SS9		10	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	Engine		0
Retired SS7		7	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2	Mechanical		0
Retired SS6		15	Alister McRae	David Senior	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC	Over time limit		0
Retired SS5		1	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Wheel hub		0
Retired SS4		12	Luis Climent Asensio	Álex Romaní	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC	Lost wheel		0
Retired SS4		14	Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC	Engine		0
Retired SS2		2	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	Suspension		0
Source:[5]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (9 Jun)	SS1	Skourta	20.02 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:54.6	Marcus Grönholm
	SS2	Klidi	8.09 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	5:40.1
	SS3	Thiva	20.12 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	16:23.1	Colin McRae
	SS4	Kineta	9.47 km	Marcus Grönholm Petter Solberg	Peugeot 206 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC '00	5:20.7
	SS5	Agii Theodoroi	31.11 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	24:47.6
Leg 2 (10 Jun)	SS6	Zeli 1	28.32 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	20:44.9
	SS7	Mendenitsa 1	28.05 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	19:58.5
	SS8	Paleohori 1	10.71 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	7:46.0
	SS9	Gravia 1	25.56 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	18:18.6
	SS10	Elatos 1	10.56 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	8:40.3
	SS11	Zeli 2	28.32 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	20:48.8
	SS12	Mendenitsa 2	28.05 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	20:04.1
Leg 3 (11 Jun)	SS13	Pavliani 1	24.71 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	20:23.2
	SS14	Stromi 1	22.82 km	Petter Solberg	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	18:02.9
	SS15	Paleohori 2	10.71 km	Petter Solberg	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	7:45.9
	SS16	Gravia 2	25.56 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	18:28.0	Carlos Sainz
	SS17	Elatos 2	10.56 km	Petter Solberg	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	8:46.5
	SS18	Pavliani 2	24.71 km	Petter Solberg	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	20:16.2
	SS19	Stromi 2	22.82 km	Petter Solberg	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	18:15.0	Colin McRae

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Richard Burns	38			Robert Reid	38			Subaru World Rally Team	58
2		3	Colin McRae	24		3	Nicky Grist	24			Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	47
3		1	Marcus Grönholm	24		1	Timo Rautiainen	24			Peugeot Esso	31
4		1	Tommi Mäkinen	23		1	Risto Mannisenmäki	23			Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	29
5		1	Carlos Sainz	23		1	Luis Moya	23		1	Škoda Motorsport	8

FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
11	1	35	Gabriel Pozzo	Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	5:18:51.8		10
12	2	28	Gustavo Trelles	Jorge Del Buono	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	5:20:04.6	+1:12.8	6
13	3	29	Manfred Stohl	Peter Müller	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	5:20:47.7	+1:55.9	4
14	4	32	Ramón Ferreyros	Gonzalo Saenz	Ramón Ferreyros	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	5:23:17.1	+4:25.3	3
21	5	66	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Bob Colsoul	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	5:57:10.5	+38:18.7	2
22	6	45	Pavlos Moschoutis	Emmanouel Vardaxis	Pavlos Moschoutis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	5:57:45.3	+38:53.5	1
23	7	48	Dimitris Nassoulas	Iosif Galerakis	Dimitris Nassoulas	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	5:59:33.2	+40:41.4	0
24	8	52	Lazaros Panagiotounis	Elias Panagiotounis	Lazaros Panagiotounis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	6:03:42.1	+44:50.3	0
26	9	50	Theodoros Petalidis	Ioannis Samartzis	Theodoros Petalidis	Subaru Impreza WRX	6:06:55.8	+48:04.0	0
48	10	121	António Pinto dos Santos	Nuno Rodrigues da Silva	António Pinto dos Santos	Renault 4 GTL	9:10:04.5	+3:51:12.7	0
Retired SS19		30	Uwe Nittel	Detlef Ruf	Uwe Nittel	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	Mechanical		0
Retired SS14		49	Dimitris Drivakos	Kostas Zotiadis	Dimitris Drivakos	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Mechanical		0
Retired SS13		120	Themistoklis Katsabekis	Ioannis Vassilopoulos	Themistoklis Katsabekis	Volkswagen Polo 16V	Retired		0
Retired SS12		33	Gabriel Mendez	Daniel Muzio	Gabriel Mendez	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Power steering		0
Retired SS12		34	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Edgardo Galindo	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Suspension		0
Retired SS6		53	Alastair Cavenagh	Crispin Sassoon	Alastair Cavenagh	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Mechanical		0
Retired SS5		46	Grigoris Nioras	Kostas Lytras	Hellenic Police	Subaru Impreza WRX	Suspension		0
Retired SS5		61	John Lloyd	Paul Amandini	John Lloyd	Subaru Impreza	Mechanical		0
Retired SS5		65	Andreas Theodorakopoulos	Andreas Tringas	Andreas Theodorakopoulos	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	Mechanical		0
Retired SS4		60	Ries Huisman	Bart van Riemsdijk	Ries Huisman	Subaru Impreza	Mechanical		0
Retired SS3		44	Nicola Caldani	Giuseppe Marchi	Nicola Caldani	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Mechanical		0
Retired SS3		47	Theodoros Aliferis	Giorgos Vellis	Theodoros Aliferis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	Mechanical		0
Retired SS3		58	Makis Thergiakis	Andreas Vlahogenis	Makis Thergiakis	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	Electrical		0
Retired SS3		64	Dionyssis Spanos	Sotiris Gotovos	Dionyssis Spanos	Lancia Delta HF Integrale	Mechanical		0
Retired SS2		59	Alfonso Quirola	George Richards	Alfonso Quirola	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	Mechanical		0
Retired SS2		62	Rami Shohatovich	Michalakis Michael	Rami Shohatovich	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Mechanical		0
Retired SS1		51	Iaveris Aris	Giorgos Kairis	Iaveris Aris	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Retired		0
Source:[6]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (9 Jun)	SS1	Skourta	20.02 km	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	13:05.5	Claudio Marcelo Menzi
	SS2	Klidi	8.09 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	6:06.0
	SS3	Thiva	20.12 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	17:43.9
	SS4	Kineta	9.47 km	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	5:52.6
	SS5	Agii Theodoroi	31.11 km	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	26:49.5
Leg 2 (10 Jun)	SS6	Zeli 1	28.32 km	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	22:24.5
	SS7	Mendenitsa 1	28.05 km	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	22:20.4	Gabriel Pozzo
	SS8	Paleohori 1	10.71 km	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	8:24.3
	SS9	Gravia 1	25.56 km	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	19:51.6
	SS10	Elatos 1	10.56 km	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	9:12.6
	SS11	Zeli 2	28.32 km	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	22:28.4
	SS12	Mendenitsa 2	28.05 km	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	22:39.8
Leg 3 (11 Jun)	SS13	Pavliani 1	24.71 km	Uwe Nittel	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	21:30.9
	SS14	Stromi 1	22.82 km	Uwe Nittel	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	19:21.3
	SS15	Paleohori 2	10.71 km	Uwe Nittel	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	8:18.2
	SS16	Gravia 2	25.56 km	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	19:33.4
	SS17	Elatos 2	10.56 km	Uwe Nittel	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	9:09.8
	SS18	Pavliani 2	24.71 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	21:39.5
	SS19	Stromi 2	22.82 km	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	19:18.9

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships
	Move	Driver	Points
1		Manfred Stohl	31
2		Gustavo Trelles	28
3	7	Gabriel Pozzo	16
4	1	Miguel Campos	13
5	1	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	12