2000 Rally Australia

The 2000 Rally Australia (formally the 13th Telstra Rally Australia) was the thirteenth round of the 2000 World Rally Championship. The race was held over 4 days between 9 and 12 November 2000, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 4th win in the World Rally Championship.

2000 Rally Australia Telstra Rally Australia
Round 13 of the 2000 World Rally Championship ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	Australia
Rally base	Perth
Dates run	November 9, 2000 – November 12, 2000
Stages	21 (391.17 km; 243.06 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall results
Overall winner	Marcus Grönholm Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC

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 Evo3	P
8	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3	P
9	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
10	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
14	Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	Hyundai Castrol WRT	Hyundai Accent WRC	M
15	Alister McRae	David Mills	Hyundai Castrol WRT	Hyundai Accent WRC	M
World Rally Championship entries
16	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
17	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	M
18	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Lukoil EOS Rally Team	Toyota Corolla WRC	P
19	Tapio Laukkanen	Kaj Lindström	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	M
20	Possum Bourne	Craig Vincent	Subaru Rally Team Australia	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98	-
21	Katsuhiko Taguchi	Bobby Willis	Team Advan Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	-
22	Neal Bates	Coral Taylor	Neal Bates	Toyota Corolla WRC	-
23	Michael Guest	David Green	Hyundai Castrol WRT	Hyundai Accent WRC	M
24	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Chris Patterson	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	-
25	Serkan Yazici	Erkan Bodur	Team Atakan	Toyota Corolla WRC	-
39	Simon Evans	Sue Evans	Volkswagen Motorsport Australia	Volkswagen Golf IV Kit Car	-
42	Ross Mackenzie	Paul van der Mey	Ross Mackenzie	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	-
44	Tolley Challis	Elio Della Maddalena	Tolley Challis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	-
47	Dennis Dunlop	Jacquie Dunlop	Dennis Dunlop	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	-
51	Jacquiline Dines	Julie Meridew	Jacquiline Dines	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	-
52	John Lloyd	Pauline Gullick	John Lloyd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	-
58	Craig Dawson	Brian Tiedemann	Craig Dawson	Nissan Pulsar GTI-R	-
61	Keith Hedgeland	William Hayes	Keith Hedgeland	Subaru Impreza 555	-
62	Stephen Handbury	Karl Francis	Stephen Handbury	Subaru Impreza WRX	-
63	Nigel Heath	Steve Lancaster	Nigel Heath	Subaru Impreza WRC	-
64	Ross Lockhart	Daryll Judd	Ross Lockhart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	-
67	Gavin Morgan	Anthony Chudleigh	Gavin Morgan	Subaru Legacy RS	-
68	Mark Butcher	Andrew Boyd	Mark Butcher	Nissan Pulsar GTI-R	-
72	Andrew Hannigan	Patrick Hannigan	Andrew Hannigan	Daihatsu Charade GTi	-
79	Robert Whyatt	Paul Flintoft	Robert Whyatt	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	-
83	Brian Haggerty	Clinton Fulford	Brian Haggerty	Hyundai Lantra	-
Group N Cup entries
26	Toshihiro Arai	Roger Freeman	Spike Subaru Team	Subaru Impreza WRX	-
27	Cody Crocker	Greg Foletta	Subaru Rally Team Australia	Subaru Impreza WRX	-
28	Manfred Stohl	Peter Müller	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	-
29	Ed Ordynski	Iain Stewart	Ed Ordynski	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	-
30	Gustavo Trelles	Jorge Del Buono	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	M
31	Juha Kangas	Mika Ovaskainen	Juha Kangas	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	-
33	Jani Paasonen	Jakke Honkanen	Jani Paasonen	Mitsubishi Carisma GT VI	-
34	Gabriel Pozzo	Fabian Cretu	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	-
35	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Edgardo Galindo	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	-
36	Giovanni Manfrinato	Claudio Condotta	Giovanni Manfrinato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	-
37	Dean Herridge	Glenn Macneall	Maximum Motorsport	Subaru Impreza 555	-
38	Nicola Caldani	Claudio Condotta	Nicola Caldani	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	-
40	Érik Comas	Jean-Paul Terrasse	Érik Comas	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	-
41	Spencer Lowndes	Chris Randell	Spencer Lowndes	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	-
43	Kaj Kuistila	Kai Rantanen	Kaj Kuistila	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	-
45	Osamu Yamaguchi	Philip Dodd	Osamu Yamaguchi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	-
46	Reece Jones	Leo Bult	Reece Jones	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	-
48	Julian Reynolds	Andrew Bull	Julian Reynolds	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	-
49	Alex Stone	Diana Madlener	Alex Stone	Subaru Impreza WRX	-
50	David Hill	Sophie Handley	Australian Plastic Profiles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	-
53	Haruo Takakuwa	Hiroshi Suzuki	Haruo Takakuwa	Subaru Impreza 555	-
54	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Bob Colsoul	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	-
55	Michael Thompson	Gordon Klebba	Michael Thompson	Subaru Impreza WRX	-
56	Natalie Barratt	Paul Morris	Natalie Barratt	Subaru Impreza 555	-
57	Michiyasu Endo	Hiroyasu Sonoda	Michiyasu Endo	Subaru Impreza 555	-
59	Ben Grigsby	Rick Grigsby	Ben Grigsby	Subaru Impreza 555	-
60	Toshimitsu Kuraoka	Michael Hawiley	Toshimitsu Kuraoka	Subaru Impreza 555	-
65	Jim Marden	Stuart Percival	Jim Marden	Subaru Impreza 555	-
66	Ryo Funaki	Fumika Aoki	Ryo Funaki	Subaru Impreza WRX	-
69	Ichiro Nakano	Rex Johnstone	Ichiro Nakano	Subaru Impreza WRX	-
70	Michael Anderson	Melissa Anderson	Michael Anderson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	-
71	Wakujiro Kobayashi	Keiji Seita	Wakujiro Kobayashi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	-
73	Jason Walk	Julian Graziani	Jason Walk	Subaru Impreza 555	-
74	Leo Iriks	Julie Iriks	Leo Iriks	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	-
75	Stuart Waters	Gray Marshall	Stuart Waters	Nissan Sunny GTI	-
76	Osamu Yoda	Toni Feaver	Osamu Yoda	Subaru Impreza WRX	-
77	Bevan Phillips	Reg Phillips	Bevan Phillips	Hyundai Accent	-
78	John Hendry	Andrew Wilson	John Hendry	Proton Satria	-
80	Karl Drummond	Paul Bennett	Karl Drummond	Suzuki Swift GTi	-
81	Dave King	Mark Blume	Dave King	Proton Satria	-
82	Joseph Lombardo	Nicole Paterson	Joseph Lombardo	Proton Satria	-
84	Tod Reed	Brian Reed	Tod Reed	Proton Satria	-
86	John Rolfe	Jeffrey Williams	Office of Youth Affairs	Daihatsu Charade GTi	-
96	John Creach	Jonathon Mortimer	Maximum Motorsport	Subaru Legacy RS	-
Source[1]

Itinerary

All dates and times are AWST (UTC+8)

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
9 Nov	18:42	SS1	Langley Park 1	2.20 km
10 Nov	10:26	SS2	Helena North 1	24.14 km
	10:53	SS3	Helena South 1	18.43 km
	11:58	SS4	New Kev's	9.56 km
	12:36	SS5	New Beraking	26.46 km
	13:24	SS6	Flynns Short	19.98 km
	15:31	SS7	Helena North 2	24.14 km
	15:58	SS8	Helena South 2	18.43 km
	16:23	SS9	Atkins	4.42 km
	19:30	SS10	Langley Park 2	2.20 km
Leg 1 total: 149.96 km
11 Nov	08:32	SS11	Sterling East	35.48 km
	09:19	SS12	Brunswick	16.63 km
	11:13	SS13	Wellington Dam	45.42 km
	13:54	SS14	New Harvey Weir	7.04 km
	14:14	SS15	Stirling West	15.89 km
	15:56	SS16	Murray Pines	18.53 km
	19:30	SS17	Langley Park	2.20 km
Leg 2 total: 141.19 km
12 Nov	07:32	SS18	Bannister West	35.29 km
	08:52	SS19	Bannister North	36.84 km
	10:42	SS20	Bannister South	25.16 km
	12:34	SS21	Michelin TV Stage	2.73 km
Leg 1 total: 100.02 km
Rally total: 391.17 km
Source:[2]

Results

Overall

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	10	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:43:57.2	+-0:00	10
2	3	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	3:43:59.9	+2.7	6
3	9	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:45:30.6	+1:33.4	4
4	14	Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	Hyundai Castrol WRT	Hyundai Accent WRC	3:46:17.8	+2:20.6	3
5	8	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3	3:46:46.5	+2:49.3	2
6	7	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3	3:51:51.8	+7:54.6	1

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
1	1	10	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:43:57.2	+-0:00	10
2	2	3	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	3:43:59.9	+2.7	6
3	3	9	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:45:30.6	+1:33.4	4
4	4	14	Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	Hyundai Castrol WRT	Hyundai Accent WRC	3:46:17.8	+2:20.6	3
6	5	8	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3	3:46:46.5	+2:49.3	2
8	6	7	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3	3:51:51.8	+7:54.6	1
Retired SS21		1	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Excluded - Turbo		0
Retired SS16		4	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	Accident		0
Retired SS15		15	Alister McRae	David Mills	Hyundai Castrol WRT	Hyundai Accent WRC	Suspension		0
Retired SS11		6	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	Excluded - Stopped right before finish line		0
Retired SS7		5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	Engine		0
Retired SS3		2	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	Transmission		0

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
9 Nov	SS1	Langley Park 1	2.20 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	1:31.6	Marcus Grönholm
10 Nov	SS2	Helena North 1	24.14 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	13:55.8
	SS3	Helena South 1	18.43 km	Juha Kankkunen	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	9:50.0
	SS4	New Kev's	9.56 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	6:10.9
	SS5	New Beraking	26.46 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	15:09.9
	SS6	Flynns Short	19.98 km	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	12:03.8
	SS7	Helena North 2	24.14 km	François Delecour	Peugeot 206 WRC	13:39.0
	SS8	Helena South 2	18.43 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	9:42.5
	SS9	Atkins	4.42 km	Kenneth Eriksson	Hyundai Accent WRC	3:00.3	Juha Kankkunen
	SS10	Langley Park 2	2.20 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	1:31.8
11 Nov	SS11	Sterling East	35.48 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	20:01.3	Richard Burns
	SS12	Brunswick	16.63 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	9:16.3
	SS13	Wellington Dam	45.42 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	25:37.7
	SS14	New Harvey Weir	7.04 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:51.8
	SS15	Stirling West	15.89 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	9:31.2
	SS16	Murray Pines	18.53 km	Kenneth Eriksson	Hyundai Accent WRC	11:10.8	Tommi Mäkinen
	SS17	Langley Park	2.20 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	1:33.7	Marcus Grönholm
12 Nov	SS18	Bannister West	35.29 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	17:33.0	Tommi Mäkinen
	SS19	Bannister North	36.84 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	19:44.6
	SS20	Bannister South	25.16 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	15:04.3
	SS21	Michelin TV Stage	2.73 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	1:33.9	Marcus Grönholm

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Marcus Grönholm	59			Timo Rautiainen	59			Peugeot Esso	104
2			Richard Burns	50			Robert Reid	50			Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	88
3			Colin McRae	43			Luis Moya	43			Subaru World Rally Team	76
4			Carlos Sainz Sr.	43			Nicky Grist	43			Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	39
5			Tommi Mäkinen	32			Risto Mannisenmäki	32			SEAT Sport	11

FIA Cup for Production Rally Cars

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
12	1	30	Gustavo Trelles	Jorge Del Buono	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:01:36.1	+-0:00	10
13	2	26	Toshihiro Arai	Roger Freeman	Spike Subaru Team	Subaru Impreza WRX	4:02:18.4	+42.3	6
14	3	28	Manfred Stohl	Peter Müller	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:03:27.8	+1:51.7	4
15	4	29	Ed Ordynski	Iain Stewart	Ed Ordynski	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:04:15.8	+2:39.7	3
16	5	36	Giovanni Manfrinato	Claudio Condotta	Giovanni Manfrinato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:05:06.1	+3:30.0	2
17	6	35	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Edgardo Galindo	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:05:59.5	+4:23.4	1
18	7	43	Kaj Kuistila	Kai Rantanen	Kaj Kuistila	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:06:41.1	+5:05.0	0
19	8	37	Dean Herridge	Glenn Macneall	Maximum Motorsport	Subaru Impreza 555	4:06:45.0	+5:08.9	0
20	9	41	Spencer Lowndes	Chris Randell	Spencer Lowndes	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:07:05.4	+5:29.3	0
21	10	34	Gabriel Pozzo	Fabian Cretu	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:10:08.3	+8:32.2	0
22	11	49	Alex Stone	Diana Madlener	Alex Stone	Subaru Impreza WRX	4:12:24.9	+10:48.8	0
24	12	38	Nicola Caldani	Claudio Condotta	Nicola Caldani	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	4:20:24.3	+18:48.233	0
25	13	54	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Bob Colsoul	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:28:12.1	+26:36.0	0
26	14	55	Michael Thompson	Gordon Klebba	Michael Thompson	Subaru Impreza WRX	4:28:28.9	+26:52.8	0
27	15	53	Haruo Takakuwa	Hiroshi Suzuki	Haruo Takakuwa	Subaru Impreza 555	4:29:03.8	+27:27.7	0
28	16	57	Michiyasu Endo	Hiroyasu Sonoda	Takayama College	Subaru Impreza 555	4:31:27.8	+29:51.7	0
29	17	65	Jim Marden	Stuart Percival	Jim Marden	Subaru Impreza 555	4:32:17.3	+30:41.2	0
31	18	73	Jason Walk	Julian Graziani	Jason Walk	Subaru Impreza 555	4:37:04.2	+35:28.1	0
32	19	50	David Hill	Sophie Handley	Australian Plastic Profiles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:37:40.4	+36:04.3	0
34	20	71	Wakujiro Kobayashi	Keiji Seita	Wakujiro Kobayashi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:39:50.4	+38:14.3	0
35	21	69	Ichiro Nakano	Rex Johnstone	Ichiro Nakano	Subaru Impreza WRX	4:40:22.3	+38:46.2	0
36	22	76	Osamu Yoda	Toni Feaver	Osamu Yoda	Subaru Impreza WRX	4:43:36.1	+42:00.0	0
37	23	70	Michael Anderson	Melissa Anderson	Michael Anderson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	4:43:42.0	+42:05.9	0
38	24	66	Ryo Funaki	Fumika Aoki	Ryo Funaki	Subaru Impreza WRX	4:49:10.2	+47:34.1	0
39	25	74	Leo Iriks	Julie Iriks	Leo Iriks	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	4:50:55.3	+49:19.2	0
40	26	60	Toshimitsu Kuraoka	Michael Hawiley	Toshimitsu Kuraoka	Subaru Impreza 555	4:51:44.1	+50:08.0	0
41	27	77	Bevan Phillips	Reg Phillips	Bevan Phillips	Hyundai Accent	4:55:58.3	+54:22.2	0
42	28	75	Stuart Waters	Gray Marshall	Stuart Waters	Nissan Sunny GTI	4:57:41.6	+56:05.5	0
43	29	78	John Hendry	Andrew Wilson	John Hendry	Proton Satria	5:02:35.7	+1:00:59.6	0
45	30	82	Joseph Lombardo	Nicole Paterson	Joseph Lombardo	Proton Satria	5:11:13.4	+1:09:37.3	0
46	31	84	Tod Reed	Brian Reed	Tod Reed	Proton Satria	5:19:59.9	+1:18:23.8	0
48	32	86	John Rolfe	Jeffrey Williams	Office of Youth Affairs	Daihatsu Charade GTi	5:31:06.3	+1:29:30.2	0
49	33	96	John Creach	Jonathon Mortimer	Maximum Motorsport	Subaru Legacy RS	6:22:36.1	+2:21:00.0	0
Retired SS16		48	Julian Reynolds	Andrew Bull	Julian Reynolds	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Accident		0
Retired SS14		40	Érik Comas	Jean-Paul Terrasse	Érik Comas	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Accident		0
Retired SS13		33	Jani Paasonen	Jakke Honkanen	Jani Paasonen	Mitsubishi Carisma GT VI	Electrical		0
Retired SS11		80	Karl Drummond	Paul Bennett	Karl Drummond	Suzuki Swift GTi	Mechanical		0
Retired SS6		45	Osamu Yamaguchi	Philip Dodd	Osamu Yamaguchi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Suspension		0
Retired SS6		56	Natalie Barratt	Paul Morris	Natalie Barratt	Subaru Impreza 555	Gearbox		0
Retired SS6		59	Ben Grigsby	Rick Grigsby	Ben Grigsby	Subaru Impreza 555	Turbo		0
Retired SS3		31	Juha Kangas	Mika Ovaskainen	Juha Kangas	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Clutch		0
Retired SS2		27	Cody Crocker	Greg Foletta	Subaru Rally Team Australia	Subaru Impreza WRX	Suspension		0
Retired SS2		46	Reece Jones	Leo Bult	Reece Jones	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Accident		0
Retired SS2		81	Dave King	Mark Blume	Dave King	Proton Satria	Accident		0
Source:[3]