| 2000 Acropolis Rally | |
| Native Name: | 47th Acropolis Rally |
| Round: | 7 |
| Championship: | 2000 World Rally Championship season |
| Previous Round: | 2000 Rally Argentina |
| Next Round: | 2000 Rally New Zealand |
| Country: |  Greece |
| Rallybase: | Athens |
| Startdate: | June 9 2000 |
| Enddate: | June 11 2000 |
| Stages: | 19 |
| Stagekm: | 390.27 |
| Overallkm: | 1407.56 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
| Driver1: |  Colin McRae Nicky Grist |
| Team1: | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. |
| Car1: | Ford Focus RS WRC '00 |
| Teamsstart: | 117 |
| Teamsfinish: | 48 |
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]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Rally Championship manufacturer entries | |||||
| 1 |  Tommi Mäkinen | Risto Mannisenmäki |  Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | |
| 2 |  Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | |
| 3 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | |
| 4 | Juha Kankkunen | Juha Repo | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | |
| 5 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | |
| 6 |  Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | |
| 7 |  Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | SEAT Sport | SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 | |
| 8 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | SEAT Sport | SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 | |
| 9 | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | Peugeot Esso | Peugeot 206 WRC | |
| 10 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Esso | Peugeot 206 WRC | |
| 11 | Armin Schwarz | Manfred Hiemer |  Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC | |
| 12 | Luis Climent Asensio | Álex Romaní | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Octavia WRC | |
| 14 |  Kenneth Eriksson | Staffan Parmander |  Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC | |
| 15 | Alister McRae | David Senior | Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team | Hyundai Accent WRC | |
| World Rally Championship entries | |||||
| 16 |  Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | |
| 17 |  Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Lukoil EOS Rally Team | Toyota Corolla WRC | |
| 18 | Ioannis Papadimitriou | Nikolaos Petropoulos | Ioannis Papadimitriou | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 35 | Gabriel Pozzo | Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | |
| 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] | |||||
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] | ||||
| Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | 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] | ||||||||
| 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 | |||
| Position | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | 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] | |||||||||
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |