2000 Rally Australia | |
Native Name: | Telstra Rally Australia |
Championship: | 2000 World Rally Championship |
Round: | 13 |
Next Round: | 2000 Rally GB |
Previous Round: | 2000 Rallye Sanremo |
Country: | Australia |
Rallybase: | Perth |
Enddate: | November 12, 2000 |
Startdate: | November 9, 2000 |
Stages: | 21 |
Stagekm: | 391.17 |
Surface: | Gravel |
Driver1: | Marcus Grönholm |
Team1: | Peugeot Esso |
Car1: | Peugeot 206 WRC |
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.
No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre | |
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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 Evo3 | ||
8 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | SEAT Sport | SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3 | ||
9 | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | Peugeot Esso | Peugeot 206 WRC | ||
10 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Esso | Peugeot 206 WRC | ||
14 | Kenneth Eriksson | Staffan Parmander | Hyundai Castrol WRT | Hyundai Accent WRC | ||
15 | Alister McRae | David Mills | Hyundai Castrol WRT | Hyundai Accent WRC | ||
World Rally Championship entries | ||||||
16 | Gilles Panizzi | Hervé Panizzi | Peugeot Esso | Peugeot 206 WRC | ||
17 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | ||
18 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | Lukoil EOS Rally Team | Toyota Corolla WRC | ||
19 | Tapio Laukkanen | Kaj Lindström | Ford Motor Co. Ltd. | Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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] |
All dates and times are AWST (UTC+8)
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 | |||||
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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] |
Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Points | ||||
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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 |
Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | ||||||||||
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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 |
Position | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Points | ||||
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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] |