2000 Rally Australia Explained

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.

Background

Entry list

No.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
2 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
3 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S6 WRC '00
4 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru 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 SportSEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3
8 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander SEAT SportSEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3
9 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Peugeot EssoPeugeot 206 WRC
10 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot EssoPeugeot 206 WRC
14 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander Hyundai Castrol WRTHyundai Accent WRC
15 Alister McRae David Mills Hyundai Castrol WRTHyundai Accent WRC
World Rally Championship entries
16 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot EssoPeugeot 206 WRC
17 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S6 WRC '00
18 Markko Märtin Michael Park Lukoil EOS Rally TeamToyota Corolla WRC
19 Tapio Laukkanen Kaj Lindström Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '00
20 Possum Bourne Craig Vincent Subaru Rally Team AustraliaSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '98-
21 Katsuhiko Taguchi Bobby Willis Team Advan RalliartMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI-
22 Neal Bates Coral Taylor Neal BatesToyota Corolla WRC-
23 Michael Guest David Green Hyundai Castrol WRTHyundai Accent WRC
24 Ioannis Papadimitriou Chris Patterson Ioannis PapadimitriouSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '99-
25 Serkan Yazici Erkan Bodur Team AtakanToyota Corolla WRC-
39 Simon Evans Sue Evans Volkswagen Motorsport AustraliaVolkswagen Golf IV Kit Car-
42 Ross Mackenzie Paul van der Mey Ross MackenzieMitsubishi Lancer Evo III-
44 Tolley Challis Elio Della Maddalena Tolley ChallisMitsubishi Lancer Evo III-
47 Dennis Dunlop Jacquie Dunlop Dennis DunlopMitsubishi Lancer Evo III-
51 Jacquiline Dines Julie Meridew Jacquiline DinesMitsubishi Lancer Evo III-
52 John Lloyd Pauline Gullick John LloydMitsubishi Lancer Evo V-
58 Craig Dawson Brian Tiedemann Craig DawsonNissan Pulsar GTI-R-
61 Keith Hedgeland William Hayes Keith HedgelandSubaru Impreza 555-
62 Stephen Handbury Karl Francis Stephen HandburySubaru Impreza WRX-
63 Nigel Heath Steve Lancaster Nigel HeathSubaru Impreza WRC-
64 Ross Lockhart Daryll Judd Ross LockhartMitsubishi Lancer Evo III-
67 Gavin Morgan Anthony Chudleigh Gavin MorganSubaru Legacy RS-
68 Mark Butcher Andrew Boyd Mark ButcherNissan Pulsar GTI-R-
72 Andrew Hannigan Patrick Hannigan Andrew HanniganDaihatsu Charade GTi-
79 Robert Whyatt Paul Flintoft Robert WhyattMitsubishi Lancer Evo III-
83 Brian Haggerty Clinton Fulford Brian HaggertyHyundai Lantra-
Group N Cup entries
26 Toshihiro Arai Roger Freeman Spike Subaru TeamSubaru Impreza WRX-
27 Cody Crocker Greg Foletta Subaru Rally Team AustraliaSubaru Impreza WRX-
28 Manfred Stohl Peter Müller Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI-
29 Ed Ordynski Iain Stewart Ed OrdynskiMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI-
30 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Gustavo TrellesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
31 Juha Kangas Mika Ovaskainen Juha KangasMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI-
33 Jani Paasonen Jakke Honkanen Jani PaasonenMitsubishi Carisma GT VI-
34 Gabriel Pozzo Fabian Cretu Gabriel PozzoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI-
35 Claudio Marcelo Menzi Edgardo Galindo Claudio Marcelo MenziMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI-
36 Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta Giovanni ManfrinatoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI-
37 Dean Herridge Glenn Macneall Maximum MotorsportSubaru Impreza 555-
38 Nicola Caldani Claudio Condotta Nicola CaldaniMitsubishi Lancer Evo IV-
40 Érik Comas Jean-Paul Terrasse Érik ComasMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI-
41 Spencer Lowndes Chris Randell Spencer LowndesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI-
43 Kaj Kuistila Kai Rantanen Kaj KuistilaMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI-
45 Osamu Yamaguchi Philip Dodd Osamu YamaguchiMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI-
46 Reece Jones Leo Bult Reece JonesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI-
48 Julian Reynolds Andrew Bull Julian ReynoldsMitsubishi Lancer Evo V-
49 Alex Stone Diana Madlener Alex StoneSubaru Impreza WRX-
50 David Hill Sophie Handley Australian Plastic ProfilesMitsubishi Lancer Evo V-
53 Haruo Takakuwa Hiroshi Suzuki Haruo TakakuwaSubaru Impreza 555-
54 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Bob ColsoulMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI-
55 Michael Thompson Gordon Klebba Michael ThompsonSubaru Impreza WRX-
56 Natalie Barratt Paul Morris Natalie BarrattSubaru Impreza 555-
57 Michiyasu Endo Hiroyasu Sonoda Michiyasu EndoSubaru Impreza 555-
59 Ben Grigsby Rick Grigsby Ben GrigsbySubaru Impreza 555-
60 Toshimitsu Kuraoka Michael Hawiley Toshimitsu KuraokaSubaru Impreza 555-
65 Jim Marden Stuart Percival Jim MardenSubaru Impreza 555-
66 Ryo Funaki Fumika Aoki Ryo FunakiSubaru Impreza WRX-
69 Ichiro Nakano Rex Johnstone Ichiro NakanoSubaru Impreza WRX-
70 Michael Anderson Melissa Anderson Michael AndersonMitsubishi Lancer Evo IV-
71 Wakujiro Kobayashi Keiji Seita Wakujiro KobayashiMitsubishi Lancer Evo V-
73 Jason Walk Julian Graziani Jason WalkSubaru Impreza 555-
74 Leo Iriks Julie Iriks Leo IriksMitsubishi Lancer Evo III-
75 Stuart Waters Gray Marshall Stuart WatersNissan Sunny GTI-
76 Osamu Yoda Toni Feaver Osamu YodaSubaru Impreza WRX-
77 Bevan Phillips Reg Phillips Bevan PhillipsHyundai Accent-
78 John Hendry Andrew Wilson John HendryProton Satria-
80 Karl Drummond Paul Bennett Karl DrummondSuzuki Swift GTi-
81 Dave King Mark Blume Dave KingProton Satria-
82 Joseph Lombardo Nicole Paterson Joseph LombardoProton Satria-
84 Tod Reed Brian Reed Tod ReedProton Satria-
86 John Rolfe Jeffrey Williams Office of Youth AffairsDaihatsu Charade GTi-
96 John Creach Jonathon Mortimer Maximum MotorsportSubaru Legacy RS-
Source[1]

Itinerary

All dates and times are AWST (UTC+8)

!Date!Time!No.!Stage name!Distance
9 Nov18:42SS1Langley Park 12.20 km
10 Nov10:26SS2Helena North 124.14 km
10:53SS3Helena South 118.43 km
11:58SS4New Kev's9.56 km
12:36SS5New Beraking26.46 km
13:24SS6Flynns Short19.98 km
15:31SS7Helena North 224.14 km
15:58SS8Helena South 218.43 km
16:23SS9Atkins4.42 km
19:30SS10Langley Park 22.20 km
Leg 1 total: 149.96 km
11 Nov08:32SS11Sterling East35.48 km
09:19SS12Brunswick16.63 km
11:13SS13Wellington Dam45.42 km
13:54SS14New Harvey Weir7.04 km
14:14SS15Stirling West15.89 km
15:56SS16Murray Pines18.53 km
19:30SS17Langley Park2.20 km
Leg 2 total: 141.19 km
12 Nov07:32SS18Bannister West35.29 km
08:52SS19Bannister North36.84 km
10:42SS20Bannister South25.16 km
12:34SS21Michelin TV Stage2.73 km
Leg 1 total: 100.02 km
Rally total: 391.17 km
Source:[2]

Results

Overall

DriverCo-driverTeamCarTimePoints
110 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot EssoPeugeot 206 WRC3:43:57.2+-0:0010
23 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S6 WRC '003:43:59.9+2.76
39 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Peugeot EssoPeugeot 206 WRC3:45:30.6+1:33.44
414 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander Hyundai Castrol WRTHyundai Accent WRC3:46:17.8+2:20.63
58 Toni GardemeisterPaavo Lukander SEAT SportSEAT Córdoba WRC Evo33:46:46.5+2:49.32
67 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet SEAT SportSEAT Córdoba WRC Evo33:51:51.8+7:54.61

World Rally Cars

Classification

PositionDriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimePoints
EventClass
1110 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot EssoPeugeot 206 WRC3:43:57.2+-0:0010
223 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S6 WRC '003:43:59.9+2.76
339 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Peugeot EssoPeugeot 206 WRC3:45:30.6+1:33.44
4414 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander Hyundai Castrol WRTHyundai Accent WRC3:46:17.8+2:20.63
658 Toni GardemeisterPaavo Lukander SEAT SportSEAT Córdoba WRC Evo33:46:46.5+2:49.32
867 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet SEAT SportSEAT Córdoba WRC Evo33:51:51.8+7:54.61
Retired SS211 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIExcluded - Turbo0
Retired SS164 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S6 WRC '00Accident0
Retired SS1515 Alister McRae David Mills Hyundai Castrol WRTHyundai Accent WRCSuspension0
Retired SS116 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '00Excluded - Stopped right before finish line0
Retired SS75 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '00Engine0
Retired SS32 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VITransmission0

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnerCarTime
9 NovSS1Langley Park 12.20 km Marcus GrönholmPeugeot 206 WRC1:31.6 Marcus Grönholm
10 NovSS2Helena North 124.14 km Marcus GrönholmPeugeot 206 WRC13:55.8
SS3Helena South 118.43 km Juha KankkunenSubaru Impreza S6 WRC '009:50.0
SS4New Kev's9.56 km Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza S6 WRC '006:10.9
SS5New Beraking26.46 km Tommi MäkinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI15:09.9
SS6Flynns Short19.98 km Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza S6 WRC '0012:03.8
SS7Helena North 224.14 km François DelecourPeugeot 206 WRC13:39.0
SS8Helena South 218.43 km Tommi MäkinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI9:42.5
SS9Atkins4.42 km Kenneth ErikssonHyundai Accent WRC3:00.3 Juha Kankkunen
SS10Langley Park 22.20 km Tommi MäkinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI1:31.8
11 NovSS11Sterling East35.48 km Richard BurnsSubaru Impreza S6 WRC '0020:01.3 Richard Burns
SS12Brunswick16.63 km Tommi MäkinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI9:16.3
SS13Wellington Dam45.42 km Richard BurnsSubaru Impreza S6 WRC '0025:37.7
SS14New Harvey Weir7.04 km Marcus GrönholmPeugeot 206 WRC3:51.8
SS15Stirling West15.89 km Marcus GrönholmPeugeot 206 WRC9:31.2
SS16Murray Pines18.53 km Kenneth ErikssonHyundai Accent WRC11:10.8 Tommi Mäkinen
SS17Langley Park2.20 km Richard BurnsSubaru Impreza S6 WRC '001:33.7 Marcus Grönholm
12 NovSS18Bannister West35.29 km Tommi MäkinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI17:33.0 Tommi Mäkinen
SS19Bannister North36.84 km Tommi MäkinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI19:44.6
SS20Bannister South25.16 km Tommi MäkinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI15:04.3
SS21Michelin TV Stage2.73 km Marcus GrönholmPeugeot 206 WRC1:33.9 Marcus Grönholm

Championship standings

Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 Marcus Grönholm59 Timo Rautiainen59 Peugeot Esso104
2 Richard Burns50 Robert Reid50 Ford Motor Co. Ltd.88
3 Colin McRae43 Luis Moya43 Subaru World Rally Team76
4 Carlos Sainz Sr.43 Nicky Grist43 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart39
5 Tommi Mäkinen32 Risto Mannisenmäki32 SEAT Sport11

FIA Cup for Production Rally Cars

Classification

PositionDriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimePoints
EventClass
12130 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Gustavo TrellesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:01:36.1+-0:0010
13226 Toshihiro Arai Roger Freeman Spike Subaru TeamSubaru Impreza WRX4:02:18.4+42.36
14328 Manfred Stohl Peter Müller Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:03:27.8+1:51.74
15429 Ed Ordynski Iain Stewart Ed OrdynskiMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:04:15.8+2:39.73
16536 Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta Giovanni ManfrinatoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:05:06.1+3:30.02
17635 Claudio Marcelo Menzi Edgardo Galindo Claudio Marcelo MenziMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:05:59.5+4:23.41
18743 Kaj Kuistila Kai Rantanen Kaj KuistilaMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:06:41.1+5:05.00
19837 Dean Herridge Glenn Macneall Maximum MotorsportSubaru Impreza 5554:06:45.0+5:08.90
20941 Spencer Lowndes Chris Randell Spencer LowndesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:07:05.4+5:29.30
211034 Gabriel Pozzo Fabian Cretu Gabriel PozzoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:10:08.3+8:32.20
221149 Alex Stone Diana Madlener Alex StoneSubaru Impreza WRX4:12:24.9+10:48.80
241238 Nicola Caldani Claudio Condotta Nicola CaldaniMitsubishi Lancer Evo IV4:20:24.3+18:48.2330
251354 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Bob ColsoulMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:28:12.1+26:36.00
261455 Michael Thompson Gordon Klebba Michael ThompsonSubaru Impreza WRX4:28:28.9+26:52.80
271553 Haruo Takakuwa Hiroshi Suzuki Haruo TakakuwaSubaru Impreza 5554:29:03.8+27:27.70
281657 Michiyasu Endo Hiroyasu Sonoda Takayama CollegeSubaru Impreza 5554:31:27.8+29:51.70
291765 Jim Marden Stuart Percival Jim MardenSubaru Impreza 5554:32:17.3+30:41.20
311873 Jason Walk Julian Graziani Jason WalkSubaru Impreza 5554:37:04.2+35:28.10
321950 David Hill Sophie Handley Australian Plastic ProfilesMitsubishi Lancer Evo V4:37:40.4+36:04.30
342071 Wakujiro Kobayashi Keiji Seita Wakujiro KobayashiMitsubishi Lancer Evo V4:39:50.4+38:14.30
352169 Ichiro Nakano Rex Johnstone Ichiro NakanoSubaru Impreza WRX4:40:22.3+38:46.20
362276 Osamu Yoda Toni Feaver Osamu YodaSubaru Impreza WRX4:43:36.1+42:00.00
372370 Michael Anderson Melissa Anderson Michael AndersonMitsubishi Lancer Evo IV4:43:42.0+42:05.90
382466 Ryo Funaki Fumika Aoki Ryo FunakiSubaru Impreza WRX4:49:10.2+47:34.10
392574 Leo Iriks Julie Iriks Leo IriksMitsubishi Lancer Evo III4:50:55.3+49:19.20
402660 Toshimitsu Kuraoka Michael Hawiley Toshimitsu KuraokaSubaru Impreza 5554:51:44.1+50:08.00
412777 Bevan Phillips Reg Phillips Bevan PhillipsHyundai Accent4:55:58.3+54:22.20
422875 Stuart Waters Gray Marshall Stuart WatersNissan Sunny GTI4:57:41.6+56:05.50
432978 John Hendry Andrew Wilson John HendryProton Satria5:02:35.7+1:00:59.60
453082 Joseph Lombardo Nicole Paterson Joseph LombardoProton Satria5:11:13.4+1:09:37.30
463184 Tod Reed Brian Reed Tod ReedProton Satria5:19:59.9+1:18:23.80
483286 John Rolfe Jeffrey Williams Office of Youth AffairsDaihatsu Charade GTi5:31:06.3+1:29:30.20
493396 John Creach Jonathon Mortimer Maximum MotorsportSubaru Legacy RS6:22:36.1+2:21:00.00
Retired SS1648 Julian Reynolds Andrew Bull Julian ReynoldsMitsubishi Lancer Evo VAccident0
Retired SS1440 Érik Comas Jean-Paul Terrasse Érik ComasMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIAccident0
Retired SS1333 Jani Paasonen Jakke Honkanen Jani PaasonenMitsubishi Carisma GT VIElectrical0
Retired SS1180 Karl Drummond Paul Bennett Karl DrummondSuzuki Swift GTiMechanical0
Retired SS645 Osamu Yamaguchi Philip Dodd Osamu YamaguchiMitsubishi Lancer Evo VISuspension0
Retired SS656 Natalie Barratt Paul Morris Natalie BarrattSubaru Impreza 555Gearbox0
Retired SS659 Ben Grigsby Rick Grigsby Ben GrigsbySubaru Impreza 555Turbo0
Retired SS331 Juha Kangas Mika Ovaskainen Juha KangasMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIClutch0
Retired SS227 Cody Crocker Greg Foletta Subaru Rally Team AustraliaSubaru Impreza WRXSuspension0
Retired SS246 Reece Jones Leo Bult Reece JonesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIAccident0
Retired SS281 Dave King Mark Blume Dave KingProton SatriaAccident0
Source:[3]

References

  1. Web site: 2000 Rally Australia - Entry List . eWRC-results.com.
  2. Web site: 2000 Rally Australia - Itinerary . Juwra.com.
  3. Web site: 2000 Rally Australia - Group N Final Results . eWRC-results.com.