2000 Rallye Catalunya Explained

2000 Rally Catalunya
Native Name:36th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava
Round:5
Championship:2000 World Rally Championship season
Previous Round:2000 Rallye de Portugal
Next Round:2000 Rally Argentina
Country: Spain
Rallybase:Lloret de Mar
Startdate:March 31, 2000
Enddate:April 2, 2000
Stages:15
Stagekm:383.09
Overallkm:1874.70
Surface:Asphalt
Driver1: Colin McRae
Nicky Grist
Team1: Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
Car1:Ford Focus RS WRC '00
Teamsstart:91
Teamsfinish:55

The 2000 Rally Catalunya (formally the 36th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava) was the fifth round of 2000 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 16 March and 19 March 2000, and was won by Subaru's Richard Burns, his 7th win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

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 Evo2
8 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander SEAT SportSEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2
9 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Peugeot EssoPeugeot 206 WRC
10 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot EssoPeugeot 206 WRC
11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Octavia WRC
12 Luis Climent Asensio Álex Romaní Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Octavia WRC
14 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander Hyundai Castrol World Rally TeamHyundai Accent WRC
15 Alister McRae David Senior Hyundai Castrol World Rally TeamHyundai Accent WRC
World Rally Championship entries
16 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot EssoPeugeot 206 WRC
18 Henrik Lundgaard Jens-Christian Anker Henrik LundgaardToyota Corolla WRC
19 Adruzilo Lopes Luís Lisboa Peugeot Esso Silver Team SGPeugeot 206 WRC
20 Andrea Navarra Simona Fedeli H.F. Grifone SRLToyota Corolla WRC
21 Andrea Dallavilla Danilo Fappani Procar Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '99
22 Salvador Cañellas Jr. Carlos del Barrio Salvador Cañellas Jr.Seat Cordoba WRC Evo2
23 Markko Märtin Michael Park Lukoil EOS Rally TeamToyota Corolla WRC
24 Abdullah Bakhashab Bobby Willis Toyota Team Saudi ArabiaToyota Corolla WRC
25 Toshihiro Arai Roger Freeman Spike Subaru TeamSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '99
26 Serkan Yazici Erkan Bodur Team AtakanToyota Corolla WRC
40 Francis Mariani Dominique Savignoni Francis MarianiSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '98
41 Fabrice Morel Philippe Guellerin Francis MarianiPeugeot 206 WRC
Group N Cup entries
30 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Gustavo TrellesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
31 Manfred Stohl Peter Müller Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
32 Uwe Nittel Detlef Ruf Uwe NittelMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
33 Roberto Sanchez Ruben Garcia Roberto SanchezSubaru Impreza WRX
34 Ramón Ferreyros Gonzalo Saenz Ramón FerreyrosMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
35 Jani Paasonen Jakke Honkanen Mitsubishi Ralliart FinlandMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
36 Miguel Campos Carlos Magalhães Mitsubishi GalpMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
37 Gabriel Mendez Daniel Muzio Gabriel MendezMitsubishi Lancer Evo V
38 Pernilla Walfridsson-Solberg Ulrika Mattsson Pernilla Walfridsson-SolbergMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
43 Manuel Muniente Diego Vallejo Manuel MunienteMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
44 Oriol Gómez Marco Oriol Julià Pascual Oriol Gómez MarcoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
45 David Loix Cédric Pirotte David LoixMitsubishi Lancer Evo V
46 Ignacio Sanfilippo José Vicente Medina Ignacio SanfilippoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
47 François Couchet Nicolas Berthoud François CouchetBMW 325i E36
48 Mike Corns Ana Goñi Mike CornsMitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
49 Joan Font Manel Muñoz Escudería VoltregáMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
50 Martin Stenshorne Ola Fløene Martin StenshorneSubaru Impreza WRX
61 Stanislav Gryazin Dmitriy Eremeev Stanislav GryazinMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
62 Wakujiro Kobayashi Kohei Kusaka Wakujiro KobayashiMitsubishi Lancer Evo V
63 Gabriel Pozzo Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz Gabriel PozzoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
64 Claudio Marcelo Menzi Edgardo Galindo Claudio Marcelo MenziMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
65 John Lloyd Pauline Gullick John LloydSubaru Impreza WRX
66 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Bob ColsoulMitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
67 Peter Schumann Thomas Schünemann Peter SchumannMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
68 Atsushi Furuno Takuya Sugimura Atsushi FurunoSubaru Impreza WRX
69 Marta Candian Mara Biotti Marta CandianMitsubishi Lancer Evo V
70 Natalie Barratt Stella Boyles Natalie BarrattMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
71 Kaj Kuistila Mika Ovaskainen Kaj KuistilaMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
73 Carlos Marques Luís Cavaleiro Carlos MarquesMitsubishi Lancer Evo III
74 Paco Francisco Roig Ignacio Paz Escudería BengalaMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
75 Antonio Garrido Luis Fernández González Team Gran Hotel de LugoMitsubishi Lancer Evo V
79 Francis Leymarie Patrick Vieux-Rochat Francis LeymariePeugeot 306 S16
80 Régis Triboulet James Boisset Régis TribouletPeugeot 306 S16
81 Fabio Frisiero Vittorio Caneva Fabio FrisieroRenault Clio Williams
82 Amador Vidal Francisco Lema Vidal Escudería La CoruñaPeugeot 106 Rallye
83 Enrique García Ojeda Víctor Pérez Rodríguez JLM TeamPeugeot 106 Rallye
84 David Nafría Pere Requena Palomares JLM TeamPeugeot 106 Rallye
85 Eloy Entrecanales Jose Manuel Cobo JLM TeamPeugeot 106 Rallye
86 Sergio López-Fombona Raúl García A.C. Principado de AsturiasPeugeot 106 Rallye
87 Jaume Darné Escolà Jaume Darné V. Escudería Motor TerrassaPeugeot 106 Rallye
88 Héctor Soler Libori Raúl Soler Libori Escudería Motor TerrassaPeugeot 106 Rallye
89 Eduard García Santi Cobo Escudería Motor TerrassaPeugeot 106 Rallye
90 Jordi Trius Josep Ángel Barros de Diego Escudería Motor TerrassaPeugeot 106 Rallye
91 Josep Fornell Argany Xavier Avellan Gamace MC CompeticiónPeugeot 106 Rallye
92 Jean-Marc Poisson Olivier Lesigne Jean-Marc PoissonHonda Civic VTi
93 João Cambão Duarte Costa Escudería La CoruñaPeugeot 106 Rallye
94 Florian Schmidt Andreas Schwalie Florian SchmidtPeugeot 106 Rallye
95 Brian Cameron Jon Southall Brian CameronRover Mini Cooper
96 António Pinto dos Santos Nuno Rodrigues da Silva António Pinto dos SantosRenault 4 GTL
Source:[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

DateTimeNo.Stage nameDistance
Leg 1 - 91.06 km
31 March09:57SS1La Trona 112.88 km
10:32SS2Alpens - Les Llosses 121.99 km
11:30SS3Coll de Santigosa 110.66 km
14:03SS4La Trona 212.88 km
14:38SS5Alpens - Les Llosses 221.99 km
15:36SS6Coll de Santigosa 210.66 km
Leg 2 - 181.65 km
1 April08:28SS7Gratallops - Escaladei 145.88 km
11:05SS8La Riba 136.16 km
14:03SS9Gratallops - Escaladei 245.88 km
16:54SS10Coll Roig17.57 km
17:45SS11La Riba 236.16 km
Leg 3 - 110.38 km
2 April08:18SS12St Julià - Arbúcies 136.85 km
10:11SS13Coll de Bracons 118.34 km
12:13SS14St Julià - Arbúcies 236.85 km
14:06SS15Coll de Bracons 218.34 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall

DriverCo-driverTeamCarTimePoints
15 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '004:07:13.010
23 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S6 WRC '004:07:18.9+5.96
36 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '004:07:24.7+11.74
41 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:07:53.2+40.23
516 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot EssoPeugeot 206 WRC4:09:04.7+1:51.72
610 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot EssoPeugeot 206 WRC4:09:23.9+2:10.91
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

PositionDriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimePoints
EventClass
115 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '004:07:13.010
223 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S6 WRC '004:07:18.9+5.96
336 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '004:07:24.7+11.74
441 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:07:53.2+40.23
6510 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot EssoPeugeot 206 WRC4:09:23.9+2:10.91
769 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Peugeot EssoPeugeot 206 WRC4:10:49.4+3:36.40
872 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI4:11:25.5+4:12.50
11811 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Octavia WRC4:12:45.1+5:32.10
1397 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet SEAT SportSEAT Córdoba WRC Evo24:14:11.0+6:58.00
231014 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander Hyundai Castrol World Rally TeamHyundai Accent WRC4:32:51.6+25:38.60
Retired SS1412 Luis Climent Asensio Álex Romaní Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Octavia WRCAccident0
Retired SS124 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S6 WRC '00Mechanical0
Retired SS118 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander SEAT SportSEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2Accident0
Retired SS915 Alister McRae David Senior Hyundai Castrol World Rally TeamHyundai Accent WRCEngine0
Source:[5]

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnerCarTime
Leg 1 (31 Mar)SS1La Trona 112.88 km Richard BurnsSubaru Impreza S6 WRC '009:07.3 Richard Burns
SS2Alpens - Les Llosses 121.99 km Richard BurnsSubaru Impreza S6 WRC '0014:30.3
SS3Coll de Santigosa 110.66 km Carlos SainzFord Focus RS WRC '007:07.6
SS4La Trona 212.88 km Richard BurnsSubaru Impreza S6 WRC '009:31.5
SS5Alpens - Les Llosses 221.99 km Armin SchwarzŠkoda Octavia WRC15:00.8
SS6Coll de Santigosa 210.66 km Colin McRaeFord Focus RS WRC '007:08.6
Leg 2 (1 Apr)SS7Gratallops - Escaladei 145.88 km Colin McRaeFord Focus RS WRC '0029:00.2 Colin McRae
SS8La Riba 136.16 km Tommi MäkinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI22:36.4
SS9Gratallops - Escaladei 245.88 km Colin McRaeFord Focus RS WRC '0029:04.1
SS10Coll Roig17.57 km Carlos SainzFord Focus RS WRC '0010:41.3
SS11La Riba 236.16 km Carlos SainzFord Focus RS WRC '0022:41.0
Leg 3 (2 Apr)SS12St Julià - Arbúcies 136.85 km Colin McRaeFord Focus RS WRC '0022:46.0
SS13Coll de Bracons 118.34 km Tommi MäkinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI12:03.7
SS14St Julià - Arbúcies 236.85 km Colin McRaeFord Focus RS WRC '0022:43.1
SS15Coll de Bracons 218.34 km Marcus GrönholmPeugeot 206 WRC12:09.3

Championship standings

Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 Richard Burns28 Robert Reid28 Subaru World Rally Team41
2 Tommi Mäkinen19 Risto Mannisenmäki19 2 Ford Motor Co. Ltd.31
3 Marcus Grönholm18 Timo Rautiainen18 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart23
4 Carlos Sainz17 Luis Moya17 2 Peugeot Esso23
5 2 Colin McRae14 2 Nicky Grist14 SEAT Sport7

FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers

Classification

PositionDriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimePoints
EventClass
17132 Uwe Nittel Detlef Ruf Uwe NittelMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:26:10.710
18230 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Gustavo TrellesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:27:33.7+1:23.06
19331 Manfred Stohl Peter Müller Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:30:39.4+4:28.74
20436 Miguel Campos Carlos Magalhães Mitsubishi GalpMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI4:31:06.6+4:55.93
21564 Claudio Marcelo Menzi Edgardo Galindo Claudio Marcelo MenziMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:32:10.6+5:59.92
22635 Jani Paasonen Jakke Honkanen Mitsubishi Ralliart FinlandMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI4:32:20.9+6:10.21
24737 Gabriel Mendez Daniel Muzio Gabriel MendezMitsubishi Lancer Evo V4:33:17.6+7:06.90
25850 Martin Stenshorne Ola Fløene Martin StenshorneSubaru Impreza WRX4:36:24.4+10:13.70
26933 Roberto Sanchez Ruben Garcia Roberto SanchezSubaru Impreza WRX4:36:49.6+10:38.90
281063 Gabriel Pozzo Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz Gabriel PozzoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:41:10.1+14:59.40
291145 David Loix Cédric Pirotte David LoixMitsubishi Lancer Evo V4:41:13.5+15:02.80
301266 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Bob ColsoulMitsubishi Lancer Evo IV4:45:37.4+19:26.70
311349 Joan Font Manel Muñoz Escudería VoltregáMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI4:47:29.4+21:18.70
321469 Marta Candian Mara Biotti Marta CandianMitsubishi Lancer Evo V4:47:44.4+21:33.70
341583 Enrique García Ojeda Víctor Pérez Rodríguez JLM TeamPeugeot 106 Rallye4:48:15.2+22:04.50
351686 Sergio López-Fombona Raúl García A.C. Principado de AsturiasPeugeot 106 Rallye4:49:12.6+23:01.90
361782 Amador Vidal Francisco Lema Vidal Escudería La CoruñaPeugeot 106 Rallye4:50:13.9+24:03.20
371884 David Nafría Pere Requena Palomares JLM TeamPeugeot 106 Rallye4:50:30.0+24:19.30
381970 Natalie Barratt Stella Boyles Natalie BarrattMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:52:49.2+26:38.50
402075 Antonio Garrido Luis Fernández González Team Gran Hotel de LugoMitsubishi Lancer Evo V4:56:02.9+29:52.20
412148 Mike Corns Ana Goñi Mike CornsMitsubishi Lancer Evo IV5:01:09.5+34:58.80
422285 Eloy Entrecanales Jose Manuel Cobo JLM TeamPeugeot 106 Rallye5:03:21.4+37:10.70
432362 Wakujiro Kobayashi Kohei Kusaka Wakujiro KobayashiMitsubishi Lancer Evo V5:04:34.3+38:23.60
452493 João Cambão Duarte Costa Escudería La CoruñaPeugeot 106 Rallye5:13:03.4+46:52.70
462567 Peter Schumann Thomas Schünemann Peter SchumannMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI5:14:33.8+48:23.10
472681 Fabio Frisiero Vittorio Caneva Fabio FrisieroRenault Clio Williams5:19:14.9+53:04.20
482789 Eduard García Santi Cobo Escudería Motor TerrassaPeugeot 106 Rallye5:19:24.7+53:14.00
492887 Jaume Darné Escolà Jaume Darné V. Escudería Motor TerrassaPeugeot 106 Rallye5:29:54.1+1:03:43.40
502991 Josep Fornell Argany Xavier Avellan Gamace MC CompeticiónPeugeot 106 Rallye5:32:35.7+1:06:25.00
513095 Brian Cameron Jon Southall Brian CameronRover Mini Cooper5:33:17.5+1:07:06.80
523194 Florian Schmidt Andreas Schwalie Florian SchmidtPeugeot 106 Rallye5:33:29.0+1:07:18.30
533292 Jean-Marc Poisson Olivier Lesigne Jean-Marc PoissonHonda Civic VTi5:36:36.7+1:10:26.00
553396 António Pinto dos Santos Nuno Rodrigues da Silva António Pinto dos SantosRenault 4 GTL6:19:31.6+1:53:20.90
Retired SS1234 Ramón Ferreyros Gonzalo Saenz Ramón FerreyrosMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIMechanical0
Retired SS1138 Pernilla Walfridsson-Solberg Ulrika Mattsson Pernilla Walfridsson-SolbergMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIMechanical0
Retired SS1174 Paco Francisco Roig Ignacio Paz Escudería BengalaMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIMechanical0
Retired SS944 Oriol Gómez Marco Oriol Julià Pascual Oriol Gómez MarcoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIMechanical0
Retired SS947 François Couchet Nicolas Berthoud François CouchetBMW 325i E36Mechanical0
Retired SS961 Stanislav Gryazin Dmitriy Eremeev Stanislav GryazinMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIAccident0
Retired SS973 Carlos Marques Luís Cavaleiro Carlos MarquesMitsubishi Lancer Evo IIIMechanical0
Retired SS979 Francis Leymarie Patrick Vieux-Rochat Francis LeymariePeugeot 306 S16Mechanical0
Retired SS980 Régis Triboulet James Boisset Régis TribouletPeugeot 306 S16Mechanical0
Retired SS746 Ignacio Sanfilippo José Vicente Medina Ignacio SanfilippoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIAccident0
Retired SS668 Atsushi Furuno Takuya Sugimura Atsushi FurunoSubaru Impreza WRXMechanical0
Retired SS690 Jordi Trius Josep Ángel Barros de Diego Escudería Motor TerrassaPeugeot 106 RallyeMechanical0
Retired SS543 Manuel Muniente Diego Vallejo Manuel MunienteMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIMechanical0
Retired SS465 John Lloyd Pauline Gullick John LloydSubaru Impreza WRXMechanical0
Retired SS488 Héctor Soler Libori Raúl Soler Libori Escudería Motor TerrassaPeugeot 106 RallyeMechanical0
Retired SS171 Kaj Kuistila Mika Ovaskainen Kaj KuistilaMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIAccident0
Source:[6]

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnerCarTime
Leg 1 (31 Mar)SS1La Trona 112.88 km Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI9:50.9 Manfred Stohl
SS2Alpens - Les Llosses 121.99 km Uwe NittelMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI15:40.2 Uwe Nittel
SS3Coll de Santigosa 110.66 km Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI7:39.2 Manfred Stohl
SS4La Trona 212.88 km Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI10:20.4
SS5Alpens - Les Llosses 221.99 km Uwe NittelMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI15:49.1 Uwe Nittel
SS6Coll de Santigosa 210.66 km Gustavo TrellesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI7:44.5
Leg 2 (1 Apr)SS7Gratallops - Escaladei 145.88 km Uwe NittelMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI31:12.7
SS8La Riba 136.16 km Uwe NittelMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI24:16.2
SS9Gratallops - Escaladei 245.88 km Gustavo TrellesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI31:14.5
SS10Coll Roig17.57 km Uwe NittelMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI11:25.9
SS11La Riba 236.16 km Uwe NittelMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI24:18.1
Leg 3 (2 Apr)SS12St Julià - Arbúcies 136.85 km Uwe NittelMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI24:53.2
SS13Coll de Bracons 118.34 km Gustavo TrellesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI13:05.9
SS14St Julià - Arbúcies 236.85 km Uwe NittelMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI24:39.5
SS15Coll de Bracons 218.34 km Gustavo TrellesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI13:09.3

Championship standings

Drivers' championships
MoveDriverPoints
1 Manfred Stohl27
2 2 Miguel Campos13
3 Claudio Marcelo Menzi12
4 1 Gustavo Trelles12
5 3 Jani Paasonen11

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rally Catalunya. juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 2022-06-08.
  2. Web site: Rally Catalunya 2000 Entry List. ewrc-results.com. 8 June 2022.
  3. Web site: Rally Catalunya 2000 Itinerary. juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 8 June 2022.
  4. Web site: Rally Catalunya 2000 Final Results. ewrc-results.com. 8 June 2022.
  5. Web site: Rally Catalunya 2000 WRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 8 June 2022.
  6. Web site: Rally Catalunya 2000 PWRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 8 June 2022.