2000 Rally Finland Explained

2000 Rally Finland
Native Name:	50th Neste Rally Finland
Round:	9
Championship:	2000 World Rally Championship season
Previous Round:	2000 Rally New Zealand
Next Round:	2000 Cyprus Rally
Country:	Finland
Rallybase:	Jyväskylä
Startdate:	August 18 2000
Enddate:	August 20 2000
Stages:	23
Stagekm:	410.18
Overallkm:	1680.14
Surface:	Gravel
Driver1:	Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen
Team1:	Peugeot Esso
Car1:	Peugeot 206 WRC
Teamsstart:	122
Teamsfinish:	55

The 2000 Rally Finland (formally the 50th Neste Rally Finland) was the ninth round of the 2000 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 18 August and 20 August 2000, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 3rd win in the World Rally Championship.^[1]

Background

Entry list

No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car
*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	Sebastian Lindholm	Jukka Aho	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC
10	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 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	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Harri Rovanperä	Toyota Corolla WRC
18	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC
19	Tapio Laukkanen	Kaj Lindström	Tapio Laukkanen	Ford Focus RS WRC '00
20	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Lukoil EOS Rally Team	Toyota Corolla WRC
21	Pasi Hagström	Tero Gardemeister	Pasi Hagström	Toyota Corolla WRC
22	Janne Tuohino	Miikka Anttila	Janne Tuohino	Toyota Corolla WRC
24	Abdullah Bakhashab	Bobby Willis	Toyota Team Saudi Arabia	Toyota Corolla WRC
30	Raphael Sperrer	Per Carlsson	Raphael Sperrer	Seat Cordoba WRC Evo2
31	Henning Solberg	Runar Pedersen	Henning Solberg	Toyota Corolla WRC
34	Michael Guest	David Green	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC
38	Frédéric Dor	Didier Breton	F. Dor Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99
46	Saku Vierimaa	Hasse Kalstrom	Saku Vierimaa	Ford Escort RS Cosworth
48	Jussi Välimäki	Jarkko Kalliolepo	Jussi Välimäki	Ford Escort WRC
49	Tomasz Kuchar	Maciej Szczepaniak	Tomasz Kuchar	Toyota Corolla WRC
56	Jari Viita	Riku Rousku	Jari Viita	Ford Escort WRC
58	Jouko Tiri	Ari Haipus	Jouko Tiri	Subaru Impreza 555
59	Aleksander Käo	Aare Ojamäe	Aleksander Käo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
65	Juha Pylvänäinen	Kari Ali-Rantala	Juha Pylvänäinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
72	Jaakko Keskinen	Juha Heikkilä	Jaakko Keskinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
75	Kari Tasanko	Jouni Mustonen	Kari Tasanko	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
80	Seppo Muhonen	Jouko Vaskelainen	Seppo Muhonen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
88	Alexey Podgorniy	Oleg Krylov	Alexey Podgorniy	Ford Escort RS Cosworth
100	Fabrizio De Sanctis	Manuela Bellis	Fabrizio De Sanctis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
124	Italo Ferrara	Gabriele Bobbio	Italo Ferrara	Lancia Delta HF Integrale
*Group N Cup entries*
25	Jouko Puhakka	Tomi Tuominen	Tri-Racing Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
26	Manfred Stohl	Peter Müller	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
27	Juuso Pykälistö	Esko Mertsalmi	Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
28	Jani Paasonen	Jakke Honkanen	Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
29	Gustavo Trelles	Jorge Del Buono	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
32	Marko Ipatti	Jorma Körkkö	Marko Ipatti	Subaru Impreza
35	Kenneth Bäcklund	Tord Andersson	Kenneth Bäcklund	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
36	Hamed Al-Wahaibi	Tony Sircombe	Arab World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX STI RA
37	Gianluigi Galli	Flavio Zanella	Vieffe Corse SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
40	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Edgardo Galindo	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
41	Jesús Puras	Marc Martí	Jesús Puras	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
42	Jouni Ampuja	Jarmo Lehtinen	Jouni Ampuja	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
43	Gabriel Pozzo	Fabian Cretu	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
44	Pernilla Walfridsson	Ulrika Mattsson	Pernilla Walfridsson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
47	Juha Hellman	Jani Laaksonen	Juha Hellman	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
50	David Higgins	Shaun O'Gorman	David Higgins	Subaru Impreza WRX
51	Kaj Kuistila	Kai Rantanen	Kaj Kuistila	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
52	Juha Salo	Petri Keto	Juha Salo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
53	Jari Ketomaa	Petri Lantta	Jari Ketomaa	Subaru Impreza 555
54	Hannu Jokinen	Mika Peltonen	Hannu Jokinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II
55	Hannu Hotanen	Jari Jyrkiäinen	Hannu Hotanen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
57	Kristian Sohlberg	Jussi Aariainen	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Carisma GT
61	Teppo Vekka	Ismo Rajamäki	Teppo Vekka	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
62	Margus Murakas	Peep Kallaste	Margus Murakas	Subaru Impreza WRX
63	Ignacio Sanfilippo	José Vicente Medina	Ignacio Sanfilippo	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
64	Toomas Nurmsalu	Jüri Kulli	Toomas Nurmsalu	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
66	Janne Perälä	Jouni Lampinen	Janne Perälä	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
67	Jyri Poltto	Aki Suutarinen	Jyri Poltto	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II
68	Ari Laivola	Markku Laakso	Ari Laivola	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
69	Mika Rantanen	Jarno Tila	Mika Rantanen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II
71	Jukka Aho	Harri Kiesi	Jukka Aho	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
73	Minna Lindroos	Sari Kontro-Silvennoinen	Minna Lindroos	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
76	Antti Asunta	Ilkka Riipinen	Antti Asunta	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
78	Stian Engh	Henning Isdal	Stian Engh	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
83	Karri Marttila	Janne Runtti	Karri Marttila	Mitsubishi Carisma GT
85	Kim Jääskeläinen	Aulis Ahonen	Kim Jääskeläinen	Mitsubishi Carisma GT
86	Masayuki Akaba	Takako Akaba	Masayuki Akaba	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
89	Andrey Zhigunov	Igor Ter-Oganesiants	Andrey Zhigunov	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
90	Masayuki Yamada	Shunichi Washio	Masayuki Yamada	Subaru Impreza
91	Mark l'Anson	Graeme Walker	Mark l'Anson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
92	Marco Menegatto	Roberto Vittori	Marco Menegatto	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
94	Stanislav Gryazin	Dmitriy Eremeev	Stanislav Gryazin	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
95	Eero Räikkönen	Aki Hietala	Eero Räikkönen	Honda Integra Type-R
96	Aki Keinänen	Asko Sairanen	Aki Keinänen	Honda Integra Type-R
97	Jani Ylipahkala	Markku Laurila	Jani Ylipahkala	Opel Astra GSi 16V
98	Pekka Turunen	Sami Räsänen	Pekka Turunen	Seat Ibiza GTi 16V
99	Ilkka Kärpänen	Jaakko Jäntti	Ilkka Kärpänen	Opel Astra GSi 16V
103	Ville-Pertti Teuronen	Mikko Jokinen	Ville-Pertti Teuronen	Peugeot 306 S16
105	Pierluigi Alessandri	Christina Castiglioni	Pierluigi Alessandri	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
107	Erno Randelin	Juha-Pekka Kauppinen	Erno Randelin	Opel Astra GSi 16V
108	Petri Norojärvi	Eero Haarjarvi	Petri Norojärvi	Opel Astra GSi 16V
109	Harri Korkiakoski	Jorma Kiimalainen	Harri Korkiakoski	Opel Astra GSi 16V
110	Natalie Barratt	Joanne Lockwood	Natalie Barratt	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
112	Henri Nyström	Kalevi Lonka	Henri Nyström	Ford Escort RS 2000
118	Oliver Clark	Ana Goñi	Oliver Clark	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
119	Andreas Mansfeld	Klaus Hartmann	Andreas Mansfeld	Honda Integra Type-R DC2
121	Michel Molinié	Vincent Aubry	Michel Molinié	Mazda 323 GT-R
122	Petri Uronen	Jani Salomaa	Petri Uronen	Honda Integra Type-R
123	Kyosti Laihanen	Markku Pylkko	Kyosti Laihanen	Opel Astra GSi 16V
125	Rory Galligan	Herbie Blackburn	Rory Galligan	Opel Astra GSi 16V
126	Jean-Louis Chanet	Pascal Jacoulot	Jean-Louis Chanet	Renault Clio Williams
127	Markku Harju	Pekka Leppälä	Markku Harju	Ford Escort RS 2000
128	Lasse Laine	Jouni Laine	Lasse Laine	Suzuki Swift GTi
129	Juha-Pekka Järvinen	Jyrki Kumpulainen	Juha-Pekka Järvinen	Volkswagen Polo 16V
130	Corrado Fontana	Rodolfo Messa	Corrado Fontana	Peugeot 306 Rallye
131	Juhani Länsikorpi	Markku Kangas	Juhani Länsikorpi	Volkswagen Polo 16V
132	Matti J. Tarvainen	Egil Eriksson	Matti J. Tarvainen	Škoda Favorit 136 L
134	Holger Knöbel	Manfred Klemme	Holger Knöbel	Volkswagen Polo 16V
Source:^[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3)

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
*Leg 1 - 128.10 km*
18 August	10:31	SS1	Kuohu	7.67 km
	10:59	SS2	Parkkola	20.11 km
	11:59	SS3	Mökkiperä	13.39 km
	13:57	SS4	Muittari	13.51 km
	14:20	SS5	Konttimäki	13.08 km
	14:53	SS6	Palsankylä	13.90 km
	16:21	SS7	Valkola	8.40 km
	17:04	SS8	Lankamaa	23.44 km
	17:57	SS9	Laukaa	12.37 km
	20:29	SS10	Killeri 1	2.23 km
*Leg 2 - 165.11 km*
19 August	07:57	SS11	Juupajoki	30.34 km
	09:15	SS12	Västilä	17.43 km
	09:50	SS13	Päijälä	12.81 km
	11:56	SS14	Ehikki 1	19.08 km
	12:59	SS15	Leustu 1	23.58 km
	15:16	SS16	Ouninpohja 1	34.21 km
	16:19	SS17	Vaheri 1	25.43 km
	20:00	SS18	Killeri 2	2.23 km
*Leg 3 - 116.97 km*
20 August	08:29	SS19	Ehikki 2	19.08 km
	09:02	SS20	Moksi	14.67 km
	09:41	SS21	Leustu 2	23.58 km
	11:58	SS22	Ouninpohja 2	34.21 km
	13:01	SS23	Vaheri 2	25.43 km
Source:^[3]

Results

Overall

		Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time		Points
1	10	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:22:37.1		10
2	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	3:23:43.5	+1:06.4	6
3	17	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Harri Rovanperä	Toyota Corolla WRC	3:23:46.7	+1:09.6	4
4	1	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:24:15.8	+1:38.7	3
5	9	Sebastian Lindholm	Jukka Aho	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:25:43.1	+3:06.0	2
6	18	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:27:42.1	+5:05.0	1
Source:^[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position			Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time		Points
Event	Class		Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time		Points
1	1	10	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:22:37.1		10
2	2	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	3:23:43.5	+1:06.4	6
4	3	1	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:24:15.8	+1:38.7	3
5	4	9	Sebastian Lindholm	Jukka Aho	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:25:43.1	+3:06.0	2
8	5	4	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	3:28:30.0	+5:52.9	0
9	6	15	Alister McRae	David Senior	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC	3:28:46.2	+6:09.1	0
11	7	7	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3	3:31:03.4	+8:26.3	0
14	8	6	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	3:36:23.4	+13:46.3	0
15	9	14	Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC	3:36:28.1	+13:51.0	0
Retired SS12		3	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	Accident		0
Retired SS11		2	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	Mechanical		0
Retired SS11		8	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3	Mechanical		0
Source:^[5]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time
Leg 1 (18 Aug)	SS1	Kuohu	7.67 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:44.8	Marcus Grönholm
	SS2	Parkkola	20.11 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	10:06.7
	SS3	Mökkiperä	13.39 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	6:32.2
	SS4	Muittari	13.51 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	6:05.6
	SS5	Konttimäki	13.08 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	5:40.7
	SS6	Palsankylä	13.90 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	7:28.6
	SS7	Valkola	8.40 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	4:30.2
	SS8	Lankamaa	23.44 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:47.3
	SS9	Laukaa	12.37 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	6:13.0
	SS10	Killeri 1	2.23 km	Tommi Mäkinen Richard Burns	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	1:07.9
Leg 2 (19 Aug)	SS11	Juupajoki	30.34 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	15:13.8
	SS12	Västilä	17.43 km	Sebastian Lindholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	8:21.7
	SS13	Päijälä	12.81 km	Juha Kankkunen	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	6:07.0
	SS14	Ehikki 1	19.08 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	9:30.2
	SS15	Leustu 1	23.58 km	Juha Kankkunen	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	11:47.1
	SS16	Ouninpohja 1	34.21 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	16:29.1
	SS17	Vaheri 1	25.43 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	12:25.2
	SS18	Killeri 2	2.23 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	1:08.7
Leg 3 (20 Aug)	SS19	Ehikki 2	19.08 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	9:26.3
	SS20	Moksi	14.67 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	7:58.3
	SS21	Leustu 2	23.58 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:41.3
	SS22	Ouninpohja 2	34.21 km	Juha Kankkunen	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	16:21.3
	SS23	Vaheri 2	25.43 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	12:13.3

Championship standings

	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1	1	Marcus Grönholm	44	1	Timo Rautiainen	44	1	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	63
2	1	Richard Burns	38	1	Robert Reid	38	1	Subaru World Rally Team	60
3		Colin McRae	36		Nicky Grist	36		Peugeot Esso	54
4		Carlos Sainz	27		Luis Moya	27		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	33
5		Tommi Mäkinen	26		Risto Mannisenmäki	26		Škoda Motorsport	8

FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers

Classification

Position			Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time		Points
Event	Class		Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time		Points
16	1	28	Jani Paasonen	Jakke Honkanen	Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	3:37:25.8		10
17	2	27	Juuso Pykälistö	Esko Mertsalmi	Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	3:38:49.2	+1:23.4	6
18	3	26	Manfred Stohl	Peter Müller	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:39:05.2	+1:39.4	4
19	4	47	Juha Hellman	Jani Laaksonen	Juha Hellman	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	3:41:01.3	+3:35.5	3
20	5	55	Hannu Hotanen	Jari Jyrkiäinen	Hannu Hotanen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:42:28.7	+5:02.9	2
21	6	44	Pernilla Walfridsson	Ulrika Mattsson	Pernilla Walfridsson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:44:51.0	+7:25.2	1
25	7	76	Antti Asunta	Ilkka Riipinen	Antti Asunta	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	3:46:26.2	+9:00.4	0
26	8	73	Minna Lindroos	Sari Kontro-Silvennoinen	Minna Lindroos	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	3:47:29.7	+10:03.9	0
27	9	37	Gianluigi Galli	Flavio Zanella	Vieffe Corse SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	3:50:30.1	+13:04.3	0
29	10	63	Ignacio Sanfilippo	José Vicente Medina	Ignacio Sanfilippo	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	3:51:40.0	+14:14.2	0
31	11	68	Ari Laivola	Markku Laakso	Ari Laivola	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:54:13.2	+16:47.4	0
32	12	78	Stian Engh	Henning Isdal	Stian Engh	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:55:29.8	+18:04.0	0
33	13	64	Toomas Nurmsalu	Jüri Kulli	Toomas Nurmsalu	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	3:56:04.9	+18:39.1	0
35	14	69	Mika Rantanen	Jarno Tila	Mika Rantanen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II	4:00:28.9	+23:03.1	0
36	15	94	Stanislav Gryazin	Dmitriy Eremeev	Stanislav Gryazin	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:01:13.8	+23:48.0	0
37	16	83	Karri Marttila	Janne Runtti	Karri Marttila	Mitsubishi Carisma GT	4:02:02.1	+24:36.3	0
38	17	95	Eero Räikkönen	Aki Hietala	Eero Räikkönen	Honda Integra Type-R	4:06:49.6	+29:23.8	0
39	18	110	Natalie Barratt	Joanne Lockwood	Natalie Barratt	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:09:09.3	+31:43.5	0
40	19	98	Pekka Turunen	Sami Räsänen	Pekka Turunen	Seat Ibiza GTi 16V	4:10:01.3	+32:35.5	0
41	20	109	Harri Korkiakoski	Jorma Kiimalainen	Harri Korkiakoski	Opel Astra GSi 16V	4:19:51.6	+42:25.8	0
42	21	122	Petri Uronen	Jani Salomaa	Petri Uronen	Honda Integra Type-R	4:21:37.5	+44:11.7	0
43	22	127	Markku Harju	Pekka Leppälä	Markku Harju	Ford Escort RS 2000	4:22:53.6	+45:27.8	0
44	23	119	Andreas Mansfeld	Klaus Hartmann	Andreas Mansfeld	Honda Integra Type-R DC2	4:24:55.4	+47:29.6	0
47	24	121	Michel Molinié	Vincent Aubry	Michel Molinié	Mazda 323 GT-R	4:32:45.5	+55:19.7	0
50	25	90	Masayuki Yamada	Shunichi Washio	Masayuki Yamada	Subaru Impreza	4:39:12.6	+1:01:46.8	0
51	26	130	Corrado Fontana	Rodolfo Messa	Corrado Fontana	Peugeot 306 Rallye	4:44:04.0	+1:06:38.2	0
52	27	129	Juha-Pekka Järvinen	Jyrki Kumpulainen	Juha-Pekka Järvinen	Volkswagen Polo 16V	4:46:40.4	+1:09:14.6	0
55	28	132	Matti J. Tarvainen	Egil Eriksson	Matti J. Tarvainen	Škoda Favorit 136 L	5:12:16.5	+1:34:50.7	0
Retired SS22		71	Jukka Aho	Harri Kiesi	Jukka Aho	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	Brakes		0
Retired SS22		105	Pierluigi Alessandri	Christina Castiglioni	Pierluigi Alessandri	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Accident		0
Retired SS21		57	Kristian Sohlberg	Jussi Aariainen	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Carisma GT	Mechanical		0
Retired SS20		51	Kaj Kuistila	Kai Rantanen	Kaj Kuistila	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Punctures		0
Retired SS19		29	Gustavo Trelles	Jorge Del Buono	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Retired		0
Retired SS19		134	Holger Knöbel	Manfred Klemme	Holger Knöbel	Volkswagen Polo 16V	Mechanical		0
Retired SS18		42	Jouni Ampuja	Jarmo Lehtinen	Jouni Ampuja	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	Mechanical		0
Retired SS16		91	Mark l'Anson	Graeme Walker	Mark l'Anson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Mechanical		0
Retired SS15		32	Marko Ipatti	Jorma Körkkö	Marko Ipatti	Subaru Impreza	Engine		0
Retired SS15		85	Kim Jääskeläinen	Aulis Ahonen	Kim Jääskeläinen	Mitsubishi Carisma GT	Suspension		0
Retired SS15		86	Masayuki Akaba	Takako Akaba	Masayuki Akaba	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Mechanical		0
Retired SS14		103	Ville-Pertti Teuronen	Mikko Jokinen	Ville-Pertti Teuronen	Peugeot 306 S16	Mechanical		0
Retired SS14		126	Jean-Louis Chanet	Pascal Jacoulot	Jean-Louis Chanet	Renault Clio Williams	Mechanical		0
Retired SS13		61	Teppo Vekka	Ismo Rajamäki	Teppo Vekka	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Punctures		0
Retired SS13		131	Juhani Länsikorpi	Markku Kangas	Juhani Länsikorpi	Volkswagen Polo 16V	Punctures		0
Retired SS12		25	Jouko Puhakka	Tomi Tuominen	Tri-Racing Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Steering		0
Retired SS12		40	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Edgardo Galindo	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Accident		0
Retired SS12		53	Jari Ketomaa	Petri Lantta	Jari Ketomaa	Subaru Impreza 555	Accident		0
Retired SS12		96	Aki Keinänen	Asko Sairanen	Aki Keinänen	Honda Integra Type-R	Accident		0
Retired SS11		50	David Higgins	Shaun O'Gorman	David Higgins	Subaru Impreza WRX	Mechanical		0
Retired SS11		108	Petri Norojärvi	Eero Haarjarvi	Petri Norojärvi	Opel Astra GSi 16V	Mechanical		0
Retired SS10		128	Lasse Laine	Jouni Laine	Lasse Laine	Suzuki Swift GTi	Gearbox		0
Retired SS8		97	Jani Ylipahkala	Markku Laurila	Jani Ylipahkala	Opel Astra GSi 16V	Mechanical		0
Retired SS8		107	Erno Randelin	Juha-Pekka Kauppinen	Erno Randelin	Opel Astra GSi 16V	Driveshaft		0
Retired SS8		118	Oliver Clark	Ana Goñi	Oliver Clark	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	Mechanical		0
Retired SS8		123	Kyosti Laihanen	Markku Pylkko	Kyosti Laihanen	Opel Astra GSi 16V	Accident		0
Retired SS8		125	Rory Galligan	Herbie Blackburn	Rory Galligan	Opel Astra GSi 16V	Accident		0
Retired SS6		35	Kenneth Bäcklund	Tord Andersson	Kenneth Bäcklund	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Engine		0
Retired SS6		92	Marco Menegatto	Roberto Vittori	Marco Menegatto	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Accident		0
Retired SS5		52	Juha Salo	Petri Keto	Juha Salo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	Mechanical		0
Retired SS4		54	Hannu Jokinen	Mika Peltonen	Hannu Jokinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II	Engine		0
Retired SS4		62	Margus Murakas	Peep Kallaste	Margus Murakas	Subaru Impreza WRX	Mechanical		0
Retired SS3		66	Janne Perälä	Jouni Lampinen	Janne Perälä	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Engine		0
Retired SS3		89	Andrey Zhigunov	Igor Ter-Oganesiants	Andrey Zhigunov	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	Accident		0
Retired SS2		36	Hamed Al-Wahaibi	Tony Sircombe	Arab World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX STI RA	Driveshaft		0
Retired SS2		41	Jesús Puras	Marc Martí	Jesús Puras	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Retired		0
Retired SS2		43	Gabriel Pozzo	Fabian Cretu	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Retired		0
Retired SS2		99	Ilkka Kärpänen	Jaakko Jäntti	Ilkka Kärpänen	Opel Astra GSi 16V	Gearbox		0
Retired SS2		112	Henri Nyström	Kalevi Lonka	Henri Nyström	Ford Escort RS 2000	Oil sump		0
Retired SS1		67	Jyri Poltto	Aki Suutarinen	Jyri Poltto	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II	Accident		0
Source:^[6]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time
Leg 1 (18 Aug)	SS1	Kuohu	7.67 km	Juuso Pykälistö	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	3:58.3	Juuso Pykälistö
	SS2	Parkkola	20.11 km	Jouko Puhakka	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	10:46.5	Jouko Puhakka
	SS3	Mökkiperä	13.39 km	Juuso Pykälistö	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	6:58.0
	SS4	Muittari	13.51 km	Jani Paasonen	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	6:27.0
	SS5	Konttimäki	13.08 km	Juuso Pykälistö	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	6:03.5
	SS6	Palsankylä	13.90 km	Jani Paasonen	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	8:04.8
	SS7	Valkola	8.40 km	Juuso Pykälistö	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	4:45.5
	SS8	Lankamaa	23.44 km	Jani Paasonen	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	12:28.0	Jani Paasonen
	SS9	Laukaa	12.37 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	6:39.5
	SS10	Killeri 1	2.23 km	Pernilla Walfridsson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	1:11.4
Leg 2 (19 Aug)	SS11	Juupajoki	30.34 km	Jani Paasonen	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	16:04.2
	SS12	Västilä	17.43 km	Gianluigi Galli	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	8:47.4
	SS13	Päijälä	12.81 km	Juuso Pykälistö	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	6:24.0
	SS14	Ehikki 1	19.08 km	Juuso Pykälistö	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	10:08.6
	SS15	Leustu 1	23.58 km	Juuso Pykälistö	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	12:38.4
	SS16	Ouninpohja 1	34.21 km	Jani Paasonen	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	17:26.4
	SS17	Vaheri 1	25.43 km	Juuso Pykälistö	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	13:15.4
	SS18	Killeri 2	2.23 km	Karri Marttila	Mitsubishi Carisma GT	1:19.1
Leg 3 (20 Aug)	SS19	Ehikki 2	19.08 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	10:11.7
	SS20	Moksi	14.67 km	Juuso Pykälistö	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	8:44.6
	SS21	Leustu 2	23.58 km	Gianluigi Galli	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	12:50.7
	SS22	Ouninpohja 2	34.21 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	17:26.1
	SS23	Vaheri 2	25.43 km	Hannu Hotanen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	13:16.9

Championship standings

	Drivers' championships
	Move	Driver	Points
1		Manfred Stohl	45
2		Gustavo Trelles	34
3	3	Jani Paasonen	21
4	1	Gabriel Pozzo	16
5	1	Miguel Campos	13

External links

Official website of the World Rally Championship

Notes and References

Web site: Rally Finland. juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 2023-06-15.
Web site: Rally Finland 2000 Entry List. ewrc-results.com. 15 June 2023.
Web site: Rally Finland 2000 Itinerary. juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 15 June 2023.
Web site: Rally Finland 2000 Final Results. ewrc-results.com. 15 June 2023.
Web site: Rally Finland 2000 WRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 15 June 2023.
Web site: Rally Finland 2000P WRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 15 June 2023.