2000 Rally New Zealand Explained

2000 Rally New Zealand
Native Name:	31st Propecia Rally New Zealand
Round:	8
Championship:	2000 World Rally Championship season
Previous Round:	2000 Acropolis Rally
Next Round:	2000 Rally Finland
Country:	New Zealand
Rallybase:	Auckland
Startdate:	July 14 2000
Enddate:	July 16 2000
Stages:	24
Stagekm:	373.11
Overallkm:	1619.76
Surface:	Gravel
Driver1:	Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen
Team1:	Peugeot Esso
Car1:	Peugeot 206 WRC
Teamsstart:	70
Teamsfinish:	43

The 2000 Rally New Zealand (formally the 31st Propecia Rally New Zealand) was the eighth round of the 2000 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 14 July and 16 July 2000, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 2nd 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 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
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	Peter 'Possum' Bourne	Craig Vincent	Subaru Rally Team Australia	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98
18	Toshihiro Arai	Roger Freeman	Spike Subaru Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99
23	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Nikolaos Petropoulos	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Subaru Impreza 555
28	Geoff Argyle	Paul Fallon	Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
29	Bruce Herbert	Robert Ryan	Rose City Cars	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
30	Joe McAndrew	Christopher Boyle	Joe McAndrew	Subaru Impreza WRX
31	Todd Bawden	Raymond Bennett	Todd Bawden	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
34	Andrew Hawkeswood	Samantha Haldane	Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
37	Brian Green	Jane McKay	Palmerston North Motors	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
42	Lewis Scott	Jane Black	Lewis Scott	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
43	Brian Stokes	Shayne O'Hagan	Brian Stokes	Ford Escort RS Cosworth
44	Chris Haldane	Trevor Jones	Chris Haldane	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
46	John Silcock	Andrew Silcock	John Silcock	Mazda 323 GT-R
47	Barry Sexton	Chris Cobham	Barry Sexton	Subaru Impreza WRX
49	Cameron Bates	Laurie Brenssell	Cameron Bates	Subaru Impreza WRX
50	Gwynn Gilmour	Emma Gilmour	Gwynn Gilmour	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
51	Malcolm Stewart	Mike Fletcher	Malcolm Stewart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
52	John Lloyd	Pauline Gullick	John Lloyd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
53	Ian Easton	Cheryl Easton	Ian Easton	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
53	Kerry Evans	Bruce McKenzie	Kerry Evans	Subaru Impreza WRX
54	Mark Hiestand	Stephen Fargher	Winger Subaru	Nissan Pulsar GTI-R
59	Stephen Pilcher	John van der Velden	Stephen Pilcher	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
*Group N Cup entries*
20	Gustavo Trelles	Jorge Del Buono	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
21	Manfred Stohl	Peter Müller	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
22	Hamed Al-Wahaibi	Tony Sircombe	Arab World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX
26	Gabriel Mendez	Daniel Muzio	Gabriel Mendez	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
27	Fumio Nutahara	Satoshi Hayashi	Advan-Piaa Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
32	Ross Meekings	Alan Glen	Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
33	Cody Crocker	Greg Foletta	Subaru Rally Team Australia	Subaru Impreza WRX
35	Karamjit Singh	Allen Oh	Petronas EON Racing Team	Proton Pert
36	Chris West	Garry Cowan	Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
38	Reece Jones	Leo Bult	Reece Jones	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
39	Domenico Caldarola	Paolo Cecchini	Domenico Caldarola	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
40	Kevin Holmes	Glenn Macneall	Kevin Holmes	Subaru Impreza WRX
41	Jean-Louis Leyraud	Rob Scott	Jean-Louis Leyraud	Subaru Impreza WRX
45	Karl Robinson	Tony Aimers	Karl Robinson	Subaru Impreza 555
48	Glenn Smith	Dean Stockwell	Glenn Smith	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
56	Julian Reynolds	Andrew Bull	Julian Reynolds	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
60	Geoff Newton	Fleur Pedersen	Geoff Newton	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
61	Michael Kahlfuss	Ronald Bauer	Michael Kahlfuss	Toyota Celica GT-Four
62	Deborah Kibble	Jamie Kibble	Deborah Kibble	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
64	Merv Hatcher	James Cowles	Merv Hatcher	Subaru Impreza WRX
68	Bruce Warburton	Harmannus Slebos	Bruce Warburton	Subaru Impreza WRX
69	Fui On Sing	Shui Sang Lau	Fui On Sing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
70	Tommy Chan	Chi Ping Chan	Tommy Chan	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
71	Kimihide Terao	Akihito Tokunou	Kimihide Terao	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
72	Nobuaki Takahashi	Masako Takahashi	Nobuaki Takahashi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
Source:^[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are NZST (UTC+12).

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
*Leg 1 - 117.17 km*
14 July	08:23	SS1	Te Akau North	32.37 km
	10:26	SS2	Maungatawhiri	6.52 km
	10:49	SS3	Te Papatapu 1	16.62 km
	11:22	SS4	Te Hutewai	11.32 km
	12:53	SS5	Whaanga Coast	29.52 km
	13:36	SS6	Te Papatapu 2	16.62 km
	18:15	SS7	Manukau Super 1	2.10 km
	18:45	SS8	Manukau Super 2	2.10 km
*Leg 2 - 176.76 km*
15 July	09:28	SS9	Waipu Gorge 1	11.24 km
	09:46	SS10	Brooks 1	16.03 km
	10:14	SS11	Paparoa Station 1	11.64 km
	11:37	SS12	Parahi - Ararua	59.00 km
	14:20	SS13	Cassidy	20.12 km
	15:13	SS14	Batley	19.82 km
	16:16	SS15	Waipu Gorge 2	11.24 km
	16:34	SS16	Brooks 2	16.03 km
	17:02	SS17	Paparoa Station 2	11.64 km
*Leg 3 - 79.18 km*
16 July	09:18	SS18	Te Akau South	31.24 km
	11:26	SS19	Ridge 1	8.53 km
	11:39	SS20	Campbell 1	7.44 km
	11:57	SS21	Ridge 2	8.53 km
	12:10	SS22	Campbell 2	7.44 km
	12:53	SS23	Fyfe 1	8.00 km
	13:06	SS24	Fyfe 2	8.00 km
Source:^[3]

Results

Overall

		Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time		Points
1	10	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:45:13.4		10
2	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	3:45:27.9	+14.5	6
3	6	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	3:46:31.8	+1:18.4	4
4	16	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	3:48:14.1	+3:00.7	3
5	14	Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC	3:48:26.1	+3:12.7	2
6	17	Peter 'Possum' Bourne	Craig Vincent	Subaru Rally Team Australia	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98	3:52:08.0	+6:54.6	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	3:45:13.4		10
2	2	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	3:45:27.9	+14.5	6
3	3	6	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	3:46:31.8	+1:18.4	4
5	4	14	Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC	3:48:26.1	+3:12.7	2
Retired SS21		3	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	Mechanical		0
Retired SS21		4	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	Mechanical		0
Retired SS19		1	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Accident		0
Retired SS19		15	Alister McRae	David Senior	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC	Differential		0
Retired SS16		7	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2	Accident		0
Retired SS14		2	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	Mechanical		0
Retired SS11		9	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	Gearbox		0
Retired SS1		8	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2	Accident		0
Source:^[5]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time
Leg 1 (14 Jul)	SS1	Te Akau North	32.37 km	François Delecour	Peugeot 206 WRC	18:08.1	François Delecour
	SS2	Maungatawhiri	6.52 km	Petter Solberg	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	3:41.7
	SS3	Te Papatapu 1	16.62 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:13.6
	SS4	Te Hutewai	11.32 km	Petter Solberg	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	8:06.3
	SS5	Whaanga Coast	29.52 km	François Delecour	Peugeot 206 WRC	21:23.7
	SS6	Te Papatapu 2	16.62 km	François Delecour	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:04.2
	SS7	Manukau Super 1	2.10 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	1:22.3
	SS8	Manukau Super 2	2.10 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	1:20.5
Leg 2 (15 Jul)	SS9	Waipu Gorge 1	11.24 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	6:32.8
	SS10	Brooks 1	16.03 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	9:49.9	Marcus Grönholm
	SS11	Paparoa Station 1	11.64 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	6:18.5
	SS12	Parahi - Ararua	59.00 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	34:04.5
	SS13	Cassidy	20.12 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	11:35.9
	SS14	Batley	19.82 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	11:09.0
	SS15	Waipu Gorge 2	11.24 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	6:33.9
	SS16	Brooks 2	16.03 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	9:56.8
	SS17	Paparoa Station 2	11.64 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	6:24.5
Leg 3 (16 Jul)	SS18	Te Akau South	31.24 km	Alister McRae	Hyundai Accent WRC	18:46.3
	SS19	Ridge 1	8.53 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	4:46.3
	SS20	Campbell 1	7.44 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	3:55.9
	SS21	Ridge 2	8.53 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	4:45.4
	SS22	Campbell 2	7.44 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	3:51.8
	SS23	Fyfe 1	8.00 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	4:21.8
	SS24	Fyfe 2	8.00 km	Petter Solberg	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	4:17.7

Championship standings

	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	1	Marcus Grönholm	34	1	Timo Rautiainen	34		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	57
3	1	Colin McRae	30	1	Nicky Grist	30		Peugeot Esso	41
4	1	Carlos Sainz	27	1	Luis Moya	27		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	29
5	1	Tommi Mäkinen	23	1	Risto Mannisenmäki	23		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
1	1	21	Manfred Stohl	Peter Müller	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:57:05.4		10
2	2	20	Gustavo Trelles	Jorge Del Buono	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:58:51.7	+1:46.3	6
3	3	38	Reece Jones	Leo Bult	Reece Jones	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:59:26.3	+2:20.9	4
4	4	36	Chris West	Garry Cowan	Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:00:57.2	+3:51.8	3
5	5	26	Gabriel Mendez	Daniel Muzio	Gabriel Mendez	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:02:20.9	+5:15.5	2
6	6	32	Ross Meekings	Alan Glen	Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	4:03:30.9	+6:25.5	1
7	7	22	Hamed Al-Wahaibi	Tony Sircombe	Arab World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX	4:03:44.9	+6:39.5	0
8	8	35	Karamjit Singh	Allen Oh	Petronas EON Racing Team	Proton Pert	4:04:02.3	+6:56.9	0
9	9	40	Kevin Holmes	Glenn Macneall	Kevin Holmes	Subaru Impreza WRX	4:04:05.8	+7:00.4	0
10	10	27	Fumio Nutahara	Satoshi Hayashi	Advan-Piaa Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:05:24.7	+8:19.3	0
11	11	39	Domenico Caldarola	Paolo Cecchini	Domenico Caldarola	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:07:58.5	+10:53.1	0
12	12	41	Jean-Louis Leyraud	Rob Scott	Jean-Louis Leyraud	Subaru Impreza WRX	4:09:40.9	+12:35.5	0
13	13	45	Karl Robinson	Tony Aimers	Karl Robinson	Subaru Impreza 555	4:11:31.6	+14:26.2	0
14	14	61	Michael Kahlfuss	Ronald Bauer	Michael Kahlfuss	Toyota Celica GT-Four	4:27:39.0	+30:33.6	0
15	15	60	Geoff Newton	Fleur Pedersen	Geoff Newton	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:32:36.1	+35:30.7	0
16	16	71	Kimihide Terao	Akihito Tokunou	Kimihide Terao	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	4:36:36.4	+39:31.0	0
17	17	68	Bruce Warburton	Harmannus Slebos	Bruce Warburton	Subaru Impreza WRX	4:36:46.3	+39:40.9	0
18	18	64	Merv Hatcher	James Cowles	Merv Hatcher	Subaru Impreza WRX	4:49:27.6	+52:22.2	0
19	19	70	Tommy Chan	Chi Ping Chan	Tommy Chan	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:59:28.6	+1:02:23.2	0
20	20	72	Nobuaki Takahashi	Masako Takahashi	Nobuaki Takahashi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	5:00:58.5	+1:03:53.1	0
Retired SS24		33	Cody Crocker	Greg Foletta	Subaru Rally Team Australia	Subaru Impreza WRX	Excluded - brakes		0
Retired SS19		69	Fui On Sing	Shui Sang Lau	Fui On Sing	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Retired		0
Retired SS12		56	Julian Reynolds	Andrew Bull	Julian Reynolds	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Accident		0
Retired SS12		62	Deborah Kibble	Jamie Kibble	Deborah Kibble	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Accident		0
Retired SS5		48	Glenn Smith	Dean Stockwell	Glenn Smith	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Accident		0
Source:^[6]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time
Leg 1 (14 Jul)	SS1	Te Akau North	32.37 km	Cody Crocker	Subaru Impreza WRX	18:41.5	Cody Crocker
	SS2	Maungatawhiri	6.52 km	Reece Jones	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:50.5
	SS3	Te Papatapu 1	16.62 km	Cody Crocker	Subaru Impreza WRX	11:34.0
	SS4	Te Hutewai	11.32 km	Cody Crocker	Subaru Impreza WRX	8:19.1
	SS5	Whaanga Coast	29.52 km	Cody Crocker	Subaru Impreza WRX	22:00.9
	SS6	Te Papatapu 2	16.62 km	Hamed Al-Wahaibi	Subaru Impreza WRX	11:22.7
	SS7	Manukau Super 1	2.10 km	Cody Crocker	Subaru Impreza WRX	1:28.7
	SS8	Manukau Super 2	2.10 km	Fumio Nutahara	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	1:27.3
Leg 2 (15 Jul)	SS9	Waipu Gorge 1	11.24 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	6:59.6
	SS10	Brooks 1	16.03 km	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	10:25.2
	SS11	Paparoa Station 1	11.64 km	Reece Jones	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	6:40.9
	SS12	Parahi - Ararua	59.00 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	36:09.7	Manfred Stohl
	SS13	Cassidy	20.12 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	12:36.3
	SS14	Batley	19.82 km	Hamed Al-Wahaibi	Subaru Impreza WRX	11:52.7
	SS15	Waipu Gorge 2	11.24 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	7:05.2
	SS16	Brooks 2	16.03 km	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	10:47.0
	SS17	Paparoa Station 2	11.64 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	7:00.7
Leg 3 (16 Jul)	SS18	Te Akau South	31.24 km	Cody Crocker	Subaru Impreza WRX	19:20.3
	SS19	Ridge 1	8.53 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	5:08.4
	SS20	Campbell 1	7.44 km	Cody Crocker	Subaru Impreza WRX	4:13.1
	SS21	Ridge 2	8.53 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	5:05.1
	SS22	Campbell 2	7.44 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:08.9
	SS23	Fyfe 1	8.00 km	Cody Crocker	Subaru Impreza WRX	4:34.3
	SS24	Fyfe 2	8.00 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:31.6

Championship standings

	Drivers' championships
	Move	Driver	Points
1		Manfred Stohl	41
2		Gustavo Trelles	34
3		Gabriel Pozzo	16
4		Miguel Campos	13
5		Claudio Marcelo Menzi	12

External links

Official website of the World Rally Championship

Notes and References

Web site: Rally New Zealand. juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 2022-06-28.
Web site: Rally New Zealand 2000 Entry List. ewrc-results.com. 29 June 2022.
Web site: Rally New Zealand 2000 Itinerary. juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 30 June 2022.
Web site: Rally New Zealand 2000 Final Results. ewrc-results.com. 30 June 2022.
Web site: Rally New Zealand 2000 WRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 30 June 2022.
Web site: Rally New Zealand 2000 WRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 14 June 2023.