2000 Safari Rally Explained

2000 Safari Rally
Native Name:48th Sameer Safari Rally Kenya
Round:3
Championship:2000 World Rally Championship season
Previous Round:2000 Swedish Rally
Next Round:2000 Rallye de Portugal
Country: Kenya
Rallybase:Nairobi
Startdate:February 25 2000
Enddate:February 27 2000
Stages:12
Stagekm:1047.26
Overallkm:2677.11
Surface:Gravel
Driver1: Richard Burns
Robert Reid
Team1: Subaru World Rally Team
Car1:Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99
Teamsstart:51
Teamsfinish:17

The 2000 Safari Rally (formally the 48th Sameer Safari Rally Kenya) was the third round of the 2000 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 25 February and 27 February 2000, and was won by Subaru's Richard Burns, his 6th win in the World Rally Championship. Juha Kankkunen made it 1-2 for Subaru and Didier Auriol took SEAT's first (and only) podium of the season being third[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 S5 WRC '99
4 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '99
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 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot EssoPeugeot 206 WRC
10 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot EssoPeugeot 206 WRC
11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Octavia WRC
12 Luis Climent Asensio Álex Romaní Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Octavia WRC
World Rally Championship entries
16 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '00
17 Toshihiro Arai Roger Freeman Spike Subaru TeamSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '99
18 Frédéric Dor Didier Breton F. Dor Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '98
23 Rory Green Orson Taylor Rory GreenSubaru Impreza 555
24 Paul Bailey Raju Sehmi Paul BaileyToyota Celica GT-Four
28 Rob Hellier Des Page-Morris Rob HellierMitsubishi Lancer Evo III
29 John Lloyd Adrian Cavenagh John LloydMitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
39 Michelle van Tongeren Safina Hussein Michelle van TongerenSubaru Impreza WRX
45 Don Smith Adrian Wroe Don SmithFord Escort RS Cosworth
Group N Cup entries
19 Manfred Stohl Peter Müller Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
20 Shigeyuki Konishi Glenn Macneall Shigeyuki KonishiSubaru Impreza WRX
21 Alastair Cavenagh Crispin Sassoon Alastair CavenaghSubaru Impreza WRX
22 Roberto Sanchez Jorge Del Buono Roberto SanchezSubaru Impreza WRX
25 Richard Tuthill Peter Stone Richard TuthillSubaru Impreza
27 Azar Anwar Farakh Yusuf Azar AnwarMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
31 Claudio Marcelo Menzi Edgardo Galindo Claudio Marcelo MenziMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
32 Saladin Mazlan Allen Oh Saladin MazlanSubaru Impreza WRX
33 Rudolf Stohl Ilka Minor Rudolf StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
34 Hardeep Rehsi Kamaljeet Ubhi Hardeep RehsiSubaru Impreza WRX
35 Phineas Kimathi Abdul Sidi Phineas KimathiSubaru Impreza WRX
36 Shaheed Wissanji Mohammed Verjee Shaheed WissanjiSubaru Impreza WRX
37 Gabriel Pozzo Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz Gabriel PozzoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
38 Ron Oakeley Jamie Turner Ron OakeleySubaru Impreza 555
40 Jamil Khan Bill Kirk Jamil KhanSubaru Impreza WRX
41 John Ngunjiri Thuita Karanja John NgunjiriSubaru Impreza WRX
42 Shabir Hussein Tom Muriuki Shabir HusseinSubaru Legacy RS
43 Abe Smit Tony Rowley Abe SmitVolkswagen Golf TDI
48 Stefan Reininger Erich Widhalm Stefan ReiningerHonda Civic VTi
49 Kozue Oi Hiroko Takahashi Kozue OiSubaru Forester
50 Jonathan Jackson Shabir Haji Jonathan JacksonSubaru Impreza
54 Brendan Fernandes Tony Kimondo Brendan FernandesSubaru Impreza WRX
55 Shahid Essajee Shammi Singh Shahid EssajeeMitsubishi Lancer Evo II
Source:[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are EAT (UTC+3).

DateTimeNo.Stage nameDistance
Leg 1 - 350.84 km
25 February11:28SS1Orien 1112.43 km
13:34SS2Oltepesi 1116.92 km
15:58SS3Olorian 171.40 km
16:43SS4Kajiado 150.09 km
Leg 2 - 345.58 km
26 February07:44SS5Marigat123.21 km
10:15SS6Nyaru68.64 km
13:38SS7Morendat93.81 km
16:12SS8Marigat59.92 km
Leg 3 - 350.84 km
27 February07:08SS9Orien 2112.43 km
09:14SS10Oltepesi 2116.92 km
11:43SS11Olorian 271.40 km
12:28SS12Kajiado 250.09 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall

DriverCo-driverTeamCarTimePoints
13 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '998:33:1310
24 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '998:37:50+4:376
37 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet SEAT SportSEAT Córdoba WRC Evo28:55:57+22:444
46 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '009:01:31+28:183
516 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '009:04:40+31:272
617 Toshihiro Arai Roger Freeman Spike Subaru TeamSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '999:19:16+46:031
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

PositionDriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimePoints
EventClass
113 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '998:33:1310
224 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '998:37:50+4:376
337 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet SEAT SportSEAT Córdoba WRC Evo28:55:57+22:444
446 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '009:01:31+28:183
7511 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Octavia WRC9:32:11+58:580
8612 Luis Climent Asensio Álex Romaní Škoda MotorsportŠkoda Octavia WRC9:51:13+1:18:000
Retired SS85 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '00Engine0
Retired SS810 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot EssoPeugeot 206 WRCClutch0
Retired SS72 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VIMechanical0
Retired SS59 Gilles Panizzi Hervé Panizzi Peugeot EssoPeugeot 206 WRCSuspension0
Retired SS31 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Lancer Evo VISuspension0
Retired SS38 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander SEAT SportSEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2Codriver ill0
Source:[5]

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnerCarTime
Leg 1 (25 Feb)SS1Orien 1112.43 km Didier AuriolSEAT Córdoba WRC Evo247:13 Didier Auriol
SS2Oltepesi 1116.92 km Richard BurnsSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '9954:06 Richard Burns
SS3Olorian 171.40 km Richard BurnsSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '9935:04
SS4Kajiado 150.09 km Richard BurnsSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '9923:44
Leg 2 (26 Feb)SS5Marigat123.21 km Richard BurnsSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '991:00:04
SS6Nyaru68.64 km Carlos SainzFord Focus RS WRC '0046:15
SS7Morendat93.81 km Carlos SainzFord Focus RS WRC '0046:03
SS8Marigat59.92 km Carlos SainzFord Focus RS WRC '0027:55
Leg 3 (27 Feb)SS9Orien 2112.43 km Didier AuriolSEAT Córdoba WRC Evo247:54
SS10Oltepesi 2116.92 km Richard BurnsSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '9956:11
SS11Olorian 271.40 km Carlos SainzFord Focus RS WRC '0034:48
SS12Kajiado 250.09 km Carlos SainzFord Focus RS WRC '0023:18

Championship standings

Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 Tommi Mäkinen16 Risto Mannisenmäki16 3 Subaru World Rally Team25
2 7 Richard Burns12 7 Robert Reid12 1 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart18
3 1 Juha Kankkunen11 1 Juha Repo11 Ford Motor Co. Ltd.13
4 2 Marcus Grönholm10 2 Timo Rautiainen10 2 Peugeot Esso11
5 2 Carlos Sainz9 2 Luis Moya9 SEAT Sport7

FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers

Classification

PositionDriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimePoints
EventClass
9131 Claudio Marcelo Menzi Edgardo Galindo Claudio Marcelo MenziMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI10:39:0710
10222 Roberto Sanchez Jorge Del Buono Roberto SanchezSubaru Impreza WRX10:57:05+17:586
11319 Manfred Stohl Peter Müller Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI11:02:53+23:464
13432 Saladin Mazlan Allen Oh Saladin MazlanSubaru Impreza WRX12:08:38+1:29:313
14535 Phineas Kimathi Abdul Sidi Phineas KimathiSubaru Impreza WRX12:16:29+1:37:222
15636 Shaheed Wissanji Mohammed Verjee Shaheed WissanjiSubaru Impreza WRX13:41:12+3:02:051
17755 Shahid Essajee Shammi Singh Shahid EssajeeMitsubishi Lancer Evo II16:06:42+5:27:350
Retired SS940 Jamil Khan Bill Kirk Jamil KhanSubaru Impreza WRXRetired0
Retired SS527 Azar Anwar Farakh Yusuf Azar AnwarMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIRetired0
Retired SS533 Rudolf Stohl Ilka Minor Rudolf StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIRetired0
Retired SS541 John Ngunjiri Thuita Karanja John NgunjiriSubaru Impreza WRXRetired0
Retired SS550 Jonathan Jackson Shabir Haji Jonathan JacksonSubaru ImprezaMechanical0
Retired SS437 Gabriel Pozzo Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz Gabriel PozzoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VISuspension0
Retired SS438 Ron Oakeley Jamie Turner Ron OakeleySubaru Impreza 555Mechanical0
Retired SS320 Shigeyuki Konishi Glenn Macneall Shigeyuki KonishiSubaru Impreza WRXEngine0
Retired SS325 Richard Tuthill Peter Stone Richard TuthillSubaru ImprezaMechanical0
Retired SS343 Abe Smit Tony Rowley Abe SmitVolkswagen Golf TDIMechanical0
Retired SS354 Brendan Fernandes Tony Kimondo Brendan FernandesSubaru Impreza WRXMechanical0
Retired SS234 Hardeep Rehsi Kamaljeet Ubhi Hardeep RehsiSubaru Impreza WRXMechanical0
Retired SS242 Shabir Hussein Tom Muriuki Shabir HusseinSubaru Legacy RSOver time limit0
Retired SS248 Stefan Reininger Erich Widhalm Stefan ReiningerHonda Civic VTiEngine0
Retired SS121 Alastair Cavenagh Crispin Sassoon Alastair CavenaghSubaru Impreza WRXEngine0
Retired SS149 Kozue Oi Hiroko Takahashi Kozue OiSubaru ForesterAccident0
Source:[6]

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnerCarTime
Leg 1 (25 Feb)SS1Orien 1112.43 km Gabriel PozzoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI55:07 Gabriel Pozzo
SS2Oltepesi 1116.92 km Gabriel PozzoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI1:05:49
SS3Olorian 171.40 km Gabriel PozzoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI44:37
SS4Kajiado 150.09 km Claudio Marcelo MenziMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI29:00 Claudio Marcelo Menzi
Leg 2 (26 Feb)SS5Marigat123.21 km Claudio Marcelo Menzi
Manfred Stohl		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI		1:12:44
SS6Nyaru68.64 km Claudio Marcelo MenziMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI54:47
SS7Morendat93.81 km Roberto SanchezSubaru Impreza WRX1:02:25
SS8Marigat59.92 km Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI35:46
Leg 3 (27 Feb)SS9Orien 2112.43 km Claudio Marcelo MenziMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI57:42
SS10Oltepesi 2116.92 km Claudio Marcelo MenziMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI1:09:57
SS11Olorian 271.40 km Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI48:05
SS12Kajiado 250.09 km Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI30:34

Championship standings

Drivers' championships
MoveDriverPoints
1 Manfred Stohl17
2 Jani Paasonen10
3 Claudio Marcelo Menzi10
4 1 Gustavo Trelles6
5 1 Juuso Pykälistö6

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Safari Rally . juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 2022-04-23.
  2. Web site: Safari Rally 2000 Entry List. ewrc-results.com. 26 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Safari Rally 2000 Itinerary. juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 26 April 2022.
  4. Web site: Safari Rally 2000 Final Results. ewrc-results.com. 26 April 2022.
  5. Web site: Safari Rally 2000 WRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 26 April 2022.
  6. Web site: Safari Rally 2000 PWRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 26 April 2022.

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