2000 Swedish Rally Explained

2000 Swedish Rally
Native Name:49th International Swedish Rally
Round:2
Championship:2000 World Rally Championship season
Previous Round:2000 Monte Carlo Rally
Next Round:2000 Safari Rally
Country: Sweden
Rallybase:Karlstad
Startdate:February 11, 2000
Enddate:February 13, 2000
Stages:20
Stagekm:378.41
Overallkm:1708.40
Surface:Snow/ice
Driver1: Marcus Grönholm
Timo Rautiainen
Team1: Peugeot Esso
Car1:Peugeot 206 WRC
Teamsstart:78
Teamsfinish:54

The 2000 Swedish Rally (formally the 49th International Swedish Rally) was the second round of the 2000 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 11 February and 13 February 2000, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 1st 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 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 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Peugeot EssoPeugeot 206 WRC
10 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot EssoPeugeot 206 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 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen SEAT SportSEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2
17 Thomas Rådström Tina Thörner Toyota Team SwedenToyota Corolla WRC
18 Markko Märtin Michael Park Lukoil EOS Rally TeamToyota Corolla WRC
19 Pasi Hagström Tero Gardemeister Pasi HagströmToyota Corolla WRC
20 Mats Jonsson Johnny Johansson Mats JonssonFord Escort WRC
21 Henning Solberg Runar Pedersen Henning SolbergFord Escort WRC
22 Krzysztof Hołowczyc Jean-Marc Fortin Wizja TV / Turning Point RTSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '99
23 Janne Tuohino Miikka Anttila Janne TuohinoToyota Corolla WRC
31 Abdullah Bakhashab Bobby Willis Toyota Team Saudi ArabiaToyota Corolla WRC
37 Daniel Carlsson Benny Melander Daniel CarlssonToyota Corolla WRC
38 Tomasz Kuchar Maciej Szczepaniak Tomasz KucharToyota Celica GT-Four (ST205)
48 Ioannis Papadimitriou Nikolaos Petropoulos Ioannis PapadimitriouSubaru Impreza 555
63 Geoff Smith Chris Jones Geoff SmithFord Escort WRC
Group N Cup entries
25 Stig-Olov Walfridsson Lars Bäckman Stig-Olov WalfridssonMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
26 Kenneth Bäcklund Tord Andersson Kenneth BäcklundMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
27 Jani Paasonen Jakke Honkanen Jani PaasonenMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
28 Juuso Pykälistö Esko Mertsalmi Mitsubishi Ralliart FinlandMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
30 Manfred Stohl Peter Müller Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
34 Pernilla Walfridsson-Solberg Ulrika Mattsson Pernilla Walfridsson-SolbergMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
39 Mats Karlsson Anders Martinsson Mats KarlssonMitsubishi Lancer Evo III
40 Kristoffer Nilsson Per Andersson Kristoffer NilssonSubaru Impreza WRX STI RA
42 Mattias Ekström Stefan Bergman Mattias EkströmMitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
45 Gianluigi Galli Nicola Arena Vieffe Corse SRLMitsubishi Lancer Evo V
46 Kenneth Johansson Gunnar Barth Kenneth JohanssonMitsubishi Lancer Evo III
49 Hannu Hotanen Jari Jyrkiäinen Hannu HotanenMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
50 Jussi Välimäki Jarkko Kalliolepo Jussi VälimäkiMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
54 Richard Tuthill Åke Gustavsson Richard TuthillSubaru Impreza
55 Stanislav Gryazin Dmitriy Eremeev Stanislav GryazinMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
56 Marco Menegatto Roberto Vittori Marco MenegattoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
57 Ignacio Sanfilippo José Vicente Medina Ignacio SanfilippoMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI
58 Joost Boxoen Bram Bourgeois Joost BoxoenMitsubishi Lancer Evo V
59 Joakim Roman Thomas Fredriksson Joakim RomanMitsubishi Lancer Evo V
61 Jerry Åhlin Stefan Simonsson Jerry ÅhlinMitsubishi Lancer Evo V
62 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Bob ColsoulMitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
69 Joachim Nilsson Matthias Olofsson Joachim NilssonOpel Astra GSi 16V
70 Mikael Stattin Patrik Dybeck Mikael StattinSEAT Ibiza GTi 16V
71 Johan Jonsson Mikael Persson Johan JonssonCitroën Xsara VTS
73 Anders Wänn Mikael Eriksson Anders WännPeugeot 106 S16
74 Anders Grundström Lars-Ola Nordqvist Anders GrundströmMitsubishi Lancer Evo V
75 Magnus Jansson Thomas Fredriksson Magnus JanssonMitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
76 Julian Reynolds Andrew Bull Julian ReynoldsMitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
77 Natalie Barratt Elin Wolland Natalie BarrattMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
78 Alfredo De Dominicis Alessandro Mari Alfredo De DominicisMitsubishi Lancer Evo V
79 Vincent Bristow Mikael Johansson Vincent BristowMazda 323 GTX
81 Andreas Mansfeld Marc de Jong Andreas MansfeldHonda Integra Type-R DC2
82 Peter Hillebjörk Roger Hillebjörk Peter HillebjörkRenault Mégane Coupé 16v
83 Lars Johansson Magnus Lörd Lars JohanssonOpel Astra GSi 16V
84 Johan Palola Helena Eriksson Johan PalolaSEAT Ibiza GTi 16V
85 Anders Florén Curt Rosén Anders FlorénVolkswagen Golf GTI 16V
86 Nils Tronrud Gunhild Hvaal Engh Nils TronrudNissan Almera Kit Car
87 Stanley Dickens Lars Rosen Stanley DickensSEAT Ibiza GTi 16V
88 Bengt Karlsson Tony Puumala Bengt KarlssonSEAT Ibiza GTi 16V
90 Patrick Legros Frédéric Agnelli Patrick LegrosHonda Integra Type-R
91 Lasse Storm Ulf Storm Lasse StormCitroën AX GTI
92 Lars-Erik Kronberg Thomas Nilsson Lars-Erik KronbergSuzuki Swift GTi
94 Jacques Gleizes Jeanine Porterat-Gleizes Jacques GleizesCitroën AX GTI
95 António Pinto dos Santos Nuno Rodrigues da Silva António Pinto dos SantosRenault 4 GTL
Source:[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).

DateTimeNo.Stage nameDistance
Leg 1 - 129.29 km
11 February08:14SS1Sågen 114.76 km
09:10SS2Rämmen 123.44 km
10:47SS3Hamra28.59 km
11:50SS4Torsby2.79 km
12:55SS5Bjälverud21.58 km
13:45SS6Mangen13.29 km
14:00SS7Arvika2.00 km
16:00SS8Långjohanstorp19.44 km
17:09SS9I23.40 km
Leg 2 - 153.21 km
12 February07:11SS10Fredriksberg27.39 km
10:17SS11Nyhammar27.79 km
11:29SS12Skog 124.19 km
13:26SS13Jutbo47.65 km
15:32SS14Skog 224.19 km
16:31SS15Lugnet2.00 km
Leg 3 - 95.91 km
13 February08:57SS16Malta11.88 km
09:43SS17Ullen24.62 km
11:25SS18Sågen 214.76 km
12:18SS19Rämmen 223.44 km
14:00SS20Hagfors21.21 km
Source:[3]

Results

Overall

DriverCo-driverTeamCarTimePoints
110 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot EssoPeugeot 206 WRC3:20:33.310
21 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI3:20:40.1+6.86
35 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '003:20:47.0+13.74
417 Thomas Rådström Tina Thörner Toyota Team SwedenToyota Corolla WRC3:20:48.2+14.93
53 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '993:21:08.3+35.02
64 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '993:23:20.9+2:47.61
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

PositionDriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimePoints
EventClass
1110 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot EssoPeugeot 206 WRC3:20:33.310
221 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI3:20:40.1+6.86
335 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '003:20:47.0+13.74
543 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '993:21:08.3+35.02
654 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Subaru World Rally TeamSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '993:23:20.9+2:47.61
769 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Peugeot EssoPeugeot 206 WRC3:25:05.2+4:31.90
872 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI3:25:41.6+5:08.30
1087 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet SEAT SportSEAT Córdoba WRC Evo23:25:49.2+5:15.90
13914 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander Hyundai Castrol World Rally TeamHyundai Accent WRC3:29:17.2+8:43.90
141015 Alister McRae David Senior Hyundai Castrol World Rally TeamHyundai Accent WRC3:29:27.5+8:54.20
Retired SS116 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd.Ford Focus RS WRC '00Fuel pump0
Retired SS118 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander SEAT SportSEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2Oil pressure0
Source:[5]

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnerCarTime
Leg 1 (11 Feb)SS1Sågen 114.76 km Thomas RådströmToyota Corolla WRC7:57.7 Thomas Rådström
SS2Rämmen 123.44 km Marcus GrönholmPeugeot 206 WRC12:10.3 Marcus Grönholm
SS3Hamra28.59 km Richard BurnsSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '9915:03.1
SS4Torsby2.79 km Tommi MäkinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI2:05.9
SS5Bjälverud21.58 km Marcus GrönholmPeugeot 206 WRC10:43.1
SS6Mangen13.29 km Marcus GrönholmPeugeot 206 WRC6:51.8
SS7Arvika2.00 kmStage cancelled
SS8Långjohanstorp19.44 km Marcus GrönholmPeugeot 206 WRC9:29.3
SS9I23.40 km Colin McRaeFord Focus RS WRC '001:55.9
Leg 2 (12 Feb)SS10Fredriksberg27.39 km Marcus GrönholmPeugeot 206 WRC15:43.0
SS11Nyhammar27.79 km Marcus GrönholmPeugeot 206 WRC14:34.7
SS12Skog 124.19 km Colin McRaeFord Focus RS WRC '0012:49.6
SS13Jutbo47.65 km Colin McRaeFord Focus RS WRC '0026:30.9
SS14Skog 224.19 km Marcus GrönholmPeugeot 206 WRC12:53.7
SS15Lugnet2.00 km Tommi MäkinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI1:53.8
Leg 3 (13 Feb)SS16Malta11.88 km Thomas RådströmToyota Corolla WRC5:44.3
SS17Ullen24.62 km Richard BurnsSubaru Impreza S5 WRC '9912:05.4
SS18Sågen 214.76 km Thomas RådströmToyota Corolla WRC7:45.9
SS19Rämmen 223.44 km Thomas RådströmToyota Corolla WRC11:52.8
SS20Hagfors21.21 km Colin McRaeFord Focus RS WRC '0011:22.9

Championship standings

Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 Tommi Mäkinen16 Risto Mannisenmäki16 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart18
2 Marcus Grönholm10 Timo Rautiainen10 Peugeot Esso11
3 1 Carlos Sainz6 1 Luis Moya6 1 Ford Motor Co. Ltd.10
4 1 Juha Kankkunen5 1 Juha Repo5 1 Subaru World Rally Team9
5 Colin McRae4 Nicky Grist4 1 SEAT Sport3

FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers

Classification

PositionDriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimePoints
EventClass
17127 Jani Paasonen Jakke Honkanen Jani PaasonenMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI3:36:02.110
18228 Juuso Pykälistö Esko Mertsalmi Mitsubishi Ralliart FinlandMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI3:36:33.5+31.46
19325 Stig-Olov Walfridsson Lars Bäckman Stig-Olov WalfridssonMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI3:37:22.1+1:20.04
20430 Manfred Stohl Peter Müller Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI3:38:58.0+2:55.93
21542 Mattias Ekström Stefan Bergman Mattias EkströmMitsubishi Lancer Evo IV3:39:02.7+3:00.62
22626 Kenneth Bäcklund Tord Andersson Kenneth BäcklundMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI3:39:10.4+3:08.31
24734 Pernilla Walfridsson-Solberg Ulrika Mattsson Pernilla Walfridsson-SolbergMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI3:40:54.7+4:52.60
26845 Gianluigi Galli Nicola Arena Vieffe Corse SRLMitsubishi Lancer Evo V3:41:06.2+5:04.10
29946 Kenneth Johansson Gunnar Barth Kenneth JohanssonMitsubishi Lancer Evo III3:45:25.3+9:23.20
301050 Jussi Välimäki Jarkko Kalliolepo Jussi VälimäkiMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI3:48:32.7+12:30.60
321154 Richard Tuthill Åke Gustavsson Richard TuthillSubaru Impreza3:49:11.6+13:09.50
351249 Hannu Hotanen Jari Jyrkiäinen Hannu HotanenMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI3:59:23.7+23:21.60
361355 Stanislav Gryazin Dmitriy Eremeev Stanislav GryazinMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:00:53.4+24:51.30
381457 Ignacio Sanfilippo José Vicente Medina Ignacio SanfilippoMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI4:04:55.4+28:53.30
391562 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Bob ColsoulMitsubishi Lancer Evo IV4:05:00.5+28:58.40
401656 Marco Menegatto Roberto Vittori Marco MenegattoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI4:06:40.2+30:38.10
411779 Vincent Bristow Mikael Johansson Vincent BristowMazda 323 GTX4:12:01.6+35:59.50
421859 Joakim Roman Thomas Fredriksson Joakim RomanMitsubishi Lancer Evo V4:12:03.1+36:01.00
431973 Anders Wänn Mikael Eriksson Anders WännPeugeot 106 S164:12:12.7+36:10.60
442083 Lars Johansson Magnus Lörd Lars JohanssonOpel Astra GSi 16V4:14:25.8+38:23.70
452158 Joost Boxoen Bram Bourgeois Joost BoxoenMitsubishi Lancer Evo V4:15:36.3+39:34.20
462285 Anders Florén Curt Rosén Anders FlorénVolkswagen Golf GTI 16V4:16:24.6+40:22.50
472386 Nils Tronrud Gunhild Hvaal Engh Nils TronrudNissan Almera Kit Car4:16:43.1+40:41.00
482475 Magnus Jansson Thomas Fredriksson Magnus JanssonMitsubishi Lancer Evo IV4:17:07.1+41:05.00
492581 Andreas Mansfeld Marc de Jong Andreas MansfeldHonda Integra Type-R DC24:19:18.4+43:16.30
502694 Jacques Gleizes Jeanine Porterat-Gleizes Jacques GleizesCitroën AX GTI4:27:17.8+51:15.70
512791 Lasse Storm Ulf Storm Lasse StormCitroën AX GTI4:27:59.0+51:56.90
522884 Johan Palola Helena Eriksson Johan PalolaSEAT Ibiza GTi 16V4:30:05.1+54:03.00
532990 Patrick Legros Frédéric Agnelli Patrick LegrosHonda Integra Type-R5:14:35.6+1:38:33.50
543095 António Pinto dos Santos Nuno Rodrigues da Silva António Pinto dos SantosRenault 4 GTL5:24:56.2+1:48:54.10
Retired SS2092 Lars-Erik Kronberg Thomas Nilsson Lars-Erik KronbergSuzuki Swift GTiEngine0
Retired SS1770 Mikael Stattin Patrik Dybeck Mikael StattinSEAT Ibiza GTi 16VEngine0
Retired SS1669 Joachim Nilsson Matthias Olofsson Joachim NilssonOpel Astra GSi 16VEngine0
Retired SS1677 Natalie Barratt Elin Wolland Natalie BarrattMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIOver time limit0
Retired SS1361 Jerry Åhlin Stefan Simonsson Jerry ÅhlinMitsubishi Lancer Evo VAccident0
Retired SS1376 Julian Reynolds Andrew Bull Julian ReynoldsMitsubishi Lancer Evo IVAccident0
Retired SS1382 Peter Hillebjörk Roger Hillebjörk Peter HillebjörkRenault Mégane Coupé 16vMechanical0
Retired SS1187 Stanley Dickens Lars Rosen Stanley DickensSEAT Ibiza GTi 16VGearbox0
Retired SS1188 Bengt Karlsson Tony Puumala Bengt KarlssonSEAT Ibiza GTi 16VMechanical0
Retired SS840 Kristoffer Nilsson Per Andersson Kristoffer NilssonSubaru Impreza WRX STI RAEngine0
Retired SS739 Mats Karlsson Anders Martinsson Mats KarlssonMitsubishi Lancer Evo IIIRetired0
Retired SS678 Alfredo De Dominicis Alessandro Mari Alfredo De DominicisMitsubishi Lancer Evo VAccident0
Retired SS274 Anders Grundström Lars-Ola Nordqvist Anders GrundströmMitsubishi Lancer Evo VEngine0
Retired SS171 Johan Jonsson Mikael Persson Johan JonssonCitroën Xsara VTSAccident0
Source:[6]

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnerCarTime
Leg 1 (11 Feb)SS1Sågen 114.76 km Jani PaasonenMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI8:33.0 Jani Paasonen
SS2Rämmen 123.44 km Jani PaasonenMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI13:02.0
SS3Hamra28.59 km Juuso PykälistöMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI16:05.4 Juuso Pykälistö
SS4Torsby2.79 km Stig-Olov Walfridsson
Mattias Ekström
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
2:16.1
SS5Bjälverud21.58 km Stig-Olov WalfridssonMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI11:31.6
SS6Mangen13.29 km Jani PaasonenMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI7:22.6
SS7Arvika2.00 kmStage cancelled
SS8Långjohanstorp19.44 km Stig-Olov WalfridssonMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI10:20.1
SS9I23.40 km Kenneth BäcklundMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI2:10.5
Leg 2 (12 Feb)SS10Fredriksberg27.39 km Jani PaasonenMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI16:41.5
SS11Nyhammar27.79 km Jani PaasonenMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI15:35.1
SS12Skog 124.19 km Jani PaasonenMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI13:47.0 Jani Paasonen
SS13Jutbo47.65 km Jani PaasonenMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI28:33.8
SS14Skog 224.19 km Jani PaasonenMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI14:03.8
SS15Lugnet2.00 km Kenneth BäcklundMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI2:05.4
Leg 3 (13 Feb)SS16Malta11.88 km Juuso PykälistöMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI6:15.0
SS17Ullen24.62 km Jani PaasonenMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI13:08.4
SS18Sågen 214.76 km Jani PaasonenMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI8:22.9
SS19Rämmen 223.44 km Mattias EkströmMitsubishi Lancer Evo IV12:49.9
SS20Hagfors21.21 km Kenneth BäcklundMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI12:24.1

Championship standings

Drivers' championships
MoveDriverPoints
1 Manfred Stohl13
2 Jani Paasonen10
3 1 Gustavo Trelles6
4 Juuso Pykälistö6
5 2 Gianluigi Galli4

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Swedish Rally . juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 2022-04-21.
  2. Web site: Swedish Rally 2000 Entry List. ewrc-results.com. 21 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Swedish Rally 2000 Itinerary. juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. 21 April 2022.
  4. Web site: Swedish Rally 2000 Final Results. ewrc-results.com. 21 April 2022.
  5. Web site: Swedish Rally 2000 WRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 21 April 2022.
  6. Web site: Swedish Rally 2000 PWRC Results. ewrc-results.com. 21 April 2022.