2000 Rallye Catalunya

2000 Rallye Catalunya
36º Rallye Catalunya – Costa Brava

Round 5 of the 2000 World Rally Championship season

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Host country  Spain
Rally base Lloret de Mar
Dates run 31 March 2 April 2000
Stages 15 (383.09 km; 238.04 mi)
Stage surface Asphalt
Overall distance 1,874.70 km (1,164.88 mi)
Results
Overall winner United Kingdom Colin McRae
United Kingdom Nicky Grist
United Kingdom Ford Motor Co
Crews 91 at start, 55 at finish

The 36º Rallye CatalunyaCosta Brava was the fifth round of 2000 FIA World Rally Championship. The event took place between 31 March and 2 April 2000. Ford driver Colin McRae took his first win of the season. Richard Burns extended his championship lead to 9 points by finishing second in front of Carlos Sainz and Tommi Mäkinen.

Results

Event standings

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Car Class Total time Difference Points
1 5 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Nicky Grist Ford Focus RS WRC 00 A8 4:07:13.0 0.0 10
2 3 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid Subaru Impreza WRC 2000 A8 4:07:18.9 5.9 6
3 6 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Luis Moya Ford Focus RS WRC 00 A8 4:07:24.7 11.7 4
4 1 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Risto Mannisenmäki Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI A8 4:07:53.2 40.2 3
5 16 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen Peugeot 206 WRC A8 4:09:04.7 1:51.7 2
6 10 France Gilles Panizzi France Hervé Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC A8 4:09:23.9 2:10.9 1
7 9 France François Delecour France Daniel Grataloup Peugeot 206 WRC A8 4:10:49.4 3:36.4 0
8 2 Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Sven Smeets Mitsubishi Carisma GT A8 4:11:25.5 4:12.5 0
9 20 Italy Andrea Navarra Italy Simona Fedeli Toyota Corolla WRC A8 4:12:18.4 5:05.4 0
10 23 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park Toyota Corolla WRC A8 4:12:42.0 5:29.0 0

Special stages

Leg Day Stage Clock Stage name Length Stage winner Time Avg. speed Rally leader
1 Fri 31 Mar SS1 9:57 La Trona 1 12.88 km United Kingdom Richard Burns 9:07.3 84.7 km/h United Kingdom Richard Burns
SS2 10:32 Alpens – Les Llosses 1 21.99 km United Kingdom Richard Burns 14:30.3 91.0 km/h
SS3 11:30 Coll de Santigosa 1 10.66 km Spain Carlos Sainz 7:07.6 89.7 km/h
SS4 14:03 La Trona 2 12.88 km United Kingdom Richard Burns 9:31.5 81.1 km/h
SS5 14:38 Alpens – Les Llosses 2 21.99 km Germany Armin Schwarz 15:00.8 87.9 km/h
SS6 15:36 Coll de Santigosa 2 10.66 km United Kingdom Colin McRae 7:08.6 89.5 km/h
2 Sat 1 Apr SS7 8:28 Gratallops – Escaladei 1 45.88 km United Kingdom Colin McRae 29:00.2 94.9 km/h United Kingdom Colin McRae
SS8 11:05 La Riba 1 36.16 km Finland Tommi Mäkinen 22:36.4 96.0 km/h
SS9 14:03 Gratallops – Escaladei 2 45.88 km United Kingdom Colin McRae 29:04.1 94.7 km/h
SS10 16:54 Coll Roig 17.57 km Spain Carlos Sainz 10:41.3 98.6 km/h
SS11 17:45 La Riba 2 36.16 km Spain Carlos Sainz 22:41.0 95.6 km/h
3 Sun 2 Apr SS12 8:18 St. Julià – Arbúcies 1 36.85 km United Kingdom Colin McRae 22:46.0 97.1 km/h
SS13 10:11 Coll de Bracons 1 18.34 km Finland Tommi Mäkinen 12:03.7 91.2 km/h
SS14 12:13 St. Julià – Arbúcies 2 36.85 km United Kingdom Colin McRae 22:43.1 97.3 km/h
SS15 14:06 Coll de Bracons 2 18.34 km Finland Marcus Grönholm 12:09.3 90.5 km/h

Championship standings after the rally

Drivers' championship standings
Pos. Driver Points
1 United Kingdom Richard Burns 28
2 Finland Tommi Mäkinen 19
3 Finland Marcus Grönholm 18
4 Spain Carlos Sainz 17
5 United Kingdom Colin McRae 14

Manufacturers' championship standings
Pos. Manufacturer Points
1 Japan Subaru World Rally Team 41
2 United Kingdom Ford Motor Co 31
3 Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 23
4 France Peugeot Esso 23
5 Spain SEAT Sport 7

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

External links

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2000 Rallye de Portugal
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Next event:
2000 Rally Argentina
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1999 Rallye Catalunya
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