2000 Monte Carlo Rally

2000 Monte Carlo Rally
*68th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo*
2000 Monte Carlo Rally; 68th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
Round 1 of the 2000 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Monaco
Rally base	Monaco
Dates run	January 20, 2000 – January 22, 2000
Stages	15 (412.81 km; 256.51 miles)
Stage surface	Asphalt/snow
Overall distance	1,434.85 km (891.57 miles)
Statistics
Crews	92 at start, 59 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Tommi Mäkinen; Risto Mannisenmäki; Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart; Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI

Host country

Monaco

Rally baseMonaco

Dates runJanuary 20, 2000 – January 22, 2000

Stages15 (412.81 km; 256.51 miles)

The 2000 Monte Carlo Rally (formally the 68th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo) was the first round of the 2000 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 20 January and 22 January 2000, and was won by Mitsubishi's Tommi Mäkinen, his 20th win in the World Rally Championship. ^[1]

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No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	M
2	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	M
3	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	P
4	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	P
5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	M
6	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	M
7	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2	P
8	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2	P
9	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
10	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC	M
12	Luis Climent Asensio	Álex Romaní	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC	M
World Rally Championship entries
17	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
18	Bruno Thiry	Stéphane Prévot	H.F. Grifone SRL	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
19	Henrik Lundgaard	Jens-Christian Anker	Henrik Lundgaard	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
20	Olivier Burri	Christophe Hofmann	Olivier Burri	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
27	Alessandro Ghezzi	Primo Zonca	Alessandro Ghezzi	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
28	Pier Lorenzo Zanchi	Dario D'Esposito	Pier Lorenzo Zanchi	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
29	Christophe Arnaud	Stéphane Arnaud	Christophe Arnaud	Subaru Impreza 555	M
30	Italo Ferrara	Gabriele Bobbio	Italo Ferrara	Lancia Delta HF Integrale	—
31	Nigel Heath	Chris Patterson	Nigel Heath	Subaru Impreza 555	P
32	Pierre Carestia	Christophe Gianti	Pierre Carestia	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	—
33	Roberto Di Giuseppe	Francesco Carugno	Roberto Di Giuseppe	Lancia Delta HF Integrale	—
34	Georg Ruhl	Ludwig Rühl jr.	Georg Ruhl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	—
Group N Cup entries
16	Gustavo Trelles	Jorge Del Buono	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
21	Manfred Stohl	Peter Müller	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	P
22	Uwe Nittel	Detlef Ruf	Uwe Nittel	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	M
23	Boris Popovič	Antonio Morassi	Boris Popovič	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
24	Andrea Maselli	Nicola Arena	Andrea Maselli	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	P
25	Gianluigi Galli	Guido D'Amore	Vieffe Corse SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
26	Pieter Tsjoen	Steven Vergalle	Team Gamma	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
51	Olivier Gillet	Freddy Delorme	Olivier Gillet	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
52	Philippe Rognoni	Etienne Patrone	Philippe Rognoni	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
53	Nicolas Latil	Laurent Nicolas	Nicolas Latil	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
54	Claude Carret	Julian Carret	Claude Carret	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	M
55	Hermann Gassner Sr.	Siegfried Schrankl	Hermann Gassner Sr.	Proton Pert Evo V	—
56	Frédéric Schmit	Christophe Schmit	Frédéric Schmit	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
57	Marco Menegatto	Roberto Vittori	Marco Menegatto	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
58	Marta Candian	Mara Biotti	Marta Candian	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
59	Raimo Hämeenniemi	Jaakko Pikkarainen	Raimo Hämeenniemi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	—
60	Richard Bourcier	Jean-Marc Ducousso	Richard Bourcier	Subaru Impreza GT Turbo	—
61	David Truphemus	Pascal Saivre	David Truphemus	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	—
62	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Bob Colsoul	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	—
63	Riccardo Garosci	Jean-Charles Descamps	Riccardo Garosci	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
64	Michael Stoschek	Klaus Wagner	Michael Stoschek	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
65	Uwe Forkert	Fred Winklhofer	FWU Premium Rally Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	—
66	Radek Švec	Hana Komarovová	Radek Švec	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	—
67	Serge Amorotti	Hervé Amorotti	Serge Amorotti	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	—
68	Gérard Picot	Nadine Gadet	Gérard Picot	Subaru Impreza GT Turbo	—
69	François Bonny	Christiane Bonny	Lugano Racing Team	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	—
70	Mickaël De Castelli	Michel Robinet	Mickaël De Castelli	Subaru Impreza GT Turbo	—
71	Lilian Polge	Marie-Noëlle Polge	Lilian Polge	Subaru Impreza GT Turbo	—
72	Christian Caffardo	Marielle Vescovi	Christian Caffardo	Subaru Impreza GT Turbo	—
73	Frédéric Ruelle-Jourdain	Pascal Serre	Frédéric Ruelle-Jourdain	Mazda 323 GT-R	—
74	Jürgen Barth	Jean-Claude Perramond	Jürgen Barth	Seat Ibiza TDI	—
75	Gabriele Cadringher	Gianfranco Serembre	Gabriele Cadringher	Seat Ibiza TDI	—
76	Brice Tirabassi	Sabrina De Castelli	Brice Tirabassi	Peugeot 306 Rallye	—
77	Horst Rotter	Volker Schmidt	Horst Rotter	Opel Astra GSi 16V	—
78	Serge Guiramand	Jérôme Favier	Serge Guiramand	Renault Clio Williams	—
79	Pascal Imbert	Jean-Claude Imbert	Pascal Imbert	Renault Clio Williams	—
80	Stéphane Cornu	Benoît Legras	Stéphane Cornu	Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9	—
81	Marc Dessi	Vanessa Dessi	Marc Dessi	Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9	—
82	Christian Grillerer	Stephane Cambou	Christian Grillerer	Honda Integra Type-R	—
83	Bruno Zonta	Roger Lassalle	Bruno Zonta	Renault Clio Williams	—
84	Miguel Baudoin	Eric Mattei	Miguel Baudoin	Renault Clio Williams	—
85	Jean-Pierre Roche	Christophe Preve	Jean-Pierre Roche	Renault Clio 16S	—
86	Claude Bensimon	Emmanuel Bracconi	Claude Bensimon	Renault Clio Williams	—
87	Michel Giry	Marion Giry	Michel Giry	Peugeot 306 S16	—
88	Michel Bour	Denise Bour	Michel Bour	Citroën Saxo VTS	—
89	Pascal Allemand	Florent Allemand	Pascal Allemand	Peugeot 106 Rallye	—
90	Jean-Noël Dupouy	Olivier Bourgier	Jean-Noël Dupouy	Peugeot 106 Rallye	—
91	Johan Bastiaens	Marc Ceyssens	Johan Bastiaens	Honda Civic VTi	—
92	Roger Grimaud	Jean-Christian Grimaud	Roger Grimaud	Honda Civic VTi (EG6)	—
93	Paul-Louis Ristori	Lucie Paoli	Paul-Louis Ristori	Peugeot 106 Rallye	—
94	Jean-Pierre Manavella	Jean-Michel Mercier	Jean-Pierre Manavella	Škoda Felicia	—
95	Thierry Chabanne	Isabelle Bernard	Thierry Chabanne	Peugeot 106 XSI	—
Source:^[2]

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 112.83 km
20 January	12:03	SS1	Tourette du Château — Saint Antonin	24.81 km
	12:36	SS2	Saint Pierre — Entrevaux	30.63 km
	14:40	SS3	Norante — Etablissement Thermal	19.75 km
	17:28	SS4	Selonnet — Bréziers 1	17.94 km
	18:01	SS5	Rochebrune — Urtis 1	19.70 km
Leg 2 — 162.35 km
21 January	08:38	SS6	L'Epine — Rosans	31.40 km
	11:11	SS7	Ruissas — Eygalayes	27.70 km
	13:29	SS8	Plan de Vitrolles — Faye	48.55 km
	16:28	SS9	Prunières — Embrun	34.12 km
	17:31	SS10	Saint Clément — Saint Saveur	20.58 km
Leg 3 — 137.63 km
22 January	07:12	SS11	Selonnet — Bréziers 2	17.94 km
	07:45	SS12	Rochebrune — Urtis 2	19.70 km
	09:25	SS13	Sisteron — Thoard	36.94 km
	12:40	SS14	Saint Auban — Bif. D10/D17	29.17 km
	15:56	SS15	Sospel — La Bollène Vésubie	33.88 km
Source:^[3]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:23:35.8		10
2	6	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	4:25:00.7	+1:24.9	6
3	4	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	4:26:57.2	+3:21.4	4
4	8	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2	4:27:20.9	+3:45.1	3
5	18	Bruno Thiry	Stéphane Prévot	H.F. Grifone SRL	Toyota Corolla WRC	4:28:24.2	+4:48.4	2
6	2	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	4:30:39.9	+7:04.1	1
Source:^[4]

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	1	1	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:23:35.8		10
2	2	6	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	4:25:00.7	+1:24.9	6
3	3	4	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	4:26:57.2	+3:21.4	4
4	4	8	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2	4:27:20.9	+3:45.1	3
6	5	2	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	4:30:39.9	+7:04.1	1
7	6	11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC	4:33:24.1	+9:48.3	0
10	7	12	Luis Climent Asensio	Álex Romaní	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC	4:44:25.3	+20:49.5	0
Retired SS15		5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	Engine		0
Retired SS14		7	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2	Engine		0
Retired SS7		3	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	Engine		0
Retired SS7		9	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	Engine		0
Retired SS7		10	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	Engine		0
Retired SS7		17	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	Engine		0
Source:^[5]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (20 Jan)	SS1	Tourette du Château — Saint Antonin	24.81 km	Gilles Panizzi	Peugeot 206 WRC	17:58.2	Gilles Panizzi
	SS2	Saint Pierre — Entrevaux	30.63 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	22:17.7	Richard Burns
	SS3	Norante — Etablissement Thermal	19.75 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	12:49.8	Richard Burns
	SS4	Selonnet — Bréziers 1	17.94 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	12:47.6	Tommi Mäkinen
	SS5	Rochebrune — Urtis 1	19.70 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	16:19.8
Leg 2 (21 Jan)	SS6	L'Epine — Rosans	31.40 km	Stage cancelled
	SS7	Ruissas — Eygalayes	27.70 km	Juha Kankkunen	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	17:01.6
	SS8	Plan de Vitrolles — Faye	48.55 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	31:06.1
	SS9	Prunières — Embrun	34.12 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	20:09.5
	SS10	Saint Clément — Saint Saveur	20.58 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	13:44.1
Leg 3 (22 Jan)	SS11	Selonnet — Bréziers 2	17.94 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	12:46.1
	SS12	Rochebrune — Urtis 2	19.70 km	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	16:16.1
	SS13	Sisteron — Thoard	36.94 km	Juha Kankkunen	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	25:04.0
	SS14	Saint Auban — Bif. D10/D17	29.17 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	19:23.9
	SS15	Sospel — La Bollène Vésubie	33.88 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	23:34.2

2000 Monte Carlo Rally

Entry list

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Results

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World Rally Cars

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Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Tommi Mäkinen	10		Risto Mannisenmäki	10		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	12
2		Carlos Sainz	6		Luis Moya	6		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	6
3		Juha Kankkunen	4		Juha Repo	4		Subaru World Rally Team	4
4		Toni Gardemeister	3		Paavo Lukander	3		SEAT Sport	3
5		Bruno Thiry	2		Stéphane Prévot	2		Škoda Motorsport	1