2000 Rally Finland

2000 Rally Finland
*50th Neste Rally Finland*
2000 Rally Finland; 50th Neste Rally Finland
Round 9 of the 2000 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Finland
Rally base	Jyväskylä
Dates run	August 18 2000 – August 20 2000
Stages	23 (410.18 km; 254.87 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,680.14 km (1,043.99 miles)
Statistics
Crews	122 at start, 55 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Marcus Grönholm; Timo Rautiainen; Peugeot Esso; Peugeot 206 WRC

Host country

Finland

Rally baseJyväskylä

Dates runAugust 18 2000 – August 20 2000

Stages23 (410.18 km; 254.87 miles)

The 2000 Rally Finland (formally the 50th Neste Rally Finland) was the ninth round of the 2000 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 18 August and 20 August 2000, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 3rd 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 S6 WRC '00	P
4	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	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 Evo3	P
8	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3	P
9	Sebastian Lindholm	Jukka Aho	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
10	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
14	Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC	M
15	Alister McRae	David Senior	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC	M
World Rally Championship entries
16	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	M
17	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Harri Rovanperä	Toyota Corolla WRC	—
18	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
19	Tapio Laukkanen	Kaj Lindström	Tapio Laukkanen	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	M
20	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Lukoil EOS Rally Team	Toyota Corolla WRC	—
21	Pasi Hagström	Tero Gardemeister	Pasi Hagström	Toyota Corolla WRC	—
22	Janne Tuohino	Miikka Anttila	Janne Tuohino	Toyota Corolla WRC	—
24	Abdullah Bakhashab	Bobby Willis	Toyota Team Saudi Arabia	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
30	Raphael Sperrer	Per Carlsson	Raphael Sperrer	Seat Cordoba WRC Evo2	—
31	Henning Solberg	Runar Pedersen	Henning Solberg	Toyota Corolla WRC	—
34	Michael Guest	David Green	Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC	M
38	Frédéric Dor	Didier Breton	F. Dor Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	—
46	Saku Vierimaa	Hasse Kalstrom	Saku Vierimaa	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	—
48	Jussi Välimäki	Jarkko Kalliolepo	Jussi Välimäki	Ford Escort WRC	—
49	Tomasz Kuchar	Maciej Szczepaniak	Tomasz Kuchar	Toyota Corolla WRC	M
56	Jari Viita	Riku Rousku	Jari Viita	Ford Escort WRC	—
58	Jouko Tiri	Ari Haipus	Jouko Tiri	Subaru Impreza 555	—
59	Aleksander Käo	Aare Ojamäe	Aleksander Käo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	—
65	Juha Pylvänäinen	Kari Ali-Rantala	Juha Pylvänäinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
72	Jaakko Keskinen	Juha Heikkilä	Jaakko Keskinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
75	Kari Tasanko	Jouni Mustonen	Kari Tasanko	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
80	Seppo Muhonen	Jouko Vaskelainen	Seppo Muhonen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	—
88	Alexey Podgorniy	Oleg Krylov	Alexey Podgorniy	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	—
100	Fabrizio De Sanctis	Manuela Bellis	Fabrizio De Sanctis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
124	Italo Ferrara	Gabriele Bobbio	Italo Ferrara	Lancia Delta HF Integrale	—
Group N Cup entries
25	Jouko Puhakka	Tomi Tuominen	Tri-Racing Team	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
26	Manfred Stohl	Peter Müller	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
27	Juuso Pykälistö	Esko Mertsalmi	Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	—
28	Jani Paasonen	Jakke Honkanen	Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	—
29	Gustavo Trelles	Jorge Del Buono	Gustavo Trelles	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
32	Marko Ipatti	Jorma Körkkö	Marko Ipatti	Subaru Impreza	—
35	Kenneth Bäcklund	Tord Andersson	Kenneth Bäcklund	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
36	Hamed Al-Wahaibi	Tony Sircombe	Arab World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX STI RA	—
37	Gianluigi Galli	Flavio Zanella	Vieffe Corse SRL	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
40	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Edgardo Galindo	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
41	Jesús Puras	Marc Martí	Jesús Puras	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	M
42	Jouni Ampuja	Jarmo Lehtinen	Jouni Ampuja	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	—
43	Gabriel Pozzo	Fabian Cretu	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
44	Pernilla Walfridsson	Ulrika Mattsson	Pernilla Walfridsson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
47	Juha Hellman	Jani Laaksonen	Juha Hellman	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	—
50	David Higgins	Shaun O'Gorman	David Higgins	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
51	Kaj Kuistila	Kai Rantanen	Kaj Kuistila	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
52	Juha Salo	Petri Keto	Juha Salo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	—
53	Jari Ketomaa	Petri Lantta	Jari Ketomaa	Subaru Impreza 555	—
54	Hannu Jokinen	Mika Peltonen	Hannu Jokinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II	—
55	Hannu Hotanen	Jari Jyrkiäinen	Hannu Hotanen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
57	Kristian Sohlberg	Jussi Aariainen	Kristian Sohlberg	Mitsubishi Carisma GT	—
61	Teppo Vekka	Ismo Rajamäki	Teppo Vekka	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
62	Margus Murakas	Peep Kallaste	Margus Murakas	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
63	Ignacio Sanfilippo	José Vicente Medina	Ignacio Sanfilippo	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	—
64	Toomas Nurmsalu	Jüri Kulli	Toomas Nurmsalu	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	—
66	Janne Perälä	Jouni Lampinen	Janne Perälä	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
67	Jyri Poltto	Aki Suutarinen	Jyri Poltto	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II	—
68	Ari Laivola	Markku Laakso	Ari Laivola	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
69	Mika Rantanen	Jarno Tila	Mika Rantanen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II	—
71	Jukka Aho	Harri Kiesi	Jukka Aho	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	—
73	Minna Lindroos	Sari Kontro-Silvennoinen	Minna Lindroos	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
76	Antti Asunta	Ilkka Riipinen	Antti Asunta	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	—
78	Stian Engh	Henning Isdal	Stian Engh	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
83	Karri Marttila	Janne Runtti	Karri Marttila	Mitsubishi Carisma GT	—
85	Kim Jääskeläinen	Aulis Ahonen	Kim Jääskeläinen	Mitsubishi Carisma GT	—
86	Masayuki Akaba	Takako Akaba	Masayuki Akaba	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
89	Andrey Zhigunov	Igor Ter-Oganesiants	Andrey Zhigunov	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	—
90	Masayuki Yamada	Shunichi Washio	Masayuki Yamada	Subaru Impreza	—
91	Mark l'Anson	Graeme Walker	Mark l'Anson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
92	Marco Menegatto	Roberto Vittori	Marco Menegatto	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
94	Stanislav Gryazin	Dmitriy Eremeev	Stanislav Gryazin	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
95	Eero Räikkönen	Aki Hietala	Eero Räikkönen	Honda Integra Type-R	—
96	Aki Keinänen	Asko Sairanen	Aki Keinänen	Honda Integra Type-R	—
97	Jani Ylipahkala	Markku Laurila	Jani Ylipahkala	Opel Astra GSi 16V	—
98	Pekka Turunen	Sami Räsänen	Pekka Turunen	Seat Ibiza GTi 16V	—
99	Ilkka Kärpänen	Jaakko Jäntti	Ilkka Kärpänen	Opel Astra GSi 16V	—
103	Ville-Pertti Teuronen	Mikko Jokinen	Ville-Pertti Teuronen	Peugeot 306 S16	—
105	Pierluigi Alessandri	Christina Castiglioni	Pierluigi Alessandri	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	—
107	Erno Randelin	Juha-Pekka Kauppinen	Erno Randelin	Opel Astra GSi 16V	—
108	Petri Norojärvi	Eero Haarjarvi	Petri Norojärvi	Opel Astra GSi 16V	—
109	Harri Korkiakoski	Jorma Kiimalainen	Harri Korkiakoski	Opel Astra GSi 16V	—
110	Natalie Barratt	Joanne Lockwood	Natalie Barratt	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
112	Henri Nyström	Kalevi Lonka	Henri Nyström	Ford Escort RS 2000	—
118	Oliver Clark	Ana Goñi	Oliver Clark	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	—
119	Andreas Mansfeld	Klaus Hartmann	Andreas Mansfeld	Honda Integra Type-R DC2	—
121	Michel Molinié	Vincent Aubry	Michel Molinié	Mazda 323 GT-R	—
122	Petri Uronen	Jani Salomaa	Petri Uronen	Honda Integra Type-R	—
123	Kyosti Laihanen	Markku Pylkko	Kyosti Laihanen	Opel Astra GSi 16V	—
125	Rory Galligan	Herbie Blackburn	Rory Galligan	Opel Astra GSi 16V	—
126	Jean-Louis Chanet	Pascal Jacoulot	Jean-Louis Chanet	Renault Clio Williams	—
127	Markku Harju	Pekka Leppälä	Markku Harju	Ford Escort RS 2000	—
128	Lasse Laine	Jouni Laine	Lasse Laine	Suzuki Swift GTi	—
129	Juha-Pekka Järvinen	Jyrki Kumpulainen	Juha-Pekka Järvinen	Volkswagen Polo 16V	—
130	Corrado Fontana	Rodolfo Messa	Corrado Fontana	Peugeot 306 Rallye	—
131	Juhani Länsikorpi	Markku Kangas	Juhani Länsikorpi	Volkswagen Polo 16V	—
132	Matti J. Tarvainen	Egil Eriksson	Matti J. Tarvainen	Škoda Favorit 136 L	—
134	Holger Knöbel	Manfred Klemme	Holger Knöbel	Volkswagen Polo 16V	—
Source:^[2]

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 128.10 km
18 August	10:31	SS1	Kuohu	7.67 km
	10:59	SS2	Parkkola	20.11 km
	11:59	SS3	Mökkiperä	13.39 km
	13:57	SS4	Muittari	13.51 km
	14:20	SS5	Konttimäki	13.08 km
	14:53	SS6	Palsankylä	13.90 km
	16:21	SS7	Valkola	8.40 km
	17:04	SS8	Lankamaa	23.44 km
	17:57	SS9	Laukaa	12.37 km
	20:29	SS10	Killeri 1	2.23 km
Leg 2 — 165.11 km
19 August	07:57	SS11	Juupajoki	30.34 km
	09:15	SS12	Västilä	17.43 km
	09:50	SS13	Päijälä	12.81 km
	11:56	SS14	Ehikki 1	19.08 km
	12:59	SS15	Leustu 1	23.58 km
	15:16	SS16	Ouninpohja 1	34.21 km
	16:19	SS17	Vaheri 1	25.43 km
	20:00	SS18	Killeri 2	2.23 km
Leg 3 — 116.97 km
20 August	08:29	SS19	Ehikki 2	19.08 km
	09:02	SS20	Moksi	14.67 km
	09:41	SS21	Leustu 2	23.58 km
	11:58	SS22	Ouninpohja 2	34.21 km
	13:01	SS23	Vaheri 2	25.43 km
Source:^[3]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	10	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:22:37.1		10
2	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	3:23:43.5	+1:06.4	6
3	17	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Harri Rovanperä	Toyota Corolla WRC	3:23:46.7	+1:09.6	4
4	1	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:24:15.8	+1:38.7	3
5	9	Sebastian Lindholm	Jukka Aho	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:25:43.1	+3:06.0	2
6	18	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:27:42.1	+5:05.0	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	10	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:22:37.1		10
2	2	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	3:23:43.5	+1:06.4	6
4	3	1	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:24:15.8	+1:38.7	3
5	4	9	Sebastian Lindholm	Jukka Aho	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:25:43.1	+3:06.0	2
8	5	4	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	3:28:30.0	+5:52.9	0
9	6	15	Alister McRae	David Senior	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC	3:28:46.2	+6:09.1	0
11	7	7	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3	3:31:03.4	+8:26.3	0
14	8	6	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	3:36:23.4	+13:46.3	0
15	9	14	Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team	Hyundai Accent WRC	3:36:28.1	+13:51.0	0
Retired SS12		3	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	Accident		0
Retired SS11		2	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	Mechanical		0
Retired SS11		8	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3	Mechanical		0
Source:^[5]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (18 Aug)	SS1	Kuohu	7.67 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	3:44.8	Marcus Grönholm
	SS2	Parkkola	20.11 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	10:06.7
	SS3	Mökkiperä	13.39 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	6:32.2
	SS4	Muittari	13.51 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	6:05.6
	SS5	Konttimäki	13.08 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	5:40.7
	SS6	Palsankylä	13.90 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	7:28.6
	SS7	Valkola	8.40 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	4:30.2
	SS8	Lankamaa	23.44 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:47.3
	SS9	Laukaa	12.37 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	6:13.0
	SS10	Killeri 1	2.23 km	Tommi Mäkinen Richard Burns	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	1:07.9
Leg 2 (19 Aug)	SS11	Juupajoki	30.34 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	15:13.8
	SS12	Västilä	17.43 km	Sebastian Lindholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	8:21.7
	SS13	Päijälä	12.81 km	Juha Kankkunen	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	6:07.0
	SS14	Ehikki 1	19.08 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	9:30.2
	SS15	Leustu 1	23.58 km	Juha Kankkunen	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	11:47.1
	SS16	Ouninpohja 1	34.21 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	16:29.1
	SS17	Vaheri 1	25.43 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	12:25.2
	SS18	Killeri 2	2.23 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	1:08.7
Leg 3 (20 Aug)	SS19	Ehikki 2	19.08 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	9:26.3
	SS20	Moksi	14.67 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	7:58.3
	SS21	Leustu 2	23.58 km	Marcus Grönholm	Peugeot 206 WRC	11:41.3
	SS22	Ouninpohja 2	34.21 km	Juha Kankkunen	Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00	16:21.3
	SS23	Vaheri 2	25.43 km	Colin McRae	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	12:13.3

2000 Rally Finland

Entry list

Itinerary

Results

Overall

World Rally Cars

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Special stages

Championship standings

FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers

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Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1	1	Marcus Grönholm	44	1	Timo Rautiainen	44	1	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	63
2	1	Richard Burns	38	1	Robert Reid	38	1	Subaru World Rally Team	60
3		Colin McRae	36		Nicky Grist	36		Peugeot Esso	54
4		Carlos Sainz	27		Luis Moya	27		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	33
5		Tommi Mäkinen	26		Risto Mannisenmäki	26		Škoda Motorsport	8