2000 Safari Rally

2000 Safari Rally
*48th Sameer Safari Rally Kenya*
2000 Safari Rally; 48th Sameer Safari Rally Kenya
Round 3 of the 2000 World Rally Championship season
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	Rally winner Richard Burns
Host country	Kenya
Rally base	Nairobi
Dates run	February 25 2000 – February 27 2000
Stages	12 (1,047.26 km; 650.74 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	2,677.11 km (1,663.48 miles)
Statistics
Crews	51 at start, 17 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Richard Burns; Robert Reid; Subaru World Rally Team; Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99

Host country

Kenya

Rally baseNairobi

Dates runFebruary 25 2000 – February 27 2000

Stages12 (1,047.26 km; 650.74 miles)

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]

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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	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
10	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	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
16	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	M
17	Toshihiro Arai	Roger Freeman	Spike Subaru Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	—
18	Frédéric Dor	Didier Breton	F. Dor Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98	M
23	Rory Green	Orson Taylor	Rory Green	Subaru Impreza 555	—
24	Paul Bailey	Raju Sehmi	Paul Bailey	Toyota Celica GT-Four	—
28	Rob Hellier	Des Page-Morris	Rob Hellier	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	—
29	John Lloyd	Adrian Cavenagh	John Lloyd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	—
39	Michelle van Tongeren	Safina Hussein	Michelle van Tongeren	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
45	Don Smith	Adrian Wroe	Don Smith	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	—
Group N Cup entries
19	Manfred Stohl	Peter Müller	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	P
20	Shigeyuki Konishi	Glenn Macneall	Shigeyuki Konishi	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
21	Alastair Cavenagh	Crispin Sassoon	Alastair Cavenagh	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
22	Roberto Sanchez	Jorge Del Buono	Roberto Sanchez	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
25	Richard Tuthill	Peter Stone	Richard Tuthill	Subaru Impreza	—
27	Azar Anwar	Farakh Yusuf	Azar Anwar	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
31	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Edgardo Galindo	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	P
32	Saladin Mazlan	Allen Oh	Saladin Mazlan	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
33	Rudolf Stohl	Ilka Minor	Rudolf Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	P
34	Hardeep Rehsi	Kamaljeet Ubhi	Hardeep Rehsi	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
35	Phineas Kimathi	Abdul Sidi	Phineas Kimathi	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
36	Shaheed Wissanji	Mohammed Verjee	Shaheed Wissanji	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
37	Gabriel Pozzo	Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
38	Ron Oakeley	Jamie Turner	Ron Oakeley	Subaru Impreza 555	—
40	Jamil Khan	Bill Kirk	Jamil Khan	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
41	John Ngunjiri	Thuita Karanja	John Ngunjiri	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
42	Shabir Hussein	Tom Muriuki	Shabir Hussein	Subaru Legacy RS	—
43	Abe Smit	Tony Rowley	Abe Smit	Volkswagen Golf TDI	—
48	Stefan Reininger	Erich Widhalm	Stefan Reininger	Honda Civic VTi	—
49	Kozue Oi	Hiroko Takahashi	Kozue Oi	Subaru Forester	—
50	Jonathan Jackson	Shabir Haji	Jonathan Jackson	Subaru Impreza	—
54	Brendan Fernandes	Tony Kimondo	Brendan Fernandes	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
55	Shahid Essajee	Shammi Singh	Shahid Essajee	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II	—
Source:^[2]

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
Leg 1 — 350.84 km
25 February	11:28	SS1	Orien 1	112.43 km
	13:34	SS2	Oltepesi 1	116.92 km
	15:58	SS3	Olorian 1	71.40 km
	16:43	SS4	Kajiado 1	50.09 km
Leg 2 — 345.58 km
26 February	07:44	SS5	Marigat	123.21 km
	10:15	SS6	Nyaru	68.64 km
	13:38	SS7	Morendat	93.81 km
	16:12	SS8	Marigat	59.92 km
Leg 3 — 350.84 km
27 February	07:08	SS9	Orien 2	112.43 km
	09:14	SS10	Oltepesi 2	116.92 km
	11:43	SS11	Olorian 2	71.40 km
	12:28	SS12	Kajiado 2	50.09 km
Source:^[3]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	3	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	8:33:13		10
2	4	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	8:37:50	+4:37	6
3	7	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2	8:55:57	+22:44	4
4	6	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	9:01:31	+28:18	3
5	16	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	9:04:40	+31:27	2
6	17	Toshihiro Arai	Roger Freeman	Spike Subaru Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	9:19:16	+46:03	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	3	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	8:33:13		10
2	2	4	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	8:37:50	+4:37	6
3	3	7	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2	8:55:57	+22:44	4
4	4	6	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	9:01:31	+28:18	3
7	5	11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC	9:32:11	+58:58	0
8	6	12	Luis Climent Asensio	Álex Romaní	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC	9:51:13	+1:18:00	0
Retired SS8		5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	Engine		0
Retired SS8		10	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	Clutch		0
Retired SS7		2	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	Mechanical		0
Retired SS5		9	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	Suspension		0
Retired SS3		1	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Suspension		0
Retired SS3		8	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2	Codriver ill		0
Source:^[5]

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (25 Feb)	SS1	Orien 1	112.43 km	Didier Auriol	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2	47:13	Didier Auriol
	SS2	Oltepesi 1	116.92 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	54:06	Richard Burns
	SS3	Olorian 1	71.40 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	35:04
	SS4	Kajiado 1	50.09 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	23:44
Leg 2 (26 Feb)	SS5	Marigat	123.21 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	1:00:04
	SS6	Nyaru	68.64 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	46:15
	SS7	Morendat	93.81 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	46:03
	SS8	Marigat	59.92 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	27:55
Leg 3 (27 Feb)	SS9	Orien 2	112.43 km	Didier Auriol	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2	47:54
	SS10	Oltepesi 2	116.92 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	56:11
	SS11	Olorian 2	71.40 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	34:48
	SS12	Kajiado 2	50.09 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	23:18

2000 Safari Rally

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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	16		Risto Mannisenmäki	16	3	Subaru World Rally Team	25
2	7	Richard Burns	12	7	Robert Reid	12	1	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	18
3	1	Juha Kankkunen	11	1	Juha Repo	11		Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	13
4	2	Marcus Grönholm	10	2	Timo Rautiainen	10	2	Peugeot Esso	11
5	2	Carlos Sainz	9	2	Luis Moya	9		SEAT Sport	7