The 2000 Rally New Zealand (formally the 31st Propecia Rally New Zealand) was the eighth round of the 2000 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 14 July and 16 July 2000, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 2nd win in the World Rally Championship.[1]
| 2000 Rally New Zealand 31st Propecia Rally New Zealand | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Round 8 of the 2000 World Rally Championship season
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| Host country |  New Zealand | ||
| Rally base | Auckland | ||
| Dates run | July 14 2000 – July 16 2000 | ||
| Stages | 24 (373.11 km; 231.84 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,619.76 km (1,006.47 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 70 at start, 43 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot EssoPeugeot 206 WRC | ||
Background edit
Entry list edit
Itinerary edit
All dates and times are NZST (UTC+12).
| Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — 117.17 km | ||||
| 14 July | 08:23 | SS1 | Te Akau North | 32.37 km |
| 10:26 | SS2 | Maungatawhiri | 6.52 km | |
| 10:49 | SS3 | Te Papatapu 1 | 16.62 km | |
| 11:22 | SS4 | Te Hutewai | 11.32 km | |
| 12:53 | SS5 | Whaanga Coast | 29.52 km | |
| 13:36 | SS6 | Te Papatapu 2 | 16.62 km | |
| 18:15 | SS7 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km | |
| 18:45 | SS8 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | |
| Leg 2 — 176.76 km | ||||
| 15 July | 09:28 | SS9 | Waipu Gorge 1 | 11.24 km |
| 09:46 | SS10 | Brooks 1 | 16.03 km | |
| 10:14 | SS11 | Paparoa Station 1 | 11.64 km | |
| 11:37 | SS12 | Parahi — Ararua | 59.00 km | |
| 14:20 | SS13 | Cassidy | 20.12 km | |
| 15:13 | SS14 | Batley | 19.82 km | |
| 16:16 | SS15 | Waipu Gorge 2 | 11.24 km | |
| 16:34 | SS16 | Brooks 2 | 16.03 km | |
| 17:02 | SS17 | Paparoa Station 2 | 11.64 km | |
| Leg 3 — 79.18 km | ||||
| 16 July | 09:18 | SS18 | Te Akau South | 31.24 km |
| 11:26 | SS19 | Ridge 1 | 8.53 km | |
| 11:39 | SS20 | Campbell 1 | 7.44 km | |
| 11:57 | SS21 | Ridge 2 | 8.53 km | |
| 12:10 | SS22 | Campbell 2 | 7.44 km | |
| 12:53 | SS23 | Fyfe 1 | 8.00 km | |
| 13:06 | SS24 | Fyfe 2 | 8.00 km | |
| Source:[3] | ||||
Results edit
Overall edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Marcus Grönholm
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Timo Rautiainen
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Peugeot Esso
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 3:45:13.4 | 10 | |
| 2 | 5 |  Colin McRae
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Nicky Grist
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 3:45:27.9 | +14.5 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 |  Carlos Sainz
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Luis Moya
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 3:46:31.8 | +1:18.4 | 4 |
| 4 | 16 |  Petter Solberg
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Phil Mills
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 3:48:14.1 | +3:00.7 | 3 |
| 5 | 14 |  Kenneth Eriksson
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Staffan Parmander
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 Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team
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Hyundai Accent WRC | 3:48:26.1 | +3:12.7 | 2 |
| 6 | 17 | Peter 'Possum' Bourne
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Craig Vincent
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 Subaru Rally Team Australia
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Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 | 3:52:08.0 | +6:54.6 | 1 |
| Source:[4] | ||||||||
World Rally Cars edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (14 Jul) | SS1 | Te Akau North | 32.37 km | François Delecour
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 18:08.1 | François Delecour
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| SS2 | Maungatawhiri | 6.52 km | Petter Solberg
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Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 3:41.7 | ||
| SS3 | Te Papatapu 1 | 16.62 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:13.6 | ||
| SS4 | Te Hutewai | 11.32 km | Petter Solberg
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Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 8:06.3 | ||
| SS5 | Whaanga Coast | 29.52 km | François Delecour
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 21:23.7 | ||
| SS6 | Te Papatapu 2 | 16.62 km | François Delecour
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 11:04.2 | ||
| SS7 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km | Colin McRae
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Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 1:22.3 | ||
| SS8 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | Colin McRae
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Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 1:20.5 | ||
| Leg 2 (15 Jul) | SS9 | Waipu Gorge 1 | 11.24 km | Richard Burns
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Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | 6:32.8 | |
| SS10 | Brooks 1 | 16.03 km | Richard Burns
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Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | 9:49.9 | Marcus Grönholm
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| SS11 | Paparoa Station 1 | 11.64 km | Richard Burns
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Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | 6:18.5 | ||
| SS12 | Parahi — Ararua | 59.00 km | Richard Burns
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Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | 34:04.5 | ||
| SS13 | Cassidy | 20.12 km | Colin McRae
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Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 11:35.9 | ||
| SS14 | Batley | 19.82 km | Colin McRae
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Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 11:09.0 | ||
| SS15 | Waipu Gorge 2 | 11.24 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:33.9 | ||
| SS16 | Brooks 2 | 16.03 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 9:56.8 | ||
| SS17 | Paparoa Station 2 | 11.64 km | Marcus Grönholm
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Peugeot 206 WRC | 6:24.5 | ||
| Leg 3 (16 Jul) | SS18 | Te Akau South | 31.24 km | Alister McRae
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Hyundai Accent WRC | 18:46.3 | |
| SS19 | Ridge 1 | 8.53 km | Richard Burns
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Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | 4:46.3 | ||
| SS20 | Campbell 1 | 7.44 km | Colin McRae
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Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 3:55.9 | ||
| SS21 | Ridge 2 | 8.53 km | Colin McRae
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Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 4:45.4 | ||
| SS22 | Campbell 2 | 7.44 km | Colin McRae
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Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 3:51.8 | ||
| SS23 | Fyfe 1 | 8.00 km | Colin McRae
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Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 4:21.8 | ||
| SS24 | Fyfe 2 | 8.00 km | Petter Solberg
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Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | 4:17.7 |
Championship standings edit
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 
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Richard Burns
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38 |
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Robert Reid
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38 |
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 Subaru World Rally Team
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58 | |||
| 2 |  1
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Marcus Grönholm
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34 | 1
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Timo Rautiainen
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34 |
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Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
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57 | |||
| 3 |  1
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Colin McRae
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30 | 1
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Nicky Grist
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30 |
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Peugeot Esso
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41 | |||
| 4 | 1
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Carlos Sainz
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27 | 1
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Luis Moya
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27 |
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Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart
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29 | |||
| 5 | 1
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Tommi Mäkinen
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23 | 1
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Risto Mannisenmäki
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23 |
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 Škoda Motorsport
|
8 | |||
FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers edit
Classification edit
Special stages edit
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 (14 Jul) | SS1 | Te Akau North | 32.37 km | Cody Crocker
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Subaru Impreza WRX | 18:41.5 | Cody Crocker
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| SS2 | Maungatawhiri | 6.52 km | Reece Jones
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 3:50.5 | ||
| SS3 | Te Papatapu 1 | 16.62 km | Cody Crocker
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Subaru Impreza WRX | 11:34.0 | ||
| SS4 | Te Hutewai | 11.32 km | Cody Crocker
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Subaru Impreza WRX | 8:19.1 | ||
| SS5 | Whaanga Coast | 29.52 km | Cody Crocker
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Subaru Impreza WRX | 22:00.9 | ||
| SS6 | Te Papatapu 2 | 16.62 km |  Hamed Al-Wahaibi
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Subaru Impreza WRX | 11:22.7 | ||
| SS7 | Manukau Super 1 | 2.10 km | Cody Crocker
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Subaru Impreza WRX | 1:28.7 | ||
| SS8 | Manukau Super 2 | 2.10 km | Fumio Nutahara
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 1:27.3 | ||
| Leg 2 (15 Jul) | SS9 | Waipu Gorge 1 | 11.24 km |  Manfred Stohl
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 6:59.6 | |
| SS10 | Brooks 1 | 16.03 km |  Gustavo Trelles
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 10:25.2 | ||
| SS11 | Paparoa Station 1 | 11.64 km | Reece Jones
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 6:40.9 | ||
| SS12 | Parahi — Ararua | 59.00 km | Manfred Stohl
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 36:09.7 | Manfred Stohl
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| SS13 | Cassidy | 20.12 km | Manfred Stohl
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 12:36.3 | ||
| SS14 | Batley | 19.82 km | Hamed Al-Wahaibi
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Subaru Impreza WRX | 11:52.7 | ||
| SS15 | Waipu Gorge 2 | 11.24 km | Manfred Stohl
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 7:05.2 | ||
| SS16 | Brooks 2 | 16.03 km | Gustavo Trelles
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 10:47.0 | ||
| SS17 | Paparoa Station 2 | 11.64 km | Manfred Stohl
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 7:00.7 | ||
| Leg 3 (16 Jul) | SS18 | Te Akau South | 31.24 km | Cody Crocker
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Subaru Impreza WRX | 19:20.3 | |
| SS19 | Ridge 1 | 8.53 km | Manfred Stohl
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 5:08.4 | ||
| SS20 | Campbell 1 | 7.44 km | Cody Crocker
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Subaru Impreza WRX | 4:13.1 | ||
| SS21 | Ridge 2 | 8.53 km | Manfred Stohl
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 5:05.1 | ||
| SS22 | Campbell 2 | 7.44 km | Manfred Stohl
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:08.9 | ||
| SS23 | Fyfe 1 | 8.00 km | Cody Crocker
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Subaru Impreza WRX | 4:34.3 | ||
| SS24 | Fyfe 2 | 8.00 km | Manfred Stohl
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 4:31.6 |
Championship standings edit
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 |
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Manfred Stohl
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41 |
| 2 |
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Gustavo Trelles
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34 |
| 3 |
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 Gabriel Pozzo
|
16 |
| 4 |
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 Miguel Campos
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13 |
| 5 |
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Claudio Marcelo Menzi
|
12 |
References edit
- ^ "Rally New Zealand". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ^ "Rally New Zealand 2000 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Rally New Zealand 2000 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Rally New Zealand 2000 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Rally New Zealand 2000 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Rally New Zealand 2000 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 14 June 2023.