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2000 Cyprus Rally

The 2000 Cyprus Rally (formally the 28th Cyprus Rally) was the tenth round of the 2000 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 8 September and 10 September 2000, and was won by Ford's Carlos Sainz, his 23rd win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2000 Cyprus Rally
28th Cyprus Rally
Round 10 of the 2000 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Cyprus
Rally baseLimassol
Dates runSeptember 8 2000 – September 10 2000
Stages23 (348.41 km; 216.49 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,227.79 km (762.91 miles)
Statistics
Crews52 at start, 27 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerSpain Carlos Sainz
Spain Luis Moya
United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
Ford Focus RS WRC '00

Background

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Entry list

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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   François Delecour   Daniel Grataloup   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 Evo2 M
12   Luis Climent Asensio   Álex Romaní   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
World Rally Championship entries
20   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Lukoil EOS Rally Team Toyota Corolla WRC —
18   Toshihiro Arai   Roger Freeman   Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 —
19   Krzysztof Hołowczyc   Jean-Marc Fortin   Wizja TV / Turning Point RT Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 M
20   Abdullah Bakhashab   Bobby Willis   Toyota Team Saudi Arabia Toyota Corolla WRC M
21   Frédéric Dor   Didier Breton   F. Dor Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 —
22   Simon Jean-Joseph   Jack Boyère   Simon Jean-Joseph Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 —
23   Ioannis Papadimitriou   Nikolaos Petropoulos   Ioannis Papadimitriou Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 —
29   Andreas Tsouloftas   Andreas Achilleos   Fairways Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
30   Chris Thomas   Andreas Christodoulides   Chris Thomas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
33   Maurice Sehnaoui   Naji Stephan   Maurice Sehnaoui Toyota Corolla WRC —
34   Christos Eliades   Dimis Cacoyiannis   Christos Eliades Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III —
35   Paraskevas Paraskeva   Savvas Laos   Paraskevas Paraskeva Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V —
36   Nigel Heath   Steve Lancaster   Nigel Heath Subaru Impreza WRC —
37   Michel Saleh   Adamos Gregoriou   Michel Saleh Toyota Celica GT-Four —
42   Iakovos Pendaras   Andreas Andreou   Iakovos Pendaras Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution —
48   Leonidas Katsaros   Renos Thrasyvoulou   Leonidas Katsaros Lancia Delta HF Integrale —
53   Nicholas Mandrides   Yiannis Ioannou   Nicholas Mandrides Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
Group N Cup entries
24   Manfred Stohl   Peter Müller   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
25   Gustavo Trelles   Jorge Del Buono   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
27   Claudio Marcelo Menzi   Edgardo Galindo   Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
28   Gabriel Pozzo   Fabian Cretu   Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
31   Andreas Peratikos   Harris Episkopou   Andreas Peratikos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III —
32   Dimi Mavropoulos   Georgios Alexandrou   Dimi Mavropoulos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
38   Nizar Al-Shanfari   Michalakis Michael   Nizar Al-Shanfari Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
39   Ron Cremen   Linda Long   Ron Cremen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV —
40   Rami Shohatovich   Nikitas Stavrinou   Rami Shohatovich Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V —
44   Bob Colsoul   Tom Colsoul   Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V —
45   Prodromos Prodromou   Yiannos Hadjichristofi   Prodromos Prodromou Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III —
46   Charalambos Timotheou   Nicos Panayides   Charalambos Timotheou Subaru Impreza 555 —
47   Panagiotis Theofanides   Nikos Theofanides   Panagiotis Theofanides Subaru Impreza WRX —
49   Pavlos Moschoutis   Giorgos Petropoulos   Pavlos Moschoutis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
52   Johnny Westberg   Etai Moldawsky   Johnny Westberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
54   Daniel Levy   Theodoros Georgiou   Daniel Levy Subaru Impreza WRX —
57   Demitris Pieri   Petros Panteli   Demitris Pieri Toyota Celica GT-Four —
58   Andreas Konstantinou   Marios Potamou   Andreas Konstantinou Subaru Impreza WRX —
59   Giorgos Koudounias   Andreas Erotokritou   Giorgos Koudounias Renault Clio 16V —
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Itinerary

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All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3)

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 145.16 km
8 September 08:33 SS1 Alassa 1 6.22 km
09:06 SS2 Prastio 1 11.06 km
09:49 SS3 Agios Nikolaos 1 11.30 km
10:22 SS4 Platres 1 11.99 km
12:17 SS5 Mylikouri 1 31.87 km
13:10 SS6 Panagia 1 19.52 km
15:08 SS7 Kourdali 14.92 km
15:39 SS8 Assinou 25.39 km
16:57 SS9 Xerarkaka 12.89 km
Leg 2 — 114.50 km
9 September 09:01 SS10 Platres — Saittas 11.48 km
09:39 SS11 Alassa 2 6.22 km
10:12 SS12 Prastio 2 11.06 km
13:10 SS13 Panagia 2 19.52 km
13:55 SS14 Mylikouri 2 31.87 km
16:48 SS15 Prastio 3 11.06 km
17:31 SS16 Agios Nikolaos 2 11.30 km
18:04 SS17 Platres 2 11.99 km
Leg 3 — 88.75 km
10 September 09:21 SS18 Vavatsinia 1 19.11 km
10:04 SS19 Agios Onoufrios 18.10 km
10:52 SS20 Lageia 1 9.62 km
13:47 SS21 Vavatsinia 2 19.11 km
14:35 SS22 Macheras 13.19 km
15:18 SS23 Lageia 2 9.62 km
Source:[3]

Results

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Overall

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 6   Carlos Sainz   Luis Moya   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 5:26:04.9 10
2 5   Colin McRae   Nicky Grist   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 5:26:42.2 +37.3 6
3 9   François Delecour   Daniel Grataloup   Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC 5:27:35.7 +1:30.8 4
4 3   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 5:28:09.0 +2:04.1 3
5 1   Tommi Mäkinen   Risto Mannisenmäki   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:29:03.1 +2:58.2 2
6 20   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Lukoil EOS Rally Team Toyota Corolla WRC 5:29:50.3 +3:45.4 1
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 6   Carlos Sainz   Luis Moya   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 5:26:04.9 10
2 2 5   Colin McRae   Nicky Grist   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 5:26:42.2 +37.3 6
3 3 9   François Delecour   Daniel Grataloup   Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC 5:27:35.7 +1:30.8 4
4 4 3   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 5:28:09.0 +2:04.1 3
5 5 1   Tommi Mäkinen   Risto Mannisenmäki   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:29:03.1 +2:58.2 2
7 6 4   Juha Kankkunen   Juha Repo   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 5:33:06.6 +7:01.7 0
8 7 2   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 5:34:10.6 +8:05.7 0
Retired SS14 8   Toni Gardemeister   Paavo Lukander   SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3 Accident 0
Retired SS7 7   Didier Auriol   Denis Giraudet   SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3 Mechanical 0
Retired SS6 10   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC Engine 0
Retired SS5 12   Luis Climent Asensio   Álex Romaní   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Oil leak 0
Retired SS2 11   Armin Schwarz   Manfred Hiemer   Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Accident 0
Source:[5]

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (8 Sep) SS1 Alassa 1 6.22 km   Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 4:34.7   Carlos Sainz
SS2 Prastio 1 11.06 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 6:40.0
SS3 Agios Nikolaos 1 11.30 km   Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 10:04.0
SS4 Platres 1 11.99 km   Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 9:54.0
SS5 Mylikouri 1 31.87 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 36:05.6
SS6 Panagia 1 19.52 km   Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 17:33.8
SS7 Kourdali 14.92 km   Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 16:28.9
SS8 Assinou 25.39 km   Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 27:30.8
SS9 Xerarkaka 12.89 km   Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 14:33.8
Leg 2 (9 Sep) SS10 Platres — Saittas 11.48 km   Freddy Loix Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 9:46.4
SS11 Alassa 2 6.22 km   Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:35.0
SS12 Prastio 2 11.06 km   Juha Kankkunen Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 6:36.8
SS13 Panagia 2 19.52 km   Freddy Loix Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 17:10.9
SS14 Mylikouri 2 31.87 km   Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '00 35:52.1
SS15 Prastio 3 11.06 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 6:34.6
SS16 Agios Nikolaos 2 11.30 km   Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 9:57.8
SS17 Platres 2 11.99 km   Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 9:45.5
Leg 3 (10 Sep) SS18 Vavatsinia 1 19.11 km   Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 17:05.7
SS19 Agios Onoufrios 18.10 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 16:26.1
SS20 Lageia 1 9.62 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 8:38.6
SS21 Vavatsinia 2 19.11 km   Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 16:58.3
SS22 Macheras 13.19 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 11:40.0
SS23 Lageia 2 9.62 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 8:35.8

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1     Marcus Grönholm 44     Timo Rautiainen 44     Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 79
2   1   Colin McRae 42   1   Nicky Grist 42     Subaru World Rally Team 64
3   1   Richard Burns 41   1   Robert Reid 41     Peugeot Esso 58
4     Carlos Sainz 37     Luis Moya 37     Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 35
5     Tommi Mäkinen 28     Risto Mannisenmäki 28     Škoda Motorsport 8

FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
11 1 25   Gustavo Trelles   Jorge Del Buono   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:48:45.6 10
12 2 28   Gabriel Pozzo   Fabian Cretu   Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:50:26.0 +1:40.4 6
13 3 27   Claudio Marcelo Menzi   Edgardo Galindo   Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:51:31.4 +2:45.8 4
15 4 24   Manfred Stohl   Peter Müller   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:58:26.3 +9:40.7 3
16 5 31   Andreas Peratikos   Harris Episkopou   Andreas Peratikos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 6:07:02.3 +18:16.7 2
18 6 44   Bob Colsoul   Tom Colsoul   Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 6:15:04.4 +26:18.8 1
20 7 32   Dimi Mavropoulos   Georgios Alexandrou   Dimi Mavropoulos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:16:47.2 +28:01.6 0
22 8 47   Panagiotis Theofanides   Nikos Theofanides   Panagiotis Theofanides Subaru Impreza WRX 6:24:36.0 +35:50.4 0
23 9 49   Pavlos Moschoutis   Giorgos Petropoulos   Pavlos Moschoutis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:24:47.1 +36:01.5 0
24 10 52   Johnny Westberg   Etai Moldawsky   Johnny Westberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:54:43.6 +1:05:58.0 0
25 11 58   Andreas Konstantinou   Marios Potamou   Andreas Konstantinou Subaru Impreza WRX 7:37:45.2 +1:48:59.6 0
27 12 54   Daniel Levy   Theodoros Georgiou   Daniel Levy Subaru Impreza WRX 7:43:44.6 +1:54:59.0 0
Retired SS15 38   Nizar Al-Shanfari   Michalakis Michael   Nizar Al-Shanfari Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Retired 0
Retired SS7 45   Prodromos Prodromou   Yiannos Hadjichristofi   Prodromos Prodromou Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III Mechanical 0
Retired SS6 40   Rami Shohatovich   Nikitas Stavrinou   Rami Shohatovich Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Mechanical 0
Retired SS6 46   Charalambos Timotheou   Nicos Panayides   Charalambos Timotheou Subaru Impreza 555 Mechanical 0
Retired SS5 39   Ron Cremen   Linda Long   Ron Cremen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV Accident 0
Retired SS5 57   Demitris Pieri   Petros Panteli   Demitris Pieri Toyota Celica GT-Four Steering 0
Retired SS3 59   Giorgos Koudounias   Andreas Erotokritou   Giorgos Koudounias Renault Clio 16V Gearbox 0
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Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (8 Sep) SS1 Alassa 1 6.22 km   Manfred Stohl
  Gabriel Pozzo 		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 		4:57.9   Manfred Stohl
  Gabriel Pozzo
SS2 Prastio 1 11.06 km   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 7:22.4   Gabriel Pozzo
SS3 Agios Nikolaos 1 11.30 km   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:45.2   Gustavo Trelles
SS4 Platres 1 11.99 km   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:35.7
SS5 Mylikouri 1 31.87 km   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 37:44.6
SS6 Panagia 1 19.52 km   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 18:36.7
SS7 Kourdali 14.92 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 17:25.2
SS8 Assinou 25.39 km   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 29:17.4
SS9 Xerarkaka 12.89 km   Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 15:28.4
Leg 2 (9 Sep) SS10 Platres — Saittas 11.48 km   Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:24.3
SS11 Alassa 2 6.22 km   Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:54.1
SS12 Prastio 2 11.06 km   Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 7:11.1
SS13 Panagia 2 19.52 km   Gustavo Trelles
  Gabriel Pozzo 		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 		18:39.5
SS14 Mylikouri 2 31.87 km   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 37:34.1
SS15 Prastio 3 11.06 km   Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 7:13.7
SS16 Agios Nikolaos 2 11.30 km   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:46.3
SS17 Platres 2 11.99 km   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:37.4
Leg 3 (10 Sep) SS18 Vavatsinia 1 19.11 km   Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 18:25.7
SS19 Agios Onoufrios 18.10 km   Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 18:04.1
SS20 Lageia 1 9.62 km   Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 9:20.2
SS21 Vavatsinia 2 19.11 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 18:22.9
SS22 Macheras 13.19 km   Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 12:50.8
SS23 Lageia 2 9.62 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 9:15.1

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1     Manfred Stohl 48
2     Gustavo Trelles 44
3   1   Gabriel Pozzo 22
4   1   Jani Paasonen 21
5   1   Claudio Marcelo Menzi 16

References

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  1. ^ "Cyprus Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  2. ^ "Cyprus Rally 2000 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Cyprus Rally 2000 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Cyprus Rally 2000 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Cyprus Rally 2000 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Cyprus Rally 2000 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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