2000 Safari Rally
2000 Safari Rally 48th Sameer Safari Rally Kenya | |||
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Round 3 of the 2000 World Rally Championship season
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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 |
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
SEAT's first (and only) podium of the season being third[1]
Background
Entry list
Itinerary
All dates and times are EAT (UTC+3).
Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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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] |
Results
Overall
Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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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
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Roger Freeman | Spike Subaru Team | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | 9:19:16 | +46:03 | 1 |
Source:[4] |
World Rally Cars
Classification
Special stages
Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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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 |
Championship standings
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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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 |
FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers
Classification
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
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Event | Class | ||||||||
9 | 1 | 31 | Claudio Marcelo Menzi | Edgardo Galindo | Claudio Marcelo Menzi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
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10:39:07 | 10 | |
10 | 2 | 22 | Roberto Sanchez | Jorge Del Buono | Roberto Sanchez | Subaru Impreza WRX
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10:57:05 | +17:58 | 6 |
11 | 3 | 19 | Manfred Stohl | Peter Müller | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
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11:02:53 | +23:46 | 4 |
13 | 4 | 32 | Saladin Mazlan | Allen Oh | Saladin Mazlan | Subaru Impreza WRX
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12:08:38 | +1:29:31 | 3 |
14 | 5 | 35 | Phineas Kimathi | Abdul Sidi | Phineas Kimathi | Subaru Impreza WRX
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12:16:29 | +1:37:22 | 2 |
15 | 6 | 36 | Shaheed Wissanji | Mohammed Verjee | Shaheed Wissanji | Subaru Impreza WRX
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13:41:12 | +3:02:05 | 1 |
17 | 7 | 55 | Shahid Essajee | Shammi Singh | Shahid Essajee | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II
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16:06:42 | +5:27:35 | 0 |
Retired SS9 | 40 | Jamil Khan | Bill Kirk | Jamil Khan | Subaru Impreza WRX
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Retired | 0 | ||
Retired SS5 | 27 | Azar Anwar | Farakh Yusuf | Azar Anwar | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
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Retired | 0 | ||
Retired SS5 | 33 | Rudolf Stohl | Ilka Minor | Rudolf Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
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Retired | 0 | ||
Retired SS5 | 41 | John Ngunjiri | Thuita Karanja | John Ngunjiri | Subaru Impreza WRX
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Retired | 0 | ||
Retired SS5 | 50 | Jonathan Jackson | Shabir Haji | Jonathan Jackson | Subaru Impreza | Mechanical | 0 | ||
Retired SS4 | 37 | Gabriel Pozzo | Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
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Suspension | 0 | ||
Retired SS4 | 38 | Ron Oakeley | Jamie Turner | Ron Oakeley | Subaru Impreza 555 | Mechanical | 0 | ||
Retired SS3 | 20 | Shigeyuki Konishi | Glenn Macneall | Shigeyuki Konishi | Subaru Impreza WRX
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Engine | 0 | ||
Retired SS3 | 25 | Richard Tuthill | Peter Stone | Richard Tuthill | Subaru Impreza | Mechanical | 0 | ||
Retired SS3 | 43 | Abe Smit | Tony Rowley | Abe Smit | Volkswagen Golf TDI
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Mechanical | 0 | ||
Retired SS3 | 54 | Brendan Fernandes | Tony Kimondo | Brendan Fernandes | Subaru Impreza WRX
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Mechanical | 0 | ||
Retired SS2 | 34 | Hardeep Rehsi | Kamaljeet Ubhi | Hardeep Rehsi | Subaru Impreza WRX
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Mechanical | 0 | ||
Retired SS2 | 42 | Shabir Hussein | Tom Muriuki | Shabir Hussein | Subaru Legacy RS
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Over time limit | 0 | ||
Retired SS2 | 48 | Stefan Reininger | Erich Widhalm | Stefan Reininger | Honda Civic VTi
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Engine | 0 | ||
Retired SS1 | 21 | Alastair Cavenagh | Crispin Sassoon | Alastair Cavenagh | Subaru Impreza WRX
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Engine | 0 | ||
Retired SS1 | 49 | Kozue Oi | Hiroko Takahashi | Kozue Oi | Subaru Forester | Accident | 0 | ||
Source:[6] |
Special stages
Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winner | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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Leg 1 (25 Feb) | SS1 | Orien 1 | 112.43 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
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55:07 | Gabriel Pozzo |
SS2 | Oltepesi 1 | 116.92 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
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1:05:49 | ||
SS3 | Olorian 1 | 71.40 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
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44:37 | ||
SS4 | Kajiado 1 | 50.09 km | Claudio Marcelo Menzi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
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29:00 | Claudio Marcelo Menzi | |
Leg 2 (26 Feb) | SS5 | Marigat | 123.21 km | Claudio Marcelo Menzi Manfred Stohl |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
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1:12:44 | |
SS6 | Nyaru | 68.64 km | Claudio Marcelo Menzi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
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54:47 | ||
SS7 | Morendat | 93.81 km | Roberto Sanchez | Subaru Impreza WRX
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1:02:25 | ||
SS8 | Marigat | 59.92 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
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35:46 | ||
Leg 3 (27 Feb) | SS9 | Orien 2 | 112.43 km | Claudio Marcelo Menzi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
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57:42 | |
SS10 | Oltepesi 2 | 116.92 km | Claudio Marcelo Menzi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
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1:09:57 | ||
SS11 | Olorian 2 | 71.40 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
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48:05 | ||
SS12 | Kajiado 2 | 50.09 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
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30:34 |
Championship standings
Pos. | Drivers' championships | ||
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Move | Driver | Points | |
1 | Manfred Stohl | 17 | |
2 | Jani Paasonen | 10 | |
3 | Claudio Marcelo Menzi | 10 | |
4 | 1 | Gustavo Trelles | 6 |
5 | 1 | Juuso Pykälistö | 6 |
References
- ^ "Safari Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ^ "Safari Rally 2000 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Safari Rally 2000 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Safari Rally 2000 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Safari Rally 2000 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Safari Rally 2000 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.