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) | ||
Results | |||
Overall winner | Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | ||
Crews | 51 at start, 17 at finish |
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]
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] | ||||
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 | Roger Freeman | Spike Subaru Team | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | 9:19:16 | +46:03 | 1 |
Source: [4] | ||||||||
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 | ||
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 |
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 | 55:07 | Gabriel Pozzo |
SS2 | Oltepesi 1 | 116.92 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 1:05:49 | ||
SS3 | Olorian 1 | 71.40 km | Gabriel Pozzo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 44:37 | ||
SS4 | Kajiado 1 | 50.09 km | Claudio Marcelo Menzi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 29:00 | Claudio Marcelo Menzi | |
Leg 2 (26 Feb) | SS5 | Marigat | 123.21 km | Claudio Marcelo Menzi Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 1:12:44 | |
SS6 | Nyaru | 68.64 km | Claudio Marcelo Menzi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 54:47 | ||
SS7 | Morendat | 93.81 km | Roberto Sanchez | Subaru Impreza WRX | 1:02:25 | ||
SS8 | Marigat | 59.92 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 35:46 | ||
Leg 3 (27 Feb) | SS9 | Orien 2 | 112.43 km | Claudio Marcelo Menzi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 57:42 | |
SS10 | Oltepesi 2 | 116.92 km | Claudio Marcelo Menzi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 1:09:57 | ||
SS11 | Olorian 2 | 71.40 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 48:05 | ||
SS12 | Kajiado 2 | 50.09 km | Manfred Stohl | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | 30:34 | ||
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 |
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