2002 Acropolis Rally

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2002 Acropolis Rally
49th Acropolis Rally
Round 7 of the 2002 World Rally Championship season
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Host countryFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Rally base Lamia
Dates runJune 14, 2002 June 16, 2002
Stages16 (391.50 km; 243.27 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,180.51 km (733.53 miles)
Statistics
Crews84 at start, 35 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McRae
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nicky Grist
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
Ford Focus RS WRC '01

The 2002 Acropolis Rally (formally the 49th Acropolis Rally) was the seventh round of the 2002 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 14 June and 16 June 2002, and was won by Ford's Colin McRae, his 24th win in the World Rally Championship. [1]

Contents

Background

Entry list

No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Burns Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Reid Flag of France.svg Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
2 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen Flag of France.svg Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
3 Flag of Finland.svg Harri Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Risto Pietiläinen Flag of France.svg Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC M
4 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Flag of Spain.svg Luis Moya Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McRae Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nicky Grist Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 P
6 Flag of Estonia.svg Markko Märtin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Park Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 P
7 Flag of France.svg François Delecour Flag of France.svg Daniel Grataloup Flag of Japan.svg Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC M
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alister McRae Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Senior Flag of Japan.svg Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC M
10 Flag of Finland.svg Tommi Mäkinen Flag of Finland.svg Kaj Lindström Flag of Japan.svg 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
11 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Mills Flag of Japan.svg 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 P
12 Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Arai Flag of New Zealand.svg Tony Sircombe Flag of Japan.svg 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 P
14 Flag of Sweden.svg Kenneth Eriksson Flag of Sweden.svg Tina Thörner Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
15 Flag of Finland.svg Toni Gardemeister Flag of Finland.svg Paavo Lukander Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
16 Flag of Sweden.svg Stig Blomqvist Flag of Venezuela.svg Ana Goñi Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
17 Flag of Germany.svg Armin Schwarz Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Hiemer Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
18 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Freddy Loix Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sven Smeets Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
19 Flag of Finland.svg Juha Kankkunen Flag of Finland.svg Juha Repo Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 M
World Rally Championship entries
20 Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Rådström Flag of France.svg Denis Giraudet Flag of France.svg Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC M
21 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Flag of Monaco.svg Daniel Elena Flag of France.svg Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara WRC M
23 Flag of France.svg Gilles Panizzi Flag of France.svg Hervé Panizzi Flag of France.svg Bozian Racing Peugeot 206 WRC M
24 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bruno Thiry Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stéphane Prévot Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Peugeot Bastos Racing Peugeot 206 WRC
25 Flag of Germany.svg Armin Kremer Flag of Germany.svg Dieter Schneppenheim Flag of Germany.svg Armin Kremer Ford Focus RS WRC '01
25 Flag of Greece.svg Ioannis Papadimitriou Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Allan Harryman Flag of Greece.svg Ioannis Papadimitriou Ford Focus RS WRC '01
32 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Pozzo Flag of Argentina.svg Daniel Stillo Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Pozzo Škoda Octavia WRC
33 Flag of Greece.svg Armodios Vovos Flag of Greece.svg Loris Meletopoulos Flag of Greece.svg Armodios Vovos Ford Focus RS WRC '01
34 Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Kuchar Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Kuchar Toyota Corolla WRC M
35 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Abdullah Bakhashab Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bobby Willis Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Marlboro Rally Team Saudi Arabia Toyota Corolla WRC M
105 Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Recordati Flag of Monaco.svg Freddy Delorme Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Recordati Toyota Corolla WRC
106 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Natalie Barratt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Roger Freeman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Natalie Barratt Rallysport Hyundai Accent WRC
107 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Errani Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Casadio Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Errani Subaru Impreza 555
108 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Heath Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Lancaster Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Heath Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99
115 Flag of Greece.svg Sotiris Hatzitsopanis Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Kosmas Flag of Greece.svg Sotiris Hatzitsopanis Subaru Impreza WRX
JWRC entries
51 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dallavilla Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Bernacchini Flag of Italy.svg Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 M
52 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Niall McShea Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Orr Flag of Germany.svg Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 M
53 Flag of Italy.svg Giandomenico Basso Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Pirollo Flag of Italy.svg Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
54 Flag of Norway.svg Martin Stenshorne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Clive Jenkins Flag of Germany.svg Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 M
55 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg François Duval Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jean-Marc Fortin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 M
56 Flag of Finland.svg Jussi Välimäki Flag of Finland.svg Tero Gardemeister Flag of France.svg Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 M
57 Flag of Paraguay.svg Alejandro Galanti Flag of Spain.svg Xavier Amigó Flag of Italy.svg Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
58 Flag of Italy.svg Christian Chemin Flag of Italy.svg Simone Scattolin Flag of Italy.svg Hawk Racing Club Fiat Punto S1600 M
59 Flag of Finland.svg Juha Kangas Flag of Finland.svg Jani Laaksonen Flag of Japan.svg Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
60 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Caldani Flag of Italy.svg Dario D'Esposito Flag of Italy.svg Procar Rally Team Fiat Punto S1600 M
61 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gwyndaf Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Patterson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg MG Sport & Racing MG ZR S1600 P
62 Flag of Finland.svg Janne Tuohino Flag of Finland.svg Petri Vihavainen Flag of France.svg Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 M
63 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Rowe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Wood Flag of Italy.svg Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
64 Flag of Italy.svg Gianluigi Galli Flag of Italy.svg Guido D'Amore Flag of Italy.svg Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 M
65 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Solà Flag of Spain.svg Álex Romaní Flag of France.svg Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 M
66 Flag of San Marino.svg Mirco Baldacci Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Barone Flag of Italy.svg Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 M
67 Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Carlsson Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Andersson Flag of Italy.svg Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
68 Flag of Germany.svg Nikolaus Schelle Flag of Germany.svg Gerhard Weiss Flag of Japan.svg Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
69 Flag of Finland.svg Kosti Katajamäki Flag of Finland.svg Jakke Honkanen Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 M
73 Flag of Andorra.svg Albert Lloverá Flag of Spain.svg Marc Corral Flag of Spain.svg Pronto Racing Fiat Punto S1600 M
75 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuhiko Niwa Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Ideue Flag of Japan.svg Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 M
76 Flag of Norway.svg Alexander Foss Flag of Norway.svg Cato Menkerud Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 M
78 Flag of Lebanon.svg Roger Feghali Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Arena Flag of Italy.svg Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 M
Source: [2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

DateTimeNo.Stage nameDistance
Leg 1 136.35 km
14 June09:07SS1Pavliani 124.45 km
10:40SS2Karoutes 118.89 km
12:36SS3Paleohori20.52 km
13:29SS4Rengini25.04 km
15:52SS5Inohori 123.00 km
16:40SS6Pavliani 224.45 km
Leg 2 158.76 km
15 June08:35SS7Bauxites 123.45 km
09:58SS8Drosohori 128.68 km
11:56SS9Elatia 137.16 km
13:09SS10Mendenitsa 117.34 km
15:34SS11Bauxites 223.45 km
16:57SS12Drosohori 228.68 km
Leg 3 96.39 km
16 June08:58SS13Inohori 223.00 km
10:16SS14Karoutes 218.89 km
12:49SS15Elatia 237.16 km
14:02SS16Mendenitsa 217.34 km
Source: [3]

Results

Overall

Pos.No.DriverCo-driverTeamCarTimeDifferencePoints
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McRae Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nicky Grist Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 4:27:43.810
22 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen Flag of France.svg Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:28:08.3+24.56
34 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Flag of Spain.svg Luis Moya Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:29:29.4+1:45.64
43 Flag of Finland.svg Harri Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Risto Pietiläinen Flag of France.svg Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:29:41.4+1:57.63
511 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Mills Flag of Japan.svg 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 4:29:42.4+1:58.62
66 Flag of Estonia.svg Markko Märtin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Park Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:30:23.9+2:40.11
Source: [4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClass
115 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McRae Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nicky Grist Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '01 4:27:43.810
222 Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen Flag of France.svg Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:28:08.3+24.56
334 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Flag of Spain.svg Luis Moya Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:29:29.4+1:45.64
443 Flag of Finland.svg Harri Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Risto Pietiläinen Flag of France.svg Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC 4:29:41.4+1:57.63
5511 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Mills Flag of Japan.svg 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 4:29:42.4+1:58.62
666 Flag of Estonia.svg Markko Märtin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Park Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '02 4:30:23.9+2:40.11
9717 Flag of Germany.svg Armin Schwarz Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Hiemer Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 4:33:24.8+5:41.00
10815 Flag of Finland.svg Toni Gardemeister Flag of Finland.svg Paavo Lukander Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:35:01.2+7:17.40
1197 Flag of France.svg François Delecour Flag of France.svg Daniel Grataloup Flag of Japan.svg Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC 4:35:05.4+7:21.60
131012 Flag of Japan.svg Toshihiro Arai Flag of New Zealand.svg Tony Sircombe Flag of Japan.svg 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 4:38:30.2+10:46.40
141114 Flag of Sweden.svg Kenneth Eriksson Flag of Sweden.svg Tina Thörner Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:39:22.6+11:38.80
171216 Flag of Sweden.svg Stig Blomqvist Flag of Venezuela.svg Ana Goñi Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 4:47:25.2+19:41.40
Retired SS1418 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Freddy Loix Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sven Smeets Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Engine0
Retired SS131 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Burns Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Reid Flag of France.svg Peugeot Total Peugeot 206 WRC Engine0
Retired SS138 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alister McRae Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Senior Flag of Japan.svg Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer WRC Engine0
Retired SS819 Flag of Finland.svg Juha Kankkunen Flag of Finland.svg Juha Repo Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC3 Engine0
Retired SS610 Flag of Finland.svg Tommi Mäkinen Flag of Finland.svg Kaj Lindström Flag of Japan.svg 555 Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S7 WRC '01 Engine0
Source: [5]

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnerCarTimeClass leaders
Leg 1 (14 Jun)SS1Pavliani 124.45 km Flag of Estonia.svg Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '02 19:32.1 Flag of Estonia.svg Markko Märtin
SS2Karoutes 118.89 km Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Rådström Citroën Xsara WRC 11:56.5
SS3Paleohori20.52 km Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Freddy Loix Hyundai Accent WRC3 13:54.9
SS4Rengini25.04 km Flag of Estonia.svg Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '02 19:38.1
SS5Inohori 123.00 km Flag of Estonia.svg Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '02 18:04.8
SS6Pavliani 224.45 km Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 19:37.4
Leg 2 (15 Jun)SS7Bauxites 123.45 km Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 14:00.4
SS8Drosohori 128.68 km Flag of Estonia.svg Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '02 23:27.2
SS9Elatia 137.16 km Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Burns Peugeot 206 WRC 24:12.6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McRae
SS10Mendenitsa 117.34 kmStage cancelled
SS11Bauxites 223.45 km Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Subaru Impreza S8 WRC '02 13:44.8
SS12Drosohori 228.68 km Flag of Estonia.svg Markko Märtin Ford Focus RS WRC '02 23:07.8
Leg 3 (16 Jun)SS13Inohori 223.00 km Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 17:35.2
SS14Karoutes 218.89 km Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:39.9
SS15Elatia 237.16 km Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 23:59.9
SS16Mendenitsa 217.34 km Flag of Finland.svg Harri Rovanperä Peugeot 206 WRC 11:04.0

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of Finland.svg Marcus Grönholm 37 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of Finland.svg Timo Rautiainen 37 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of France.svg Peugeot Total 77
2 1uparrow green.svg 1 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz 23 1uparrow green.svg 1 Flag of Spain.svg Luis Moya 23 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 55
3 1downarrow red.svg 1 Flag of France.svg Gilles Panizzi 20 1downarrow red.svg 1 Flag of France.svg Hervé Panizzi 20 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of Japan.svg 555 Subaru World Rally Team 35
4 1uparrow green.svg 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin McRae 20 1uparrow green.svg 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nicky Grist 20 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of Japan.svg Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 6
5 1downarrow red.svg 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Burns 19 1downarrow red.svg 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Reid 19 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Škoda Motorsport 5

Junior World Rally Championship

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClass
19162 Flag of Finland.svg Janne Tuohino Flag of Finland.svg Petri Vihavainen Flag of France.svg Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 5:04:27.810
20251 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dallavilla Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Bernacchini Flag of Italy.svg Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 5:05:51.1+1:23.36
21360 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Caldani Flag of Italy.svg Dario D'Esposito Flag of Italy.svg Procar Rally Team Fiat Punto S1600 5:07:13.7+2:45.94
23465 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Solà Flag of Spain.svg Álex Romaní Flag of France.svg Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 5:08:08.5+3:40.73
24563 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Rowe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Wood Flag of Italy.svg Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 5:09:50.8+5:23.02
30676 Flag of Norway.svg Alexander Foss Flag of Norway.svg Cato Menkerud Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 5:38:40.2+34:12.41
Retired SS1456 Flag of Finland.svg Jussi Välimäki Flag of Finland.svg Tero Gardemeister Flag of France.svg Citroën Sport Citroën Saxo S1600 Engine0
Retired SS1457 Flag of Paraguay.svg Alejandro Galanti Flag of Spain.svg Xavier Amigó Flag of Italy.svg Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Accident0
Retired SS855 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg François Duval Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jean-Marc Fortin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Puma S1600 Accident0
Retired SS858 Flag of Italy.svg Christian Chemin Flag of Italy.svg Simone Scattolin Flag of Italy.svg Hawk Racing Club Fiat Punto S1600 Accident0
Retired SS761 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gwyndaf Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Patterson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg MG Sport & Racing MG ZR S1600 Engine0
Retired SS769 Flag of Finland.svg Kosti Katajamäki Flag of Finland.svg Jakke Honkanen Flag of Germany.svg Volkswagen Racing Volkswagen Polo S1600 Clutch0
Retired SS654 Flag of Norway.svg Martin Stenshorne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Clive Jenkins Flag of Germany.svg Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Retired0
Retired SS668 Flag of Germany.svg Nikolaus Schelle Flag of Germany.svg Gerhard Weiss Flag of Japan.svg Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Transmission0
Retired SS675 Flag of Japan.svg Kazuhiko Niwa Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuya Ideue Flag of Japan.svg Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident0
Retired SS552 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Niall McShea Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Orr Flag of Germany.svg Opel Motorsport Opel Corsa S1600 Oil sump0
Retired SS566 Flag of San Marino.svg Mirco Baldacci Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Barone Flag of Italy.svg Vieffe Corse SRL Citroën Saxo S1600 Suspension0
Retired SS573 Flag of Andorra.svg Albert Lloverá Flag of Spain.svg Marc Corral Flag of Spain.svg Pronto Racing Fiat Punto S1600 Overheated engine0
Retired SS467 Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Carlsson Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Andersson Flag of Italy.svg Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Engine0
Retired SS353 Flag of Italy.svg Giandomenico Basso Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Pirollo Flag of Italy.svg Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Radiator0
Retired SS259 Flag of Finland.svg Juha Kangas Flag of Finland.svg Jani Laaksonen Flag of Japan.svg Suzuki Sport Suzuki Ignis S1600 Accident0
Retired SS164 Flag of Italy.svg Gianluigi Galli Flag of Italy.svg Guido D'Amore Flag of Italy.svg Top Run SRL Fiat Punto S1600 Battery0
Retired SS178 Flag of Lebanon.svg Roger Feghali Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Arena Flag of Italy.svg Astra Racing Ford Puma S1600 Radiator0
Source: [6]

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnerCarTimeClass leaders
Leg 1 (14 Jun)SS1Pavliani 124.45 km Flag of Belgium (civil).svg François Duval Ford Puma S1600 21:49.1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg François Duval
SS2Karoutes 118.89 km Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Carlsson Ford Puma S1600 13:09.3
SS3Paleohori20.52 km Flag of Belgium (civil).svg François Duval Ford Puma S1600 15:54.3
SS4Rengini25.04 km Flag of Belgium (civil).svg François Duval Ford Puma S1600 21:53.9
SS5Inohori 123.00 km Flag of Norway.svg Martin Stenshorne Opel Corsa S1600 20:00.5
SS6Pavliani 224.45 km Flag of Belgium (civil).svg François Duval Ford Puma S1600 22:12.9
Leg 2 (15 Jun)SS7Bauxites 123.45 km Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 15:38.1
SS8Drosohori 128.68 km Flag of Finland.svg Janne Tuohino Citroën Saxo S1600 25:51.9 Flag of Finland.svg Jussi Välimäki
SS9Elatia 137.16 km Flag of Finland.svg Janne Tuohino Citroën Saxo S1600 27:49.0 Flag of Finland.svg Janne Tuohino
SS10Mendenitsa 117.34 kmStage cancelled
SS11Bauxites 223.45 km Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 15:31.8 Flag of Finland.svg Jussi Välimäki
SS12Drosohori 228.68 km Flag of Finland.svg Jussi Välimäki Citroën Saxo S1600 26:08.9
Leg 3 (16 Jun)SS13Inohori 223.00 km Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Solà Citroën Saxo S1600 19:40.6 Flag of Finland.svg Janne Tuohino
SS14Karoutes 218.89 km Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Caldani Fiat Punto S1600 13:13.1
SS15Elatia 237.16 km Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Caldani Fiat Punto S1600 27:53.3
SS16Mendenitsa 217.34 km Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dallavilla Citroën Saxo S1600 13:07.8

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championships
MoveDriverPoints
1 1uparrow green.svg 1 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Solà 13
2 1uparrow green.svg 8 Flag of Finland.svg Janne Tuohino 12
3 1uparrow green.svg 1 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dallavilla 12
4 1downarrow red.svg 3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg François Duval 11
5 1downarrow red.svg 2 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Caldani 10

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The 2000 Rally Argentina was the sixth round of the 2000 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 11 May and 14 May 2000, and was won by Subaru's Richard Burns, his 8th win in the World Rally Championship.

The 2000 Acropolis Rally was the seventh round of the 2000 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 9 June and 11 June 2000, and was won by Ford's Colin McRae, his 20th win in the World Rally Championship.

References

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