2000 Rallye Catalunya

2000 Rallye Catalunya 36º Rallye Catalunya – Costa Brava
Round 5 of the 2000 World Rally Championship season ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	Spain
Rally base	Lloret de Mar
Dates run	31 March – 2 April 2000
Stages	15 (383.09 km; 238.04 mi)
Stage surface	Asphalt
Overall distance	1,874.70 km (1,164.88 mi)
Results
Overall winner	Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co
Crews	91 at start, 55 at finish

The 36º Rallye Catalunya – Costa Brava was the fifth round of 2000 FIA World Rally Championship. The event took place between 31 March and 2 April 2000. Ford driver Colin McRae took his first win of the season. Richard Burns extended his championship lead to 9 points by finishing second in front of Carlos Sainz and Tommi Mäkinen.

Results

Event standings

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Class	Total time	Difference	Points
1	5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Focus RS WRC 00	A8	4:07:13.0	0.0	10
2	3	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru Impreza WRC 2000	A8	4:07:18.9	5.9	6
3	6	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Focus RS WRC 00	A8	4:07:24.7	11.7	4
4	1	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI	A8	4:07:53.2	40.2	3
5	16	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot 206 WRC	A8	4:09:04.7	1:51.7	2
6	10	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Peugeot 206 WRC	A8	4:09:23.9	2:10.9	1
7	9	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Peugeot 206 WRC	A8	4:10:49.4	3:36.4	0
8	2	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Mitsubishi Carisma GT	A8	4:11:25.5	4:12.5	0
9	20	Andrea Navarra	Simona Fedeli	Toyota Corolla WRC	A8	4:12:18.4	5:05.4	0
10	23	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Toyota Corolla WRC	A8	4:12:42.0	5:29.0	0

Special stages

Leg	Day	Stage	Clock	Stage name	Length	Stage winner	Time	Avg. speed	Rally leader
1	Fri 31 Mar	SS1	9:57	La Trona 1	12.88 km	Richard Burns	9:07.3	84.7 km/h	Richard Burns
		SS2	10:32	Alpens – Les Llosses 1	21.99 km	Richard Burns	14:30.3	91.0 km/h
		SS3	11:30	Coll de Santigosa 1	10.66 km	Carlos Sainz	7:07.6	89.7 km/h
		SS4	14:03	La Trona 2	12.88 km	Richard Burns	9:31.5	81.1 km/h
		SS5	14:38	Alpens – Les Llosses 2	21.99 km	Armin Schwarz	15:00.8	87.9 km/h
		SS6	15:36	Coll de Santigosa 2	10.66 km	Colin McRae	7:08.6	89.5 km/h
2	Sat 1 Apr	SS7	8:28	Gratallops – Escaladei 1	45.88 km	Colin McRae	29:00.2	94.9 km/h	Colin McRae
		SS8	11:05	La Riba 1	36.16 km	Tommi Mäkinen	22:36.4	96.0 km/h
		SS9	14:03	Gratallops – Escaladei 2	45.88 km	Colin McRae	29:04.1	94.7 km/h
		SS10	16:54	Coll Roig	17.57 km	Carlos Sainz	10:41.3	98.6 km/h
		SS11	17:45	La Riba 2	36.16 km	Carlos Sainz	22:41.0	95.6 km/h
3	Sun 2 Apr	SS12	8:18	St. Julià – Arbúcies 1	36.85 km	Colin McRae	22:46.0	97.1 km/h
		SS13	10:11	Coll de Bracons 1	18.34 km	Tommi Mäkinen	12:03.7	91.2 km/h
		SS14	12:13	St. Julià – Arbúcies 2	36.85 km	Colin McRae	22:43.1	97.3 km/h
		SS15	14:06	Coll de Bracons 2	18.34 km	Marcus Grönholm	12:09.3	90.5 km/h

Championship standings after the rally

Drivers' championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Richard Burns 28 2 Tommi Mäkinen 19 3 Marcus Grönholm 18 4 Carlos Sainz 17 5 Colin McRae 14

Manufacturers' championship standings Pos. Manufacturer Points 1 Subaru World Rally Team 41 2 Ford Motor Co 31 3 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 23 4 Peugeot Esso 23 5 SEAT Sport 7

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

External links

• Rally official website
• 2000 Rallye Catalunya at eWRC-results.com
• 2000 Rallye Catalunya at JUWRA.com
• 2000 Rallye Catalunya at RallyBase.nl