# 2000 World Rally Championship

The 2000 World Rally Championship was the 28th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 14 rallies. The drivers' world championship was won by Marcus Grönholm in a Peugeot 206 WRC, breaking the streak of Tommi Mäkinen who had won the previous 4 titles for Mitsubishi, ahead of Richard Burns and Carlos Sainz. The manufacturers' title was won by Peugeot, ahead of Ford and Subaru.

## Calendar

The 2000 championship was contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, Africa, South America and Oceania. Rally China was originally scheduled to be the tenth round of the season but was cancelled after primary sponsor British American Tobacco withdrew from the event. The Cyprus Rally was added to the calendar as a replacement.
| Rd. | Start date | Finish date | Rally | Rally headquarters | Surface | Stages | Distance |
| 1 | 19 January | 22 January | 68th Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo | Monte Carlo | Mixed | 15 | 412.81 km |
| 2 | 10 February | 13 February | 49th International Swedish Rally | Karlstad, Värmland County | Snow | 20 | 378.41 km |
| 3 | 24 February | 27 February | 48th Sameer Safari Rally Kenya | Nairobi | Gravel | 12 | 1047.26 km |
| 4 | 16 March | 19 March | 34th TAP Rallye de Portugal | Matosinhos, Porto | Gravel | 23 | 398.35 km |
| 5 | 30 March | 2 April | 36th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rallye de España | Lloret de Mar, Catalonia | Tarmac | 15 | 383.09 km |
| 6 | 11 May | 14 May | 20th Rally Argentina | Carlos Paz, Córdoba | Gravel | 22 | 385.49 km |
| 7 | 22 June | 25 June | 47th Acropolis Rally | Itea, Phocis | Gravel | 19 | 390.27 km |
| 8 | 13 July | 16 July | 31st Propecia Rally New Zealand | Manukau, Auckland | Gravel | 24 | 373.11 km |
| 9 | 17 August | 20 August | 50th Neste Rally Finland | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | Gravel | 23 | 410.18 km |
| 10 | 7 September | 10 September | 28th Cyprus Rally | Limassol, Limassol District | Gravel | 23 | 348.41 km |
| 11 | 28 September | 1 October | 44th V-Rally Tour de Corse - Rallye de France | Ajaccio, Corsica | Tarmac | 18 | 385.01 km |
| 12 | 19 October | 22 October | 42nd Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia | Sanremo, Liguria | Tarmac | 17 | 382.79 km |
| 13 | 9 November | 12 November | 13th Telstra Rally Australia | Perth, Western Australia | Gravel | 21 | 391.17 km |
| 14 | 23 November | 26 November | 56th Network Q Rally of Great Britain | Cardiff, Wales | Gravel | 17 | 380.80 km |
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## Teams and drivers

| Team | Manufacturer | Car | Tyre | No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Rounds |
| Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo VI | M | 1 | Tommi Mäkinen | Risto Mannisenmäki | All |
| Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo VI | M | 2 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | All |
| Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC 99 Impreza WRC 2000 | P | 3 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | All |
| Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC 99 Impreza WRC 2000 | P | 4 | Juha Kankkunen | Juha Repo | 1–10, 13–14 |
| Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC 99 Impreza WRC 2000 | P | 4 | Simon Jean-Joseph | Jack Boyere | 11–12 |
| Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC 99 Impreza WRC 2000 | P | 16 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 11–14 |
| Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC 99 Impreza WRC 2000 | P | 18 | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | 13 |
| Ford Motor Co | Ford | Focus RS WRC 00 | M | 5 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | All |
| Ford Motor Co | Ford | Focus RS WRC 00 | M | 6 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | All |
| Ford Motor Co | Ford | Focus RS WRC 00 | M | 16 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 3–4, 6–10 |
| Ford Motor Co | Ford | Focus RS WRC 00 | M | 18 | Piero Liatti | Carlo Cassina | 11–12 |
| Ford Motor Co | Ford | Focus RS WRC 00 | M | 18 | Tapio Laukkanen | Kaj Lindström | 9, 13–14 |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Córdoba WRC | P | 7 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | All |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Córdoba WRC | P | 8 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | All |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Córdoba WRC | P | 17 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | 2, 14 |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Córdoba WRC | P | 20 | Gwyndaf Evans | Howard Davies | 14 |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Córdoba WRC | P | 23 | Rui Madeira | Fernando Prata | 4 |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Córdoba WRC | P | 30 | Raphael Sperrer | Per Carlsson | 9 |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Córdoba WRC | P | 51 | Renaud Verreydt | Jean-François Elst | 12 |
| Peugeot Esso | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M | 9 | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | 1–2, 4–8, 10–14 |
| Peugeot Esso | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M | 9 | Gilles Panizzi | Herve Panizzi | 3 |
| Peugeot Esso | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M | 9 | Sebastian Lindholm | Jukka Aho | 9 |
| Peugeot Esso | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M | 10 | Gilles Panizzi | Herve Panizzi | 1, 5, 11–12 |
| Peugeot Esso | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M | 10 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | 2–4, 6–10, 13–14 |
| Peugeot Esso | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M | 16 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | 1, 5, 11–12 |
| Peugeot Esso | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M | 18 | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | 9 |
| Peugeot Esso | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M | 19 | Adruzilo Lopes | Luis Lisboa | 4–5 |
| Peugeot Esso | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M | 19 | Gilles Panizzi | Herve Panizzi | 13–14 |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Octavia WRC | M | 11 | Armin Schwarz | Manfred Hiemer | 1, 3–5, 7, 10, 12, 14 |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Octavia WRC | M | 12 | Luís Climent | Alex Romani | 1, 3–5, 7, 10, 12, 14 |
| Hyundai World Rally Team | Hyundai | Accent WRC | M | 14 | Kenneth Eriksson | Staffan Parmander | 2, 4–9, 11–14 |
| Hyundai World Rally Team | Hyundai | Accent WRC | M | 15 | Alister McRae | David Senior | 2, 4–9, 11–14 |
| Hyundai World Rally Team | Hyundai | Accent WRC | M | 23 | Michael Guest | David Green | 13 |

### Non Manufacturer Entries

Major entries not registered as manufacturers :
| Team | Manufacturer | Car | Tyre | Drivers | Co-drivers | Rounds |
| H.F. Grifone SRL | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Bruno Thiry | Stéphane Prévot | 1 |
| H.F. Grifone SRL | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Pier Lorenzo Zanchi | Dario D'Esposito | 1 |
| H.F. Grifone SRL | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | 4, 9 |
| H.F. Grifone SRL | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Andrea Navarra | Simona Fedeli | 5, 14 |
| H.F. Grifone SRL | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Piero Longhi | Lucio Baggio | 12 |
| H.F. Grifone SRL | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Ettore Baita | Enrico Brazzoli | 12 |
| Toyota Castrol Team Denmark | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Henrik Lundgaard | Jens-Christian Anker | 1, 5, 12 |
| Toyota Castrol Switzerland | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Olivier Burri | Christophe Hofmann | 1, 11 |
| Alessandro Ghezzi | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Alessandro Ghezzi | Primo Zonca | 1 |
| Toyota Castrol Team Sweden | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Thomas Rådström | Christina Thörner | 2 |
| Toyota Castrol Team Sweden | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Thomas Rådström | Jörgen Skallman | 4 |
| Lukoil EOS Rally Team | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Markko Märtin | Michael Park | 2, 4–5, 7, 9–10, 12, 14 |
| Toyota Castrol Team Finland | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Pasi Hagström | Tero Gardemeister | 2, 4, 7, 10, 12–13 |
| LPM Human Heat | Toyota | Corolla WRC | P | Janne Tuohino | Miikka Anttila | 2, 4, 9, 14 |
| Säffle MC | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Daniel Carlsson | Benny Melander | 2 |
| Telecel Castrol Team | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Pedro Chaves | Sérgio Paiva | 4 |
| Toyota Hellas | Toyota | Corolla WRC | P | Armodios Vovos | Ioánnis Alvanos | 4 |
| Toyota Hellas | Toyota | Corolla WRC | P | Armodios Vovos | Spiros Koltsidas | 7 |
| Henning Solberg | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Henning Solberg | Runar Pedersen | 9 |
| Henning Solberg | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Henning Solberg | Ola Fløene | 14 |
| Equipe de France FFSA | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | 11–12 |
| Uwe Nittel | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Uwe Nittel | Detlef Ruf | 12 |
| Toyota Team Australia | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Neal Bates | Coral Taylor | 13 |
| Achim Warmbold | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Achim Warmbold | Antony Warmbold | 14 |
| NMK Drammen | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Roar Vannebo | Øygund Treider | 14 |
| Polsat Dialog Rally Team | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Tomasz Kuchar | Maciej Szczepaniak | 9, 12 |
| Polsat Dialog Rally Team | Toyota | Celica GT-Four ST205 | M | Tomasz Kuchar | Maciej Szczepaniak | 2, 4 |
| Paul Bailey | Toyota | Celica GT-Four ST205 | ? | Paul Bailey | Raju Sehmi | 3 |
| Nigel Heath | Subaru | Impreza 555 | P | Nigel Heath | Chris Patterson | 1 |
| Nigel Heath | Subaru | Impreza 555 | P | Nigel Heath | Jeff Ashfield | 4 |
| Nigel Heath | Subaru | Impreza WRC | P | Nigel Heath | Jeff Ashfield | 6 |
| Nigel Heath | Subaru | Impreza WRC | P | Nigel Heath | Steve Lancaster | 10, 13 |
| Ioannis Papadimitriou | Subaru | Impreza 555 | M | Ioannis Papadimitriou | Nikolaos Petropoulos | 2, 6, 8, 14 |
| Ioannis Papadimitriou | Subaru | Impreza WRC | M | Ioannis Papadimitriou | Nikolaos Petropoulos | 4, 7, 10, 12–13 |
| Pierre Colard | Subaru | Impreza 555 | M | Pierre Colard | Gilles Mondésir | 4, 7 |
| Procar Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC | P | Andrea Dallavilla | Danilo Fappani | 5, 11–12 |
| Procar Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC | P | Jean-Pierre Richelmi | Thierry Barjou | 7 |
| Procar Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC | P | Paolo Andreucci | Giovanni Bernacchini | 12 |
| Procar Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC | P | Diego Oldrati | Alessandra Materazzetti | 12 |
| Subaru Rally Team Australia | Subaru | Impreza WRC | P | Peter 'Possum' Bourne | Craig Vincent | 8, 13 |
| Joe McAndrew | Subaru | Impreza WRX | P | Joe McAndrew | Christopher Boyle | 8 |
| Simon Jean-Joseph | Subaru | Impreza WRC | P | Simon Jean-Joseph | Jacques Boyere | 10 |
| Eamonn Boland | Subaru | Impreza WRC | P | Eamonn Boland | Alun Cook | 14 |
| Subaru Nederland | Subaru | Impreza WRC | M | Bert de Jong | Ton Hillen | 14 |
| Henning Solberg | Ford | Escort WRC | ? | Henning Solberg | Runar Pedersen | 2, 4 |
| Bo-Be Plastindustri AB | Ford | Escort WRC | Y | Mats Jonsson | Johnny Johansson | 2 |
| Marlboro Ford Mobil 1 Team | Ford | Focus RS WRC | M | Janusz Kulig | Jarosław Baran | 4, 12 |
| Ford Motor Co | Ford | Puma Kit Car | M | Patrick Magaud | Guylène Brun | 4–5, 11–12 |
| Carlos Sainz Junior Team | Ford | Puma Kit Car | P | Txus Jaio | David Moreno | 5 |
| Carlos Sainz Junior Team | Ford | Puma Kit Car | P | Michael Huete | Xavier Amigò Colón | 5 |
| Jorge Recalde | Ford | Escort RS Cosworth | ? | Jorge Recalde | Diego Curletto | 6 |
| Stephen Finlay | Ford | Focus RS WRC | P | Stephen Finlay | Rory Kennedy | 7, 14 |
| Leonídas Kirkos | Ford | Escort WRC | M | Leonídas Kirkos | Giorgos Polizois | 7 |
| Jussi Välimäki | Ford | Escort WRC | ? | Jussi Välimäki | Jarkko Kalliolepo | 9 |
| Renault Team Sweden | Renault | Mégane Maxi | P | Jonas Kruse | Per Schlegel | 2 |
| Renault Sport Belgium | Renault | Mégane Maxi | M | Kris Princen | Dany Colebunders | 4–5, 7, 12 |
| Jorge Bescham | Renault | Mégane Maxi | ? | Jorge Bescham | Aldo Arguello | 6 |
| "Leonidas" | Renault | Mégane Maxi | ? | "Leonidas" | Maria Pavli-Korre | 7 |
| Benoît Rousselot | Renault | Mégane Maxi | M | Benoît Rousselot | Xavier Panseri | 11 |
| Opel Team Sweden | Opel | Astra Kit Car | M | Per Svan | Johan Olsson | 2 |
| Gregory Kibiti | Hyundai | Coupé | ? | Gregory Kibiti | George Mwangi | 3 |
| Hyundai Winfield Rally Team | Hyundai | Coupe Evo 2 | M | Michael Guest | David Green | 4–5, 7 |
| Hyundai Winfield Rally Team | Hyundai | Accent WRC | M | Michael Guest | David Green | 9, 12 |
| Equipe de France FFSA | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M | Fabrice Morel | David Marty | 5, 11–12 |
| Mark Fisher | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M | Mark Fisher | Gordon Noble | 7, 14 |
| F.P.F. Sport | Peugeot | 306 maxi | M | Renato Travaglia | Flavio Zanella | 5, 12 |
| Autostal Duindistel | Peugeot | 306 maxi | M | Dominique Bruyneel | Philippe Droeven | 5 |
| RACC Motorsport | SEAT | Córdoba WRC | P | Salvador Cañellas | Carlos del Barrio | 5 |
| NAF Asker & Bærum Junior Team | SEAT | Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | C | Birger Gundersen | Cato Menkerud | 5 |
| Citroën Sport | Citroën | Xsara F2 | M | Jesús Puras | Marc Martí | 5 |
| Citroën Sport | Citroën | Saxo Kit Car | M | Jesús Puras | Marc Martí | 11–12 |
| Citroën Sport | Citroën | Saxo Kit Car | M | Philippe Bugalski | Jean-Paul Chiaroni | 7, 11–12 |
| Equipe de France FFSA | Citroën | Saxo Kit Car | M | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | 9, 14 |
| VW Porsche Slovenia | Volkswagen | Golf III Kit Car | D | Darko Peljhan | Miran Kacin | 5 |
| Volkswagen Motorsport Australia | Volkswagen | Golf IV Kit Car | Y | Simon Evans | Sue Evans | 8, 13 |
| Team Advan Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo VI | Y | Katsuhiko Taguchi | Derek Ringer | 8, 13 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo VI | ? | Geoff Argyle | Paul Fallon | 8 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo VI | ? | Andrew Hawkeswood | Samantha Haldane | 8 |
| Rose City Cars | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo VI | ? | Bruce Herbert | Robert Ryan | 8 |
| Palmerston North Motors | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo VI | ? | Brian Green | Jane McKay | 8 |
| Fairways Rally Team | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo VI | P | Andreas Tsouloftas | Andreas Achilleos | 10 |
| Ralliart Italia | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo VI | P | Andrea Aghini | Dario D'Esposito | 12 |
| Mirabella Mille Miglia | Fiat | Punto Kit Car | M | Luca Pedersoli | Nadia Mazzon | 11–12 |
| Vauxhall Motorsport | Vauxhall | Astra Kit Car | M | Mark Higgins | Bryan Thomas | 14 |
| Vauxhall Motorsport | Vauxhall | Astra Kit Car | M | Neil Wearden | Trevor Agnew | 14 |

### FIA Teams Cup

| Team | Manufacturer | Car | Tyre | Drivers | Co-drivers | Rounds |
| Toyota Team Saudi Arabia | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Abdullah Bakhashab | Bobby Willis | 2, 4–5, 7, 9–10, 12 |
| Toyota Team Atakan | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Serkan Yazici | Erkan Bodur | 5–7, 11–13 |
| Wizja TV / Turning Point RT | Subaru | Impreza WRC | M | Krzysztof Hołowczyc | Jean-Marc Fortin | 2, 4, 6–7, 10 |
| Spike Subaru Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC | P | Toshihiro Arai | Roger Freeman | 3, 5, 7–8, 10, 13–14 |
| F.Dor Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC | M | Frédéric Dor | Didier Breton | 3–4, 6–7 ,9–10, 14 |
| Arab World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC | M | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | Tony Sircombe | 7–9, 11–12, 14 |

## Results and standings
### Rally results

| Rd. | Rally | Overall Winners | Teams cup Winners | Group N Cup Winners | Report |
| 1 | Monte Carlo | No. 1 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | No entries | No. 21 Stohl Racing | Report |
| 1 | Monte Carlo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | N/A | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Report |
| 1 | Monte Carlo | Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki | N/A | Manfred Stohl Peter Müller | Report |
| 2 | Sweden | No. 10 Peugeot Esso | No. 22 Wizja TV / Turning Point RT | No. 27 Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland | Report |
| 2 | Sweden | Peugeot 206 WRC | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | Report |
| 2 | Sweden | Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen | Krzysztof Hołowczyc Jean-Marc Fortin | Jani Paasonen Jakke Honkanen | Report |
| 3 | Kenya | No. 3 Subaru World Rally Team | No. 17 Spike Subaru Team | No. 31 Claudio Marcelo Menzi | Report |
| 3 | Kenya | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Report |
| 3 | Kenya | Richard Burns Robert Reid | Toshihiro Arai Roger Freeman | Claudio Marcelo Menzi Edgardo Galindo | Report |
| 4 | Portugal | No. 3 Subaru World Rally Team | No. 24 F.Dor Rally Team | No. 37 Mitsubishi Galp | Report |
| 4 | Portugal | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | Report |
| 4 | Portugal | Richard Burns Robert Reid | Frédéric Dor Didier Breton | Miguel Campos Carlos Magalhães | Report |
| 5 | Spain | No. 5 Ford Motor Co | No. 24 Toyota Team Saudi Arabia | No. 32 Uwe Nittel | Report |
| 5 | Spain | Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | Toyota Corolla WRC | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Report |
| 5 | Spain | Colin McRae Nicky Grist | Abdullah Bakhashab Bobby Willis | Uwe Nittel Detlef Ruf | Report |
| 6 | Argentina | No. 3 Subaru World Rally Team | No. 20 Toyota Team Atakan | No. 22 Gustavo Trelles | Report |
| 6 | Argentina | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | Toyota Corolla WRC | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Report |
| 6 | Argentina | Richard Burns Robert Reid | Serkan Yazici Erkan Bodur | Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono | Report |
| 7 | Greece | No. 5 Ford Motor Co | No. 23 Spike Subaru Team | No. 35 Gabriel Pozzo | Report |
| 7 | Greece | Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Report |
| 7 | Greece | Colin McRae Nicky Grist | Toshihiro Arai Roger Freeman | Gabriel Pozzo Daniel Stillo | Report |
| 8 | New Zealand | No. 10 Peugeot Esso | No. 22 Arab World Rally Team | No. 21 Stohl Racing | Report |
| 8 | New Zealand | Peugeot 206 WRC | Subaru Impreza WRX (Grp. N) | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Report |
| 8 | New Zealand | Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen | Hamed Al-Wahaibi Tony Sircombe | Manfred Stohl Peter Müller | Report |
| 9 | Finland | No. 10 Peugeot Esso | No. 24 Toyota Team Saudi Arabia | No. 28 Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland | Report |
| 9 | Finland | Peugeot 206 WRC | Toyota Corolla WRC | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | Report |
| 9 | Finland | Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen | Abdullah Bakhashab Bobby Willis | Jani Paasonen Jakke Honkanen | Report |
| 10 | Cyprus | No. 6 Ford Motor Co | No. 18 Spike Subaru Team | No. 25 Gustavo Trelles | Report |
| 10 | Cyprus | Ford Focus RS WRC '00 | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Report |
| 10 | Cyprus | Carlos Sainz Luis Moya | Toshihiro Arai Roger Freeman | Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono | Report |
| 11 | France | No. 10 Peugeot Esso | No. 20 Arab World Rally Team | No. 37 Stohl Racing | Report |
| 11 | France | Peugeot 206 WRC | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Report |
| 11 | France | Gilles Panizzi Herve Panizzi | Hamed Al-Wahaibi Tony Sircombe | Manfred Stohl Peter Müller | Report |
| 12 | Italy | No. 10 Peugeot Esso | No. 29 Toyota Team Atakan | No. 37 Vieffe Corse SRL | Report |
| 12 | Italy | Peugeot 206 WRC | Toyota Corolla WRC | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Report |
| 12 | Italy | Gilles Panizzi Herve Panizzi | Serkan Yazici Erkan Bodur | Gianluigi Galli Maurizio Messina | Report |
| 13 | Australia | No. 10 Peugeot Esso | No. 25 Toyota Team Atakan | No. 30 Gustavo Trelles | Report |
| 13 | Australia | Peugeot 206 WRC | Toyota Corolla WRC | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Report |
| 13 | Australia | Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen | Serkan Yazici Erkan Bodur | Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono | Report |
| 14 | Britain | No. 3 Subaru World Rally Team | No. 36 Arab World Rally Team | No. 30 Stohl Racing | Report |
| 14 | Britain | Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Report |
| 14 | Britain | Richard Burns Robert Reid | Hamed Al-Wahaibi Tony Sircombe | Manfred Stohl Peter Müller | Report |
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### Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | CYP | FRA | ITA | AUS | GBR | Pts |
| 1 | Marcus Grönholm | Ret | 1 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 65 |
| 2 | Richard Burns | Ret | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 60 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | 2 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | DSQ | 4 | 46 |
| 4 | Colin McRae | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 43 |
| 5 | Tommi Mäkinen | 1 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 5 | Ret | 3 | DSQ | 3 | 36 |
| 6 | François Delecour | Ret | 7 | | 5 | 7 | 13 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 24 |
| 7 | Gilles Panizzi | Ret | | Ret | | 6 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | Ret | 8 | 21 |
| 8 | Juha Kankkunen | 3 | 6 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | Ret | 8 | 7 | | | Ret | 5 | 20 |
| 9 | Harri Rovanperä | | 12 | | 4 | | | | | 3 | | | | | 10 | 7 |
| 10 | Petter Solberg | | | 5 | Ret | | 6 | Ret | 4 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | 6 |
| 11 | Kenneth Eriksson | | 13 | | Ret | 23 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 15 | | Ret | 45 | 4 | Ret | 5 |
| 12 | Didier Auriol | Ret | 10 | 3 | 10 | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 8 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
| 13 | Toshihiro Arai | | | 6 | | 16 | | 4 | Ret | | 9 | | | 13 | Ret | 4 |
| 14 | Toni Gardemeister | 4 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 6 | 12 | 4 |
| 15 | Freddy Loix | 6 | 8 | Ret | 6 | 8 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | 4 |
| 16 | Thomas Rådström | | 4 | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 17 | Bruno Thiry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 18 | Armin Schwarz | 7 | | 7 | 8 | 11 | | 5 | | | Ret | | 12 | | 13 | 2 |
| 19 | Sebastian Lindholm | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | 2 |
| 20 | Tapio Laukkanen | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | 5 | Ret | 2 |
| 21 | Abdullah Bakhashab | | 27 | | Ret | 15 | | 6 | | 28 | Ret | | 44 | | | 1 |
| 22 | Possum Bourne | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | 7 | | 1 |
| 23 | Markko Märtin | | 9 | | 7 | 10 | | Ret | | 10 | 6 | | Ret | Ret | 7 | 1 |
| 24 | Piero Liatti | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ret | | | 1 |
| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | CYP | FRA | ITA | AUS | GBR | Pts |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### Manufacturers' championship

| Pos. | Manufacturer | No. | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | CYP | FRA | ITA | AUS | GBR | Points |
| 1 | Peugeot Esso | 9 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 111 |
| 1 | Peugeot Esso | 10 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 111 |
| 2 | Ford Motor Co | 5 | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | 91 |
| 2 | Ford Motor Co | 6 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 91 |
| 3 | Subaru World Rally Team | 3 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 88 |
| 3 | Subaru World Rally Team | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 88 |
| 4 | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 5 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 3 | 43 |
| 4 | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 2 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 43 |
| 5 | SEAT Sport | 7 | Ret | 8 | 3 | 8 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 11 |
| 5 | SEAT Sport | 8 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 5 | 9 | 11 |
| 6 | Hyundai World Rally Team | 14 | | 9 | | Ret | 10 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 9 | | Ret | 12 | 4 | Ret | 8 |
| 6 | Hyundai World Rally Team | 15 | | 10 | | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 6 | | 8 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | Škoda Motorsport | 11 | 6 | | 5 | 6 | 8 | | 4 | | | Ret | | 8 | | 10 | 8 |
| 7 | Škoda Motorsport | 12 | 7 | | 6 | 9 | Ret | | Ret | | | Ret | | 9 | | 11 | 8 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | No. | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | CYP | FRA | ITA | AUS | GBR | Points |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### FIA Teams Cup

| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | CYP | FRA | ITA | AUS | GBR | Pts |
| 1 | Toshihiro Arai | | | 1 | | 2 | | 1 | Ret | | 1 | | | 2 | Ret | 42 |
| 2 | Abdullah Bakhashab | | 2 | | Ret | 1 | | 2 | | 1 | Ret | | 2 | | | 38 |
| 3 | Serkan Yazici | | | | Ret | Ret | 1 | 4 | | | | Ret | 1 | 1 | | 33 |
| 4 | Frédéric Dor | | | Ret | 1 | | 2 | 3 | | 2 | Ret | | | | 2 | 32 |
| NC | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | | | | | | | Ret | 1 | Ret | | 1 | Ret | | 1 | 30 |
| NC | Krzysztof Hołowczyc | | 1 | | Ret | | Ret | Ret | | | Ret | | | | | 10 |
| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | CYP | FRA | ITA | AUS | GBR | Pts |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### Production World Rally championship

| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | CYP | FRA | ITA | AUS | GBR | Pts |
| 1 | Manfred Stohl | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75 |
| 2 | Gustavo Trelles | 2 | | | Ret | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 64 |
| 3 | Gabriel Pozzo | | | Ret | Ret | 10 | 2 | 1 | | Ret | 2 | 11 | Ret | 10 | | 22 |
| 4 | Jani Paasonen | | 1 | | | 6 | | | | 1 | | | | Ret | | 21 |
| 5 | Claudio Marcelo Menzi | | | 1 | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | | Ret | 3 | 9 | Ret | 6 | | 17 |
| 6 | Ramón Ferreyros | | | | 3 | Ret | 4 | 4 | | | | 5 | 5 | | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Gianluigi Galli | 3 | 8 | | Ret | | | | | 9 | | Ret | 1 | | | 14 |
| 8 | Miguel Campos | | | | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 9 | Juuso Pykälistö | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 12 |
| 10 | Uwe Nittel | Ret | | | Ret | 1 | | Ret | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 11 | Roberto Sanchez | | | 2 | Ret | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 12 | Kenneth Bäcklund | | 6 | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | Alex Fiorio | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | 6 |
| 14 | Toshihiro Arai | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 6 |
| 15 | Reece Jones | | | | | | | | 3 | | | Ret | | Ret | 8 | 4 |
| 16 | Stig-Olov Walfridsson | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 17 | Jean-Marie Santoni | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 4 |
| 18 | Olli Harkki | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 4 |
| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | CYP | FRA | ITA | AUS | GBR | Pts |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

## Events

| Rally Name | Start-End Date | Podium Drivers (Finishing Time) | Podium Cars |
| Monte Carlo Rally | 21 January–23 January | Tommi Mäkinen (4h:23m:35.8s) Carlos Sainz (4h:25m:00.7s) Juha Kankkunen (4h:26m:57.2s) | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 Ford Focus RS WRC 00 Subaru Impreza WRC 99 |
| Swedish Rally | 11 February–13 February | Marcus Grönholm (3h:20m:33.3s) Tommi Mäkinen (3h:20m:40.1s) Colin McRae (3h:20m:47.0s) | Peugeot 206 WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 Ford Focus RS WRC 00 |
| Safari Rally | 25 March–27 March | Richard Burns (8h:33m:13s) Juha Kankkunen (8h:37m:50s) Didier Auriol (8h:55m:57s) | Subaru Impreza WRC 99 Subaru Impreza WRC 99 SEAT Córdoba WRC E2 |
| Rally Portugal | 16 March–19 March | Richard Burns (4h:34m:00.0s) Marcus Grönholm (4h:34m:06.5s) Carlos Sainz (4h:36m:09.2s) | Subaru Impreza WRC 00 Peugeot 206 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC 00 |
| Rally Catalunya | 31 March–2 April | Colin McRae (4h:07m:13.0s) Richard Burns (4h:07m:18.9s) Carlos Sainz (4h:07m:24.7s) | Ford Focus RS WRC 00 Subaru Impreza WRC 00 Ford Focus RS WRC 00 |
| Rally Argentina | 11 May–14 May | Richard Burns (4h:10m:20.7s) Marcus Grönholm (4h:11m:28.1s) Tommi Mäkinen (4h:11m:52.3s) | Subaru Impreza WRC 00 Peugeot 206 WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 |
| Acropolis Rally | 9 June–11 June | Colin McRae (4h:56m:54.8s) Carlos Sainz (4h:57:17.9s) Juha Kankkunen (5h:03m:33.1s) | Ford Focus RS WRC 00 Ford Focus RS WRC 00 Subaru Impreza WRC 00 |
| Rally New Zealand | 14 July–16 July | Marcus Grönholm (3h:45m:13.4s) Colin McRae (3h:45m:27.9s) Carlos Sainz (3h:46m:31.8s) | Peugeot 206 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC 00 Ford Focus RS WRC 00 |
| Rally Finland | 18 August–20 August | Marcus Grönholm (3h:22m:37.1s) Colin McRae (3h:23m:43.3s) Harri Rovanperä (3h:23m:46.7s) | Peugeot 206 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC 00 Toyota Corolla WRC |
| Cyprus Rally | 7 September–10 September | Carlos Sainz (5h:26m:04.9s) Colin McRae (5h:26m:42.2s) François Delecour (5h:27m:35.7s) | Ford Focus RS WRC 00 Ford Focus RS WRC 00 Peugeot 206 WRC |
| Tour de Corse | 29 September–1 October | Gilles Panizzi (4h:02m:14.2s) François Delecour (4h:02m:47.7s) Carlos Sainz (4h:03m:26.8s) | Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC Ford Focus RS WRC 00 |
| Rally Sanremo | 20 October–22 October | Gilles Panizzi (3h:52m:14.2s) François Delecour (3h:52m:24.1s) Tommi Mäkinen (3h:53m:00.3s) | Peugeot 206 WRC Peugeot 206 WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 |
| Rally Australia | 9 November–12 November | Marcus Grönholm (3h:43m:57.2s) Richard Burns (3h:43m:59.9s) François Delecour (3h:45m:30.1s) | Peugeot 206 WRC Subaru Impreza WRC 00 Peugeot 206 WRC |
| Rally of Great Britain | 23 November–26 November | Richard Burns (3h:43m:01.9s) Marcus Grönholm (3h:44m:07.5s) Tommi Mäkinen (3h:44m:16.9s) | Subaru Impreza WRC 00 Peugeot 206 WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 |