# Safari Rally 2000

De Safari Rally 2000, formeel 48th Sameer Safari Rally Kenya, was de 48e editie van de Safari Rally en de derde ronde van het wereldkampioenschap rally in 2000. Het was de 323e rally in het wereldkampioenschap rally die georganiseerd wordt door de Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). De start en finish was in Nairobi.

## Route

| Etappe | Datum | Competitieve secties | Competitieve afstand |
| 1 | Vrijdag 25 februari | 4 | 350,84 kilometer |
| 2 | Zaterdag 26 februari | 4 | 345,58 kilometer |
| 3 | Zondag 27 februari | 4 | 350,84 kilometer |
| Totaal | Totaal | 12 | 1047,26 kilometer |

## Resultaten

Algemene top tien :
| Pos. | # | Rijder | Auto | Gr/kl | Tijd | Eerste | Punten |
| Pos. | # | Navigator | Inschrijving | C | Straftijd | Vorige | Punten |
| 1. | 3 | Richard Burns | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 99 | A8 | 8:33:13,0 | 0:00 | 10 |
| 1. | 3 | Robert Reid | Subaru World Rally Team | C | | = | 10 |
| 2. | 1 | Juha Kankkunen | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 99 | A8 | 8:37:50,0 | + 4:37,0 | 6 |
| 2. | 1 | Juha Repo | Subaru World Rally Team | C | | + 9:27,0 | 6 |
| 3. | 7 | Didier Auriol | Seat Córdoba WRC E2 | A8 | 8:55:57,0 | + 22:44,0 | 4 |
| 3. | 7 | Denis Giraudet | Seat Sport | C | 0:30 | + 18:07,0 | 4 |
| 4. | 6 | Carlos Sainz | Ford Focus RS WRC 00 | A8 | 9:01:31,0 | + 28:18,0 | 3 |
| 4. | 6 | Luís Moya | Ford Motor Co Ltd. | C | 3:30 | + 5:34,0 | 3 |
| 5. | 16 | Petter Solberg | Ford Focus RS WRC 00 | A8 | 9:04:40,0 | + 31:27,0 | 2 |
| 5. | 16 | Phil Mills | Ford Motor Co Ltd. | C | 1:10 | + 3:09,0 | 2 |
| 6. | 17 | Toshi Arai | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 99 | A8 | 9:19:16,0 | + 46:03,0 | 1 |
| 6. | 17 | Roger Freeman | Spike Subaru Team | A8 | 4:10 | + 14:36,0 | 1 |
| 7. | 11 | Armin Schwarz | Škoda Octavia WRC | A8 | 9:32:11,0 | + 58:58,0 | |
| 7. | 11 | Manfred Hiemer | Škoda Motorsport | C | 0:20 | + 12:55,0 | |
| 8. | 12 | Luís Climent | Škoda Octavia WRC | A8 | 9:51:13,0 | + 1:18:00,0 | |
| 8. | 12 | Álex Romaní | Škoda Motorsport | C | 11:50 | + 19:02,0 | |
| 9. | 31 | Claudio Marcelo Menzi | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | N4 | 10:39:07,0 | + 2:05:54,0 | |
| 9. | 31 | Edgardo Galindo | Claudio Marcelo Menzi | N4 | 1:00 | + 47:54,0 | |
| 10. | 22 | Roberto Sanchez | Subaru Impreza WRX | N4 | 10:57:05,0 | + 2:23:52,0 | |
| 10. | 22 | Jorge del Buono | Roberto Sanchez | N4 | 1:20 | + 17:58,0 | |
| DNF top tien ||||||||
| Pos. | # | Rijder | Auto | Gr/kl | CS | Reden | Reden |
| Pos. | # | Navigator | Inschrijving | C | CS | Reden | Reden |
| DNF | 1 | Tommi Mäkinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | A8 | 3 | Wielophanging | Wielophanging |
| DNF | 1 | Risto Mannisenmäki | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | C | 3 | Wielophanging | Wielophanging |
| DNF | 2 | Freddy Loix | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | A8 | 7 | Wielophanging | Wielophanging |
| DNF | 2 | Sven Smeets | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | C | 7 | Wielophanging | Wielophanging |
| DNF | 5 | Colin McRae | Ford Focus RS WRC 00 | A8 | 8 | Motor | Motor |
| DNF | 5 | Nicky Grist | Ford Motor Co Ltd. | C | 8 | Motor | Motor |
| DNF | 8 | Toni Gardemeister | Seat Córdoba WRC E2 | A8 | 3 | Bijrijder onwel | Bijrijder onwel |
| DNF | 8 | Paavo Lukander | Seat Sport | C | 3 | Bijrijder onwel | Bijrijder onwel |
| DNF | 9 | Gilles Panizzi | Peugeot 206 WRC | A8 | 5 | Wielophanging | Wielophanging |
| DNF | 9 | Hervé Panizzi | Peugeot Esso Sport | C | 5 | Wielophanging | Wielophanging |
| DNF | 10 | Marcus Grönholm | Peugeot 206 WRC | A8 | 8 | Koppeling | Koppeling |
| DNF | 10 | Timo Rautiainen | Peugeot Esso Sport | C | 8 | Koppeling | Koppeling |
| DNF | 18 | Frédéric Dor | Subaru Impreza WRC98 | A8 | 2 | Motor | Motor |
| DNF | 18 | Didier Breton | F. Dor Rally Team | A8 | 2 | Motor | Motor |
| DNF | 20 | Shigeyuki Konishi | Subaru Impreza 555 | N4 | 3 | Motor | Motor |
| DNF | 20 | Glenn MacNeall | Shigeyuki Konishi | N4 | 3 | Motor | Motor |
| DNF | 21 | Alastair Cavenagh | Subaru Impreza 555 | N4 | 1 | Motor | Motor |
| DNF | 21 | Chrispin Sassoon | Alastair Cavenagh | N4 | 1 | Motor | Motor |
| DNF | 23 | Rory Green | Subaru Impreza 555 | A8 | 9 | Onbekend | Onbekend |
| DNF | 23 | Orson Taylor | Rory Green | A8 | 9 | Onbekend | Onbekend |
PWRC top drie :
| Pos. | Rijder | Pnt. |
| 1 | Claudio Marcelo Menzi | 10 |
| 2 | Roberto Sanchez | 6 |
| 3 | Manfred Stohl | 4 |

## Statistieken
#### Competitieve secties

| Etappe | Datum | CS | Starttijd | Naam | Lengte | Snelste rijder | Tijd | Gem. snelheid | Rallyleider |
| 1 | 25 februari | 1 | 11:28 | Orien 1 | 112,43 km | Didier Auriol | 47:13,0 | 142,87 km/u | Didier Auriol |
| 1 | 25 februari | 2 | 13:34 | Oltepesi 1 | 116,92 km | Richard Burns | 54:04,0 | 129,75 km/u | Richard Burns |
| 1 | 25 februari | 3 | 15:58 | Olorian 1 | 71,40 km | Richard Burns | 35:04,0 | 122,17 km/u | Richard Burns |
| 1 | 25 februari | 4 | 16:43 | Kajiado 1 | 50,09 km | Richard Burns | 23:44,0 | 126,63 km/u | Richard Burns |
| 2 | 26 februari | 5 | 7:45 | Marigat | 123,21 km | Richard Burns | 1:00:04,0 | 123,07 km/u | Richard Burns |
| 2 | 26 februari | 6 | 10:15 | Nyaru | 68,64 km | Carlos Sainz | 46:15,0 | 89,05 km/u | Richard Burns |
| 2 | 26 februari | 7 | 13:38 | Morendat | 93,81 km | Carlos Sainz | 46:03,0 | 122,23 km/u | Richard Burns |
| 2 | 26 februari | 8 | 16:12 | Marigat | 59,92 km | Carlos Sainz | 27:55,0 | 128,78 km/u | Richard Burns |
| 3 | 27 februari | 9 | 7:08 | Orien 2 | 112,43 km | Didier Auriol | 47:54,0 | 140,83 km/u | Richard Burns |
| 3 | 27 februari | 10 | 9:14 | Oltepesi 2 | 116,92 km | Richard Burns | 56:11,0 | 124,86 km/u | Richard Burns |
| 3 | 27 februari | 11 | 11:43 | Olorian 2 | 71,40 km | Carlos Sainz | 34:48,0 | 123,10 km/u | Richard Burns |
| 3 | 27 februari | 12 | 12:28 | Kajiado 2 | 50,09 km | Carlos Sainz | 23:18,0 | 128,99 km/u | Richard Burns |
CS overwinningen :
| Rijder | Aantal |
| Richard Burns | 5 |
| Carlos Sainz | 5 |
| Didier Auriol | 1 |

## Kampioenschap standen
#### Rijders

| | Pos. | Rijder | Pnt. |
| = | 1 | Tommi Mäkinen | 16 |
| 5 | 2 | Richard Burns | 12 |
| 1 | 3 | Juha Kankkunen | 11 |
| 2 | 4 | Marcus Grönholm | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Carlos Sainz | 9 |

#### Constructeurs

| | Pos. | Constructeur | Pnt. |
| 3 | 1 | Subaru World Rally Team | 25 |
| 1 | 2 | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 18 |
| = | 3 | Ford Motor Co Ltd. | 13 |
| 1 | 4 | Peugeot Esso Sport | 11 |
| = | 5 | Seat Sport | 7 |
   * Noot: Enkel de top 5-posities worden in beide standen weergegeven.