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]


Background

Entry list

No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Risto Mannisenmäki Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M
2 Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Sven Smeets Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI M
3 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid Japan Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 P
4 Finland Juha Kankkunen Finland Juha Repo Japan Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 P
5 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Nicky Grist United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 M
6 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Luis Moya United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 M
7 France Didier Auriol France Denis Giraudet Spain SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 P
8 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander Spain SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 P
9 France Gilles Panizzi France Hervé Panizzi France Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC M
10 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC M
11 Germany Armin Schwarz Germany Manfred Hiemer Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC M
12 Spain Luis Climent Asensio Spain Álex Romaní Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC M
World Rally Championship entries
16 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 M
17 Japan Toshihiro Arai United Kingdom Roger Freeman Japan Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 —
18 France Frédéric Dor France Didier Breton France F. Dor Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 M
23 Kenya Rory Green Kenya Orson Taylor Kenya Rory Green Subaru Impreza 555 —
24 Kenya Paul Bailey Kenya Raju Sehmi Kenya Paul Bailey Toyota Celica GT-Four —
28 Kenya Rob Hellier United Kingdom Des Page-Morris Kenya Rob Hellier Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III —
29 United Kingdom John Lloyd United Kingdom Adrian Cavenagh United Kingdom John Lloyd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV —
39 Kenya Michelle van Tongeren Kenya Safina Hussein Kenya Michelle van Tongeren Subaru Impreza WRX —
45 Kenya Don Smith Kenya Adrian Wroe Kenya Don Smith Ford Escort RS Cosworth —
Group N Cup entries
19 Austria Manfred Stohl Austria Peter Müller Austria Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
20 Japan Shigeyuki Konishi Australia Glenn Macneall Japan Shigeyuki Konishi Subaru Impreza WRX —
21 United Kingdom Alastair Cavenagh Kenya Crispin Sassoon United Kingdom Alastair Cavenagh Subaru Impreza WRX —
22 Argentina Roberto Sanchez Argentina Jorge Del Buono Argentina Roberto Sanchez Subaru Impreza WRX —
25 United Kingdom Richard Tuthill Kenya Peter Stone United Kingdom Richard Tuthill Subaru Impreza —
27 Kenya Azar Anwar Kenya Farakh Yusuf Kenya Azar Anwar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
31 Argentina Claudio Marcelo Menzi Argentina Edgardo Galindo Argentina Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
32 Malaysia Saladin Mazlan Malaysia Allen Oh Malaysia Saladin Mazlan Subaru Impreza WRX —
33 Austria Rudolf Stohl Austria Ilka Minor Austria Rudolf Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
34 Kenya Hardeep Rehsi Kenya Kamaljeet Ubhi Kenya Hardeep Rehsi Subaru Impreza WRX —
35 Kenya Phineas Kimathi Kenya Abdul Sidi Kenya Phineas Kimathi Subaru Impreza WRX —
36 Kenya Shaheed Wissanji Kenya Mohammed Verjee Kenya Shaheed Wissanji Subaru Impreza WRX —
37 Argentina Gabriel Pozzo Argentina Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz Argentina Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI —
38 United Kingdom Ron Oakeley United Kingdom Jamie Turner United Kingdom Ron Oakeley Subaru Impreza 555 —
40 Kenya Jamil Khan Kenya Bill Kirk Kenya Jamil Khan Subaru Impreza WRX —
41 Kenya John Ngunjiri Kenya Thuita Karanja Kenya John Ngunjiri Subaru Impreza WRX —
42 Kenya Shabir Hussein Kenya Tom Muriuki Kenya Shabir Hussein Subaru Legacy RS —
43 Zimbabwe Abe Smit Zimbabwe Tony Rowley Zimbabwe Abe Smit Volkswagen Golf TDI —
48 Austria Stefan Reininger Austria Erich Widhalm Austria Stefan Reininger Honda Civic VTi —
49 Japan Kozue Oi Japan Hiroko Takahashi Japan Kozue Oi Subaru Forester —
50 Kenya Jonathan Jackson Kenya Shabir Haji Kenya Jonathan Jackson Subaru Impreza —
54 Kenya Brendan Fernandes Kenya Tony Kimondo Kenya Brendan Fernandes Subaru Impreza WRX —
55 Kenya Shahid Essajee Kenya Shammi Singh Kenya Shahid Essajee Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II —
Source:[2]

Itinerary

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

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
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]

Results

Overall

Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 3 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid Japan Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 8:33:13 10
2 4 Finland Juha Kankkunen Finland Juha Repo Japan Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 8:37:50 +4:37 6
3 7 France Didier Auriol France Denis Giraudet Spain SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 8:55:57 +22:44 4
4 6 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Luis Moya United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 9:01:31 +28:18 3
5 16 Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 9:04:40 +31:27 2
6 17 Japan Toshihiro Arai United Kingdom Roger Freeman Japan Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 9:19:16 +46:03 1
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 3 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid Japan Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 8:33:13 10
2 2 4 Finland Juha Kankkunen Finland Juha Repo Japan Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 8:37:50 +4:37 6
3 3 7 France Didier Auriol France Denis Giraudet Spain SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 8:55:57 +22:44 4
4 4 6 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Luis Moya United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 9:01:31 +28:18 3
7 5 11 Germany Armin Schwarz Germany Manfred Hiemer Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC 9:32:11 +58:58 0
8 6 12 Spain Luis Climent Asensio Spain Álex Romaní Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC 9:51:13 +1:18:00 0
Retired SS8 5 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Nicky Grist United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 Engine 0
Retired SS8 10 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC Clutch 0
Retired SS7 2 Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Sven Smeets Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS5 9 France Gilles Panizzi France Hervé Panizzi France Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC Suspension 0
Retired SS3 1 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Risto Mannisenmäki Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Suspension 0
Retired SS3 8 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander Spain SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 Codriver ill 0
Source:[5]

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (25 Feb) SS1 Orien 1 112.43 km France Didier Auriol SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 47:13 France Didier Auriol
SS2 Oltepesi 1 116.92 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 54:06 United Kingdom Richard Burns
SS3 Olorian 1 71.40 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 35:04
SS4 Kajiado 1 50.09 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 23:44
Leg 2 (26 Feb) SS5 Marigat 123.21 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 1:00:04
SS6 Nyaru 68.64 km Spain Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 46:15
SS7 Morendat 93.81 km Spain Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 46:03
SS8 Marigat 59.92 km Spain Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 27:55
Leg 3 (27 Feb) SS9 Orien 2 112.43 km France Didier Auriol SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 47:54
SS10 Oltepesi 2 116.92 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 56:11
SS11 Olorian 2 71.40 km Spain Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 34:48
SS12 Kajiado 2 50.09 km Spain Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 23:18

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Finland Tommi Mäkinen 16 Finland Risto Mannisenmäki 16 3 Japan Subaru World Rally Team 25
2 7 United Kingdom Richard Burns 12 7 United Kingdom Robert Reid 12 1 Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 18
3 1 Finland Juha Kankkunen 11 1 Finland Juha Repo 11 United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 13
4 2 Finland Marcus Grönholm 10 2 Finland Timo Rautiainen 10 2 France Peugeot Esso 11
5 2 Spain Carlos Sainz 9 2 Spain Luis Moya 9 Spain SEAT Sport 7

FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
9 1 31 Argentina Claudio Marcelo Menzi Argentina Edgardo Galindo Argentina Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:39:07 10
10 2 22 Argentina Roberto Sanchez Argentina Jorge Del Buono Argentina Roberto Sanchez Subaru Impreza WRX 10:57:05 +17:58 6
11 3 19 Austria Manfred Stohl Austria Peter Müller Austria Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 11:02:53 +23:46 4
13 4 32 Malaysia Saladin Mazlan Malaysia Allen Oh Malaysia Saladin Mazlan Subaru Impreza WRX 12:08:38 +1:29:31 3
14 5 35 Kenya Phineas Kimathi Kenya Abdul Sidi Kenya Phineas Kimathi Subaru Impreza WRX 12:16:29 +1:37:22 2
15 6 36 Kenya Shaheed Wissanji Kenya Mohammed Verjee Kenya Shaheed Wissanji Subaru Impreza WRX 13:41:12 +3:02:05 1
17 7 55 Kenya Shahid Essajee Kenya Shammi Singh Kenya Shahid Essajee Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II 16:06:42 +5:27:35 0
Retired SS9 40 Kenya Jamil Khan Kenya Bill Kirk Kenya Jamil Khan Subaru Impreza WRX Retired 0
Retired SS5 27 Kenya Azar Anwar Kenya Farakh Yusuf Kenya Azar Anwar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Retired 0
Retired SS5 33 Austria Rudolf Stohl Austria Ilka Minor Austria Rudolf Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Retired 0
Retired SS5 41 Kenya John Ngunjiri Kenya Thuita Karanja Kenya John Ngunjiri Subaru Impreza WRX Retired 0
Retired SS5 50 Kenya Jonathan Jackson Kenya Shabir Haji Kenya Jonathan Jackson Subaru Impreza Mechanical 0
Retired SS4 37 Argentina Gabriel Pozzo Argentina Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz Argentina Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Suspension 0
Retired SS4 38 United Kingdom Ron Oakeley United Kingdom Jamie Turner United Kingdom Ron Oakeley Subaru Impreza 555 Mechanical 0
Retired SS3 20 Japan Shigeyuki Konishi Australia Glenn Macneall Japan Shigeyuki Konishi Subaru Impreza WRX Engine 0
Retired SS3 25 United Kingdom Richard Tuthill Kenya Peter Stone United Kingdom Richard Tuthill Subaru Impreza Mechanical 0
Retired SS3 43 Zimbabwe Abe Smit Zimbabwe Tony Rowley Zimbabwe Abe Smit Volkswagen Golf TDI Mechanical 0
Retired SS3 54 Kenya Brendan Fernandes Kenya Tony Kimondo Kenya Brendan Fernandes Subaru Impreza WRX Mechanical 0
Retired SS2 34 Kenya Hardeep Rehsi Kenya Kamaljeet Ubhi Kenya Hardeep Rehsi Subaru Impreza WRX Mechanical 0
Retired SS2 42 Kenya Shabir Hussein Kenya Tom Muriuki Kenya Shabir Hussein Subaru Legacy RS Over time limit 0
Retired SS2 48 Austria Stefan Reininger Austria Erich Widhalm Austria Stefan Reininger Honda Civic VTi Engine 0
Retired SS1 21 United Kingdom Alastair Cavenagh Kenya Crispin Sassoon United Kingdom Alastair Cavenagh Subaru Impreza WRX Engine 0
Retired SS1 49 Japan Kozue Oi Japan Hiroko Takahashi Japan Kozue Oi Subaru Forester Accident 0
Source:[6]

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (25 Feb) SS1 Orien 1 112.43 km Argentina Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 55:07 Argentina Gabriel Pozzo
SS2 Oltepesi 1 116.92 km Argentina Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 1:05:49
SS3 Olorian 1 71.40 km Argentina Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 44:37
SS4 Kajiado 1 50.09 km Argentina Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 29:00 Argentina Claudio Marcelo Menzi
Leg 2 (26 Feb) SS5 Marigat 123.21 km Argentina Claudio Marcelo Menzi
Austria Manfred Stohl 		Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 		1:12:44
SS6 Nyaru 68.64 km Argentina Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 54:47
SS7 Morendat 93.81 km Argentina Roberto Sanchez Subaru Impreza WRX 1:02:25
SS8 Marigat 59.92 km Austria Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 35:46
Leg 3 (27 Feb) SS9 Orien 2 112.43 km Argentina Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 57:42
SS10 Oltepesi 2 116.92 km Argentina Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 1:09:57
SS11 Olorian 2 71.40 km Austria Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 48:05
SS12 Kajiado 2 50.09 km Austria Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 30:34

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 Austria Manfred Stohl 17
2 Finland Jani Paasonen 10
3 New entry Argentina Claudio Marcelo Menzi 10
4 1 Uruguay Gustavo Trelles 6
5 1 Finland Juuso Pykälistö 6

References

  1. ^ "Safari Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  2. ^ "Safari Rally 2000 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Safari Rally 2000 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Safari Rally 2000 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Safari Rally 2000 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Safari Rally 2000 PWRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Safari_Rally
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