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2000 Cyprus Rally
28th Cyprus Rally
Round 10 of the 2000 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Cyprus
Rally baseLimassol
Dates runSeptember 8 2000 – September 10 2000
Stages23 (348.41 km; 216.49 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,227.79 km (762.91 miles)
Statistics
Crews52 at start, 27 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerSpain Carlos Sainz
Spain Luis Moya
United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd.
Ford Focus RS WRC '00

The 2000 Cyprus Rally (formally the 28th Cyprus Rally) was the tenth round of the 2000 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 8 September and 10 September 2000, and was won by Ford's Carlos Sainz, his 23rd win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

Background

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Entry list

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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 S6 WRC '00 P
4 Finland Juha Kankkunen Finland Juha Repo Japan Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 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 Evo3 P
8 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander Spain SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3 P
9 France François Delecour France Daniel Grataloup 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 Evo2 M
12 Spain Luis Climent Asensio Spain Álex Romaní Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 M
World Rally Championship entries
20 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park Estonia Lukoil EOS Rally Team Toyota Corolla WRC
18 Japan Toshihiro Arai United Kingdom Roger Freeman Japan Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99
19 Poland Krzysztof Hołowczyc Belgium Jean-Marc Fortin Poland Wizja TV / Turning Point RT Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 M
20 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Bakhashab United Kingdom Bobby Willis Saudi Arabia Toyota Team Saudi Arabia Toyota Corolla WRC M
21 France Frédéric Dor France Didier Breton France F. Dor Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99
22 France Simon Jean-Joseph France Jack Boyère France Simon Jean-Joseph Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98
23 Greece Ioannis Papadimitriou Greece Nikolaos Petropoulos Greece Ioannis Papadimitriou Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99
29 Cyprus Andreas Tsouloftas Cyprus Andreas Achilleos Cyprus Fairways Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
30 Cyprus Chris Thomas Cyprus Andreas Christodoulides Cyprus Chris Thomas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
33 Lebanon Maurice Sehnaoui Lebanon Naji Stephan Lebanon Maurice Sehnaoui Toyota Corolla WRC
34 Cyprus Christos Eliades Cyprus Dimis Cacoyiannis Cyprus Christos Eliades Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
35 Cyprus Paraskevas Paraskeva Cyprus Savvas Laos Cyprus Paraskevas Paraskeva Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
36 United Kingdom Nigel Heath United Kingdom Steve Lancaster United Kingdom Nigel Heath Subaru Impreza WRC
37 Lebanon Michel Saleh Cyprus Adamos Gregoriou Lebanon Michel Saleh Toyota Celica GT-Four
42 Cyprus Iakovos Pendaras Cyprus Andreas Andreou Cyprus Iakovos Pendaras Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
48 Cyprus Leonidas Katsaros Cyprus Renos Thrasyvoulou Cyprus Leonidas Katsaros Lancia Delta HF Integrale
53 Cyprus Nicholas Mandrides Cyprus Yiannis Ioannou Cyprus Nicholas Mandrides Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Group N Cup entries
24 Austria Manfred Stohl Austria Peter Müller Austria Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
25 Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Argentina Jorge Del Buono Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
27 Argentina Claudio Marcelo Menzi Argentina Edgardo Galindo Argentina Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
28 Argentina Gabriel Pozzo Argentina Fabian Cretu Argentina Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
31 Cyprus Andreas Peratikos Cyprus Harris Episkopou Cyprus Andreas Peratikos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
32 Cyprus Dimi Mavropoulos Cyprus Georgios Alexandrou Cyprus Dimi Mavropoulos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
38 Oman Nizar Al-Shanfari Cyprus Michalakis Michael Oman Nizar Al-Shanfari Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
39 Australia Ron Cremen Australia Linda Long Australia Ron Cremen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
40 Israel Rami Shohatovich Cyprus Nikitas Stavrinou Israel Rami Shohatovich Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
44 Belgium Bob Colsoul Belgium Tom Colsoul Belgium Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
45 Cyprus Prodromos Prodromou Cyprus Yiannos Hadjichristofi Cyprus Prodromos Prodromou Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
46 Cyprus Charalambos Timotheou Cyprus Nicos Panayides Cyprus Charalambos Timotheou Subaru Impreza 555
47 Cyprus Panagiotis Theofanides Cyprus Nikos Theofanides Cyprus Panagiotis Theofanides Subaru Impreza WRX
49 Greece Pavlos Moschoutis Greece Giorgos Petropoulos Greece Pavlos Moschoutis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
52 Israel Johnny Westberg Israel Etai Moldawsky Israel Johnny Westberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
54 Israel Daniel Levy Cyprus Theodoros Georgiou Israel Daniel Levy Subaru Impreza WRX
57 Cyprus Demitris Pieri Cyprus Petros Panteli Cyprus Demitris Pieri Toyota Celica GT-Four
58 Cyprus Andreas Konstantinou Cyprus Marios Potamou Cyprus Andreas Konstantinou Subaru Impreza WRX
59 Cyprus Giorgos Koudounias Cyprus Andreas Erotokritou Cyprus Giorgos Koudounias Renault Clio 16V
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Itinerary

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All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3)

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 145.16 km
8 September 08:33 SS1 Alassa 1 6.22 km
09:06 SS2 Prastio 1 11.06 km
09:49 SS3 Agios Nikolaos 1 11.30 km
10:22 SS4 Platres 1 11.99 km
12:17 SS5 Mylikouri 1 31.87 km
13:10 SS6 Panagia 1 19.52 km
15:08 SS7 Kourdali 14.92 km
15:39 SS8 Assinou 25.39 km
16:57 SS9 Xerarkaka 12.89 km
Leg 2 — 114.50 km
9 September 09:01 SS10 Platres — Saittas 11.48 km
09:39 SS11 Alassa 2 6.22 km
10:12 SS12 Prastio 2 11.06 km
13:10 SS13 Panagia 2 19.52 km
13:55 SS14 Mylikouri 2 31.87 km
16:48 SS15 Prastio 3 11.06 km
17:31 SS16 Agios Nikolaos 2 11.30 km
18:04 SS17 Platres 2 11.99 km
Leg 3 — 88.75 km
10 September 09:21 SS18 Vavatsinia 1 19.11 km
10:04 SS19 Agios Onoufrios 18.10 km
10:52 SS20 Lageia 1 9.62 km
13:47 SS21 Vavatsinia 2 19.11 km
14:35 SS22 Macheras 13.19 km
15:18 SS23 Lageia 2 9.62 km
Source:[3]

Results

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Overall

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 6 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Luis Moya United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 5:26:04.9 10
2 5 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Nicky Grist United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 5:26:42.2 +37.3 6
3 9 France François Delecour France Daniel Grataloup France Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC 5:27:35.7 +1:30.8 4
4 3 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid Japan Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 5:28:09.0 +2:04.1 3
5 1 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Risto Mannisenmäki Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:29:03.1 +2:58.2 2
6 20 Estonia Markko Märtin United Kingdom Michael Park Estonia Lukoil EOS Rally Team Toyota Corolla WRC 5:29:50.3 +3:45.4 1
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 6 Spain Carlos Sainz Spain Luis Moya United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 5:26:04.9 10
2 2 5 United Kingdom Colin McRae United Kingdom Nicky Grist United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 5:26:42.2 +37.3 6
3 3 9 France François Delecour France Daniel Grataloup France Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC 5:27:35.7 +1:30.8 4
4 4 3 United Kingdom Richard Burns United Kingdom Robert Reid Japan Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 5:28:09.0 +2:04.1 3
5 5 1 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Finland Risto Mannisenmäki Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:29:03.1 +2:58.2 2
7 6 4 Finland Juha Kankkunen Finland Juha Repo Japan Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 5:33:06.6 +7:01.7 0
8 7 2 Belgium Freddy Loix Belgium Sven Smeets Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 5:34:10.6 +8:05.7 0
Retired SS14 8 Finland Toni Gardemeister Finland Paavo Lukander Spain SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3 Accident 0
Retired SS7 7 France Didier Auriol France Denis Giraudet Spain SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo3 Mechanical 0
Retired SS6 10 Finland Marcus Grönholm Finland Timo Rautiainen France Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC Engine 0
Retired SS5 12 Spain Luis Climent Asensio Spain Álex Romaní Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Oil leak 0
Retired SS2 11 Germany Armin Schwarz Germany Manfred Hiemer Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC Evo2 Accident 0
Source:[5]

Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (8 Sep) SS1 Alassa 1 6.22 km Spain Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 4:34.7 Spain Carlos Sainz
SS2 Prastio 1 11.06 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 6:40.0
SS3 Agios Nikolaos 1 11.30 km Spain Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 10:04.0
SS4 Platres 1 11.99 km Spain Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 9:54.0
SS5 Mylikouri 1 31.87 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 36:05.6
SS6 Panagia 1 19.52 km Spain Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 17:33.8
SS7 Kourdali 14.92 km Spain Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 16:28.9
SS8 Assinou 25.39 km Spain Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 27:30.8
SS9 Xerarkaka 12.89 km Spain Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 14:33.8
Leg 2 (9 Sep) SS10 Platres — Saittas 11.48 km Belgium Freddy Loix Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 9:46.4
SS11 Alassa 2 6.22 km Finland Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:35.0
SS12 Prastio 2 11.06 km Finland Juha Kankkunen Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 6:36.8
SS13 Panagia 2 19.52 km Belgium Freddy Loix Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 17:10.9
SS14 Mylikouri 2 31.87 km United Kingdom Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '00 35:52.1
SS15 Prastio 3 11.06 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 6:34.6
SS16 Agios Nikolaos 2 11.30 km Finland Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 9:57.8
SS17 Platres 2 11.99 km Spain Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 9:45.5
Leg 3 (10 Sep) SS18 Vavatsinia 1 19.11 km Finland Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 17:05.7
SS19 Agios Onoufrios 18.10 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 16:26.1
SS20 Lageia 1 9.62 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 8:38.6
SS21 Vavatsinia 2 19.11 km Finland Tommi Mäkinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 16:58.3
SS22 Macheras 13.19 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 11:40.0
SS23 Lageia 2 9.62 km United Kingdom Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 8:35.8

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Finland Marcus Grönholm 44 Finland Timo Rautiainen 44 United Kingdom Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 79
2 1 United Kingdom Colin McRae 42 1 United Kingdom Nicky Grist 42 Japan Subaru World Rally Team 64
3 1 United Kingdom Richard Burns 41 1 United Kingdom Robert Reid 41 France Peugeot Esso 58
4 Spain Carlos Sainz 37 Spain Luis Moya 37 Japan Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 35
5 Finland Tommi Mäkinen 28 Finland Risto Mannisenmäki 28 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport 8

FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
11 1 25 Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Argentina Jorge Del Buono Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:48:45.6 10
12 2 28 Argentina Gabriel Pozzo Argentina Fabian Cretu Argentina Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:50:26.0 +1:40.4 6
13 3 27 Argentina Claudio Marcelo Menzi Argentina Edgardo Galindo Argentina Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:51:31.4 +2:45.8 4
15 4 24 Austria Manfred Stohl Austria Peter Müller Austria Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:58:26.3 +9:40.7 3
16 5 31 Cyprus Andreas Peratikos Cyprus Harris Episkopou Cyprus Andreas Peratikos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 6:07:02.3 +18:16.7 2
18 6 44 Belgium Bob Colsoul Belgium Tom Colsoul Belgium Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 6:15:04.4 +26:18.8 1
20 7 32 Cyprus Dimi Mavropoulos Cyprus Georgios Alexandrou Cyprus Dimi Mavropoulos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:16:47.2 +28:01.6 0
22 8 47 Cyprus Panagiotis Theofanides Cyprus Nikos Theofanides Cyprus Panagiotis Theofanides Subaru Impreza WRX 6:24:36.0 +35:50.4 0
23 9 49 Greece Pavlos Moschoutis Greece Giorgos Petropoulos Greece Pavlos Moschoutis Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:24:47.1 +36:01.5 0
24 10 52 Israel Johnny Westberg Israel Etai Moldawsky Israel Johnny Westberg Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:54:43.6 +1:05:58.0 0
25 11 58 Cyprus Andreas Konstantinou Cyprus Marios Potamou Cyprus Andreas Konstantinou Subaru Impreza WRX 7:37:45.2 +1:48:59.6 0
27 12 54 Israel Daniel Levy Cyprus Theodoros Georgiou Israel Daniel Levy Subaru Impreza WRX 7:43:44.6 +1:54:59.0 0
Retired SS15 38 Oman Nizar Al-Shanfari Cyprus Michalakis Michael Oman Nizar Al-Shanfari Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Retired 0
Retired SS7 45 Cyprus Prodromos Prodromou Cyprus Yiannos Hadjichristofi Cyprus Prodromos Prodromou Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III Mechanical 0
Retired SS6 40 Israel Rami Shohatovich Cyprus Nikitas Stavrinou Israel Rami Shohatovich Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Mechanical 0
Retired SS6 46 Cyprus Charalambos Timotheou Cyprus Nicos Panayides Cyprus Charalambos Timotheou Subaru Impreza 555 Mechanical 0
Retired SS5 39 Australia Ron Cremen Australia Linda Long Australia Ron Cremen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV Accident 0
Retired SS5 57 Cyprus Demitris Pieri Cyprus Petros Panteli Cyprus Demitris Pieri Toyota Celica GT-Four Steering 0
Retired SS3 59 Cyprus Giorgos Koudounias Cyprus Andreas Erotokritou Cyprus Giorgos Koudounias Renault Clio 16V Gearbox 0
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Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (8 Sep) SS1 Alassa 1 6.22 km Austria Manfred Stohl
Argentina Gabriel Pozzo
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
4:57.9 Austria Manfred Stohl
Argentina Gabriel Pozzo
SS2 Prastio 1 11.06 km Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 7:22.4 Argentina Gabriel Pozzo
SS3 Agios Nikolaos 1 11.30 km Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:45.2 Uruguay Gustavo Trelles
SS4 Platres 1 11.99 km Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:35.7
SS5 Mylikouri 1 31.87 km Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 37:44.6
SS6 Panagia 1 19.52 km Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 18:36.7
SS7 Kourdali 14.92 km Austria Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 17:25.2
SS8 Assinou 25.39 km Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 29:17.4
SS9 Xerarkaka 12.89 km Argentina Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 15:28.4
Leg 2 (9 Sep) SS10 Platres — Saittas 11.48 km Argentina Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:24.3
SS11 Alassa 2 6.22 km Argentina Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:54.1
SS12 Prastio 2 11.06 km Argentina Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 7:11.1
SS13 Panagia 2 19.52 km Uruguay Gustavo Trelles
Argentina Gabriel Pozzo
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
18:39.5
SS14 Mylikouri 2 31.87 km Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 37:34.1
SS15 Prastio 3 11.06 km Argentina Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 7:13.7
SS16 Agios Nikolaos 2 11.30 km Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:46.3
SS17 Platres 2 11.99 km Uruguay Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:37.4
Leg 3 (10 Sep) SS18 Vavatsinia 1 19.11 km Argentina Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 18:25.7
SS19 Agios Onoufrios 18.10 km Argentina Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 18:04.1
SS20 Lageia 1 9.62 km Argentina Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 9:20.2
SS21 Vavatsinia 2 19.11 km Austria Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 18:22.9
SS22 Macheras 13.19 km Argentina Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 12:50.8
SS23 Lageia 2 9.62 km Austria Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 9:15.1

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1 Austria Manfred Stohl 48
2 Uruguay Gustavo Trelles 44
3 1 Argentina Gabriel Pozzo 22
4 1 Finland Jani Paasonen 21
5 1 Argentina Claudio Marcelo Menzi 16

References

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  1. ^ "Cyprus Rally". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  2. ^ "Cyprus Rally 2000 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Cyprus Rally 2000 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Cyprus Rally 2000 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Cyprus Rally 2000 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Cyprus Rally 2000 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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