2000 Rallye de Portugal

2000 Rallye de Portugal 34º TAP Rallye de Portugal
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Host country	Portugal
Rally base	Matosinhos
Dates run	16 – 19 March 2000
Stages	23 (398.35 km; 247.52 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,646.96 km (1,023.37 miles)
Statistics
Crews	114 at start, 48 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team

The 34º TAP Rallye de Portugal was the fourth round of 2000 FIA World Rally Championship. The event took place between 16 and 19 March 2000. Subaru driver Richard Burns won his second rally in a row and took the championship lead after the event. Marcus Grönholm finished second and Carlos Sainz third.

Results

Event standings

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Class	Total time	Difference	Points
1	3	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru Impreza WRC 2000	A8	4:34:00.0	0.0	10
2	10	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot 206 WRC	A8	4:34:06.5	6.5	6
3	6	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Focus RS WRC 00	A8	4:36:09.2	2:09.2	4
4	16	Harri Rovanperä	Risto Pietiläinen	Toyota Corolla WRC	A8	4:37:18.2	3:18.2	3
5	9	François Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Peugeot 206 WRC	A8	4:38:06.3	4:06.3	2
6	2	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Mitsubishi Carisma GT	A8	4:41:28.9	7:28.9	1
7	25	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Toyota Corolla WRC	A8	4:41:41.6	7:41.6	0
8	11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Octavia WRC	A8	4:41:47.4	7:47.4	0
9	8	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2	A8	4:42:24.2	8:24.2	0
10	7	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2	A8	4:46:38.0	12:38.0	0

Special stages

Leg	Day	Stage	Clock	Stage name	Length	Stage winner	Time	Avg. speed	Rally leader
1	Thu 16 Mar	SS1	17:30	SSS Baltar	3.20 km	Marcus Grönholm	3:06.2	61.9 km/h	Marcus Grönholm
	Fri 17 Mar	SS2	7:25	Fafe – Lameirinha 1	15.16 km	Colin McRae	9:58.6	91.2 km/h	Colin McRae
		SS3	7:50	Luilhas 1	11.39 km	Richard Burns	8:29.5	80.5 km/h
		SS4	8:45	Cabreira 1	26.68 km	Richard Burns	17:41.3	90.5 km/h	Richard Burns
		SS5	10:45	Fafe – Lameirinha 2	15.16 km	Colin McRae	9:52.4	92.1 km/h
		SS6	11:10	Luilhas 2	11.39 km	Richard Burns	8:24.2	81.3 km/h
		SS7	12:05	Cabreira 2	26.68 km	Richard Burns	17:42.5	90.4 km/h
		SS8	13:36	Vizo – Celorico de Basto	11.77 km	Harri Rovanperä	7:31.5	93.8 km/h
		SS9	14:31	Fridao	14.20 km	Carlos Sainz	10:25.4	81.7 km/h	Marcus Grönholm
		SS10	15:21	Aboboreira	17.87 km	Carlos Sainz	12:18.7	87.1 km/h
		SS11	18:00	Lousada	5.30 km	François Delecour	3:59.1	79.8 km/h
2	Sat 18 Mar	SS12	9:15	Piodao 1	24.78 km	Richard Burns	16:46.0	88.7 km/h
		SS13	10:18	Arganil 1	14.27 km	Richard Burns	9:39.6	88.6 km/h
		SS14	10:46	Salgueiro - Gois 1	19.62 km	Richard Burns	11:24.0	103.3 km/h
		SS15	13:10	Piodao 2	24.78 km	Petter Solberg	17:09.6	86.6 km/h
		SS16	14:13	Arganil 2	14.27 km	Richard Burns	9:49.9	87.1 km/h
		SS17	14:41	Salgueiro - Gois 2	19.62 km	Richard Burns	11:24.0	103.3 km/h	Richard Burns
		SS18	16:28	Tábua	13.40 km	Carlos Sainz	8:35.9	93.5 km/h
		SS19	17:23	Aguieira	23.13 km	Marcus Grönholm	16:59.6	81.7 km/h	Marcus Grönholm
		SS20	18:00	Mortazel – Mortágua	25.38 km	Marcus Grönholm	17:17.7	88.0 km/h
3	Sun 19 Mar	SS21	7:33	Ponte de Lima Este	23.49 km	Richard Burns	15:58.9	88.2 km/h
		SS22	8:28	Ponte de Lima Oeste	25.66 km	Richard Burns	19:04.2	80.7 km/h	Richard Burns
		SS23	9:33	Ponte de Lima Sul	11.15 km	Richard Burns	8:12.9	81.4 km/h

Championship standings after the rally

Drivers' championship standings

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Richard Burns	22
2	Tommi Mäkinen	16
3	Marcus Grönholm	16
4	Carlos Sainz	13
5	Juha Kankkunen	11

Manufacturers' championship standings

Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
1	Subaru World Rally Team	35
2	Peugeot Esso	20
3	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	20
4	Ford Motor Co	17
5	SEAT Sport	7

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

External links

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