The 2000 Rallye de Portugal (formally the 34th TAP Rallye de Portugal) was the fourth round of the 2000 World Rally Championship. The race was held over four days between 16 March and 19 March 2000, and was won by Subaru's Richard Burns, his 7th win in the World Rally Championship and second in a row this season.
Background Entry list No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant CarTyre World Rally Championship manufacturer entries 1 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 2 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 3 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 4 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 5 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 6 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 7 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 8 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 9 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC 10 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC 11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC 12 Luis Climent Asensio Álex Romaní Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC 14 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC 15 Alister McRae David Senior Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC World Rally Championship entries 16 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen H.F. Grifone SRL Toyota Corolla WRC 19 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 20 Thomas Rådström Jörgen Skallman Thomas Rådström Toyota Corolla WRC 21 Pedro Matos Chaves Sérgio Paiva Telecel Castrol Team Toyota Corolla WRC 22 Adruzilo Lopes Luís Lisboa Peugeot Esso Silver Team SG Peugeot 206 WRC 23 Rui Madeira Fernando Prata SEAT Hertz Team SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 24 Frédéric Dor Didier Breton F. Dor Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 25 Markko Märtin Michael Park Lukoil EOS Rally Team Toyota Corolla WRC 26 Krzysztof Hołowczyc Jean-Marc Fortin Wizja TV / Turning Point RT Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 27 Pasi Hagström Tero Gardemeister Pasi Hagström Toyota Corolla WRC 28 Janne Tuohino Miikka Anttila Janne Tuohino Toyota Corolla WRC 29 Abdullah Bakhashab Bobby Willis Toyota Team Saudi Arabia Toyota Corolla WRC 30 Armodios Vovos Ioánnis Alvanos Armodios Vovos Toyota Corolla WRC 31 Ioannis Papadimitriou Nikolaos Petropoulos Ioannis Papadimitriou Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 32 Janusz Kulig Jarosław Baran Marlboro Ford Mobil 1 Team Ford Focus WRC '99 33 Henning Solberg Runar Pedersen Henning Solberg Ford Escort WRC 34 Serkan Yazici Erkan Bodur Team Atakan Toyota Corolla WRC 45 Gustavo Louro Tiago Azevedo Gustavo Louro Ford Escort RS Cosworth 46 Roger Duckworth Mark Broomfield Roger Duckworth Subaru Impreza 555 47 Manuel Ferreira da Silva Jorge Amorim Manuel Ferreira da Silva Ford Escort RS Cosworth 71 José Cunha José Nunes José Cunha Subaru Impreza WRX 72 Nigel Heath Jeff Ashfield Nigel Heath Subaru Impreza WRX 73 Luís Fonseca Miguel Soares Luís Fonseca Ford Escort RS Cosworth 74 Tomasz Kuchar Maciej Szczepaniak Tomasz Kuchar Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205) 76 Pierre Colard Gilles Mondésir Pierre Colard Subaru Impreza 555 93 Luís Moniz António Freitas Luís Moniz Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3 16V Group N Cup entries 17 Gustavo Trelles Jorge Del Buono Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 18 Jesús Puras Marc Martí Jesús Puras Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 37 Miguel Campos Carlos Magalhães Mitsubishi Galp Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 38 Manfred Stohl Peter Müller Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 39 Uwe Nittel Detlef Ruf Uwe Nittel Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 40 Roberto Sanchez Ruben Garcia Roberto Sanchez Subaru Impreza WRX 41 Gianluigi Galli Nicola Arena Vieffe Corse SRL Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 43 Gabriel Mendez Daniel Muzio Gabriel Mendez Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 44 Claudio Marcelo Menzi Edgardo Galindo Claudio Marcelo Menzi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 50 Ramón Ferreyros Gonzalo Saenz Ramón Ferreyros Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 51 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 52 John Buffum Neil Wilson John Buffum Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 53 Giovanni Manfrinato Claudio Condotta Giovanni Manfrinato Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 54 Pedro Leal Redwan Cassamo Creditus/BPN Rent Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 55 Gabriel Pozzo Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 56 Vítor Pascoal Duarte Costa Vítor Pascoal Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 57 Pedro Dias da Silva Mário Castro Optiroc Competição Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 58 Américo Antunes Paulo Moura Américo Antunes Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV 59 Pedro Cunha e Carmo Filipe Fernandes Pedro Cunha e Carmo Subaru Impreza WRX 60 Damien Chaballe André Leyh Damien Chaballe Subaru Impreza WRX STI 61 Bruno Magalhães José Martins Bruno Magalhães Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V 62 José Pedro Santos Manuel Fortuna José Pedro Santos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 63 Manuel Muniente Diego Vallejo Manuel Muniente Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 65 Manuel Rolo Luís Ramalho Manuel Rolo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 66 Carlos Marques Luís Cavaleiro Carlos Marques Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 67 Joost Boxoen Stéphane Prévot Joost Boxoen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV 68 Pierre Bos Marlène Marché Pierre Bos Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 69 David Loix Cédric Pirotte David Loix Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 70 Arlindo Quintas João Mendes Arlindo Quintas Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV 77 José Luis Ascarza Antonio Gómez José Luis Ascarza Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 78 Olivier Privé Lionel Satta Olivier Privé Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 79 Mark I'Anson Graeme Walker Mark I'Anson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 80 Nuno David Sousa Rui Tavares Nuno David Sousa Ford Escort RS Cosworth 81 Ignacio Sanfilippo José Vicente Medina Ignacio Sanfilippo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 82 António Gravato Carlos Tenreiro António Gravato Ford Escort RS Cosworth 83 John Lloyd Paul Amandini John Lloyd Subaru Impreza 84 Serafim Martins João Lopes Serafim Martins Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 85 Stanislav Gryazin Dmitriy Eremeev Stanislav Gryazin Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 86 Richard Tuthill Glenn Macneall Richard Tuthill Subaru Impreza WRX 88 Paulo Freire Armando Veiga Paulo Freire Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205) 89 Rodrigo Ferreira Paulo Silva Rodrigo Ferreira Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV 90 Jorge Pinto Luís Pinto Jorge Pinto Ford Escort RS Cosworth 91 Marta Candian Mara Biotti Marta Candian Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 92 José Pereira Franco Pereira José Pereira Subaru Impreza WRX 118 José Pedro Miranda Henrique Reis José Pedro Miranda SEAT Ibiza 1.8 GTi 16V 119 Sergio Real Hugo Amorim Sergio Real Toyota Starlet 120 Filipe Silva Fernando Horta Filipe Silva Peugeot 106 Rallye Source:
Itinerary All dates and times are WET (UTC±0). Date Time No. Stage name Distance Leg 1 — 158.80 km 16 March 17:30 SS1 Baltar 3.20 km 17 March 07:25 SS2 Fafe — Lameirinha 1 15.16 km 07:50 SS3 Luílhas 1 11.39 km 08:45 SS4 Cabreira 1 26.68 km 10:45 SS5 Fafe — Lameirinha 2 15.16 km 11:10 SS6 Luílhas 2 11.39 km 12:05 SS7 Cabreira 2 26.68 km 13:36 SS8 Viso — Celorico de Basto 11.77 km 14:31 SS9 Fridão 14.20 km 15:21 SS10 Aboboreira 17.87 km 18:00 SS11 Lousada 5.30 km Leg 2 — 179.25 km 18 March 09:15 SS12 Piódão 1 24.78 km 10:18 SS13 Arganil 1 14.27 km 10:46 SS14 Salgueiro — Góis 1 19.62 km 13:10 SS15 Piódão 2 24.78 km 14:13 SS16 Arganil 2 14.27 km 14:41 SS17 Salgueiro — Góis 2 19.62 km 16:28 SS18 Tábua 13.40 km 17:23 SS19 Aguieira 23.13 km 18:00 SS20 Mortazel — Mortágua 25.38 km Leg 3 — 60.30 km 19 March 07:33 SS21 Ponte de Lima Este 23.49 km 08:28 SS22 Ponte de Lima Oeste 25.66 km 09:33 SS23 Ponte de Lima Sul 11.15 km Source:
Results Overall Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Points 1 3 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 4:34:00.0 10 2 10 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC 4:34:06.5 +6.56 3 6 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 4:36:09.2 +2:09.24 4 16 Harri Rovanperä Risto Pietiläinen H.F. Grifone SRL Toyota Corolla WRC 4:37:18.2 +3:18.23 5 9 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC 4:38:06.3 +4:06.32 6 2 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 4:41:28.9 +7:28.91 Source:
World Rally Cars Classification Position Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Points Event Class 1 1 3 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 4:34:00.0 10 2 2 10 Marcus Grönholm Timo Rautiainen Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC 4:34:06.5 +6.56 3 3 6 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 4:36:09.2 +2:09.24 4 5 9 François Delecour Daniel Grataloup Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC 4:38:06.3 +4:06.32 5 6 2 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI 4:41:28.9 +7:28.91 6 8 11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC 4:41:47.4 +7:47.40 7 9 8 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 4:42:24.2 +8:24.20 8 10 7 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 4:46:38.0 +12:38.00 9 12 12 Luis Climent Asensio Álex Romaní Škoda Motorsport Škoda Octavia WRC 4:50:10.0 +16:10.00 Retired SS14 14 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC Clutch 0 Retired SS9 1 Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0 Retired SS9 5 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 Engine 0 Retired SS4 4 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 Suspension 0 Retired SS4 15 Alister McRae David Senior Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC Transmission 0 Source:
Special stages Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Leg 1 (16 Mar) SS1 Baltar 3.20 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 3:06.2 Marcus Grönholm Leg 1 (17 Mar) SS2 Fafe — Lameirinha 1 15.16 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '00 9:58.6 Colin McRae SS3 Luílhas 1 11.39 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 8:29.5 SS4 Cabreira 1 26.68 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 17:41.3 Richard Burns SS5 Fafe — Lameirinha 2 15.16 km Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '00 9:52.4 SS6 Luílhas 2 11.39 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 8:24.2 SS7 Cabreira 2 26.68 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 17:42.5 SS8 Viso — Celorico de Basto 11.77 km Harri Rovanperä Toyota Corolla WRC 7:31.5 SS9 Fridão 14.20 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 10:25.4 Marcus Grönholm SS10 Aboboreira 17.87 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 12:18.7 SS11 Lousada 5.30 km François Delecour Peugeot 206 WRC 3:59.1 Leg 2 (18 Mar) SS12 Piódão 1 24.78 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 16:46.0 SS13 Arganil 1 14.27 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 9:39.6 SS14 Salgueiro — Góis 1 19.62 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 11:24.0 SS15 Piódão 2 24.78 km Petter Solberg Ford Focus RS WRC '00 17:09.6 SS16 Arganil 2 14.27 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 9:49.9 SS17 Salgueiro — Góis 2 19.62 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 11:24.0 Richard Burns SS18 Tábua 13.40 km Carlos Sainz Ford Focus RS WRC '00 8:35.9 SS19 Aguieira 23.13 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 16:59.6 Marcus Grönholm SS20 Mortazel — Mortágua 25.38 km Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 17:17.7 Leg 3 (19 Mar) SS21 Ponte de Lima Este 23.49 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 15:58.9 SS22 Ponte de Lima Oeste 25.66 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 19:04.2 Richard Burns SS23 Ponte de Lima Sul 11.15 km Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 8:12.9
Championship standings