2000 Rallye de Portugal

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.

2000 Rallye de Portugal
34º TAP Rallye de Portugal
Round 4 of the 2000 World Rally Championship season
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Host country Portugal
Rally baseMatosinhos
Dates run16 – 19 March 2000
Stages23 (398.35 km; 247.52 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,646.96 km (1,023.37 miles)
Results
Overall winner Richard Burns
Robert Reid
Subaru World Rally Team
Crews114 at start, 48 at finish

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

All dates and times are WET (UTC±0).

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