2000 Safari Rally
The 48th Sameer Safari Rally Kenya was the third round of 2000 FIA World Rally Championship. The event took place between 25 and 27 February 2000. Subaru made it 1-2 with Richard Burns winning and Juha Kankkunen in second. Didier Auriol took SEAT's first (and only) podium of the season being third.
| 2000 Safari Rally 48th Sameer Safari Rally Kenya | |||
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Round 3 of the 2000 World Rally Championship season
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 Rally winner Richard Burns | |||
| Host country |  Kenya | ||
| Rally base | Nairobi | ||
| Dates run | 25 – 27 February 2000 | ||
| Stages | 12 (1,047.26 km; 650.74 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 2,677.11 km (1,663.48 miles) | ||
| Results | |||
| Overall winner |  Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team8:33:13.0 | ||
| Crews | 51 at start, 17 at finish | ||
Results
Event standings
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Class | Total time | Difference | Points |
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| 1 | 3 | Richard Burns |
Robert Reid |
Subaru Impreza WRC 99 | A8 | 8:33:13.0 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 |  Juha Kankkunen |
Juha Repo |
Subaru Impreza WRC 99 | A8 | 8:37:50.0 | 4:37.0 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 |  Didier Auriol |
Denis Giraudet |
SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 | A8 | 8:55:57.0 | 22:44.0 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 |  Carlos Sainz |
Luis Moya |
Ford Focus RS WRC 00 | A8 | 9:01:31.0 | 28:18.0 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 |  Petter Solberg |
Phil Mills |
Ford Focus RS WRC 00 | A8 | 9:04:40.0 | 31:27.0 | 2 |
| 6 | 17 | Toshi Arai |
Roger Freeman |
Subaru Impreza WRC 99 | A8 | 9:19:16.0 | 46:03.0 | 1 |
| 7 | 11 |  Armin Schwarz |
Manfred Hiemer |
Škoda Octavia WRC | A8 | 9:32:11.0 | 58:58.0 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | Luís Climent |
Álex Romaní |
Škoda Octavia WRC | A8 | 9:51:13.0 | 1:18:00.0 | 0 |
| 9 | 31 |  Claudio Menzi |
Edgardo Galindo |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI | N4 | 10:39:07.0 | 2:05:54.0 | 0 |
| 10 | 22 | Roberto Sánchez |
Jorge del Buono |
Subaru Impreza WRX | N4 | 10:57:05.0 | 2:23:52.0 | 0 |
Competitive sections
All dates and times are EAT (UTC+3).
| Leg | Day | Section | Clock | Section name | Length | Section winner | Time | Avg. speed | Rally leader |
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| 1 | Fri 25 Feb | CS1 | 11:28 | Orien 1 | 112.43 km | Didier Auriol |
47:13.0 | 142.9 km/h | Didier Auriol |
| CS2 | 13:34 | Oltepesi 1 | 116.92 km | Richard Burns |
54:06.0 | 129.7 km/h | Richard Burns | ||
| CS3 | 15:58 | Olorian 1 | 71.40 km | Richard Burns |
35:04.0 | 122.2 km/h | |||
| CS4 | 16:43 | Kajiado 1 | 50.09 km | Richard Burns |
23:44.0 | 126.6 km/h | |||
| 2 | Sat 26 Feb | CS5 | 7:45 | Marigat 1 | 123.21 km | Richard Burns |
1:00:04.0 | 123.1 km/h | |
| CS6 | 10:15 | Nyaru | 68.64 km | Carlos Sainz |
46:15.0 | 89.0 km/h | |||
| CS7 | 13:38 | Morendat | 93.81 km | Carlos Sainz |
46:03.0 | 122.2 km/h | |||
| CS8 | 16:12 | Marigat 2 | 59.92 km | Carlos Sainz |
27:55.0 | 128.8 km/h | |||
| 3 | Sun 27 Feb | CS9 | 7:08 | Orien 2 | 112.43 km | Didier Auriol |
47:54.0 | 140.8 km/h | |
| CS10 | 9:14 | Oltepesi 2 | 116.92 km | Richard Burns |
56:11.0 | 124.9 km/h | |||
| CS11 | 11:43 | Olorian 2 | 71.40 km | Carlos Sainz |
34:48.0 | 123.1 km/h | |||
| CS12 | 12:28 | Kajiado 2 | 50.09 km | Carlos Sainz |
23:18.0 | 129.0 km/h |
Championship standings after the rally
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Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
External links
- Rally official website
- 2000 Safari Rally at eWRC-results.com
- 2000 Safari Rally at JUWRA.com
- 2000 Safari Rally at RallyBase.nl
| Previous event: 2000 Swedish Rally |
FIA World Rally Championship, 2000 season |
Next event: 2000 Rallye de Portugal |
| Previous year: 1999 Safari Rally |
Safari Rally | Next year: 2001 Safari Rally |
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