2000 Neste Rally Finland
STAGE INTINERARY
Friday 18 August
1st LEG (456.10 km)
(GMT+3)
10:00 Start from Jyvaskyla
10.31 SS 1 Kuohu 7.67 km
10:57 SS 2 Parkkola 20.11 km
11:57 SS 3 Mokkipera 13.39 km
13:55 SS 4 Muittari 13.51 km
14:18 SS 5 Konttimaki 13.08 km
14:51 SS 6 Palsankyla 13.90 km
16:09 SS 7 Valkola 8.40 km
16:52 SS 8 Lankamaa 23.44 km
17:45 SS 9 Laukaa 12.37 km
20:17 SS 10 Killeri 1 2.23 km
20:42 End of leg 1 in Jyvaskyla
Saturday 19 August
2nd LEG (694.90 km)
06:00 Start from Jyvaskyla
08:07 SS 11 Juupajoki 30.34 km
09:25 SS 12 Vastila 17.43 km
10:00 SS 13 Paijalala 12.81 km
11:56 SS 14 Ehikki 1 19.08 km
12:59 SS 15 Leustu 1 23.58 km
15:06 SS 16 Ouninpohja 1 34.21 km
16:09 SS 17 Vaheri 1 25.43 km
20:04 SS 18 Killeri 1 2.23 km
20:29 End of leg 2 in Jyvaskyla
Sunday 20 August
3rd LEG (529.14 km)
06:00 Start from Jyvaskyla
08:39 SS 19 Ehikki 2 19.08 km
09:12 SS 20 Moksi 14.67 km
09:51 SS 21 Leustu 2 23.58 km
11:58 SS 22 Ouninpohja 2 34.21 km
13:01 SS 23 Vaheri 2 25.43 km
16:11 Finish of the rally in Jyvaskyla
Entry List (Top 30)
1 Richard Burns/Robert Reid (GB) Subaru Impreza WRC2000 (A8)
2 Marcus Grönholm/Timo Rautiainen (FIN) Peugeot A8 206 WRC (A8)
3 Colin McRae/Nicky Grist (GB) Ford Focus WRC (A8)
4 Carlos Sainz/Luis Moya (E) Ford Focus WRC (A8)
5 Tommi Mäkinen/Risto Mannisenmäki (FIN) Mitsubishi Lancer (A8)
6 Juha Kankkunen/Juha Repo (FIN) Subaru Impreza WRC2000 (A8)
7 Didier Auriol/Denis Giraudet (F) Seat Córdoba WRC E3 (A8)
8 Freddy Loix/Sven Smeets (B) Mitsubishi Carisma GT (A8)
9 Toni Gardemeister/Paavo Lukander (FIN) SEAT Córdoba WRC E3 (A8)
10 Kenneth Eriksson/Staffan Parmander (S) Hyundai Accent (A8)
11 Sebastian Lindholm/Jukka Aho (FIN) Peugeot 206 WRC (A8)
12 Alister McRae/David Senior (GB) Hyundai Accent (A8)
13 Petter Solberg/Philip Mills (N/GB) Ford Focus WRC (A8)
14 Harri Rovanperä/Risto Pietiläinen (FIN) Toyota Coralla WRC (A8)
15 Francois Delecour/Daniel Grataloup (FIN) Peugeot Esso 206 WRC (A8)
16 Tapio Laukkanen/Kaj Lindström (FIN) Ford Focus WRC (A8)
17 Markko Märtin/Michael Park (EE/GB) Toyota Corolla WRC (A8)
18 Pasi Hagström/Tero Gardemeister (FIN) Toyota Corolla WRC (A8)
19 Janne Tuohino/Miikka Anttila (FIN) Toyota Corolla WRC (A8)
20 Abdullah Bakhashab/Bobby Willis (SA/GB) Toyota Corolla WRC A8)
21 Jouko Puhakka/Tomi Tuominen (FIN) Mitsubishi Carisma GT (N4)
22 Manfred Stohl/Peter Müller (A) Mitsubishi Lancer (N4)
23 Juuso Pykälistö/Esko Mertsalmi (FIN) Mitsubishi Carisma GT (N4)
24 Jani Paasonen/Jakke Honkanen (FIN) Mitsubishi Carisma GT (N4)
25 Gustavo Trelles/Jorge Del Buono (ROU/RA) Mitsubishi Lancer (N4)
26 Raphael Sperrer/Per Carlsson (A) SEAT Córdoba WRC (A8)
27 Henning Solberg/Runar Pedersen (N) Toyota Corolla WRC (A8)
28 Marko Ipatti/Jorma Körkkö (FIN) Subaru Impreza 555 (N4)
29 Jarmo Kytölehto/Arto Kapanen (FIN) Hyundai Coupé Evo 2 (A8)
30 Michael Guest/David Green (AUS) Hyundai Accent (A8)
End of Leg 1 Result
1 Gronholm Peugeot 206 1:03:22,4
2 Burns Subaru Impreza 1:02:27,3
3 Rovanpera Seat Cordoba 1:03:47,9
4 McRae Ford Focus 1:03:55,7
5 Kankkunen Subaru Impreza 1:04:05,2
6 Makinen Mitsu Lancer 1:04:07,6
7 Lindholm Peugeot 206 1:04:09,7
8 Delecour Peugeot 206 1:04:16,3
9 Martin Toyota Corolla 1:04:22,4
10 Gardemeister Seat Cordoba 1:04:37,4
Group N
1 Paasonen Mitsu Carisma 1:07:52,2
2 Puhakka Mitsu Carisma 1:08:03,0
3 Stohl Mitsu Lancer 1:08:20,5
Teams Cup
1 Dor Subaru Impreza 1:12:48,8
F Dor Rally Team
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Stage Winners
SS1 - Gronholm, SS2 - Gronholm, SS3 - Gronholm, SS4 - Gronholm,
SS5 - Gronholm, SS6 - Burns, SS7 - Burns, SS8 - Gronholm,
SS9 - Burns, SS10 - Makinen
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Leading Retirements
Solberg (N) - Accident
Al Wahaibi (OM) - Accident
Puras (E)
Pozzo (RA)
7 non seeded drivers
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SS 1 Kuohu 7.67 km
1st Car: 10.31
Stage Pos/ Driver/ Car/ Stage Time
1 Gronholm Peugeot 206 3:44,8
2 Burns Subaru Impreza 3:45,7
3 Rovanpera Toyota Corolla 3:45,8
4 Lindholm Peugeot 206 3:45,9
5 Makinen Mitsu Lancer 3:46,8
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SS 2 Parkkola 20.11 km
1st Car: 10:57
Stage Pos/ Driver/ Car/ Stage Time
1 Gronholm Peugeot 206 10:06,7
2 Burns Subaru Impreza 10:07,9
3 Rovanpera Toyota Corolla 10:11,4
4 Solberg Ford Focus 10:13,2
5 Auriol Seat Cordoba 10:13,7
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SS 3 Mokkipera 13.39 km
1st Car: 11:57
Stage Pos/ Driver/ Car/ Stage Time
1 Gronholm Peugeot 206 6:32,2
2 Burns Subaru Impreza 6:33,8
3 Rovanpera Toyota Corolla 6:35,7
4 Makinen Mitsu Lancer 6:36,4
5 Solberg Ford Focus 6:36,7
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SS 4 Muittari 13.51 km
1st Car: 13:55
Stage Pos/ Driver/ Car/ Stage Time
1 Gronholm Peugeot 206 6:05,6
2 Burns Subaru Impreza 6:09,0
2 Delecour Peugeot 206 6:09,0
4 Rovanpera Toyota Corolla 6:09,8
5 McRae Ford Focus 6:10,2
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SS 5 Konttimaki 13.08 km
1st Car: 14:18
Stage Pos/ Driver/ Car/ Stage Time
1 Gronholm Peugeot 206 5:40,7
2 Sainz Ford Focus 5:41,6
3 Burns Subaru Impreza 5:42,4
4 Kankkunan Subaru Impreza 5:42,4
5 Rovanpera Toyota Corolla 5:43,2
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SS 6 Palsankyla 13.90 km
1st Car: 14:51
Stage Pos/ Driver/ Car/ Stage Time
1 Burns Subaru Impreza 7:28,6
2 McRae Ford Focus 7:28,9
3 Gronholm Peugeot 206 7:31,1
4 Solberg Ford Focus 7:31,9
5 Sainz Ford Focus 7:33,6
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SS 7 Valkola 8.40 km
1st Car: 16:09
Stage Pos/ Driver/ Car/ Stage Time
1 Burns Subaru Impreza 4:30,2
2 Solberg Ford Focus 4:30,6
3 Rovanpera Toyota Corolla 4:30,6
4 Gronholm Peugeot 206 4:30,8
5 McRae Ford Focus 4:31,0
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SS 8 Lankamaa 23.44 km
1st Car: 16:52
Stage Pos/ Driver/ Car/ Stage Time
1 Gronholm Peugeot 206 11:47,3
2 Burns Subaru Impreza 11:48,8
3 Kankkunen Subaru Impreza 11:49,2
4 Sainz Ford Focus 11:51,8
5 Rovanpera Toyota Corolla 11:52,0
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SS 9 Laukaa 12.37 km
1st Car: 17:45
Stage Pos/ Driver/ Car/ Stage Time
1 Burns Subaru Impreza 6:13,0
2 Gronholm Peugeot 206 6:14,1
3 Rovanpera Toyota Corolla 6:15,6
4 Martin Toyota Corolla 6:15,7
5 Kankkunen Subaru Impreza 6:16,5
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SS 10 Killeri 1 2.23 km
1st Car: 20:17
Stage Pos/ Driver/ Car/ Stage Time
1 Makinen Mitsu Lancer 1:07,9
1 Burns Subaru Impreza 1:07,9
3 Tuohino Toyota Corolla 1:08,3
4 Gardmeister Seat Cordoba 1:08,4
5 McRae Ford Focus 1:08,5
End of Leg 2 Result
1 Gronholm Peugeot 206 2:24:33,0
2 Rovanpera Seat Cordoba 2:25:29,2
3 McRae Ford Focus 2:25:46,1
4 Makinen Mitsu Lancer 2:25:58,8
5 Lindholm Peugeot 206 2:26:09,3
6 Delecour Peugeot 206 2:27:22,3
7 Auriol Seat Cordoba 2:28:19,8
8 Hagstrom Toyota Corolla 2:28:34,3
9 A.McRae Hyundai Accent 2:29:12,1
10 Kankkunen Subaru Impreza 2:30:15,0
Group N
1 Paasonen Mitsu Carisma 2:34:24,3
2 Pykälistö Mitsu Carisma 2:35:13,9
3 Stohl Mitsu Lancer 2:36:16,3
Teams Cup
1 Bakhashab Toyota Corolla 2:44:51,1
Toyota Team Saudi Arabia
2 Dor Subaru Impreza 2:48:42,6
F Dor Rally Team
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Stage Winners
SS11 - Gronholm, SS12 - Lindholm, SS13 - Kankkunen, SS14 - McRae,
SS15 - Kankkunen, SS16 - Gronholm, SS17 - Gronholm, SS18 - Gronholm
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Leading Retirements
Burns - Accident
Loix - Mechanical
Gardemeister - Mechanical
Solberg - Accident
Laukkanen - Mechanical
Tuohino - Accident
Puhakka - Steering
Ipatti - Engine Failure
Menzi - Accident
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SS 11 Juupajoki 30.34 km
1st Car: 08:07
Stage Pos/ Driver/ Car/ Stage Time
1 Gronholm Peugeot 206 15:13,8
2 Burns Subaru Impreza 15:18,6
3 Martin Toyota Corolla 15:24,4
4 McRae Ford Focus 15:25,2
5 Lindholm Peugeot 206 15:25,8
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SS 12 Vastila 17.43 km
1st Car: 09:25
Stage Pos/ Driver/ Car/ Stage Time
1 Lindholm Peugeot 206 8:21,7
2 Gronholm Peugeot 206 8:22,7
3 Rovanpera Seat Cordoba 8:23,9
4 Kankkunen Subaru Impreza 8:25,9
5 Sainz Ford Focus 8:26,4
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SS 13 Paijalala 12.81 km
1st Car: 10:00
Stage Pos/ Driver/ Car/ Stage Time
1 Kankkunen Subaru Impreza 6:07,0
2 Gronholm Peugeot 206 6:09,6
3 Rovanpera Seat Cordoba 6:10,8
4 Lindholm Peugeot 206 6:11,6
5 Sainz Ford Focus 6:12,1
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SS 14 Ehikki 1 19.08 km
1st Car: 11:56
Stage Pos/ Driver/ Car/ Stage Time
1 McRae Ford Focus 9:30,2
2 Gronholm Peugeot 206 9:31,7
3 Lindholm Peugeot 206 9:33,1
4 Makinen Mitsu Lancer 9:33,2
5 Rovanpera Seat Cordoba 9:33,7
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SS 15 Leustu 1 23.58 km
1st Car: 12:59
Stage Pos/ Driver/ Car/ Stage Time
1 Kankkunen Subaru Impreza 11:47,1
2 Rovanpera Seat Cordoba 11:48,7
3 Makinen Mitsu Lancer 11:49,1
4 Gronholm Peugeot 206 11:49,8
5 McRae Ford Focus 11:52,2
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SS 16 Ouninpohja 1 34.21 km
1st Car: 15:06
Stage Pos/ Driver/ Car/ Stage Time
1 Gronholm Peugeot 206 16:29,1
2 Rovanpera Seat Cordoba 16:38,0
3 Makinen Mitsu Lancer 16:40,6
4 Lindholm Peugeot 206 16:42,9
5 McRae Ford Focus 16:44,8
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SS 17 Vaheri 1 25.43 km
1st Car: 16:09
Stage Pos/ Driver/ Car/ Stage Time
1 Gronholm Peugeot 206 12:25,2
2 Makinen Mitsu Lancer 12:27,7
3 McRae Ford Focus 12:28,1
4 Sainz Ford Focus 12:29,0
5 Rovanpera Seat Cordoba 12:31,8
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SS 18 Killeri 1 2.23 km
1st Car: 20:04
Stage Pos/ Driver/ Car/ Stage Time
1 Gronholm Peugeot 206 1:08,7
2 Rovanpera Seat Cordoba 1:09,0
3 McRae Ford Focus 1:09,5
4 Makinen Mitsu Lancer 1:09,7
4 Kankkunen Subaru Impreza 1:09,7
End of Leg 3
1 Gronholm Peugeot 206 3:22:37,1
2 McRae Ford Focus 3:23:43,3
3 Rovanpera Toyota Corolla 3:23:46,7
4 Makinen Mitsu Lancer 3:24:15,8
5 Lindholm Peugeot 206 3:24:43,1
6 Delecour Peugeot 206 3:27:42,1
7 Hagstrom Toyota Corolla 3:27:53,6
8 Kankkunen Subaru Impreza 3:28:30,0
9 A.McRae Hyundai Accent 3:28:46,2
10 Martin Toyota Corolla 3:29:27,7
Group N
1 Paasonen Mitsu Carisma 3:37:25,8
2 Pykälistö Mitsu Carisma 3:38:49,2
3 Stohl Mitsu Lancer 3:39:05,2
Teams Cup
1 Bakhashab Toyota Corolla 3:50:37,0
Toyota Team Saudi Arabia
2 Dor Subaru Impreza 3:56:41,4
F Dor Rally Team
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Provisional FIA World Championship Points
FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers
(unofficial positions after 9 of 14 rounds):
Gronholm (FIN) 44
Burns (GB) 38
McRae (GB) 36
Sainz (E) 27
Makinen (FIN) 26
Kankkunen (FIN) 18
FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
(unofficial positions after 9 of 14 rounds):
Subaru 60
Ford 63
Peugeot 54
Mitsubishi 33
Skoda 8
SEAT 7
Hyundai 5
FIA Cup for Drivers of Production Cars
(unofficial positions after 9 of 14 rounds):
Stohl (A) 45
Trelles (ROU) 32
Paasonen (FIN) 21
Pozzo (RA) 16
Campos (P) 13
Pykalisto (FIN) 12
Menzi (I) 12
FIA Teams' Cup
(unofficial positions after 9 of 14 rounds):
Toyota Team Saudi Arabia 32
Spike Subaru Rally Team 26
F.Dor Rally Team 26
Team Ataken 13
Wisja TV Turning Point Rally Team 10
Arab World Rally Team 10
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Stage Winners
SS19 - McRae, SS20 - McRae, SS21 - Gronholm,
SS22 - Kankkunen, SS23 - McRae
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Leading Retirements
no leading retirements today
Burns - Accident
Loix - Mechanical
Gardemeister - Mechanical
Solberg - Accident
Laukkanen - Mechanical
Tuohino - Accident
Puhakka - Steering
Ipatti - Engine Failure
Menzi - Accident
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SS 19 Ehikki 2 19.08 km
1st Car: 08:39
Stage Pos/ Driver/ Car/ Stage Time
1 McRae Ford Focus 9:26,3
2 Rovanpera Toyota Corolla 9:27,1
3 Gronholm Peugeot 206 9:27,2
4 Makinen Mitsu Lancer 9:30,8
5 Lindholm Peugeot 206 9:32,3
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SS 20 Moksi 14.67 km
1st Car: 09:12
Stage Pos/ Driver/ Car/ Stage Time
1 McRae Ford Focus 7:58,3
2 Gronholm Peugeot 206 8:02,6
3 Sainz Ford Focus 8:07,6
4 Rovanpera Toyota Corolla 8:11,0
5 Martin Toyota Corolla 8:11,2
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SS 21 Leustu 2 23.58 km
1st Car: 09:51
Stage Pos/ Driver/ Car/ Stage Time
1 Gronholm Peugeot 206 11:41,3
2 Rovanpera Toyota Corolla 11:46,1
3 McRae Ford Focus 11:46,3
4 Kankkunen Subaru Impreza 11:48,9
5 Makinen Mitsu Lancer 11:53,9
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SS 22 Ouninpohja 2 34.21 km
1st Car: 11:58
Stage Pos/ Driver/ Car/ Stage Time
1 Kankkunen Subaru Impreza 16:21,3
2 Rovanpera Toyota Corolla 16:23,9
3 Makinen Mitsu Lancer 16:25,1
4 Gronholm Peugeot 206 16:28,5
5 Lindholm Peugeot 206 16:28,8
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SS 23 Vaheri 2 25.43 km
1st Car: 13:01
Stage Pos/ Driver/ Car/ Stage Time
1 McRae Ford Focus 12:13,3
2 Makinen Mitsu Lancer 12:15,8
3 Kankkunen Subaru Impreza 12:17,3
4 Rovanpera Toyota Corolla 12:19,4
5 Sainz Ford Focus 12:21,6