2000 Safari Rally
| 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 mi) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 2,677.11 km (1,663.48 mi) | ||
| Results | |||
| Overall winner |
 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team | ||
| Crews | 51 at start, 17 at finish | ||
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.
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
| 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
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| Previous year: 1999 Safari Rally |
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