2000 Rally New Zealand

The 2000 Rally New Zealand (formally the 31st Propecia Rally New Zealand) was the eighth round of the 2000 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 14 July and 16 July 2000, and was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, his 2nd win in the World Rally Championship.[1]

2000 Rally New Zealand
31st Propecia Rally New Zealand
Round 8 of the 2000 World Rally Championship season
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Host country New Zealand
Rally baseAuckland
Dates runJuly 14 2000 – July 16 2000
Stages24 (373.11 km; 231.84 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,619.76 km (1,006.47 miles)
Statistics
Crews70 at start, 43 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Marcus Grönholm
Finland Timo Rautiainen
France Peugeot Esso
Peugeot 206 WRC

Background

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Entry list

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No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Championship manufacturer entries
1   Tommi Mäkinen   Risto Mannisenmäki   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M
2   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI M
3   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 P
4   Juha Kankkunen   Juha Repo   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 P
5   Colin McRae   Nicky Grist   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 M
6   Carlos Sainz   Luis Moya   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 M
7   Didier Auriol   Denis Giraudet   SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 P
8   Toni Gardemeister   Paavo Lukander   SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 P
9   François Delecour   Daniel Grataloup   Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC M
10   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC M
14   Kenneth Eriksson   Staffan Parmander   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC M
15   Alister McRae   David Senior   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC M
World Rally Championship entries
16   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 M
17   Peter 'Possum' Bourne   Craig Vincent   Subaru Rally Team Australia Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98
18   Toshihiro Arai   Roger Freeman   Spike Subaru Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99
23   Ioannis Papadimitriou   Nikolaos Petropoulos   Ioannis Papadimitriou Subaru Impreza 555 M
28   Geoff Argyle   Paul Fallon   Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII
29   Bruce Herbert   Robert Ryan   Rose City Cars Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
30   Joe McAndrew   Christopher Boyle   Joe McAndrew Subaru Impreza WRX
31   Todd Bawden   Raymond Bennett   Todd Bawden Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
34   Andrew Hawkeswood   Samantha Haldane   Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
37   Brian Green   Jane McKay   Palmerston North Motors Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
42   Lewis Scott   Jane Black   Lewis Scott Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
43   Brian Stokes   Shayne O'Hagan   Brian Stokes Ford Escort RS Cosworth
44   Chris Haldane   Trevor Jones   Chris Haldane Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
46   John Silcock   Andrew Silcock   John Silcock Mazda 323 GT-R
47   Barry Sexton   Chris Cobham   Barry Sexton Subaru Impreza WRX
49   Cameron Bates   Laurie Brenssell   Cameron Bates Subaru Impreza WRX
50   Gwynn Gilmour   Emma Gilmour   Gwynn Gilmour Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
51   Malcolm Stewart   Mike Fletcher   Malcolm Stewart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
52   John Lloyd   Pauline Gullick   John Lloyd Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
53   Ian Easton   Cheryl Easton   Ian Easton Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
53   Kerry Evans   Bruce McKenzie   Kerry Evans Subaru Impreza WRX
54   Mark Hiestand   Stephen Fargher   Winger Subaru Nissan Pulsar GTI-R
59   Stephen Pilcher   John van der Velden   Stephen Pilcher Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
Group N Cup entries
20   Gustavo Trelles   Jorge Del Buono   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
21   Manfred Stohl   Peter Müller   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI P
22   Hamed Al-Wahaibi   Tony Sircombe   Arab World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX
26   Gabriel Mendez   Daniel Muzio   Gabriel Mendez Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
27   Fumio Nutahara   Satoshi Hayashi   Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
32   Ross Meekings   Alan Glen   Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
33   Cody Crocker   Greg Foletta   Subaru Rally Team Australia Subaru Impreza WRX
35   Karamjit Singh   Allen Oh   Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert
36   Chris West   Garry Cowan   Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
38   Reece Jones   Leo Bult   Reece Jones Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
39   Domenico Caldarola   Paolo Cecchini   Domenico Caldarola Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
40   Kevin Holmes   Glenn Macneall   Kevin Holmes Subaru Impreza WRX
41   Jean-Louis Leyraud   Rob Scott   Jean-Louis Leyraud Subaru Impreza WRX
45   Karl Robinson   Tony Aimers   Karl Robinson Subaru Impreza 555
48   Glenn Smith   Dean Stockwell   Glenn Smith Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
56   Julian Reynolds   Andrew Bull   Julian Reynolds Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
60   Geoff Newton   Fleur Pedersen   Geoff Newton Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
61   Michael Kahlfuss   Ronald Bauer   Michael Kahlfuss Toyota Celica GT-Four
62   Deborah Kibble   Jamie Kibble   Deborah Kibble Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
64   Merv Hatcher   James Cowles   Merv Hatcher Subaru Impreza WRX
68   Bruce Warburton   Harmannus Slebos   Bruce Warburton Subaru Impreza WRX
69   Fui On Sing   Shui Sang Lau   Fui On Sing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
70   Tommy Chan   Chi Ping Chan   Tommy Chan Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
71   Kimihide Terao   Akihito Tokunou   Kimihide Terao Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III
72   Nobuaki Takahashi   Masako Takahashi   Nobuaki Takahashi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V
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Itinerary

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All dates and times are NZST (UTC+12).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
Leg 1 — 117.17 km
14 July 08:23 SS1 Te Akau North 32.37 km
10:26 SS2 Maungatawhiri 6.52 km
10:49 SS3 Te Papatapu 1 16.62 km
11:22 SS4 Te Hutewai 11.32 km
12:53 SS5 Whaanga Coast 29.52 km
13:36 SS6 Te Papatapu 2 16.62 km
18:15 SS7 Manukau Super 1 2.10 km
18:45 SS8 Manukau Super 2 2.10 km
Leg 2 — 176.76 km
15 July 09:28 SS9 Waipu Gorge 1 11.24 km
09:46 SS10 Brooks 1 16.03 km
10:14 SS11 Paparoa Station 1 11.64 km
11:37 SS12 Parahi — Ararua 59.00 km
14:20 SS13 Cassidy 20.12 km
15:13 SS14 Batley 19.82 km
16:16 SS15 Waipu Gorge 2 11.24 km
16:34 SS16 Brooks 2 16.03 km
17:02 SS17 Paparoa Station 2 11.64 km
Leg 3 — 79.18 km
16 July 09:18 SS18 Te Akau South 31.24 km
11:26 SS19 Ridge 1 8.53 km
11:39 SS20 Campbell 1 7.44 km
11:57 SS21 Ridge 2 8.53 km
12:10 SS22 Campbell 2 7.44 km
12:53 SS23 Fyfe 1 8.00 km
13:06 SS24 Fyfe 2 8.00 km
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Results

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Overall

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Pos. No. Driver Co-driver Team Car Time Difference Points
1 10   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC 3:45:13.4 10
2 5   Colin McRae   Nicky Grist   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 3:45:27.9 +14.5 6
3 6   Carlos Sainz   Luis Moya   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 3:46:31.8 +1:18.4 4
4 16   Petter Solberg   Phil Mills   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 3:48:14.1 +3:00.7 3
5 14   Kenneth Eriksson   Staffan Parmander   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC 3:48:26.1 +3:12.7 2
6 17   Peter 'Possum' Bourne   Craig Vincent   Subaru Rally Team Australia Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 3:52:08.0 +6:54.6 1
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 10   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC 3:45:13.4 10
2 2 5   Colin McRae   Nicky Grist   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 3:45:27.9 +14.5 6
3 3 6   Carlos Sainz   Luis Moya   Ford Motor Co. Ltd. Ford Focus RS WRC '00 3:46:31.8 +1:18.4 4
5 4 14   Kenneth Eriksson   Staffan Parmander   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC 3:48:26.1 +3:12.7 2
Retired SS21 3   Richard Burns   Robert Reid   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 Mechanical 0
Retired SS21 4   Juha Kankkunen   Juha Repo   Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 Mechanical 0
Retired SS19 1   Tommi Mäkinen   Risto Mannisenmäki   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0
Retired SS19 15   Alister McRae   David Senior   Hyundai Castrol World Rally Team Hyundai Accent WRC Differential 0
Retired SS16 7   Didier Auriol   Denis Giraudet   SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 Accident 0
Retired SS14 2   Freddy Loix   Sven Smeets   Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI Mechanical 0
Retired SS11 9   François Delecour   Daniel Grataloup   Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC Gearbox 0
Retired SS1 8   Toni Gardemeister   Paavo Lukander   SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 Accident 0
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Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (14 Jul) SS1 Te Akau North 32.37 km   François Delecour Peugeot 206 WRC 18:08.1   François Delecour
SS2 Maungatawhiri 6.52 km   Petter Solberg Ford Focus RS WRC '00 3:41.7
SS3 Te Papatapu 1 16.62 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 11:13.6
SS4 Te Hutewai 11.32 km   Petter Solberg Ford Focus RS WRC '00 8:06.3
SS5 Whaanga Coast 29.52 km   François Delecour Peugeot 206 WRC 21:23.7
SS6 Te Papatapu 2 16.62 km   François Delecour Peugeot 206 WRC 11:04.2
SS7 Manukau Super 1 2.10 km   Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '00 1:22.3
SS8 Manukau Super 2 2.10 km   Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '00 1:20.5
Leg 2 (15 Jul) SS9 Waipu Gorge 1 11.24 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 6:32.8
SS10 Brooks 1 16.03 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 9:49.9   Marcus Grönholm
SS11 Paparoa Station 1 11.64 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 6:18.5
SS12 Parahi — Ararua 59.00 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 34:04.5
SS13 Cassidy 20.12 km   Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '00 11:35.9
SS14 Batley 19.82 km   Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '00 11:09.0
SS15 Waipu Gorge 2 11.24 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 6:33.9
SS16 Brooks 2 16.03 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 9:56.8
SS17 Paparoa Station 2 11.64 km   Marcus Grönholm Peugeot 206 WRC 6:24.5
Leg 3 (16 Jul) SS18 Te Akau South 31.24 km   Alister McRae Hyundai Accent WRC 18:46.3
SS19 Ridge 1 8.53 km   Richard Burns Subaru Impreza S6 WRC '00 4:46.3
SS20 Campbell 1 7.44 km   Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '00 3:55.9
SS21 Ridge 2 8.53 km   Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '00 4:45.4
SS22 Campbell 2 7.44 km   Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '00 3:51.8
SS23 Fyfe 1 8.00 km   Colin McRae Ford Focus RS WRC '00 4:21.8
SS24 Fyfe 2 8.00 km   Petter Solberg Ford Focus RS WRC '00 4:17.7

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1     Richard Burns 38     Robert Reid 38     Subaru World Rally Team 58
2   1   Marcus Grönholm 34   1   Timo Rautiainen 34     Ford Motor Co. Ltd. 57
3   1   Colin McRae 30   1   Nicky Grist 30     Peugeot Esso 41
4   1   Carlos Sainz 27   1   Luis Moya 27     Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 29
5   1   Tommi Mäkinen 23   1   Risto Mannisenmäki 23     Škoda Motorsport 8

FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers

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Classification

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Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class
1 1 21   Manfred Stohl   Peter Müller   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:57:05.4 10
2 2 20   Gustavo Trelles   Jorge Del Buono   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:58:51.7 +1:46.3 6
3 3 38   Reece Jones   Leo Bult   Reece Jones Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:59:26.3 +2:20.9 4
4 4 36   Chris West   Garry Cowan   Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:00:57.2 +3:51.8 3
5 5 26   Gabriel Mendez   Daniel Muzio   Gabriel Mendez Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:02:20.9 +5:15.5 2
6 6 32   Ross Meekings   Alan Glen   Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 4:03:30.9 +6:25.5 1
7 7 22   Hamed Al-Wahaibi   Tony Sircombe   Arab World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX 4:03:44.9 +6:39.5 0
8 8 35   Karamjit Singh   Allen Oh   Petronas EON Racing Team Proton Pert 4:04:02.3 +6:56.9 0
9 9 40   Kevin Holmes   Glenn Macneall   Kevin Holmes Subaru Impreza WRX 4:04:05.8 +7:00.4 0
10 10 27   Fumio Nutahara   Satoshi Hayashi   Advan-Piaa Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:05:24.7 +8:19.3 0
11 11 39   Domenico Caldarola   Paolo Cecchini   Domenico Caldarola Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:07:58.5 +10:53.1 0
12 12 41   Jean-Louis Leyraud   Rob Scott   Jean-Louis Leyraud Subaru Impreza WRX 4:09:40.9 +12:35.5 0
13 13 45   Karl Robinson   Tony Aimers   Karl Robinson Subaru Impreza 555 4:11:31.6 +14:26.2 0
14 14 61   Michael Kahlfuss   Ronald Bauer   Michael Kahlfuss Toyota Celica GT-Four 4:27:39.0 +30:33.6 0
15 15 60   Geoff Newton   Fleur Pedersen   Geoff Newton Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:32:36.1 +35:30.7 0
16 16 71   Kimihide Terao   Akihito Tokunou   Kimihide Terao Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 4:36:36.4 +39:31.0 0
17 17 68   Bruce Warburton   Harmannus Slebos   Bruce Warburton Subaru Impreza WRX 4:36:46.3 +39:40.9 0
18 18 64   Merv Hatcher   James Cowles   Merv Hatcher Subaru Impreza WRX 4:49:27.6 +52:22.2 0
19 19 70   Tommy Chan   Chi Ping Chan   Tommy Chan Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 4:59:28.6 +1:02:23.2 0
20 20 72   Nobuaki Takahashi   Masako Takahashi   Nobuaki Takahashi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 5:00:58.5 +1:03:53.1 0
Retired SS24 33   Cody Crocker   Greg Foletta   Subaru Rally Team Australia Subaru Impreza WRX Excluded - brakes 0
Retired SS19 69   Fui On Sing   Shui Sang Lau   Fui On Sing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Retired 0
Retired SS12 56   Julian Reynolds   Andrew Bull   Julian Reynolds Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Accident 0
Retired SS12 62   Deborah Kibble   Jamie Kibble   Deborah Kibble Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0
Retired SS5 48   Glenn Smith   Dean Stockwell   Glenn Smith Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Accident 0
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Special stages

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Day Stage Stage name Length Winner Car Time Class leaders
Leg 1 (14 Jul) SS1 Te Akau North 32.37 km   Cody Crocker Subaru Impreza WRX 18:41.5   Cody Crocker
SS2 Maungatawhiri 6.52 km   Reece Jones Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:50.5
SS3 Te Papatapu 1 16.62 km   Cody Crocker Subaru Impreza WRX 11:34.0
SS4 Te Hutewai 11.32 km   Cody Crocker Subaru Impreza WRX 8:19.1
SS5 Whaanga Coast 29.52 km   Cody Crocker Subaru Impreza WRX 22:00.9
SS6 Te Papatapu 2 16.62 km   Hamed Al-Wahaibi Subaru Impreza WRX 11:22.7
SS7 Manukau Super 1 2.10 km   Cody Crocker Subaru Impreza WRX 1:28.7
SS8 Manukau Super 2 2.10 km   Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 1:27.3
Leg 2 (15 Jul) SS9 Waipu Gorge 1 11.24 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:59.6
SS10 Brooks 1 16.03 km   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:25.2
SS11 Paparoa Station 1 11.64 km   Reece Jones Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 6:40.9
SS12 Parahi — Ararua 59.00 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 36:09.7   Manfred Stohl
SS13 Cassidy 20.12 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 12:36.3
SS14 Batley 19.82 km   Hamed Al-Wahaibi Subaru Impreza WRX 11:52.7
SS15 Waipu Gorge 2 11.24 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 7:05.2
SS16 Brooks 2 16.03 km   Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 10:47.0
SS17 Paparoa Station 2 11.64 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 7:00.7
Leg 3 (16 Jul) SS18 Te Akau South 31.24 km   Cody Crocker Subaru Impreza WRX 19:20.3
SS19 Ridge 1 8.53 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:08.4
SS20 Campbell 1 7.44 km   Cody Crocker Subaru Impreza WRX 4:13.1
SS21 Ridge 2 8.53 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:05.1
SS22 Campbell 2 7.44 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:08.9
SS23 Fyfe 1 8.00 km   Cody Crocker Subaru Impreza WRX 4:34.3
SS24 Fyfe 2 8.00 km   Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:31.6

Championship standings

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Pos. Drivers' championships
Move Driver Points
1     Manfred Stohl 41
2     Gustavo Trelles 34
3     Gabriel Pozzo 16
4     Miguel Campos 13
5     Claudio Marcelo Menzi 12


References

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  1. ^ "Rally New Zealand". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  2. ^ "Rally New Zealand 2000 Entry List". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Rally New Zealand 2000 Itinerary". juwra.com. Independent WRC archive. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Rally New Zealand 2000 Final Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Rally New Zealand 2000 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Rally New Zealand 2000 WRC Results". ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
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