31 Oct 00 Supplement

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Note: FIA Championship and Cup positions are subject to official confirmation.

Positions in FIA World Championship for Rallies 2000 (WCR) x = not entered on this event

Peugeot Michelin
MC
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S
11
EAK
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P
9
E
3
RA
6
GR
2
NZ
10
FIN
13
CY
4
F
16
I Sub-total
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AUS GB 2000 World Championship Review
Ford Michelin 6 4 3 4 14 - 16 10 6 16 4 5 88
Subaru Pirelli 4 5 16 10 6 13 4 - 2 4 5 1 70
Mitsubishi Michelin 12 6 - 2 3 6 - - 4 2 - 4 39
SEAT Pirelli 3 - 4 - - - - - - - 1 - 8
Skoda Michelin 1 x 3 1 - x 3 x x - x - 8 x
Hyundai Michelin x - x - - 1 - 3 1 x - - 5
Positions in FIA World Championship for Drivers 2000 (WCD) x = not entered on this event Highlights of the Season
Marcus Gronholm (FIN) - 10 - 6 2 6 - 10 10 - 2 3 49
Richard Burns (GB) - 2 10 10 6 10 - - - 3 3 - 44 After Toyota’s withdrawal from Misjudgement by the FIA of the
Colin McRae (GB) - 4 - - 10 - 10 6 6 6 - 1 43 world championship rallying, Carlos effect of new fireproof overall regula-
Carlos Sainz (E) 6 - 3 4 4 - 6 4 - 10 4 2 43 Sainz returned to Ford and Didier tions led to mid-event cancellation of
Tommi Makinen (FIN) 10 6 - - 3 4 - - 3 2 - 4 32 Auriol went to SEAT. the rule in Greece.
Gilles Panizzi (F) - x - x 1 x x x x x 10 10 21
Francois Delecour (F) - - x 2 - - - - 1 4 6 6 19
Juha Kankkunen (FIN) 4 1 6 - - 3 4 - - - x x 18 Swift revenge for their misfortunes Misjudgement by Mitsubishi when
Other drivers who have scored points: Harri Rovanpera (FIN) 7, Petter Solberg (N) 6, Didier Auriol (F), Toshihiro Arai (J) & Freddy Loix (B) 4, Toni Gardemeister (FIN) & at Monte-Carlo, when all three they decided to retire their ill-handling
Thomas Radstrom (S) 3, Bruno Thiry (B), Armin Schwarz (D), Kenneth Eriksson (S) & Sebastian Lindholm (FIN) 2, Abdullah Bakhashab (SA), Possum Bourne (NZ), Markko Peugeots and Richard Burns failed to cars meant they missed out on three
Martin (EE) & Piero Liatti (I) 1 restart. Three weeks later in Sweden a championship points in New Zealand.
Positions in FIA Cup for Production Car Drivers 2000 (Group N) Peugeot 206 WRC scored its first win
Note: Only those drivers who have taken part on at least one event outside Europe will be classified. It is anticipated drivers marked * will not be listed in the final results. and two weeks after that Burns won
Manfred Stohl (A) 10 3 4 6 4 - 4 10 4 3 10 3 61 the Safari! New recce speed limits were
Gustavo Trelles (ROU) 6 - - - 6 10 6 6 - 10 6 4 54 enforced, using GPS transponders to
Gabriel Pozzo (RA) - - - - - 6 10 - - 6 - - 22 catch offenders.
Safety issues came to a head at
Jani Paasonen (FIN) - 10 - - 1 - - - 10 - - - 21
Monte-Carlo, but the organisers were
Claudio Menzi (RA) - - 10 - 2 - - - - 4 - - 16
outraged that the FIA should impose a All rallies except Monte-Carlo ended
Gianluigi Galli (I) 4 - - - - - - - - - - 10 14*
stage cancellation on them. on a Sunday, but an excess of spec- First time fastest stage times
Ramon Ferreyros (PE) - - - 4 - 3 3 - - - 2 2 14
Other point-scoring drivers who have competed outside Europe: Roberto Sanchez (RA) 10, Reece Jones (NZ) 4, Saladin Mazlan (MAL), Chris West (NZ) & Bob Colsoul (B) 3, tators caused both last day stages at were achieved by Castrol’s two WRC
Phineas Kimathi (EAK), Oscar Chiaramello (RA), Gabriel Mendez (ROU) & Andreas Peratikos (CY) 2, Shaheed Wissanji (EAK), Sebastian Beltran (RA) & Ross Meekings (NZ) 1 Sanremo to be abandoned. teams, Skoda (above) in Catalunya and
Subaru’s Impreza WRC2000 won Hyundai (below left) in New Zealand.
Positions in FIA Teams’ Cup 2000 x = did not compete first time out, and towards the end of
Note: Only teams who have taken part on seven events (including at least one outside Europe) will be classified. It is anticipated teams marked * will not be listed in the the year yet another model was Hyundai entered the full world cham-
final results. announced, for 2001. Without Formula 2, Group N
pionship, Citroen announced they will
Toyota Team Saudi Arabia (SA) x 6 x - 10 x 6 x 10 - x 6 38 consequently became more important
follow suit in 2001.
Spike Subaru Team (J) x x 10 x 6 x 10 - x 10 x x 36 than ever. Mitsubishi were more
F. Dor Rally Team (F) x x - 10 x 6 4 x 6 - x x 26 A remarkable epidemic of lost successful than ever, but the big news
Team Atakan (TR) x x x - - 10 3 x x x - 10 23 wheels afflicted cars on the Acropolis The former 2-litre ‘Formula 2’ cham- was the immediate success of the
Arab World Rally Team (OM) x x x x x x - 10 - x 10 x 20* x Rally. Of the works teams only Ford pionship was abandoned but plans young Argentine drivers Claudio Menzi
Wizja TV Turning Point Rally Team (PL) x 10 x - x - - x x - x x 10* kept four wheels on their cars all the were announced for a new Super and Gabriel Pozzo.
Sprinters of the Year So Far time. 1600cc price-capped formula, to
These last two tables show the number of fastest special stage times and stages led by the top drivers in this year’s world championship. If several drivers encourage younger drivers, for 2001.
shared fastest times they all the gain the credit. SEAT, who scored no world champion-
Prodrive made plans for Petter Formula 2 cars were still allowed to
Richard Burns (GB) Subaru 1 2 5 12 3 13 4 5 4 7 3 1 60 ship points from the end of February to
Solberg and Markko Martin to form a compete, but with a 40kg additional
Marcus Gronholm (FIN) Peugeot - 7 - 3 1 3 2 4 11 - 1 1 33 the start of October, announced their
junior team aspect to their world weight penalty, the Kit Cars were now
Colin McRae (GB) Ford 2 4 - 2 5 1 5 8 4 1 - - 32 withdrawal from the world championship
championship line-up. no longer a threat for overall victory.
Carlos Sainz (E) Ford 2 - 5 3 3 3 3 - - 8 1 - 28 at the end of 2000.
Tommi Makinen (FIN) Mitsubishi 6 2 - - 2 1 - - 1 4 - 3 19
Gilles Panizzi (F) Peugeot 1 - - - - - - - - - 8 5 14
Francois Delecour (F) Peugeot - - - 1 - - - 3 - - 4 4 12
Cyprus hosted a world championship
event for the first time. For the first time in over two years
Petter Solberg (N) Ford - - - 1 - - 6 3 - - - - 10
Carlos Sainz was back on the top of
Other drivers who have achieved fastest special stage times: Juha Kankkunen (FIN) 6, Thomas Radstrom (S) 4, Didier Auriol (F) & Freddy Loix (B) 2, Harri Rovanpera
the podium, winning in Corsica.
(FIN), Alister McRae (GB), Sebastian Lindholm (FIN), Armin Schwarz (D), Piero Liatti (I) & Simon Jean-Joseph (F) 1
By manufacturer: Ford 71, Subaru 67, Peugeot 60, Mitsubishi 21, Toyota 5, SEAT 2, Hyundai & Skoda 1 each One year after their return to top level
Leaders of the Year So Far rallying, Peugeot led both the Drivers’
and Manufacturers’ championships Crashes for Tommi Makinen, Colin
Marcus Gronholm (FIN) Peugeot - 18 - 12 - 8 2 15 23 - - - 78
with two rounds remaining. McRae and Freddy Loix threw the
Richard Burns (GB) Subaru 2 - 11 9 6 10 - - - - 1 1 40
safety of the Tour de Corse, and
Carlos Sainz (E) Ford - - - - - 3 3 - - 23 - - 29
asphalt rallies in general, into debate.
Gilles Panizzi (F) Peugeot 1 - - - - - - - - - 9 15 25
Despite their withdrawal from
Colin McRae (GB) Ford - - - 2 9 - 14 - - - - - 25
world level rallying, Toyota continued
Francois Delecour (F) Peugeot - - - - - - - 9 - - 7 - 16
technical development of their cars and Only two events so far this season -
Tommi Makinen (FIN) Mitsubishi 11 - - - - - - - - - - - 11
supported the new European Rally Finland and Cyprus - had been led by
Thomas Radstrom (S) Toyota - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1
Champion Henrik Lundgaard in his the same driver from start to finish. Five
Didier Auriol (F) SEAT - - 1 - - - - - - - - - 1
title challenge. events had no fewer than three leaders.
By manufacturer: Peugeot 119, Ford 54, Subaru 38, Mitsubishi 11, Toyota & SEAT 1 each
Ford
Team by Team in 2000 Topic of the Year
In 1998 the FIA demanded timing to the
2000 Round by Round
The second version Focus WRC (“Racing Focus”) featuring engine revisions tenth of a second on stages, and one Monte-Carlo 20-23 January Catalunya-Costa Brava 31 March-2 April Finland 18-20 August
appeared at Monte-Carlo, with Carlos Sainz returning to the team.Colin wondered if this was absolutely necessary. Overall: Makinen/Mannisenmaki (Mitsubishi) Overall: C.McRae/Grist (Ford) Overall: Gronholm/Rautiainen (Peugeot)
McRae’s run of poor luck in 1999 continued into the 2000 season until If there had ever been any doubt before, Group N: Stohl/Muller (Mitsubishi) Group N: Nittel/Ruf (Mitsubishi) Group N: Paasonen/Honkanen (Mitsubishi)
his victory in Catalunya. Then, in a spate of six events, he won two this year proved that the competition Teams’ Cup: no entrants Teams’ Cup: Spike Subaru Team (Subaru) Teams’ Cup: Toyota Team Saudi Arabia (Toyota)
events and finished second three times! This brought the team zoom- nowadays was getting far closer than it F2: Pellerey/Boyer (Citroen) F2: Travaglia/Zamella (Peugeot) F2: Pirttinen/Hantunen (VW)
ing up the championship table until they took the lead after Finland. had ever been before. On a 45km stage in
The team’s biggest dramas were enforcing stay-put orders in Acropolis, Catalunya this year, the top four drivers, Monte-Carlo provided four- Colin McRae won his first Marcus Gronholm, the Finn
and praying for McRae’s recovery after his Corsica crash. at the wheel of three different types of car, times world champion rally in over a year with his with the Swedish heritage,
Tommi Makinen with his Ford Focus WRC beating had now won the Swedish
were separated by only 1.2 seconds.
20th victory on a world his British rival Richard and the Finnish rounds of
Hyundai
championship rally. As last Burns by 5.9 seconds. The the world rally champion-
The latest entry in the world championship first appeared in Sweden. Not only have the stages been close fought, ship in the same year, after being chased by
The Accent WRC, like Ford and Peugeot, featured the Xtrac trans- so have the championships. Even with two year, he was the fastest driver on the event, and gap between them had hovered for a couple of
as in the last two years he took the initiative when stages at only a little over one second. World championship leader Richard Burns before the
mission system which offers enhanced weight balance. The MSD events to run the top four drivers on the Englishman crashed on the second day. The
team running the Accents were subjected to the experiences of world championship were separated by the conditions were most icy. This time he found champion Tommi Makinen lost the chance to
privateer Harri Rovanpera from Jyvaskyla led the
developing a team to world competition level and working only six points. This closeness of competi- himself well in front when all three Peugeots and challenge for the lead on the second day when race for second place in front of all the other
through the associated technical challenges. High spot of 2000 tion has sharpened up every aspect of Burns’ Subaru would not restart on the second brake trouble slowed him, while the new Evolution teams, until a time control error by Rovanpera on
was Alister scoring a fastest stage time in New Zealand. operation of the teams and the organisers. morning. Another dramatic moment was a II Peugeots were delayed by brake and trans- the final day allowed Colin McRae to squeeze
remarkable public declaration of disapproval by mission troubles. The weather was cooler than through in to second place, helping Ford into the
Mitsubishi Despite the increasing closeness in the the organisers of FIA’s decision to recommend the expected and led to fewer tyre troubles but the Manufacturers series lead. Mitsubishi took the top
Progressively the performance of the Lancer Evolution car slid sport one driver stands head and shoulders cancellation of a stage because of spectator anticipated challenge of Jesus Puras’ Formula 2 16 places in Group N and Abdullah Bakhashab
downwards after victory at Monte-Carlo. With both drivers using above the rest in 2000 - Richard Burns. The behaviour. McRae suffered a disappointing last Citroen team fizzled out due to the wrong set-up drove carefully, after overturning earlier, to beat
different set-ups, Freddy Loix became happier with his cars and Sprinters chart on page four will show why. stage engine failure. of the car. Frederic Dor in the Teams’ Cup category.
this spurred Tommi Makinen to improved performances. The On every event so far this year he has
team introduced their 2000 version in Finland but their results Sweden 10-13 February Argentina 11-14 May Cyprus 8-10 September
scored at least one fastest stage time,
did not significantly improve. However, performances by Group and in the bad weather of Argentina he Overall: Gronholm/Rautiainen (Peugeot) Overall: Burns/Reid (Subaru) Overall: Sainz/Moya (Ford)
N cars exceeded anything any manufacturer had ever achieved in Group N: Paasonen/Honkanen (Mitsubishi) Group N: Trelles/Del Buono (Mitsubishi) Group N: Pozzo/Cretu (Mitsubishi)
destroyed the opposition. The consistent Teams’ Cup: Spike Subaru Team (Subaru)
any category in world championship rallying before. rally leader, however, has been Marcus Teams’ Cup: Wizja TV Turning Point (Subaru) Teams’ Cup: Team Atakan (Toyota)
F2: Jansson/Jacobsen (Peugeot) F2: Besham/Arguello (Renault) F2: Kounelis/Kounelis (Fiat)
Gronholm. Domination isn’t a thing of the
Peugeot
After a disastrous Monte-Carlo Rally the fortunes of Peugeot went past yet! Gronholm’s overall victory Richard Burns extended Carlos Sainz scored his
up and up, their only set-back was when their second evolution car at the Swedish Rally was his lead in the Drivers’ first outright world rally
was introduced in Spain. Curiously, the team frequently used less
Group N Peugeot’s first world rally Championship in Argentina, win since New Zealand
sophisticated transmission systems than their rivals. Marcus The most important alternative champion- win since 1986. Colin avenging the memory of his 1998, equalling Juha
Gronholm’s three wins on gravel to date fully endorsed Peugeot’s ship within the World series in 2000 has McRae finally shook off last-stage defeat 12 months Kankkunen’s record of 23
selection of him as a driver, while Gilles Panizzi’s two wins on been Group N, even though Mitsubishi has his run of non-finishes, which had plagued him ago. His new generation Impreza WRC was world rally wins. Juha
asphalt rallies came after a very limited programme, as Peugeot been unbeatable and without effective since Corsica last year, by finishing third. Thomas plagued by problems on the first day, some of himself became the first driver to enter 150 World
varied their nominated drivers from event to event. opposition from rival makes, it is effectively a rallies. This was a second 1-2 win for Ford this
Radstrom led the event initially in his Toyota. which continued through the event. Rain and fog
one-make series. The leading contending year, the only drivers able to challenge them
Michelin-shod crews scored fastest times on 17 of characterised much of the rally and on various were Burns’ Subaru and Francois Delecour’s
SEAT drivers Manfred Stohl and Gustavo Trelles the 19 stages, a success due largely to superior occasions the winning driver went off the road. Peugeot. Markko Martin once again made a
This season was a disaster, notwithstanding Didier Auriol’s arrival have been long time exponents of Produc- stud retention. The rally, which was held on icy Burns’ speed was amazing however, while Colin remarkable result in his old, privately run Corolla,
as number one driver. The only happy moment was Auriol leading tion Car rallying, but there has been an gravel stages without the customary snowbanks, McRae’s engine blew up again, Carlos Sainz beating two of the seven registered team drivers
the Safari, albeit only after the first stage! The team could never increasing influence from South America. was disappointing for spectators. The cars were crashed and Tommi Makinen was off the pace. who finished. This was a brand new event in the
overcome their technical problems and finally the management The biggest surprise has been the arrival of fast because the roads were wider than usual, Lack of experience on these roads slowed the world calendar and very slow: Sainz’s winning
decided the team should not continue into 2001, concentrating the Cordoda drivers Claudio Menzi and leading to record speeds and continued Peugeot of Marcus Gronholm. Alister McRae speed was 64kph, almost 15kph slower than any
instead on national team activities. A third evolution version was Gabriel Pozzo, who have learned the tactics Scandinavian domination. gained Hyundai’s first world championship points. recent world rally. Tyre wear was often critical.
introduced in Finland, but brought no change in fortunes for the team. of this form of rallying with remarkable ease.
It is a truly inter-national formula: only three Safari 25-27 February Acropolis 9-11 June Corsica 29 September-1 October
Skoda occasions so far have local drivers won this Overall: Burns/Reid (Subaru) Overall: C.McRae/Grist (Ford) Overall: Panizzi/Panizzi (Peugeot)
The Czech Republic team continued to progress, scoring points category this year. Group N: Menzi/Galindo (Mitsubishi) Group N: Pozzo/Ortiz (Mitsubishi) Group N: Stohl/Muller (Mitsubishi)
more often than not, but are not yet ready for a full season of Teams’ Cup: Spike Subaru Team (Subaru) Teams’ Cup: Spike Subaru Team (Subaru) Teams’ Cup: Arab World Rally Team (Subaru)
competition. Skoda’s second evolution car made its appearance Teams’ Cup F2: no finishers F2: Guest/Green (Hyundai) F2: Rousselot/Panserei (Renault)
in Cyprus. The team’s highlights were firstly when both cars
scored points on the Safari, then when Armin Schwarz scored This year there were six registrations for Subaru cars finished first Ford’s second win out of The first asphalt rally win
a fastest time in Catalunya. Much of the team’s engineering Teams’ Cup. Again each team could only and second without three world rallies. Team for the official Peugeot 206
development centred around weight balancing. be represented by one driver, and the team punctures. Didier Auriol’s orders barred Sainz from WRC team and the first
had to enter seven events, of which at least SEAT was third after scoring an anniversary win ever victory for Gilles
Subaru one had to be run outside Europe. For the suffering punctures because ten years after his first ever world victory. Ford Panizzi. Team orders were
A season of exhilarating ups - including a Safari win - and dramatic third year running, all the teams entered of shock absorber troubles. Behind came a series were the only team out of the seven world issued on the final day after Peugeot’s nearest
downs, in which their new (fourth) evolution cars started with a win represented a different country. However, of rivals, notably Ford and Mitsubishi, who championship teams that entered to finish the challenger, the Ford Focus of Carlos Sainz, fell
in Portugal, but winning only once more in Argentina. Once again the series lacked lustre. With an average of suffered countless flat tyres. Ford also had rally without losing wheels from their cars: an back with power steering trouble. Many cars
Prodrive have remained at the technical cutting edge in the sport, only three Teams’ Cup entries per event, crashed on this event, the most dramatic being
particular trouble with shock absorbers and unprecedented number of times cars reached
and this year they struck new ground by forming a powerful team there were many examples of drivers when Colin McRae somersaulted off the road, on
Mitsubishi with battery failures. Colin McRae service points on three wheels. This was McRae’s to the roof of his Ford Focus and was trapped
of younger drivers for the future. The gradual decline in the cruising to the finish of rallies just to gain retired when his Focus drowned in a deep ford. 20th world rally win. The rally was run in hot
championship standings for both Richard Burns and the team, points, rather than fighting for high overall inside for a half hour, suffering facial and chest
Auriol led the event after the first stage. One of the weather, which coincided with the FIA’s recent injuries. With three rounds still to go, six drivers
after such high early hopes was a disappointing feature of the season. positions. other shocks of the event was the performance of order that crews must wear triple layer fireproof can still win the Drivers’ title, with the top four
the 20-year-old Argentine Group N drivers Gabriel overalls. After reports of crews collapsing in the separated by five points. Three manufacturers can
Toyota This year the series will be won by either Pozzo and the 30-year-old Claudio Menzi, heat this order was suspended for the second and
This year Toyota was not registered for the world championship, but still win the Makes’ series, and they are all within
the Japanese Spike Subaru Team car between them they led the group all the way. third days of the event. 14 points.
TTE’s activities were as determined as ever. Throughout the season driven by Toshihiro Arai or the Toyota Team
they provided cars not only for many privately-run teams active in Saudi Arabia car driven by Abdullah Portugal 16-19 March New Zealand 13-16 July Sanremo 20-22 October
the championship but also a large number of national series as well. Bakhashab. Only two of the six teams did Overall: Burns/Reid (Subaru) Overall: Gronholm/Rautiainen (Peugeot) Overall: Panizzi/Panizzi (Peugeot)
They also played a major part in the evolution of Markko Martin’s not contest the necessary number of Group N: Campos/Magalhaes (Mitsubishi) Group N: Stohl/Muller (Mitsubishi) Group N: Galli/Messina (Mitsubishi)
career. Their constant development of the Corolla WRC also helped events to qualify. The FIA has announced a Teams’ Cup: F.Dor Rally Team (Subaru) Teams’ Cup: Arab World Rally Team (Subaru) Teams’ Cup: Team Atakan (Toyota)
Henrik Lundgaard win the FIA European series. revamp of the series for 2001. All Teams’ F2: Guest/Mgrees (Hyundai) F2: Evans/Evans (VW) F2: Travaglia/Zanella (Peugeot)
Cup entries are to enter just six events, the
same six for everyone. This seems certain Richard Burns scored a Peugeot scored their Peugeot’s second
2000 Champions Around the World, So Far... to liven up the series completely. debut victory on the Rally second win of the season successive 1-2 result on
Asia-Pacific: Possum Bourne (Subaru Impreza) France: Philippe Bugalski (Citroen Xsara T4) of Portugal for the fourth in New Zealand, almost as asphalt put them ahead of
the rest of the field in both
African: Satwant Singh (Subaru Impreza) Germany: Matthias Kahle (SEAT Cordoba WRC) Goodbye F2, generation Subaru Impreza
WRC. Despite being easily
far away as possible from
their first. It was a deja vu the Makes and the Drivers
Austria: Raphael Sperrer (SEAT Cordoba WRC) Hungary: Janos Toth (Peugeot 306 Maxi)
Australia: Possum Bourne Italy: Piero Longhi (Toyota Corolla WRC) Welcome Super 1600 the fastest driver on the event, victory came with performance, the team returning to this event for series. Gilles Panizzi again won ahead of Francois
difficulty. Twice Burns had to pull back and regain the first time in 14 years, and once again they Delecour, after Delecour was delayed on the first
(Subaru Impreza WRC) Japan: Fumio Nutahara (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo.) The FIA’s two-litre series was not held in
his lead, firstly because of the steering, then two stages by mechanical problems. Makinen’s
British Open: Markko Ipatti Netherlands: Rocco Theunissen 2000, leaving only three main activities in took victory. Colin McRae pressed hard and was
speed on day two kept him in the race for the
(Mitsubishi Lancer Evo.) (Toyota Corolla WRC) the world championship - the outright because he had to run in thick dust at the end of closing but then spun on the final day. For a long Driver’s title, even though this was only his fourth
British Ancro National: Marcus Dodd New Zealand: Bruce Herbert series, Group N and Teams’ Cup. During the second full day. Both misfortunes allowed time Richard Burns had been close behind but podium finish this year. The news at the start of
(Subaru Impreza WRC) (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo.) the season, however, the FIA considered Marcus Gronholm to go ahead. It was the first then both he and his team-mate Kankkunen the event was the remarkable recovery of Colin
Canada: Tom McGeer (Subaru Impreza) Norway: Henning Solberg (Ford/Toyota) and evolved a series to start in 2001, for time an English driver has ever headed the world stopped at the same place with a power steering McRae after his Corsica crash, but along with
Czech: Roman Kresta (Skoda Octavia WRC) Poland: Janusz Kulig (Ford Focus WRC) drivers in 1600cc cars, which will feature championship. It was also Subaru’s 30th world and engine problem on the final day. Subaru, Carlos Sainz, the two registered Fords did not
Denmark: Jens Mulvad (Toyota Corolla WRC) Sweden: Mats Jonsson (Ford Escort) unusual characteristics. Notably, these rally victory (achieved in less than eight years) Mitsubishi and SEAT all lost both cars, Hyundai shine at all. Fastest Ford was guest driver Piero
Finland: Sebastian Lindholm Switzerland: Cyril Henny (Peugeot 306 Maxi) include a maximum cost limit and also a and Burns’ fourth world rally win in six events. achieved a fifth place and won their first special Liatti, but his engine blew up after setting his
(Toyota Corolla WRC/Peugeot 206 WRC) Uganda: Charlie Lubega (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo.) minimum weight limit for the car and crew! McRae’s Focus blew up and Sainz finished third. stage. second successive best time.