2000 Safari Rally 48th Sameer Safari Rally Kenya
Round 3 of the 2000 World Rally Championship season ← Previous event Next event →
Rally winner Richard Burns
Host country	Kenya
Rally base	Nairobi
Dates run	February 25 2000 – February 27 2000
Stages	12 (1,047.26 km; 650.74 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	2,677.11 km (1,663.48 miles)
Statistics
Crews	51 at start, 17 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99

The 2000 Safari Rally (formally the 48th Sameer Safari Rally Kenya) was the third round of the 2000 World Rally Championship. The race was held over three days between 25 February and 27 February 2000, and was won by Subaru's Richard Burns, his 6th win in the World Rally Championship. Juha Kankkunen made it 1-2 for Subaru and Didier Auriol took SEAT's first (and only) podium of the season being third^[1]

Background

Entry list

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 S5 WRC '99	P
4	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	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	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
10	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC	M
12	Luis Climent Asensio	Álex Romaní	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC	M
World Rally Championship entries
16	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	M
17	Toshihiro Arai	Roger Freeman	Spike Subaru Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	—
18	Frédéric Dor	Didier Breton	F. Dor Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98	M
23	Rory Green	Orson Taylor	Rory Green	Subaru Impreza 555	—
24	Paul Bailey	Raju Sehmi	Paul Bailey	Toyota Celica GT-Four	—
28	Rob Hellier	Des Page-Morris	Rob Hellier	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	—
29	John Lloyd	Adrian Cavenagh	John Lloyd	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	—
39	Michelle van Tongeren	Safina Hussein	Michelle van Tongeren	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
45	Don Smith	Adrian Wroe	Don Smith	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	—
Group N Cup entries
19	Manfred Stohl	Peter Müller	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	P
20	Shigeyuki Konishi	Glenn Macneall	Shigeyuki Konishi	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
21	Alastair Cavenagh	Crispin Sassoon	Alastair Cavenagh	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
22	Roberto Sanchez	Jorge Del Buono	Roberto Sanchez	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
25	Richard Tuthill	Peter Stone	Richard Tuthill	Subaru Impreza	—
27	Azar Anwar	Farakh Yusuf	Azar Anwar	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
31	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Edgardo Galindo	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	P
32	Saladin Mazlan	Allen Oh	Saladin Mazlan	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
33	Rudolf Stohl	Ilka Minor	Rudolf Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	P
34	Hardeep Rehsi	Kamaljeet Ubhi	Hardeep Rehsi	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
35	Phineas Kimathi	Abdul Sidi	Phineas Kimathi	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
36	Shaheed Wissanji	Mohammed Verjee	Shaheed Wissanji	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
37	Gabriel Pozzo	Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	—
38	Ron Oakeley	Jamie Turner	Ron Oakeley	Subaru Impreza 555	—
40	Jamil Khan	Bill Kirk	Jamil Khan	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
41	John Ngunjiri	Thuita Karanja	John Ngunjiri	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
42	Shabir Hussein	Tom Muriuki	Shabir Hussein	Subaru Legacy RS	—
43	Abe Smit	Tony Rowley	Abe Smit	Volkswagen Golf TDI	—
48	Stefan Reininger	Erich Widhalm	Stefan Reininger	Honda Civic VTi	—
49	Kozue Oi	Hiroko Takahashi	Kozue Oi	Subaru Forester	—
50	Jonathan Jackson	Shabir Haji	Jonathan Jackson	Subaru Impreza	—
54	Brendan Fernandes	Tony Kimondo	Brendan Fernandes	Subaru Impreza WRX	—
55	Shahid Essajee	Shammi Singh	Shahid Essajee	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II	—
Source:[2]

Itinerary

All dates and times are EAT (UTC+3).

Results

Overall

Pos.	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Team	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	3	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	8:33:13		10
2	4	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	8:37:50	+4:37	6
3	7	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2	8:55:57	+22:44	4
4	6	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	9:01:31	+28:18	3
5	16	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	9:04:40	+31:27	2
6	17	Toshihiro Arai	Roger Freeman	Spike Subaru Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	9:19:16	+46:03	1
Source:[4]

World Rally Cars

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
1	1	3	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	8:33:13		10
2	2	4	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	8:37:50	+4:37	6
3	3	7	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2	8:55:57	+22:44	4
4	4	6	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	9:01:31	+28:18	3
7	5	11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC	9:32:11	+58:58	0
8	6	12	Luis Climent Asensio	Álex Romaní	Škoda Motorsport	Škoda Octavia WRC	9:51:13	+1:18:00	0
Retired SS8		5	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	Engine		0
Retired SS8		10	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	Clutch		0
Retired SS7		2	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	Mechanical		0
Retired SS5		9	Gilles Panizzi	Hervé Panizzi	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	Suspension		0
Retired SS3		1	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Suspension		0
Retired SS3		8	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	SEAT Sport	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2	Codriver ill		0
Source:[5]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (25 Feb)	SS1	Orien 1	112.43 km	Didier Auriol	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2	47:13	Didier Auriol
	SS2	Oltepesi 1	116.92 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	54:06	Richard Burns
	SS3	Olorian 1	71.40 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	35:04
	SS4	Kajiado 1	50.09 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	23:44
Leg 2 (26 Feb)	SS5	Marigat	123.21 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	1:00:04
	SS6	Nyaru	68.64 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	46:15
	SS7	Morendat	93.81 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	46:03
	SS8	Marigat	59.92 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	27:55
Leg 3 (27 Feb)	SS9	Orien 2	112.43 km	Didier Auriol	SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2	47:54
	SS10	Oltepesi 2	116.92 km	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99	56:11
	SS11	Olorian 2	71.40 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	34:48
	SS12	Kajiado 2	50.09 km	Carlos Sainz	Ford Focus RS WRC '00	23:18

Championship standings

Pos.		Drivers' championships				Co-drivers' championships				Manufacturers' championships
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Co-driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Tommi Mäkinen	16			Risto Mannisenmäki	16		3	Subaru World Rally Team	25
2		7	Richard Burns	12		7	Robert Reid	12		1	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	18
3		1	Juha Kankkunen	11		1	Juha Repo	11			Ford Motor Co. Ltd.	13
4		2	Marcus Grönholm	10		2	Timo Rautiainen	10		2	Peugeot Esso	11
5		2	Carlos Sainz	9		2	Luis Moya	9			SEAT Sport	7

FIA Cup for Production Rally Drivers

Classification

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class
9	1	31	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Edgardo Galindo	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	10:39:07		10
10	2	22	Roberto Sanchez	Jorge Del Buono	Roberto Sanchez	Subaru Impreza WRX	10:57:05	+17:58	6
11	3	19	Manfred Stohl	Peter Müller	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	11:02:53	+23:46	4
13	4	32	Saladin Mazlan	Allen Oh	Saladin Mazlan	Subaru Impreza WRX	12:08:38	+1:29:31	3
14	5	35	Phineas Kimathi	Abdul Sidi	Phineas Kimathi	Subaru Impreza WRX	12:16:29	+1:37:22	2
15	6	36	Shaheed Wissanji	Mohammed Verjee	Shaheed Wissanji	Subaru Impreza WRX	13:41:12	+3:02:05	1
17	7	55	Shahid Essajee	Shammi Singh	Shahid Essajee	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo II	16:06:42	+5:27:35	0
Retired SS9		40	Jamil Khan	Bill Kirk	Jamil Khan	Subaru Impreza WRX	Retired		0
Retired SS5		27	Azar Anwar	Farakh Yusuf	Azar Anwar	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Retired		0
Retired SS5		33	Rudolf Stohl	Ilka Minor	Rudolf Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Retired		0
Retired SS5		41	John Ngunjiri	Thuita Karanja	John Ngunjiri	Subaru Impreza WRX	Retired		0
Retired SS5		50	Jonathan Jackson	Shabir Haji	Jonathan Jackson	Subaru Impreza	Mechanical		0
Retired SS4		37	Gabriel Pozzo	Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Suspension		0
Retired SS4		38	Ron Oakeley	Jamie Turner	Ron Oakeley	Subaru Impreza 555	Mechanical		0
Retired SS3		20	Shigeyuki Konishi	Glenn Macneall	Shigeyuki Konishi	Subaru Impreza WRX	Engine		0
Retired SS3		25	Richard Tuthill	Peter Stone	Richard Tuthill	Subaru Impreza	Mechanical		0
Retired SS3		43	Abe Smit	Tony Rowley	Abe Smit	Volkswagen Golf TDI	Mechanical		0
Retired SS3		54	Brendan Fernandes	Tony Kimondo	Brendan Fernandes	Subaru Impreza WRX	Mechanical		0
Retired SS2		34	Hardeep Rehsi	Kamaljeet Ubhi	Hardeep Rehsi	Subaru Impreza WRX	Mechanical		0
Retired SS2		42	Shabir Hussein	Tom Muriuki	Shabir Hussein	Subaru Legacy RS	Over time limit		0
Retired SS2		48	Stefan Reininger	Erich Widhalm	Stefan Reininger	Honda Civic VTi	Engine		0
Retired SS1		21	Alastair Cavenagh	Crispin Sassoon	Alastair Cavenagh	Subaru Impreza WRX	Engine		0
Retired SS1		49	Kozue Oi	Hiroko Takahashi	Kozue Oi	Subaru Forester	Accident		0
Source:[6]

Special stages

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winner	Car	Time	Class leaders
Leg 1 (25 Feb)	SS1	Orien 1	112.43 km	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	55:07	Gabriel Pozzo
	SS2	Oltepesi 1	116.92 km	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	1:05:49
	SS3	Olorian 1	71.40 km	Gabriel Pozzo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	44:37
	SS4	Kajiado 1	50.09 km	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	29:00	Claudio Marcelo Menzi
Leg 2 (26 Feb)	SS5	Marigat	123.21 km	Claudio Marcelo Menzi Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	1:12:44
	SS6	Nyaru	68.64 km	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	54:47
	SS7	Morendat	93.81 km	Roberto Sanchez	Subaru Impreza WRX	1:02:25
	SS8	Marigat	59.92 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	35:46
Leg 3 (27 Feb)	SS9	Orien 2	112.43 km	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	57:42
	SS10	Oltepesi 2	116.92 km	Claudio Marcelo Menzi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	1:09:57
	SS11	Olorian 2	71.40 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	48:05
	SS12	Kajiado 2	50.09 km	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	30:34

Championship standings

Pos.	Drivers' championships
	Move	Driver	Points
1		Manfred Stohl	17
2		Jani Paasonen	10
3		Claudio Marcelo Menzi	10
4	1	Gustavo Trelles	6
5	1	Juuso Pykälistö	6