2000 Race of Champions
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The 2000 Race of Champions took place on December 10 at Gran Canaria. It was the 13th running of the event, and the ninth running at Gran Canaria. The International Masters contest was held for the final time this year before a format shake-up for 2001, which opened up the main competition to non-rally drivers. The vehicles used were the Peugeot 206 WRC, The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI WRC, the Toyota Corolla WRC, the Saab 93 rallycross car and the ROC Buggy. The individual competition was won by Tommi Makinen, whilst the Nations' Cup was won by France with Yvan Muller, Gilles Panizzi and Régis Laconi.
Participants
Race of Champions
| Driver | Reason for Qualification |
|---|---|
| Finland Marcus Grönholm | World Rally champion in 2000 |
| Finland Tommi Mäkinen | World Rally champion in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 |
| France Didier Auriol | World Rally champion in 1994 |
| France Gilles Panizzi | Seeded |
| Germany Armin Schwarz | Winner in the International Masters |
| Spain Flavio Alonso | Replaces Tom Kristensen after beating Niall McShea in a play-off |
| Sweden Stig Blomqvist | Winner in the Legends Race |
| Italy Valentino Rossi | Invitation |
Nations Cup
| Country | Racing Driver | Rally Driver | Motorcycle Racer |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | France Yvan Muller | France Gilles Panizzi | France Régis Laconi |
| United States | United States Danny Sullivan | United States Rod Millen | United States Colin Edwards |
| Finland | Finland Harri Toivonen | Finland Tommi Mäkinen | Finland Vesa Kytönen |
| Spain | Spain Marc Gené | Spain Jesús Puras | Spain Sete Gibernau |
| Italy | Italy Emanuele Pirro | Italy Miki Biasion | Italy Valentino Rossi |
| Germany | Germany Frank Biela | Germany Armin Schwarz | Germany Jürgen Fuchs |
| Japan | Japan Hiroki Katoh | Japan Kenjiro Shinozuka | Japan Nobuatsu Aoki |
| All-Stars | Denmark Tom Kristensen | Sweden Stig Blomqvist | United Kingdom Jeremy McWilliams |
- Marcus Grönholm was to represent the All-Star team, but for an unknown reason his place was taken by Blomqvist.
Legends Race
- Per Eklund & Miki Biasion eliminated in the first round.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Sweden Björn Waldegård | 2 | |||||
| Finland Hannu Mikkola | 1 | |||||
| Sweden Björn Waldegård | 0 | |||||
| Sweden Stig Blomqvist | 2 | |||||
| Sweden Stig Blomqvist | 2 | |||||
| Finland Timo Salonen | 1 | |||||
International Masters
- Flavio Alonso secured his place with the quickest time in the Spanish Masters event.
- Armin Schwarz and Tom Kristensen were handed automatic byes to the semi-finals.
Group A
| Driver | Wins |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom Niall McShea | 2 |
| Portugal Pedro Chaves | 2 |
| France Sébastien Loeb | 2 |
| Portugal Adruzilo Lopes | 0 |
- McShea advanced with the fastest best time.
Group B
| Driver | Wins |
|---|---|
| Spain Flavio Alonso | 3 |
| Australia Cody Crocker | 2 |
| Poland Janusz Kulig | 1 |
| Spain Jesús Puras | 0 |
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| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Germany Armin Schwarz | 2 | |||||
| United Kingdom Niall McShea | 0 | |||||
| Germany Armin Schwarz | 2 | |||||
| Denmark Tom Kristensen | 0 | |||||
| Denmark Tom Kristensen | 2 | |||||
| Spain Flavio Alonso | 0 | |||||
Race of Champions
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Finland Marcus Grönholm | 2 | |||||||||
| Sweden Stig Blomqvist | 0 | |||||||||
| Finland Marcus Grönholm | 2 | |||||||||
| France Didier Auriol | 0 | |||||||||
| France Didier Auriol | 2 | |||||||||
| Germany Armin Schwarz | 1 | |||||||||
| Finland Marcus Grönholm | 0 | |||||||||
| Finland Tommi Mäkinen | 2 | |||||||||
| France Gilles Panizzi | 2 | |||||||||
| Italy Valentino Rossi | 0 | |||||||||
| France Gilles Panizzi | 0 | |||||||||
| Finland Tommi Mäkinen | 2 | |||||||||
| Finland Tommi Mäkinen | 2 | |||||||||
| Spain Flavio Alonso | 0 | |||||||||
Nations' Cup
Group A
| Team | Match Wins | Heat Wins | Best Total Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy Italy | 3 | 7 | 5'52.41 |
| Spain | 2 | 6 | 5'56.44 |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg USA | 1 | 5 | 5'55.56 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 6'06.63 |
Group B
| Team | Match Wins | Heat Wins | Best Total Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of France.svg France | 3 | 7 | 5'48.82 |
| Finland Finland | 1 | 4 | 5'51.76 |
| United Nations All-Stars | 1 | 4 | 5'56.59 |
| Germany Germany | 1 | 3 | 5'52.11 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Italy Italy | 2 | |||||
| Finland Finland | 1 | |||||
| Italy Italy | 0 | |||||
| File:Flag of France.svg France | 3 | |||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||
| File:Flag of France.svg France | 3 | |||||
References
External links
- Information sourced from http://www.atodomotor.com/pagina/ROC.html