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
editRace of Champions
edit| Driver | Reason for Qualification |
|---|---|
 Marcus Grönholm |
World Rally champion in 2000 |
| Tommi Mäkinen |
World Rally champion in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 |
 Didier Auriol |
World Rally champion in 1994 |
| Gilles Panizzi |
Seeded |
 Armin Schwarz |
Winner in the International Masters |
 Flavio Alonso |
Replaces Tom Kristensen after beating Niall McShea in a play-off |
 Stig Blomqvist |
Winner in the Legends Race |
 Valentino Rossi |
Invitation |
Nations Cup
edit| Country | Racing Driver | Rally Driver | Motorcycle Racer |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | Yvan Muller |
Gilles Panizzi |
Régis Laconi |
| United States |  Danny Sullivan |
Rod Millen |
Colin Edwards |
| Finland | Harri Toivonen |
Tommi Mäkinen |
Vesa Kytönen |
| Spain | Marc Gené |
Jesús Puras |
Sete Gibernau |
| Italy | Emanuele Pirro |
Miki Biasion |
Valentino Rossi |
| Germany | Frank Biela |
Armin Schwarz |
Jürgen Fuchs |
| Japan |  Hiroki Katoh |
Kenjiro Shinozuka |
Nobuatsu Aoki |
| All-Stars |  Tom Kristensen |
Stig Blomqvist |
 Jeremy McWilliams |
- Marcus Grönholm was to represent the All-Star team, but for an unknown reason his place was taken by Blomqvist.
Legends Race
edit- Per Eklund & Miki Biasion eliminated in the first round.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Björn Waldegård | 2 | |||||
| Hannu Mikkola | 1 | |||||
| Björn Waldegård | 0 | |||||
| Stig Blomqvist | 2 | |||||
| Stig Blomqvist | 2 | |||||
| Timo Salonen | 1 | |||||
International Masters
edit- 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 |
|---|---|
| Niall McShea |
2 |
 Pedro Chaves |
2 |
| Sébastien Loeb |
2 |
| Adruzilo Lopes |
0 |
- McShea advanced with the fastest best time.
Group B
| Driver | Wins |
|---|---|
| Flavio Alonso |
3 |
 Cody Crocker |
2 |
 Janusz Kulig |
1 |
| Jesús Puras |
0 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Armin Schwarz | 2 | |||||
| Niall McShea | 0 | |||||
| Armin Schwarz | 2 | |||||
| Tom Kristensen | 0 | |||||
| Tom Kristensen | 2 | |||||
| Flavio Alonso | 0 | |||||
Race of Champions
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Marcus Grönholm | 2 | |||||||||
| Stig Blomqvist | 0 | |||||||||
| Marcus Grönholm | 2 | |||||||||
| Didier Auriol | 0 | |||||||||
| Didier Auriol | 2 | |||||||||
| Armin Schwarz | 1 | |||||||||
| Marcus Grönholm | 0 | |||||||||
| Tommi Mäkinen | 2 | |||||||||
| Gilles Panizzi | 2 | |||||||||
| Valentino Rossi | 0 | |||||||||
| Gilles Panizzi | 0 | |||||||||
| Tommi Mäkinen | 2 | |||||||||
| Tommi Mäkinen | 2 | |||||||||
| Flavio Alonso | 0 | |||||||||
Nations' Cup
editGroup A
| Team | Match Wins | Heat Wins | Best Total Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
3 | 7 | 5'52.41 |
|
2 | 6 | 5'56.44 |
| USA |
1 | 5 | 5'55.56 |
|
0 | 0 | 6'06.63 |
Group B
| Team | Match Wins | Heat Wins | Best Total Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| France |
3 | 7 | 5'48.82 |
| Finland |
1 | 4 | 5'51.76 |
 All-Stars |
1 | 4 | 5'56.59 |
| Germany |
1 | 3 | 5'52.11 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Italy | 2 | |||||
| Finland | 1 | |||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||
| France | 3 | |||||
| 0 | |||||
| France | 3 | |||||
References
editExternal links
edit- Information sourced from http://www.atodomotor.com/pagina/ROC.html