2000 British Rally Championship
The 2000 Mobil 1 British Rally Championship was won by Finland's Markko Ipatti in a Group N Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 6 ahead of Vauxhall drivers Mark Higgins and Neil Wearden. The 1600cc category championship was won by Proton's Mats Andersson with the Group N title going to Gavin Cox. This was the last year that the championship ran to the F2 regulations.
Calendar
| Round | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vauxhall Rally of Wales | 18–19 March |
| 2 | Pirelli International Rally | 6–7 May |
| 3 | Kumho Tyres Scottish Rally | 10–11 June |
| 4 | SEAT Jim Clark Memorial Rally | 30 June-2 July |
| 5 | MSA Rally | 16 July |
| 6 | Manx International Rally | 7–9 September |
Driver Changes
Mark Higgins moved from Volkswagen to Vauxhall
SEAT, Ford and Renault had withdrawn from the BRC
Gwyndaf Evans left the series to concentrate on testing and development work for SEAT WRC team
Hyundai entered the series with Vauxhall refugee Jarmo Kytolehto and Australian Andrew Pinker driving for the team
David Higgins moved from a production Subaru to the works Peugeot team
Reigning champion Tapio Laukkanen moved to Volkswagen as their solo driver
Martin Rowe only made a one off appearance for Ford in the new Puma rally car after Renault's withdrawal
Leading Entries
| Team | Manufacturer | Car | No | Driver | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen Motorsport UK (SBG Sport) | Volkswagen | Golf GTI Kit Car | 1 | Tapio Laukkanen | All | |
| Vauxhall Motorsport (RML) | Vauxhall | Astra Kit Car | 2 | Mark Higgins | All | |
| Vauxhall Motorsport (RML) | Vauxhall | Astra Kit Car | 3 | Neil Wearden | All | |
| Hyundai Motor Company (Rallycorp) | Hyundai | Coupe Kit Car Evo 2 | 4 | Jarmo Kytolehto | All | |
| Hyundai Motor Company (Rallycorp) | Hyundai | Coupe Kit Car Evo 2 | 7 | Andrew Pinker | All | |
| Peugeot Sport UK | Peugeot | 106 GTI | 5 | Justin Dale | All | |
| Peugeot Sport UK | Peugeot | 106 GTI | 6 | David Higgins | All | |
| Proton Motorsport Harry Hockly Motorsport | Proton | Satria | 8 | Mats Andersson | All | |
| Ben Briant | Ford | Puma Kit Car | 55 | Ben Briant | 1, 3, 4, 5 | |
| Ford Rallye Sport | Ford | Puma | 15 | Martin Rowe | 4 | |
| Polar Motorsport | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evolution 6 | 11 | Markko Ipatti | All | |
| Asquith Motorsport | Citroen | Saxo Kit Car | 16 | Niall McShea | All | |
| Neil Simpson | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evolution 6 | 60 | Neil Simpson | All | |
| Gavin Cox | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evolution 6 | 20 | Gavin Cox | All | |
| Mike Brown | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evolution 6 | 18 | Mike Brown | All | |
| Jonny Milner | Toyota | Celica GT Four | 10 | Jonny Milner | All | |
| Julian Reynolds | Toyota | Celica GT Four | 54 | Julian Reynolds | All | |
| Ford Rallye Sport | Ford | Puma | 12 | Juuso Pykalisto | 1,2 | |
| Charlie Jukes | Proton | Satria | 39 | Charlie Jukes | All | |
| Quick Motorsport | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evolution 5 | 22 | Nik Elsmore | All | |
| Dave Wood | Subaru | Impreza WRX | 26 | Dave Wood | All | |
| Lehtonen Motorsport | Volkswagen | Golf GTI Kit Car | 9 | Jani Pirtinnen | All | |
| ADR Motorsport | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evolution 5 | 19 | Guy Anderson | All | |
| Natalie Barratt | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evolution 5 | 27 | Natalie Barratt | All | |
| Alistair Ginley | Subaru | Impreza WRX | 22 | Alistair Ginley | All |
Drivers Championship
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Markko Ipatti | 8 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 45 |
| 2 | Mark Higgins | 12 | - | 8 | 12 | - | 12 | 44 |
| 3 | Neil Wearden | 10 | - | 5 | 8 | 12 | - | 35 |
| 4 | Tapio Laukkanen | - | - | 12 | 10 | 8 | - | 30 |
| 5 | Justin Dale | - | 7 | 4 | - | 7 | 10 | 28 |
| 6 | Mats Andersson | 7 | 8 | - | - | 3 | 8 | 26 |
| 7 | Jarmo Kytolehto | - | 10 | 7 | 7 | - | - | 24 |
| 8 | Andrew Pinker | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 15 |
| 9 | Charlie Jukes | 5 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | David Higgins | - | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | 10 |
Manufacturers Championship
| Pos | Entrant | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vauxhall | 12 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 58 |
| 2 | Proton | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 41 |
| 3 | Peugeot | 0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 40 |
| 4 | Hyundai | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 5 | Volkswagen | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 32 |
Super 1600 Drivers championship
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mats Andersson | 12 | 12 | 8 | - | 6 | 10 | 48 |
| 2 | Justin Dale | - | 10 | 12 | - | 12 | 12 | 46 |
| 3 | Charlie Jukes | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | - | 39 |
| 4 | Ben Briant | 8 | - | 5 | 7 | 4 | - | 24 |
| 5 | David Higgins | - | 8 | - | 6 | 8 | - | 22 |
Group N Drivers Championship
| Pos | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gavin Cox | 8 | 8 | 12 | (7) | 8 | 10 | 46 |
| 2 | Dave Wood | 5 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
| 3 | Guy Anderson | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 40 |
| = | Mike Brown | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 40 |
| 5 | Nik Elsmore | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | (2) | 8 | 36 |
| 6 | Neil Simpson | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 30 |
| 7 | Alistair Ginley | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 |