The 2000 Mobil 1 British Rally Championship was won by Finland's Marko 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SEAT, Ford and Renault had withdrawn from the BRC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
3
Neil Wearden
All
Hyundai Motor Company (Rallycorp)
Hyundai
Coupe Kit Car Evo 2
4
Jarmo Kytolehto
All
7
Andrew Pinker
All
Peugeot Sport UK
Peugeot
106 GTI
5
Justin Dale
All
6
David Higgins
All
Proton Motorsport Harry Hockly Motorsport
Proton
Satria
8
Mats Andersson
All
Lehtonen Motorsport
Volkswagen
Golf GTI Kit Car
9
Jani Pirtinnen
All
DGM Sport
Mitsubishi
Lancer Evolution 6
10
Neil Simpson
All
Polar Motorsport
Mitsubishi
Lancer Evolution 6
11
Marko Ipatti
All
27
Natalie Barratt
All
Ford Rallye Sport
Ford
Puma Kit Car
12
Juuso Pykalisto
1–2
15
Martin Rowe
4
41
Ben Briant
3–5
Flex-Seal Motorsport
Mitsubishi
Lancer Evolution 6
12
Gavin Cox
All
ADR Motorsport
Mitsubishi
Lancer Evolution 5
14
Guy Anderson
2–6
Jonny Milner
Toyota
Celica GT Four
15
Jonny Milner
All
Asquith Motorsport
Citroen
Saxo Kit Car
15
Niall McShea
All
Dave Wood
Subaru
Impreza WRX
16
Dave Wood
All
Mike Brown
Mitsubishi
Lancer Evolution 6
19
Mike Brown
All
Quick Motorsport
Mitsubishi
Lancer Evolution 5
21
Nik Elsmore
All
Alistair Ginley
Subaru
Impreza WRX
22
Alistair Ginley
All
Julian Reynolds
Toyota
Celica GT Four
54
Julian Reynolds
All
Charlie Jukes
Proton
Satria
39
Charlie Jukes
All
Drivers Championship
Pos
Driver
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
R6
Pts
1
Marko 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
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