2000 Monte Carlo Rally
The 68ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo was the first round of 2000 FIA World Rally Championship. The event took place between 20 and 22 January 2000. The rally was won by Tommi Mäkinen for second year in a row.
Results
Event standings
| Driver | Co-driver | Car | Class | Total time | Difference | Points | ||
| 1 | 1 |  Tommi Mäkinen | Risto Mannisenmäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI | A8 | 4:23:35.8 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2 | 6 |  Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | Ford Focus RS WRC 00 | A8 | 4:25:00.7 | 1:24.9 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Juha Kankkunen | Juha Repo | Subaru Impreza WRC 99 | A8 | 4:26:57.2 | 3:21.4 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | SEAT Córdoba WRC Evo2 | A8 | 4:27:20.9 | 3:45.1 | 3 |
| 5 | 18 |  Bruno Thiry | Stéphane Prévot | Toyota Corolla WRC | A8 | 4:28:24.2 | 4:48.4 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | Mitsubishi Carisma GT | A8 | 4:30:39.9 | 7:04.1 | 1 |
| 7 | 11 |  Armin Schwarz | Manfred Hiemer | Škoda Octavia WRC | A8 | 4:33:24.1 | 9:48.3 | 0 |
| 8 | 18 |  Olivier Burri | Christophe Hofmann | Toyota Corolla WRC | A8 | 4:34:17.2 | 10:41.4 | 0 |
| 9 | 21 |  Manfred Stohl | Peter Müller | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI | N4 | 4:44:17.6 | 20:41.8 | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | Luís Climent | Álex Romaní | Škoda Octavia WRC | A8 | 4:44:25.3 | 20:49.5 | 0 |
Special stages
All dates and times are CET.Championship standings after the rally
| Driver | Points | |
| 1 | Tommi Mäkinen | 10 |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz | 6 |
| 3 | Juha Kankkunen | 4 |
| 4 | Toni Gardemeister | 3 |
| 5 | Bruno Thiry | 2 |
| Manufacturer | Points | |
| 1 |  Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 12 |
| 2 |  Ford Motor Co | 6 |
| 3 | Subaru World Rally Team | 4 |
| 4 | SEAT Sport | 3 |
| 5 |  Škoda Motorsport | 1 |
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.