1999 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup

1999 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup
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The 1999 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup season was the 7th season of the FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup. Jean-Louis Schlesser was the drivers' champion driving his own buggy. Mitsubishi won the Manufacturers' cup.

Calendar[edit]

The calendar featured eight events.

Round	Dates	Event name
1	31 December–17 January	Granada-Dakar
2	19–21 March	Italian Baja
3	10–18 April	Optic 2000 Rallye de Tunisie
4	17–20 June	Baja Portugal Telecel 1000
5	8–11 July	Baja Movistar España Aragón
6	24 July–8 August	Master Rallye
7	21–25 September	Por Las Pampas Rally
8	2-6 November	UAE Desert Challenge

Results[edit]

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
Round	Rally name	Rank	Driver	Car	Time
1	Granada-Dakar	1	Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe Monnet	Schlesser Buggy	70h26m35s
		2	Miguel Prieto Dominique Serieys	Mitsubishi Pajero
		3	Jutta Kleinschmidt Tina Thörner	Mitsubishi Pajero

2	Italian Baja	1	Kenjiro Shinozuka Gilles Picard	Mitsubishi Pajero	7h43m55s
		2	Jean-Louis Schlesser Thierry Delli Zotti	Schlesser Buggy
		3	José Maria Servia Philippe Monnet	Schlesser Buggy

3	Optic 2000 Rallye de Tunisie	1	Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe Monnet	Schlesser Buggy	20h08m20s
		2	Kenjiro Shinozuka Dominique Serieys	Mitsubishi Pajero
		3	José Maria Servia Thierry Delli Zotti	Schlesser Buggy

4	Baja Portugal Telecel 1000	1	Carlos Sousa Mário Feio	Mitsubishi Strada	9h08m33s
		2	Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe Monnet	Schlesser Buggy
		3	Felipe Campos Pedro Figueiredo	Toyota Land Cruiser

5	Baja Movistar España Aragón	1	José Maria Servia Thierry Delli Zotti	Schlesser Buggy	10h37m57s
		2	Miguel Prieto Carlos Mas	Mitsubishi Pajero
		3	Manuel Plaza Ignacio Salvador	Mitsubishi Challenger

6	Master Rallye	1	Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe Monnet	Schlesser Buggy	38h25m10s
		2	José Maria Servia Thierry Delli Zotti	Schlesser Buggy
		3	Thierry De Lavergne Jacky Dubois	Nissan Patrol GR

7	Por Las Pampas Rally	1	Jean-Louis Schlesser Henri Magne	Schlesser Buggy	22h19m06s
		2	Kenjiro Shinozuka Dominique Serieys	Mitsubishi Pajero	22h38m35s
		3	Jorge Recalde Franco Picco	Mitsubishi Pajero	25h09m05s

8	UAE Desert Challenge	1	Jean-Louis Schlesser Henri Magne	Schlesser Buggy	15h00m19s
		2	Kenjiro Shinozuka Dominique Serieys	Mitsubishi Pajero
		3	Jutta Kleinschmidt Tina Thörner	Mitsubishi Pajero
Source:^[1]^[2]

Drivers' Championship[edit]

The best 6 results, including not more than the best 2 results in Bajas, are taken into account for the final classification of the Cup.

Pos	Driver	DAK	ITA	TUN	POR	ARA	MAS	PAM	ABU	Points
1	Jean-Louis Schlesser	1¹¹⁶	(2⁴⁸)	1⁸⁷	2⁴⁸	-	1¹¹⁶	1⁸⁷	1⁸⁷	541
2	Kenjiro Shinozuka	4⁶⁴	1⁵⁸	2⁷²	Ret⁰	-	-	2⁷²	2⁷²	338
3	José Maria Servia	5⁵⁶	3³⁶	3⁵⁴	(4³²)	1⁵⁸	2⁸⁴	-	-	288
4	Jutta Kleinschmidt	3⁸⁴	4³²	4⁴⁸	-	-	-	-	3⁵⁴	218

Manufacturers' Championship[edit]

In order to be featured in the final classification of the Cup, a manufacturer must enter at least 5 events. Only Group T1 and T2 cars are eligible.

The best 6 results, including not more than the best 2 results in Bajas, are taken into account for the final classification of the Cup.

Pos	Driver	DAK	ITA	TUN	POR	ARA	MAS	PAM	ABU	Points
1	Mitsubishi	80	(40)	60	(30)	40	60	60	60	360
2	Nissan	40	(28)	42	34	32	80	-	48	276
3	Toyota	32	(14)	21	40	26	56	42	(9)	217
4	Kia	-	-	3	-	-	-	36	-	39

References[edit]

^ "FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies". Mitsubishi Motors Corporation. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
^ "Palmares Ecurie Schlesser-Aventures 1999". Schlesser Aventures. Retrieved 3 February 2017.

[1] "FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies". Mitsubishi Motors Corporation. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.

[2] "Palmares Ecurie Schlesser-Aventures 1999". Schlesser Aventures. Retrieved 3 February 2017.

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