1999 World Rally Championship

27th season of the FIA World Rally Championship

1999 World Rally Championship

World Drivers' Champion:
Tommi Mäkinen
World Manufacturers' Champion:
Toyota

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The 1999 World Rally Championship was the 27th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 14 rallies. Tommi Mäkinen won his fourth drivers' world championship driving for Mitsubishi, ahead of Richard Burns and Didier Auriol. The manufacturers' title was won by Toyota, ahead of Subaru and Mitsubishi.

In an upset predicted two years earlier a two-wheel-drive car won a rally for the first time since Alain Oreille won the 1989 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire in his Renault 5 when Philippe Bugalski took his Citroën Xsara Kit Car to victory in the Rally Catalunya. Bugalski backed it up three weeks later winning the Tour de Corse. With such specialised tarmac cars now beating WRC cars while at the same time not competing in the FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup designed for them a revamp of two-wheel-drive regulations was created for the 2000 season.

## Calendar

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The 1999 championship was contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, Africa, Asia, South America and Oceania.

Rd.  | Start date  | Finish date  | Rally | Rally headquarters  | Surface  | Stages | Distance

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1  | 17 January  | 20 January  |  67th Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo | Monte Carlo | Mixed  | 14  | 424.69 km
2  | 12 February  | 14 February  |  48th International Swedish Rally | Karlstad, Värmland County | Snow  | 19  | 384.30 km
3  | 25 February  | 28 February  |  47th 555 Safari Rally | Nairobi | Gravel  | 13  | 1009.91 km
4  | 21 March  | 24 March  |  33rd TAP Rallye de Portugal | Matosinhos, Porto | Gravel  | 23  | 399.51 km
5  | 19 April  | 21 April  |  35th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rallye de España | Lloret de Mar, Catalonia | Tarmac  | 19  | 396.01 km
6  | 7 May  | 9 May  |  43rd Tour de Corse - Rallye de France | Ajaccio, Corsica | Tarmac  | 17  | 373.99 km
7  | 22 May  | 25 May  |  19th Rally Argentina | Carlos Paz, Córdoba | Gravel  | 22  | 396.63 km
8  | 6 June  | 9 June  |  46th Acropolis Rally | Agioi Theodoroi, Peloponnese | Gravel  | 21  | 376.06 km
9  | 15 July  | 18 July  |  30th Rally New Zealand | Manukau, Auckland | Gravel  | 27  | 399.84 km
10  | 20 August  | 22 August  |  49th Neste Rally Finland | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | Gravel  | 23  | 377.26 km
11  | 17 September  | 19 September  |  3rd 555 China Rally 1999 | Huairou, Beijing | Gravel  | 22  | 385.72 km
12  | 11 October  | 13 October  |  49th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia | Sanremo, Liguria | Tarmac  | 18  | 384.88 km
13  | 4 November  | 7 November  |  12th Telstra Rally Australia | Perth, Western Australia | Gravel  | 23  | 395.88 km
14  | 21 November  | 23 November  |  55th Network Q Rally of Great Britain | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire | Gravel  | 22  | 389.39 km
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## Teams and drivers

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Team  | Manufacturer  | Car  | Tyre  | No.  | Driver  | Co-Driver  | Rounds

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Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo VI | M | 1  |  Tommi Mäkinen |  Risto Mannisenmäki | All
2  |  Freddy Loix |  Sven Smeets | 1–3, 5–14
Marcus Grönholm |  Timo Rautiainen | 4
Lancer Evo V (Grp. N)  | P | 14  |  Hamed Al-Wahaibi |  Tony Sircombe | 3
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Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | 3  |  Carlos Sainz |  Luis Moya | All
4  |  Didier Auriol |  Denis Giraudet | All
P | 20  |  Isolde Holderied |  Catherine François | 1
M | 45  |  Martin Brundle |  Arne Hertz | 14
Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC 99
| P | 5  |  Richard Burns |  Robert Reid | All
6  |  Juha Kankkunen |  Juha Repo | 1–4, 7–14
Bruno Thiry |  Stéphane Prévot | 5–6
14  | 1–4
Juha Kankkunen |  Juha Repo | 5
Ford Motor Co | Ford | Focus RS WRC 99 | M | 7  |  Colin McRae |  Nicky Grist | All
8  |  Simon Jean-Joseph |  Fred Gallagher | 1, 5–6, 12
Thomas Rådström | 2, 7–11, 13
Gunnar Barth | 14
Petter Solberg |  Fred Gallagher | 3
Phil Mills | 4
*  | 2, 10, 12, 14
SEAT Sport | SEAT | Córdoba WRC | P | 9  |  Harri Rovanperä |  Risto Pietiläinen | All
10  |  Piero Liatti |  Carlo Cassina | 1, 3–8, 11–12
Marcus Grönholm |  Timo Rautiainen | 2
Toni Gardemeister |  Paavo Lukander | 9–10, 13–14
16  |  Gwyndaf Evans |  Howard Davies | 14
20  |  Toni Gardemeister |  Paavo Lukander | 12
Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Octavia WRC | M | 11  |  Armin Schwarz |  Manfred Hiemer | 1, 4–5, 8, 10, 12, 14
12  |  Pavel Sibera |  Petr Gross | 1, 5
Emil Triner |  Miloš Hůlka | 4, 8, 10, 12
Bruno Thiry |  Stéphane Prévot | 14
Peugeot Esso | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M | 14  |  François Delecour |  Daniel Grataloup | 6, 8, 10, 12–14
15  |  Marcus Grönholm |  Timo Rautiainen | 8, 10, 13–14
Gilles Panizzi |  Herve Panizzi | 6, 12
16  | 10
21  |  Marcus Grönholm |  Timo Rautiainen | 12
22  |  Gilles Panizzi |  Herve Panizzi | 14

### Non Manufacturer Entries

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Major entries not registered as manufacturers

Team  | Manufacturer  | Car  | Tyre  | Drivers  | Co-drivers  | Rounds
Gilles Panizzi | Subaru | Impreza WRC | M |  Gilles Panizzi |  Herve Panizzi | 1
A.R.T Engineering  | P |  Andrea Dallavilla |  Danilo Fappani | 1, 12
Procar Rally Team  | P |  Rui Madeira |  Nuno Rodrigues da Silva | 4
Jean-Pierre Richelmi |  Freddy Delorme | 8
Diego Oldrati |  Dario D'Esposito | 12
Ioannis Papadimitriou | Impreza 555 | M |  Ioannis Papadimitriou |  Nikolaos Petropoulos | 4
Impreza WRC | 8, 14
Subaru Allstars Endless Sport | P |  Toshihiro Arai |  Roger Freeman | 4–6, 8
Subaru Rally Team Australia | P |  Peter 'Possum' Bourne |  Craig Vincent | 9, 13
Treviso Rally Team  | P |  Paolo Andreucci |  Giovanni Bernacchini | 12
Impreza 555 |  Corrado Fontana |  Massimo Sacchettino | 12
Subaru Rallye Team Deutschland | Impreza WRC | P |  Armin Kremer |  Fred Berssen | 14
François Delecour | Ford | Escort WRC | M |  François Delecour |  Dominique Savignoni | 1
Gazprom Rally Team | M |  Sebastian Lindholm |  Jukka Aho | 2
Ford Team Finland | M | 10
EOS Rally Team | M |  Markko Märtin |  Toomas Kitsing | 2, 4
LPM Human Heat | P |  Janne Tuohino |  Miikka Anttila | 10, 14
Jolly Club | P |  Andrea Navarra |  Simona Fedeli | 12
Marlboro / Mobil 1 Rally Team | M |  Janusz Kulig |  Jarosław Baran | 14
Henning Solberg | P |  Henning Solberg |  Runar Pedersen | 14
Toyota Castrol Team Germany | Toyota | Corolla WRC | P |  Isolde Holderied |  Catherine François | 5–6, 12
M |  Matthias Kahle |  Dieter Schneppenheim | 4, 8–9, 14
Toyota Castrol Team Denmark | M |  Henrik Lundgaard |  Jens-Christian Anker | 1, 5–6, 12
Toyota Castrol Team Finland | M |  Pasi Hagström |  Tero Gardemeister | 2, 4, 10
EOS Rally Team | M |  Markko Märtin |  Toomas Kitsing | 8, 10, 12, 14
Toyota Kenya | M |  Ian Duncan |  David Williamson  | 3
Telecel Castrol Team | M |  Pedro Chaves |  Sérgio Paiva | 4
Toyota Hellas | P |  Armodios Vovos |  Ioánnis Alvanos | 4, 8
Tein Sport | M |  Takuma Kamada |  Allen Oh | 9, 11
Jesús Puras | M |  Jesús Puras |  Marc Martí | 11, 14
H.F. Grifone SRL  | M |  Andrea Aghini |  Loris Roggia | 12
Nicola Caldani |  Maurizio Barone | 12
Carlo Zucchetti |  Renzo Casazza | 12
Toyota Team Australia | M |  Neal Bates |  Coral Taylor | 13
Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo | ?  |  Geoff Argyle |  Bernard Teal | 9, 13
Lewis Scott  |  Jane Black | 9
Team Advan Ralliart | Y |  Yoshihiro Kataoka |  Satoshi Hayashi | 9, 11, 13

### FIA Teams Cup

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Valencia Terra y Mar | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo (Grp. N)  | M |  Luis Climent |  Álex Romaní | 1–3
Pernilla Walfridsson | M |  Pernilla Walfridsson |  Ulrika Mattsson | 2, 4–5, 10, 14
Team Mitsubishi Oman | P |  Hamed Al-Wahaibi |  Tony Sircombe | 4–14
Wizja TV / Turning Point RT | Subaru | Impreza WRC | M |  Krzysztof Hołowczyc |  Jean-Marc Fortin | 2, 4, 14
F.Dor Rally Team  | M |  Frédéric Dor |  Didier Breton | 4, 8, 10, 13
Kevin Gormley | 3, 7, 9
Mark Fisher  | 14
Valencia Terra y Mar | M |  Luis Climent |  Álex Romaní | 4–6, 8, 10, 12, 14
Winfield Rally Team | D |  Michael Guest  |  David Green  | 4–5, 8–9, 11, 13
Toyota Team Saudi Arabia | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M |  Abdullah Bakhashab |  Michael Park | 2, 4–6, 8, 11–12, 14
Toyota Mobil Team Turkey | M |  Volkan Isik |  Erkan Bodur | 4–5, 7–8, 10–12

### FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup Manufacturer Entries

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Andrea Maselli | Renault | Clio Williams | P |  Andrea Maselli |  Nicola Arena | 1, 5–6
Frédéric Maniccia | ?  |  Frédéric Maniccia |  Richard Thaon | 1
Jennie-Lee Hermansson | ?  |  Jennie-Lee Hermansson |  Stefan Bergman  | 2
Gaël Lecerf | ?  |  Gaël Lecerf |  Yvon Catala | 9
Renault Elf Dealer Rallying | Mégane Maxi | M |  Martin Rowe |  Derek Ringer | 4, 6, 10, 12–14
Tapio Laukkanen |  Kaj Lindström | 4, 6, 10, 12–14
Renault Gest Galp | M |  Pedro Azeredo |  Carlos Magalhães | 4
Renault Sport España | M |  Oriol Gómez |  Oriol Julià Pascual | 5
Yacco Rally Team | M |  Benoît Rousselot |  Jack Boyère | 6
Renault Sport Belgium | M |  Kris Princen |  Dany Colebunders | 8, 12
Renault Sport Greece | M |  "Leonidas" |  Maria Pavli-Korre | 8
Treviso Rally Team | M |  Piero Longhi |  Lucio Baggio | 12
Renault Sport Austria | M |  Raphael Sperrer |  Per Carlsson  | 12
Ricardo Bissio | 18 GTX | ?  |  Ricardo Bissio |  Claudio Henin | 7
Heriberto Ortiz |  Heriberto Ortiz |  Guillermo Flores | 7
Hyundai Motorsport | Hyundai | Coupe Evo 2 | M |  Kenneth Eriksson |  Staffan Parmander | 2, 4–5, 8–14
Alister McRae |  David Senior | 2, 4–5, 8–14
Phineas Kimathi | Coupe | ?  |  Phineas Kimathi |  Abdul Sidi | 3
Graham Middleton  | M |  Graham Middleton  |  John Morgan  | 14
Giórgos Vomvilas | Accent | S  |  Giórgos Vomvilas |  Ioánnis Athanassiou | 8
Volkswagen Motorsport Sweden | Volkswagen | Golf III Kit Car | ?  |  Harry Joki |  Ingemar Karlsson | 2
Andreas Eriksson  |  Patrick Henriksson | 2
Blue Rose Team | P |  Jani Pirttinen |  Timo Hantunen | 2, 10
Volkswagen Motorsport Australia | Y |  Simon Evans  |  Sue Evans  | 9, 13
Janne Vähämiko | P |  Janne Vähämiko |  Veijo Vainio | 10
Volkswagen Motorsport UK | Golf IV Kit Car | P |  Mark Higgins |  Bryan Thomas  | 10, 13–14
Polsat Dialog Rally Team | Golf III Kit Car | M |  Tomasz Kuchar |  Maciej Szczepaniak | 12

### FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup Non Manufacturer Entries

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Astra Racing  | SEAT | Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | P |  Toni Gardemeister |  Paavo Lukander | 1–2, 4
Seat Dealer Team Sweden | ?  |  Jörgen Jonasson |  Pecka Svensson | 2
Patric Carlsson |  Peter Johansson  | 2
RACC Motorsport | P |  Salvador Cañellas |  Carlos del Barrio | 2, 4
Seat Sport UK | P |  Gwyndaf Evans |  Howard Davies | 7
Mike Brown  |  Aled Davies  | 14
Citroën Sport | Citroën | Saxo Kit Car | M |  Philippe Bugalski |  Jean-Paul Chiaroni | 1
Jesús Puras |  Marc Martí | 1
Vítor Lopes |  José Janela | 4
Xsara F2 | M |  Philippe Bugalski |  Jean-Paul Chiaroni | 5–6, 12
Jesús Puras |  Marc Martí | 5–6, 12
Equipe de France FFSA | Saxo Kit Car | M |  Sébastien Loeb |  Daniel Elena | 5–6, 12
Fabien Véricel |  Vincent Ducher | 5–6, 12
Opel Team Sweden | Opel | Astra Kit Car | M |  Per Svan |  Johan Olsson  | 2
Anders Nilsson  |  Markku Kangas | 2
Ford Motor Co | Ford | Puma Kit Car | M |  Stig Blomqvist |  Benny Melander | 2
Patrick Magaud |  Guylène Brun | 5, 12
Priscille De Belloy |  Christiane Nicolet | 5, 12
Simon Jean-Joseph |  Patrick Pivato | 8, 10
Peugeot Esso Silver Team SG | Peugeot | 306 maxi | M |  Adruzilo Lopes |  Luís Lisboa | 4–5, 12
Peugeot Sport España | M |  Manuel Muniente |  Diego Vallejo | 5
F.P.F. Sport  | M |  Renato Travaglia |  Flavio Zanella | 12
Silverstone Suzuki Sport | Suzuki | Baleno Wagon Kit Car | S  |  Nobuhiro Tajima |  Visut Sukosi | 9, 11
Vauxhall Motorsport | Vauxhall | Astra Kit Car | M |  Jarmo Kytölehto |  Arto Kapanen | 10, 12, 14
Neil Wearden |  Trevor Agnew | 10, 12, 14
Proton Motorsport | Proton | Satria Kit Car | M |  William Hayes  |  Stefan Cecconi | 13
Mathew Knox |  Karl Francis  | 13
Mats Andersson  |  Claire Mole | 14
Tony Jardine |  Kevin Piper  | 14

## Results and standings

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### Rally results

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Rd.  | Rally  | Overall Winners  | Group N Cup Winners  | Teams cup Winners  | 2.0 L WC winners  | Report

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1  |  Monte Carlo |  No. 1 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart |  No. 27 Team Gamma | No finishers  |  No. 38 Andrea Maselli | Report
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI |  Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V | No finishers  |  Renault Clio Maxi
Tommi Mäkinen
Risto Mannisenmäki |  Marc Duez
Philippe Dupuy  | No finishers  |  Andrea Maselli
Nicola Arena
2  |  Sweden |  No. 1 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart |  No. 19 Tyre Research Institute R.T. |  No. 17 Wizja TV / Turning Point RT |  No. 31 Volkswagen Motorsport Sweden | Report
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI |  Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV |  Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 |  Volkswagen Golf Kit Car
Tommi Mäkinen
Risto Mannisenmäki |  Jouko Puhakka
Jakke Honkanen |  Krzysztof Hołowczyc
Jean-Marc Fortin |  Harry Joki
Ingemar Karlsson
3  |  Kenya |  No. 7 Ford Motor Co |  No. 14 Mitsubishi Ralliart |  No. 16 F.Dor Rally Team |  No. 24 Phineas Kimathi | Report
Ford Focus WRC '99 |  Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V |  Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 |  Hyundai Coupé Kit car
Colin McRae
Nicky Grist |  Hamed Al-Wahaibi
Tony Sircombe |  Frédéric Dor
Kevin Gormley |  Phineas Kimathi
Abdul Sidi
4  |  Portugal |  No. 7 Ford Motor Co |  No. 39 Mitsubishi Galp |  No. 25 Toyota Mobil Team Turkey |  No. 31 Hyundai Motorsport | Report
Ford Focus WRC '99 |  Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI |  Toyota Corolla WRC |  Hyundai Coupé Kit car Evo2
Colin McRae
Nicky Grist |  Miguel Campos
Carlos Magalhães |  Volkan Isik
Erkan Bodur |  Alister McRae
David Senior
5  |  Spain |  No. 16 Citroën Sport |  No. 34 Team Mitsubishi Oman |  No. 25 Valencia Terra y Mar |  No. 19 Renault Sport España | Report
Citroën Xsara Kit Car |  Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V |  Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 |  Renault Mégane Maxi
Philippe Bugalski
Jean-Paul Chiaroni |  Hamed Al-Wahaibi
Tony Sircombe |  Luis Climent
Álex Romaní |  Oriol Gómez
Oriol Julià Pascual
6  |  France |  No. 16 Citroën Sport |  No. 26 Ralliart Italia |  No. 18 Valencia Terra y Mar |  No. 23 Renault Elf Dealer Rallying | Report
Citroën Xsara Kit Car |  Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI |  Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 |  Renault Mégane Maxi
Philippe Bugalski
Jean-Paul Chiaroni |  Gustavo Trelles
Martin Christie |  Luis Climent
Álex Romaní |  Tapio Laukkanen
Kaj Lindström
7  |  Argentina |  No. 6 Subaru World Rally Team |  No. 15 Ralliart Italia |  No. 12 F.Dor Rally Team |  No. 61 Ricardo Bissio | Report
Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 |  Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI |  Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 |  Renault 18 GTX
Juha Kankkunen
Juha Repo |  Gustavo Trelles
Martin Christie |  Frédéric Dor
Kevin Gormley |  Ricardo Bissio
Claudio Henin
8  |  Greece |  No. 5 Subaru World Rally Team |  No. 31 Team Mitsubishi Oman |  No. 22 Valencia Terra y Mar |  No. 27 Hyundai Motorsport | Report
Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 |  Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V |  Subaru Impreza 555 |  Hyundai Coupé Kit car Evo2
Richard Burns
Robert Reid |  Hamed Al-Wahaibi
Tony Sircombe |  Luis Climent
Álex Romaní |  Kenneth Eriksson
Staffan Parmander
9  |  New Zealand |  No. 1 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart |  No. 14 Ralliart Italia |  No. 18 Team Mitsubishi Oman |  No. 22 Hyundai Motorsport | Report
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI |  Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V |  Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V |  Hyundai Coupé Kit car Evo2
Tommi Mäkinen
Risto Mannisenmäki |  Gustavo Trelles
Martin Christie |  Hamed Al-Wahaibi
Tony Sircombe |  Kenneth Eriksson
Staffan Parmander
10  |  Finland |  No. 6 Subaru World Rally Team |  No. 23 Tyre Research Institute R.T. |  No. 21 Toyota Mobil Team Turkey |  No. 27 Renault Elf Dealer Rallying | Report
Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 |  Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V |  Toyota Corolla WRC |  Renault Mégane Maxi
Juha Kankkunen
Juha Repo |  Jouko Puhakka
Jakke Honkanen |  Volkan Isik
Erkan Bodur |  Tapio Laukkanen
Kaj Lindström
11  |  China |  No. 4 Toyota Castrol Team |  No. 21 Subaru Rally Team Japan |  No. 11 Toyota Mobil Team Turkey |  No. 26 Hyundai Motorsport | Report
Toyota Corolla WRC |  Subaru Impreza WRX |  Toyota Corolla WRC |  Hyundai Coupé Kit car Evo2
Didier Auriol
Denis Giraudet |  Toshihiro Arai
Roger Freeman |  Volkan Isik
Erkan Bodur |  Alister McRae
David Senior
12  |  Italy |  No. 1 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart |  No. 53 Mauro Rally Tuning |  No. 30 Toyota Mobil Team Turkey |  No. 71 Treviso Rally Team | Report
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI |  Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V |  Toyota Corolla WRC |  Renault Mégane Maxi
Tommi Mäkinen
Risto Mannisenmäki |  Gianluigi Galli
Guido D'Amore |  Volkan Isik
Erkan Bodur |  Piero Longhi
Lucio Baggio
13  |  Australia |  No. 5 Subaru World Rally Team |  No. 23 Subaru Rally Team Japan | No finishers  |  No. 30 Hyundai Motorsport | Report
Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 |  Subaru Impreza WRX | No finishers  |  Hyundai Coupé Kit car Evo2
Richard Burns
Robert Reid |  Toshihiro Arai
Roger Freeman | No finishers  |  Kenneth Eriksson
Staffan Parmander
14  |  Britain |  No. 5 Subaru World Rally Team |  No. 65 Ramón Ferreyros |  No. 18 Valencia Terra y Mar |  No. 25 Volkswagen Motorsport UK | Report
Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 |  Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V |  Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 |  Volkswagen Golf IV Kit Car
Richard Burns
Robert Reid |  Ramón Ferreyros
Gonzalo Saenz |  Luis Climent
Álex Romaní |  Mark Higgins
Bryan Thomas
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### Drivers' championship

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1  |  Tommi Mäkinen | 1  | 1  | DSQ  | 5  | 3  | 62 | 4  | 3  | 1  | Ret2 | Ret  | 1  | 3  | Ret  | 62
2  |  Richard Burns | 8  | 5  | Ret  | 4  | 5  | 7  | 2  | 1  | Ret  | 2  | 2  | Ret  | 1  | 1  | 55
3  |  Didier Auriol | 3  | 4  | 2  | 3  | 2  | 51 | 3  | Ret  | 4  | Ret1 | 1  | 3  | Ret  | Ret  | 52
4  |  Juha Kankkunen | 2  | 6  | Ret  | Ret  | 6  |  | 1  | Ret  | 2  | 1  | 4  | 6  | Ret  | 2  | 44
5  |  Carlos Sainz | Ret  | 2  | 3  | 2  | Ret  | 33 | 5  | 2  | 6  | 3  | 3  | Ret  | 2  | Ret  | 44
6  |  Colin McRae | DSQ  | Ret  | 1  | 1  | Ret  | 4  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 23
7  |  Philippe Bugalski | Ret  |  |  |  | 1  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  |  |  | 20
8  |  Freddy Loix | Ret  | 9  | Ret  |  | 4  | 8  | Ret  | 4  | 8  | 10  | Ret  | 4  | 4  | 5  | 14
9  |  Harri Rovanperä | 7  | 16  | 6  | Ret  | 14  | 13  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 5  | 5  | 16  | 6  | 3  | 10
10  |  Gilles Panizzi | Ret  |  |  |  |  | Ret  |  |  |  | 33  |  | 2  |  | 7  | 6
11  |  Jesús Puras | Ret  |  |  |  | Ret  | 2  |  |  |  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  |  | 16  | 6
12  |  Thomas Rådström |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  |  | 7  | 6  | 6
13  |  Toni Gardemeister | 14  | 33  |  | Ret  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 63 |  | Ret  | 16  | Ret  | 6
14  |  Bruno Thiry | 5  | 10  | Ret  | 6  | 7  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4  | 6
15  |  Marcus Grönholm |  | Ret  |  | Ret  |  |  |  | Ret  |  | 4  |  | 8  | 5  | Ret  | 5
16  |  François Delecour | 4  |  |  |  |  | Ret  |  | Ret  |  | 9  |  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 3
17  |  Ian Duncan |  |  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
18  |  Markko Märtin |  | 8  |  | Ret  |  |  |  | 5  |  | Ret  |  | Ret  |  | 8  | 2
19  |  Petter Solberg |  | 11  | 5  | 11  |  |  |  |  |  | 12  |  | 27  |  | 9  | 2
20  |  Possum Bourne |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5  |  |  |  | Ret  |  | 2
21  |  Andrea Aghini |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5  |  |  | 2
22  |  Volkan Işık |  |  |  | 7  | 11  |  | Ret  | Ret  |  | 15  | 6  | 15  |  |  | 1
23  |  Piero Liatti | 6  |  | Ret  | Ret  | 10  | 9  | Ret  | Ret  |  |  | Ret  | Ret  |  |  | 1
24  |  Leonídas Kyrkos |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Pos. | Driver  | MON
| SWE
| KEN
| POR
| ESP
| FRA
| ARG
| GRE
| NZL
| FIN
| CHN
| ITA
| AUS
| GBR
|  Pts
Sources:[4][5]
| Key

Colour  | Result
Gold  | Winner
Silver  | 2nd place
Bronze  | 3rd place
Green  | Points finish
Blue  | Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple  | Did not finish (Ret)
Black  | Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White  | Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank  | Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

### Manufacturers' championship

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| Pos. | Manufacturer  | No. | MON
| SWE
| KEN
| POR
| ESP
| FRA
| ARG
| GRE
| NZL
| FIN
| CHN
| ITA
| AUS
| GBR
| Points

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1  |  Toyota Castrol Team | 3  | Ret  | 2  | 3  | 2  | Ret  | 13 | 5  | 2  | 5  | 3  | 3  | Ret  | 2  | Ret  | 109
4  | 3  | 4  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 31 | 3  | Ret  | 4  | Ret1 | 1  | 3  | Ret  | Ret
2  |  Subaru World Rally Team | 5  | 6  | 5  | Ret  | 4  | 4  | 5  | 2  | 1  | Ret  | 2  | 2  | Ret  | 1  | 1  | 105
6  | 2  | 6  | Ret  | Ret  | 5  | Ret  | 1  | Ret  | 2  | 1  | 4  | 5  | Ret  | 2
3  |  Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 1  | 1  | 1  | EX  | 5  | 2  | 42 | 4  | 3  | 1  | Ret2 | Ret  | 1  | 3  | Ret  | 83
2  | Ret  | 7  | Ret  | Ret  | 3  | 6  | Ret  | 4  | 6  | 8  | Ret  | 4  | 4  | 5
4  |  Ford Motor Co | 7  | EX  | Ret  | 1  | 1  | Ret  | 2  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 37
8  | EX  | 3  | 4  | 6  | Ret  | Ret  | 6  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 6  | 7  | 6
5  |  SEAT Sport | 9  | 5  | 8  | 5  | Ret  | 7  | 8  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 5  | 5  | 7  | 6  | 3  | 23
10  | 4  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 6  | 7  | Ret  | Ret  | 3  | 63 | Ret  | Ret  | 8  | Ret
6  |  Peugeot Esso | 14  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  |  | Ret  |  | 7  |  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 11
15  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  |  | Ret  |  | 4  |  | 2  | 5  | Ret
7  |  Škoda Motorsport | 11  | Ret  |  |  | Ret  | Ret  |  |  | 5  |  | Ret  |  | Ret  |  | Ret  | 6
12  | Ret  |  |  | Ret  | Ret  |  |  | 6  |  | 9  |  | 8  |  | 4
Pos. | Manufacturer  | No. | MON
| SWE
| KEN
| POR
| ESP
| FRA
| ARG
| GRE
| NZL
| FIN
| CHN
| ITA
| AUS
| GBR
| Points
Sources:[4][5]
| Key

Colour  | Result
Gold  | Winner
Silver  | 2nd place
Bronze  | 3rd place
Green  | Points finish
Blue  | Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple  | Did not finish (Ret)
Black  | Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White  | Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank  | Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Notes:
1 2 3 – Indicate position on TV Covered Stage

### FIA Teams' Cup

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Pos. | Driver  | MON
| SWE
| KEN
| POR
| ESP
| FRA
| ARG
| GRE
| NZL
| FIN
| CHN
| ITA
| AUS
| GBR
|  Pts

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1  |  Luís Clíment | Ret  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 1  |  | 1  |  | Ret  |  | Ret  |  | 1  | 58
2  |  Volkan Işık |  |  |  | 1  | 2  |  | Ret  | Ret  |  | 1  | 1  | 1  |  |  | 46
3  |  Frédéric Dor |  |  | 1  | 3  |  |  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 2  |  |  | Ret  |  | 40
4  |  Hamed Al-Wahaibi |  |  |  | Ret  | 4  | 2  | Ret  | 4  | 1  | Ret  | Ret  | 3  | Ret  |  | 28
5  |  Abdullah Bakhashab |  |  |  | Ret  | 3  | Ret  |  | 2  |  |  | Ret  | 2  |  | Ret  | 16
NC  |  Krzysztof Hołowczyc |  | 1  |  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 16
NC  |  Michael Guest |  |  |  | Ret  | 5  |  |  | Ret  | Ret  |  | 2  |  | Ret  |  | 8
Pos. | Driver  | MON
| SWE
| KEN
| POR
| ESP
| FRA
| ARG
| GRE
| NZL
| FIN
| CHN
| ITA
| AUS
| GBR
|  Pts

### Production World Rally Championship

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Pos. | Driver  | MON
| SWE
| KEN
| POR
| ESP
| FRA
| ARG
| GRE
| NZL
| FIN
| CHN
| ITA
| AUS
| GBR
|  Pts

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1  |  Gustavo Trelles | 2  | 6  |  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 1  | Ret  | 1  | Ret  | 2  | Ret  | Ret  |  | 69
2  |  Hamed Al-Wahaibi |  | 9  | 1  | Ret  | 1  | 3  | Ret  | 1  | 2  | Ret  | Ret  | 6  | Ret  |  | 53
3  |  Toshihiro Arai |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4  |  | 1  |  | 1  |  | 29
4  |  Manfred Stohl | Ret  | 4  | 4  | Ret  | Ret  | 2  | Ret  | Ret  |  | 3  |  | 2  |  | Ret  | 27
5  |  Jouko Puhakka |  | 1  |  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 26
6  |  Ramón Ferreyros |  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | Ret  |  |  | 1  | 24
7  |  Gianluigi Galli |  | 7  |  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  |  |  |  | 6  |  | 1  |  |  | 24
8  |  Marc Duez | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13
9  |  Miguel Campos |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13
10  |  Jani Paasonen |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 13
11  |  Katsuhiko Taguchi |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 3  |  | 4  |  | 13
12  |  Stig-Olov Walfridson |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8
13  |  Luis Climent | Ret  | 8  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8
14  |  Giovanni Manfrinato |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8
15  |  Jorge Recalde |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8
16  |  Ed Ordynski |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 8
17  |  Richard Tuthill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 8
18  |  Christophe Spiliotis | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
19  |  Hideaki Miyoshi |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
20  |  Juha Kangas |  | Ret  |  | 3  | 8  |  |  | Ret  |  | Ret  |  |  |  |  | 5
21  |  Claudio Menzi |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
22  |  Gaby Goudezeune |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
23  |  Mario Stagni |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 5
24  |  Uwe Nittel |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 5
21  |  Gavin Cox |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 5
Pos. | Driver  | MON
| SWE
| KEN
| POR
| ESP
| FRA
| ARG
| GRE
| NZL
| FIN
| CHN
| ITA
| AUS
| GBR
|  Pts

### FIA 2 Litre World Cup for Manufacturers

[edit]

() Denotes dropped score.

Pos | Entrant | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | Pts

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1 | Renault | 16 | (3) | 0 | (7) | 10 | 16 | 10 | 10 | (4) | 16 | 0 | 16 | 8 | (6) | 102
2 | Hyundai | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 95
NC(*) | Volkswagen | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25

(*) – Volkswagen were not classified for not homologating their Golf Kit Car at the start of the season.

## Events

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Rally Name  | Start-End Date  | Podium Drivers
(Finishing Time)  | Podium Cars

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Monte Carlo Rally

(asphalt & snow)

| 17 January–20 January  |

1. Tommi Mäkinen (5h:16m:50.6s)
2. Juha Kankkunen (5h:18m:35.3s)
3. Didier Auriol (5h:20m:43.4s)

1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
2. Subaru Impreza WRC
3. Toyota Corolla WRC

Swedish Rally

(snow)

| 12 February–14 February  |

1. Tommi Mäkinen (3h:29m:15.6s)
2. Carlos Sainz (3h:29m:33.7s)
3. Thomas Rådström (3h:29m:53.4s)

1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
2. Toyota Corolla WRC
3. Ford Focus WRC

Safari Rally

(gravel)

| 26 February–28 February  |

1. Colin McRae (8h:41m:39s)
2. Didier Auriol (8h:56m:05s)
3. Carlos Sainz (8h:59m:46s)

1. Ford Focus WRC
2. Toyota Corolla WRC
3. Toyota Corolla WRC

Rally Portugal

(gravel)

| 21 March–24 March  |

1. Colin McRae (4h:05m:41.7s)
2. Carlos Sainz (4h:05m:54.0s)
3. Didier Auriol (4h:05m:58.2s)

1. Ford Focus WRC
2. Toyota Corolla WRC
3. Toyota Corolla WRC

Rally Catalunya

(asphalt)

| 19 April–21 April  |

1. Philippe Bugalski (4h:13m:45.6s)
2. Didier Auriol (4h:14m:17.4s)
3. Tommi Mäkinen (4h:16m:06.7s)

1. Citroën Xsara Kit Car
2. Toyota Corolla WRC
3. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6

Tour de Corse

(asphalt)

| 7 May–9 May  |

1. Philippe Bugalski (3h:44m:35.7s)
2. Jesús Puras (3h:45m:10.4s)
3. Carlos Sainz (3h:45m:45.0s)

1. Citroën Xsara Kit Car
2. Citroën Xsara Kit Car
3. Toyota Corolla WRC

Rally Argentina

(gravel)

| 22 May–25 May  |

1. Juha Kankkunen (4h:17m:15.4s)
2. Richard Burns (4h:17m:17.8s)
3. Didier Auriol (4h:17m:55.0s)

1. Subaru Impreza WRC
2. Subaru Impreza WRC
3. Toyota Corolla WRC

Acropolis Rally

(gravel)

| 6 June–9 June  |

1. Richard Burns (4h:21m:21.2s)
2. Carlos Sainz (4h:22m:22.5s)
3. Tommi Mäkinen (4h:24m:01.2s)

1. Subaru Impreza WRC
2. Toyota Corolla WRC
3. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6

Rally New Zealand

(gravel)

| 15 July–18 July  |

1. Tommi Mäkinen (4h:11m:07.1s)
2. Juha Kankkunen (4h:12m:44.1s)
3. Toni Gardemeister (4h:13m:56.1s)

1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
2. Subaru Impreza WRC
3. SEAT Córdoba WRC

Rally Finland

(gravel)

| 20 August–22 August  |

1. Juha Kankkunen (3h:08m:54.5s)
2. Richard Burns (3h:09m:04.2s)
3. Carlos Sainz (3h:09m:12.5s)

1. Subaru Impreza WRC
2. Subaru Impreza WRC
3. Toyota Corolla WRC

Rally China

(gravel)

| 17 September–19 September  |

1. Didier Auriol (3h:38m:36.6s)
2. Richard Burns (3h:39m:32.4s)
3. Carlos Sainz (3h:40m:56.0s)

1. Toyota Corolla WRC
2. Subaru Impreza WRC
3. Toyota Corolla WRC

Rally Sanremo

(asphalt)

| 11 October–13 October  |

1. Tommi Mäkinen (4h:26m:45.0s)
2. Gilles Panizzi (4h:27m:03.0s)
3. Didier Auriol (4h:27m:27.2s)

1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
2. Peugeot 206 WRC
3. Toyota Corolla WRC

Rally Australia

(gravel)

| 4 November–7 November  |

1. Richard Burns (3h:44m:31.5s)
2. Carlos Sainz (3h:44m:43.1s)
3. Tommi Mäkinen (3h:49m:02.9s)

1. Subaru Impreza WRC
2. Toyota Corolla WRC
3. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6

Rally of Great Britain

(asphalt & gravel)

| 23 November–26 November  |

1. Richard Burns (3h:53m:44.2s)
2. Juha Kankkunen (3h:55m:31.5s)
3. Harri Rovanperä (3h:58m:39.5s)

1. Subaru Impreza WRC
2. Subaru Impreza WRC
3. SEAT Córdoba WRC E2

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "FIA World Rally Championship Calendar 1999". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
2. ^ "1999 WRC calendar". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
3. ^ "Season 1999 rally - eWRC-results". www.ewrc-results.com.
4. ^ a b "Season 1999 – Championship standings". Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
5. ^ a b "FIA World Rally Championship Standings 1999". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 8 April 2024.

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