World Rally Championship 1999

1999 WRC season

World Champion
Driver:	Tommi Mäkinen
Manufacturer:	Toyota
Season dates
Number of rallies:	14th
<1998 season	2000 season>

The FIA - World Rally Championship in 1999 was in January 17, Monte Carlo started and ended on 23 November in the UK . A total of 14 world championship races were held on five continents. Tommi Mäkinen became world champion for the fourth time in a row and set a new record by then. Juha Kankkunen had previously achieved four world titles within eight years.

vehicles

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  Toyota Corolla WRC

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  Ford Focus WRC

Teams and drivers

team	Manufacturer	automobile	Start No.	driver	rally
Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	1	Tommi Mäkinen	All
			2	Freddy Loix	1-3, 5-14
				Marcus Grönholm	4th
Toyota Castrol team	Toyota	Toyota Corolla WRC	3	Carlos Sainz	All
			4th	Didier Auriol	All
			12	Ian Duncan	3
			18th	Neal Bates	13
			26th	Henrik Lundgaard	1, 5-6, 12
			32	Isolde Holderied	1, 6, 12
			42	Matthias Kahle	3, 8-9, 14th
			45	Martin Brundle	14th
Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru	Subaru Impreza WRC 99	5	Richard Burns	All
			6th	Juha Kankkunen	1-4, 7-14
				Bruno Thiry	5-6
			14th	Bruno Thiry	1-4
				Juha Kankkunen	5
Ford World Rally Team	ford	Ford Focus WRC	7th	Colin McRae	All
			8th	Simon Jean-Joseph	1, 5-6, 12
				Thomas Rådström	2, 7-11, 13-14
				Petter Solberg	3-4
			20th	Petter Solberg	10, 12, 14
SEAT Sport	SEAT	SEAT Cordoba WRC	9	Harri Rovanperä	All
			10	Piero Liatti	1, 3-8, 11-12
				Marcus Grönholm	2
				Toni Gardemeister	9-10, 13-14
			16	Gwyndaf Evans	14th
			20th	Toni Gardemeister	12
Škoda Motorsport	Škoda	Škoda Octavia WRC	11	Armin Schwarz	1, 4-5, 8, 10, 12, 14
			12	Pavel Sibera	1, 5
				Emil Triner	4, 8, 10, 12
				Bruno Thiry	14th
Peugeot Esso	Peugeot	Peugeot 206 WRC	14th	François Delecour	6, 8, 10, 12-14
			15th	Gilles Panizzi	6, 12
				Marcus Grönholm	8, 10, 13-14
			21st	Marcus Grönholm	12
			22nd	Gilles Panizzi	10, 14
Citroën Sport	Citroën	Citroën Xsara F2	18th	Philippe Bugalski	5-6, 12
			19th	Jesus Puras	5-6, 12

Competitions

The kilometers entered correspond to the distance of the special stages. The distance between the connecting routes between the individual WPs is not included.

colour Underground gold gravel silver asphalt blue Ice / snow bronze Mixed

rally	rank	driver	vehicle	total time	Number of WP	length	Started	in the target
Rally Monte Carlo 17th – 20th January 1999	1.	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6	5: 16: 50.6	14th	424.6 km	86	48
	2.	Juha Kankkunen	Subaru Impreza WRC	+1: 44.7
	3.	Colin McRae	Ford Focus WRC	+ 3: 16.8
Rally Sweden 12-14 February 1999	1.	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6	3: 29: 15.6	19th	384.3 km	102	64
	2.	Carlos Sainz	Toyota Corolla WRC	+ 0: 18.1
	3.	Thomas Rådström	Ford Focus WRC	+ 0: 37.8
Safari Rally 25th-28th February 1999	1.	Colin McRae	Ford Focus WRC	8:41:39	13	1014.00 km	45	25th
	2.	Didier Auriol	Toyota Corolla WRC	+ 14:26
	3.	Carlos Sainz	Toyota Corolla WRC	+ 18:07
Rally Portugal 21.-24. March 1999	1.	Colin McRae	Ford Focus WRC	4: 05: 41.7	23 1 canceled	358.85 km	117	55
	2.	Carlos Sainz	Toyota Corolla WRC	+ 0: 12.3
	3.	Didier Auriol	Toyota Corolla WRC	+ 0: 16.5
Rally Catalonia 19. – 21. April 1999	1.	Philippe Bugalski	Citroën Xsara Kit Car	4: 13: 45.6	19 1 canceled	396.01 km	109	56
	2.	Didier Auriol	Toyota Corolla WRC	+ 0: 31.8
	3.	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6	+ 2: 21.1
Rally Corsica 7th – 9th May 1999	1.	Philippe Bugalski	Citroën Xsara Kit Car	3: 44: 35.7	17 1 canceled	373.99 km	138	85
	2.	Jesus Puras	Citroën Xsara Kit Car	+ 0: 34.7
	3.	Carlos Sainz	Toyota Corolla WRC	+1: 09.3
Rally Argentina 22-25 May 1999	1.	Juha Kankkunen	Subaru Impreza WRC	4: 17: 15.4	22nd	396.63 km	75	25th
	2.	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza WRC	+ 0: 02.4
	3.	Didier Auriol	Toyota Corolla WRC	+ 0: 39.6
Rally Greece 6-9 June 1999	1.	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza WRC	4: 21: 21.2	21st	376.06 km	105	47
	2.	Carlos Sainz	Toyota Corolla WRC	+ 1.01.3
	3.	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6	+ 3: 40.0
Rally New Zealand 15.-18. July 1999	1.	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6	4: 11: 07.1	27	401.56 km	82	46
	2.	Juha Kankkunen	Subaru Impreza WRC	+1: 37.0
	3.	Toni Gardemeister	Seat Cordoba WRC	+ 2: 49.0
Rally Finland 20. – 22. August 1999	1.	Juha Kankkunen	Subaru Impreza WRC	3: 08: 54.5	23	377.26 km	129	64
	2.	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza WRC	+ 0: 09.7
	3.	Carlos Sainz	Toyota Corolla WRC	+ 0: 18.0
Rally China 17th – 19th September 1999	1.	Didier Auriol	Toyota Corolla WRC	3: 38: 36.6	22 2 canceled	385.72 km	67	25th
	2.	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza WRC	+ 0: 55.8
	3.	Carlos Sainz	Toyota Corolla WRC	+ 2: 19.4
Rally San Remo 11-13 October 1999	1.	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6	4: 26: 45.0	18 canceled	384.88 km	119	55
	2.	Gilles Panizzi	Peugeot 206 WRC	+ 0: 18.0
	3.	Didier Auriol	Toyota Corolla WRC	+ 0: 42.2
Rally Australia 4: –7: November 1999	1:	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza WRC	3: 44.31.5	23	398.61 km	84	49
	2.	Carlos Sainz	Toyota Corolla WRC	+ 0: 11.6
	3.	Tommi Mäkinen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6	+ 4: 31.4
Rally Great Britain 21. – 23. November 1999	1.	Richard Burns	Subaru Impreza WRC	3: 53: 44.2	22nd	389.39 km	160	90
	2.	Juha Kankkunen	Ford Escort WRC	+1: 47.3
	3.	Harri Rovanperä	Seat Cordoba WRC E2	+ 4: 55.3

Overall rating

WRC drivers' championship

Distribution of points
rank	1	2	3	4th	5	6th
Points	10	6th	4th	3	2	1

rank	driver	MON	SWE	KEN	POR	ESP	FRA	ARG	GRE	NZL	FIN	CHN	ITA	OUT	GBR	Points
1	Tommi Mäkinen	1	1	DSQ	5	3	6th	4th	3	1	DNF	DNF	1	3	DNF	62
2	Richard Burns	8th	5	DNF	4th	5	7th	2	1	DNF	2	2	DNF	1	1	55
3	Didier Auriol	3	4th	2	3	2	5	3	DNF	4th	DNF	1	3	DNF	DNF	52
4th	Juha Kankkunen	2	6th	DNF	DNF	6th		1	DNF	2	1	4th	6th	DNF	2	44
5	Carlos Sainz	DNF	2	3	2	DNF	3	5	2	6th	3	3	DNF	2	DNF	44
6th	Colin McRae	DSQ	DNF	1	1	DNF	4th	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	23
7th	Philippe Bugalski	DNF				1	1						DNF			20th
8th	Freddy Loix	DNF	9	DNF		4th	8th	DNF	4th	8th	10	DNF	4th	4th	5	14th
9	Harri Rovanperä	7th	16	6th	DNF	14th	13	DNF	DNF	DNF	5	5	16	6th	3	10
10	Gilles Panizzi	DNF					DNF				33		2		7th	6th
11	Jesus Puras	DNF				DNF	2				DNF	DNF	DNF		16	6th
12	Thomas Rådström		3					6th	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF		7th	6th	6th
13	Toni Gardemeister	14th	33		DNF					3	6th		DNF	16	DNF	6th
14th	Bruno Thiry	5	10	DNF	6th	7th	DNF								4th	6th
15th	Marcus Grönholm		DNF		DNF				DNF		4th		8th	5	DNF	5
16	François Delecour	4th					DNF		DNF		9		DNF	DNF	DNF	3
17th	Ian Duncan			4th												3
18th	Markko Märtin		8th		DNF				5		DNF		DNF		8th	2
19th	Petter Solberg		11	5	11						12		27		9	2
20th	Possum Bourne									5				DNF		2
21st	Andrea Aghini												5			2
22nd	Volkan Işık				7th	11		DNF	DNF		15th	6th	15th			1
23	Piero Liatti	6th		DNF	DNF	10	9	DNF	DNF			DNF	DNF			1
24	Leonídas Kyrkos								6th							1
rank	driver	MON	SWE	KEN	POR	ESP	FRA	ARG	GRE	NZL	FIN	CHN	ITA	OUT	GBR	Points

Manufacturers' championship WRC

^{1 2 3} additional points for previously announced special stages, later also called power stage .

rank	team	No.	MON	SWE	KEN	POR	ESP	FRA	ARG	GRE	NZL	FIN	CHN	ITA	OUT	GBR	Points
1	Toyota Castrol team	3	DNF	2	3	2	DNF	1 3	5	2	5	3	3	DNF	2	DNF	109
		4th	3	4th	2	3	1	3 1	3	DNF	4th	DNF 1	1	3	DNF	DNF
2	Subaru World Rally Team	5	6th	5	DNF	4th	4th	5	2	1	DNF	2	2	DNF	1	1	105
		6th	2	6th	DNF	DNF	5	DNF	1	DNF	2	1	4th	5	DNF	2
3	Mitsubishi Ralliart	1	1	1	DSQ	5	2	4 2	4th	3	1	DNF 2	Ret	1	3	DNF	83
		2	DNF	7th	DNF	DNF	3	6th	DNF	4th	6th	8th	DNF	4th	4th	5
4th	Ford World Rally Team	7th	DSQ	DNF	1	1	DNF	2	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	37
		8th	DSQ	3	4th	6th	DNF	DNF	6th	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	6th	7th	6th
5	SEAT Sport	9	5	8th	5	DNF	7th	8th	DNF	DNF	DNF	5	5	7th	6th	3	23
		10	4th	DNF	DNF	DNF	6th	7th	DNF	DNF	3	6 3	DNF	DNF	8th	DNF
6th	Peugeot Esso	14th						DNF		DNF		7th		DNF	DNF	DNF	11
		15th						DNF		DNF		4th		2	5	DNF
7th	Škoda Motorsport	11	DNF				DNF			5		DNF		DNF		DNF	6th
		12	DNF				DNF			6th		9		8th		4th
rank	team	No.	MON	SWE	KEN	POR	ESP	FRA	ARG	GRE	NZL	FIN	CHN	ITA	OUT	GBR	Points

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ewrc-results.com: Season 1999 , February 8, 2015

Web links

• www.wrc.com