World Rally Championship 1999
World Champion | |
Driver: | Tommi Mäkinen |
Manufacturer: | Toyota |
Season dates | |
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Number of rallies: | 14th |
<1998 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
Teams and drivers
team | Manufacturer | automobile | Start No. | driver | rally |
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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.
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rally | rank | driver | vehicle | total time | Number of WP | length | Started | in the target |
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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 | ||||||||||
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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 |
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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 |
Legend
colour | abbreviation | meaning |
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gold | - | victory |
silver | - | 2nd place |
bronze | - | 3rd place |
green | - | Placement in the points |
blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
violet | DNF | Rally not finished (did not finish) |
black | DSQ | Disqualified during or after the rally |
White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
Without |
1 2 3 |
Numbers in superscripts are positions of the power stage that are eligible for points |
no participation in the World Cup | ||
INJ | injured or sick | |
EX | Excluded from participating in the rally | |
DNA | did not arrive | |
† | deceased |
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 |
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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
- ↑ ewrc-results.com: Season 1999 , February 8, 2015