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 1998 2000 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 The 1999 championship was contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, Africa, Asia, South America and Oceania. Rd.Start dateFinish dateRallyRally headquartersSurfaceStagesDistance117 January20 JanuaryMON 67th Rallye Automobile Monte CarloMonte CarloMixed14424.69 km212 February14 FebruarySWE 48th International Swedish RallyKarlstad, Värmland CountySnow19384.30 km325 February28 FebruaryKEN 47th 555 Safari RallyNairobiGravel131009.91 km421 March24 MarchPOR 33rd TAP Rallye de PortugalMatosinhos, PortoGravel23399.51 km519 April21 AprilESP 35th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rallye de EspañaLloret de Mar, CataloniaTarmac19396.01 km67 May9 MayFRA 43rd Tour de Corse - Rallye de FranceAjaccio, CorsicaTarmac17373.99 km722 May25 MayARG 19th Rally ArgentinaCarlos Paz, CórdobaGravel22396.63 km86 June9 JuneGRC 46th Acropolis RallyAgioi Theodoroi, PeloponneseGravel21376.06 km915 July18 JulyNZL 30th Rally New ZealandManukau, AucklandGravel27399.84 km1020 August22 AugustFIN 49th Neste Rally FinlandJyväskylä, Central FinlandGravel23377.26 km1117 September19 SeptemberCHN 3rd 555 China Rally 1999Huairou, BeijingGravel22385.72 km1211 October13 OctoberITA 49th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'ItaliaSanremo, LiguriaTarmac18384.88 km134 November7 NovemberAUS 12th Telstra Rally AustraliaPerth, Western AustraliaGravel23395.88 km1421 November23 NovemberGBR 55th Network Q Rally of Great BritainCheltenham, GloucestershireGravel22389.39 kmSources:FIA World Rally Championship Calendar 1999 https://motorsportstats.com/series/fia-world-rally-championship/calendar/1999 8 April 2024 Motorsport Stats1999 WRC calendar https://www.juwra.com/calendar_1999.html 8 April 2024 Jonkka's World Rally Archive Teams and drivers Team Manufacturer Car Tyre No. Driver Co-Driver Rounds JPN Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Michelin 1 Finland Tommi Mäkinen FIN Risto Mannisenmäki All 2Belgium Freddy LoixBEL Sven Smeets 1–3, 5–14Finland Marcus GrönholmFIN Timo Rautiainen4Lancer Evo V (Grp. N)Pirelli14OMA Hamed Al-WahaibiNZL Tony Sircombe3492Yokohama24AUS Ed OrdynskiAUS Iain Stewart13JPN Toyota Castrol TeamToyotaCorolla WRCMichelin3Spain Carlos SainzSpain Luis MoyaAll4France Didier AuriolFRA Denis GiraudetAllPirelli20GER Isolde HolderiedFRA Catherine François1Michelin45Great Britain Martin BrundleSWE Arne Hertz14 JPN Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRC 99 Pirelli 5Great Britain Richard BurnsGB Robert Reid All 6 Finland Juha KankkunenFIN Juha Repo 1–4, 7–14 Belgium Bruno ThiryBEL Stéphane Prévot 5–6 14 1–4Finland Juha KankkunenFIN Juha Repo 5 USA Ford Motor Co Ford Focus RS WRC 99 Michelin 7 Great Britain Colin McRaeGB Nicky Grist All 8France Simon Jean-JosephGB Fred Gallagher 1, 5–6, 12SWE Thomas Rådström 2, 7–11, 13SWE Gunnar Barth 14Norway Petter SolbergGB Fred Gallagher 3GBR Phil Mills4*2, 10, 12, 14 Spain SEAT Sport SEAT Córdoba WRC Pirelli 9 Finland Harri Rovanperä FIN Risto Pietiläinen All 10ITA Piero LiattiITA Carlo Cassina 1, 3–8, 11–12Finland Marcus GrönholmFIN Timo Rautiainen 2Finland Toni GardemeisterFIN Paavo Lukander 9–10, 13–14 16Great Britain Gwyndaf EvansGB Howard Davies 14 20Finland Toni GardemeisterFIN Paavo Lukander 12Czech Republic Škoda MotorsportŠkodaOctavia WRCMichelin11Germany Armin SchwarzGER Manfred Hiemer1, 4–5, 8, 10, 12, 1412CZE Pavel SiberaCZE Petr Gross1, 5CZE Emil TrinerCZE Miloš Hůlka4, 8, 10, 12Belgium Bruno ThiryBEL Stéphane Prévot14 France Peugeot Esso Peugeot 206 WRC Michelin 14France François Delecour FRA Daniel Grataloup 6, 8, 10, 12–14 15 Finland Marcus Grönholm FIN Timo Rautiainen 8, 10, 13–14 France Gilles Panizzi FRA Herve Panizzi 6, 12 16 1021 Finland Marcus GrönholmFIN Timo Rautiainen 12 22France Gilles PanizziFRA Herve Panizzi 14 Non Manufacturer Entries Major entries not registered as manufacturers Team Manufacturer CarTyre DriversCo-drivers Rounds FRA Gilles Panizzi Subaru Impreza WRCMichelin FRA Gilles Panizzi FRA Herve Panizzi 1ITA A.R.T EngineeringPirelli ITA Andrea Dallavilla ITA Danilo Fappani 1, 12ITA Procar Rally TeamPirelli PRT Rui Madeira PRT Nuno Rodrigues da Silva 4 MON Jean-Pierre Richelmi MON Freddy Delorme 8 ITA Diego Oldrati ITA Dario D'Esposito 12 GRC Ioannis PapadimitriouImpreza 555Michelin GRC Ioannis Papadimitriou GRC Nikolaos Petropoulos 4Impreza WRC 8, 14JPN Subaru Allstars Endless SportPirelli JPN Toshihiro Arai GBR Roger Freeman 4–6, 8AUS Subaru Rally Team AustraliaPirelliNZ Peter 'Possum' BourneNZ Craig Vincent 9, 13 ITA Treviso Rally TeamPirelli ITA Paolo Andreucci ITA Giovanni Bernacchini 12Impreza 555 ITA Corrado Fontana ITA Massimo Sacchettino 12 DEU Subaru Rallye Team DeutschlandImpreza WRCPirelli DEU Armin Kremer DEU Fred Berssen 14FRA François DelecourFordEscort WRCMichelin FRA François Delecour FRA Dominique Savignoni 1RUS Gazprom Rally TeamMichelin FIN Sebastian Lindholm FIN Jukka Aho 2FIN Ford Team FinlandMichelin 10EST EOS Rally TeamMichelin EST Markko Märtin EST Toomas Kitsing 2, 4FIN LPM Human HeatPirelliFIN Janne Tuohino FIN Miikka Anttila 10, 14ITA Jolly ClubPirelli ITA Andrea Navarra ITA Simona Fedeli 12POL Marlboro / Mobil 1 Rally TeamMichelin POL Janusz Kulig POL Jarosław Baran 14NOR Henning SolbergPirelli NOR Henning Solberg NOR Runar Pedersen 14GER Toyota Castrol Team GermanyToyotaCorolla WRCPirelliGER Isolde HolderiedFRA Catherine François 5–6, 12Michelin GER Matthias Kahle GER Dieter Schneppenheim 4, 8–9, 14DEN Toyota Castrol Team DenmarkMichelinDNK Henrik LundgaardDNK Jens-Christian Anker 1, 5–6, 12FIN Toyota Castrol Team FinlandMichelinFIN Pasi HagströmFIN Tero Gardemeister 2, 4, 10EST EOS Rally TeamMichelinEST Markko Märtin EST Toomas Kitsing 8, 10, 12, 14KEN Toyota KenyaMichelinKEN Ian DuncanKEN David Williamson3PRT Telecel Castrol TeamMichelinPRT Pedro ChavesPRT Sérgio Paiva 4 GRC Toyota HellasPirelliGRC Armodios VovosGRC Ioánnis Alvanos 4, 8JPN Tein SportMichelinJPN Takuma KamadaMALAYSIA Allen Oh 9, 11ESP Jesús PurasMichelinESP Jesús PurasESP Marc Martí 11, 14ITA H.F. Grifone SRLMichelinITA Andrea AghiniITA Loris Roggia 12ITA Nicola CaldaniITA Maurizio Barone 12ITA Carlo ZucchettiITA Renzo Casazza 12AUS Toyota Team AustraliaMichelinAUS Neal BatesAUS Coral Taylor 13NZL Mitsubishi Ralliart New ZealandMitsubishiLancer Evo?NZ Geoff ArgyleNZ Bernard Teal9, 13NZ Lewis ScottNZ Jane Black9JPN Team Advan RalliartYokohamaJPN Yoshihiro KataokaJPN Satoshi Hayashi 9, 11, 13 FIA Teams Cup Team Manufacturer CarTyre DriversCo-drivers Rounds ESP Valencia Terra y MarMitsubishiLancer Evo (Grp. N)Michelin ESP Luis Climent ESP Álex Romaní 1–3 SWE Pernilla WalfridssonMichelin SWE Pernilla Walfridsson SWE Ulrika Mattsson 2, 4–5, 10, 14OMN Team Mitsubishi OmanPirelliOMN Hamed Al-WahaibiNZ Tony Sircombe4–14POL Wizja TV / Turning Point RTSubaruImpreza WRCMichelinPOL Krzysztof HołowczycBEL Jean-Marc Fortin 2, 4, 14 FRA F.Dor Rally TeamMichelin FRA Frédéric Dor FRA Didier Breton 4, 8, 10, 13GBR Kevin Gormley 3, 7, 9GBR Mark Fisher 14ESP Valencia Terra y MarMichelinESP Luis ClimentESP Álex Romaní4–6, 8, 10, 12, 14AUS Winfield Rally TeamDunlopAUS Michael GuestAUS David Green4–5, 8–9, 11, 13SAU Toyota Team Saudi ArabiaToyotaCorolla WRCMichelinSAU Abdullah BakhashabGBR Michael Park2, 4–6, 8, 11–12, 14TUR Toyota Mobil Team TurkeyMichelinTUR Volkan IsikTUR Erkan Bodur4–5, 7–8, 10–12 FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup Manufacturer Entries Team Manufacturer CarTyre DriversCo-drivers Rounds ITA Andrea Maselli Renault Clio WilliamsPirelli ITA Andrea Maselli ITA Nicola Arena 1, 5–6FRA Frédéric Maniccia? FRA Frédéric Maniccia FRA Richard Thaon 1SWE Jennie-Lee Hermansson? SWE Jennie-Lee Hermansson SWE Stefan Bergman 2FRA Gaël Lecerf? FRA Gaël Lecerf FRA Yvon Catala 9GBR Renault Elf Dealer RallyingMégane MaxiMichelin GBR Martin Rowe GBR Derek Ringer 4, 6, 10, 12–14 FIN Tapio Laukkanen FIN Kaj Lindström 4, 6, 10, 12–14 POR Renault Gest GalpMichelin PRT Pedro Azeredo PRT Carlos Magalhães 4ESP Renault Sport EspañaMichelin ESP Oriol Gómez ESP Oriol Julià Pascual 5FRA Yacco Rally TeamMichelinFRA Benoît RousselotFRA Jack Boyère 6 BEL Renault Sport BelgiumMichelin BEL Kris Princen BEL Dany Colebunders 8, 12 GRE Renault Sport GreeceMichelin GRC "Leonidas" GRC Maria Pavli-Korre 8 ITA Treviso Rally TeamMichelin ITA Piero Longhi ITA Lucio Baggio 12AUT Renault Sport AustriaMichelin AUT Raphael Sperrer SWE Per Carlsson 12ARG Ricardo Bissio18 GTX? ARG Ricardo Bissio ARG Claudio Henin 7ARG Heriberto OrtizARG Heriberto Ortiz ARG Guillermo Flores 7KOR Hyundai MotorsportHyundaiCoupe Evo 2Michelin SWE Kenneth Eriksson SWE Staffan Parmander 2, 4–5, 8–14GBR Alister McRae GBR David Senior 2, 4–5, 8–14KEN Phineas KimathiCoupe? KEN Phineas Kimathi KEN Abdul Sidi 3GBR Graham MiddletonMichelin GBR Graham Middleton GBR John Morgan 14GRC Giórgos VomvilasAccentS GRC Giórgos Vomvilas GRC Ioánnis Athanassiou 8SWE Volkswagen Motorsport SwedenVolkswagenGolf III Kit Car? SWE Harry Joki SWE Ingemar Karlsson 2 SWE Andreas Eriksson SWE Patrick Henriksson 2FIN Blue Rose TeamPirelliFIN Jani PirttinenFIN Timo Hantunen 2, 10AUS Volkswagen Motorsport AustraliaYokohamaAUS Simon EvansAUS Sue Evans 9, 13FIN Janne VähämikoPirelliFIN Janne Vähämiko FIN Veijo Vainio 10GBR Volkswagen Motorsport UKGolf IV Kit CarPirelliGBR Mark HigginsGBR Bryan Thomas10, 13–14POL Polsat Dialog Rally TeamGolf III Kit CarMichelinPOL Tomasz KucharPOL Maciej Szczepaniak 12 FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup Non Manufacturer Entries Team Manufacturer CarTyre DriversCo-drivers Rounds ITA Astra Racing SEAT Ibiza Kit Car Evo2Pirelli Finland Toni Gardemeister FIN Paavo Lukander 1–2, 4SWE Seat Dealer Team Sweden? SWE Jörgen Jonasson SWE Pecka Svensson 2 SWE Patric Carlsson SWE Peter Johansson 2ESP RACC MotorsportPirelli ESP Salvador Cañellas ESP Carlos del Barrio 2, 4GBR Seat Sport UKPirelli Great Britain Gwyndaf Evans GB Howard Davies 7 Great Britain Mike Brown GB Aled Davies 14 FRA Citroën SportCitroënSaxo Kit CarMichelin FRA Philippe Bugalski FRA Jean-Paul Chiaroni 1ESP Jesús PurasESP Marc Martí 1PRT Vítor LopesPRT José Janela 4Xsara F2Michelin FRA Philippe Bugalski FRA Jean-Paul Chiaroni 5–6, 12 ESP Jesús Puras ESP Marc Martí 5–6, 12 FRA Equipe de France FFSASaxo Kit CarMichelin FRA Sébastien Loeb MON Daniel Elena 5–6, 12 FRA Fabien Véricel FRA Vincent Ducher 5–6, 12SWE Opel Team SwedenOpelAstra Kit CarMichelin SWE Per Svan SWE Johan Olsson 2SWE Anders Nilsson SWE Markku Kangas 2USA Ford Motor CoFordPuma Kit CarMichelin SWE Stig Blomqvist SWE Benny Melander 2FRA Patrick Magaud FRA Guylène Brun 5, 12 France Priscille De Belloy France Christiane Nicolet 5, 12 France Simon Jean-Joseph France Patrick Pivato 8, 10POR Peugeot Esso Silver Team SGPeugeot306 maxiMichelin PRT Adruzilo Lopes PRT Luís Lisboa 4–5, 12ESP Peugeot Sport EspañaMichelin ESP Manuel Muniente ESP Diego Vallejo 5ITA F.P.F. SportMichelin ITA Renato Travaglia ITA Flavio Zanella 12JPN Silverstone Suzuki SportSuzukiBaleno Wagon Kit CarSJPN Nobuhiro TajimaTHA Visut Sukosi 9, 11GBR Vauxhall MotorsportVauxhallAstra Kit CarMichelinFinland Jarmo KytölehtoFIN Arto Kapanen 10, 12, 14GBR Neil Wearden GBR Trevor Agnew 10, 12, 14MALAYSIA Proton MotorsportProtonSatria Kit CarMichelinAUS William HayesAUS Stefan Cecconi13AUS Mathew KnoxAUS Karl Francis 13SWE Mats AnderssonGBR Claire Mole 14GBR Tony JardineGBR Kevin Piper 14 Group N Cup major entries Team Manufacturer CarTyre DriversCo-drivers RoundsBEL Team GammaMitsubishiLancer Carisma GT Evo VMichelinBEL Marc DuezFRA Philippe Dupuy1ITA Ralliart ItaliaLancer Evo VPirelliURU Gustavo TrellesURU Martin Christie1–2, 4–5, 7, 9, 11, 12Lancer Evo VI6, 8, 10, 12Lancer Evo VURU Gabriel MéndezURU Daniel Muzio4–9, 13AUT Stohl RacingLancer Evo VPirelliAUT Manfred StohlAUT Peter Müller1–8Lancer Evo VI10, 12, 14ESP Valencia Terra y MarLancer Evo IIIMichelinESP Luis ClimentESP Álex Romaní1–3AND Andorra Auto ClubLancer Evo V?AND Ferran FontESP Joan Sureda5–6, 11FIN Tyre Research Institute R.T.Lancer Evo IVMichelinFIN Jouko PuhakkaFIN Jakke Honkanen2Lancer Evo V4–6, 10SWE Mitsubishi Ralliart SwedenLancer Evo IVMichelinSWE Stig-Olov WalfridssonSWE Jan Svanström2SWE Kenneth BäcklundSWE Tord Andersson10FIN Mitsubishi Ralliart FinlandLancer Carisma GT Evo IVMichelinFIN Juuso PykälistöFIN Esko Mertsalmi2, 10FIN Jani PaasonenFIN Arto Kapanen2Lancer Carisma GT Evo VIFIN Kari Jokinen10Lancer Carisma GT Evo VFIN Jouni AmpujaFIN Jani Laaksonen10SWE Mats KarlssonLancer Evo III?SWE Mats KarlssonSWE Arne Hertz2ITA Mauro Rally TuningLancer Carisma GT Evo VPirelliITA Gianluigi GalliITA Guido D'Amore 2, 4–6, 10, 12AUT Kris RosenbergerLancer Evo V?AUT Kris RosenbergerSWE Per Carlsson 2, 4–7SWE Team WalfridssonLancer Carisma GT Evo VMichelinSWE Pernilla Solberg SWE Ulrika Mattsson 2, 4–5, 10, 14JPN Mitsubishi RalliartLancer Evo VPirelli OMA Hamed Al-Wahaibi NZ Tony Sircombe 2–3YokohamaAUS Ed OrdynskiAUS Iain Stewart13OMA Team Mitsubishi OmanPirelliOMA Hamed Al-WahaibiNZ Tony Sircombe4–13POR Mitsubishi GalpLancer Carisma GT Evo VMichelinPOR Miguel CamposPOR Miguel Ramalho4POR Miguel CristóvãoLancer Evo V?POR Miguel CristóvãoPOR João Luz4POR Team Além MarLancer Evo IV?POR Horácio FrancoPOR Tiago Mourão4NZ Reece Jones RallysportLancer Evo V?NZ Reece JonesNZ Leo Bult4–6, 9ITA Mirabella Mille MigliaLancer Evo V?ITA Giovanni ManfrinatoITA Claudio Condotta5, 12CZE Slovnaft Rally TeamLancer Carisma GT Evo VPirelliCZE Michal GargulákCZE Jiří Malčík6FRA Jean-Marie SantoniLancer Carisma GT Evo VIMichelinFRA Jean-Marie SantoniFRA Jean-Marc Casamatta6ARG Jorge RecaldeLancer Evo VPirelliARG Jorge RecaldeARG José Garcia7ARG Oscar Chiaramello?ARG Oscar ChiaramelloARG Fernando Chiaramello7ARG Miguel CentenoLancer Evo IV?ARG Miguel CentenoARG Edsel Bruno7GRC Dimitris NassoulasLancer Evo IIIPirelliGRC Dimitris NassoulasGRC Iosif Galerakis8MALAYSIA Mitsubishi Ralliart MalaysiaLancer Evo VIYokohamaJPN Katsuhiko TaguchiMALAYSIA Ron Teoh9, 11, 13JPN Advan-Piaa Rally TeamJPN Yoshihiro KataokaJPN Satoshi Hayashi9, 13Lancer Evo VJPN Fumio Nutahara JPN Noriyuki Odagiri 9, 11HKG Chi Wah Chan?HKG Chi Wah ChanHKG Po Lin Tang 9, 11ITA Conegliano CorseLancer Carisma GT Evo VIPirelliITA Mario StagniITA Roberto Paganoni 12Lancer Carisma GT Evo VITA Luca BaldiniITA Massimo Agostinelli 12ITA Rubicone CorseLancer Evo V?ITA Sandro SottileITA Luca De Rizzo 12GER Uwe NittelPirelli GER Uwe Nittel GBR Terry Harryman 13GBR Nigel HeathLancer Evo III? GBR Nigel Heath GBR Jeff Ashfield 13GBR Gavin CoxLancer Evo VI? GBR Gavin Cox GBR Tim Hobbs 14GBR Mark Perrott?GBR Mark PerrottGBR Andrew Sankey 14GBR Richard DavisLancer Evo V?GBR Richard DavisGBR David Williams14FRA Christophe SpiliotisSubaruImpreza WRXMichelinFRA Christophe SpiliotisFRA Hervé Thibaud1FRA Christophe Arnaud?FRA Christophe ArnaudFRA Stéphane Arnaud1GBR Nigel HeathMichelinGBR Nigel HeathGBR Chris Patterson1GBR Tim Hely4, 8, 10JPN Subaru Rally Team Japan?JPN Hideaki MiyoshiJPN Eido Osawa3PirelliJPN Toshihiro AraiGBR Roger Freeman9, 11, 13?JPN Shigeyuki KonishiAUS Glenn Macneall9, 11, 13GBR John Lloyd?GBR John LloydGBR David Horsey 3, 14KEN Shahnawaz Murji?KEN Shahnawaz MurjiKEN Mohammed Verjee3FIN Juha Kangas?FIN Juha KangasFIN Mika Ovaskainen2, 4–5, 8, 10PER Ramón FerreyrosMichelinPER Ramón FerreyrosPER Gonzalo Saenz 4, 8, 11, 14AUS Winfield World Rally TeamDunlopAUS Michael GuestAUS David Green 4–5, 8–9, 11, 13ARG Claudio Marcelo Menzi?ARG Claudio Marcelo MenziARG Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz7ARG Santos Manzanares?ARG Santos ManzanaresARG Adriana Manzanares7ARG Roberto SanchezPirelliARG Roberto SanchezARG Edgardo Galindo7AUS Subaru Rally Team AustraliaPirelliAUS Cody CrockerAUS Greg Foletta9, 13JPN Yujiro Nishio? JPN Yujiro Nishio JPN Akiko Yamaguchi 9, 13ESP Jesús PurasMichelinESP Jesús PurasESP Marc Martí10ESP Gamace MC CompeticiónMichelinESP Jordi GrinyóESP Samira Lanaya 5GBR Richard Tuthill?GBR Richard TuthillGBR Roger Freeman 4–5, 7GBR David Wood?GBR David Wood GBR Les Waterfall 7BEL Autostal DuindistelImpreza 555PirelliBEL Gaby GoudezeuneBEL Filip De Pelsemaeker8AUS Dean Herridge?AUS Dean HerridgeAUS Jim Carlton13GBR Barretts MotorsportPeugeot306 S16?FRA David TruphemusFRA Pascal Saivre1MALAYSIA Petronas EON Racing TeamProtonWira 4WDYokohamaMALAYSIA Saladin MazlanMALAYSIA Jagdev Singh11 Results and standings Rally results Rd.RallyOverall winnersGroup N Cup WinnersTeams cup Winners2.0 L WC winnersReport 1 MON Monte Carlo JPN No. 1 Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartITA No. 27 Team GammaNo finishersITA No. 38 Andrea Maselli Report JPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIJPN Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VNo finishersFRA Renault Clio MaxiFIN Tommi MäkinenFIN Risto MannisenmäkiBEL Marc DuezFRA Philippe DupuyNo finishersITA Andrea MaselliITA Nicola Arena 2 SWE Sweden JPN No. 1 Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartJPN No. 19 Tyre Research Institute R.T.POL No. 17 Wizja TV / Turning Point RTSWE No. 31 Volkswagen Motorsport Sweden Report JPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIJPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IVJPN Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98GER Volkswagen Golf Kit CarFIN Tommi MäkinenFIN Risto MannisenmäkiFIN Jouko PuhakkaFIN Jakke HonkanenPOL Krzysztof HołowczycBEL Jean-Marc FortinSWE Harry JokiSWE Ingemar Karlsson 3 KEN Kenya USA No. 7 Ford Motor CoJPN No. 14 Mitsubishi RalliartFRA No. 16 F.Dor Rally TeamKEN No. 24 Phineas Kimathi Report USA Ford Focus WRC '99JPN Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VJPN Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97KOR Hyundai Coupé Kit carGBR Colin McRaeGBR Nicky GristOMA Hamed Al-WahaibiNZL Tony SircombeFRA Frédéric DorGBR Kevin GormleyKEN Phineas KimathiKEN Abdul Sidi 4 POR Portugal USA No. 7 Ford Motor CoPOR No. 39 Mitsubishi GalpTUR No. 25 Toyota Mobil Team TurkeyKOR No. 31 Hyundai Motorsport Report USA Ford Focus WRC '99JPN Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VIJPN Toyota Corolla WRCKOR Hyundai Coupé Kit car Evo2GBR Colin McRaeGBR Nicky GristPOR Miguel CamposPOR Carlos MagalhãesTUR Volkan IsikTUR Erkan BodurGBR Alister McRaeGBR David Senior 5 ESP Spain FRA No. 16 Citroën SportOMA No. 34 Team Mitsubishi OmanESP No. 25 Valencia Terra y MarESP No. 19 Renault Sport España Report FRA Citroën Xsara Kit CarJPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VJPN Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98FRA Renault Mégane MaxiFRA Philippe BugalskiFRA Jean-Paul ChiaroniOMA Hamed Al-WahaibiNZL Tony SircombeESP Luis ClimentESP Álex RomaníESP Oriol GómezESP Oriol Julià Pascual 6 FRA France FRA No. 16 Citroën SportITA No. 26 Ralliart ItaliaESP No. 18 Valencia Terra y MarGBR No. 23 Renault Elf Dealer Rallying Report FRA Citroën Xsara Kit CarJPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIJPN Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98FRA Renault Mégane MaxiFRA Philippe BugalskiFRA Jean-Paul ChiaroniURU Gustavo TrellesARG Martin ChristieESP Luis ClimentESP Álex RomaníFIN Tapio LaukkanenFIN Kaj Lindström 7 ARG Argentina JPN No. 6 Subaru World Rally TeamITA No. 15 Ralliart ItaliaFRA No. 12 F.Dor Rally TeamARG No. 61 Ricardo Bissio Report JPN Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99JPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIJPN Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97FRA Renault 18 GTXFIN Juha KankkunenFIN Juha RepoURU Gustavo TrellesARG Martin ChristieFRA Frédéric DorGBR Kevin GormleyARG Ricardo BissioARG Claudio Henin 8 GRC Greece JPN No. 5 Subaru World Rally TeamOMA No. 31 Team Mitsubishi OmanESP No. 22 Valencia Terra y MarKOR No. 27 Hyundai Motorsport Report JPN Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99JPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VJPN Subaru Impreza 555KOR Hyundai Coupé Kit car Evo2GBR Richard BurnsGBR Robert ReidOMA Hamed Al-WahaibiNZL Tony SircombeESP Luis ClimentESP Álex RomaníSWE Kenneth ErikssonSWE Staffan Parmander9NZL New ZealandJPN No. 1 Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartITA No. 14 Ralliart ItaliaOMA No. 18 Team Mitsubishi OmanKOR No. 22 Hyundai MotorsportReportJPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIJPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VJPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VKOR Hyundai Coupé Kit car Evo2FIN Tommi MäkinenFIN Risto MannisenmäkiURU Gustavo TrellesARG Martin ChristieOMA Hamed Al-WahaibiNZL Tony SircombeSWE Kenneth ErikssonSWE Staffan Parmander10FIN FinlandJPN No. 6 Subaru World Rally TeamJPN No. 23 Tyre Research Institute R.T.TUR No. 21 Toyota Mobil Team TurkeyGBR No. 27 Renault Elf Dealer RallyingReportJPN Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99JPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VJPN Toyota Corolla WRCFRA Renault Mégane MaxiFIN Juha KankkunenFIN Juha RepoFIN Jouko PuhakkaFIN Jakke HonkanenTUR Volkan IsikTUR Erkan BodurFIN Tapio LaukkanenFIN Kaj Lindström11CHN ChinaJPN No. 4 Toyota Castrol TeamJPN No. 21 Subaru Rally Team JapanTUR No. 11 Toyota Mobil Team TurkeyKOR No. 26 Hyundai MotorsportReportJPN Toyota Corolla WRCJPN Subaru Impreza WRXJPN Toyota Corolla WRCKOR Hyundai Coupé Kit car Evo2FRA Didier AuriolFRA Denis GiraudetJPN Toshihiro AraiGBR Roger FreemanTUR Volkan IsikTUR Erkan BodurGBR Alister McRaeGBR David Senior12ITA ItalyJPN No. 1 Marlboro Mitsubishi RalliartITA No. 53 Mauro Rally TuningTUR No. 30 Toyota Mobil Team TurkeyITA No. 71 Treviso Rally TeamReportJPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIJPN Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VJPN Toyota Corolla WRCFRA Renault Mégane MaxiFIN Tommi MäkinenFIN Risto MannisenmäkiITA Gianluigi GalliITA Guido D'AmoreTUR Volkan IsikTUR Erkan BodurITA Piero LonghiITA Lucio Baggio13AUS AustraliaJPN No. 5 Subaru World Rally TeamJPN No. 23 Subaru Rally Team JapanNo finishersKOR No. 30 Hyundai MotorsportReportJPN Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99JPN Subaru Impreza WRXNo finishersKOR Hyundai Coupé Kit car Evo2GBR Richard BurnsGBR Robert ReidJPN Toshihiro AraiGBR Roger FreemanNo finishersSWE Kenneth ErikssonSWE Staffan Parmander14GBR BritainJPN No. 5 Subaru World Rally TeamPER No. 65 Ramón FerreyrosESP No. 18 Valencia Terra y MarGBR No. 25 Volkswagen Motorsport UKReportJPN Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99JPN Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VJPN Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98GER Volkswagen Golf IV Kit CarGBR Richard BurnsGBR Robert ReidPER Ramón FerreyrosPER Gonzalo SaenzESP Luis ClimentESP Álex RomaníGBR Mark HigginsGBR Bryan ThomasSource:Season 1999 rally - eWRC-results https://www.ewrc-results.com/season/1999/ www.ewrc-results.com Drivers' championship Pos. Position Driver MONMON SWESWE KENKEN PORPOR ESPESP FRAFRA ARGARG GREGRE NZLNZL FINFIN CHNCHN ITAITA AUSAUS GBRGBR  Pts  1 Finland Tommi Mäkinen 1 1 DSQ 5 3 62 4 3 1 Ret2 Ret 1 3 Ret 62 2 Great Britain Richard Burns 8 5 Ret 4 5 7 2 1 Ret 2 2 Ret 1 1 55 3 France Didier Auriol 3 4 2 3 2 51 3 Ret 4 Ret1 1 3 Ret Ret 52 4 Finland Juha Kankkunen 2 6 Ret Ret 6 1 Ret 2 1 4 6 Ret 2 44 5 Spain Carlos Sainz Ret 2 3 2 Ret 33 5 2 6 3 3 Ret 2 Ret 44 6 Great Britain Colin McRae DSQ Ret 1 1 Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 23 7 France Philippe Bugalski Ret 1 1 Ret 20 8 Belgium Freddy Loix Ret 9 Ret 4 8 Ret 4 8 10 Ret 4 4 5 14 9 Finland Harri Rovanperä 7 16 6 Ret 14 13 Ret Ret Ret 5 5 16 6 3 10 10 France Gilles Panizzi Ret Ret 33 2 7 6 11 Spain Jesús Puras Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret 16 6 12 Sweden Thomas Rådström 3 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 6 6 13 Finland Toni Gardemeister 14 33 Ret 3 63 Ret 16 Ret 6 14 Belgium Bruno Thiry 5 10 Ret 6 7 Ret 4 6 15 Finland Marcus Grönholm Ret Ret Ret 4 8 5 Ret 5 16 France François Delecour 4 Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 3 17 Kenya Ian Duncan 4 3 18 Estonia Markko Märtin 8 Ret 5 Ret Ret 8 2 19 Norway Petter Solberg 11 5 11 12 27 9 2 20 New Zealand Possum Bourne 5 Ret 2 21 Italy Andrea Aghini 5 2 22 Turkey Volkan Işık 7 11 Ret Ret 15 6 15 1 23 Italy Piero Liatti 6 Ret Ret 10 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 24 Greece Leonídas Kyrkos 6 1 Pos. Position Driver MONMON SWESWE KENKEN PORPOR ESPESP FRAFRA ARGARG GREGRE NZLNZL FINFIN CHNCHN ITAITA AUSAUS GBRGBR  Pts Sources:Season 1999 – Championship standings https://www.juwra.com/season_1999_points.html Jonkka's World Rally Archive 8 April 2024FIA World Rally Championship Standings 1999 https://motorsportstats.com/series/fia-world-rally-championship/standings/1999 Motorsport Stats 8 April 2024 Manufacturers' championship Pos. Position Manufacturer No. Car number MONMON SWESWE KENKEN PORPOR ESPESP FRAFRA ARGARG GREGRE NZLNZL FINFIN CHNCHN ITAITA AUSAUS GBRGBR Points 1 JPN 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 JPN 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 JPN 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 GBR 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 ESP 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 FRA Peugeot Esso 14 Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret 11 15 Ret Ret 4 2 5 Ret 7 CZE Škoda Motorsport 11 Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 6 12 Ret Ret Ret 6 9 8 4 Pos. Position Manufacturer No. Car number MONMON SWESWE KENKEN PORPOR ESPESP FRAFRA ARGARG GREGRE NZLNZL FINFIN CHNCHN ITAITA AUSAUS GBRGBR PointsSources:Notes: 1 2 3 – Indicate position on TV Covered Stage FIA Teams' Cup Pos. Position Driver MONMON SWESWE KENKEN PORPOR ESPESP FRAFRA ARGARG GREGRE NZLNZL FINFIN CHNCHN ITAITA AUSAUS GBRGBR  Pts  1 Spain Luís Clíment Ret 2 2 2 1 1 1 Ret Ret 1 58 2 Turkey Volkan Işık 1 2 Ret Ret 1 1 1 46 3 France Frédéric Dor 1 3 1 3 2 2 Ret 40 4 Oman Hamed Al-Wahaibi Ret 4 2 Ret 4 1 Ret Ret 3 Ret 28 5 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Bakhashab Ret 3 Ret 2 Ret 2 Ret 16 NC Poland Krzysztof Hołowczyc 1 Ret 2 16 NC Australia Michael Guest Ret 5 Ret Ret 2 Ret 8 Pos. Position Driver MONMON SWESWE KENKEN PORPOR ESPESP FRAFRA ARGARG GREGRE NZLNZL FINFIN CHNCHN ITAITA AUSAUS GBRGBR  Pts  Production World Rally Championship Pos. Position Driver MONMON SWESWE KENKEN PORPOR ESPESP FRAFRA ARGARG GREGRE NZLNZL FINFIN CHNCHN ITAITA AUSAUS GBRGBR  Pts  1 Uruguay Gustavo Trelles 2 6 2 3 1 1 Ret 1 Ret 2 Ret Ret 69 2 Oman Hamed Al-Wahaibi 9 1 Ret 1 3 Ret 1 2 Ret Ret 6 Ret 53 3 Japan Toshihiro Arai 4 1 1 29 4 Austria Manfred Stohl Ret 4 4 Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 3 2 Ret 27 5 Finland Jouko Puhakka 1 Ret Ret Ret 1 26 6 Peru Ramón Ferreyros 4 2 Ret 1 24 7 Italy Gianluigi Galli 7 Ret Ret Ret 6 1 24 8 Belgium Marc Duez 1 13 9 Portugal Miguel Campos 1 13 10 Finland Jani Paasonen 3 2 13 11 Japan Katsuhiko Taguchi 3 3 4 13 12 Sweden Stig-Olov Walfridson 2 8 13 Spain Luis Climent Ret 8 2 8 14 Italy Giovanni Manfrinato 2 8 15 Argentina Jorge Recalde 2 8 16 Australia Ed Ordynski 2 8 17 UK Richard Tuthill 2 8 18 Monaco Christophe Spiliotis 3 5 19 Japan Hideaki Miyoshi 3 5 20 Finland Juha Kangas Ret 3 8 Ret Ret 5 21 Argentina Claudio Menzi 3 5 22 Belgium Gaby Goudezeune 3 5 23 Italy Mario Stagni 3 5 24 Germany Uwe Nittel 3 5 21 UK Gavin Cox 3 5 Pos. Position Driver MONMON SWESWE KENKEN PORPOR ESPESP FRAFRA ARGARG GREGRE NZLNZL FINFIN CHNCHN ITAITA AUSAUS GBRGBR  Pts  FIA 2 Litre World Cup for Manufacturers () Denotes dropped score. Pos Entrant R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 Pts 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 Rally Name Start-End Date Podium Drivers (Finishing Time) Podium CarsMonaco Monte Carlo Rally (asphalt & snow) 17 January–20 January Finland Tommi Mäkinen (5h:16m:50.6s) Finland Juha Kankkunen (5h:18m:35.3s) France Didier Auriol (5h:20m:43.4s) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 Subaru Impreza WRC Toyota Corolla WRCSweden Swedish Rally (snow) 12 February–14 February Finland Tommi Mäkinen (3h:29m:15.6s) Spain Carlos Sainz (3h:29m:33.7s) Sweden Thomas Rådström (3h:29m:53.4s) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 Toyota Corolla WRC Ford Focus WRCKenya Safari Rally (gravel) 26 February–28 February United Kingdom Colin McRae (8h:41m:39s) France Didier Auriol (8h:56m:05s) Spain Carlos Sainz (8h:59m:46s) Ford Focus WRC Toyota Corolla WRC Toyota Corolla WRCPortugal Rally Portugal (gravel) 21 March–24 March United Kingdom Colin McRae (4h:05m:41.7s) Spain Carlos Sainz (4h:05m:54.0s) France Didier Auriol (4h:05m:58.2s) Ford Focus WRC Toyota Corolla WRC Toyota Corolla WRCSpain Rally Catalunya (asphalt) 19 April–21 April France Philippe Bugalski (4h:13m:45.6s) France Didier Auriol (4h:14m:17.4s) Finland Tommi Mäkinen (4h:16m:06.7s) Citroën Xsara Kit Car Toyota Corolla WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6France Tour de Corse (asphalt) 7 May–9 May France Philippe Bugalski (3h:44m:35.7s) Spain Jesús Puras (3h:45m:10.4s) Spain Carlos Sainz (3h:45m:45.0s) Citroën Xsara Kit Car Citroën Xsara Kit Car Toyota Corolla WRCArgentina Rally Argentina (gravel) 22 May–25 May Finland Juha Kankkunen (4h:17m:15.4s) UK Richard Burns (4h:17m:17.8s) France Didier Auriol (4h:17m:55.0s) Subaru Impreza WRC Subaru Impreza WRC Toyota Corolla WRCGreece Acropolis Rally (gravel) 6 June–9 June UK Richard Burns (4h:21m:21.2s) Spain Carlos Sainz (4h:22m:22.5s) Finland Tommi Mäkinen (4h:24m:01.2s) Subaru Impreza WRC Toyota Corolla WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6New Zealand Rally New Zealand (gravel) 15 July–18 July Finland Tommi Mäkinen (4h:11m:07.1s) Finland Juha Kankkunen (4h:12m:44.1s) Finland Toni Gardemeister (4h:13m:56.1s) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 Subaru Impreza WRC SEAT Córdoba WRCFinland Rally Finland (gravel) 20 August–22 August Finland Juha Kankkunen (3h:08m:54.5s) UK Richard Burns (3h:09m:04.2s) Spain Carlos Sainz (3h:09m:12.5s) Subaru Impreza WRC Subaru Impreza WRC Toyota Corolla WRCChina Rally China (gravel) 17 September–19 September France Didier Auriol (3h:38m:36.6s) UK Richard Burns (3h:39m:32.4s) Spain Carlos Sainz (3h:40m:56.0s) Toyota Corolla WRC Subaru Impreza WRC Toyota Corolla WRCItaly Rally Sanremo (asphalt) 11 October–13 October Finland Tommi Mäkinen (4h:26m:45.0s) France Gilles Panizzi (4h:27m:03.0s) France Didier Auriol (4h:27m:27.2s) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 Peugeot 206 WRC Toyota Corolla WRCAustralia Rally Australia (gravel) 4 November–7 November UK Richard Burns (3h:44m:31.5s) Spain Carlos Sainz (3h:44m:43.1s) Finland Tommi Mäkinen (3h:49m:02.9s) Subaru Impreza WRC Toyota Corolla WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 Great Britain Rally of Great Britain (asphalt & gravel) 23 November–26 November UK Richard Burns (3h:53m:44.2s) Finland Juha Kankkunen (3h:55m:31.5s) Finland Harri Rovanperä (3h:58m:39.5s) Subaru Impreza WRC Subaru Impreza WRC SEAT Córdoba WRC E2 References External links FIA World Rally Championship 1999 at ewrc-results.com World Rally Championship Category:World Rally Championship seasons