1999 Monte Carlo Rally

1999 Monte Carlo Rally 67th Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 1 14 1999 World Rally Championship 1998 Rally GB 1999 Swedish Rally 275px Carlos Sainz Sr. and Luis Moya's Toyota Corolla WRC Monte Carlo 18 20 January 1999 14 424.69 https://www.ewrc-results.com/timetable/122-rallye-automobile-monte-carlo-1999/ 1,188.51 1,613.20 Tarmac, Snow FIN Tommi Makinen FIN Risto Mannisenmaki JPN Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 5:16:50.6 86 86 46 The 1999 Monte Carlo Rally (formally known as the Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 1999) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 18 and 20 January 1999. It marked the 67th running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 1999 World Rally Championship season.Shacki Season 1999 rally - eWRC-results https://www.ewrc-results.com/season/1999/1-wrc/ 2024-10-25 eWRC-results.com en The 1999 event was based in the city-state of Monaco and was contested over fourteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 424.69km (263.89 miles). Tommi Makinen was the defending world rally champion, as was Team Mitsubishi Ralliart. Peugeot Esso would not compete in the event. The Ford Motor Co Ltd entries would be excluded from the final results after an illegal water pump was discovered. Makinen, along with co-driver Risto Mannisenmaki won the rally, their first win since the 1998 Rally Australia, putting them in the lead of the championship.Shacki Final results Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 1999 https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/122-rallye-automobile-monte-carlo-1999/ 2024-10-25 eWRC-results.com en Background Entry list The following crews were set to enter the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, as well as privateer entries that were not registered to score points in the manufacturer's championship. Twelve were entered under Group A regulations to compete in the World Rally Championship's Manufacturers' Championship.Shacki Entry list Neste Rally Finland 2006 https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/10-neste-rally-finland-2006/ 2024-10-25 eWRC-results.com en +Group A entries competing in the World Rally Championship No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 1 FIN Tommi Makinen FIN Risto Mannisenmaki JPN Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Michelin 2 BEL Freddy Loix BEL Sven Smeets JPN Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Michelin 3 SPA Carlos Sainz Sr. SPA Luis Moya JPN Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Corolla WRC Michelin 4 FRA Didier Auriol FRA Denis Giraudet JPN Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Corolla WRC Michelin 5 GBR Richard Burns GBR Robert Reid JPN Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 99 Pirelli 6 FIN Juha Kankkunen FIN Juha Repo JPN Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 99 Pirelli 7 GBR Colin McRae GBR Nicky Grist GBR Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus WRC 99 Michelin 8 FRA Simon Jean-Joseph GBR Fred Gallagher GBR Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus WRC 99 Michelin 9 FIN Harri Rovanpera FIN Risto Pietilainen SPA SEAT Sport SEAT Cordoba WRC Pirelli 10 ITA Piero Liatti ITA Carlo Cassina SPA SEAT Sport SEAT Cordoba WRC Pirelli 11 GER Armin Schwarz GER Manfred Hiemer CZE Skoda Motorsport Skoda Octavia WRC Michelin 12 CZE Pavel Sibera CZE Petr Gross CZE Skoda Motorsport Skoda Octavia WRC Michelin Itinerary All dates and times are CET (UTC+1). Date No. Time span Stage name Distance 17 January 15px 14:20 Service A, La Scoperta 15px 18:40 Service B, Tallard 18 January 15px 8:00 Service C, Tallard SS1 8:30 Plan de Vitrolles - Faye 48.28 km 15px 9:41 Service D, Laragne SS2 10:41 L'Epine - Rosans 31.15 km 15px 12:20 Service E, Buis-les-Baronnies SS3 13:16 Ruissas - Eygalayes 27.56 km 15px 15:12 Service F, Tallard SS4 16:18 Prunieres - Embrun 33.82 km SS5 17:20 St. Clement - St. Saveur 20.35 km 15px 18:47 Service G, Tallard 19 January 15px 7:30 Service H, Tallard SS6 8:21 BIF. C1/D1 - Bayons 32.52 km 15px 9:52 Service I, Tallard SS7 11:05 Sisteron - Thoard 36.72 km 15px 13:19 Service J, St Andre les Alpes SS8 14:26 Entrevaux - St. Pierre 30.73 km 15px 16:36 Service K, La Scoperta SS9 17:46 Sospel - La Bollene 1 33.65 km SS10 18:37 Lantosque - Luceram 1 20.87 km 15px 19:39 Service L, La Scoperta 20 January 15px 7:20 Service M, La Scoperta SS11 8:20 Sospel - La Bollene 2 33.65 km SS12 9:11 Lantosque - Luceram 2 20.87 km 15px 10:28 Service N, La Scoperta SS13 11:23 Sospel - La Bollene 3 33.65 km SS14 12:14 Lantosque - Luceram 3 20.87 km 15px 13:16 Service O, La Scoperta Source:Shacki Itinerary Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 1999 https://www.ewrc-results.com/timetable/122-rallye-automobile-monte-carlo-1999/ 2024-10-25 eWRC-results.com en Report Overall Summary The drama began before the first stage, as Schwarz' Skoda suffered clutch issues before even making it to the ceremonial start ramp. As a result, Skoda pulled out both of their cars before the event began. Monday's stages would be covered by an overcast and scattered rain showers would permeate the day. Makinen would start the day with the lead despite some minor brake issues experienced in the first stage. Sainz would go off the road in the first corner, damaging his car and causing a retirement later in the stage. Auriol and Burns would also suffer damage in the first stage, but would make it through. Mitsubishi driver Loix would also retire in the first stage, bringing the Mitsubishi and Toyota's numbers down to one each. McRae suffered from a fire in the first stage, but was able to continue. He would later suffer from a broken windscreen when he hit a group of spectators. Meanwhile, it was privateer Panizzi who was challenging Makinen for the lead, and he would take it by stage 4 and end the day with it, while McRae would take the win in the final two stages of the day. Saturday would be a battle of tyre choice, as Makinen claimed Panizzi had made a better choice than him. But on stage 8, Panizzi would run into both mechanical and driving issues, while Makinen got the tyre choice right, leading to Makinen taking the lead back on the stage. The final two stages of the day would be run at night, atop the famous Col de Turini. Multiple drivers, especially non-French drivers, complained about spectators throwing snow on the road. Makinen would lead at the end of the day. Sunday would start with Panizzi retiring from the event on the first stage after sliding on black ice and flipping the car; the damage was too severe to continue. McRae would get a stage win, but the progress would be undone by transmission issues rendering his Subaru front-wheel drive for stage 11. Didier Auriol would take two stage wins on the day, moving him up the order. Stage 13 would be the first ever stage win for SEAT, taken by Rovanpera. But in the end, it would be Makinen with the win. The Fords would later be disqualified from the event due to an illegal water pump, promoting Auriol to third. Classification Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Time difference to class winner Points 1 1 FIN Tommi Makinen FIN Risto Mannisenmaki JPN Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 5:16:50.6 0.0 10 2 6 FIN Juha Kankkunen FIN Juha Repo JPN Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 99 5:18:35.3 +1:44.7 6 3 4 FRA Didier Auriol FRA Denis Giraudet JPN Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Corolla WRC 5:20:43.4 +3:52.8 4 4 19 FRA Francois Delecour FRA Dominique Savignoni FRA Francois Delecour Ford Escort WRC 5:20:51.8 +4:01.2 3 5 16 BEL Bruno Thiry BEL Stephane Prevot JPN Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 99 5:20:53.1 +4:02.5 2 6 10 ITA Piero Liatti ITA Carlo Cassina SPA SEAT Sport SEAT Cordoba WRC 5:23:48.7 +6:58.1 1 7 9 FIN Harri Rovanpera FIN Risto Pietilainen SPA SEAT Sport SEAT Cordoba WRC 5:23:52.9 +7:02.3 0 8 5 GBR Richard Burns GBR Robert Reid JPN Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 99 5:26:15.2 +9:24.6 0 9 21 DEN Henrik Luundgaard DEN Freddy Pedersen DEN Henrik Luundgaard Toyota Corolla WRC 5:30:56.8 +14:06.2 0 10 27 BEL Marc Duez FRA Philippe Dupuy BEL Team Gamma Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V 5:43:31.2 +26:40.6 0 11 31 ITA Luca Pedersoli ITA Nadia Mazzon ITA Luca Pedersoli Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205) 5:46:49.1 +29:58.5 0 12 18 URU Gustavo Trelles ARG Martin Christie ITA Ralliart Italia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 5:51:07.7 +34:17.1 0 13 20 GER Isolde Holderied FRA Catherine Fracois JPN Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Corolla WRC 5:53:09.9 +36:19.3 0 14 24 FIN Toni Gardemeister FIN Paavo Lukander FIN Toni Gardemeister SEAT Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 5:53:50.3 +36:59.7 0 15 29 MON Christophe Spiliotis FRA Herve Thibaud MON Christophe Spiliotis Subaru Impreza WRX 5:54:59.7 +38:09.1 0 16 64 FRA Christophe Arnaud FRA Stephane Arnaud FRA Christophe Arnaud Subaru Impreza WRX 5:55:41.5 +38:50.9 0 17 38 ITA Andrea Maselli ITA Nicola Arena ITA Andrea Maselli Renault Clio Maxi 5:58:30.9 +41:40.3 0 18 34 FRA Richard Frau FRA Dominique Le Corre FRA Richard Frau Mazda 323 GT-R 6:02:23.9 +45:33.3 0 19 67 AND Ferran Font SPA Joan Sureda AND Ferran Font Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 6:03:22.8 +46:32.2 0 20 84 FRA David Truphemus FRA Pascal Saivre FRA David Truphemus Peugeot 306 S16 6:13:16.3 +56:25.7 0 21 80 GER Horst Rotter GER Volker Schmidt GER Horst Rotter Opel Astra GSi 16V 6:14:36.0 +57:45.4 0 22 39 FRA Patrice Rouit FRA Dominique Lamy FRA Patrice Rouit Citroen ZX 16V 6:14:43.1 +57:45.4 0 23 54 ITA Giandomenico Basso ITA Flavio Guglielmini ITA Giandomenico Basso Fiat Seicento 6:15:43.2 +58:52.6 0 24 78 FRA Frederic Maniccia FRA Richard Thaon FRA Frederic Maniccia Renault Clio Williams 6:20:30.4 +1:03:39.8 0 25 51 GER Peter Zehetmaier GER Bernd Marx GER Peter Zehetmaier Fiat Seicento 6:21:30.0 +1:04:39.4 0 26 58 GRE Iaveris Jr. GRE Konstantinos Stefanis GRE Iaveris Jr. Fiat Seicento 6:21:59.7 +1:05:09.1 0 27 65 ITA Raffaello Fidanza ITA Flavio Guglielmini ITA Raffaello Fidanza Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 6:26:00.7 +1:09:10.1 0 28 87 GER Jurgen Barth FRA Jean-Claude Perramond GER Jurgen Barth Subaru Vivio RX-R 6:26:11.3 +1:09:20.7 0 29 87 BEL Pieter Tsjoen BEL Steven Vergalle BEL Pieter Tsjoen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV 6:26:18.3 +1:09:27.7 0 30 52 SMR Jader Vagnini SMR Silvio Stefanelli SMR Jader Vagnini Fiat Seicento 6:27:22.8 +1:10:32.2 0 31 79 FRA Christian Grillerer FRA Stephane Cambou FRA Christian Grillerer Honda Integra Type-R 6:27:35.9 +1:10:45.3 0 32 72 ITA Marco Menegatto ITA Enrico Brazzoli ITA Marco Menegatto Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 6:31:28.1 +1:14:37.5 0 33 36 FRA Bernard Jaussaud FRA Alain Bertrand FRA Bernard Jaussaud Renault Clio Williams 6:34:21.7 +1:17:31.1 0 34 55 Netherlands Roel Fassbender Netherlands Bart Hissink Netherlands Roel Fassbender Fiat Seicento 6:35:08.6 +1:18:18.0 0 35 47 FRA Jerome Vergerpion FRA Frederic Mlynarczyk FRA Jerome Vergerpion Citroen Saxo VTS 6:35:10.8 +1:18:20.2 0 36 71 BEL Bob Colsoul BEL Tom Colsoul BEL Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 6:38:19.7 +1:21:29.1 0 37 49 ITA Massimo Caccato ITA Andrea Signorotto ITA Massimo Caccato Fiat Seicento 6:38:22.9 +1:21:32.3 0 38 77 FRA Jean-Pierre Roche FRA Christophe Preve FRA Jean-Pierre Roche Renault Clio 16S 6:43:46.9 +1:26:56.3 0 39 37 GER Peter Bosse GER Andreas von Skopnik GER Peter Bosse Opel Astra GSi 16V 6:48:07.5 +1:31:16.9 0 40 85 FRA Jacques Molbert FRA Christophe Sonnois FRA Jacques Molbert Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9 6:53:46.9 +1:36:56.3 0 41 83 FRA Gerard Mosson FRA Jean-Luc Pomi FRA Gerard Mosson Renault Clio Williams 6:54:11.9 +1:37:21.3 0 42 89 FRA Pascal Allemand FRA Eric Barthelemy FRA Pascal Allemand Citroen AX GTI 6:58:31.4 +1:41:40.8 0 43 57 ITA Giusy Tocco ITA Ingrid Salton ITA Giusy Tocco Fiat Seicento 7:01:56.7 +1:45:06.1 0 44 41 FRA Mickael De Castelli FRA Michel Robinet FRA Mickael De Castelli Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9 7:04:53.6 +1:48:03.0 0 45 88 ITA Gabriele Cadringher ITA Gianfranco Serembre ITA Gabriele Cadringher Subaru Vivio RX-R 7:41:04.5 +2:24:13.9 0 46 50 FRA Patrick Robert FRA Marie-Francoise Pastor FRA Patrick Robert Peugeot 106 XSi 7:41:13.7 +2:24:23.1 0 Retired SS14 7 GBR Colin McRae GBR Nicky Grist GBR Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus WRC 99 Excluded - Water Pump 0 Retired SS14 8 FRA Simon Jean-Joseph GBR Fred Gallagher GBR Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus WRC 99 Excluded - Water Pump 0 Retired SS13 60 FRA Eric Ballaire FRA Bruno Beillevaire FRA Eric Ballaire Fiat Cinquecento Sporting Retired 0 Retired SS13 70 MON Richard Hein FRA Philippe Serval MON Richard Hein Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V Engine 0 Retired SS13 81 FRA Miguel Baudoin FRA Eric Mattei FRA Miguel Baudoin Renault Clio Williams Retired 0 Retired SS11 17 FRA Gilles Panizzi FRA Herve Panizzi FRA Gilles Panizzi Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 98 Accident 0 Retired SS11 62 FRA Yves Loubet FRA Bruno Brissart FRA Yves Loubet Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V Engine 0 Retired SS10 61 ITA Maurizio Verini ITA Roberto Cancelli ITA Maurizio Verini Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V Retired 0 Retired SS9 30 ITA Fabrizio Tabaton ITA Nicola Gullino ITA Fabrizio Tabaton Toyota Corolla WRC Retired 0 Retired SS9 33 FRA Frederic Schmit FRA Gilles Thimonier FRA Frederic Schmit Subaru Impreza 555 Accident 0 Retired SS9 44 FRA Alain Pellerey FRA Jose Boyer FRA Alain Pellerey Citroen Saxo Retired 0 Retired SS8 35 GER Hans-Josef Weber GER Ludwing Ruhl GER Hans-Josef Weber Mazda 323 GT-R Gearbox 0 Retired SS8 45 FRA Michel Farnaud FRA Thierry Giraud GER Hans-Josef Weber Mazda 323 GT-R Gearbox 0 Retired SS7 69 FRA Franck Metiffiot FRA Christian Caffardo FRA Franck Metiffiot Subaru Impreza GT Retired 0 Retired SS6 32 MON Franck Phillips FRA Laurent Gallibert MON Franck Phillips Ford Escort WRC Retired 0 Retired SS5 22 ITA Andrea Dallavilla ITA Danilo Fappani ITA Andrea Dallavilla Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 98 Clutch 0 Retired SS5 23 FRA Philippe Bugalski FRA Jean-Paul Chiaroni FRA Automobiles Citroen Citroen Saxo Driveshaft 0 Retired SS5 56 MON Romeo Zunino ITA Mauro Coscia MON Romeo Zunino Peugeot 106 XSi Retired 0 Retired SS5 74 FRA Jean Forti FRA Christophe Ponset FRA Jean Forti Subaru Impreza WRX Mechanical 0 Retired SS5 86 FRA Jean Vinatier FRA Georges Houel FRA Jean Vinatier Subaru Vivio RX-R Mechanical 0 Retired SS4 42 FRA Nicolas Ressegaire FRA Regis Ressegaire FRA Nicolas Ressegaire Peugeot 306 Retired 0 Retired SS2 82 MON Marc Dessi MON Vanessa Dessi MON Marc Dessi Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9 Retired 0 Retired SS1 2 BEL Freddy Loix BEL Sven Smeets JPN Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0 Retired SS1 3 SPA Carlos Sainz Sr. SPA Luis Moya JPN Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Corolla WRC Accident 0 Retired SS1 11 GER Armin Schwarz GER Manfred Hiemer CZE Skoda Motorsport Skoda Octavia WRC Clutch 0 Retired SS1 12 CZE Pavel Sibera CZE Petr Gross CZE Skoda Motorsport Skoda Octavia WRC Driveshaft 0 Retired SS1 25 SPA Jesus Puras SPA Marc Marti FRA Automobiles Citroen Citroen Saxo Accident 0 Retired SS1 26 AUT Manfred Stohl AUT Peter Muller AUT Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Accident 0 Retired SS1 28 SPA Luis Climent Asensio SPA Alex Romani SPA Vallencia Terra y Mar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Accident 0 Retired SS1 40 FRA Gilles Chevalier FRA Robert Patti FRA Gilles Chevalier Renault Clio Williams Mechanical 0 Retired SS1 43 GER Frank Post GER Bertram Schwalie GER Frank Post Citroen Saxo Accident 0 Retired SS1 46 GER Hilde Henry GER Christina Hanemann GER Hilde Henry Citroen Saxo Mechanical 0 Retired SS1 48 POL Jacek Sikora POL Marek Kaczmarek POL Jacek Sikora Fiat Seicento Accident 0 Retired SS1 53 FRA Daniel Lessantini FRA Fabrice Roux FRA Daniel Lessantini Peugeot 106 XSi Accident 0 Retired SS1 59 ITA Stefano Macaluso ITA Giovanni Bernacchini ITA Stefano Macaluso Fiat Cinquecento Accident 0 Retired SS1 63 FRA Bruno Marcon MON Jean-Francois Cavarero FRA Bruno Marcon Ford Escort RS Cosworth Retired 0 Retired SS1 68 FRA Philippe Brun FRA Pascal Grange FRA Philippe Brun Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV Excluded 0 Retired SS1 73 GBR Nigel Heath GBR Chris Patterson GBR Nigel Heath Subaru Impreza WRX Accident 0 Retired SS1 75 FRA Lilian Polge FRA Alain Bonnet FRA Lilian Polge Ford Escort RS Cosworth Excluded 0 Retired SS1 76 FRA Serge Guiramand FRA Jacques Clavel FRA Serge Guiramand Renault Clio Williams Accident 0 Special Stages All dates and times are CET (UTC+1). DayStageTimeNameLength (km)WinnerTimeRally leader 118 Jan SS1 8:30 Plan de Vitrolles - Faye 48.28 FIN Tommi Makinen 34:36.4 FIN Tommi Makinen SS2 10:41 L'Epine - Rosans 31.15 BEL Bruno Thiry 19:59.6 SS3 13:16 Ruissas - Eygalayes 27.56 FRA Gilles Panizzi 18:50.3 SS4 16:18 Prunieres - Embrun 33.82 GBR Colin McRae 20:50.3 FRA Gilles Panizzi SS5 17:20 St. Clement - St. Saveur 20.35 GBR Colin McRae 13:58.0 219 Jan SS6 8:21 BIF. C1/D1 - Bayons 32.52 FRA Gilles Panizzi 24:13.1 SS7 11:05 Sisteron - Thoard 36.72 FIN Tommi Makinen 25:43.4 SS8 14:26 Entrevaux - St. Pierre 30.73 FIN Juha Kankkunen 23:58.4 FIN Tommi Makinen SS9 17:46 Sospel - La Bollene 1 33.65 FIN Tommi Makinen 27:20.1 SS10 18:37 Lantosque - Luceram 1 20.87 GBR Colin McRae 15:22.7 320 Jan SS11 08:20 Sospel - La Bollene 2 33.65 FRA Didier Auriol 28:06.2 SS12 9:11 Lantosque - Luceram 2 20.87 GBR Colin McRae 15:43.2 SS13 11:23 Sospel - La Bollene 3 33.65 FIN Harri Rovanpera 26:53.4 SS14 12:14 Lantosque - Luceram 3 20.87 FRA Didier Auriol 15:19.0 Championship Standings Pos. Position Drivers' Championship Manufacturers' ChampionshipMoveDriverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 10px FIN Tommi Makinen 10 10px JPN Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 10 2 10px FIN Juha Kankkunen 6 10px JPN Subaru World Rally Team 7 3 10px FRA Didier Auriol 4 10px SPA SEAT Sport 5 4 10px FRA Francois Delecour 3 10px JPN Toyota Castrol Team 4 5 10px BEL Bruno Thiry 2 References External links Results at eWRC.com Results at Jonkka's World Rally Archive Maps at Rally Maps Category:1999 World Rally Championship season Category:Monte Carlo Rally Rally Monte Carlo Rally Monte Carlo Rally