1999 Safari Rally

1999 Safari Rally 47th 555 Safari Rally 3 14 1999 World Rally Championship 1999 Swedish Rally 1999 Rally de Portugal Nairobi 25 28 February 1999 13 1,009.91 eWRC Safari Rally Itinerary Retrieved 14 Oct 2024 1,640.33 2,650.24 Gravel GBR Colin McRae GBR Nicky Grist GBR Ford Motor Co Ltd 8:41:39 45 45 24 The 1999 Safari Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 25 and 28 February 1999. It marked the 47th running of the Safari Rally, and was the third round of the 1999 World Rally Championship season. eWRC 1999 Season Retrieved 14 Oct 2024 The 1999 event was based in the city of Nairobi in Kenya and was contested over thirteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 1,009.91km (627.53 miles). Tommi Makinen was the defending rally winner, as was Team Mitsubishi Ralliart. Having won both rallies of the season so far, Makinen lead the championship with twenty points; thirteen more than closest rival Juha Kankkunen. Colin McRae, along with co-driver Nicky Grist won the rally, their first win of the season, and first win since the 1998 Acropolis Rally, giving them their first points of the season. eWRC Safari Rally Final Results Retrieved 14 Oct 2024 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. Ten were entered under Group A regulations to compete in the World Rally Championship's Manufacturers' Championship. eWRC Safari Rally Entry List Retrieved 14 Oct 2024 +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 Impreza WRC 2006 Pirelli 7 GBR Colin McRae GBR Nicky Grist GBR Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus WRC 99 Michelin 8 NOR Petter Solberg 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 Itinerary All dates and times are EAT (UTC+3). Date No. Time span Stage name Distance 25 February SS1 15:00 Cheetah Anza - Isha 1 2.42 km 15px 15:05 Service A, Jamhuri Park 26 February 15px 9:55 Service B, Plains Park SS2 10:25 Isinya - Orien 1 112.40 km 15px 11:25 Service C, Plains Park SS3 12:11 Olooloitikosh - Kajiado 1 49.06 km 15px 12:38 Service D, Plains Park SS4 14:07 Hunters Lookout - Timbuctoo 72.56 km 15px 14:53 Service E, Plains Park SS5 16:00 Lenkili - Il Bisel 1 113.41 km 15px 17:15 Service F, Plains Park 27 February 15px 6:40 Service G, Equator Park SS6 7:33 Elmenteita - Olenguruone 89.13 km 15px 9:10 Service H, Equator Park SS7 10:35 Nyaru - Eldama Ravine 87.59 km 15px 12:10 Service I, Equator Park SS8 13:42 Morendat - Mbaruk 81.40 km 15px 14:50 Service J, Equator Park SS9 15:59 Marigat - Gari Ya Moshi 124.65 km 15px 17:00 Service K, Equator Park 28 February 15px 6:37 Service L, Plains Park SS10 7:33 Lenkili - Il Bisel 2 113.41 km 15px 8:46 Service M, Plains Park SS11 9:26 Isinya - Orien 2 112.40 km 15px 10:28 Service N, Plains Park SS12 11:14 Olooloitikosh - Kajiado 2 49.06 km 15px 11:41 Service I, Plains Park SS13 14:00 Cheetah Anza - Isha 2 2.42 km Report Overall Classification Position No. Car number Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Time difference to class winner Points 1 7 GBR Colin McRae GBR Nicky Grist GBR Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus WRC 99 8:41:39 0.0 10 2 4 FRA Didier Auriol FRA Denis Giraudet JPN Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Corolla WRC 8:56:05 +14:26 6 3 3 SPA Carlos Sainz Sr. SPA Luis Moya JPN Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Corolla WRC 8:59:46 +18:07 4 4 12 KEN Ian Duncan KEN David Williamson KEN Toyota Kenya Toyota Corolla WRC 9:05:35 +23:56 3 5 8 NOR Petter Solberg GBR Fred Gallagher GBR Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus WRC 99 9:26:28 +44:49 2 6 9 FIN Harri Rovanpera FIN Risto Pietilainen SPA SEAT Sport SEAT Cordoba WRC 9:40:08 +58:29 1 7 16 FRA Frederic Dor GBR Kevin Gormley FRA F. Dor Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 97 9:41:38 +59:59 0 8 14 OMA Hamed Al-Wahaibi NZL Tony Sircombe JPN Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V 10:05:09 +1:23:30 0 9 15 SPA Asensio Luis Clement SPA Alex Romani SPA Valencia Terra y Mar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 10:08:24 +1:26:45 0 10 20 JPN Hideaki Miyoshi JPN Eido Osawa JPN Hideaki Miyoshi Subaru Impreza WRX 10:42:00 +2:00:21 0 11 18 KEN Jonathan Toroitich KEN Mahesh Saleh KEN Jonathan Toroitich Toyota Celica GT-Four 11:21:28 +2:39:49 0 12 17 AUT Manfred Stohl AUT Peter Muller AUT Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 11:41:42 +3:00:03 0 13 23 KEN Rob Hellier GBR Des Page-Morris KEN Rob Hellier Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 11:48:44 +3:07:05 0 14 26 GBR John Lloyd KEN David Horsey GBR John Lloyd Subaru Impreza WRX 11:51:31 +3:09:52 0 15 34 GBR Shahnawaz Murji KEN Mohammed Verjee GBR Shahnawaz Murji Subaru Impreza 12:22:27 +3:40:48 0 16 33 KEN Hardeep Reshi KEN Kamaljeet Ubhi KEN Hardeep Reshi Subaru Impreza WRX 12:32:32 +3:50:53 0 17 22 GBR Mark Tilbury KEN Bill Kirk GBR Mark Tilbury Nissan Pulsar GTi-R 13:19:32 +4:37:53 0 18 24 KEN Phineas Kimathi KEN Abdul Sidi KEN Phineas Kimathi Hyundai Coupe 13:26:16 +4:37:53 0 19 28 KEN Jimmy Wahome KEN Tom Muriuki KEN Jimmy Wahome Subaru Impreza WRX 13:44:26 +5:02:47 0 20 39 KEN Lee Rose KEN Piers Daykin KEN Lee Rose Subaru Impreza WRX 13:51:22 +5:09:43 0 21 39 KEN Paramjit Sehmi KEN Kashif Sheikh KEN Paramjit Sehmi Subaru Impreza WRX 14:18:53 +5:37:14 0 22 21 KEN Jamil Khan KEN Surinder Thatthi KEN Jamil Khan Subaru Impreza WRX 14:23:42 +5:42:03 0 23 41 ITA Stefano Rocca KEN Saleem Haji ITA Stefano Rocca Subaru Impreza WRX 14:45:55 +6:04:16 0 24 43 KEN Shahid Essajee KEN Shammi Singh KEN Shahid Essajee Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 15:36:27 +6:54:48 0 Retired SS13 1 FIN Tommi Makinen FIN Risto Mannisenmaki JPN Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Excluded 0 Retired SS13 30 KEN John Ngunjiri KEN Thuita Karanja KEN John Ngunjiri Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Retired 0 Retired SS11 10 ITA Piero Liatti ITA Carlo Cassina SPA SEAT Sport SEAT Cordoba WRC Engine 0 Retired SS9 35 KEN Michelle van Tongeren KEN Safina Hussein KEN Michelle van Tongeren Subaru Impreza WRX Excluded 0 Retired SS9 37 KEN Don Smith KEN Simon Bates KEN Don Smith Ford Escort RS Cosworth Retired 0 Retired SS7 5 GBR Richard Burns GBR Robert Reid JPN Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 99 Suspension 0 Retired SS7 25 KEN Rory Green KEN Orson Taylor KEN Rory Green Subaru Impreza WRX Retired 0 Retired SS7 31 GBR Alastair Cavenagh KEN Crispin Sassoon GBR Alastair Cavenagh Subaru Impreza WRX Suspension 0 Retired SS7 36 KEN Azar Anwar KEN Raffiq Cassam KEN Azar Anwar Hyundai Elantra Driveshaft 0 Retired SS6 29 KEN Gregory Kibiti KEN George Mwangi KEN Gregory Kibiti Hyundai Coupe Suspension 0 Retired SS6 45 KEN Tinu Khan KEN Amaar Slatch KEN Tinu Khan Subaru Legacy RS Accident 0 Retired SS5 19 UGA Emmanuel Katto KEN Peter Stone UGA Emmanuel Katto Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 98 Engine 0 Retired SS5 50 KEN Brendan Fernandes KEN Tony Kimondo KEN Brendan Fernandes Hyundai Elantra Retired 0 Retired SS4 38 KEN Peter Karwigi KEN Peter Macharia KEN Peter Karwigi Subaru Legacy RS Retired 0 Retired SS3 2 BEL Freddy Loix BEL Sven Smeets JPN Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0 Retired SS3 6 FIN Juha Kankkunen FIN Juha Repo JPN Subaru World Rally Team Impreza WRC 2006 Electrical 0 Retired SS3 40 KEN Shabir Hussein KEN Diamond Lalani KEN Shabir Hussein Subaru Legacy RS Retired 0 Retired SS3 49 KEN Alan Kuria KEN Baga Singh KEN Alan Kuria Mazda 323 Retired 0 Retired SS2 11 BEL Bruno Thiry BEL Stephane Prevot JPN Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 98 Electrical 0 Retired SS2 44 KEN Ghalib Hajee KEN Sameer Nanji KEN Ghalib Hajee Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD Mechanical 0 Retired SS2 48 KEN Asad Khan KEN Adil Khan KEN Asad Khan Subaru Impreza WRX Mechanical 0 Special Stages All dates and times are EAT (UTC+3). DayStageTimeNameLength (km)WinnerTimeRally leader 125 Feb SS1 15:00 Cheetah Anza - Isha 1 2.42 FIN Juha Kankkunen 1:53 FIN Juha Kankkunen 226 Feb SS2 10:25 Isinya - Orien 1 112.40 GBR Richard Burns 48:25 GBR Richard Burns SS3 12:11 Olooloitikosh - Kajiado 1 49.06 SPA Carlos Sainz 22:38 SPA Carlos Sainz SS4 14:07 Hunters Lookout - Timbuctoo 72.56 GBR Richard Burns 36:11 SS5 16:00 Lenkili - Il Bisel 1 113.41 FIN Tommi Makinen 59:57 GBR Richard Burns 327 Feb SS6 7:33 Elmenteita - Olenguruone 89.13 GBR Richard Burns 42:56 SS7 10:35 Nyaru - Eldama Ravine 87.59 SPA Carlos Sainz 56:26 GBR Colin McRae SS8 13:42 Morendat - Mbaruk 81.40 FIN Tommi Makinen 41:03 SS9 15:59 Marigat - Gari Ya Moshi 124.65 SPA Carlos Sainz 1:01:03 428 Feb SS10 7:33 Lenkili - Il Bisel 2 113.41 FRA Didier Auriol 1:00:22 SS11 9:26 Isinya - Orien 2 112.40 KEN Ian Duncan 50:22 SS12 11:14 Olooloitikosh - Kajiado 2 49.06 FIN Tommi Makinen 22:59 SS13 14:00 Cheetah Anza - Isha 2 2.42 FIN Tommi Makinen 1:56 Championship Standings Pos. Position Drivers' Championship Manufacturers' ChampionshipMoveDriverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints 1 10px FIN Tommi Makinen 20 10px 1 JPN Toyota Castrol Team 23 2 10px 1 FRA Didier Auriol 13 10px 1 JPN Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 20 3 10px 1 SPA Carlos Sainz 10 10px 2 GBR Ford Motor Co Ltd 17 4 10px 6 GBR Colin McRae 10 10px 2 JPN Subaru World Rally Team 10 5 10px 3 FIN Juha Kankkunen 7 10px 1 SPA SEAT Sport 7 References External links Results at eWRC.com Results at Jonkka's World Rally Archive Category:1999 in Kenyan sport Category:1999 World Rally Championship season Category:Safari Rally