1999 World Rally Championship

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

Round	Dates	Race
1	17–20 January	Monte Carlo Rally
2	12–14 February	Swedish Rally
3	25–28 February	Safari Rally
4	21–24 March	Rally Portugal
5	19–21 April	Rally Catalunya
6	7–9 May	Tour de Corse
7	22–25 May	Rally Argentina
8	6–9 June	Acropolis Rally
9	15–18 July	Rally New Zealand
10	20–22 August	Rally Finland
11	17–19 September	China Rally
12	11–13 October	Rally Sanremo
13	4–7 November	Rally Australia
14	21–23 November	Network Q Rally of Great Britain

Teams and drivers

Team	Constructor	Car	Tyre	No	Drivers	Rounds
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi	Lancer Evo VI	M	1	Tommi Mäkinen	All
				2	Freddy Loix	1–3, 5–14
					Marcus Grönholm	4
				22	Hamed Al-Wahaibi	2–13
Toyota Castrol Team	Toyota	Corolla WRC	M	3	Carlos Sainz	All
				4	Didier Auriol	All
				12	Ian Duncan	3
				18	Neal Bates	13
					Takuma Kamada	9, 11
				19	Pasi Hagström	2, 4, 10
					Pedro Matos Chaves	4
				26	Henrik Lundgaard	1, 5–6, 12
				32	Isolde Holderied	1, 6, 12
				42	Matthias Kahle	3, 8–9, 14
				45	Martin Brundle	14
				52	Jonny Milner	14
Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru	Impreza WRC 99	P	5	Richard Burns	All
				6	Juha Kankkunen	1–4, 7–14
					Bruno Thiry	5–6
				14	Bruno Thiry	1–4
					Juha Kankkunen	5
				17	Possum Bourne	9, 13
Ford Motor Co	Ford	Focus RS WRC 99	M	7	Colin McRae	All
				8	Simon Jean-Joseph	1, 5–6, 12
					Thomas Rådström	2, 7–11, 13–14
					Petter Solberg	3–4
				20	Petter Solberg	2, 10, 12, 14
SEAT Sport	SEAT	Córdoba WRC	P	9	Harri Rovanperä	All
				10	Piero Liatti	1, 3–8, 11–12
					Marcus Grönholm	2
					Toni Gardemeister	9–10, 13–14
				16	Gwyndaf Evans	14
				20	Toni Gardemeister	12
Škoda Motorsport	Škoda	Octavia WRC	M	11	Armin Schwarz	1, 4–5, 8, 10, 12, 14
				12	Pavel Sibera	1, 5
					Emil Triner	4, 8, 10, 12
					Bruno Thiry	14
Peugeot Esso	Peugeot	206 WRC	M	14	François Delecour	6, 8, 10, 12–14
				15	Gilles Panizzi	6, 12
					Marcus Grönholm	8, 10, 13–14
				21	Marcus Grönholm	12
				22	Gilles Panizzi	10, 14
Citroën Sport	Citroën	Xsara F2	M	18	Philippe Bugalski	5–6, 12
				19	Jesús Puras	5–6, 12
Hyundai World Rally Team	Hyundai	Coupe Evo 2	M	24	Alister McRae	2, 4–5, 8–14
				26	Kenneth Eriksson	2, 4–5, 8–14

Results and standings

Drivers' championship

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

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

Manufacturers' championship

Pos. Manufacturer No. MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRE NZL FIN CHN ITA AUS GBR Points 1 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 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 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 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 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 Peugeot Esso 14 Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret 11 15 Ret Ret 4 2 5 Ret 7 Škoda Motorsport 11 Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 6 12 Ret Ret Ret 6 9 8 4 Pos. Manufacturer No. MON SWE KEN POR ESP FRA ARG GRE NZL FIN CHN ITA AUS GBR Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from the event (WD) Notes: 1 2 3 – Indicate position on TV Covered Stage

FIA Teams' Cup

Pos	Driver	MON	SWE	KEN	POR	ESP	FRA	ARG	GRC	NZL	FIN	CHN	ITA	AUS	GBR	Pts
1	Luís Clíment	Ret	2	2	2	1	1		1		Ret		Ret		1	58
2	Volkan Işık				1	2		Ret	Ret		1	1	1			46
3	Frédéric Dor			1	3			1	3	2	2			Ret		40
4	Hamed Al-Wahaibi				Ret	4	2	Ret	4	1	Ret	Ret	3	Ret		28
5	Abdullah Bakhashab				Ret	3	Ret		2			Ret	2		Ret	16
NC	Krzysztof Hołowczyc		1		Ret										2	16
NC	Michael Guest				Ret	5			Ret	Ret		2		Ret		8
Pos	Driver	MON	SWE	KEN	POR	ESP	FRA	ARG	GRC	NZL	FIN	CHN	ITA	AUS	GBR	Pts

Production World Rally Championship

Pos	Driver	MON	SWE	KEN	POR	ESP	FRA	ARG	GRC	NZL	FIN	CHN	ITA	AUS	GBR	Pts
1	Gustavo Trelles	2	6		2	3	1	1	Ret	1	Ret	2	Ret	Ret		69
2	Hamed Al-Wahaibi		9	1	Ret	1	3	Ret	1	2	Ret	Ret	6	Ret		53
3	Toshihiro Arai									4		1		1		29
4	Manfred Stohl	Ret	4	4	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	Ret		3		2		Ret	27
5	Jouko Puhakka		1		Ret	Ret	Ret				1					26
6	Ramón Ferreyros				4				2			Ret			1	24
7	Gianluigi Galli		7		Ret	Ret	Ret				6		1			24
8	Marc Duez	1														13
9	Miguel Campos				1											13
10	Jani Paasonen		3								2					13
11	Katsuhiko Taguchi									3		3		4		13
12	Stig-Olov Walfridson		2													8
13	Luis Climent	Ret	8	2												8
14	Giovanni Manfrinato					2										8
15	Jorge Recalde							2								8
16	Ed Ordynski													2		8
17	Richard Tuthill														2	8
18	Christophe Spiliotis	3														5
19	Hideaki Miyoshi			3												5
20	Juha Kangas		Ret		3	8			Ret		Ret					5
21	Claudio Menzi							3								5
22	Gaby Goudezeune								3							5
23	Mario Stagni												3			5
24	Uwe Nittel													3		5
21	Gavin Cox														3	5
Pos	Driver	MON	SWE	KEN	POR	ESP	FRA	ARG	GRC	NZL	FIN	CHN	ITA	AUS	GBR	Pts

Events

FIA 2 Litre World Cup for Manufacturers

() Denotes Dropped Score

Volkswagen were not classified having not homologated their new Golf Kit Car at the start of the season

External links

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