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.

1999 World Rally Championship
World Drivers' Champion:
Tommi Mäkinen
World Manufacturers' Champion:
Toyota
Previous: 1998 Next: 2000
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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.

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 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 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 Ltd 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
Renault Sport Renault Mégane Maxi M 19 Oriol Gómez 5
22 Walter Suriani 7
23 Tapio Laukkanen 4, 6, 10, 12–14
27 Martin Rowe 4, 6, 10, 12–14
30 José Carlos Macedo 4
31 Benoît Rousselot 6
33 Pedro Azeredo 4
42 Raphael Sperrer 12
44 Kris Princen 8, 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
 GRE
 NZL
 FIN
 CHN
 ITA
 AUS
 GBR
  Pts 
1 Tommi Mäkinen 1 1 DSQ 5 3 62 4 3 1 Ret2 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 51 3 Ret 4 Ret1 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 33 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 63 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
 GRE
 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
 GRE
 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
 GRE
 NZL
 FIN
 CHN
 ITA
 AUS
 GBR
  Pts 

Production World Rally Championship
Pos. Driver MON
 SWE
 KEN
 POR
 ESP
 FRA
 ARG
 GRE
 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
 GRE
 NZL
 FIN
 CHN
 ITA
 AUS
 GBR
  Pts 

FIA 2 Litre World Cup for Manufacturers

() Denotes dropped score.

PosEntrantR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9R10R11R12R13R14Pts
1Renault16(3)0(7)10161010(4)160168(6)102
2Hyundai0010160001316416013795
NC(*)Volkswagen01600000005040025

(*) – 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 Cars
Monte Carlo Rally17 January–20 January
  1. Tommi Mäkinen (5h:16m:50.6s)
  2. Juha Kankkunen (5h:18m:35.3s)
  3. Didier Auriol (5h:20m:43.4s)
  1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC
  3. Toyota Corolla WRC
Swedish Rally12 February–14 February
  1. Tommi Mäkinen (3h:29m:15.6s)
  2. Carlos Sainz (3h:29m:33.7s)
  3. Thomas Rådström (3h:29m:53.4s)
  1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
  2. Toyota Corolla WRC
  3. Ford Focus WRC
Safari Rally26 February–28 February
  1. Colin McRae (8h:41m:39s)
  2. Didier Auriol (8h:56m:05s)
  3. Carlos Sainz (8h:59m:46s)
  1. Ford Focus WRC
  2. Toyota Corolla WRC
  3. Toyota Corolla WRC
Rally Portugal21 March–24 March
  1. Colin McRae (4h:05m:41.7s)
  2. Carlos Sainz (4h:05m:54.0s)
  3. Didier Auriol (4h:05m:58.2s)
  1. Ford Focus WRC
  2. Toyota Corolla WRC
  3. Toyota Corolla WRC
Rally Catalunya19 April–21 April
  1. Philippe Bugalski (4h:13m:45.6s)
  2. Didier Auriol (4h:14m:17.4s)
  3. Tommi Mäkinen (4h:16m:06.7s)
  1. Citroën Xsara Kit Car
  2. Toyota Corolla WRC
  3. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
Tour de Corse7 May–9 May
  1. Philippe Bugalski (3h:44m:35.7s)
  2. Jesús Puras (3h:45m:10.4s)
  3. Carlos Sainz (3h:45m:45.0s)
  1. Citroën Xsara Kit Car
  2. Citroën Xsara Kit Car
  3. Toyota Corolla WRC
Rally Argentina22 May–25 May
  1. Juha Kankkunen (4h:17m:15.4s)
  2. Richard Burns (4h:17m:17.8s)
  3. Didier Auriol (4h:17m:55.0s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC
  3. Toyota Corolla WRC
Acropolis Rally6 June–9 June
  1. Richard Burns (4h:21m:21.2s)
  2. Carlos Sainz (4h:22m:22.5s)
  3. Tommi Mäkinen (4h:24m:01.2s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC
  2. Toyota Corolla WRC
  3. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
Rally New Zealand15 July–18 July
  1. Tommi Mäkinen (4h:11m:07.1s)
  2. Juha Kankkunen (4h:12m:44.1s)
  3. Toni Gardemeister (4h:13m:56.1s)
  1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC
  3. SEAT Córdoba WRC
Rally Finland20 August–22 August
  1. Juha Kankkunen (3h:08m:54.5s)
  2. Richard Burns (3h:09m:04.2s)
  3. Carlos Sainz (3h:09m:12.5s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC
  3. Toyota Corolla WRC
Rally China17 September–19 September
  1. Didier Auriol (3h:38m:36.6s)
  2. Richard Burns (3h:39m:32.4s)
  3. Carlos Sainz (3h:40m:56.0s)
  1. Toyota Corolla WRC
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC
  3. Toyota Corolla WRC
Rally Sanremo11 October–13 October
  1. Tommi Mäkinen (4h:26m:45.0s)
  2. Gilles Panizzi (4h:27m:03.0s)
  3. Didier Auriol (4h:27m:27.2s)
  1. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
  2. Peugeot 206 WRC
  3. Toyota Corolla WRC
Rally Australia4 November–7 November
  1. Richard Burns (3h:44m:31.5s)
  2. Carlos Sainz (3h:44m:43.1s)
  3. Tommi Mäkinen (3h:49m:02.9s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC
  2. Toyota Corolla WRC
  3. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6
Rally of Great Britain23 November–26 November
  1. Richard Burns (3h:53m:44.2s)
  2. Juha Kankkunen (3h:55m:31.5s)
  3. Harri Rovanperä (3h:58m:39.5s)
  1. Subaru Impreza WRC
  2. Subaru Impreza WRC
  3. SEAT Córdoba WRC E2
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