1999 Swedish Rally

1999 Swedish Rally
48th International Swedish Rally
Round 2 of 14 in the 1999 World Rally Championship
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Host country Sweden
Rally baseKarlstad
Dates run12 – 14 February 1999
Stages19 (384.30 km; 238.79 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceSnow
Transport distance1,094.10 km (679.84 miles)
Overall distance1,478.40 km (918.64 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered102
Crews102 at start, 64 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Tommi Makinen
Risto Mannisenmaki
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart
3:29:15.6

The 1999 Swedish Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 12 and 14 February 1999. It marked the 48th running of the Swedish Rally, and was the second round of the 1999 World Rally Championship season.[2] The 1999 event was based in the city of Karlstad in Sweden and was contested over nineteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 384.30 kilometres (238.79 mi).

Tommi Makinen was the defending rally winner, as was Team Mitsubishi Ralliart. Peugeot Esso and Skoda Motorsport would not compete in the event.

Makinen, along with co-driver Risto Mannisenmaki won the rally, their second win in a row, strengthening their lead of the championship.[3]

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.[4]

Group A entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
1 Tommi Makinen Risto Mannisenmaki Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M
2 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M
3 Carlos Sainz Sr. Luis Moya Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Corolla WRC M
4 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Corolla WRC M
5 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 99 P
6 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 99 P
7 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus WRC 99 M
8 Thomas Radstrom Fred Gallagher Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus WRC 99 M
9 Harri Rovanpera Risto Pietilainen SEAT Sport SEAT Cordoba WRC P
10 Marcus Gronholm Tero Gardemeister SEAT Sport SEAT Cordoba WRC P

Itinerary

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).

Date No. Time span Stage name Distance
12 February 10:13 Service A, Hagfors —
SS1 10:38 Malta 11.88 km
SS2 11:24 Sunnemo 30.87 km
11:53 Service B, Hagfors —
SS3 12:52 Hamra 30.69 km
SS4 13:55 Torsby 4.00 km
14:15 Service C, Torsby —
SS5 15:03 Bjalverud 21.58 km
SS6 15:39 Mangen 22.09 km
16:35 Service D, Westom —
SS7 17:41 Langjohanstorp 19.44 km
SS8 19:08 Kalvholmen 2.10 km
19:41 Service E, Karlstad —
13 February 9:13 Service F, Hagfors —
SS9 10:18 Sagen 1 14.76 km
SS10 11:07 Fredriksberg 27.83 km
12:14 Service G, Grangesberg —
SS11 13:13 Nyhammar 27.79 km
14:25 Service H, Borlange —
SS12 15:24 Jutbo 47.65 km
16:35 Service I, Borlange —
SS13 17:30 Skog 22.82 km
SS14 18:30 Lugnet 2.00 km
19:22 Service J, Borlange —
14 February 7:05 Service K, Grangesberg —
SS15 8:03 Stromsdal 13.93 km
SS16 8:56 Rammen 1 23.81 km
9:34 Service L, Hagfors —
SS17 10:49 Sagen 2 14.76 km
SS18 11:42 Rammen 2 23.81 km
12:20 Service M, Hagfors —
SS19 14:00 Mangstorp 22.49 km
15:20 Service N, Karlstad —
Source:[5]

Report

Overall

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
1 1 Tommi Makinen Risto Mannisenmaki Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:29:15.6 0.0 10
2 3 Carlos Sainz Sr. Luis Moya Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Corolla WRC 3:29:33.7 +18.1 6
3 8 Thomas Radstrom Fred Gallagher Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus WRC 99 3:29:53.4 +37.8 4
4 4 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Corolla WRC 3:29:55.9 +40.3 3
5 5 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 99 3:35:04.9 +5:49.3 2
6 6 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Subaru World Rally Team Impreza WRC 2006 3:35:10.0 +5:54.4 1
7 12 Pasi Hagstrom Tero Gardemeister Pasi Hagstrom Toyota Corolla WRC 3:37:39.6 +8:24.0 0
8 36 Markko Martin Toomas Kitsing Markko Martin Ford Escort WRC 3:38:57.6 +9:42.0 0
9 21 Henrik Luundgaard Freddy Pedersen Henrik Luundgaard Toyota Corolla WRC 5:30:56.8 +14:06.2 0
10 2 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:39:21.8 +10:06.2 0
11 14 Petter Solberg Phil Mills Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus WRC 99 3:40:02.4 +10:46.8 0
12 39 Jonas Kruse Per Schlegel NCC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV 3:42:28.1 +13:12.5 0
13 19 Jouko Puhakka Jakke Honkanen Tyre Research Institute RT Toyota Corolla WRC 3:44:48.5 +15:32.9 0
14 20 Stig-Olov Walfridsson Jan Svanstrom Mitsubishi Ralliart Sweden Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3:44:59.9 +15:44.3 0
15 17 Krzysztof Holowczyc Jean-Marc Fortin Turning Point Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX 3:45:13.7 +15:58.1 0
16 9 Harri Rovanpera Risto Pietilainen SEAT Sport SEAT Cordoba WRC 3:46:35.9 +17:20.3 0
17 24 Jani Paasonen Arto Kapanen Jani Paasonen Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV 3:46:58.7 +17:43.1 0
18 23 Manfred Stohl Peter Muller Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 3:49:07.4 +19:51.8 0
19 45 Mats Karlsson Arne Hertz Mats Karlsson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 3:49:33.8 +20:18.2 0
20 22 Gustavo Trelles Martin Christie Ralliart Italia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 3:50:01.5 +20:45.9 0
21 29 Per Svan Johan Olsson Opel Team Sweden Opel Astra 3:50:10.8 +20:55.2 0
22 31 Harry Joki Ingemar Karlsson Volkswagen Motorsport Sweden Volkswagen Golf III GTi 16V 3:51:20.1 +22:04.5 0
23 48 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV 3:51:35.3 +22:19.7 0
24 32 Anders Nilsson Markku Kangas Opel Team Sweden Opel Astra GSi 16V 3:52:10.0 +22:54.4 0
25 25 Asensio Luis Climent Alex Romani Valencia Terra y Mar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 3:53:15.8 +24:00.2 0
26 49 Hamed Al-Wahaibi Tony Sircombe Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV 3:53:51.5 +24:35.9 0
27 41 Jari Viita Tapio Airtovaara Jari Viita Ford Escort RS Cosworth 3:55:45.0 +26:29.4 0
28 50 Patric Carlsson Peter Johansson SEAT Dealer Team Sweden SEAT Ibiza 3:57:26.2 +1:09:20.7 0
29 47 Kris Rosenberger Per Carlsson Kris Rosenberger Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV 3:59:23.5 +30:07.9 0
30 63 Mattias Ekstrom Christina Thorner Mattias Ekstrom Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV 4:03:29.3 +34:13.7 0
31 74 Gert Blomqvist Lena Lindberg Peugeot Sport Sweden Peugeot 306 S16 4:04:31.0 +35:15.4 0
32 80 Karsten Richardt Frederiksen Ole Refsgaard Karsten Richardt Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV 4:05:20.3 +36:04.7 0
33 33 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Astra Racing Seat Ibiza 4:05:33.0 +36:17.4 0
34 52 Andreas Eriksson Patrick Henriksson Volkswagen Motorsport Sweden Volkswagen Golf II GTi 16V 4:05:48.1 +36:32.5 0
35 88 Fredrik Eljas Sune Elofsson Fredrik Eljas Toyota Celica GT-Four 4:12:01.1 +42:45.5 0
36 83 Johan Jonsson Mikael Persson Johan Jonsson SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V 4:14:19.8 +45:04.2 0
37 72 Clemens Andersson Raymond Eriksson Clemens Andersson Opel Corsa GSi 4:14:43.2 +45:27.6 0
38 97 Nils Tronrud Kjell Pettersen Nils Tronrud Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 4:15:35.3 +46:19.7 0
39 86 Minna Lindroos Jani Laaksonen Minna Lindroos Opel Astra GSi 16V 4:17:05.1 +47:49.5 0
40 75 Daniel Carlsson Kent-Ake Stenback Daniel Carlsson Opel Astra GSi 16V 4:19:16.6 +50:01.0 0
41 67 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV 4:21:51.9 +52:36.3 0
42 81 Joakim Roman Thomas Andersson Joakim Roman Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 4:22:05.1 +52:49.5 0
43 77 Peter Lindblom Tommy Svedberg Peter Lindblom Citroen AX GTI 4:22:09.6 +52:54.5 0
44 85 Stephane Caillet Christophe Valet Stephane Caillet Peugeot 306 S16 4:23:51.0 +54:35.4 0
45 91 Oliver Marty Vincent Ducher Oliver Marty Peugeot 106 4:23:55.4 +54:39.8 0
46 53 Salvador Canellas Carlos del Barrio Salvador Canellas SEAT Ibiza 4:24:07.6 +54:52.0 0
47 94 Wakujiro Kobayashi Mitsushiro Yamamoto Wakujiro Kobayashi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV 4:31:16.1 +1:02:00.5 0
48 76 Mattias Aronsson Rolf Andersson Mattias Aronsson Opel Astra GSi 16V 4:31:39.3 +1:02:23.7 0
49 107 Walter Olofsson Kjell Andersson Walter Olofsson Suzuki Swift GTi 4:32:04.1 +1:02:48.5 0
50 105 Lasse Storm Ulf Storm Lasse Storm Citroen AX GTI 4:32:28.0 +1:03:12.4 0
51 103 Anders Wann Mikael Eriksson Anders Wann Suzuki Swift GTi 4:32:34.5 +1:03:18.9 0
52 98 Lars Johansson Hans Gustavsson Lars Johansson Opel Astra GSi 16V 4:34:00.0 +1:04:44.4 0
53 95 Jochen Walther Kay Treder Jochen Walther Mazda 323 4:34:27.1 +1:05:11.5 0
54 96 Natalie Barratt Stella Boyles Natalie Barratt Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV 4:34:41.1 +1:05:11.5 0
55 106 Jorgen Jonsson Christer Bergh Jorgen Jonsson Suzuki Swift GTi 4:35:27.4 +1:06:11.8 0
56 99 Mauro Patrucco Grazia Bucci Mauro Patrucco Honda Civic Type-R 4:37:33.5 +1:08:17.9 0
57 114 Jacques Gleizes Jeaninie Porterat-Gleizes Jacques Gleizes Citroen AX GTI 4:40:27.4 +1:11:11.8 0
58 92 Anders Floren Curt Rosen Anders Floren Volkswagen Golf GTi 4:41:40.3 +1:12:24.7 0
59 93 Heikki Salmen Juha Rinne Heikki Salmen Mercedes-Benz C220 4:42:40.7 +1:13:25.1 0
60 112 Daniel Duterte Aline Vielle Daniel Duterte Peugeot 205 4:46:09.3 +1:16:53.7 0
61 109 Siegfried Mayr Torsten Krautwald Siegfried Mayr Suzuki Swift GTi 4:52:38.1 +1:23:22.5 0
62 108 Hans Sellberg Bo Fransson Hans Sellberg Suzuki Swift GTi 5:03:53.4 +1:34:37.8 0
63 111 Jennie-Lee Hermansson Stefan Bergman Jennie-Lee Hermansson Renault Clio 16S 5:14:55.3 +1:45:39.7 0
64 90 Harry Brunken Lothar Schu Harry Brunken Ford Escort RS Cosworth 5:16:28.2 +1:47:12.6 0
Retired SS19 27 Kenneth Eriksson Staffon Parmander Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai Coupe Engine 0
Retired SS19 60 Petter Akerstrom Lennart Pullander Petter Akerstrom Toyota Celica GT-Four Accident 0
Retired SS19 104 Joakim Gustavsson Mikael Holmgren Joakim Gustavsson Volkswagen Polo GTi Accident 0
Retired SS16 37 Mats Thorszelius Niklas Fransson Mats Thorszelius Toyota Celica GT-Four Retired 0
Retired SS16 44 Kristoffer Nilsson Per Andersson Kristoffer Nilsson Subaru Impreza WRX STi Accident 0
Retired SS13 26 Juha Kangas Mika Ovaskainen Juha Kangas Subaru Impreza GC8 Gearbox 0
Retired SS13 56 Bjorn Gustafsson Jan Pettersson Bjorn Gustafsson Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD Steering 0
Retired SS13 87 Birger Kvarnstrom Peter Jansson Birger Kvarnstrom Nissan Sunny GTI-R Driveshaft 0
Retired SS13 110 Manuel Muniente Diego Vallejo Manuel Muniente Peugeot 106 Gearbox 0
Retired SS12 30 Alister McRae David Senior Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai Coupe Electrical 0
Retired SS12 84 Daniel Ljung Stefan Svensson Daniel Ljung Volkswagen Golf GTi 16V Accident 0
Retired SS11 28 Jorgen Jonasson Pecka Svensson SEAT Dealer Team Sweden SEAT Ibiza Accident 0
Retired SS11 89 Karl Rumpler Maria Rumpler Karl Rumpler Ford Sierra RS Cosworth Engine 0
Retired SS9 7 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus WRC 99 Engine 0
Retired SS9 21 Juuso Pykalisto Esko Mertsalmi Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV Engine 0
Retired SS9 54 Tomas 'Gullabo' Jansson Lars Backman Peugeot Sport Sweden Peugeot 106 Maxi Gearbox 0
Retired SS8 73 Peter Blomberg Christer Tornberg Peter Blomberg Opel Corsa GSi Accident 0
Retired SS7 102 Roberto Ghiringhelli Stefano Cossi Roberto Ghiringhelli Opel Calibra 16V Retired 0
Retired SS6 62 Patrik Holmlund Mikael Jansson Patrik Holmlund Subaru Impreza WRX Gearbox 0
Retired SS6 64 Torgny Mogren Morgan Sandberg Torgny Mogren Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III Accident 0
Retired SS6 65 Abdullah Bakhashab Michael Park Toyota Team Saudi Arabia Toyota Celica GT-Four Suspension 0
Retired SS5 68 Lars-Goran Andersson Mikael Johansson Lars-Goran Andersson Volkswagen Golf GTi 16V Gearbox 0
Retired SS3 15 Sebastian Lindholm Jukka Aho Gazprom Rally Team Ford Escort WRC Driveshaft 0
Retired SS3 34 Stig Blomqvist Benny Melander Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Puma Driveshaft 0
Retired SS3 42 Kenneth Johansson Goran Bergsten Kenneth Johansson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV Clutch 0
Retired SS3 43 Pernilla Solberg Ulrika Mattsson Team Walfridsson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV Accident 0
Retired SS3 55 Christer Steen Per Westman Christer Steen Skoda Felicia Clutch 0
Retired SS3 58 Helge Menkerud Engh Gunhild Hvaal Helge Menkerud Ford Escort RS Cosworth Clutch 0
Retired SS3 69 Mats Bergea Mattias Andersson Volkswagen Motorsport Sweden Volkswagen Polo 16V Accident 0
Retired SS3 70 Jari Sipponen Petra Santala Jari Sipponen Opel Astra GSi 16V Driveshaft 0
Retired SS3 71 Peter Liwell Tommy Wallin Peter Liwell Skoda Felicia Accident 0
Retired SS3 100 Tor Erik Rismyhr Hilding Haustreis Tor Erik Rismyhr Honda Civic Type-R Accident 0
Retired SS2 10 Marcus Gronholm Tero Gardemeister SEAT Sport SEAT Cordoba WRC Engine 0
Retired SS2 82 Kaj Kuistila Tapio Palola Kaj Kuistila Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Engine 0
Retired SS1 16 Mats Jonsson Johnny Johansson Bo-Be Plastindustri AB Ford Escort WRC Gearbox 0
Retired SS1 51 Jani Pirttinen Timo Hantunen Jani Pirttinen Volkswagen Golf GTi 16V Accident 0
Retired SS1 66 Aleksander Kao Aare Ojamae Aleksander Kao Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV Fuel Pump 0
Retired SS1 78 Pontus Stridh Max Lindqvist Pontus Stridh Volkswagen Polo 16V Accident 0

Special Stages

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).

Day Stage Time Name Length (km) Winner Time Rally leader
1
12 Feb 		SS1 10:38 Malta 11.88 Carlos Sainz 5:56.8 Carlos Sainz
SS2 11:24 Sunnemo 30.87 Tommi Makinen 15:17.5
SS3 12:52 Hamra 30.69 Tommi Makinen 16:30.9 Tommi Makinen
SS4 13:55 Torsby 4.00 Carlos Sainz 2:13.4
SS5 15:03 Bjalverud 21.58 Thomas Radstrom 11:07.8
SS6 15:39 Mangen 22.09 Carlos Sainz 12:30.8 Carlos Sainz
SS7 17:41 Langjohanstorp 19.44 Carlos Sainz 10:00.7
SS8 19:08 Kalvholmen 2.10 Tommi Makinen 1:48.2 Tommi Makinen
2
13 Feb 		SS9 10:18 Sagen 1 14.76 Tommi Makinen 8:01.9
SS10 11:07 Frederiksberg 27.83 Tommi Makinen 16:15.6
SS11 13:13 Nyhammar 27.79 Tommi Makinen 14:49.7
SS12 15:24 Jutbo 47.65 Tommi Makinen 27:36.7
SS13 17:30 Skog 22.82 Carlos Sainz 12:57.7
SS14 18:30 Lugnet 2.00 Tommi Makinen 1:58.2
3
14 Feb 		SS15 8:03 Stromsdal 13.93 Tommi Makinen 6:51.8
SS16 8:56 Rammen 1 23.81 Carlos Sainz 12:24.6
SS17 10:49 Sagen 2 14.76 Didier Auriol 7:59.1
SS18 10:49 Rammen 2 23.81 Carlos Sainz 12:22.7
SS19 14:00 Mangstorp 22.49 Didier Auriol 11:53.7

Championship Standings

Pos. Drivers' Championship Manufacturers' Championship
Move Driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Tommi Makinen 20 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 20
2 Juha Kankkunen 7 2 Toyota Castrol Team 13
3 Didier Auriol 7 1 Subaru World Rally Team 10
4 3 Carlos Sainz 6 1 SEAT Sport 5
5 2 Thomas Radstrom 4 Ford Motor Co Ltd 4

References

  1. ^ "Itinerary International Swedish Rally 1999".
  2. ^ "Season 1999 rally - eWRC-results".
  3. ^ "Final results International Swedish Rally 1999".
  4. ^ "Entry list International Swedish Rally 1999".
  5. ^ "Itinerary International Swedish Rally 1999".
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