1999 Rally de Portugal

1999 Rally Portugal
33rd TAP Rallye de Portugal
Round 4 of 14 in the 1999 World Rally Championship
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Host country Portugal
Rally baseMatosinhos
Dates run21 – 24 March 1999
Stages21 (358.85 km; 222.98 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance1,409.76 km (875.98 miles)
Overall distance1,768.61 km (1,098.96 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered117
Crews117 at start, 56 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Colin McRae
Nicky Grist
Ford Motor Co Ltd
4:05:41.7

The 1999 Rallye de Portugal was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 21 and 24 March 1999. It marked the 33rd running of the Rally de Portugal, and was the fourth round of the 1999 World Rally Championship season.[2] The 1999 event was based in the municipality of Matosinhos in Portugal and was contested over twenty one special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 358.85km (222.98 miles).

Colin McRae was the defending rally winner, as was Ford Motor Co Ltd. Having won two of three rallies of the season so far, Tommi Makinen lead the championship with twenty points; seven more than closest rival Didier Auriol.

McRae, along with co-driver Nicky Grist won the rally, their second win in a row, accelerating them to second in 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 Marcus Gronholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI M
3 Carlos Sainz 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 Impreza WRC 2006 P
7 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus WRC 99 M
8 Petter Solberg Fred Gallagher Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus WRC 99 M
9 Harri Rovanpera Risto Pietilainen SEAT Sport SEAT Cordoba WRC P
10 Piero Liatti Carlo Cassina SEAT Sport SEAT Cordoba WRC P
11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Skoda Motorsport Skoda Octavia WRC P
12 Emil Triner Milos Hulka Skoda Motorsport Skoda Octavia WRC P

Itinerary

All dates and times are EAT (UTC+3).

Date No. Time span Stage name Distance
21 March SS1 14:15 Baltar 3.20 km
14:23 Service A, Baltar —
22 March 7:13 Service B, Ponte de Lima —
SS2 7:46 Ponte de Lima Este 23.64 km
SS3 8:39 Ponte de Lima Oeste 25.84 km
10:04 Service C, Ponte de Lima —
SS4 12:01 Fafe - Lameirinha 1 15.20 km
SS5 12:25 Fafe - Luilhas 1 10.55 km
13:15 Service D, Vieira do Minho —
SS6 13:38 Cabreira 1 27.60 km
14:31 Service E, Cabeceiras de Basto —
SS7 15:20 Fafe - Lameirinha 2 15.20 km
SS8 15:44 Fafe - Luihas 2 10.55 km
SS9 16:47 Cabreira 2 27.60 km
17:30 Service F, Cabeceiras de Basto —
23 March 7:20 Service G, Oliveira de Azemeis —
SS10 7:59 Sever do Vouga 14.83 km
SS11 8:44 Ladario - Oliveira de Frades 11.26 km
10:02 Service H, Viseu —
SS12 11:19 Agueira 23.33 km
SS13 11:55 Mortazel 18.81 km
SS14 12:25 Mortagua 17.24 km
13:01 Service I, Mortagua —
SS15 14:02 Tabua 13.49 km
SS16 14:53 Arganil - Coja 1 20.96 km
SS17 15:34 Salgueiro - Gois 1 19.70 km
16:39 Service J, Arganil Sarzedo —
SS18 14:53 Arganil - Coja 1 20.96 km
SS19 15:34 Salgueiro - Gois 1 19.70 km
19:15 Service K, Arganil Sarzedo —
24 March 9:15 Service L, Felgueiras —
SS20 9:55 Viso - Celorico de Basto 11.84 km
SS21 10:48 Fridao 14.20 km
SS22 11:34 Aboboreira 17.96 km
12:10 Service M, Marco de Canaveses —
SS23 12:55 Lousada - Barrosas 15.85 km
13:30 Service N, Felgueiras —

Report

Overall

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
1 7 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus WRC 99 4:05:41.7 0.0 10
2 3 Carlos Sainz Luis Moya Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Corolla WRC 4:05:54.0 +12.3 6
3 4 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Corolla WRC 4:05:58.2 +16.5 4
4 5 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 99 4:06:37.1 +55.4 3
5 1 Tommi Makinen Risto Mannisenmaki Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 4:06:46.1 +1:04.4 2
6 14 Bruno Thiry Stephane Prevot Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 99 4:13:11.4 +7:29.7 1
7 25 Volkan Isik Erkan Bodur Toyota Mobil Team Turkey Toyota Corolla WRC 4:15:07.5 +9:25.8 0
8 27 Matthias Kahle Dieter Schneppenheim Toyota Castrol Deutschland Toyota Corolla WRC 4:15:15.9 +9:34.2 0
9 15 Rui Madeira Nuno Rodrigues da Silva Procar Rally Team Subaru Impreza 555 10:08:24 +1:26:45 0
10 23 Asensio Luis Clement Alex Romani Valencia Terra y Mar Subaru Impreza 555 4:17:10.3 +211:28.6 0
11 8 Petter Solberg Fred Gallagher Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus WRC 99 4:17:14.2 +11:32.5 0
12 39 Miguel Campos Miguel Ramalho Miguel Campos Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V 4:22:11.0 +16:29.3 0
13 31 Alister McRae David Senior Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai Coupe 4:22:49.7 +17:08.0 0
14 29 Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai Coupe 4:23:31.0 +17:49.3 0
15 36 Gustavo Trelles Martin Christie Ralliart Italia Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 4:25:49.1 +20:07.4 0
16 28 Adruzilo Lopes Luis Lisboa Peugeot Esso Silver Team SG Peugeot 306 Maxi 4:26:04.0 +20:22.3 0
17 22 Ioannis Papadimitriou Konstantinos Stefanis Ioannis Papadimitriou Subaru Impreza 555 4:28:19.9 +22:38.2 0
18 50 Vitor Lopes Jose Janela Automotiveis Citroen Citroen Saxo 4:28:46.8 +23:05.1 0
19 32 Martin Rowe Derek Ringer Renault Elf Dealer Rallying Renault Megane Maxi 4:29:53.6 +24:11.9 0
20 21 Frederic Dor Didier Breton F.Dor Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 98 4:30:09.1 +24:27.4 0
21 42 Juha Kangas Mika Ovaskainen Juha Kangas Subaru Impreza WRX 4:30:14.9 +24:33.2 0
22 47 Ramon Ferreyros Gonzalo Saenz Ramon Ferreyros Subaru Impreza WRX 4:32:10.1 +26:28.4 0
23 49 Miguel Cristovao Joao Luz Miguel Cristovao Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 4:34:36.4 +28:54.7 0
24 53 Horacio Franco Tiago Mourao Horacio Franco Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV 4:40:19.5 +34:37.8 0
25 56 Americo Antunes Paulo Moura Americo Antunes Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV 4:40:37.7 +34:56.0 0
26 51 Ferreira da Silva Jose Pedro Silva Ferreira da Silva Ford Escort RS Cosworth 4:42:04.9 +36:23.2 0
27 88 Larry Cols Pascal Lopes Larry Cols Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV 4:45:19.7 +39:38.0 0
28 62 Pedro Cunha e Carmo Duarte Pedro e Carmo Pedro Cunha e Carmo Subaru Impreza WRX 4:46:47.2 +41:05.5 0
29 33 Pedro Azeredo Carlos Magalhaes Renault Gest Galp Renault Megane Maxi 4:49:09.6 +43:277.9 0
30 73 Claudio Aldecoa Manuel Casanova Claudio Aldecoa Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 4:51:28.9 +45:47.2 0
31 57 Filipe Pinto Redwan Cassamo Filipe Pinto Renault Clio Maxi 4:54:15.8 +48:34.1 0
32 89 Ferran Font Joan Sureda Ferran Font Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 4:54:37.6 +48:55.9 0
33 68 Carlos Marques Luis Cavaleiro Carlos Marques Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 4:55:06.2 +49:24.5 0
34 63 Michael Huete Xavier Amigo Colon Carlos Sainz Junior Team SEAT Ibiza 2.0 GTi 16V 4:58:40.2 +52:58.5 0
35 61 Txus Jaio David Moreno Carlos Sainz Junior Team SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V 4:59:23.0 +53:41.3 0
36 69 Francisco Brites Jose Luis Teixeira Francisco Brites Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 4:59:40.8 +53:59.1 0
37 100 Olivier Prive Philippe Guellerin Olivier Prive Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 4:59:45.6 +54:03.9 0
38 94 Rodrigo Ferreira Luis Pinto Rodrigo Ferreira SEAT Ibiza 1.8 GTi 16V 5:06:58.8 +1:01:17.1 0
39 58 Augusto Magalhaes Duarte Gouveia Augusto Magalhaes Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V 5:08:35.5 +1:02:53.8 0
40 64 Armando Parente Jorge Carvalho Armando Parente Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V 5:11:13.8 +1:05:32.1 0
41 83 Jose Cunha Jose Nunes Jose Cunha Lancia Delta HF Integrale 5:13:34.9 +1:07:53.2 0
42 91 Jose Pedro Santos Manuel Fortuna Jose Pedro Santos Ford Escort RS Cosworth 5:17:07.4 +1:11:25.7 0
43 76 Nigel Heath Tim Hely Nigel Heath Subaru Impreza WRX 5:20:44.1 +1:15:02.4 0
44 79 Manuel Rolo Luis Ramalho Manuel Rolo SEAT Ibiza 1.8 GTi 16V 5:22:37.8 +1:16:56.1 0
45 92 Juan Antonio Ruiz Palenzuela Francisco Cruz Juan Antonio Ruiz SEAT Ibiza 2.0 GTi 16V 5:28:14.8 +1:22:33.1 0
46 67 Oscar Fuertes Lucas Cruz Carlos Sainz Junior Team SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V 5:29:56.9 +1:24:15.2 0
47 85 Ligia Albuquerque Vitor Fernandes Ligia Albuquerque SEAT Ibiza Cupra 5:31:05.0 +1:25:23.3 0
48 119 Rui Almeida Luis Costa C.A.M. Ford Motorsport Ford Ka 5:39:51.1 +1:34:09.4 0
49 78 Paulo Freire Ribeiro Eduardo Portugal Paulo Freire Toyota Celica GT-Four 5:41:06.3 +1:35:24.6 0
50 106 Denis Olivet Andre Fernandez Denis Olivet Renault Clio 16S 5:41:06.3 +1:35:24.6 0
51 111 Luis Robalo Fernando Prata Luis Robalo Nissan Micra 1.3 Super S 5:47:01.9 +1:41:20.2 0
52 112 Miguel Barata Fernando Barata Miguel Barata Nissan Micra 1.3 Super S 5:57:01.0 +1:51:19.3 0
53 86 Joana Lemos Cristina Teixeira Peugeot Esso Silver Team SG Peugeot 106 6:09:34.6 +2:03:52.9 0
54 110 Christopher Shean Rogerio Seromenho Christopher Shean Peugeot 205 Rallye 6:16:58.5 +2:11:16.8 0
55 116 Luis Novoa Ariana Silva Luis Novoa Fiat Cinquecento Sport 6:17:35.1 +2:11:53.4 0
56 120 Parcidio Summavielle Miguel Summavielle Parcidio Summavielle SEAT Marbella GL 6:20:55.4 +2:15:13.7 0
Retired SS22 82 David Scialom Kevin Clark David Scialom Lancia Delta HF Integrale Retired 0
Retired SS21 118 Jose Pessoa Duarte Silva Jose Pessoa Fiat Cinquecanto Sport Retired 0
Retired SS20 52 Vitor Pascoal Duarte Costa Vitor Pascoal Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV Over Time Limit 0
Retired S20 55 Arlindo Quintas Paulos Leones Arlindo Quintas Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV Transmission 0
Retired SS20 80 Jose Manuel Cerqueira Rodrigues Antonio Sampaio Jose Manuel Cerqueira SEAT Ibiza 1.8 GTi 16V Retired 0
Retired SS20 98 Albino Tristao Fernando Sousa Albino Tristao Ford Escort RS Cosworth Retired 0
Retired SS20 103 Jose Fernandes Armando Veiga Jose Fernandes Toyota Corolla GTI Retired 0
Retired SS17 104 Serafim Martins Joao Lopes Serafim Martins Volkswagen Golf III GTi 16V Retired 0
Retired SS16 2 Marcus Gronholm Timo Rautiainen Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Transmission 0
Retired SS16 6 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Subaru World Rally Team Impreza WRC 2006 Engine 0
Retired SS6 9 Harri Rovanpera Risto Pietilainen SEAT Sport SEAT Cordoba WRC Accident 0
Retired SS16 54 Francisco Costa Simeao Aguiar Francisco Costa Renault Clio Maxi Retired 0
Retired SS16 115 Pedro Barbosa Octavio Araujo Pedro Barbosa Nissan Micra 1.3 Super S Retired 0
Retired SS15 107 Paulo Guimaraes Rui Tavares Paulo Guimaraes Renault Clio 16S Retired 0
Retired SS14 38 Jouko Puhakka Jakke Honkanen Tyre Research Institute R.T. Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Accident 0
Retired SS13 20 Armodios Vovos Ioannis Alvanos Toyota Hellas Toyota Corolla WRC Steering 0
Retired SS13 81 John Morton Eurig Evans John Morton Lancia Delta HF Integrale Retired 0
Retired SS12 19 Pedro Matos Chaves Sergio Paiva Telcel Castrol Team Toyota Corolla WRC Engine 0
Retired SS11 10 Piero Liatti Carlo Cassina SEAT Sport SEAT Cordoba WRC Accident 0
Retired SS11 17 Markko Martin Toomas Kitsing E.O.S. Rally Team Lukoil Ford Escort WRC Gearbox 0
Retired SS10 30 Jose Carlos Macedo Miguel Borges Renault Guest Galp Renault Megane Maxi Alternator 0
Retired SS10 59 Pedro Dias da Silva Mario Castro Optiroc Competicao Citroen Saxo Cup Suspension 0
Retired SS10 65 Esteban Vallin Eduardo Escolano Carlos Sainz Junior Team SEAT Ibiza Suspension 0
Retired SS10 84 Marta Candian Mara Biotti Hawk Racing Club Srl Renault Clio Williams Retired 0
Retired SS9 11 Armin Schwarz Manfred Hiemer Skoda Motorsport Skoda Octavia WRC Clutch 0
Retired SS9 12 Emil Triner Milos Hulka Skoda Motorsport Skoda Octavia WRC Clutch 0
Retired SS9 46 Gabriel Mendez Daniel Muzio Gabriel Mendez Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Accident 0
Retired SS9 117 Jorge Ferreira Romulo Goncalves F3 Auto Fiat Cinquecento Sport Retired 0
Retired SS8 70 Ken Skidmore Steve Lancaster Ken Skidmore Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV Retired 0
Retired SS7 44 Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore Gianluigi Galli Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V Gearbox 0
Retired SS6 18 Pasi Hagstrom Tero Gardemeister H.F. Grifone SRL Toyota Corolla WRC Accident 0
Retired SS6 60 Salvador Canellas Carlos del Barrio Salvador Canellas SEAT Ibiza Engine 0
Retired SS5 34 Toni Gardemeister Paavo Lukander Astra Racing SEAT Ibiza Transmission 0
Retired SS5 37 Manfred Stohl Peter Muller Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Fuel Pump 0
Retired SS5 45 Reece Jones Leo Bult Reece Jones Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Accident 0
Retired SS5 45 Reece Jones Leo Bult Reece Jones Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Accident 0
Retired SS5 48 Kris Rosenberger Per Carlsson Kris Rosenberger Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV Engine 0
Retired SS5 71 Stuart Coupe Allan Whittaker Stuart Coupe Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Retired 0
Retired SS4 35 Tapio Laukkanen Kaj Lindstrom Renault Elf Dealer Rallying Renault Megane Maxi Suspension 0
Retired SS4 102 Fernando Mendanha Rui Losa Fernando Mendanha Peugeot 306 S16 Retired 0
Retired SS4 105 Agostinho Oliveira Paulo Vilaca Agostinho Oliveira Citroen ZX 16V Retired 0
Retired SS4 108 Rui Trindade Mario Vaz Rui Trindade Peugeot 106 S16 Retired 0
Retired SS4 109 Victor Calisto Antonio Cirne Victor Calisto Citroen ZX 16V Retired 0
Retired SS4 113 Pedro Martins Hugo Chumbo Pedro Martins Peugeot 205 Rallye Retired 0
Retired SS4 114 Armando Silva Humberto Freitas Armando Silva Citroen Saxo Cup Retired 0
Retired SS4 121 Simal Cesar Rodriguez Juan Carlos Asorey Simal Cesar Rodriguez SEAT Marbella GL Retired 0
Retired SS3 16 Krzysztof Holowczyc Jean-Marc Fortin Turning Point Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 98 Accident 0
Retired SS3 26 Toshihiro Arai Roger Freeman Subaru Allstars Endless Sport Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 98 Accident 0
Retired SS2 40 Hamed Al-Wahaibi Tony Sircombe Team Mitsubishi Oman Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V Fuel Pump 0
Retired SS2 41 Michael Guest David Green Winfield World Rally Team Subaru Impreza WRX Accident 0
Retired SS2 66 Bob Colsoul Tom Colsoul Bob Colsoul Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV Retired 0
Retired SS2 77 Luis Fonseca Miguel Soares Luis Fonseca Ford Escort RS Cosworth Retired 0
Retired SS2 87 Paula Santos Paulo Melo Paula Santos Ford Escort RS 2000 MKV Accident 0
Retired SS2 93 Jose Pedro Miranda Luis Costa Jose Pedro Miranda SEAT Ibiza 1.8 GTi 16V Retired 0
Retired SS2 96 Rodriguez Jose Esturao Luis Garcia Rodriguez Jose Esturao SEAT Ibiza 1.8 GTi 16V Retired 0
Retired SS2 97 Jean-Yves Le Masson Jean-Charles Descamps Jean-Yves Le Masson Honda Integra Type-R Retired 0
Retired SS2 99 Delfim Bastos Antonio Freitas Delfim Bastos Mazda 323 GT-R Retired 0
Retired SS2 101 Antonio Faria Jose Falcao Antonio Faria Volkswagen Golf III GTi 16V Retired 0
Retired SS1 24 Abdullah Bakhashab Michael Park Toyota Team Saudi Arabia Toyota Corolla WRC Accident 0
Retired SS1 75 Jose Pereira Franco Pereira Jose Pereira Subaru Impreza WRX Retired 0

Special Stages

All dates and times are EAT (UTC+3).

Day Stage Time Name Length (km) Winner Time Rally leader
1
21 Mar 		SS1 14:15 Baltar 3.20 Colin McRae 3:12.3 Colin McRae
2
22 Mar 		SS2 7:46 Ponte de Lima Este 23.64 Colin McRae 15:38.2
SS3 8:39 Ponte de Lima Oeste 25.84 Colin McRae 18:39.2
SS4 12:01 Fafe - Lameirinha 1 15.20 Carlos Sainz 10:06.5
SS5 12:25 Fafe - Luilhas 1 10.55 Richard Burns 7:51.7
SS6 13:38 Cabreira 1 27.60 Colin McRae 18:11.1
SS7 15:20 Fafe - Lameirinha 2 15.20 Didier Auriol 10:03.5
SS8 15:44 Fafe - Luilhas 2 10.55 Richard Burns 7:45.9
SS9 16:47 Cabreira 2 27.60 Colin McRae 18:03.9
3
23 Mar 		SS10 7:59 Sever do Vouga 14.83 Didier Auriol 11:15.5
SS11 8:44 Ladario - Oliveira de Frades 11.26 Richard Burns 7:43.4
SS12 11:19 Agueira 23.33 Didier Auriol 16:53.1
SS13 11:55 Mortazel 18.81 Carlos Sainz 12:28.9
SS14 12:25 Mortagua 17.24 Carlos Sainz 11:41.7
SS15 14:02 Tabua 13.49 Tommi Makinen 8:23.0
SS16 14:53 Arganil - Coja 1 20.96 Carlos Sainz 13:03.8
SS17 15:34 Salgueiro - Gois 1 19.70 Richard Burns 11:30.6
SS18 17:44 Arganil - Coja 2 20.96 Cancelled
SS19 18:25 Salgueiro - Gois 2 19.70 Cancelled
4
24 Mar 		SS20 9:55 Viso - Celorico de Basto 11.84 Tommi Makinen 7:31.9
SS21 10:48 Fridao 14.20 Tommi Makinen 10:12.0
SS22 11:34 Aboboreira 17.96 Tommi Makinen 12:13.2
SS23 12:55 Lousada - Barrosas 15.85 Didier Auriol 11:53.4

Championship Standings

Pos. Drivers' Championship Manufacturers' Championship
Move Driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Tommi Makinen 22 Toyota Castrol Team 33
2 2 Colin McRae 20 1 Ford Motor Co Ltd 28
3 1 Didier Auriol 17 1 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 22
4 1 Carlos Sainz 16 Subaru World Rally Team 13
5 Juha Kankkunen 7 SEAT Sport 7

References

  1. ^ [1] eWRC Portugal Rally Itinerary Retrieved 14 Oct 2024
  2. ^ [2] eWRC 1999 Season Retrieved 14 Oct 2024
  3. ^ [3] eWRC Rally Portugal Final Results Retrieved 14 Oct 2024
  4. ^ [4] eWRC Rally Portugal Entry List Retrieved 14 Oct 2024
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