1999 Swedish Rally

1999 Swedish Rally
*48th International 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 base	Karlstad
Dates run	12 – 14 February 1999
Stages	19 (384.30 km; 238.79 miles)
Stage surface	Snow
Transport distance	1,094.10 km (679.84 miles)
Overall distance	1,478.40 km (918.64 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	102
Crews	102 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 384.30km (238.79 miles).

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	Carlos Sainz
	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	Carlos Sainz
	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
Pos.	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

External links

[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".

[1]