1999 Rally Argentina

1999 Rally Argentina
*19th Rally Argentina*
1999 Rally Argentina; 19th Rally Argentina
Round 7 of 14 in the 1999 World Rally Championship
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Host country	Argentina
Rally base	Cordoba
Dates run	22 – 25 May 1999
Stages	22 (396.63 km; 246.45 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Transport distance	1,131.52 km (703.09 miles)
Overall distance	1,528.15 km (949.55 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	75
Crews	75 at start, 25 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Juha Kankkunen; Juha Repo; Subaru World Rally Team; 4:17:15.4

The 1999 Rally Argentina was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 22 and 25 April 1999. It marked the 19th running of the Rally Argentina, and was the seventh round of the 1999 World Rally Championship season.^[2] The 1999 event was based in the city of Cordoba in Argentina and was contested over twenty two special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 396.63 km (246.45 miles).

Philippe Bugalski was the defending rally winner, having won the previous two rallies in a row, but would not be competing in Argentina. With two wins on the season so far, Tommi Makinen lead the championship with twenty nine points; one more than closest rival Didier Auriol. Finishing a position ahead of Makinen, Auriol and the Finnish driver would be level on points at the end of the rally.

The Rally was won by Juha Kankkunen and co-driver Juho Repa, their first win of the season.^[3] This would also spell the first win of the season for Subaru World Rally Team as their drivers finished the rally in a 1–2.

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	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	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	Piero Liatti	Carlo Cassina	SEAT Sport	SEAT Cordoba WRC	P

Itinerary

All dates and times are AT (UTC−3).

Date	No.	Time span	Stage name	Distance
22 May	SS1	14:30	SSS Camping General S. Martin	3.97 km
22 May		15:30	Service A, Villa Carlos Paz	—
23 May		8:36	Service B, El Condor	—
	SS2	9:03	El Condor - Copina A	8.39 km
	SS3	10:01	Giulio Cesare - Mina Clavero	19.23 km
	SS4	10:40	Cura Brochero - Nono 1	19.26 km
		11:08	Service C, Mina Clavero	—
	SS5	12:12	Chamico - Ambul	24.82 km
	SS6	12:54	El Mirador - San Lorenzo	20.70 km
		13:20	Service D, Mina Clavero	—
	SS7	14:03	Cura Brochero - Nono 2	19.26 km
	SS8	15:21	El Condor - Copina B	16.96 km
	SS9	16:38	Camping General San Martin	4.10 km
		17:43	Service E, Feriar Cordoba	—
24 May		8:26	Service F, La Cumbre	—
	SS10	8:58	La Cumbre - Agua de Oro	23.67 km
	SS11	9:59	Colonia Caroya	3.40 km
	SS12	10:45	Ascochinga - La Cumbre	28.93 km
		11:29	Service G, La Cumbre	—
	SS13	12:55	Tanti - Cosquin	16.14 km
	SS14	13:48	Villa Giardino - La Falda	22.53 km
		14:29	Service H, La Cumbre	—
	SS15	15:28	Capilla Monte - San Marcos Sierra	23.03 km
	SS16	15:59	San Marcos Sierra - Charbonier	9.80 km
		16:33	Service I, La Cumbre	—
25 May		9:05	Service J, Santa Rosa	—
	SS17	9:28	Santa Rosa de Calamuchita - San Agustin 1	26.16 km
	SS18	10:11	Las Bajados - Villa del Dique 1	18.72 km
		10:42	Service K, Santa Rosa	—
	SS19	11:27	Amboy - Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 1	21.33 km
		12:10	Service L, Santa Rosa	—
	SS20	12:43	Santa Rosa de Calamuchita - San Augustin 2	26.16 km
	SS21	13:26	Los Bajados - Villa del Dique 2	18.72 km
		13:57	Service M, Santa Rosa	—
	SS22	14:42	Amboy - Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 2	21.33 km
		15:10	Service N, Santa Rosa	—

Report

Overall

Classification

Position	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	6	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Subaru World Rally Team	Impreza WRC 2006	4:17:15.4	0.0	10
2	5	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 99	4:17:17.8	+2.4	6
3	4	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Toyota Castrol Team	Toyota Corolla WRC	4:17:55.0	+39.6	4
4	1	Tommi Makinen	Risto Mannisenmaki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:18:40.6	+1:25.2	3
5	3	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Castrol Team	Toyota Corolla WRC	4:19:43.5	+2:28.1	2
6	8	Thomas Radstrom	Fred Gallagher	Ford Motor Co Ltd	Ford Focus WRC 99	4:22:07.3	+4:51.9	1
7	15	Gustavo Trelles	Martin Christie	Ralliart Italia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:39:46.2	+22:30.8	0
8	19	Jorge Recalde	Jose Garcia	Jorge Recalde	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:41:09.0	+23:53.6	0
9	25	Marcelo Menzi Claudio	Rodolfo Amelio Ortiz	Marcelo Menzi Claudio	Subaru Impreza WRX	4:41:33.0	+24:17.6	0
10	12	Frederic Dor	Kevin Gormley	F.Dor Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 97	4:45:18.2	+28:02.8	0
11	27	Oscar Chiaramello	Fernando Chiaramello	Oscar Chiaramello	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:50:40.5	+33:25.1	0
12	30	Santos Manzanares	Adriana Manzanares	Santos Manzanares	Subaru Impreza WRX	5:02:33.1	+45:17.7	0
13	43	Miguel Centeno	Edsel Bruno	Miguel Centeno	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	5:25:25.6	+1:08:10.2	0
14	31	Pablo Gavina	Adriana Iriart Urruty	Pablo Gavina	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	5:31:31.8	+1:14:16.4	0
15	58	Esteban Goldenhersch	Nestor Juarez	Esteban Goldenhersch	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	5:31:39.9	+1:14:24.5	0
16	41	Diego Galvez	Jose Claudio Ocampo	Diego Galvez	Subaru Impreza WRX	5:36:20.9	+1:19:05.5	0
17	71	Frederico Hubmann	Fernando Invaldi	Frederico Hubmann	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	5:37:13.7	+1:19:58.3	0
18	70	Diego Kopousshian	Fernando Lobbe Luis	Diego Kopousshian	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	5:39:01.7	+1:21:46.3	0
19	61	Ricardo Bissio	Claudio Henin	Ricardo Bissio	Renault 18 GTX	5:41:29.7	+1:24:14.3	0
20	39	Juan Camero	Marcelo Ayllon	Juan Camero	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	5:44:39.5	+1:27:24.1	0
21	72	Roberto Castelli	Ricardo Perdocani	Roberto Castelli	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	5:48:51.2	+1:31:35.8	0
22	49	Miguel Quattrocchio	Roberto Bulacio	Miguel Quattrocchio	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	5:51:38.6	+1:34:23.2	0
23	52	Heriberto Ortiz	Guillermo Flores	Heriberto Ortiz	Reanult 18 GTX	6:32:20.9	+2:15:05.5	0
24	81	Eduardo G. Aguirre	Eduardo Astorga Aguirre	Eduardo G. Aguirre	Daewoo Lanos	6:33:23.2	+2:16:07.8	0
25	48	Michel Cagnet	Patrick Hermenegildo	Michel Cagnet	Peugeot 106 XSi	6:42:39.8	+2:25:24.4	0
Retired SS22	10	Piero Liatti	Carlo Cassina	SEAT Sport	SEAT Cordoba WRC	Accident		0
Retired SS20	50	Jorge Tarazi	Christian Abregu	Jorge Tarazi	Renault Clio Williams	Retired		0
Retired SS17	2	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Suspension		0
Retired SS17	17	Roberto Sanchez	Edgardo Galindo	Roberto Sanchez	Subaru Impreza WRX	Excluded		0
Retired SS17	21	Gwyndaf Evans	Howard Davies	Gwyndaf Evans	SEAT Ibiza Kit Car Evo2	Retired		0
Retired SS17	22	Walter Suriani	Juan Carbonari	Walter Suriani	Renault Megane Maxi	Accident		0
Retired SS17	53	Fabian El Ain	Dario Teti	Fabian El Ain	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	Retired		0
Retired SS17	77	Luis Marco	Juan Jose Favaloro	Luis Marco	Renault Clio Williams	Retired		0
Retired SS17	82	Juan Ortiz	Gerardo Ortiz	Juan Ortiz	Suzuki Swift GTi	Retired		0
Retired SS15	9	Harri Rovanpera	Risto Pietilainen	SEAT Sport	SEAT Cordoba WRC	Engine		0
Retired SS15	46	Lino Sisterna	Christian Gonzalez	Lino Sisterna	Renault 18 GTX	Retired		0
Retired SS14	29	Gerardo Klus	Diego Curletto	Gerardo Klus	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	Retired		0
Retired SS14	35	Matias Sas	Angel Oscar Alaejos	Matias Sas	Subaru Impreza WRX	Retired		0
Retired SS13	33	Andres Gimenez	Jorge Garcia Quiroga	Andres Gimenez	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Retired		0
Retired SS13	38	Norberto Penelo	Gustavo Topalian	Norberto Penelo	Subaru Impreza WRX	Retired		0
Retired SS13	47	Javier Fernandez	Mariana Diego	Javier Fernandez	Peugeot 206 GTi	Retired		0
Retired SS12	16	Manfred Stohl	Peter Muller	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Accident		0
Retired SS12	18	Hamed Al-Wahaibi	Tony Sircombe	Team Mitsubishi Oman	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Accident		0
Retired SS12	28	Marcos Ligato	Ruben Garcia	Marcos Ligato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	Retired		0
Retired SS12	73	Gerardo Landriscina	Claudio Bustos	Gerardo Landriscina	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	Retired		0
Retired SS11	14	Marco Galanti Jr	Victor Zucchini	Marco Galanti Jr	Toyota Corolla WRC	Brakes		0
Retired SS10	24	Daniel Preto	Jorge Del Buono	Daniel Preto	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Engine		0
Retired SS10	34	Fernando Ruiz	Roberto Syriani	Fernando Ruiz	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	Retired		0
Retired SS10	65	Claudio Barrera	Gabriel Carranza	Claudio Barrera	Subaru Impreza WRX	Retired		0
Retired SS10	76	Guillermo Silva Hector	Jorge Minoli	Guillermo Silva Hector	Renault 18 GTX	Retired		0
Retired SS9	32	Martin Galluser	Oscar Seppey	Martin Galluser	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	Retired		0
Retired SS9	54	Nazar Arturo Abella	Camila Abella	Nazar Arturo Abella	Renault Clio Williams	Retired		0
Retired SS8	11	Volkan Isik	Erkan Bodur	Toyota Mobil Team Turkey	Toyota Corolla WRC	Mechanical		0
Retired SS7	66	Gabriel Cerban	Luis Oyola	Gabriel Cerban	Renault 18 GTX	Retired		0
Retired SS7	83	Gustavo Dechecchi	Leonardo Londero	Gustavo Dechecchi	Subaru Justy 4WD	Retired		0
Retired SS5	42	Mariano Vidal Dominguez	Jorge Gonzalez	Mariano Vidal Dominguez	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	Retired		0
Retired SS5	57	Alfredo Cravero	Cristian D'Alessandro	Alfredo Cravero	Renault 18 GTX	Retired		0
Retired SS5	69	Javier Sciangula	Pablo Sciangula	Javier Sciangula	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	Retired		0
Retired SS5	126	Julio Sampayo	Daniel Caroli	Julio Sampayo	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	Retired		0
Retired SS4	20	Kris Rosenberger	Per Carlsson	Kris Rosenberger	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Mechanical		0
Retired SS4	37	Orlando Cravero	Luis Rodi	Orlando Cravero	Subaru Impreza WRX	Retired		0
Retired SS4	60	Cesar Rocchetti	Carlos Rocchetti	Cesar Rocchetti	Renault 18 GTX	Retired		0
Retired SS4	62	Angel Ruiz	Cesar Lahis	Angel Ruiz	Peugeot 405 Mi16	Retired		0
Retired SS4	79	Carlos Zegbi	Juan Ibanez	Carlos Zegbi	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	Retired		0
Retired SS4	84	Miguel Perez	Nicolas Garcia	Miguel Perez	Suzuki Swift GTi	Retired		0
Retired SS3	7	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co Ltd	Ford Focus WRC 99	Suspension		0
Retired SS3	55	Sebastian Zunino	Francisco Zunino	Sebastian Zunino	Renault Clio Williams	Retired		0
Retired SS3	59	Gerardo Felipe	Gustavo Beccaria	Gerardo Felipe	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	Retired		0
Retired SS3	67	Eduardo Trevison	Francisco Trevison	Eduardo Trevison	Renault 18 GTX	Retired		0
Retired SS2	23	Gabriel Mendez	Daniel Muzio	Ralliart Italia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Accident		0
Retired SS2	45	Claudio Henn	Daniel Pomata	Claudio Henn	Peugeot 405 Mi16	Retired		0
Retired SS2	63	Daniel Adamo	Marcelo Carim	Daniel Adamo	Peugeot 405 Mi16	Retired		0
Retired SS1	40	Javier Cano	Alberto Apellaruz	Javier Cano	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo	Retired		0
Retired SS1	68	Jorge Angeloni	Diego Signorile	Jorge Angeloni	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	Retired		0
Retired SS1	80	Daniel Sanchez	Martin Luna	Daniel Sanchez	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	Retired		0

Special Stages

All dates and times are AT (UTC−3).

Day	Stage	Time	Name	Length (km)	Winner	Time	Rally leader
1 22 May	SS1	14:30	SSS Camping General S. Martin	3.97	Carlos Sainz	3:02.8	Carlos Sainz
2 23 May	SS2	9:03	El Condor - Copina A	8.39	Colin McRae	9:54.6	Carlos Sainz
	SS3	10:01	Giulio Cesare - Mina Clavero	19.23	Tommi Makinen	16:42.3	Didier Auriol
	SS4	10:40	Cura Brochero - Nono 1	19.26	Richard Burns	9:41.6	Didier Auriol
	SS5	12:12	Chamico - Ambul	24.82	Richard Burns	18:16.4	Richard Burns
	SS6	12:54	El Mirador - San Lorenzo	20.70	Juha Kankkunen	11:38.2
	SS7	14:03	Cura Brochero - Nono 2	19.26	Juha Kankkunen	9:33.9
	SS8	15.21	El Condor - Copina B	16.98	Juha Kankkunen	13:44.2	Juha Kankkunen
	SS9	16:38	CampinG General San Martin	4.10	Richard Burns	2:41.9	Juha Kankkunen
3 24 May	SS10	8:58	La Cumbre - Agua de Oro	23.67	Richard Burns	20:11.6	Didier Auriol
	SS11	9:59	Colonia Caroya	3.40	Didier Auriol	2:22.9
	SS12	10:45	Asochinga - La Cumbre	28.93	Richard Burns	18:51.7
	SS13	12:55	Tanti - Cosquin	16.14	Carlos Sainz	8:36.6	Richard Burns
	SS14	13:48	Villa Giardino - La Falda	22.53	Juha Kankkunen	16:28.7
	SS15	15:28	Capilla Monte - San Marcos Sierra	23.03	Carlos Sainz	17:35.6
	SS16	15:59	San Marcos Sierra - Charbonier	9.80	Richard Burns	6:38.3
4 25 May	SS17	9:28	Santa Rosa de Calamuchita - San Agustin 1	26.16	Richard Burns	15:24.7
	SS18	10:11	Las Bajadas - Villa del Dique 1	18.72	Juha Kankkunen	9:56.3
	SS19	11:27	Amboy - Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 1	21.33	Juha Kankkunen	11:18.8
	SS20	12:43	Santa Rosa de Calamuchita - San Agustin 2	26.16	Tommi Makinen	15:12.9
	SS21	13:26	Las Bajadas - Villa del Dique 2	18.72	Juha Kankkunen	9:58.0
	SS22	14:42	Amboy - Santa Rosa de Calamuchita 2	21.33	Juha Kankkunen	11:16.9	Juha Kankkunen

Championship Standings

Pos.	Drivers' Championship			Manufacturers' Championship
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Tommi Makinen	32		Toyota Castrol Team	67
2		Didier Auriol	32		Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	41
3	1	Carlos Sainz	23	1	Subaru World Rally Team	36
4	1	Colin McRae	23	1	Ford Motor Co Ltd	35
5		Philippe Bugalski	20		SEAT Sport	8

References

^ [1] eWRC Argentina Rally Itinerary Retrieved 25 Oct 2024
^ [2] eWRC 1999 Season Retrieved 25 Oct 2024
^ [3] eWRC Rally Argentina Final Results Retrieved 25 Oct 2024
^ [4] eWRC Rally Argentina Entry List Retrieved 31 Oct 2024

External links

[1] [1] eWRC Argentina Rally Itinerary Retrieved 25 Oct 2024

[2] [2] eWRC 1999 Season Retrieved 25 Oct 2024

[3] [3] eWRC Rally Argentina Final Results Retrieved 25 Oct 2024

[4] [4] eWRC Rally Argentina Entry List Retrieved 31 Oct 2024

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