1999 Safari Rally

1999 Safari Rally
47th 555 Safari Rally
Round 3 of 14 in the 1999 World Rally Championship
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Host country Kenya
Rally baseNairobi
Dates run25 – 28 February 1999
Stages13 (1,009.91 km; 627.53 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance1,640.33 km (1,019.25 miles)
Overall distance2,650.24 km (1,646.78 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered45
Crews45 at start, 24 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Colin McRae
Nicky Grist
Ford Motor Co Ltd
8:41:39

The 1999 Safari Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 25 and 28 February 1999. It marked the 47th running of the Safari Rally, and was the third round of the 1999 World Rally Championship season. The 1999 event was based in the city of Nairobi in Kenya and was contested over thirteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 1,009.91km (627.53 miles).

Tommi Makinen was the defending rally winner, as was Team Mitsubishi Ralliart. Having won both rallies of the season so far, Makinen lead the championship with twenty points; thirteen more than closest rival Juha Kankkunen.

Colin McRae, along with co-driver Nicky Grist won the rally, their first win of the season, and first win since the 1998 Acropolis Rally, giving them their first points of the season.

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.

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 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

Itinerary

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

Date No. Time span Stage name Distance
25 February SS1 15:00 Cheetah Anza - Isha 1 2.42 km
15:05 Service A, Jamhuri Park —
26 February 9:55 Service B, Plains Park —
SS2 10:25 Isinya - Orien 1 112.40 km
11:25 Service C, Plains Park —
SS3 12:11 Olooloitikosh - Kajiado 1 49.06 km
12:38 Service D, Plains Park —
SS4 14:07 Hunters Lookout - Timbuctoo 72.56 km
14:53 Service E, Plains Park —
SS5 16:00 Lenkili - Il Bisel 1 113.41 km
17:15 Service F, Plains Park —
27 February 6:40 Service G, Equator Park —
SS6 7:33 Elmenteita - Olenguruone 89.13 km
9:10 Service H, Equator Park —
SS7 10:35 Nyaru - Eldama Ravine 87.59 km
12:10 Service I, Equator Park —
SS8 13:42 Morendat - Mbaruk 81.40 km
14:50 Service J, Equator Park —
SS9 15:59 Marigat - Gari Ya Moshi 124.65 km
17:00 Service K, Equator Park —
28 February 6:37 Service L, Plains Park —
SS10 7:33 Lenkili - Il Bisel 2 113.41 km
8:46 Service M, Plains Park —
SS11 9:26 Isinya - Orien 2 112.40 km
10:28 Service N, Plains Park —
SS12 11:14 Olooloitikosh - Kajiado 2 49.06 km
11:41 Service I, Plains Park —
SS13 14:00 Cheetah Anza - Isha 2 2.42 km

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 8:41:39 0.0 10
2 4 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Corolla WRC 8:56:05 +14:26 6
3 3 Carlos Sainz Sr. Luis Moya Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Corolla WRC 8:59:46 +18:07 4
4 12 Ian Duncan David Williamson Toyota Kenya Toyota Corolla WRC 9:05:35 +23:56 3
5 8 Petter Solberg Fred Gallagher Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus WRC 99 9:26:28 +44:49 2
6 9 Harri Rovanpera Risto Pietilainen SEAT Sport SEAT Cordoba WRC 9:40:08 +58:29 1
7 16 Frederic Dor Kevin Gormley F. Dor Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 97 9:41:38 +59:59 0
8 14 Hamed Al-Wahaibi Tony Sircombe Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V 10:05:09 +1:23:30 0
9 15 Asensio Luis Clement Alex Romani Valencia Terra y Mar Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 10:08:24 +1:26:45 0
10 20 Hideaki Miyoshi Eido Osawa Hideaki Miyoshi Subaru Impreza WRX 10:42:00 +2:00:21 0
11 18 Jonathan Toroitich Mahesh Saleh Jonathan Toroitich Toyota Celica GT-Four 11:21:28 +2:39:49 0
12 17 Manfred Stohl Peter Muller Manfred Stohl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III 11:41:42 +3:00:03 0
13 23 Rob Hellier Des Page-Morris Rob Hellier Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 11:48:44 +3:07:05 0
14 26 John Lloyd David Horsey John Lloyd Subaru Impreza WRX 11:51:31 +3:09:52 0
15 34 Shahnawaz Murji Mohammed Verjee Shahnawaz Murji Subaru Impreza 12:22:27 +3:40:48 0
16 33 Hardeep Reshi Kamaljeet Ubhi Hardeep Reshi Subaru Impreza WRX 12:32:32 +3:50:53 0
17 22 Mark Tilbury Bill Kirk Mark Tilbury Nissan Pulsar GTi-R 13:19:32 +4:37:53 0
18 24 Phineas Kimathi Abdul Sidi Phineas Kimathi Hyundai Coupe 13:26:16 +4:37:53 0
19 28 Jimmy Wahome Tom Muriuki Jimmy Wahome Subaru Impreza WRX 13:44:26 +5:02:47 0
20 39 Lee Rose Piers Daykin Lee Rose Subaru Impreza WRX 13:51:22 +5:09:43 0
21 39 Paramjit Sehmi Kashif Sheikh Paramjit Sehmi Subaru Impreza WRX 14:18:53 +5:37:14 0
22 21 Jamil Khan Surinder Thatthi Jamil Khan Subaru Impreza WRX 14:23:42 +5:42:03 0
23 41 Stefano Rocca Saleem Haji Stefano Rocca Subaru Impreza WRX 14:45:55 +6:04:16 0
24 43 Shahid Essajee Shammi Singh Shahid Essajee Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 15:36:27 +6:54:48 0
Retired SS13 1 Tommi Makinen Risto Mannisenmaki Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Excluded 0
Retired SS13 30 John Ngunjiri Thuita Karanja John Ngunjiri Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Retired 0
Retired SS11 10 Piero Liatti Carlo Cassina SEAT Sport SEAT Cordoba WRC Engine 0
Retired SS9 35 Michelle van Tongeren Safina Hussein Michelle van Tongeren Subaru Impreza WRX Excluded 0
Retired SS9 37 Don Smith Simon Bates Don Smith Ford Escort RS Cosworth Retired 0
Retired SS7 5 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 99 Suspension 0
Retired SS7 25 Rory Green Orson Taylor Rory Green Subaru Impreza WRX Retired 0
Retired SS7 31 Alastair Cavenagh Crispin Sassoon Alastair Cavenagh Subaru Impreza WRX Suspension 0
Retired SS7 36 Azar Anwar Raffiq Cassam Azar Anwar Hyundai Elantra Driveshaft 0
Retired SS6 29 Gregory Kibiti George Mwangi Gregory Kibiti Hyundai Coupe Suspension 0
Retired SS6 45 Tinu Khan Amaar Slatch Tinu Khan Subaru Legacy RS Accident 0
Retired SS5 19 Emmanuel Katto Peter Stone Emmanuel Katto Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 98 Engine 0
Retired SS5 50 Brendan Fernandes Tony Kimondo Brendan Fernandes Hyundai Elantra Retired 0
Retired SS4 38 Peter Karwigi Peter Macharia Peter Karwigi Subaru Legacy RS Retired 0
Retired SS3 2 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Accident 0
Retired SS3 6 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Subaru World Rally Team Impreza WRC 2006 Electrical 0
Retired SS3 40 Shabir Hussein Diamond Lalani Shabir Hussein Subaru Legacy RS Retired 0
Retired SS3 49 Alan Kuria Baga Singh Alan Kuria Mazda 323 Retired 0
Retired SS2 11 Bruno Thiry Stephane Prevot Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 98 Electrical 0
Retired SS2 44 Ghalib Hajee Sameer Nanji Ghalib Hajee Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD Mechanical 0
Retired SS2 48 Asad Khan Adil Khan Asad Khan Subaru Impreza WRX Mechanical 0

Special Stages

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

Day Stage Time Name Length (km) Winner Time Rally leader
1
25 Feb 		SS1 15:00 Cheetah Anza - Isha 1 2.42 Juha Kankkunen 1:53 Juha Kankkunen
2
26 Feb 		SS2 10:25 Isinya - Orien 1 112.40 Richard Burns 48:25 Richard Burns
SS3 12:11 Olooloitikosh - Kajiado 1 49.06 Carlos Sainz 22:38 Carlos Sainz
SS4 14:07 Hunters Lookout - Timbuctoo 72.56 Richard Burns 36:11
SS5 16:00 Lenkili - Il Bisel 1 113.41 Tommi Makinen 59:57 Richard Burns
3
27 Feb 		SS6 7:33 Elmenteita - Olenguruone 89.13 Richard Burns 42:56
SS7 10:35 Nyaru - Eldama Ravine 87.59 Carlos Sainz 56:26 Colin McRae
SS8 13:42 Morendat - Mbaruk 81.40 Tommi Makinen 41:03
SS9 15:59 Marigat - Gari Ya Moshi 124.65 Carlos Sainz 1:01:03
4
28 Feb 		SS10 7:33 Lenkili - Il Bisel 2 113.41 Didier Auriol 1:00:22
SS11 9:26 Isinya - Orien 2 112.40 Ian Duncan 50:22
SS12 11:14 Olooloitikosh - Kajiado 2 49.06 Tommi Makinen 22:59
SS13 14:00 Cheetah Anza - Isha 2 2.42 Tommi Makinen 1:56

Championship Standings

Pos. Drivers' Championship Manufacturers' Championship
Move Driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Tommi Makinen 20 1 Toyota Castrol Team 23
2 1 Didier Auriol 13 1 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart 20
3 1 Carlos Sainz 10 2 Ford Motor Co Ltd 17
4 6 Colin McRae 10 2 Subaru World Rally Team 10
5 3 Juha Kankkunen 7 1 SEAT Sport 7

References

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