# 1999 World Rally Championship

The 1999 World Rally Championship was the 27th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 14 rallies. Tommi Mäkinen won his fourth drivers' world championship driving for Mitsubishi, ahead of Richard Burns and Didier Auriol. The manufacturers' title was won by Toyota, ahead of Subaru and Mitsubishi.
In an upset predicted two years earlier a two-wheel-drive car won a rally for the first time since Alain Oreille won the 1989 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire in his Renault 5 when Philippe Bugalski took his Citroën Xsara Kit Car to victory in the Rally Catalunya. Bugalski backed it up three weeks later winning the Tour de Corse. With such specialised tarmac cars now beating WRC cars while at the same time not competing in the FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup designed for them a revamp of two-wheel-drive regulations was created for the 2000 season.

## Calendar

The 1999 championship was contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, Africa, Asia, South America and Oceania.
| Rd. | Start date | Finish date | Rally | Rally headquarters | Surface | Stages | Distance |
| 1 | 17 January | 20 January | 67th Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo | Monte Carlo | Mixed | 14 | 424.69 km |
| 2 | 12 February | 14 February | 48th International Swedish Rally | Karlstad, Värmland County | Snow | 19 | 384.30 km |
| 3 | 25 February | 28 February | 47th 555 Safari Rally | Nairobi | Gravel | 13 | 1009.91 km |
| 4 | 21 March | 24 March | 33rd TAP Rallye de Portugal | Matosinhos, Porto | Gravel | 23 | 399.51 km |
| 5 | 19 April | 21 April | 35th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava - Rallye de España | Lloret de Mar, Catalonia | Tarmac | 19 | 396.01 km |
| 6 | 7 May | 9 May | 43rd Tour de Corse - Rallye de France | Ajaccio, Corsica | Tarmac | 17 | 373.99 km |
| 7 | 22 May | 25 May | 19th Rally Argentina | Carlos Paz, Córdoba | Gravel | 22 | 396.63 km |
| 8 | 6 June | 9 June | 46th Acropolis Rally | Agioi Theodoroi, Peloponnese | Gravel | 21 | 376.06 km |
| 9 | 15 July | 18 July | 30th Rally New Zealand | Manukau, Auckland | Gravel | 27 | 399.84 km |
| 10 | 20 August | 22 August | 49th Neste Rally Finland | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | Gravel | 23 | 377.26 km |
| 11 | 17 September | 19 September | 3rd 555 China Rally 1999 | Huairou, Beijing | Gravel | 22 | 385.72 km |
| 12 | 11 October | 13 October | 49th Rallye Sanremo - Rallye d'Italia | Sanremo, Liguria | Tarmac | 18 | 384.88 km |
| 13 | 4 November | 7 November | 12th Telstra Rally Australia | Perth, Western Australia | Gravel | 23 | 395.88 km |
| 14 | 21 November | 23 November | 55th Network Q Rally of Great Britain | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire | Gravel | 22 | 389.39 km |
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## Teams and drivers

| Team | Manufacturer | Car | Tyre | No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Rounds |
| Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo VI | M | 1 | Tommi Mäkinen | Risto Mannisenmäki | All |
| Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo VI | M | 2 | Freddy Loix | Sven Smeets | 1–3, 5–14 |
| Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo VI | M | 2 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | 4 |
| Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo V (Grp. N) | P | 14 | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | Tony Sircombe | 3 |
| Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo V (Grp. N) | P | 49 | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | Tony Sircombe | 2 |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | 3 | Carlos Sainz | Luis Moya | All |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | 4 | Didier Auriol | Denis Giraudet | All |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Corolla WRC | P | 20 | Isolde Holderied | Catherine François | 1 |
| Toyota Castrol Team | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | 45 | Martin Brundle | Arne Hertz | 14 |
| Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC 99 | P | 5 | Richard Burns | Robert Reid | All |
| Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC 99 | P | 6 | Juha Kankkunen | Juha Repo | 1–4, 7–14 |
| Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC 99 | P | 6 | Bruno Thiry | Stéphane Prévot | 5–6 |
| Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC 99 | P | 14 | Bruno Thiry | Stéphane Prévot | 1–4 |
| Subaru World Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC 99 | P | 14 | Juha Kankkunen | Juha Repo | 5 |
| Ford Motor Co | Ford | Focus RS WRC 99 | M | 7 | Colin McRae | Nicky Grist | All |
| Ford Motor Co | Ford | Focus RS WRC 99 | M | 8 | Simon Jean-Joseph | Fred Gallagher | 1, 5–6, 12 |
| Ford Motor Co | Ford | Focus RS WRC 99 | M | 8 | Thomas Rådström | Fred Gallagher | 2, 7–11, 13 |
| Ford Motor Co | Ford | Focus RS WRC 99 | M | 8 | Thomas Rådström | Gunnar Barth | 14 |
| Ford Motor Co | Ford | Focus RS WRC 99 | M | 8 | Petter Solberg | Fred Gallagher | 3 |
| Ford Motor Co | Ford | Focus RS WRC 99 | M | 8 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 4 |
| Ford Motor Co | Ford | Focus RS WRC 99 | M | * | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | 2, 10, 12, 14 |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Córdoba WRC | P | 9 | Harri Rovanperä | Risto Pietiläinen | All |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Córdoba WRC | P | 10 | Piero Liatti | Carlo Cassina | 1, 3–8, 11–12 |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Córdoba WRC | P | 10 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | 2 |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Córdoba WRC | P | 10 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | 9–10, 13–14 |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Córdoba WRC | P | 16 | Gwyndaf Evans | Howard Davies | 14 |
| SEAT Sport | SEAT | Córdoba WRC | P | 20 | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | 12 |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Octavia WRC | M | 11 | Armin Schwarz | Manfred Hiemer | 1, 4–5, 8, 10, 12, 14 |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Octavia WRC | M | 12 | Pavel Sibera | Petr Gross | 1, 5 |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Octavia WRC | M | 12 | Emil Triner | Miloš Hůlka | 4, 8, 10, 12 |
| Škoda Motorsport | Škoda | Octavia WRC | M | 12 | Bruno Thiry | Stéphane Prévot | 14 |
| Peugeot Esso | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M | 14 | François Delecour | Daniel Grataloup | 6, 8, 10, 12–14 |
| Peugeot Esso | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M | 15 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | 8, 10, 13–14 |
| Peugeot Esso | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M | 15 | Gilles Panizzi | Herve Panizzi | 6, 12 |
| Peugeot Esso | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M | 16 | Gilles Panizzi | Herve Panizzi | 10 |
| Peugeot Esso | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M | 21 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | 12 |
| Peugeot Esso | Peugeot | 206 WRC | M | 22 | Gilles Panizzi | Herve Panizzi | 14 |

### Non Manufacturer Entries

Major entries not registered as manufacturers :
| Team | Manufacturer | Car | Tyre | Drivers | Co-drivers | Rounds |
| Gilles Panizzi | Subaru | Impreza WRC | M | Gilles Panizzi | Herve Panizzi | 1 |
| A.R.T Engineering | Subaru | Impreza WRC | P | Andrea Dallavilla | Danilo Fappani | 1, 12 |
| Procar Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC | P | Rui Madeira | Nuno Rodrigues da Silva | 4 |
| Procar Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC | P | Jean-Pierre Richelmi | Freddy Delorme | 8 |
| Procar Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC | P | Diego Oldrati | Dario D'Esposito | 12 |
| Ioannis Papadimitriou | Subaru | Impreza 555 | M | Ioannis Papadimitriou | Nikolaos Petropoulos | 4 |
| Ioannis Papadimitriou | Subaru | Impreza WRC | M | Ioannis Papadimitriou | Nikolaos Petropoulos | 8, 14 |
| Subaru Allstars Endless Sport | Subaru | Impreza WRC | P | Toshihiro Arai | Roger Freeman | 4–6, 8 |
| Subaru Rally Team Australia | Subaru | Impreza WRC | P | Peter 'Possum' Bourne | Craig Vincent | 9, 13 |
| Treviso Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC | P | Paolo Andreucci | Giovanni Bernacchini | 12 |
| Treviso Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza 555 | P | Corrado Fontana | Massimo Sacchettino | 12 |
| Subaru Rallye Team Deutschland | Subaru | Impreza WRC | P | Armin Kremer | Fred Berssen | 14 |
| François Delecour | Ford | Escort WRC | M | François Delecour | Dominique Savignoni | 1 |
| Gazprom Rally Team | Ford | Escort WRC | M | Sebastian Lindholm | Jukka Aho | 2 |
| Ford Team Finland | Ford | Escort WRC | M | Sebastian Lindholm | Jukka Aho | 10 |
| EOS Rally Team | Ford | Escort WRC | M | Markko Märtin | Toomas Kitsing | 2, 4 |
| LPM Human Heat | Ford | Escort WRC | P | Janne Tuohino | Miikka Anttila | 10, 14 |
| Jolly Club | Ford | Escort WRC | P | Andrea Navarra | Simona Fedeli | 12 |
| Marlboro / Mobil 1 Rally Team | Ford | Escort WRC | M | Janusz Kulig | Jarosław Baran | 14 |
| Henning Solberg | Ford | Escort WRC | P | Henning Solberg | Runar Pedersen | 14 |
| Toyota Castrol Team Germany | Toyota | Corolla WRC | P | Isolde Holderied | Catherine François | 5–6, 12 |
| Toyota Castrol Team Germany | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Matthias Kahle | Dieter Schneppenheim | 4, 8–9, 14 |
| Toyota Castrol Team Denmark | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Henrik Lundgaard | Jens-Christian Anker | 1, 5–6, 12 |
| Toyota Castrol Team Finland | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Pasi Hagström | Tero Gardemeister | 2, 4, 10 |
| EOS Rally Team | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Markko Märtin | Toomas Kitsing | 8, 10, 12, 14 |
| Toyota Kenya | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Ian Duncan | David Williamson | 3 |
| Telecel Castrol Team | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Pedro Chaves | Sérgio Paiva | 4 |
| Toyota Hellas | Toyota | Corolla WRC | P | Armodios Vovos | Ioánnis Alvanos | 4, 8 |
| Tein Sport | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Takuma Kamada | Allen Oh | 9, 11 |
| Jesús Puras | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Jesús Puras | Marc Martí | 11, 14 |
| H.F. Grifone SRL | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Andrea Aghini | Loris Roggia | 12 |
| H.F. Grifone SRL | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Nicola Caldani | Maurizio Barone | 12 |
| H.F. Grifone SRL | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Carlo Zucchetti | Renzo Casazza | 12 |
| Toyota Team Australia | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Neal Bates | Coral Taylor | 13 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo | ? | Geoff Argyle | Bernard Teal | 9, 13 |
| Mitsubishi Ralliart New Zealand | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo | ? | Lewis Scott | Jane Black | 9 |
| Team Advan Ralliart | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo | Y | Yoshihiro Kataoka | Satoshi Hayashi | 9, 11, 13 |

### FIA Teams Cup

| Team | Manufacturer | Car | Tyre | Drivers | Co-drivers | Rounds |
| Valencia Terra y Mar | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo (Grp. N) | M | Luis Climent | Álex Romaní | 1–3 |
| Pernilla Walfridsson | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo (Grp. N) | M | Pernilla Walfridsson | Ulrika Mattsson | 2, 4–5, 10, 14 |
| Team Mitsubishi Oman | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evo (Grp. N) | P | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | Tony Sircombe | 4–14 |
| Wizja TV / Turning Point RT | Subaru | Impreza WRC | M | Krzysztof Hołowczyc | Jean-Marc Fortin | 2, 4, 14 |
| F.Dor Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC | M | Frédéric Dor | Didier Breton | 4, 8, 10, 13 |
| F.Dor Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC | M | Frédéric Dor | Kevin Gormley | 3, 7, 9 |
| F.Dor Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC | M | Mark Fisher | Kevin Gormley | 14 |
| Valencia Terra y Mar | Subaru | Impreza WRC | M | Luis Climent | Álex Romaní | 4–6, 8, 10, 12, 14 |
| Winfield Rally Team | Subaru | Impreza WRC | D | Michael Guest | David Green | 4–5, 8–9, 11, 13 |
| Toyota Team Saudi Arabia | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Abdullah Bakhashab | Michael Park | 2, 4–6, 8, 11–12, 14 |
| Toyota Mobil Team Turkey | Toyota | Corolla WRC | M | Volkan Isik | Erkan Bodur | 4–5, 7–8, 10–12 |

### FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup Manufacturer Entries

| Team | Manufacturer | Car | Tyre | Drivers | Co-drivers | Rounds |
| Andrea Maselli | Renault | Clio Williams | P | Andrea Maselli | Nicola Arena | 1, 5–6 |
| Frédéric Maniccia | Renault | Clio Williams | ? | Frédéric Maniccia | Richard Thaon | 1 |
| Jennie-Lee Hermansson | Renault | Clio Williams | ? | Jennie-Lee Hermansson | Stefan Bergman | 2 |
| Gaël Lecerf | Renault | Clio Williams | ? | Gaël Lecerf | Yvon Catala | 9 |
| Renault Elf Dealer Rallying | Renault | Mégane Maxi | M | Martin Rowe | Derek Ringer | 4, 6, 10, 12–14 |
| Renault Elf Dealer Rallying | Renault | Mégane Maxi | M | Tapio Laukkanen | Kaj Lindström | 4, 6, 10, 12–14 |
| Renault Gest Galp | Renault | Mégane Maxi | M | Pedro Azeredo | Carlos Magalhães | 4 |
| Renault Sport España | Renault | Mégane Maxi | M | Oriol Gómez | Oriol Julià Pascual | 5 |
| Yacco Rally Team | Renault | Mégane Maxi | M | Benoît Rousselot | Jack Boyère | 6 |
| Renault Sport Belgium | Renault | Mégane Maxi | M | Kris Princen | Dany Colebunders | 8, 12 |
| Renault Sport Greece | Renault | Mégane Maxi | M | "Leonidas" | Maria Pavli-Korre | 8 |
| Treviso Rally Team | Renault | Mégane Maxi | M | Piero Longhi | Lucio Baggio | 12 |
| Renault Sport Austria | Renault | Mégane Maxi | M | Raphael Sperrer | Per Carlsson | 12 |
| Ricardo Bissio | Renault | 18 GTX | ? | Ricardo Bissio | Claudio Henin | 7 |
| Heriberto Ortiz | Renault | 18 GTX | ? | Heriberto Ortiz | Guillermo Flores | 7 |
| Hyundai Motorsport | Hyundai | Coupe Evo 2 | M | Kenneth Eriksson | Staffan Parmander | 2, 4–5, 8–14 |
| Hyundai Motorsport | Hyundai | Coupe Evo 2 | M | Alister McRae | David Senior | 2, 4–5, 8–14 |
| Phineas Kimathi | Hyundai | Coupe | ? | Phineas Kimathi | Abdul Sidi | 3 |
| Graham Middleton | Hyundai | Coupe | M | Graham Middleton | John Morgan | 14 |
| Giórgos Vomvilas | Hyundai | Accent | S | Giórgos Vomvilas | Ioánnis Athanassiou | 8 |
| Volkswagen Motorsport Sweden | Volkswagen | Golf III Kit Car | ? | Harry Joki | Ingemar Karlsson | 2 |
| Volkswagen Motorsport Sweden | Volkswagen | Golf III Kit Car | ? | Andreas Eriksson | Patrick Henriksson | 2 |
| Blue Rose Team | Volkswagen | Golf III Kit Car | P | Jani Pirttinen | Timo Hantunen | 2, 10 |
| Volkswagen Motorsport Australia | Volkswagen | Golf III Kit Car | Y | Simon Evans | Sue Evans | 9, 13 |
| Janne Vähämiko | Volkswagen | Golf III Kit Car | P | Janne Vähämiko | Veijo Vainio | 10 |
| Volkswagen Motorsport UK | Volkswagen | Golf IV Kit Car | P | Mark Higgins | Bryan Thomas | 10, 13–14 |
| Polsat Dialog Rally Team | Volkswagen | Golf III Kit Car | M | Tomasz Kuchar | Maciej Szczepaniak | 12 |

### FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup Non Manufacturer Entries

| Team | Manufacturer | Car | Tyre | Drivers | Co-drivers | Rounds |
| Astra Racing | SEAT | Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | P | Toni Gardemeister | Paavo Lukander | 1–2, 4 |
| Seat Dealer Team Sweden | SEAT | Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | ? | Jörgen Jonasson | Pecka Svensson | 2 |
| Seat Dealer Team Sweden | SEAT | Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | ? | Patric Carlsson | Peter Johansson | 2 |
| RACC Motorsport | SEAT | Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | P | Salvador Cañellas | Carlos del Barrio | 2, 4 |
| Seat Sport UK | SEAT | Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | P | Gwyndaf Evans | Howard Davies | 7 |
| Seat Sport UK | SEAT | Ibiza Kit Car Evo2 | P | Mike Brown | Aled Davies | 14 |
| Citroën Sport | Citroën | Saxo Kit Car | M | Philippe Bugalski | Jean-Paul Chiaroni | 1 |
| Citroën Sport | Citroën | Saxo Kit Car | M | Jesús Puras | Marc Martí | 1 |
| Citroën Sport | Citroën | Saxo Kit Car | M | Vítor Lopes | José Janela | 4 |
| Citroën Sport | Citroën | Xsara F2 | M | Philippe Bugalski | Jean-Paul Chiaroni | 5–6, 12 |
| Citroën Sport | Citroën | Xsara F2 | M | Jesús Puras | Marc Martí | 5–6, 12 |
| Equipe de France FFSA | Citroën | Saxo Kit Car | M | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | 5–6, 12 |
| Equipe de France FFSA | Citroën | Saxo Kit Car | M | Fabien Véricel | Vincent Ducher | 5–6, 12 |
| Opel Team Sweden | Opel | Astra Kit Car | M | Per Svan | Johan Olsson | 2 |
| Opel Team Sweden | Opel | Astra Kit Car | M | Anders Nilsson | Markku Kangas | 2 |
| Ford Motor Co | Ford | Puma Kit Car | M | Stig Blomqvist | Benny Melander | 2 |
| Ford Motor Co | Ford | Puma Kit Car | M | Patrick Magaud | Guylène Brun | 5, 12 |
| Ford Motor Co | Ford | Puma Kit Car | M | Priscille De Belloy | Christiane Nicolet | 5, 12 |
| Ford Motor Co | Ford | Puma Kit Car | M | Simon Jean-Joseph | Patrick Pivato | 8, 10 |
| Peugeot Esso Silver Team SG | Peugeot | 306 maxi | M | Adruzilo Lopes | Luís Lisboa | 4–5, 12 |
| Peugeot Sport España | Peugeot | 306 maxi | M | Manuel Muniente | Diego Vallejo | 5 |
| F.P.F. Sport | Peugeot | 306 maxi | M | Renato Travaglia | Flavio Zanella | 12 |
| Silverstone Suzuki Sport | Suzuki | Baleno Wagon Kit Car | S | Nobuhiro Tajima | Visut Sukosi | 9, 11 |
| Vauxhall Motorsport | Vauxhall | Astra Kit Car | M | Jarmo Kytölehto | Arto Kapanen | 10, 12, 14 |
| Vauxhall Motorsport | Vauxhall | Astra Kit Car | M | Neil Wearden | Trevor Agnew | 10, 12, 14 |
| Proton Motorsport | Proton | Satria Kit Car | M | William Hayes | Stefan Cecconi | 13 |
| Proton Motorsport | Proton | Satria Kit Car | M | Mathew Knox | Karl Francis | 13 |
| Proton Motorsport | Proton | Satria Kit Car | M | Mats Andersson | Claire Mole | 14 |
| Proton Motorsport | Proton | Satria Kit Car | M | Tony Jardine | Kevin Piper | 14 |

## Results and standings
### Rally results

| Rd. | Rally | Overall Winners | Group N Cup Winners | Teams cup Winners | 2.0 L WC winners | Report |
| 1 | Monte Carlo | No. 1 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | No. 27 Team Gamma | No finishers | No. 38 Andrea Maselli | Report |
| 1 | Monte Carlo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V | No finishers | Renault Clio Maxi | Report |
| 1 | Monte Carlo | Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki | Marc Duez Philippe Dupuy | No finishers | Andrea Maselli Nicola Arena | Report |
| 2 | Sweden | No. 1 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | No. 19 Tyre Research Institute R.T. | No. 17 Wizja TV / Turning Point RT | No. 31 Volkswagen Motorsport Sweden | Report |
| 2 | Sweden | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 | Volkswagen Golf Kit Car | Report |
| 2 | Sweden | Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki | Jouko Puhakka Jakke Honkanen | Krzysztof Hołowczyc Jean-Marc Fortin | Harry Joki Ingemar Karlsson | Report |
| 3 | Kenya | No. 7 Ford Motor Co | No. 14 Mitsubishi Ralliart | No. 16 F.Dor Rally Team | No. 24 Phineas Kimathi | Report |
| 3 | Kenya | Ford Focus WRC '99 | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 | Hyundai Coupé Kit car | Report |
| 3 | Kenya | Colin McRae Nicky Grist | Hamed Al-Wahaibi Tony Sircombe | Frédéric Dor Kevin Gormley | Phineas Kimathi Abdul Sidi | Report |
| 4 | Portugal | No. 7 Ford Motor Co | No. 39 Mitsubishi Galp | No. 25 Toyota Mobil Team Turkey | No. 31 Hyundai Motorsport | Report |
| 4 | Portugal | Ford Focus WRC '99 | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI | Toyota Corolla WRC | Hyundai Coupé Kit car Evo2 | Report |
| 4 | Portugal | Colin McRae Nicky Grist | Miguel Campos Carlos Magalhães | Volkan Isik Erkan Bodur | Alister McRae David Senior | Report |
| 5 | Spain | No. 16 Citroën Sport | No. 34 Team Mitsubishi Oman | No. 25 Valencia Terra y Mar | No. 19 Renault Sport España | Report |
| 5 | Spain | Citroën Xsara Kit Car | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 | Renault Mégane Maxi | Report |
| 5 | Spain | Philippe Bugalski Jean-Paul Chiaroni | Hamed Al-Wahaibi Tony Sircombe | Luis Climent Álex Romaní | Oriol Gómez Oriol Julià Pascual | Report |
| 6 | France | No. 16 Citroën Sport | No. 26 Ralliart Italia | No. 18 Valencia Terra y Mar | No. 23 Renault Elf Dealer Rallying | Report |
| 6 | France | Citroën Xsara Kit Car | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 | Renault Mégane Maxi | Report |
| 6 | France | Philippe Bugalski Jean-Paul Chiaroni | Gustavo Trelles Martin Christie | Luis Climent Álex Romaní | Tapio Laukkanen Kaj Lindström | Report |
| 7 | Argentina | No. 6 Subaru World Rally Team | No. 15 Ralliart Italia | No. 12 F.Dor Rally Team | No. 61 Ricardo Bissio | Report |
| 7 | Argentina | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '97 | Renault 18 GTX | Report |
| 7 | Argentina | Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo | Gustavo Trelles Martin Christie | Frédéric Dor Kevin Gormley | Ricardo Bissio Claudio Henin | Report |
| 8 | Greece | No. 5 Subaru World Rally Team | No. 31 Team Mitsubishi Oman | No. 22 Valencia Terra y Mar | No. 27 Hyundai Motorsport | Report |
| 8 | Greece | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Subaru Impreza 555 | Hyundai Coupé Kit car Evo2 | Report |
| 8 | Greece | Richard Burns Robert Reid | Hamed Al-Wahaibi Tony Sircombe | Luis Climent Álex Romaní | Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander | Report |
| 9 | New Zealand | No. 1 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | No. 14 Ralliart Italia | No. 18 Team Mitsubishi Oman | No. 22 Hyundai Motorsport | Report |
| 9 | New Zealand | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Hyundai Coupé Kit car Evo2 | Report |
| 9 | New Zealand | Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki | Gustavo Trelles Martin Christie | Hamed Al-Wahaibi Tony Sircombe | Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander | Report |
| 10 | Finland | No. 6 Subaru World Rally Team | No. 23 Tyre Research Institute R.T. | No. 21 Toyota Mobil Team Turkey | No. 27 Renault Elf Dealer Rallying | Report |
| 10 | Finland | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Toyota Corolla WRC | Renault Mégane Maxi | Report |
| 10 | Finland | Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo | Jouko Puhakka Jakke Honkanen | Volkan Isik Erkan Bodur | Tapio Laukkanen Kaj Lindström | Report |
| 11 | China | No. 4 Toyota Castrol Team | No. 21 Subaru Rally Team Japan | No. 11 Toyota Mobil Team Turkey | No. 26 Hyundai Motorsport | Report |
| 11 | China | Toyota Corolla WRC | Subaru Impreza WRX | Toyota Corolla WRC | Hyundai Coupé Kit car Evo2 | Report |
| 11 | China | Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet | Toshihiro Arai Roger Freeman | Volkan Isik Erkan Bodur | Alister McRae David Senior | Report |
| 12 | Italy | No. 1 Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | No. 53 Mauro Rally Tuning | No. 30 Toyota Mobil Team Turkey | No. 71 Treviso Rally Team | Report |
| 12 | Italy | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI | Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V | Toyota Corolla WRC | Renault Mégane Maxi | Report |
| 12 | Italy | Tommi Mäkinen Risto Mannisenmäki | Gianluigi Galli Guido D'Amore | Volkan Isik Erkan Bodur | Piero Longhi Lucio Baggio | Report |
| 13 | Australia | No. 5 Subaru World Rally Team | No. 23 Subaru Rally Team Japan | No finishers | No. 30 Hyundai Motorsport | Report |
| 13 | Australia | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | Subaru Impreza WRX | No finishers | Hyundai Coupé Kit car Evo2 | Report |
| 13 | Australia | Richard Burns Robert Reid | Toshihiro Arai Roger Freeman | No finishers | Kenneth Eriksson Staffan Parmander | Report |
| 14 | Britain | No. 5 Subaru World Rally Team | No. 65 Ramón Ferreyros | No. 18 Valencia Terra y Mar | No. 25 Volkswagen Motorsport UK | Report |
| 14 | Britain | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '99 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | Subaru Impreza S5 WRC '98 | Volkswagen Golf IV Kit Car | Report |
| 14 | Britain | Richard Burns Robert Reid | Ramón Ferreyros Gonzalo Saenz | Luis Climent Álex Romaní | Mark Higgins Bryan Thomas | Report |
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### Drivers' championship

| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | CHN | ITA | AUS | GBR | Pts |
| 1 | Tommi Mäkinen | 1 | 1 | DSQ | 5 | 3 | 6$^2$ | 4 | 3 | 1 | Ret$^2$ | Ret | 1 | 3 | Ret | 62 |
| 2 | Richard Burns | 8 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 55 |
| 3 | Didier Auriol | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5$^1$ | 3 | Ret | 4 | Ret$^1$ | 1 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 52 |
| 4 | Juha Kankkunen | 2 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 6 | | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 44 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ret | 2 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 3$^3$ | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 44 |
| 6 | Colin McRae | DSQ | Ret | 1 | 1 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 23 |
| 7 | Philippe Bugalski | Ret | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | Ret | | | 20 |
| 8 | Freddy Loix | Ret | 9 | Ret | | 4 | 8 | Ret | 4 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 9 | Harri Rovanperä | 7 | 16 | 6 | Ret | 14 | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | Gilles Panizzi | Ret | | | | | Ret | | | | 33 | | 2 | | 7 | 6 |
| 11 | Jesús Puras | Ret | | | | Ret | 2 | | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | | 16 | 6 |
| 12 | Thomas Rådström | | 3 | | | | | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Toni Gardemeister | 14 | 33 | | Ret | | | | | 3 | 6$^3$ | | Ret | 16 | Ret | 6 |
| 14 | Bruno Thiry | 5 | 10 | Ret | 6 | 7 | Ret | | | | | | | | 4 | 6 |
| 15 | Marcus Grönholm | | Ret | | Ret | | | | Ret | | 4 | | 8 | 5 | Ret | 5 |
| 16 | François Delecour | 4 | | | | | Ret | | Ret | | 9 | | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 |
| 17 | Ian Duncan | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 18 | Markko Märtin | | 8 | | Ret | | | | 5 | | Ret | | Ret | | 8 | 2 |
| 19 | Petter Solberg | | 11 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | 12 | | 27 | | 9 | 2 |
| 20 | Possum Bourne | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | Ret | | 2 |
| 21 | Andrea Aghini | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | 2 |
| 22 | Volkan Işık | | | | 7 | 11 | | Ret | Ret | | 15 | 6 | 15 | | | 1 |
| 23 | Piero Liatti | 6 | | Ret | Ret | 10 | 9 | Ret | Ret | | | Ret | Ret | | | 1 |
| 24 | Leonídas Kyrkos | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 1 |
| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | CHN | ITA | AUS | GBR | Pts |
| Sources: |||||||||||||||||
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### Manufacturers' championship

| Pos. | Manufacturer | No. | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | CHN | ITA | AUS | GBR | Points |
| 1 | Toyota Castrol Team | 3 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 1$^3$ | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 109 |
| 1 | Toyota Castrol Team | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3$^1$ | 3 | Ret | 4 | Ret$^1$ | 1 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 109 |
| 2 | Subaru World Rally Team | 5 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 105 |
| 2 | Subaru World Rally Team | 6 | 2 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 105 |
| 3 | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 1 | 1 | 1 | EX | 5 | 2 | 4$^2$ | 4 | 3 | 1 | Ret$^2$ | Ret | 1 | 3 | Ret | 83 |
| 3 | Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart | 2 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 5 | 83 |
| 4 | Ford Motor Co | 7 | EX | Ret | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 37 |
| 4 | Ford Motor Co | 8 | EX | 3 | 4 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 7 | 6 | 37 |
| 5 | SEAT Sport | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | SEAT Sport | 10 | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 6$^3$ | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | 23 |
| 6 | Peugeot Esso | 14 | | | | | | Ret | | Ret | | 7 | | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 |
| 6 | Peugeot Esso | 15 | | | | | | Ret | | Ret | | 4 | | 2 | 5 | Ret | 11 |
| 7 | Škoda Motorsport | 11 | Ret | | | Ret | Ret | | | 5 | | Ret | | Ret | | Ret | 6 |
| 7 | Škoda Motorsport | 12 | Ret | | | Ret | Ret | | | 6 | | 9 | | 8 | | 4 | 6 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | No. | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | CHN | ITA | AUS | GBR | Points |
| Sources: ||||||||||||||||||
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### FIA Teams' Cup

| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | CHN | ITA | AUS | GBR | Pts |
| 1 | Luís Clíment | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | Ret | | Ret | | 1 | 58 |
| 2 | Volkan Işık | | | | 1 | 2 | | Ret | Ret | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 46 |
| 3 | Frédéric Dor | | | 1 | 3 | | | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | | | Ret | | 40 |
| 4 | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | | | | Ret | 4 | 2 | Ret | 4 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | | 28 |
| 5 | Abdullah Bakhashab | | | | Ret | 3 | Ret | | 2 | | | Ret | 2 | | Ret | 16 |
| NC | Krzysztof Hołowczyc | | 1 | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 16 |
| NC | Michael Guest | | | | Ret | 5 | | | Ret | Ret | | 2 | | Ret | | 8 |
| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | CHN | ITA | AUS | GBR | Pts |

### Production World Rally Championship

| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | CHN | ITA | AUS | GBR | Pts |
| 1 | Gustavo Trelles | 2 | 6 | | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | | 69 |
| 2 | Hamed Al-Wahaibi | | 9 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 3 | Ret | 1 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | | 53 |
| 3 | Toshihiro Arai | | | | | | | | | 4 | | 1 | | 1 | | 29 |
| 4 | Manfred Stohl | Ret | 4 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | | 3 | | 2 | | Ret | 27 |
| 5 | Jouko Puhakka | | 1 | | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | 1 | | | | | 26 |
| 6 | Ramón Ferreyros | | | | 4 | | | | 2 | | | Ret | | | 1 | 24 |
| 7 | Gianluigi Galli | | 7 | | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | 6 | | 1 | | | 24 |
| 8 | Marc Duez | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 9 | Miguel Campos | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 10 | Jani Paasonen | | 3 | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 13 |
| 11 | Katsuhiko Taguchi | | | | | | | | | 3 | | 3 | | 4 | | 13 |
| 12 | Stig-Olov Walfridson | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 13 | Luis Climent | Ret | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 14 | Giovanni Manfrinato | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 15 | Jorge Recalde | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 16 | Ed Ordynski | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 8 |
| 17 | Richard Tuthill | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 8 |
| 18 | Christophe Spiliotis | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 19 | Hideaki Miyoshi | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 20 | Juha Kangas | | Ret | | 3 | 8 | | | Ret | | Ret | | | | | 5 |
| 21 | Claudio Menzi | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 22 | Gaby Goudezeune | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 5 |
| 23 | Mario Stagni | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | 5 |
| 24 | Uwe Nittel | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | 5 |
| 21 | Gavin Cox | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 5 |
| Pos. | Driver | MON | SWE | KEN | POR | ESP | FRA | ARG | GRE | NZL | FIN | CHN | ITA | AUS | GBR | Pts |

### FIA 2 Litre World Cup for Manufacturers

 Denotes dropped score.
| Pos | Entrant | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | Pts |
| 1 | Renault | 16 | (3) | 0 | (7) | 10 | 16 | 10 | 10 | (4) | 16 | 0 | 16 | 8 | (6) | 102 |
| 2 | Hyundai | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 95 |
| NC(*) | Volkswagen | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
(*) – Volkswagen were not classified for not homologating their Golf Kit Car at the start of the season.

## Events

| Rally Name | Start-End Date | Podium Drivers (Finishing Time) | Podium Cars |
| Monte Carlo Rally (asphalt & snow) | 17 January–20 January | Tommi Mäkinen (5h:16m:50.6s) Juha Kankkunen (5h:18m:35.3s) Didier Auriol (5h:20m:43.4s) | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 Subaru Impreza WRC Toyota Corolla WRC |
| Swedish Rally (snow) | 12 February–14 February | Tommi Mäkinen (3h:29m:15.6s) Carlos Sainz (3h:29m:33.7s) Thomas Rådström (3h:29m:53.4s) | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 Toyota Corolla WRC Ford Focus WRC |
| Safari Rally (gravel) | 26 February–28 February | Colin McRae (8h:41m:39s) Didier Auriol (8h:56m:05s) Carlos Sainz (8h:59m:46s) | Ford Focus WRC Toyota Corolla WRC Toyota Corolla WRC |
| Rally Portugal (gravel) | 21 March–24 March | Colin McRae (4h:05m:41.7s) Carlos Sainz (4h:05m:54.0s) Didier Auriol (4h:05m:58.2s) | Ford Focus WRC Toyota Corolla WRC Toyota Corolla WRC |
| Rally Catalunya (asphalt) | 19 April–21 April | Philippe Bugalski (4h:13m:45.6s) Didier Auriol (4h:14m:17.4s) Tommi Mäkinen (4h:16m:06.7s) | Citroën Xsara Kit Car Toyota Corolla WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 |
| Tour de Corse (asphalt) | 7 May–9 May | Philippe Bugalski (3h:44m:35.7s) Jesús Puras (3h:45m:10.4s) Carlos Sainz (3h:45m:45.0s) | Citroën Xsara Kit Car Citroën Xsara Kit Car Toyota Corolla WRC |
| Rally Argentina (gravel) | 22 May–25 May | Juha Kankkunen (4h:17m:15.4s) Richard Burns (4h:17m:17.8s) Didier Auriol (4h:17m:55.0s) | Subaru Impreza WRC Subaru Impreza WRC Toyota Corolla WRC |
| Acropolis Rally (gravel) | 6 June–9 June | Richard Burns (4h:21m:21.2s) Carlos Sainz (4h:22m:22.5s) Tommi Mäkinen (4h:24m:01.2s) | Subaru Impreza WRC Toyota Corolla WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 |
| Rally New Zealand (gravel) | 15 July–18 July | Tommi Mäkinen (4h:11m:07.1s) Juha Kankkunen (4h:12m:44.1s) Toni Gardemeister (4h:13m:56.1s) | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 Subaru Impreza WRC SEAT Córdoba WRC |
| Rally Finland (gravel) | 20 August–22 August | Juha Kankkunen (3h:08m:54.5s) Richard Burns (3h:09m:04.2s) Carlos Sainz (3h:09m:12.5s) | Subaru Impreza WRC Subaru Impreza WRC Toyota Corolla WRC |
| Rally China (gravel) | 17 September–19 September | Didier Auriol (3h:38m:36.6s) Richard Burns (3h:39m:32.4s) Carlos Sainz (3h:40m:56.0s) | Toyota Corolla WRC Subaru Impreza WRC Toyota Corolla WRC |
| Rally Sanremo (asphalt) | 11 October–13 October | Tommi Mäkinen (4h:26m:45.0s) Gilles Panizzi (4h:27m:03.0s) Didier Auriol (4h:27m:27.2s) | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 Peugeot 206 WRC Toyota Corolla WRC |
| Rally Australia (gravel) | 4 November–7 November | Richard Burns (3h:44m:31.5s) Carlos Sainz (3h:44m:43.1s) Tommi Mäkinen (3h:49m:02.9s) | Subaru Impreza WRC Toyota Corolla WRC Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6 |
| Rally of Great Britain (asphalt & gravel) | 23 November–26 November | Richard Burns (3h:53m:44.2s) Juha Kankkunen (3h:55m:31.5s) Harri Rovanperä (3h:58m:39.5s) | Subaru Impreza WRC Subaru Impreza WRC SEAT Córdoba WRC E2 |