1999 Race of Champions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
The 1999 Race of Champions took place on December 5 at Gran Canaria. It was the 12th running of the event, and the eighth running at Gran Canaria. It was the first year for the new Nations' Cup Competition, which saw teams of three competitors – a rally driver, a circuit racing driver and a motorcyclist – team up to represent their nation and compete for national glory.
The vehicles used were the Peugeot 306 Maxi, The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V WRC, the Toyota Corolla WRC and the ROC Buggy.
The individual competition was won by Didier Auriol for a fourth time, whilst the inaugural Nations' Cup was won by Finland with JJ Lehto, Tommi Mäkinen and Kari Tiainen.
Participants
[edit | edit source]Race of Champions
[edit | edit source]| Driver | Reason for Qualification |
|---|---|
| Finland Tommi Mäkinen | World Rally champion in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999 |
| France Didier Auriol | World Rally champion in 1994 |
| Spain Carlos Sainz | World Rally champion in 1990 and 1992 |
| Germany Armin Schwarz | Winner in the International Masters |
| Finland Marcus Grönholm | Finalist in the International Masters |
| France Gilles Panizzi | Beat Alister McRae in a play-off |
| Sweden Stig Blomqvist | Winner in the Legends Race |
| Sweden Björn Waldegård | Finalist in the Legends Race |
Nations Cup
[edit | edit source]| Country | Racing Driver | Rally Driver | Motorcycle Racer |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | France Yannick Dalmas | France Didier Auriol | France David Vuillemin |
| Finland | Finland JJ Lehto | Finland Tommi Makinen | Finland Kari Tiainen |
| Spain | Spain Marc Gené | Spain Carlos Sainz | Spain Pere Riba |
| Italy | Italy Emanuele Pirro | Italy Miki Biasion | Italy Luca Cadalora |
| Germany | Germany Christian Abt | Germany Armin Schwarz | Germany Ralf Waldmann |
| All-Stars | Finland Harri Toivonen | United Kingdom Alister McRae | Belgium Joël Smets |
.svg){kind=link}
- Toivonen replaced Danny Sullivan in the All-Stars team.
Legends Race
[edit | edit source]- Walter Röhrl & Hannu Mikkola eliminated in the first round.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Sweden Björn Waldegård | 2 | |||||
| Italy Miki Biasion | 1 | |||||
| Sweden Björn Waldegård | 0 | |||||
| Sweden Stig Blomqvist | 1 | |||||
| Sweden Stig Blomqvist | 2 | |||||
| Finland Timo Salonen | 0 | |||||
International Masters
[edit | edit source]- Flavio Alonso and Luis Mónzon qualified for being the finalists for the Spanish Rally Masters competition.
- Toni Gardemeister was invited but could not attend.
- Michael Guest, Krzysztof Holowczyc, Markko Märtin and Adruzilo Lopes were eliminated in the first round.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| United Kingdom Alister McRae | 1'55.12 | |||||||||
| Spain Flavio Alonso | 1'56.10 | |||||||||
| United Kingdom Alister McRae | 1'58.08 | |||||||||
| Finland Marcus Grönholm | 1'56.58 | |||||||||
| France François Delecour | 2'00.71 | |||||||||
| Finland Marcus Grönholm | 1'57.54 | |||||||||
| Finland Marcus Grönholm | 1'58.30 | |||||||||
| Germany Armin Schwarz | 1'56.83 | |||||||||
| France Gilles Panizzi | 1'56.23 | |||||||||
 Gustavo Trelles | 1'58.09 | |||||||||
| France Gilles Panizzi | 1'58.01 | |||||||||
| Germany Armin Schwarz | 1'57.30 | |||||||||
| Germany Armin Schwarz | 1'54.56 | |||||||||
| Spain Luis Mónzon | 1'58.55 | |||||||||
Race of Champions
[edit | edit source]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Finland Tommi Mäkinen | 2 | |||||||||
| Sweden Björn Waldegård | 0 | |||||||||
| Finland Tommi Makinen | 2 | |||||||||
| Spain Carlos Sainz | 0 | |||||||||
| Spain Carlos Sainz | 2 | |||||||||
| Finland Marcus Grönholm | 0 | |||||||||
| Finland Tommi Mäkinen | 1 | |||||||||
| France Didier Auriol | 2 | |||||||||
| France Gilles Panizzi | 1 | |||||||||
| Germany Armin Schwarz | 2 | |||||||||
| Germany Armin Schwarz | 1 | |||||||||
| France Didier Auriol | 2 | |||||||||
| Sweden Stig Blomqvist | 0 | |||||||||
| France Didier Auriol | 2 | |||||||||
Nations' Cup
[edit | edit source]- Germany & Italy eliminated in the first round.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Spain | 5 | |||||
| File:Flag of France.svg France | 4 | |||||
| Spain | 4 | |||||
| Finland Finland | 5 | |||||
| Finland Finland | 5 | |||||
| United Nations All-Stars | 0 | |||||
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Information sourced from http://www.atodomotor.com/pagina/ROC.html