1999 Rally Catalunya

1999 Rally Catalunya
*35th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava*
1999 Rally Catalunya ; 35th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava
Round 5 of 14 in the 1999 World Rally Championship season
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Host country	Spain
Rally base	Lloret de Mar
Dates run	April 19, 1999 – April 21, 1999
Stages	19 (396.01 km; 246.07 miles)
Stage surface	Tarmac
Transport distance	1,317.30 km (818.53 miles)
Overall distance	1,697.65 km (1,054.87 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	109
Crews	109 at start, 57 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Philippe Bugalski ; Automobiles Citroën ; Citroën Xsara Kit Car ; 4:13:45.6

Last updated November 30, 2024

The 1999 Rally Catalunya (formally the 35th Rallye Catalunya - Costa Brava) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 19 and 21 April 1999. It marked the 35th running of the Rally Catalunya, and was the fifth round of the 1999 World Rally Championship season.^[2] The 1999 event was based in the town of Lloret de Mar in Spain and was contested over nineteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 396.01km (246.07 miles).

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. Twelve 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 Carisma GT 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	Bruno Thiry	Stephane Prevot	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	Simon Jean-Joseph	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
11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Skoda Motorsport	Skoda Octavia WRC	P
12	Pavel Sibera	Petr Gross	Skoda Motorsport	Skoda Octavia WRC	P

Itinerary

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

Date	No.	Time span	Stage name	Distance
19 April		9:49	Service A, Girona	—
	SS1	10:19	Els Angels 1	15.66 km
	SS2	10:46	Santa Pellaia 1	11.66 km
		11:32	Service B, Girona	—
	SS3	12:41	Coll de Bracons 1	19.89 km
	SS4	13:20	La Trona 1	12.86 km
		14:23	Service C, Manlleu	—
	SS5	15:05	La Fullaca - Arbucies 1	32.64 km
	SS6	15:53	Cladells 1	15.27 km
		16:48	Service D, Girona	—
	SS7	17:28	Els Angels 2	15.66 km
	SS8	17:55	Santa Pellaia 2	11.66 km
		18:41	Service E, Girona	—
20 April		9:35	Service F, La Selva del Camp	—
	SS9	10:29	Prades	13.77 km
	SS10	11:20	La Riba 1	32.86 km
		12:11	Service G, La Selva del Camp	—
	SS11	12:59	Riudecanyes	12.68 km
	SS12	13:20	Santa Marina	31.38 km
		14:17	Service H, Mora la Nova	—
	SS13	15:04	Gratallops - Escaladei	45.88 km
		16:34	Service I, Mora la Nova	—
	SS14	17:41	La Riba 2	32.86 km
		18:36	Service J, La Selva del Camp	—
21 April		9:38	Service K, Manlleu	—
	SS15	10:31	Coll de Santigosa	10.62 km
	SS16	11:07	Coll de Bracons 2	19.89 km
	SS17	11:46	La Trona 2	12.86 km
		12:49	Service L, Manlleu	—
	SS18	13:31	La Fullaca - Arbucies 2	32.64 km
	SS19	14:19	Cladells 2	15.27 km
		15:11	Service M, Lloret de Mar	—

Report

Overall

Summary

The winner was Philippe Bugalski aboard a Citroën Xsara Kit Car, an unprecedented event in the world championship, since he won a front-wheel drive car, something that had not happened in years. The Kit Cars, which were supposed to be inferior compared to the all-wheel drive of the World Rally Cars, prevailed in asphalt rallies, first in Catalonia and later in the Corsica Rally that same year. The great weight/power ratio, accompanied by the good condition of the road surface and the good weather conditions in the Spanish test, made the Kit Cars prevail over their rivals.

Although Citroën did not officially compete in 1999, it had been developing the Citroën Xsara Kit Car for two years and after several tests in the nationals of Spain and France, it lined up two Xsaras for Bugalski and Jesús Puras in the Rally Catalunya. The Frenchman won the test, achieving the first victory of his career in the world championship. His victory aboard the Citroën Xsara Kit Car, a front-wheel drive car, raised some complaints among the official teams. Second was Didier Auriol with a Toyota Corolla WRC, which had already won the previous year, nothing could do against Bugalski's Xsara, although he finished half a minute behind his compatriot and third was Tommi Mäkinen, further away, with a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI , who was penalized one minute but kept third place ahead of Freddy Loix.^[5] The race could have been a one-two for Citroën, since on the first day it was dominated by Jesús Puras with the other Xsara Kit Car, who scored four scratches and led the race until in the first section of the second day he suffered an electrical fault in his car and had to leave. Bugalski relieved Puras at the head of the race and kept it until the end.

Among the most prominent retirements were Carlos Sainz, Auriol's teammate, who retired in the last section due to a fault with the alternator belt and Colin McRae who retired after the second day. It was also the debut in the world championship for the Frenchman Sébastien Loeb who ran with a Citroën Saxo but did not end up suffering an accident in section eight.

One of the most controversial moments outside the race was the confrontation on the sets of Canal+, which was broadcasting the race, between Jesús Puras and Juanjo Lacalle, Sainz's manager. Puras defended himself against the accusations of Luis Moya, Sainz's co-driver, of having trained illegally, and had a small verbal dispute with Lacalle.^[6]

Classification

Position	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	16	Philippe Bugalski	Jean-Paul Chiaroni	Automobiles Citroen	Citroen Xsara	4:13:45.6	0.0	10
2	4	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Toyota Castrol Team	Toyota Corolla WRC	4:14:17.4	+31.8	6
3	1	Tommi Makinen	Risto Mannisenmaki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:16:06.7	+2:21.1	4
4	2	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	4:16:21.0	+2:35.4	3
5	5	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 99	4:17:45.5	+4:01.9	2
6	14	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 99	4:18:32.9	+4:47.3	1
7	6	Bruno Thiry	Stephane Prevot	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 99	44:18:46.9	+5:01.3	0
8	19	Oriol Gomez	Oriol Julia Pascual	Renault Sport Espana	Renault Megane Maxi	4:19:34.3	+5:48.7	0
9	25	Asensio Luis Clement	Alex Romani	Valencia Terra y Mar	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 98	10:08:24	+1:26:45	0
10	10	Piero Liatti	Carlo Cassina	SEAT Sport	SEAT Cordoba WRC	4:20:53.0	+7:07.4	0
11	26	Volkan Isik	Erkan Bodur	Toyota Mobil Team Turkey	Toyota Corolla WRC	4:25:39.5	+11:53.9	0
12	22	Luis Monzon	Jose Carlos Deniz	Luis Monzon	Peugeot 306 Maxi	4:26:52.5	+13:06.9	0
13	28	Abdullah Bakhashab	Michael Park	Toyota Team Saudi Arabia	Toyota Corolla WRC	4:26:58.8	+13:13.2	0
14	9	Harri Rovanpera	Risto Pietilainen	SEAT Sport	SEAT Cordoba WRC	4:28:49.8	+15:04.2	0
15	42	David Guixeras	Jordi Mercader	Escuderia Costa Brava	Citroen Saxo	4:31:05.6	+17:20.0	0
16	39	Javier Azcona	Ezequiel Nazabal	Javier Azcona	Peugeot 106 Maxi	4:32:48.2	+19:02.6	0
17	34	Hamed Al-Wahaibi	Tony Sircombe	Team Mitsubishi Oman	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:36:18.3	+22:32.7	0
18	55	Giovanni Mandrinato	Claudio Condotta	Giovanni Mandrinato	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:36:41.2	+22:55.6	0
19	27	Osilde Holderied	Catherine Francois	Toyota Castrol Deutschland	Toyota Corolla WRC	4:38:45.7	+25:00.1	0
20	30	Gustavo Trelles	Martin Christie	Ralliart Italia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:39:21.8	+25:36.2	0
21	24	Toshihiro Arai	Roger Freeman	Subaru Allstars Endless Sport	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 98	4:39:39.7	+25:54.1	0
22	56	Michal Gargulak	Jiri Malcik	Slovnaft Rally Team	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V	4:42:53.3	+29:07.7	0
23	45	Miguel Cristovao	Joao Luz	Ford Motor Co Ltd	Ford Puma	4:43:31.8	+29:46.2	0
24	43	Fabien Vericel	Vincent Ducher	Equipe de France FFSA	Citroen Saxo	4:44:13.1	+30:27.5	0
25	40	Dabad Joan Vinyes	Xavier Lorza	Escuderia Voltrega	Citroen Saxo	4:45:01.3	+31:15.7	0
26	33	Michael Guest	David Green	Winfield World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX	4:46:22.0	+32:36.4	0
27	57	Reece Jones	Leo Bult	Reece Jones Rallysport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:47:24.4	+33:38.8	0
28	54	Corrado Fontana	Daniele Pelliccioni	Corrado Fontana	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:48:06.4	+34:20.8	0
29	100	Cernadas Amador Vidal	Francisco Lema Vidal	Escuderia La Coruna	Peugeot 106 Rallye	4:51:38.6	+37:53.0	0
30	50	Ferran Font	Joan Sureda	Ferran Font	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:51:58.4	+38:12.8	0
31	99	Leonardo Saban	Victoria Ocariz Maria	JLM Team	Peugeot 106 Rallye	4:52:20.5	+38:34.9	0
32	102	Marc Blazquez	Antoni Sanchez	RACC Motorsport	Peugeot 106 Rallye	4:52:51.5	+39:05.9	0
33	82	Manuel Cabo	Rodriguez Francisco Rodriguez	Manuel Cabo	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	4:53:23.7	+39:38.1	0
34	97	Roberto Solis	Javier Alvarez Machado Francisco	Roberto Solis	Peugeot 106 Rallye	4:54:06.5	+40:20.9	0
35	35	Juha Kangas	Mika Ovaskainen	Juha Kangas	Subaru Impreza WRX	4:54:33.2	+40:47.6	0
36	98	Flavio Alonso	Rodriguez Victor Perez	Flavio Alonso	Peugeot 106 Rallye	4:57:41.6	+43:56.0	0
37	75	Joan Compte	Jordi Estaper	Escuderia Costa Daurada	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:58:09.9	+44:24.3	0
38	61	Esteban Vallin	Eduardo Escolano	Carlos Sainz Junior Team	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	4:58:50.3	+45:04.7	0
39	59	Salvador Canellas	Carlos del Barrio	Salvador Canellas	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	4:59:25.6	+45:40.0	0
40	104	Dani Sola	Jorge Carvalho	RACC Motorsport	Peugeot 106 Rallye	5:00:30.7	+46:45.1	0
41	51	Ignacio Sanfilippo	Jose Vicente Medina	Ignacio Sanfilippo	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV	5:00:46.5	+47:00.9	0
42	111	Alex Juaneda	Daniel Guirro	Gamace MC Competicion	Peugeot 106 Rallye	5:01:07.0	+47:21.4	0
43	108	Jonathan de Miguel	Oscar Cabezas	Jonathan de Miguel	Peugeot 106 Rallye	5:01:59.7	+48:14.1	0
44	103	Francisco Roig Paco	Ignazio Paz	Francisco Roig Paco	Peugeot 106 Rallye	5:02:17.6	+48:32.0	0
45	106	Lopez Rafael Penalva	Miguel Angel Castro	Lopez Rafael Penalva	Peugeot 106 Rallye	5:03:02.2	+49:16.6	0
46	109	Eloy Entrecanales	Jose Manuel Cobo	JLM Team	Peugeot 106 Rallye	5:05:23.9	+51:38.3	0
47	107	Emilio Segura	Jose Antonio Munoz	Emilio Segura	Peugeot 106 Rallye	5:06:10.4	+52:24.8	0
48	71	Michael Kahlfuss	Ronald Bauer	Michael Kahlfuss	Toyota Celica GT-Four	5:07:53.9	+54:08.3	0
49	96	Max Gerpe	Sergi Oms	Escuderia Motor Terrassa	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	5:08:26.3	+54:40.7	0
50	91	Mercadal Joan Vidal	Gabriel Roig	Mercadal Joan Vidal	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	5:09:41.4	+55:55.8	0
51	70	Paulo Freire	Armando Veiga	Paulo Freire	Toyota Celica GT-Four	5:15:22.1	+1:01:36.5	0
52	95	Josep Nicolas	Rafael Puig	Biela Club Manresa	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	5:19:14.6	+1:05:29.0	0
53	67	Graeme Presswell	Martin Saunders	Graeme Presswell	Vauxhall Astra	5:27:47.5	+1:14:01.9	0
54	110	Escola Jaume Darne	V. Jaume Darne	Escuderia Motor Terrassa	Peugeot 106 Rallye	5:32:06.2	+1:18:20.6	0
55	87	Miguel Diego	Jose Ivan Caballero	A.C. Principado de Asturias	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	5:35:37.6	+1:21:52.0	0
56	80	Iain Henderson	Graham Hopewell	Iain Henderson	Citroen Saxo VTS	5:54:45.2	+1:40:59.6	0
Retired SS19	3	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Castrol Team	Toyota Corolla WRC	Alternator		0
Retired SS18	18	Henrik Lundgaard	Freddy Pedersen	Henrik Lundgaard	Toyota Corolla WRC	Accident		0
Retired SS17	74	Antonio Garrido	Jose Alfredo Alvarez	Antonio Garrido	Subaru Impreza WRX	Retired		0
Retired S16	23	Alister McRae	David Senior	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai Coupe Kit Car Evo2	Transmission		0
Retired SS15	7	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co Ltd	Ford Focus WRC 99	Withdrawn		0
Retired SS15	65	Francois Koopal	Hans Bullens	Francois Koopal	Renault Clio Maxi	Retired		0
Retired SS15	90	Alberto San Segundo	Eva Navas	Alberto San Segundo	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	Mechanical		0
Retired SS15	92	Alex Palet	Xavier Calatayud	Alex Palet	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	Mechanical		0
Retired SS14	11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Skoda Motorsport	Skoda Octavia WRC	Electrical		0
Retired SS14	49	Kris Rosenberger	Per Carlsson	Kris Rosenberger	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	Accident		0
Retired SS14	62	Txus Jaio	David Moreno	Carlos Sainz Junior Team	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	Mechanical		0
Retired SS14	68	Marta Candian	Mara Biotti	Hawk Racing Club Srl	Renault Clio Williams	Retired		0
Retired SS13	8	Simon Jean-Joseph	Fred Gallagher	Ford Motor Co Ltd	Ford Focus WRC 99	Engine		0
Retired SS13	21	Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai Coupe Kit Car Evo2	Fuel Pump		0
Retired SS13	41	Jan Casais	Jose Enrique Serrano	Jan Casais	Citroen Saxo	Retired		0
Retired SS13	46	Andrea Maselli	Nicola Arena	Andrea Maselli	Renault Clio Maxi	Lost Wheel		0
Retired SS13	69	Antonio Seriola	Joan Angel Alpiste	Escuderia Baix Emporda	Peugeot 106 Rallye	Retired		0
Retired SS13	76	Toni Vidal	Jordi Padris	Toni Vidal	Peugeot 306 S16	Retired		0
Retired SS13	11	Luc Escharavil	Herve Michevas	Luc Escharavil	Renault Clio Williams	Retired		0
Retired SS13	79	Marc Allingue	Josep Fornell	Marc Allingue	Peugeot 106 Rallye	Retired		0
Retired SS13	83	Alfonso Loza	Giovanni Breda	Alfonso Loza	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	Mechanical		0
Retired SS12	12	Pavel Sibera	Petr Gross	Skoda Motorsport	Skoda Octavia WRC	Fire		0
Retired SS12	20	Manuel Muniente	Diego Vallejo	Peugeot Sport Espana	Peugeot 306 Maxi	Engine		0
Retired SS12	53	Gianluigi Galli	Guido D'Amore	Gianluigi Galli	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V	Accident		0
Retired SS12	58	Kristian Poulsen	Leif Heick	Kristian Poulsen	Ford Escort WRC	Retired		0
Retired SS12	88	Juan Pablo Castro Iglesias	Manuel Alberto Gomez Bancalero	Juan Pablo Castro Iglesias	SET Ibiza GTi 16V	Mechanical		0
Retired SS11	105	Sergio Lopez-Fombona	Manuel David Tajada	A.C. Principado de Asturias	Peugeot 106 Rallye	Accident		0
Retired SS10	64	Paul Niemczyk	Thomas Schunemann	Paul Niemczyk	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	Retired		0
Retired SS9	17	Jesus Puras	Marc Marti	Citroen Hispana	Citroen Xsara	Electrical		0
Retired SS9	94	Hector Soler Libori	Raul Soler Libori	Hector Soler Libori	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	Retired		0
Retired SS8	37	Mark Champeau	Gilles Thimonier	Mark Champeau	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 98	Accident		0
Retired SS8	44	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Equipe de France FFSA	Citroen Saxo	Accident		0
Retired SS8	66	Rodolfo Esposito	Lucie Conod	Rodolfo Esposito	Citroen ZX 16S	Retired		0
Retired SS7	36	Pernilla Solberg	Ulrika Mattsson	Team Walfridsson	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Steering		0
Retired SS7	48	Gabriel Mendez	Daniel Muzio	Gabriel Mendez	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Retired		0
Retired SS6	52	Miguel Martinez-Conde	Felipe Alonso Fernandez	JLM Team	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V	Mechanical		0
Retired SS6	81	Toni Kuusela	Ossi Lehtonen	Toni Kuusela	Citroen ZX 16S	Retired		0
Retired SS6	101	Ojeda Enrique Garcia	Pilar Barcelo	JLM Team	Peugeot 106 Rallye	Retired		0
Retired SS5	31	Manfred Stohl	Kay Gerlach	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Engine		0
Retired SS5	93	Joan Font	Arcadi Font	Joan Font	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	Mechanical		0
Retired SS4	78	Karl-Friedrich Beck	Michael Kolbach	Karl-Friedrich Beck	Renault Clio Williams	Retired		0
Retired SS4	84	Espinosa Francisco Puertas	Marcos Rumi	Espinosa Francisco Puertas	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	Mechanical		0
Retired SS3	32	Jouko Puhakka	Jakke Honkanen	Tyre Research Institute	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Mechanical		0
Retired SS3	63	Oscar Fuertes	Lucas Cruz	Carlos Sainz Junior Team	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V Evo2	Retired		0
Retired SS3	72	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Bob Colsoul	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Retired		0
Retired SS3	73	Carlos Marques	Luis Cavaleiro	Carlos Marques	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	Retired		0
Retired SS3	86	Lopez Javier Penalva	Javier Gonzalez	Lopez Javier Penalva	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	Mechanical		0
Retired SS2	47	Priscille De Belloy-Delecour	Christiane Nicolet	Ford Motor Co Ltd	Ford Puma	Retired		0
Retired SS2	60	Michael Huete	Colon Xavier Amigo	Carlos Sainz Junior Team	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V Evo2	Retired		0
Retired SS2	85	Daniel Loza	Silvia Serrano	Daniel Loza	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	Retired		0
Retired SS2	89	Jose Manuel Porto	Antonio Garcia	Jose Manuel Porto	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	Mechanical		0

Special Stages

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

Day	Stage	Time	Name	Length (km)	Winner	Time	Rally leader
1 19 Apr	SS1	10:19	Els Angels 1	15.66	Tommi Makinen	9:50.7	Tommi Makinen
	SS2	10:46	Santa Pellaia 1	11.66	Jesus Puras	7:42.6	Jesus Puras
	SS3	12:41	Coll de Bracons 1	19.89	Jesus Puras	13:02.1
	SS4	13:20	La Trona 1	12.86	Tommi Makinen	8:31.5
	SS5	15:05	La Fullaca - Arbucies 1	32.64	Jesus Puras	20:28.4
	SS6	15:53	Cladells 1	15.27	Didier Auriol	10:00.8
	SS7	17:28	Els Angels 2	15.66	Didier Auriol	10:03.5
	SS8	17:55	Santa Pellaia 2	11.66	Jesus Puras	7:43.7
2 20 Apr	SS9	10:29	Prades	13.77	Philippe Bugalski	8:17.1	Philippe Bugalski
	SS10	11:20	La Riba 1	32.86	Colin McRae	20:33.4
	SS11	12:59	Riudecanyes	12.68	Didier Auriol	8:52.8
	SS12	13:20	Santa Marina	31.38	Philippe Bugalski	19:18.2
	SS13	15:04	Gratallops - Escaladei	45.88	Philippe Bugalski	29:08.9
	SS14	17:41	La Riba 2	32.86	Colin McRae	20:37.8
3 21 Apr	SS15	10:31	Coll de Santigosa	10.62	Tommi Makinen	6:49.2
	SS16	11:07	Coll de Bracons 2	19.89	Tommi Makinen	13:08.8
	SS17	11:46	La Trona 2	12.86	Philippe Bugalski	8:31.3
	SS18	13:31	La Fullaca - Arbucies 2	32.64	Philippe Bugalski	20:24.9
	SS19	14:19	Cladells 2	15.27	Didier Auriol	10:08.3

Championship Standings

Pos.	Drivers' Championship			Manufacturers' Championship
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Tommi Makinen	26		Toyota Castrol Team	43
2	1	Didier Auriol	23	1	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	32
3	1	Colin McRae	20	1	Ford Motor Co Ltd	28
4		Carlos Sainz	16		Subaru World Rally Team	18
5	10	Philippe Bugalski	10		SEAT Sport	8

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The 1997 World Rally Championship was the 25th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season saw many changes in the championship. Most notably, Group A was partially replaced by the World Rally Car with manufacturers given the option which regulations to construct to. One inherent benefit to manufacturers by adopting WRC regulations was removing the need to mass-produce road-going versions of the cars that they competed with, under the previous rules for homologation. This meant that vehicles such as the Escort RS Cosworth and Subaru Impreza Turbo no longer had to be mass-produced for general sale in order to compete at World Championship level, and thus acting as a means of attracting increased competition and involvement by manufacturers. In the few years that follow, the Championship saw the added presence of WRC cars from companies such as Toyota, Hyundai, Seat, Citroën, and Peugeot, who would all compete under WRC regulations without having to manufacture equivalent specialised road cars for public sale. Both Ford and Subaru switched to WRC in 1997, except Mitsubishi who stayed with Group A to maintain the links to their Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution road cars. Subaru's transition was much more gradual for similar reasons with the early Subaru Impreza WRCs still largely Group A in nature.

Harri "Rovis" Rovanperä is a Finnish rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship from 1993 to 2006. He drove for SEAT (1997–00), Peugeot (2001–04), Mitsubishi (2005) and Red Bull Škoda Team (2006). Rovanperä was known as a loose surface specialist. He is the father of 2022 and 2023 World Rally Drivers' Champion Kalle Rovanperä. He was married to Tiina Rovanperä.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ford World Rally Team</span> 1978-2012 World Rally Championship manufacturer team

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The Citroën Xsara WRC is a World Rally Car built for the Citroën World Rally Team by Citroën Racing to compete in the World Rally Championship. It is based on the Citroën Xsara road car. The car was introduced for the 2001 World Rally Championship season and has taken the first three of nine drivers' titles for Sébastien Loeb, as well as the manufacturers' title in 2003, 2004, and 2005.

The Peugeot 206 WRC is a World Rally Car based on the Peugeot 206. It was used by Peugeot Sport, Peugeot's factory team, in the World Rally Championship from 1999 to 2003. The car brought Peugeot the manufacturers' world title three consecutive years. Marcus Grönholm won the drivers' title in 2000 and 2002.

The Subaru World Rally Team (SWRT) was Subaru's World Rally Championship (WRC) team. It used a distinctive blue with yellow colour scheme that is a throwback to the sponsorship deal with State Express 555, a BAT cigarette brand popular in Asia. 555 logos were found on Subaru cars from 1993 to 2003, although less prevalent since 1999 due to BAT's participation in Formula One with British American Racing. Subaru's WRC efforts date back to 1980, however, in 1989 British firm Prodrive took over its operations, and its base moved from Japan to Banbury, England.

Philippe Bugalski was a French rally driver.

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The FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup was a sub-section of the World Rally Championship from 1993 to 1999. It involved mostly 1,600 cc (97.6 cu in) or 2,000 cc (122.0 cu in), naturally aspirated, front wheel drive cars. The series was discontinued due to high costs, and the new Super 2000 class was amalgamated into the Production World Rally Championship, whilst the 1600cc cars were generally modified for usage in the Super 1600 class, which formed the basis of the Junior World Rally Championship in 2001. The most successful manufacturer was SEAT, who won the title three times in a row with their SEAT Ibiza Kit Car.

Citroën Xsara Kit Car is a rally car derived from the Citroën Xsara, it was built by Citroën Sport based on the FIA Kit car F2 regulations to participate in the French Rally Championship, in which it raced from 1998 to 2001.

The 1998 Wales Rally GB was held between 22–24 November 1998 as the final round of the 1998 World Rally Championship season.

Citroën Racing is a motorsport brand and department of the French automobile manufacturer, Automobiles Citroën. It is most notable for entering the Citroën World Rally Team into the World Rally Championship until 2019, thus helping to propel Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena to become the most successful crew in the history of the series.

The 1999 Tour de Corse was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 7 and 9 May 1999. It marked the 43rd running of the Tour de Corse, and was the sixth round of the 1999 World Rally Championship season. The 1999 event was based in the city of Ajaccio in France and was contested over sixteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 353.05km.

The 1999 Monte Carlo Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 18 and 20 January 1999. It marked the 67th running of the Monte Carlo Rally, and was the first round of the 1999 World Rally Championship season. The 1999 event was based in the city-state of Monaco and was contested over fourteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 424.69km.

References

↑ eWRC Rally Catalunya Itinerary Retrieved 15 Oct 2024
↑ eWRC 1999 Season Retrieved 15 Oct 2024
↑ eWRC Rally Catalunya Final Results Retrieved 15 Oct 2024
↑ eWRC Rally Portugal Entry List Retrieved 16 Oct 2024
↑ "Rallye Catalunya: Final Results". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
↑ "Puras abandona y arremete contra el piloto madrileño". Elpais.com. Retrieved 29 January 2022.

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[1] eWRC Rally Catalunya Itinerary Retrieved 15 Oct 2024

[2] eWRC 1999 Season Retrieved 15 Oct 2024

[3] eWRC Rally Catalunya Final Results Retrieved 15 Oct 2024

[4] eWRC Rally Portugal Entry List Retrieved 16 Oct 2024

[5] "Rallye Catalunya: Final Results". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 29 January 2022.

[6] "Puras abandona y arremete contra el piloto madrileño". Elpais.com. Retrieved 29 January 2022.

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