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1999 Rally Portugal
*33rd TAP Rallye de Portugal*
1999 Rally Portugal; 33rd TAP Rallye de Portugal
Round 4 of 14 in the 1999 World Rally Championship
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Host country	Portugal
Rally base	Matosinhos
Dates run	21 – 24 March 1999
Stages	21 (358.85 km; 222.98 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Transport distance	1,409.76 km (875.98 miles)
Overall distance	1,768.61 km (1,098.96 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	117
Crews	117 at start, 56 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Colin McRae; Nicky Grist; Ford Motor Co Ltd; 4:05:41.7

The 1999 Rallye de Portugal was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 21 and 24 March 1999. It marked the 33rd running of the Rally de Portugal, and was the fourth round of the 1999 World Rally Championship season.^[2] The 1999 event was based in the municipality of Matosinhos in Portugal and was contested over twenty one special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 358.85km (222.98 miles).

Colin McRae was the defending rally winner, as was Ford Motor Co Ltd. Having won two of three rallies of the season so far, Tommi Makinen lead the championship with twenty points; seven more than closest rival Didier Auriol.

McRae, along with co-driver Nicky Grist won the rally, their second win in a row, accelerating them to second in the championship.^[3]

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	Marcus Gronholm	Timo Rautiainen	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	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
11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Skoda Motorsport	Skoda Octavia WRC	P
12	Emil Triner	Milos Hulka	Skoda Motorsport	Skoda Octavia WRC	P

Itinerary

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

Date	No.	Time span	Stage name	Distance
21 March	SS1	14:15	Baltar	3.20 km
21 March		14:23	Service A, Baltar	—
22 March		7:13	Service B, Ponte de Lima	—
	SS2	7:46	Ponte de Lima Este	23.64 km
	SS3	8:39	Ponte de Lima Oeste	25.84 km
		10:04	Service C, Ponte de Lima	—
	SS4	12:01	Fafe - Lameirinha 1	15.20 km
	SS5	12:25	Fafe - Luilhas 1	10.55 km
		13:15	Service D, Vieira do Minho	—
	SS6	13:38	Cabreira 1	27.60 km
		14:31	Service E, Cabeceiras de Basto	—
	SS7	15:20	Fafe - Lameirinha 2	15.20 km
	SS8	15:44	Fafe - Luihas 2	10.55 km
	SS9	16:47	Cabreira 2	27.60 km
		17:30	Service F, Cabeceiras de Basto	—
23 March		7:20	Service G, Oliveira de Azemeis	—
	SS10	7:59	Sever do Vouga	14.83 km
	SS11	8:44	Ladario - Oliveira de Frades	11.26 km
		10:02	Service H, Viseu	—
	SS12	11:19	Agueira	23.33 km
	SS13	11:55	Mortazel	18.81 km
	SS14	12:25	Mortagua	17.24 km
		13:01	Service I, Mortagua	—
	SS15	14:02	Tabua	13.49 km
	SS16	14:53	Arganil - Coja 1	20.96 km
	SS17	15:34	Salgueiro - Gois 1	19.70 km
		16:39	Service J, Arganil Sarzedo	—
	~~SS18~~	~~14:53~~	~~Arganil - Coja 1~~	~~20.96 km~~
	~~SS19~~	~~15:34~~	~~Salgueiro - Gois 1~~	~~19.70 km~~
		19:15	Service K, Arganil Sarzedo	—
24 March		9:15	Service L, Felgueiras	—
	SS20	9:55	Viso - Celorico de Basto	11.84 km
	SS21	10:48	Fridao	14.20 km
	SS22	11:34	Aboboreira	17.96 km
		12:10	Service M, Marco de Canaveses	—
	SS23	12:55	Lousada - Barrosas	15.85 km
		13:30	Service N, Felgueiras	—

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	4:05:41.7	0.0	10
2	3	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Castrol Team	Toyota Corolla WRC	4:05:54.0	+12.3	6
3	4	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Toyota Castrol Team	Toyota Corolla WRC	4:05:58.2	+16.5	4
4	5	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 99	4:06:37.1	+55.4	3
5	1	Tommi Makinen	Risto Mannisenmaki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:06:46.1	+1:04.4	2
6	14	Bruno Thiry	Stephane Prevot	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 99	4:13:11.4	+7:29.7	1
7	25	Volkan Isik	Erkan Bodur	Toyota Mobil Team Turkey	Toyota Corolla WRC	4:15:07.5	+9:25.8	0
8	27	Matthias Kahle	Dieter Schneppenheim	Toyota Castrol Deutschland	Toyota Corolla WRC	4:15:15.9	+9:34.2	0
9	15	Rui Madeira	Nuno Rodrigues da Silva	Procar Rally Team	Subaru Impreza 555	10:08:24	+1:26:45	0
10	23	Asensio Luis Clement	Alex Romani	Valencia Terra y Mar	Subaru Impreza 555	4:17:10.3	+211:28.6	0
11	8	Petter Solberg	Fred Gallagher	Ford Motor Co Ltd	Ford Focus WRC 99	4:17:14.2	+11:32.5	0
12	39	Miguel Campos	Miguel Ramalho	Miguel Campos	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V	4:22:11.0	+16:29.3	0
13	31	Alister McRae	David Senior	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai Coupe	4:22:49.7	+17:08.0	0
14	29	Kenneth Eriksson	Staffan Parmander	Hyundai Motorsport	Hyundai Coupe	4:23:31.0	+17:49.3	0
15	36	Gustavo Trelles	Martin Christie	Ralliart Italia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:25:49.1	+20:07.4	0
16	28	Adruzilo Lopes	Luis Lisboa	Peugeot Esso Silver Team SG	Peugeot 306 Maxi	4:26:04.0	+20:22.3	0
17	22	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Konstantinos Stefanis	Ioannis Papadimitriou	Subaru Impreza 555	4:28:19.9	+22:38.2	0
18	50	Vitor Lopes	Jose Janela	Automotiveis Citroen	Citroen Saxo	4:28:46.8	+23:05.1	0
19	32	Martin Rowe	Derek Ringer	Renault Elf Dealer Rallying	Renault Megane Maxi	4:29:53.6	+24:11.9	0
20	21	Frederic Dor	Didier Breton	F.Dor Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 98	4:30:09.1	+24:27.4	0
21	42	Juha Kangas	Mika Ovaskainen	Juha Kangas	Subaru Impreza WRX	4:30:14.9	+24:33.2	0
22	47	Ramon Ferreyros	Gonzalo Saenz	Ramon Ferreyros	Subaru Impreza WRX	4:32:10.1	+26:28.4	0
23	49	Miguel Cristovao	Joao Luz	Miguel Cristovao	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:34:36.4	+28:54.7	0
24	53	Horacio Franco	Tiago Mourao	Horacio Franco	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	4:40:19.5	+34:37.8	0
25	56	Americo Antunes	Paulo Moura	Americo Antunes	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	4:40:37.7	+34:56.0	0
26	51	Ferreira da Silva	Jose Pedro Silva	Ferreira da Silva	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	4:42:04.9	+36:23.2	0
27	88	Larry Cols	Pascal Lopes	Larry Cols	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV	4:45:19.7	+39:38.0	0
28	62	Pedro Cunha e Carmo	Duarte Pedro e Carmo	Pedro Cunha e Carmo	Subaru Impreza WRX	4:46:47.2	+41:05.5	0
29	33	Pedro Azeredo	Carlos Magalhaes	Renault Gest Galp	Renault Megane Maxi	4:49:09.6	+43:277.9	0
30	73	Claudio Aldecoa	Manuel Casanova	Claudio Aldecoa	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:51:28.9	+45:47.2	0
31	57	Filipe Pinto	Redwan Cassamo	Filipe Pinto	Renault Clio Maxi	4:54:15.8	+48:34.1	0
32	89	Ferran Font	Joan Sureda	Ferran Font	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:54:37.6	+48:55.9	0
33	68	Carlos Marques	Luis Cavaleiro	Carlos Marques	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	4:55:06.2	+49:24.5	0
34	63	Michael Huete	Xavier Amigo Colon	Carlos Sainz Junior Team	SEAT Ibiza 2.0 GTi 16V	4:58:40.2	+52:58.5	0
35	61	Txus Jaio	David Moreno	Carlos Sainz Junior Team	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	4:59:23.0	+53:41.3	0
36	69	Francisco Brites	Jose Luis Teixeira	Francisco Brites	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:59:40.8	+53:59.1	0
37	100	Olivier Prive	Philippe Guellerin	Olivier Prive	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:59:45.6	+54:03.9	0
38	94	Rodrigo Ferreira	Luis Pinto	Rodrigo Ferreira	SEAT Ibiza 1.8 GTi 16V	5:06:58.8	+1:01:17.1	0
39	58	Augusto Magalhaes	Duarte Gouveia	Augusto Magalhaes	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V	5:08:35.5	+1:02:53.8	0
40	64	Armando Parente	Jorge Carvalho	Armando Parente	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	5:11:13.8	+1:05:32.1	0
41	83	Jose Cunha	Jose Nunes	Jose Cunha	Lancia Delta HF Integrale	5:13:34.9	+1:07:53.2	0
42	91	Jose Pedro Santos	Manuel Fortuna	Jose Pedro Santos	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	5:17:07.4	+1:11:25.7	0
43	76	Nigel Heath	Tim Hely	Nigel Heath	Subaru Impreza WRX	5:20:44.1	+1:15:02.4	0
44	79	Manuel Rolo	Luis Ramalho	Manuel Rolo	SEAT Ibiza 1.8 GTi 16V	5:22:37.8	+1:16:56.1	0
45	92	Juan Antonio Ruiz	Palenzuela Francisco Cruz	Juan Antonio Ruiz	SEAT Ibiza 2.0 GTi 16V	5:28:14.8	+1:22:33.1	0
46	67	Oscar Fuertes	Lucas Cruz	Carlos Sainz Junior Team	SEAT Ibiza GTi 16V	5:29:56.9	+1:24:15.2	0
47	85	Ligia Albuquerque	Vitor Fernandes	Ligia Albuquerque	SEAT Ibiza Cupra	5:31:05.0	+1:25:23.3	0
48	119	Rui Almeida	Luis Costa	C.A.M. Ford Motorsport	Ford Ka	5:39:51.1	+1:34:09.4	0
49	78	Paulo Freire	Ribeiro Eduardo Portugal	Paulo Freire	Toyota Celica GT-Four	5:41:06.3	+1:35:24.6	0
50	106	Denis Olivet	Andre Fernandez	Denis Olivet	Renault Clio 16S	5:41:06.3	+1:35:24.6	0
51	111	Luis Robalo	Fernando Prata	Luis Robalo	Nissan Micra 1.3 Super S	5:47:01.9	+1:41:20.2	0
52	112	Miguel Barata	Fernando Barata	Miguel Barata	Nissan Micra 1.3 Super S	5:57:01.0	+1:51:19.3	0
53	86	Joana Lemos	Cristina Teixeira	Peugeot Esso Silver Team SG	Peugeot 106	6:09:34.6	+2:03:52.9	0
54	110	Christopher Shean	Rogerio Seromenho	Christopher Shean	Peugeot 205 Rallye	6:16:58.5	+2:11:16.8	0
55	116	Luis Novoa	Ariana Silva	Luis Novoa	Fiat Cinquecento Sport	6:17:35.1	+2:11:53.4	0
56	120	Parcidio Summavielle	Miguel Summavielle	Parcidio Summavielle	SEAT Marbella GL	6:20:55.4	+2:15:13.7	0
Retired SS22	82	David Scialom	Kevin Clark	David Scialom	Lancia Delta HF Integrale	Retired		0
Retired SS21	118	Jose Pessoa	Duarte Silva	Jose Pessoa	Fiat Cinquecanto Sport	Retired		0
Retired SS20	52	Vitor Pascoal	Duarte Costa	Vitor Pascoal	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	Over Time Limit		0
Retired S20	55	Arlindo Quintas	Paulos Leones	Arlindo Quintas	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV	Transmission		0
Retired SS20	80	Jose Manuel Cerqueira	Rodrigues Antonio Sampaio	Jose Manuel Cerqueira	SEAT Ibiza 1.8 GTi 16V	Retired		0
Retired SS20	98	Albino Tristao	Fernando Sousa	Albino Tristao	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	Retired		0
Retired SS20	103	Jose Fernandes	Armando Veiga	Jose Fernandes	Toyota Corolla GTI	Retired		0
Retired SS17	104	Serafim Martins	Joao Lopes	Serafim Martins	Volkswagen Golf III GTi 16V	Retired		0
Retired SS16	2	Marcus Gronholm	Timo Rautiainen	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	Transmission		0
Retired SS16	6	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Subaru World Rally Team	Impreza WRC 2006	Engine		0
Retired SS6	9	Harri Rovanpera	Risto Pietilainen	SEAT Sport	SEAT Cordoba WRC	Accident		0
Retired SS16	54	Francisco Costa	Simeao Aguiar	Francisco Costa	Renault Clio Maxi	Retired		0
Retired SS16	115	Pedro Barbosa	Octavio Araujo	Pedro Barbosa	Nissan Micra 1.3 Super S	Retired		0
Retired SS15	107	Paulo Guimaraes	Rui Tavares	Paulo Guimaraes	Renault Clio 16S	Retired		0
Retired SS14	38	Jouko Puhakka	Jakke Honkanen	Tyre Research Institute R.T.	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Accident		0
Retired SS13	20	Armodios Vovos	Ioannis Alvanos	Toyota Hellas	Toyota Corolla WRC	Steering		0
Retired SS13	81	John Morton	Eurig Evans	John Morton	Lancia Delta HF Integrale	Retired		0
Retired SS12	19	Pedro Matos Chaves	Sergio Paiva	Telcel Castrol Team	Toyota Corolla WRC	Engine		0
Retired SS11	10	Piero Liatti	Carlo Cassina	SEAT Sport	SEAT Cordoba WRC	Accident		0
Retired SS11	17	Markko Martin	Toomas Kitsing	E.O.S. Rally Team Lukoil	Ford Escort WRC	Gearbox		0
Retired SS10	30	Jose Carlos Macedo	Miguel Borges	Renault Guest Galp	Renault Megane Maxi	Alternator		0
Retired SS10	59	Pedro Dias da Silva	Mario Castro	Optiroc Competicao	Citroen Saxo Cup	Suspension		0
Retired SS10	65	Esteban Vallin	Eduardo Escolano	Carlos Sainz Junior Team	SEAT Ibiza	Suspension		0
Retired SS10	84	Marta Candian	Mara Biotti	Hawk Racing Club Srl	Renault Clio Williams	Retired		0
Retired SS9	11	Armin Schwarz	Manfred Hiemer	Skoda Motorsport	Skoda Octavia WRC	Clutch		0
Retired SS9	12	Emil Triner	Milos Hulka	Skoda Motorsport	Skoda Octavia WRC	Clutch		0
Retired SS9	46	Gabriel Mendez	Daniel Muzio	Gabriel Mendez	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Accident		0
Retired SS9	117	Jorge Ferreira	Romulo Goncalves	F3 Auto	Fiat Cinquecento Sport	Retired		0
Retired SS8	70	Ken Skidmore	Steve Lancaster	Ken Skidmore	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	Retired		0
Retired SS7	44	Gianluigi Galli	Guido D'Amore	Gianluigi Galli	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V	Gearbox		0
Retired SS6	18	Pasi Hagstrom	Tero Gardemeister	H.F. Grifone SRL	Toyota Corolla WRC	Accident		0
Retired SS6	60	Salvador Canellas	Carlos del Barrio	Salvador Canellas	SEAT Ibiza	Engine		0
Retired SS5	34	Toni Gardemeister	Paavo Lukander	Astra Racing	SEAT Ibiza	Transmission		0
Retired SS5	37	Manfred Stohl	Peter Muller	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Fuel Pump		0
Retired SS5	45	Reece Jones	Leo Bult	Reece Jones	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Accident		0
Retired SS5	45	Reece Jones	Leo Bult	Reece Jones	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Accident		0
Retired SS5	48	Kris Rosenberger	Per Carlsson	Kris Rosenberger	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	Engine		0
Retired SS5	71	Stuart Coupe	Allan Whittaker	Stuart Coupe	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Retired		0
Retired SS4	35	Tapio Laukkanen	Kaj Lindstrom	Renault Elf Dealer Rallying	Renault Megane Maxi	Suspension		0
Retired SS4	102	Fernando Mendanha	Rui Losa	Fernando Mendanha	Peugeot 306 S16	Retired		0
Retired SS4	105	Agostinho Oliveira	Paulo Vilaca	Agostinho Oliveira	Citroen ZX 16V	Retired		0
Retired SS4	108	Rui Trindade	Mario Vaz	Rui Trindade	Peugeot 106 S16	Retired		0
Retired SS4	109	Victor Calisto	Antonio Cirne	Victor Calisto	Citroen ZX 16V	Retired		0
Retired SS4	113	Pedro Martins	Hugo Chumbo	Pedro Martins	Peugeot 205 Rallye	Retired		0
Retired SS4	114	Armando Silva	Humberto Freitas	Armando Silva	Citroen Saxo Cup	Retired		0
Retired SS4	121	Simal Cesar Rodriguez	Juan Carlos Asorey	Simal Cesar Rodriguez	SEAT Marbella GL	Retired		0
Retired SS3	16	Krzysztof Holowczyc	Jean-Marc Fortin	Turning Point Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 98	Accident		0
Retired SS3	26	Toshihiro Arai	Roger Freeman	Subaru Allstars Endless Sport	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 98	Accident		0
Retired SS2	40	Hamed Al-Wahaibi	Tony Sircombe	Team Mitsubishi Oman	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Fuel Pump		0
Retired SS2	41	Michael Guest	David Green	Winfield World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza WRX	Accident		0
Retired SS2	66	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Bob Colsoul	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	Retired		0
Retired SS2	77	Luis Fonseca	Miguel Soares	Luis Fonseca	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	Retired		0
Retired SS2	87	Paula Santos	Paulo Melo	Paula Santos	Ford Escort RS 2000 MKV	Accident		0
Retired SS2	93	Jose Pedro Miranda	Luis Costa	Jose Pedro Miranda	SEAT Ibiza 1.8 GTi 16V	Retired		0
Retired SS2	96	Rodriguez Jose Esturao	Luis Garcia	Rodriguez Jose Esturao	SEAT Ibiza 1.8 GTi 16V	Retired		0
Retired SS2	97	Jean-Yves Le Masson	Jean-Charles Descamps	Jean-Yves Le Masson	Honda Integra Type-R	Retired		0
Retired SS2	99	Delfim Bastos	Antonio Freitas	Delfim Bastos	Mazda 323 GT-R	Retired		0
Retired SS2	101	Antonio Faria	Jose Falcao	Antonio Faria	Volkswagen Golf III GTi 16V	Retired		0
Retired SS1	24	Abdullah Bakhashab	Michael Park	Toyota Team Saudi Arabia	Toyota Corolla WRC	Accident		0
Retired SS1	75	Jose Pereira	Franco Pereira	Jose Pereira	Subaru Impreza WRX	Retired		0

Special Stages