1999 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup

The 1999 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup season was the 7th season of the FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup. Jean-Louis Schlesser was the drivers' champion driving his own buggy. Mitsubishi won the Manufacturers' cup.

1999 FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup
Previous:	1998	Next:	2000

Calendar

The calendar featured eight events.

Round	Dates	Event name
1	31 December–17 January	Granada-Dakar
2	19–21 March	Italian Baja
3	10–18 April	Optic 2000 Rallye de Tunisie
4	17–20 June	Baja Portugal Telecel 1000
5	8–11 July	Baja Movistar España Aragón
6	24 July–8 August	Master Rallye
7	21–25 September	Por Las Pampas Rally
8	2-6 November	UAE Desert Challenge

Results

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
		Rank	Driver	Car	Time
1	Granada-Dakar	1	Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe Monnet	Schlesser Buggy	70h26m35s
		2	Miguel Prieto Dominique Serieys	Mitsubishi Pajero
		3	Jutta Kleinschmidt Tina Thörner	Mitsubishi Pajero
2	Italian Baja	1	Kenjiro Shinozuka Gilles Picard	Mitsubishi Pajero	7h43m55s
		2	Jean-Louis Schlesser Thierry Delli Zotti	Schlesser Buggy
		3	José Maria Servia Philippe Monnet	Schlesser Buggy
3	Optic 2000 Rallye de Tunisie	1	Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe Monnet	Schlesser Buggy	20h08m20s
		2	Kenjiro Shinozuka Dominique Serieys	Mitsubishi Pajero
		3	José Maria Servia Thierry Delli Zotti	Schlesser Buggy
4	Baja Portugal Telecel 1000	1	Carlos Sousa Mário Feio	Mitsubishi Strada	9h08m33s
		2	Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe Monnet	Schlesser Buggy
		3	Felipe Campos Pedro Figueiredo	Toyota Land Cruiser
5	Baja Movistar España Aragón	1	José Maria Servia Thierry Delli Zotti	Schlesser Buggy	10h37m57s
		2	Miguel Prieto Carlos Mas	Mitsubishi Pajero
		3	Manuel Plaza Ignacio Salvador	Mitsubishi Challenger
6	Master Rallye	1	Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe Monnet	Schlesser Buggy	38h25m10s
		2	José Maria Servia Thierry Delli Zotti	Schlesser Buggy
		3	Thierry De Lavergne Jacky Dubois	Nissan Patrol GR
7	Por Las Pampas Rally	1	Jean-Louis Schlesser Henri Magne	Schlesser Buggy	22h19m06s
		2	Kenjiro Shinozuka Dominique Serieys	Mitsubishi Pajero	22h38m35s
		3	Jorge Recalde Franco Picco	Mitsubishi Pajero	25h09m05s
8	UAE Desert Challenge	1	Jean-Louis Schlesser Henri Magne	Schlesser Buggy	15h00m19s
		2	Kenjiro Shinozuka Dominique Serieys	Mitsubishi Pajero
		3	Jutta Kleinschmidt Tina Thörner	Mitsubishi Pajero
Source:[1][2]

Drivers' Championship

The best 6 results, including not more than the best 2 results in Bajas, are taken into account for the final classification of the Cup.

Pos	Driver	DAK	ITA	TUN	POR	ARA	MAS	PAM	ABU	Points
1	Jean-Louis Schlesser	1^116	(2^48)	1^87	2^48	-	1^116	1^87	1^87	541
2	Kenjiro Shinozuka	4^64	1^58	2^72	Ret^0	-	-	2^72	2^72	338
3	José Maria Servia	5^56	3^36	3^54	(4^32)	1^58	2^84	-	-	288
4	Jutta Kleinschmidt	3^84	4^32	4^48	-	-	-	-	3^54	218

Manufacturers' Championship

In order to be featured in the final classification of the Cup, a manufacturer must enter at least 5 events. Only Group T1 and T2 cars are eligible.

The best 6 results, including not more than the best 2 results in Bajas, are taken into account for the final classification of the Cup.

Pos	Driver	DAK	ITA	TUN	POR	ARA	MAS	PAM	ABU	Points
1	Mitsubishi	80	(40)	60	(30)	40	60	60	60	360
2	Nissan	40	(28)	42	34	32	80	-	48	276
3	Toyota	32	(14)	21	40	26	56	42	(9)	217
4	Kia	-	-	3	-	-	-	36	-	39

References

1. "FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies". Mitsubishi Motors Corporation. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
2. "Palmares Ecurie Schlesser-Aventures 1999". Schlesser Aventures. Retrieved 3 February 2017.