1999 British Rally Championship
The 1999 British Rally Championship was a rallying championship season for rally cars conforming to F2 and Group N Regulations, with only the F2 teams and drivers eligible to win the overall title. The championship was won by Finland's Tapio Laukkanen ahead of former champion Gwyndaf Evans and 1998 Champion Martin Rowe. The Manufacturers title was won by Renault.
Calendar
Round | Event | Date |
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1 | 13-14 March | |
2 | Pirelli International Rally | 24-25 April |
3 | Scottish Rally | 11-12 June |
4 | Jim Clark Memorial Rally | 2-4 July |
5 | 30-31 July | |
6 | Manx International Rally | 9-12 September |
Driver Changes'
Alister McRae left Volkswagen to join Hyundai in the World Rally Championship
McRae was replaced by Mark Higgins after Nissan's withdrawal from Rallying
Ford withdrew their works team from the championship
Future WRC Star Toni Gardemeister joined SEAT's BRC Team
Raimund Baumschlager joined the Volkswagen Team
Robbie Head left the series
Leading Entries
Entrant | Manufacturer | Car | No | Driver | Rounds |
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Renault Elf Dealer Rallying (Auto-Meca) | Renault | Megane Maxi Kit Car | 1 | Martin Rowe | All |
Renault Elf Dealer Rallying (Auto-Meca) | Renault | Megane Maxi Kit Car | 4 | Tapio Laukkanen | All |
SEAT Cupra Sport | SEAT | Ibiza Kit Car Evo 2 | 2 | Gwyndaf Evans | All |
SEAT Cupra Sport | SEAT | Ibiza Kit Car Evo 2 | 7 | Barbara Armstrong | All |
SEAT Cupra Sport | SEAT | Ibiza Kit Car Evo 2 | 10 | Toni Gardemeister | All |
SEAT Cupra Sport | SEAT | Ibiza Kit Car Evo 2 | 11 | Mike Brown | All |
SEAT | Ibiza Kit Car Evo 2 | 26 | 1 | ||
Volkswagen Motorsport UK (SBG Sport) | Volkswagen | Golf GTI Kit Car | 3 | Mark Higgins | All |
Volkswagen Motorsport UK (SBG Sport) | Volkswagen | Golf GTI Kit Car | 8 | All | |
Volkswagen Motorsport UK (SBG Sport) | Volkswagen | Golf TDI Kit Car | 42 | Neil Simpson | All |
Vauxhall Motorsport (RML) | Vauxhall | Astra Kit Car | 5 | Jarmo Kytölehto | All |
Vauxhall Motorsport (RML) | Vauxhall | Astra Kit Car | 6 | All | |
Peugeot Sport UK | Peugeot | 106 Maxi Kit Car | 14 | Justin Dale | All |
Proton Motorsports (Harry Hockly) | Proton | Satria | 15 | All | |
Proton Motorsports (Harry Hockly) | Proton | Satria | 16 | Jenny Davies | 1-3 |
Proton Motorsports (Harry Hockly) | Proton | Satria | 16 | Geoff Jones | 5-6 |
Ford | Escort Kit Car | 22 | All | ||
Ford | Escort Kit Car | 26 | Julian Porter | All | |
Subaru | Impreza WRX | 18 | David Higgins | All | |
Toyota | Celica GT-Four | 20 | All | ||
Mitsubishi | Lancer Evolution 5 | 19 | 1-2 | ||
Dom Buckley Motorsport | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evolution 5 | 19 | Neil Buckley | 3-4 |
Jeremy Easson | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evolution 5 | 29 | All | |
Nik Elsmore | Nissan | Sunny GTI | 37 | Nik Elsmore | All |
Richard Tuthill | Subaru | Impreza WRX | 24 | All | |
Daniel Dunbabin | Skoda | Felicia | 83 | All | |
Opel | Corsa Maxi Kit Car | 27 | All | ||
Proton Motorsports (Harry Hockly) | Proton | Satria | 16 | 4 | |
Ford Motor Company | Ford | Puma | 62 | All | |
Team Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland | Mitsubishi | Lancer Evolution 5 | 33 | Juuso Pykalisto | All |
Drivers Championship
Pos | Entrant | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
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1 | Tapio Laukkanen | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5th | DNF | 144 |
2 | Gwyndaf Evans | DNF | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 122 |
3 | Martin Rowe | 1st | DNF | 2nd | 2nd | DNF | 1st | 120 |
4 | Raimund Baumschlager | 7th | 6th | 5th | 8th | DNF | 2nd | 96 |
5 | Justin Dale | 9th | 9th | 7th | 9th | 4th | 4th | 95 |
6 | Mark Higgins | 3rd | 3rd | DNF | 6th | 3rd | DNF | 93 |
7 | Jarmo Kytölehto | 4th | 5th | DNF | 7th | DNF | DNF | |
Toni Gardemeister | DNF | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | DNF | DNF | ||
Neil Wearden | 5th | 10th | DNF | 5th | 1st | DNF | ||
Manufacturers Championship
Pos | Entrant | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
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1 | Renault | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 86 |
2 | Volkswagen | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 58 |
3 | SEAT | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 57 |
4 | Vauxhall | 9 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 41 |
5 | Peugeot | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 40 |
6 | Proton | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 |
References[]
Mobil 1 British Rally Championship 1999 VHS Review: Duke Video Marketing Ltd., Isle of Man
External links[]
- British Rally Championship seasons
- 1999 in British motorsport
- 1999 in rallying