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Monte Carlo Rally 1999 counts for:
1999 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
1999 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
1999 FIA 2-Litre World Rally Cup for Manufacturers
1999 FIA Cup for Drivers of Production Cars
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| 306th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 1 of 14 |
| Official name: | Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo |
| Edition: | 67th |
| Date: | from Sunday 17-Jan-1999 to Wednesday 20-Jan-1999 |
| Surface: | Tarmac/snow |
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| Entries: | 86 | |
| Starters: | 86 | |
| Finishers: | 46 | (53.5% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 14 | |
| Shortest: | 20.35 | km | (SS5 St Clement - St Saveur) |
| Longest: | 48.28 | km | (SS1 Plan de Vitrolles - Faye) |
| Slowest: | 71.84 | km/h | (SS11 Sospel - La Bollene 2) |
| Fastest: | 97.38 | km/h | (SS4 Prunieres - Embrun) |
| Planned stage distance: | 424.69 | km | (26.3% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 424.69 | km | (26.3% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,188.51 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,613.20 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 16th win and 25th podium for Tommi Makinen. |
| Second place was 68th podium for Juha Kankkunen. |
| Third place was 42nd podium for Didier Auriol. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 27th win and 57th podium for Mitsubishi. |
| | Second place was 57th podium for Subaru. |
| | Third place was 129th podium for Toyota. |
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Tommi sliding around corner towards win
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Note
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Ford contested the event under appeal due to irregularities found on their waterpump on pre-event scrutineering. After the event FIA ruled pump illegal and Colin McRae (finished 3rd) and Simon Jean-Joseph (finished 11th) were excluded, so there were 48 actual finishers.
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Related links
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Rally GB 1998
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Swedish Rally 1999
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