1999 Tour de Corse

The 1999 Tour de Corse (formally the 43rd Tour de Corse - Rallye de France) 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.^[2] 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 (319.38 miles).

1999 Tour de Corse 43rd Tour de Corse - Rallye de France
Round 6 of 14 in the 1999 World Rally Championship season ← Previous event Next event →
Host country	France
Rally base	Ajaccio
Dates run	May 7, 1999 – May 9, 1999
Stages	16 (353.05 km; 219.38 miles)[1]
Stage surface	Tarmac
Transport distance	703.45 km (437.10 miles)
Overall distance	1,056.50 km (656.48 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered	138
Crews	138 at start, 85 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Philippe Bugalski Automobiles Citroën Citroën Xsara Kit Car 3:44:35.7

Philippe Bugalski was the defending rally winner, stunning the world by beating the World Rally Championship drivers competing for manufacturers points. Tommi Makinen lead the championship with twenty six points; three more than closest rival Didier Auriol.

The event was won by Bugalski, bringing him into the top five of the World Rally Championship standings despite not being a manufacturer driver.^[3] This would foreshadow an overhaul of the regulations for next season to the detriment of the two-wheel drive kit cars. The rally also saw the introduction of the Peugeot 206 WRC, which would later win two world titles.

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
14	Francois Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	M
15	Gilles Panizzi	Jean-Paul Chiaroni	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	M

Itinerary

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

Date	No.	Time span	Stage name	Distance
7 May		8:15	Service A, Campo dell'Oro	—
	SS1	9:01	Verghia Pietra Rossa 1	26.55 km
	SS2	9:42	Filitosa - Bicchisano 1	22.63 km
		10:52	Service B, Propriano	—
	SS3	11:30	Portigliolo - Bocca Albitrina	16.54 km
	SS4	12:04	Sartene - Carbini	27.21 km
		13:44	Service C, Propriano	—
	SS5	14:25	Pont d'Acoravo - Zerubia 1	20.94 km
	SS6	15:00	Aullene - Zicavo 1	25.48 km
		16:40	Service D, Campo dell'Oro	—
8 May		7:15	Service E, Campo dell'Oro	—
	SS7	7:52	Gare de Carbuccia - Gare Ucciani	11.11 km
	SS8	8:50	Muracciole - Noceta	16.48 km
		10:02	Service F, Corte Chabrieres	—
	SS9	11:15	Morosaglia - Campile	31.91 km
	SS10	12:28	Taverna - Pont de Castirla	16.08 km
		13:23	Service G, Corte Chabrieres	—
	SS11	14:21	Pont St. Laurent - Bustanico	33.12 km
	SS12	15:14	Feo - Altiani	16.52 km
		16:04	Service H, Corte Chabrieres	—
9 May		7:00	Service I, Campo dell'Oro	—
	SS13	7:46	Verghia - Pietra Rossa 2	26.55 km
	SS14	8:27	Filitosa - Bicchisano 2	22.63 km
		9:37	Service J, Propriano	—
	SS15	10:18	Pont d'Acoravo - Zerubia 2	20.94 km
	SS16	10:53	Allene - Zicavo 2	25.48 km
		13:43	Service K, Campo dell'Oro	—
	SS17	14:50	Cannelle d'Orcino	13.82 km
		15:42	Service L, Campo dell'Oro	—

Report

Overall

Summary

Following Rally Catalunya, it was no surprise that the Citroën Xsara Kit Cars of Philippe Bugalski and Jesús Puras once again gave the World Rally Car teams a hard time. In a way, this performance proved to be even more dominant than the previous round on the Spanish tarmac, indirectly resulting in an overhaul of the regulations for next season to the detriment of FIA F2 cars. Bugalski took the lead on opening day and did not lose his grip on the lead for the remainder of the rally, winning 9 special stages in the process. Bugalski sprayed the winner's champagne for the second consecutive rally. Puras kept up with his teammate during rally, but only won 4 special stages resulting in a creditable second place, and a 1-2 result for the Citroën team. Carlos Sainz stayed closest to the Citroëns and completed the podium in third place. The rally also saw the debut of the Peugeot 206 WRC in the hands of François Delecour and Gilles Panizzi, where good times on special stages for both drivers (and a stage win for Delecour) preceded an early retirement.

This version of the Tour de Corse tested the format of the TV stage, where the final special stage of the rally was shown live on television, giving the first three crews extra points for the drivers and manufacturers championship. With the fastest crew receiving three points the second-fastest receiving two points, and the third-fastest receiving one point. Those who had retired in previous special stages could also take part in the TV stage.^[5]

Classification

Position	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
1	16	Philippe Bugalski	Jean-Paul Chiaroni	Automobiles Citroen	Citroen Xsara	3:44:35.7	0.0	10
2	17	Jesus Puras	Marc Marti	Automobiles Citroen	Citroen Xsara	3:45:10.4	+34.7	6
3	3	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Castrol Team	Toyota Corolla WRC	3:45:45.0	+1:09.3	4+1
4	7	Colin McRae	Nicky Grist	Ford Motor Co Ltd	Ford Focus WRC 99	3:45:53.8	+1:18.1	3
5	4	Didier Auriol	Denis Giraudet	Toyota Castrol Team	Toyota Corolla WRC	3:46:08.3	+1:32.6	2+3
6	1	Tommi Makinen	Risto Mannisenmaki	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	3:47:26.1	+2:50.4	1+2
7	5	Richard Burns	Robert Reid	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 99	3:47:42.6	+3:06.9	0
8	2	Freddy Loix	Sven Smeets	Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	3:50:27.4	+5:51.7	0
9	10	Piero Liatti	Carlo Cassina	SEAT Sport	SEAT Cordoba WRC	3:51:41.6	+7:05.9	0
10	23	Tapio Laukkanen	Kaj Lindstrom	Renault Elf Dealer Rallying	Renault Megane Maxi	3:54:32.8	+9:57.1	0
11	20	Henrik Lundgaard	Freddy Pedersen	Henrik Lundgaard	Toyota Corolla WRC	3:54:44.0	+10:08.3	0
12	18	Luis Climent Asensio	Alex Romani	Valencia Terra y Mar	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 98	3:55:27.7	+10:52.0	0
13	9	Harri Rovanpera	Risto Pietilainen	SEAT Sport	SEAT Cordoba WRC	3:56:19.5	+11:43.8	0
14	31	Benoit Rousselot	Jack Boyere	Benoit Rousselot	Renault Megane Maxi	3:56:31.9	+11:56.2	0
15	35	Jean-Claude Torre	Patrick de la Foata	Jean-Claude Torre	Subaru Impreza 555	3:59:45.2	+15:09.5	0
16	22	Toshihiro Arai	Roger Freeman	Subaru Allstars Endless Sport	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 98	3:59:56.8	+15:21.1	0
17	34	Francis Mariani	Bruno Brissart	Francis Mariani	Subaru Impreza 555	4:00:35.3	+15:59.6	0
18	37	Giovanni Manfrinato	Claudio Condotta	Giovanni Mandrinato	Ford Escort WRC	4:01:04.7	+16:29.0	0
19	49	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Equipe de France FFSA	Citroen Saxo	4:04:37.9	+20:02.2	0
20	26	Gustavo Trelles	Martin Christie	Ralliart Italia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI	4:04:52.2	+20:16.5	0
21	27	Manfred Stohl	Peter Muller	Manfred Stohl	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:05:29.4	+20:53.7	0
22	29	Hamed Al-Wahaibi	Tony Sircombe	Team Mitsubishi Oman	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:06:01.9	+21:26.2	0
23	21	Isolde Holderied	Catherine Fracois	Toyota Castrol Deutschland	Toyota Corolla WRC	4:06:10.5	+21:34.8	0
24	39	Jean-Marie Santoni	Jean-Marc Casamatta	Jean-Marie Santoni	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	4:08:44.5	+24:08.8	0
25	60	Olivier Payet	Valerie Payet	Olivier Payet	Peugeot 306 Maxi	4:12:58.3	+28:22.6	0
26	40	Gabriel Mendez	Daniel Muzio	Gabriel Mendez	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:15:04.5	+30:28.8	0
27	30	Kris Rosenberger	Per Carlsson	Reece Jones Rallysport	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	4:15:14.4	+30:38.7	0
28	41	Francois Faggianelli	Jean-Dominique Mattei	Francois Faggianelli	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	4:15:38.2	+31:02.5	0
29	111	Cedric Robert	Lionel Currat	Cedric Robert	Peugeot 306 S16	4:16:36.9	+32:01.2	0
30	88	Jean-Baptiste Serpaggi	Jacques-Julien Ranucci	Jean-Baptiste Serpaggi	Peugeot 106 S16	4:17:24.7	+32:49.0	0
31	76	Nicolas Bernardi	Rose-Marie Lenormand-Bassiere	Nicolas Bernardi	Peugeot 106 S16	4:17:48.6	+33:12.9	0
32	75	Fabrice Morel	Jose Boyer	RACC Motorsport	Peugeot 106 S16	4:18:18.0	+33:42.3	0
33	46	Jose Micheli	Sabrina De Castelli	Jose Micheli	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	4:19:43.6	+35:07.9	0
34	78	Olivier Marty	Aline Berenguer-Mares	Olivier Marty	Peugeot 106 S16	4:20:11.6	+35:35.9	0
35	56	Paul-Andre Mariani	Louis Mariani	Paul-Andre Mariani	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	4:20:14.3	+35:38.6	0
36	47	Lucien Agostini	Louis Zannettini	Lucien Agostini	Subaru Impreza 555	4:20:15.6	+35:39.9	0
37	59	Jean-Paul Ayme	Brigitte Ayme	Jean-Paul Ayme	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo IV	4:21:12.2	+36:36.5	0
38	80	Jean-Marc Manzagol	Julien Anziani	Jean-Marc Manzagol	Peugeot 106 S16	4:21:47.1	+37:11.4	0
39	84	Guyhlem Dussaucy	Olivier Belot	Guyhlem Dussaucy	Peugeot 106 S16	4:22:04.8	+37:29.1	0
40	81	Franck Amaudru	Sophie Argeles	Franck Amaudru	Peugeot 106 S16	4:23:00.3	+38:24.6	0
41	94	Emmanuel Guigou	Patrice Pochon	Emmanuel Guigou	Peugeot 106 Rallye	4:26:51.0	+42:15.3	0
42	101	Cedric Petiet	Carine Corcella	Cedric Petiet	Peugeot 106 Rallye	4:28:30.6	+43:54.9	0
43	74	Thierry Dard	Stephane Damerval	Thierry Dard	Honda Civic VTi	4:29:39.9	+45:04.2	0
44	116	Serge Silvani	Philippe Martini	Serge Silvani	Renault Clio Williams	4:30:54.5	+46:18.8	0
45	114	Laurent Guerrini	Jean-Marc Tramoni	Laurent Guerrini	Peugeot 306 S16	4:31:53.1	+47:17.4	0
46	87	Rolli Rolandini	Marjo Gotte	Rolli Rolandini	Peugeot 106 S16	4:31:53.7	+47:18.0	0
47	70	Francois Couchet	Nicolas Berthoud	Francois Couchet	BMW 325i E36	4:31:54.0	+47:18.3	0
48	65	Marta Candian	Mara Biotti	Marta Candian	Renault Clio Williams	4:32:19.2	+47:43.5	0
49	58	Michel Bourgeois	Joel Mangeant	Michel Bourgeois	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	4:32:45.9	+48:10.2	0
50	105	Patrick Pugliese	Franck Giambi	Patrick Pugliese	Peugeot 205 Rallye	4:32:47.6	+48:11.9	0
51	123	Regis Triboulet	James Boisset	Regis Triboulet	Peugeot 306 S16	4:33:51.2	+49:15.5	0
52	93	Christophe Gely	Jean Vincensini	Christophe Gely	Peugeot 106 Rallye	4:34:12.4	+49:36.7	0
53	113	Claude Cesari	Felix Mariani	Claude Cesari	Renault Clio 16S	4:34:13.6	+49:37.9	0
54	83	Charles Clot	Anthony Bosio	Charles Clot	Peugeot 106 S16	4:34:27.8	+49:52.1	0
55	92	Gilles Montigaud	Hubert Brun	Gilles Montigaud	Peugeot 106 Rallye	4:34:54.3	+50:18.6	0
56	120	Jean-Paul Lange	Sebastien Simon	Jean-Paul Lange	Renault Clio Williams	4:36:21.2	+51:45.5	0
57	130	Ferran Font	Joan Sureda	Ferran Font	Peugeot 106 Rallye	4:37:31.4	+52:55.7	0
58	69	Pierrick Carsillo	Vanina Grimaldi	Pierrick Carsillo	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	4:40:15.7	+55:40.0	0
59	108	Niklas Birr	Timo Gottschalk	Niklas Birr	SEAT Ibiza Cupra Mk2	4:41:18.9	+56:43.2	0
60	96	Stephane Vrinat	Sylvain Mahier	Stephane Vrinat	Peugeot 106 Rallye	4:41:28.3	+56:52.6	0
61	102	Christian Ajoux	Arnaud Gheysens	Christian Ajoux	Peugeot 106 Rallye	4:41:37.8	+57:02.1	0
62	131	Vaness	Laurent Fourcade	Vaness	Peugeot 106 Rallye	4:43:18.4	+58:42.7	0
63	104	Francois Satti	Christian Delclaud	Francois Satti	Peugeot 106 Rallye	4:43:39.6	+59:03.9	0
64	142	Olivier Daunas	Valerie Jean	Olivier Daunas	Peugeot 106 Rallye	4:44:27.5	+59:51.8	0
65	125	Patrick Blanchard	Martine Metairie	Patrick Blanchard	Honda Integra Type-R	4:46:45.0	+1:02:09.3	0
66	95	Patrice Riviere	Harold Lemoine	Patrice Riviere	Peugeot 106 Rallye	4:46:58.9	+1:02:23.2	0
67	129	Jean-Marc Poisson	Olivier Lesigne	Jean-Marc Poisson	Honda Civic VTi (EG6)	4:47:33.3	+1:02:57.6	0
68	121	Bertrand Fassio	Patrick Perrot	Bertrand Fassio	Peugeot 306 S16	4:47:46.0	+1:03:10.3	0
69	97	Guillaume Cordier	Eric Nicoulaud	Bertrand Fassio	Peugeot 106 Rallye	4:48:19.5	+1:03:43.8	0
70	127	Noel Molluso	David Molluso	Noel Molluso	Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9	4:48:39.8	+1:04:04.1	0
71	66	Paul Cervetti	Rita-Maryvonne Megard	Paul Cervetti	Renault Clio Williams	4:48:48.6	+1:04:12.9	0
72	71	Carli Nardi	Laurent Massiani	Carli Nardi	Citroen ZX Turbo Diesel	4:50:31.0	+1:05:55.3	0
73	137	Ange-Marie Ottavy	Thierry-Guy Maillot	Ange-Marie Ottavy	Peugeot 106 Rallye	4:57:08.7	+1:12:33.0	0
74	140	Gilles Caridroit	Severine Vernier	Gilles Caridroit	Peugeot 106 Rallye	5:00:54.7	+1:16:19.0	0
75	135	Jacques Boudinet	Pascale Hubert	Jacques Boudinet	Peugeot 106 Rallye	5:01:22.0	+1:16:46.3	0
76	91	Patrick Cormenier	Thierry Bodit	Patrick Cormenier	Peugeot 106 Rallye	5:02:19.8	+1:17:44.1	0
77	133	Eric Cascio	Jany Vinay	Eric Cascio	Peugeot 106 Rallye	5:02:40.0	+1:18:04.3	0
78	82	Karine Puech	Laurence Malvault	Karine Puech	Peugeot 106 S16	5:03:15.7	+1:18:40.0	0
79	54	Guy Pujol	Michele Scheffer	Guy Pujol	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	5:03:55.0	+1:19:19.3	0
80	128	Pascal Petretti	Julia Sarocchi	Pascal Petretti	Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9	5:04:53.3	+1:20:17.6	0
81	134	Favid Fuoco	Franck Vallette	Favid Fuoco	Peugeot 106 Rallye	5:07:38.4	+1:23:02.7	0
82	141	Michel Le Bolloch	Alain Ricard	Michel Le Bolloch	Peugeot 106 Rallye	5:10:40.9	+1:26:05.2	0
83	138	Gavin Deliperi	Patrick Mias	Gavin Deliperi	Peugeot 205 Rallye	5:23:26.2	+1:38:50.5	0
84	68	Alain Malegarie	Catherine Malegarie	Alain Malegarie	Peugeot 306 S16	5:29:52.4	+1:45:16.7	0
85	132	Antonio Pinto dos Santos	Nuno Rodrigues da Silva	Antonio Pinto dos Santos	Renault 4 GTL	5:57:08.0	+2:12:32.3	0
Retired SS17	6	Bruno Thiry	Stephane Prevot	Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 99	Accident		0
Retired SS17	14	Francois Delecour	Daniel Grataloup	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	Electrical		0
Retired SS17	38	Jean-Pierre Manzagol	Xavier Pierlovisi	Jean-Pierre Manzagol	Peugeot 306 Maxi	Electrical		0
Retired SS17	57	Sebastien Chipponi	Gilbert Dini	Sebastien Chipponi	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo V	Retired		0
Retired SS17	106	Jacky Cesbron	Paul Giraud	Jacky Cesbron	Peugeot 106 Kid	Retired		0
Retired SS16	24	Martin Rowe	Derek Ringer	Renault Elf Dealer Rallying	Renault Megane Maxi	Transmission		0
Retired SS16	43	Krisztian Hideg	Peter Tajnafoi	Krisztian Hideg	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	Retired		0
Retired SS16	44	Bob Colsoul	Tom Colsoul	Bob Colsoul	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Retired		0
Retired SS16	64	Julien Barbolosi	Pierre Poli	Julien Barbolosi	Peugeot 306 Maxi	Retired		0
Retired SS15	100	Mathieu Biasion	Mickael Coudert	Mathieu Biasion	Peugeot 106 Rallye	Accident		0
Retired SS13	28	Jouko Puhakka	Jakke Honkanen	Tyre Research Institute R.T.	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Accident		0
Retired SS13	33	Philippe Rognoni	Etienne Patrone	Philippe Rognoni	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	Accident		0
Retired SS13	51	Gianluigi Galli	Guido D'Amore	Gianluigi Galli	Mitsubishi Carisma GT Evo VI	Retired		0
Retired SS13	86	Eric Codaccioni	Didier Zepu	Eric Codaccioni	Peugeot 106 S16	Mechanical		0
Retired SS13	99	Nicolas Gardere	Edouard Momplot	Nicolas Gardere	Peugeot 106 Rallye	Retired		0
Retired SS12	15	Gilles Panizzi	Jean-Paul Chiaroni	Peugeot Esso	Peugeot 206 WRC	Mechanical		0
Retired SS11	52	Corrado Fontana	Daniele Pelliccioni	Corrado Fontana	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Retired		0
Retired SS11	76	Paul Tomasini	Nathalie Daures	Paul Tomasini	Nissan Sunny GTI-R	Retired		0
Retired SS11	110	Axel Richter	Peggy Porrmann	Axel Richter	SEAT Ibiza Cupra Mk2	Retired		0
Retired SS10	85	Pascal Enjorlas	Bruno Nas De Tourris	Pascal Enjorlas	Peugeot 106 S16	Retired		0
Retired SS9	45	Janina Depping	Susanna Kramer	Janina Depping	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	Retired		0
Retired SS9	98	Laurent Derasse	Christophe Derasse	Laurent Derasse	Peugeot 106 Rallye	Retired		0
Retired SS9	115	Claude Bensimon	Emmanuel Bracconi	Claude Bensimon	Renault Clio Williams	Retired		0
Retired SS9	117	Philippe Fons	Jean-Louis Giudicelli	Philippe Fons	Renault Clio Williams	Retired		0
Retired SS9	118	Jean-Michel Pietri	Jean-Charles Mondoloni	Jean-Michel Pietri	Renault Clio Williams	Fuel Pump		0
Retired SS9	136	Ange-Marie Chiappe	Sandrine Geairain	Ange-Marie Chiappe	Peugeot 205 Rallye	Retired		0
Retired SS8	25	Andrea Maselli	Nicola Arena	Andrea Maselli	Renault Clio Maxi	Engine		0
Retired SS8	42	Reece Jones	Leo Bult	Reece Jones	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Retired		0
Retired SS8	77	Brice Tirabassi	Delphine Bernardi	Brice Tirabassi	Peugeot 106 S16	Retired		0
Retired SS7	32	Fabien Vericel	Vincent Ducher	Equipe de France FFSA	Citroen Saxo Kit Car	Gearbox		0
Retired SS7	53	Franck Metiffiot	Christian Caffardo	Franck Metiffiot	Subaru Impreza GT Turbo	Retired		0
Retired SS7	90	Marc Amourette	Stephane Pozzo di Borgo	Marc Amourette	Peugeot 106 S16	Retired		0
Retired SS7	124	Frederic Adani	Christophe Adani	Frederic Adani	Renault Clio 16S	Retired		0
Retired SS7	126	Didier Vellutini	Paul Biggi	Didier Vellutini	Renault Clio 16S	Retired		0
Retired SS6	62	Jacques Richaud	Nicole Poulet	Jacques Richaud	Peugeot 306 Maxi	Retired		0
Retired SS6	67	Thierry Chkondali	Patrice Gehin	Thierry Chkondali	Renault Megane Coupe 16v	Retired		0
Retired SS6	72	Flavio Savoldelli	Ebron Genuessi	Flavio Savoldelli	Opel Corsa GSi	Retired		0
Retired SS6	122	Jean-Michel Bourgeois	Olivier Pieri	Jean-Michel Bourgeois	Peugeot 306 S16	Retired		0
Retired SS4	109	Franck Lions	Benjamin Veillas	Franck Lions	Renault Clio Williams	Retired		0
Retired SS3	19	Abdullah Bakhashab	Michael Park	Toyota Team Saudi Arabia	Toyota Corolla WRC	Accident		0
Retired SS3	48	Henri Panunzi	Patrick Struffi	Henri Panunzi	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	Retired		0
Retired SS3	112	Jacques Casabianca	Laurent Vitali	Jacques Casabianca	Renault Clio Williams	Retired		0
Retired SS3	119	Paul Saly	Stephane Louis	Paul Saly	Renault Clio Williams	Retired		0
Retired SS2	55	Jean-Daniel Tomasi	Serge Garo	Jean-Daniel Tomasi	Ford Escort RS Cosworth	Retired		0
Retired SS2	139	Paul-Louis Ristori	Lucie Paoli	Paul-Louis Ristori	Peugeot 106 Rallye	Retired		0
Retired SS1	8	Simon Jean-Joseph	Fred Gallagher	Ford Motor Co Ltd	Ford Focus WRC 99	Electrical		0
Retired SS1	50	Apy	Piero Alfano	Apy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V	Retired		0
Retired SS1	61	Jean-Luc Mondoloni	Antoine Albertini	Jean-Luc Mondoloni	Peugeot 309 GTI	Retired		0
Retired SS1	73	Stephane Rovina	Ludovic Malatesta	Stephane Rovina	Citroen Saxo VTS	Retired		0
Retired SS1	79	Alexandre Bengue	Jean-Claude Grau	Alexandre Bengue	Peugeot 106 S16	Accident		0
Retired SS1	89	Pierre Quilici	Thierry Gorguilo	Pierre Quilici	Peugeot 106 S16	Retired		0
Retired SS1	103	Henri Bellotti	Eric Gorguilo	Henri Bellotti	Peugeot 106 Rallye	Retired		0
Retired SS1	107	Gilles Chevalier	Rene Belleville	Gilles Chevalier	Peugeot 106 Rallye	Retired		0

Special Stages

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

Day	Stage	Time	Name	Length (km)	Winner	Time	Rally leader
1 7 May	SS1	9:01	Verghia - Pietra Rossa 1	26.55	Colin McRae	16:53.6	Colin McRae
	SS2	9:42	Filitosa - Bicchisano 1	22.63	Philippe Bugalski	14:21.0	Francois Delecour
	SS3	11:30	Portigliolo - Bocca Albitrina	16.54	Philippe Bugalski	9:46.0	Philippe Bugalski
	SS4	12:04	Sartene - Carbini	27.21	Philippe Bugalski	16:27.8
	SS5	14:25	Pont d'Acoravo - Zerubia 1	20.94	Cancelled
	SS6	15:00	Aullene - Zicavo 1	25.48	Jesus Puras	16:05.3
2 8 May	SS7	7:52	Gare de Carbuccia - Gare Ucciani	11.11	Francois Delecour	7:44.0
	SS8	8:50	Muracciole - Noceta	16.48	Philippe Bugalski	10:01.2
	SS9	11:15	Morosaglia - Campile	31.91	Jesus Puras	20:04.3
	SS10	12:28	Taverna - Pont de Castirla	16.08	Philippe Bugalski	9:30.1
	SS11	14:21	Pont St. Laurent - Bustanico	33.12	Philippe Bugalski	22:20.8
	SS12	15:14	Feo - Altiani	316.52	Jesus Puras	11:13.9
3 9 Apr	SS13	7:46	Verghia - Pietra Rossa 2	26.55	Philippe Bugalski	16:35.9
	SS14	8:27	Filitosa - Bicchisano 2	22.63	Jesus Puras	14:06.2
	SS15	10:18	Pont d'Acoravo - Zerubia 2	20.94	Philippe Bugalski	12:29.8
	SS16	10:53	Allene - Zicavo 2	25.48	Philippe Bugalski	16:01.4
	SS17	14:50	Canelle d'Orcino - La Liscia	25.48	Didier Auriol	10:02.6

Championship Standings

Pos.		Drivers' Championship				Manufacturers' Championship
		Move	Driver	Points		Move	Manufacturer	Points
1			Tommi Makinen	29			Toyota Castrol Team	61
2			Didier Auriol	28			Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart	38
3			Colin McRae	23			Ford Motor Co Ltd	34
4			Carlos Sainz	21			Subaru World Rally Team	20
5			Philippe Bugalski	20			SEAT Sport	8