The 1999 Dakar Rally, also known as the 1999 Granada–Dakar Rally, was the 21st running of the Dakar Rally event. After a short prologue stage on New Year's Eve 1998, the race began in earnest on 1 January 1999 and ended on 17 January after 16 competitive stages. After the fifth stage, the overall rally leader was German driver, Jutta Kleinschmidt, who, in the 1998 rally, was the first woman to ever win a stage of the rally. The event was marked by a robbery on the 12th stage of the rally between Néma and Tichit in Mauritania of fifty competitors by armed men, in which vehicles, money and petrol were stolen. Rally co-ordinators decided to continue with the race. The rally was won by French driver Jean-Louis Schlesser. The motorcycle title was won by Richard Sainct, whilst the truck title went to Karel Loprais in a Tatra 815.
Stages Stage Date From To Total(km)Stage winnersBikesCarsTrucksP 31 December Granada 5 D. von Zitzewitz K. ShinozukaStage not held1 1 January Granada Rabat 5 D. von Zitzewitz M. Prieto V. Moskovskikh2 2 January Rabat Agadir 100 H. Kinigadner J-P. Fontenay A. de Azevedo3 3 January Agadir Tan-Tan230 N. Roma J. Kleinschmidt F. Kabirov4 4 January Tan-Tan Bir Moghrein 451 O. Gallardo J. M. Servia F. Kabirov5 5 January Bir Moghrein Atar 624 J. Arcarons K. Shinozuka Y. Sugawara6 6 January Atar Tidjikja 458 J. Katriňák J. M. Servia V. Moskovskikh7 7 January Tidjikja Nioro434 F. Meoni M. Prieto F. Kabirov8 8 January Nioro Bobo Dioulasso434Stage cancelled M. Prieto V. Moskovskikh 9 January Bobo DioulassoRest day9 10 January Bobo Dioulasso Mopti 295 A. Cox J-L. Schlesser A. de Azevedo10 11 January Mopti Timbuktu 460Stage cancelled J-P. Fontenay F. Kabirov11 12 January Timbuktu Néma539 A. Cox K. Shinozuka V. Moskovskikh12 13 January Néma Tichit490 R. Sainct J-L. Schlesser Y. Sugawara13 14 January Tichit Atar 579 T. Magnaldi J. Kleinschmidt K. Loprais14 15 January Atar Nouakchott 433 G. Sala J. M. Servia V. Moskovskikh15 16 January Nouakchott Saint-Louis 151 R. Sainct J-P. Fontenay F. Kabirov16 17 January Saint-Louis Dakar 20Stage cancelled S. Servia V. Moskovskikh F. Kabirov
Stage Results
Motorcycles Stage result General classification Stage PosCompetitorMakeTimeGap PosCompetitorMakeTimeGapPrologue1 Dirk von ZitzewitzKTM4:34Stage not counted towards overall classification2 Nani RomaKTM4:410:073 Jurgen FinkKTM4:470:1311 Dirk von ZitzewitzKTM5:251 Dirk von ZitzewitzKTM5:252 Giovanni SalaKTM5:300:052 Giovanni SalaKTM5:300:053 Jurgen MayerKTM5:310:063 Jurgen MayerKTM5:310:06 Nani RomaKTM Nani RomaKTM21 Heinz KinigadnerKTM1:11:321 Nani RomaKTM1:17:092 Nani RomaKTM1:11:380:162 Fabio FasolaKTM1:17:310:223 Fabio FasolaKTM1:11:580:363 Heinz KinigadnerKTM1:17:350:2631 Nani RomaKTM2:14:071 Nani RomaKTM3:31:162 Heinz KinigadnerKTM2:15:101:032 Heinz KinigadnerKTM3:32:451:293 Alfie CoxKTM2:17:363:293 Alfie CoxKTM3:37:236:0741 Oscar GallardoBMW4:31:101 Oscar GallardoBMW8:15:042 Fabrizio MeoniKTM4:33:592:492 Richard SainctBMW8:17:001:563 Richard SainctBMW4:35:504:403 Alfie CoxKTM8:18:333:2951 Jordi ArcaronsKTM6:14:591 Oscar GallardoBMW14:32:022 Heinz KinigadnerKTM6:15:180:192 Richard SainctBMW14:32:240:223 Richard SainctBMW6:15:240:253 Alfie CoxKTM14:35:383:3661 Jaroslav KatriňákKTM6:52:241 Oscar GallardoBMW21:28:202 Thierry MagnaldiKTM6:53:371:332 Richard SainctBMW21:29:531:333 Kari TiainenKTM6:54:532:293 Alfie CoxKTM21:30:542:3471 Fabrizio MeoniKTM6:31:381 Richard SainctBMW28:30:312 Kari TiainenKTM6:41:299:512 Thierry MagnaldiKTM28:36:265:553 Thierry MagnaldiKTM6:42:2410:363 Fabrizio MeoniKTM28:48:2417:538Stage cancelled91 Alfie CoxKTM3:37:091 Richard SainctBMW32:12:582 Carlo de GavardoKTM3:42:115:022 Thierry MagnaldiKTM32:19:416:433 Carlos SoletoYamaha3:42:215:123 Fabrizio MeoniKTM32:33:2420:2610Stage cancelled111 Alfie CoxKTM6:04:561 Richard SainctBMW38:28:062 Kari TiainenKTM6:08:123:162 Thierry MagnaldiKTM38:30:072:013 Thierry MagnaldiKTM6:10:265:303 Fabrizio MeoniKTM38:44:1916:13121 Richard SainctBMW6:36:111 Richard SainctBMW45:04:172 Fabrizio MeoniKTM6:37:551:442 Thierry MagnaldiKTM45:08:584:413 Thierry MagnaldiKTM6:38:512:403 Fabrizio MeoniKTM45:22:1417:57131 Thierry MagnaldiKTM7:56:511 Richard SainctBMW53:02:572 Richard SainctBMW7:58:401:492 Thierry MagnaldiKTM53:05:492:523 Jordi ArcaronsKTM8:03:517:003 Fabrizio MeoniKTM53:31:0028:03141 Giovanni SalaKTM4:33:161 Richard SainctBMW57:39:012 Fabrizio MeoniKTM4:33:380:222 Thierry MagnaldiKTM57:42:393:383 Alfie CoxKTM4:35:021:463 Fabrizio MeoniKTM58:04:3825:37151 Richard SainctBMW1:05:581 Richard SainctBMW58:44:592 Thierry MagnaldiKTM1:06:290:312 Thierry MagnaldiKTM58:49:084:093 Carlos SoletoYamaha1:07:191:213 Alfie CoxKTM59:26:1841:1916Stage cancelled
Cars Stage result General classification Stage PosCompetitorMakeTimeGap PosCompetitorMakeTimeGapPrologue1 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi5:11Stage not counted towards overall classification2 Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe MonnetSchlesser-Renault5:150:04 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi11 Miguel Prieto Dominique SerieysMitsubishi5:471 Miguel Prieto Dominique SerieysMitsubishi5:472 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi5:500:032 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi5:500:033 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi5:540:073 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi5:540:0721 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi1:13:221 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi1:19:162 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi1:15:111:492 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi1:21:011:453 Miguel Prieto Dominique SerieysMitsubishi1:16:283:023 Miguel Prieto Dominique SerieysMitsubishi1:21:112:5531 Jutta Kleinschmidt Tina ThörnerMitsubishi2:20:261 Jutta Kleinschmidt Tina ThörnerMitsubishi3:43:172 Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas SchulzMitsubishi2:22:442:182 Hiroshi Masuoka Andreas Schulz Mitsubishi3:45:121:553 Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe MonnetSchlesser-Renault2:24:334:073 Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe MonnetSchlesser-Renault3:49:176:0041 José Maria Servia Thierry Delli ZottiSchlesser-Renault4:18:111 Jutta Kleinschmidt Tina ThörnerMitsubishi8:04:472 Jutta Kleinschmidt Tina ThörnerMitsubishi4:21:303:192 José Maria Servia Thierry Delli ZottiSchlesser-Renault8:10:536:063 Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe MonnetSchlesser-Renault4:23:585:473 Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe MonnetSchlesser-Renault8:13:158:2851 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi6:14:321 Jutta Kleinschmidt Tina ThörnerMitsubishi14:35:382 Miguel Prieto Dominique SerieysMitsubishi6:29:2614:542 José Maria Servia Thierry Delli ZottiSchlesser-Renault14:45:5110:133 Jutta Kleinschmidt Tina ThörnerMitsubishi6:30:5116:193 Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe MonnetSchlesser-Renault14:47:3711:5961 José Maria Servia Thierry Delli ZottiSchlesser-Renault6:58:501 José Maria Servia Thierry Delli ZottiSchlesser-Renault21:44:492 Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe MonnetSchlesser-Renault7:03:334:432 Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe MonnetSchlesser-Renault21:51:186:293 Miguel Prieto Dominique SerieysMitsubishi7:04:455:553 Jutta Kleinschmidt Tina ThörnerMitsubishi21:59:0814:1971 Miguel Prieto Dominique SerieysMitsubishi6:40:281 Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe MonnetSchlesser-Renault28:44:322 Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe MonnetSchlesser-Renault6:53:1412:462 Jutta Kleinschmidt Tina ThörnerMitsubishi28:59:3915:073 Jutta Kleinschmidt Tina ThörnerMitsubishi7:00:3120:033 Miguel Prieto Dominique SerieysMitsubishi29:04:0520:0381 Miguel Prieto Dominique SerieysMitsubishi4:56:341 Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe MonnetSchlesser-Renault33:58:592 Thierry Delavergne Jacky DuboisNissan4:57:110:372 Miguel Prieto Dominique SerieysMitsubishi34:01:092:103 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi4:58:432:093 Jutta Kleinschmidt Tina ThörnerMitsubishi34:04:395:4091 Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe MonnetSchlesser-Renault3:43:081 Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe MonnetSchlesser-Renault37:42:072 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi3:50:127:042 Miguel Prieto Dominique SerieysMitsubishi37:51:329:253 Miguel Prieto Dominique SerieysMitsubishi3:50:237:153 Jutta Kleinschmidt Tina ThörnerMitsubishi38:03:4321:36101 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi4:17:111 Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe MonnetSchlesser-Renault42:04:332 Miguel Prieto Dominique SerieysMitsubishi4:21:264:152 Miguel Prieto Dominique SerieysMitsubishi42:12:598:253 Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe MonnetSchlesser-Renault4:22:265:153 Jutta Kleinschmidt Tina ThörnerMitsubishi42:49:5045:17111 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi6:05:311 Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe MonnetSchlesser-Renault48:18:112 José Maria Servia Thierry Delli ZottiSchlesser-Renault6:06:371:062 Miguel Prieto Dominique SerieysMitsubishi48:27:088:573 Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe MonnetSchlesser-Renault6:13:388:073 Jutta Kleinschmidt Tina ThörnerMitsubishi49:04:3546:24121 Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe MonnetSchlesser-Renault7:09:231 Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe MonnetSchlesser-Renault55:27:342 José Maria Servia Thierry Delli ZottiSchlesser-Renault7:13:193:562 Miguel Prieto Dominique SerieysMitsubishi55:48:0120:273 Kenjiro Shinozuka Henri MagneMitsubishi7:16:527:293 Jutta Kleinschmidt Tina ThörnerMitsubishi56:59:141:31:40131 Jutta Kleinschmidt Tina ThörnerMitsubishi8:43:561 Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe MonnetSchlesser-Renault64:12:522 Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe MonnetSchlesser-Renault8:45:181:222 Miguel Prieto Dominique SerieysMitsubishi64:39:2426:323 Miguel Prieto Dominique SerieysMitsubishi8:51:237:273 Jutta Kleinschmidt Tina ThörnerMitsubishi65:43:101:30:18141 José Maria Servia Thierry Delli ZottiSchlesser-Renault4:37:291 Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe MonnetSchlesser-Renault68:55:312 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi4:41:434:142 Miguel Prieto Dominique SerieysMitsubishi69:23:1727:463 Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe MonnetSchlesser-Renault4:42:395:103 Jutta Kleinschmidt Tina ThörnerMitsubishi70:34:291:38:58151 Jean-Pierre Fontenay Gilles PicardMitsubishi1:07:061 Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe MonnetSchlesser-Renault70:05:062 Stéphane Peterhansel Jean-Paul CottretNissan1:08:221:162 Miguel Prieto Dominique SerieysMitsubishi70:36:5831:523 Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe MonnetSchlesser-Renault1:09:352:293 Jutta Kleinschmidt Tina ThörnerMitsubishi71:45:051:39:59161 Salvador Servia Giorgio AlbieroNissan20:061 Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe MonnetSchlesser-Renault70:26:352 Thierry Delavergne Jacky DuboisNissan20:220:162 Miguel Prieto Dominique SerieysMitsubishi71:00:1333:383 José Maria Servia Thierry Delli ZottiSchlesser-Renault21:201:143 Jutta Kleinschmidt Tina ThörnerMitsubishi72:08:371:42:02
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