The 1999 Swedish Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 12 and 14 February 1999. It marked the 48th running of the Swedish Rally, and was the second round of the 1999 World Rally Championship season. The 1999 event was based in the city of Karlstad in Sweden and was contested over nineteen special stages, covering a total competitive distance of .
Tommi Makinen was the defending rally winner, as was Team Mitsubishi Ralliart. Peugeot Esso and Skoda Motorsport would not compete in the event.
Makinen, along with co-driver Risto Mannisenmaki won the rally, their second win in a row, strengthening their lead of the championship.
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. Ten were entered under Group A regulations to compete in the World Rally Championship's Manufacturers' Championship.
+ No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre 1 Tommi Makinen Risto Mannisenmaki Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 2 Freddy Loix Sven Smeets Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 3 Carlos Sainz Sr. Luis Moya Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Corolla WRC 4 Didier Auriol Denis Giraudet Toyota Castrol Team Toyota Corolla WRC 5 Richard Burns Robert Reid Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 99 6 Juha Kankkunen Juha Repo Subaru World Rally Team Subaru Impreza S5 WRC 99 7 Colin McRae Nicky Grist Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus WRC 99 8 Thomas Radstrom Fred Gallagher Ford Motor Co Ltd Ford Focus WRC 99 9 Harri Rovanpera Risto Pietilainen SEAT Sport SEAT Cordoba WRC 10 Marcus Gronholm Tero Gardemeister SEAT Sport SEAT Cordoba WRC
Itinerary All dates and times are CET (UTC+1). Date No. Time span Stage name Distance 12 February 10:13 Service A, Hagfors SS1 10:38 Malta 11.88 km SS2 11:24 Sunnemo 30.87 km 11:53 Service B, Hagfors SS3 12:52 Hamra 30.69 km SS4 13:55 Torsby 4.00 km 14:15 Service C, Torsby SS5 15:03 Bjalverud 21.58 km SS6 15:39 Mangen 22.09 km 16:35 Service D, Westom SS7 17:41 Langjohanstorp 19.44 km SS8 19:08 Kalvholmen 2.10 km 19:41 Service E, Karlstad 13 February 9:13 Service F, Hagfors SS9 10:18 Sagen 1 14.76 km SS10 11:07 Fredriksberg 27.83 km 12:14 Service G, Grangesberg SS11 13:13 Nyhammar 27.79 km 14:25 Service H, Borlange SS12 15:24 Jutbo 47.65 km 16:35 Service I, Borlange SS13 17:30 Skog 22.82 km SS14 18:30 Lugnet 2.00 km 19:22 Service J, Borlange 14 February 7:05 Service K, Grangesberg SS15 8:03 Stromsdal 13.93 km SS16 8:56 Rammen 1 23.81 km 9:34 Service L, Hagfors SS17 10:49 Sagen 2 14.76 km SS18 11:42 Rammen 2 23.81 km 12:20 Service M, Hagfors SS19 14:00 Mangstorp 22.49 km 15:20 Service N, Karlstad Source:
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