MITSUBISHI MOTORS/1999 WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP

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Leg 1 - Special Stages 1 to 8 - Friday 17 September

SS 1 - Qi Dao He 1 - 9.03 km

Note: Organisers decided to cancel special stages 2 and 6 due to heavy rain.

Conditions: Cloudy - Temperature: 17° C

Freddy Loix got stuck behind Colin McRae’s car which was blocking the road.
Both Colin McRae and Thomas Radstrom (Ford) retired with suspension damage after hitting a concrete culvert 2 km from the start of SS 1.

Quote:
Hamed Al-Wahaibi (Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Gr.N): "I was quite nervous before the start, but I am happy with my time in this first stage".

Times on SS 1
1	D.AURIOL D.GIRAUDET	TOYOTA COROLLA	7.01.7
2	T.MAKINEN R.MANNISENMAKI	MITSUBISHI LANCER	7.04.1	+ 2.4
3	C.SAINZ L.MOYA	TOYOTA COROLLA	7.05.5	+ 3.8
4	J.KANKKUNEN J.REPO	SUBARU IMPREZA	7.13.4	+ 11.7
5	R.BURNS R.REID	SUBARU IMPREZA	7.14.0	+ 12.3
6	P.LIATTI C.CASSINA	SEAT CORDOBA	7.26.5	+ 24.8
7	H.ROVANPERA R.PIETILAINEN	SEAT CORDOBA	7.26.8	+ 25.1
8	J.PURAS M.MARTI	TOYOTA COROLLA	7.29.4	+ 27.7
9	V.ISIK E.BODUR	TOYOTA COROLLA	7.31.3	+ 29.6
10	A.BAKHASHAB M.PARK	TOYOTA COROLLA	7.33.2	+ 31.5
11	Y.KATAOKA S.HAYASHI	MITSUBISHI LANCER	7.34.8	+ 33.1
21	F.LOIX S.SMEETS	MITSUBISHI CARISMA GT	8.10.5	+ 1.08.8

Group N on SS 1
1	T.ARAI R.FREEMAN	SUBARU IMPREZA Gr.N	7.36.0
2	H.AL-WAHAIBI T.SIRCOMBE	MITSUBISHI LANCER Gr.N	7.37.2	+ 1.2
3	S.KONISHI G.McNEALL	SUBARU IMPREZA Gr.N	7.39.6	+ 3.6
4	K.TAGUCHI R.TEOH	MITSUBISHI LANCER Gr.N	7.47.4	+ 11.4
5	G.TRELLES M.CHRISTIE	MITSUBISHI LANCER Gr.N	7.48.0	+ 12.0

Overall after SS 1
1	D.AURIOL D.GIRAUDET	TOYOTA COROLLA	7.01.7
2	T.MAKINEN R.MANNISENMAKI	MITSUBISHI LANCER	7.04.1	+ 2.4
3	C.SAINZ L.MOYA	TOYOTA COROLLA	7.05.5	+ 3.8
4	J.KANKKUNEN J.REPO	SUBARU IMPREZA	7.13.4	+ 11.7
5	R.BURNS R.REID	SUBARU IMPREZA	7.14.0	+ 12.3
6	P.LIATTI C.CASSINA	SEAT CORDOBA	7.26.5	+ 24.8
7	H.ROVANPERA R.PIETILAINEN	SEAT CORDOBA	7.26.8	+ 25.1
8	J.PURAS M.MARTI	TOYOTA COROLLA	7.29.4	+ 27.7
9	V.ISIK E.BODUR	TOYOTA COROLLA	7.31.3	+ 29.6
10	A.BAKHASHAB M.PARK	TOYOTA COROLLA	7.33.2	+ 31.5
11	Y.KATAOKA S.HAYASHI	MITSUBISHI LANCER	7.34.8	+ 33.1
21	F.LOIX S.SMEETS	MITSUBISHI CARISMA GT	8.10.5	+ 1.08.8

Group N after SS 1
1	T.ARAI R.FREEMAN	SUBARU IMPREZA Gr.N	7.36.0
2	H.AL-WAHAIBI T.SIRCOMBE	MITSUBISHI LANCER Gr.N	7.37.2	+ 1.2
3	S.KONISHI G.McNEALL	SUBARU IMPREZA Gr.N	7.39.6	+ 3.6
4	K.TAGUCHI R.TEOH	MITSUBISHI LANCER Gr.N	7.47.4	+ 11.4
5	G.TRELLES M.CHRISTIE	MITSUBISHI LANCER Gr.N	7.48.0	+ 12.0