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1999 Race of Champions

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The 1999 Race of Champions took place on December 5 at Gran Canaria. It was the 12th running of the event, and the eighth running at Gran Canaria. It was the first year for the new Nations' Cup Competition, which saw teams of three competitors - a rally driver, a circuit racing driver and a motorcyclist - team up to represent their nation and compete for national glory.

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The vehicles used were the Peugeot 306 Maxi, The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V WRC, the Toyota Corolla WRC and the ROC Buggy.

The individual competition was won by Didier Auriol for a fourth time, whilst the inaugural Nations' Cup was won by Finland with JJ Lehto, Tommi Mäkinen and Kari Tiainen.

Nations Cup

  • Toivonen replaced Danny Sullivan in the All-Stars team.

    • Legends Race

  • Walter Röhrl & Hannu Mikkola eliminated in the First Round.

    • International Masters

  • Flavio Alonso and Luis Mónzon qualified for being the finalists for the Spanish Rally Masters competition.
  • Toni Gardemeister was invited but could not attend.
  • Michael Guest, Krzysztof Holowczyc, Markko Martin and Adruzilo Lopes were eliminated in the first round.

    • Nations' Cup

  • Germany & Italy eliminated in the first round.

    • References

    1999 Race of Champions Wikipedia
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