49. Neste Rally Finland 1999
20. 8. – 22. 8. 1999, Jyväskylä • gravel 377.26 km • total distance including road sections - 1218.42 km • Other years
#15
Peugeot 206 WRC 
206***
206***
Peugeot Esso
A8
Final results
4. overall
4. class A8
4. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Parkkola (11.07 km) | 4:56.6 | 8.
8. class A8 8. WRC |
134.4 km/h 0.15 s/km |
4:56.6 | 8.
8. class A8 8. WRC |
|
| Does not go anywhere. The engine doesn't have any power! | ||||||
| SS2 Tiilimaa (10.26 km) | 5:08.5 | 8.
8. class A8 8. WRC |
119.7 km/h 0.50 s/km |
10:05.1 | 8.
8. class A8 8. WRC |
|
| SS3 Mökkiperä (13.39 km) | 6:40.1 | 2.
2. class A8 2. WRC |
120.5 km/h 0.28 s/km |
16:45.2 | 5.
5. class A8 5. WRC |
|
| The car doesn't go fast on fast roads, we have to shift down from sixth gear. I don't understand, in the test the engine has been the best part of the car but now it feels all the power is gone. On this stage we lost hydraulic oil because of a broken pipe. There's enough drama! | ||||||
| SS4 Valkola (8.40 km) | 4:36.0 | 3.
3. class A8 3. WRC |
109.6 km/h 0.04 s/km |
21:21.2 | 5.
5. class A8 5. WRC |
|
| SS5 Lankamaa (25.12 km) | 12:44.6 | 1.
1. class A8 1. WRC |
118.3 km/h |
34:05.8 | 3.
3. class A8 3. WRC |
|
| SS6 Laukaa (12.36 km) | 6:19.7 | 1.
1. class A8 1. WRC |
117.2 km/h |
40:25.5 | 2.
2. class A8 2. WRC |
|
| SS7 Hippos 1 (1.69 km) | 1:36.0 | 5.
5. class A8 5. WRC |
63.4 km/h 0.71 s/km |
42:01.5 | 1.
1. class A8 1. WRC |
|
| It goes well now. Especially the last stages were suiting our car nicely. On the fastest roads with long sixth gear sections, it feels that power and speed are lacking. We've seen that from radar. Hopefully some cure for that tomorrow. In the morning we had hydraulic trouble in the center diff, a pipe came loose, the oil came out and we thought it's going to end here but we made it to service and after that everything has been good. We decided with Peugeot's team leader that we go first [on the road tomorrow]. I try to keep us in the game by driving for the third day so we wouldn't be too far. We can lose a bit tomorrow. On some roads not at all, more on some roads. I would prefer a bit of rain, it would suit us better. | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS8 Leustu (23.57 km) | 11:49.0 | 1.
1. class A8 1. WRC |
119.7 km/h |
53:50.5 | 1.
1. class A8 1. WRC |
|
| SS9 Vaheri 1 (31.03 km) | 15:37.9 | 6.
6. class A8 6. WRC |
119.1 km/h 0.26 s/km |
1:09:28.4 | 2.
2. class A8 2. WRC |
|
| Not yet [disadvantage from starting first on the road]. Once we get closer to Tampere it could be a disadvantage but not yet at all. The car suits these stages well, nothing to complain about. | ||||||
| SS10 Juupajoki (30.39 km) | 15:29.4 | 6.
6. class A8 6. WRC |
117.7 km/h 0.33 s/km |
1:24:57.8 | 2.
2. class A8 2. WRC |
|
| SS11 Sahalahti (20.48 km) | 9:52.5 | 4.
4. class A8 4. WRC |
124.4 km/h 0.32 s/km |
1:34:50.3 | 2.
2. class A8 2. WRC |
|
| SS12 Siitama (14.70 km) | 7:28.4 | 7.
7. class A8 7. WRC |
118.0 km/h 0.35 s/km |
1:42:18.7 | 3.
3. class A8 3. WRC |
|
| SS13 Västilä (12.42 km) | 5:56.7 | 8.
8. class A8 8. WRC |
125.3 km/h 0.29 s/km |
1:48:15.4 | 4.
4. class A8 4. WRC |
|
| Yes, nothing to do about it, it's slippery [being first on the road], there is no coarser surface on the brakings, it's difficult for us. There's not a lot of [loose gravel] but a small layer of dust, small layer of gravel, no brake marks, nothing, it's difficult. We keep pushing. | ||||||
| SS14 Ouninpohja (34.21 km) | 16:33.5 | 3.
3. class A8 3. WRC |
124.0 km/h 0.21 s/km |
2:04:48.9 | 4.
4. class A8 4. WRC |
|
| SS15 Vaheri 2 (31.03 km) | 15:32.9 | 4.
4. class A8 4. WRC |
119.7 km/h 0.22 s/km |
2:21:11.8 0:50 |
5.
5. class A8 5. WRC |
|
| Penalty 0:50 | ||||||
| There was a mistake in the service. Oils came out when we were leaving. Everything was opened again. A clip in the power steering flew away. It's like this. Now we've lost the fight for the lead. Nothing we can do about it. Don't know if it's dramatic but sad. I was first cautious in the beginning [of this stage] but it seemed to work well. | ||||||
| SS16 Hippos 2 (1.69 km) | 1:45.8 | 30.
17. class A8 30. WRC |
57.5 km/h 6.39 s/km |
2:22:57.6 0:50 |
5.
5. class A8 5. WRC |
|
| SS17 Hippos 3 (1.69 km) | 1:33.3 | 1.
1. class A8 1. WRC |
65.2 km/h |
2:24:30.9 0:50 |
5.
5. class A8 5. WRC |
|
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS18 Hauhanpohja (11.27 km) | 5:44.1 | 6.
6. class A8 6. WRC |
117.9 km/h 0.40 s/km |
2:30:15.0 0:50 |
5.
5. class A8 5. WRC |
|
| SS19 Lempää 1 (28.47 km) | 13:56.6 | 7.
7. class A8 7. WRC |
122.5 km/h 0.30 s/km |
2:44:11.6 0:50 |
5.
5. class A8 5. WRC |
|
| SS20 Tammimäki 1 (9.27 km) | 4:29.8 | 1.
1. class A8 1. WRC |
123.7 km/h |
2:48:41.4 0:50 |
5.
5. class A8 5. WRC |
|
| The stages have been too fast for the car, we cannot reply [to Colin]. When we go on sixth gear for long we don't match the others, our gear ratio slash engine torque is wrong at the top. | ||||||
| SS21 Lempää 2 (28.47 km) | 13:46.8 | 7.
7. class A8 7. WRC |
124.0 km/h 0.49 s/km |
3:02:28.2 0:50 |
5.
5. class A8 5. WRC |
|
| SS22 Tammimäki 2 (9.27 km) | 4:31.4 | 3.
3. class A8 3. WRC |
123.0 km/h 0.08 s/km |
3:06:59.6 0:50 |
4.
4. class A8 4. WRC |
|
| SS23 Ruuhimäki (7.01 km) | 3:27.1 | 6.
6. class A8 6. WRC |
121.9 km/h 0.96 s/km |
3:10:26.7 0:50 |
4.
4. class A8 4. WRC |
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