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
#1
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI 
S3 ***
S3 ***
Marlboro Mitsubishi Ralliart
A8
Final results
Clutch Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Parkkola (11.07 km) | 4:55.2 | 2.
2. class A8 2. WRC |
135.0 km/h 0.03 s/km |
4:55.2 | 2.
2. class A8 2. WRC |
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| Gets you up to speed right away, a really high-speed stage. Good feeling. It goes well [with the car]. | ||||||
| SS2 Tiilimaa (10.26 km) | 5:03.6 | 2.
2. class A8 2. WRC |
121.7 km/h 0.02 s/km |
9:58.8 | 2.
2. class A8 2. WRC |
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| SS3 Mökkiperä (13.39 km) | 6:41.0 | 6.
6. class A8 6. WRC |
120.2 km/h 0.35 s/km |
16:39.8 | 3.
3. class A8 3. WRC |
|
| SS4 Valkola (8.40 km) | 4:35.8 | 2.
2. class A8 2. WRC |
109.6 km/h 0.01 s/km |
21:15.6 | 3.
3. class A8 3. WRC |
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| SS5 Lankamaa (25.12 km) | 12:59.6 | 8.
8. class A8 8. WRC |
116.0 km/h 0.60 s/km |
34:15.2 | 5.
5. class A8 5. WRC |
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| SS6 Laukaa (12.36 km) | 6:28.6 | 10.
10. class A8 10. WRC |
114.5 km/h 0.72 s/km |
40:43.8 | 6.
6. class A8 6. WRC |
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| SS7 Hippos 1 (1.69 km) | 1:36.0 | 5.
5. class A8 5. WRC |
63.4 km/h 0.71 s/km |
42:19.8 | 5.
5. class A8 5. WRC |
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| Everyone knew our time and how fast we were, then it's easy to drive the stage with the watch and drive with suitable pace not to be first. During the day it went really well since it was a bit damp but the two last stages were really dry and it showed in the times. There's some small electrical issues but I believe we can fix it and we change a bit from the transmission for tomorrow, all OK. | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS8 Leustu (23.57 km) | 11:51.9 | 3.
3. class A8 3. WRC |
119.2 km/h 0.12 s/km |
54:11.7 | 5.
5. class A8 5. WRC |
|
| SS9 Vaheri 1 (31.03 km) | 15:31.8 | 2.
2. class A8 2. WRC |
119.9 km/h 0.06 s/km |
1:09:43.5 | 4.
4. class A8 4. WRC |
|
| Our car is too soft, the conditions are harder than I assumed, it doesn't keep on the line, we need to think in the service what we should do. The suspension is too soft, the bottom armor hits the ground all the time and steers the car. | ||||||
| SS10 Juupajoki (30.39 km) | 15:27.7 | 4.
4. class A8 4. WRC |
117.9 km/h 0.27 s/km |
1:25:11.2 | 5.
5. class A8 5. WRC |
|
| The car was now better, not so bad but I'm still not completely satisfied. A bit nervous, making tricks that I cannot be relaxed. I'm not satisfied in my driving. Mostly unsatisfied with the driving. I don't trust the tricks that the car does especially on the small roads. | ||||||
| SS11 Sahalahti (20.48 km) | 9:48.6 | 2.
2. class A8 2. WRC |
125.3 km/h 0.13 s/km |
1:34:59.8 | 5.
5. class A8 5. WRC |
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| SS12 Siitama (14.70 km) | 7:23.3 | 1.
1. class A8 1. WRC |
119.4 km/h |
1:42:23.1 | 5.
5. class A8 5. WRC |
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| SS13 Västilä (12.42 km) | 5:54.4 | 3.
3. class A8 3. WRC |
126.2 km/h 0.10 s/km |
1:48:17.5 | 5.
5. class A8 5. WRC |
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| I hit a stone with the rear wheel and had a puncture, I had to slow down a bit at the end. Otherwise it went well. | ||||||
| SS14 Ouninpohja (34.21 km) | Clutch | |||||
| We could select gears but there was no drive, no connection between engine and transmission. It's like that, nothing you can do about it. | ||||||
| SS15 Vaheri 2 (31.03 km) | ||||||
| SS16 Hippos 2 (1.69 km) | ||||||
| SS17 Hippos 3 (1.69 km) | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS18 Hauhanpohja (11.27 km) | ||||||
| SS19 Lempää 1 (28.47 km) | ||||||
| SS20 Tammimäki 1 (9.27 km) | ||||||
| SS21 Lempää 2 (28.47 km) | ||||||
| SS22 Tammimäki 2 (9.27 km) | ||||||
| SS23 Ruuhimäki (7.01 km) | 3:21.2 | 2.
2. class A8 2. WRC |
125.4 km/h 0.11 s/km |
Out of overall classification | ||
| It was fast as I could drive. It was quite difficult to find good speed and exactly the best place to start braking and so on. I did what I could. | ||||||
