Network Q Rally 1999 - Report 9
Burns Holds On As Irish Drive Up Table

NetworkRally Report 9
11:30am - Tuesday, November 23rd, 1999

Richard Burns has maintained his lead in the Network Q, holding a fifty second advantage over Subaru team-mate Juha Kankkunen and three other Finns.

Of the other big names, World Champion Tommi Makinen is sixth, Gwyndaf Evans lies eleventh, with Carlos Sainz one behind.

Mark Higgins is leading Irishman in 25th, with Kenny McKinstry and Bertie Fisher not far behind.

Eamonn Boland's outside the top 33, but is thought to be holding well.

 Unofficial Overall Classifications after Special Stage 18
These results are published by ICL & Sculptor on behalf of the MSA
Gp Cl Other Total
+Prev +Leader
Pos Comp
First Driver/Second Driver Car Nat/Nat G/C Pos Pos Pens Penalty
Diff Diff Cats
1 5
Richard Burns/Robert Reid Subaru Impreza WRC99 GB/GB A/8 1 1
2:34:23.7


M
2 6
Juha Kankkunen/Juha Repo Subaru Impreza WRC99 FIN/FIN A/8 2 2
2:35:15.0
+0:51.3 +0:51.3 M
3 15
Marcus Grönholm/Timo Rautiainen Peugeot 206 WRC FIN/FIN A/8 3 3
2:35:28.5
+0:13.5 +1:04.8 M
4 9
Harri Rovanperä/Risto Pietiläinen SEAT Cordoba WRC E2 FIN/FIN A/8 4 4
2:38:19.8
+2:51.3 +3:56.1 M
5 4
Didier Auriol/Denis Giraudet Toyota Corolla WRC F/F A/8 5 5
2:39:21.1
+1:01.3 +4:57.4 M
6 1
Tommi Makinen/Risto Mannisenmaki Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution FIN/FIN A/8 6 6 0:10.0 2:39:38.7
+0:17.6 +5:15.0 M
7 14
Francois Delecour/Daniel Grataloup Peugeot 206 WRC F/F A/8 7 7
2:39:40.4
+0:01.7 +5:16.7 M
8 12
Bruno Thiry/Stephane Prevot Skoda Octavia WRC B/B A/8 8 8
2:40:15.1
+0:34.7 +5:51.4 M
9 8
Thomas Rådström/Gunnar Barth Ford Focus WRC S/S A/8 9 9 1:00.0 2:40:32.1
+0:17.0 +6:08.4 M
10 11
Armin Schwarz/Manfred Hiemer Skoda Octavia WRC D/D A/8 10 10
2:41:12.4
+0:40.3 +6:48.7 M
11 16
Gwyndaf Evans/Howard Davies SEAT Cordoba WRC GB/GB A/8 11 11
2:41:14.2
+0:01.8 +6:50.5
12 3
Carlos Sainz/Luis Moya Toyota Corolla WRC E/E A/8 12 12
2:41:23.2
+0:09.0 +6:59.5 M
25 25
Mark Higgins/Bryan Thomas Volkswagen Golf GTi Kitcar GB/GB A/7 25 2
2:49:43.4
+0:09.0 +15:19.7 2W
26 27
Martin Rowe/Derek Ringer Renault Megane Coupe GB/GB A/7 26 3
2:50:03.5
+0:20.1 +15:39.8 2W
27 49
Mark Fisher/Kevin Gormley Subaru Impreza WRC GB/GB A/8 27 24 1:00.0 2:50:24.5
+0:21.0 +16:00.8
30 50
Kenny McKinstry/Noel Orr Subaru Impreza 555 GB/GB A/8 30 25
2:51:07.8
+0:01.5 +16:44.1 A
31 53
Bertie Fisher/Rory Kennedy Subaru Impreza 555 GB/IRL A/8 31 26
2:52:40.8
+1:33.0 +18:17.1 A
Cats: M=WRC, T=Teams Cup, 2W=2-litre World Cup, A=Amateur, L=Ladies, 2=2-Litre