1999 Granada–Dakar Rally
The 1999 Dakar Rally, also known as the 1999 Granada–Dakar Rally was the 21st running of the Dakar Rally event. After a short prologue stage on New Year's Eve 1998, the race began in earnest on 1 January 1999 and ended on 17 January after 16 competitive stages. After the fifth stage, the overall rally leader was German driver, Jutta Kleinschmidt, who, in the 1998 rally, was the first woman to ever win a stage of the rally.[1] The event was marked by a robbery on the 12th stage of the rally between Néma and Tichit in Mauritania of fifty competitors by armed men, in which vehicles, money and petrol were stolen.[2] Rally co-ordinators decided to continue with the race.[2] The rally was won by French driver Jean-Louis Schlesser.[3] The motorcycle title was won by Richard Sainct, whilst the truck title went to Karel Loprais in a Tatra 815.
Stages
| Stage | Date | From | To | Total (km) | Stage winners | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bikes | Cars | Trucks | |||||
| P | 31 December |  Granada | 5 |  D. von Zitzewitz | .svg.png) K. Shinozuka | Stage not held | |
| 1 | 1 January |  Granada |  Rabat | 5 |  D. von Zitzewitz |  M. Prieto |  V. Moskovskikh | 
| 2 | 2 January |  Rabat |  Agadir | 100 |  H. Kinigadner |  J-P. Fontenay |  A. de Azevedo | 
| 3 | 3 January |  Agadir |  Tan-Tan | 230 |  N. Roma |  J. Kleinschmidt |  F. Kabirov | 
| 4 | 4 January |  Tan-Tan | .svg.png) Bir Moghrein | 451 |  O. Gallardo |  J. M. Servia |  F. Kabirov | 
| 5 | 5 January | .svg.png) Bir Moghrein | .svg.png) Atar | 624 |  J. Arcarons | .svg.png) K. Shinozuka | .svg.png) Y. Sugawara | 
| 6 | 6 January | .svg.png) Atar | .svg.png) Tidjikja | 458 |  J. Katriňák |  J. M. Servia |  V. Moskovskikh | 
| 7 | 7 January | .svg.png) Tidjikja |  Nioro | 434 |  F. Meoni |  M. Prieto |  F. Kabirov | 
| 8 | 8 January |  Nioro |  Bobo Dioulasso | 434 | Stage cancelled |  M. Prieto |  V. Moskovskikh | 
| 9 January |  Bobo Dioulasso | Rest day | |||||
| 9 | 10 January |  Bobo Dioulasso |  Mopti | 295 |  A. Cox |  J-L. Schlesser |  A. de Azevedo | 
| 10 | 11 January |  Mopti |  Timbuktu | 460 | Stage cancelled |  J-P. Fontenay |  F. Kabirov | 
| 11 | 12 January |  Timbuktu | .svg.png) Néma | 539 |  A. Cox | .svg.png) K. Shinozuka |  V. Moskovskikh | 
| 12 | 13 January | .svg.png) Néma | .svg.png) Tichit | 490 |  R. Sainct |  J-L. Schlesser | .svg.png) Y. Sugawara | 
| 13 | 14 January | .svg.png) Tichit | .svg.png) Atar | 579 |  T. Magnaldi |  J. Kleinschmidt |  K. Loprais | 
| 14 | 15 January | .svg.png) Atar | .svg.png) Nouakchott | 433 |  G. Sala |  J. M. Servia |  V. Moskovskikh | 
| 15 | 16 January | .svg.png) Nouakchott |  Saint-Louis | 151 |  R. Sainct |  J-P. Fontenay |  F. Kabirov | 
| 16 | 17 January |  Saint-Louis |  Dakar | 20 | Stage cancelled |  S. Servia |  V. Moskovskikh  F. Kabirov | 
Stage Results
Motorcycles
| Stage result | General classification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | 
| Prologue | 1 |  Dirk von Zitzewitz | KTM | 4:34 | Stage not counted towards overall classification | |||||
| 2 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 4:41 | 0:07 | ||||||
| 3 |  Jurgen Fink | KTM | 4:47 | 0:13 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 |  Dirk von Zitzewitz | KTM | 5:25 | 1 |  Dirk von Zitzewitz | KTM | 5:25 | ||
| 2 |  Giovanni Sala | KTM | 5:30 | 0:05 | 2 |  Giovanni Sala | KTM | 5:30 | 0:05 | |
| 3 |  Jurgen Mayer | KTM | 5:31 | 0:06 | 3 |  Jurgen Mayer | KTM | 5:31 | 0:06 | |
|  Nani Roma | KTM |  Nani Roma | KTM | |||||||
| 2 | 1 |  Heinz Kinigadner | KTM | 1:11:32 | 1 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 1:17:09 | ||
| 2 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 1:11:38 | 0:16 | 2 |  Fabio Fasola | KTM | 1:17:31 | 0:22 | |
| 3 |  Fabio Fasola | KTM | 1:11:58 | 0:36 | 3 |  Heinz Kinigadner | KTM | 1:17:35 | 0:26 | |
| 3 | 1 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 2:14:07 | 1 |  Nani Roma | KTM | 3:31:16 | ||
| 2 |  Heinz Kinigadner | KTM | 2:15:10 | 1:03 | 2 |  Heinz Kinigadner | KTM | 3:32:45 | 1:29 | |
| 3 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | 2:17:36 | 3:29 | 3 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | 3:37:23 | 6:07 | |
| 4 | 1 |  Oscar Gallardo | BMW | 4:31:10 | 1 |  Oscar Gallardo | BMW | 8:15:04 | ||
| 2 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 4:33:59 | 2:49 | 2 |  Richard Sainct | BMW | 8:17:00 | 1:56 | |
| 3 |  Richard Sainct | BMW | 4:35:50 | 4:40 | 3 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | 8:18:33 | 3:29 | |
| 5 | 1 |  Jordi Arcarons | KTM | 6:14:59 | 1 |  Oscar Gallardo | BMW | 14:32:02 | ||
| 2 |  Heinz Kinigadner | KTM | 6:15:18 | 0:19 | 2 |  Richard Sainct | BMW | 14:32:24 | 0:22 | |
| 3 |  Richard Sainct | BMW | 6:15:24 | 0:25 | 3 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | 14:35:38 | 3:36 | |
| 6 | 1 |  Jaroslav Katriňák | KTM | 6:52:24 | 1 |  Oscar Gallardo | BMW | 21:28:20 | ||
| 2 |  Thierry Magnaldi | KTM | 6:53:37 | 1:33 | 2 |  Richard Sainct | BMW | 21:29:53 | 1:33 | |
| 3 |  Kari Tiainen | KTM | 6:54:53 | 2:29 | 3 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | 21:30:54 | 2:34 | |
| 7 | 1 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 6:31:38 | 1 |  Richard Sainct | BMW | 28:30:31 | ||
| 2 |  Kari Tiainen | KTM | 6:41:29 | 9:51 | 2 |  Thierry Magnaldi | KTM | 28:36:26 | 5:55 | |
| 3 |  Thierry Magnaldi | KTM | 6:42:24 | 10:36 | 3 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 28:48:24 | 17:53 | |
| 8 | Stage cancelled | |||||||||
| 9 | 1 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | 3:37:09 | 1 |  Richard Sainct | BMW | 32:12:58 | ||
| 2 |  Carlo de Gavardo | KTM | 3:42:11 | 5:02 | 2 |  Thierry Magnaldi | KTM | 32:19:41 | 6:43 | |
| 3 |  Carlos Soleto | Yamaha | 3:42:21 | 5:12 | 3 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 32:33:24 | 20:26 | |
| 10 | Stage cancelled | |||||||||
| 11 | 1 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | 6:04:56 | 1 |  Richard Sainct | BMW | 38:28:06 | ||
| 2 |  Kari Tiainen | KTM | 6:08:12 | 3:16 | 2 |  Thierry Magnaldi | KTM | 38:30:07 | 2:01 | |
| 3 |  Thierry Magnaldi | KTM | 6:10:26 | 5:30 | 3 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 38:44:19 | 16:13 | |
| 12 | 1 |  Richard Sainct | BMW | 6:36:11 | 1 |  Richard Sainct | BMW | 45:04:17 | ||
| 2 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 6:37:55 | 1:44 | 2 |  Thierry Magnaldi | KTM | 45:08:58 | 4:41 | |
| 3 |  Thierry Magnaldi | KTM | 6:38:51 | 2:40 | 3 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 45:22:14 | 17:57 | |
| 13 | 1 |  Thierry Magnaldi | KTM | 7:56:51 | 1 |  Richard Sainct | BMW | 53:02:57 | ||
| 2 |  Richard Sainct | BMW | 7:58:40 | 1:49 | 2 |  Thierry Magnaldi | KTM | 53:05:49 | 2:52 | |
| 3 |  Jordi Arcarons | KTM | 8:03:51 | 7:00 | 3 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 53:31:00 | 28:03 | |
| 14 | 1 |  Giovanni Sala | KTM | 4:33:16 | 1 |  Richard Sainct | BMW | 57:39:01 | ||
| 2 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 4:33:38 | 0:22 | 2 |  Thierry Magnaldi | KTM | 57:42:39 | 3:38 | |
| 3 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | 4:35:02 | 1:46 | 3 |  Fabrizio Meoni | KTM | 58:04:38 | 25:37 | |
| 15 | 1 |  Richard Sainct | BMW | 1:05:58 | 1 |  Richard Sainct | BMW | 58:44:59 | ||
| 2 |  Thierry Magnaldi | KTM | 1:06:29 | 0:31 | 2 |  Thierry Magnaldi | KTM | 58:49:08 | 4:09 | |
| 3 |  Carlos Soleto | Yamaha | 1:07:19 | 1:21 | 3 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | 59:26:18 | 41:19 | |
| 16 | Stage cancelled | |||||||||
Cars
| Stage result | General classification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | 
| Prologue | 1 | .svg.png) Kenjiro Shinozuka  Henri Magne | Mitsubishi | 5:11 | Stage not counted towards overall classification | |||||
| 2 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Philippe Monnet | Schlesser-Renault | 5:15 | 0:04 | ||||||
|  Jean-Pierre Fontenay  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 |  Miguel Prieto  Dominique Serieys | Mitsubishi | 5:47 | 1 |  Miguel Prieto  Dominique Serieys | Mitsubishi | 5:47 | ||
| 2 | .svg.png) Kenjiro Shinozuka  Henri Magne | Mitsubishi | 5:50 | 0:03 | 2 | .svg.png) Kenjiro Shinozuka  Henri Magne | Mitsubishi | 5:50 | 0:03 | |
| 3 |  Jean-Pierre Fontenay  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 5:54 | 0:07 | 3 |  Jean-Pierre Fontenay  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 5:54 | 0:07 | |
| 2 | 1 |  Jean-Pierre Fontenay  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 1:13:22 | 1 |  Jean-Pierre Fontenay  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 1:19:16 | ||
| 2 | .svg.png) Kenjiro Shinozuka  Henri Magne | Mitsubishi | 1:15:11 | 1:49 | 2 | .svg.png) Kenjiro Shinozuka  Henri Magne | Mitsubishi | 1:21:01 | 1:45 | |
| 3 |  Miguel Prieto  Dominique Serieys | Mitsubishi | 1:16:28 | 3:02 | 3 |  Miguel Prieto  Dominique Serieys | Mitsubishi | 1:21:11 | 2:55 | |
| 3 | 1 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Tina Thörner | Mitsubishi | 2:20:26 | 1 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Tina Thörner | Mitsubishi | 3:43:17 | ||
| 2 | .svg.png) Hiroshi Masuoka  Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 2:22:44 | 2:18 | 2 | .svg.png) Hiroshi Masuoka  Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | 3:45:12 | 1:55 | |
| 3 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Philippe Monnet | Schlesser-Renault | 2:24:33 | 4:07 | 3 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Philippe Monnet | Schlesser-Renault | 3:49:17 | 6:00 | |
| 4 | 1 |  José Maria Servia  Thierry Delli Zotti | Schlesser-Renault | 4:18:11 | 1 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Tina Thörner | Mitsubishi | 8:04:47 | ||
| 2 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Tina Thörner | Mitsubishi | 4:21:30 | 3:19 | 2 |  José Maria Servia  Thierry Delli Zotti | Schlesser-Renault | 8:10:53 | 6:06 | |
| 3 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Philippe Monnet | Schlesser-Renault | 4:23:58 | 5:47 | 3 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Philippe Monnet | Schlesser-Renault | 8:13:15 | 8:28 | |
| 5 | 1 | .svg.png) Kenjiro Shinozuka  Henri Magne | Mitsubishi | 6:14:32 | 1 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Tina Thörner | Mitsubishi | 14:35:38 | ||
| 2 |  Miguel Prieto  Dominique Serieys | Mitsubishi | 6:29:26 | 14:54 | 2 |  José Maria Servia  Thierry Delli Zotti | Schlesser-Renault | 14:45:51 | 10:13 | |
| 3 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Tina Thörner | Mitsubishi | 6:30:51 | 16:19 | 3 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Philippe Monnet | Schlesser-Renault | 14:47:37 | 11:59 | |
| 6 | 1 |  José Maria Servia  Thierry Delli Zotti | Schlesser-Renault | 6:58:50 | 1 |  José Maria Servia  Thierry Delli Zotti | Schlesser-Renault | 21:44:49 | ||
| 2 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Philippe Monnet | Schlesser-Renault | 7:03:33 | 4:43 | 2 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Philippe Monnet | Schlesser-Renault | 21:51:18 | 6:29 | |
| 3 |  Miguel Prieto  Dominique Serieys | Mitsubishi | 7:04:45 | 5:55 | 3 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Tina Thörner | Mitsubishi | 21:59:08 | 14:19 | |
| 7 | 1 |  Miguel Prieto  Dominique Serieys | Mitsubishi | 6:40:28 | 1 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Philippe Monnet | Schlesser-Renault | 28:44:32 | ||
| 2 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Philippe Monnet | Schlesser-Renault | 6:53:14 | 12:46 | 2 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Tina Thörner | Mitsubishi | 28:59:39 | 15:07 | |
| 3 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Tina Thörner | Mitsubishi | 7:00:31 | 20:03 | 3 |  Miguel Prieto  Dominique Serieys | Mitsubishi | 29:04:05 | 20:03 | |
| 8 | 1 |  Miguel Prieto  Dominique Serieys | Mitsubishi | 4:56:34 | 1 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Philippe Monnet | Schlesser-Renault | 33:58:59 | ||
| 2 |  Thierry Delavergne  Jacky Dubois | Nissan | 4:57:11 | 0:37 | 2 |  Miguel Prieto  Dominique Serieys | Mitsubishi | 34:01:09 | 2:10 | |
| 3 |  Jean-Pierre Fontenay  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 4:58:43 | 2:09 | 3 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Tina Thörner | Mitsubishi | 34:04:39 | 5:40 | |
| 9 | 1 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Philippe Monnet | Schlesser-Renault | 3:43:08 | 1 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Philippe Monnet | Schlesser-Renault | 37:42:07 | ||
| 2 | .svg.png) Kenjiro Shinozuka  Henri Magne | Mitsubishi | 3:50:12 | 7:04 | 2 |  Miguel Prieto  Dominique Serieys | Mitsubishi | 37:51:32 | 9:25 | |
| 3 |  Miguel Prieto  Dominique Serieys | Mitsubishi | 3:50:23 | 7:15 | 3 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Tina Thörner | Mitsubishi | 38:03:43 | 21:36 | |
| 10 | 1 |  Jean-Pierre Fontenay  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 4:17:11 | 1 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Philippe Monnet | Schlesser-Renault | 42:04:33 | ||
| 2 |  Miguel Prieto  Dominique Serieys | Mitsubishi | 4:21:26 | 4:15 | 2 |  Miguel Prieto  Dominique Serieys | Mitsubishi | 42:12:59 | 8:25 | |
| 3 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Philippe Monnet | Schlesser-Renault | 4:22:26 | 5:15 | 3 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Tina Thörner | Mitsubishi | 42:49:50 | 45:17 | |
| 11 | 1 | .svg.png) Kenjiro Shinozuka  Henri Magne | Mitsubishi | 6:05:31 | 1 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Philippe Monnet | Schlesser-Renault | 48:18:11 | ||
| 2 |  José Maria Servia  Thierry Delli Zotti | Schlesser-Renault | 6:06:37 | 1:06 | 2 |  Miguel Prieto  Dominique Serieys | Mitsubishi | 48:27:08 | 8:57 | |
| 3 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Philippe Monnet | Schlesser-Renault | 6:13:38 | 8:07 | 3 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Tina Thörner | Mitsubishi | 49:04:35 | 46:24 | |
| 12 | 1 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Philippe Monnet | Schlesser-Renault | 7:09:23 | 1 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Philippe Monnet | Schlesser-Renault | 55:27:34 | ||
| 2 |  José Maria Servia  Thierry Delli Zotti | Schlesser-Renault | 7:13:19 | 3:56 | 2 |  Miguel Prieto  Dominique Serieys | Mitsubishi | 55:48:01 | 20:27 | |
| 3 | .svg.png) Kenjiro Shinozuka  Henri Magne | Mitsubishi | 7:16:52 | 7:29 | 3 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Tina Thörner | Mitsubishi | 56:59:14 | 1:31:40 | |
| 13 | 1 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Tina Thörner | Mitsubishi | 8:43:56 | 1 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Philippe Monnet | Schlesser-Renault | 64:12:52 | ||
| 2 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Philippe Monnet | Schlesser-Renault | 8:45:18 | 1:22 | 2 |  Miguel Prieto  Dominique Serieys | Mitsubishi | 64:39:24 | 26:32 | |
| 3 |  Miguel Prieto  Dominique Serieys | Mitsubishi | 8:51:23 | 7:27 | 3 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Tina Thörner | Mitsubishi | 65:43:10 | 1:30:18 | |
| 14 | 1 |  José Maria Servia  Thierry Delli Zotti | Schlesser-Renault | 4:37:29 | 1 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Philippe Monnet | Schlesser-Renault | 68:55:31 | ||
| 2 |  Jean-Pierre Fontenay  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 4:41:43 | 4:14 | 2 |  Miguel Prieto  Dominique Serieys | Mitsubishi | 69:23:17 | 27:46 | |
| 3 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Philippe Monnet | Schlesser-Renault | 4:42:39 | 5:10 | 3 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Tina Thörner | Mitsubishi | 70:34:29 | 1:38:58 | |
| 15 | 1 |  Jean-Pierre Fontenay  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | 1:07:06 | 1 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Philippe Monnet | Schlesser-Renault | 70:05:06 | ||
| 2 |  Stéphane Peterhansel  Jean-Paul Cottret | Nissan | 1:08:22 | 1:16 | 2 |  Miguel Prieto  Dominique Serieys | Mitsubishi | 70:36:58 | 31:52 | |
| 3 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Philippe Monnet | Schlesser-Renault | 1:09:35 | 2:29 | 3 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Tina Thörner | Mitsubishi | 71:45:05 | 1:39:59 | |
| 16 | 1 |  Salvador Servia  Giorgio Albiero | Nissan | 20:06 | 1 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser  Philippe Monnet | Schlesser-Renault | 70:26:35 | ||
| 2 |  Thierry Delavergne  Jacky Dubois | Nissan | 20:22 | 0:16 | 2 |  Miguel Prieto  Dominique Serieys | Mitsubishi | 71:00:13 | 33:38 | |
| 3 |  José Maria Servia  Thierry Delli Zotti | Schlesser-Renault | 21:20 | 1:14 | 3 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt  Tina Thörner | Mitsubishi | 72:08:37 | 1:42:02 | |
Trucks
| Stage result | General classification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | Pos | Competitor | Make | Time | Gap | 
| Prologue | Stage not held | |||||||||
| 1 | 1 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 7:19 | 1 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 7:19 | ||
| 2 |  Edmond Pelichet  Clement Francis  André Godeloup | Mercedes-Benz | 7:21 | 0:02 | 2 |  Edmond Pelichet  Clement Francis  André Godeloup | Mercedes-Benz | 7:21 | 0:02 | |
| 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Leilane Neubarth | Tatra | 7:27 | 0:08 | 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Leilane Neubarth | Tatra | 7:27 | 0:08 | |
| 2 | 1 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Leilane Neubarth | Tatra | 1:39:14 | 1 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Leilane Neubarth | Tatra | 1:46:41 | ||
| 2 |  Miki Biasion  Tiziano Siviero  Livio Diamante | Iveco | 1:39:51 | 0:37 | 2 |  Miki Biasion  Tiziano Siviero  Livio Diamante | Iveco | 1:47:27 | 0:46 | |
| 3 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 1:41:00 | 1:46 | 3 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 1:48:19 | 1:38 | |
| 3 | 1 |  Firdaus Kabirov  Aydar Belyaev  Vladimir Goloub | Kamaz | 3:07:07 | 1 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Leilane Neubarth | Tatra | 4:58:58 | ||
| 2 |  Karel Loprais  Radomír Stachura  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 3:07:54 | 0:47 | 2 |  Firdaus Kabirov  Aydar Belyaev  Vladimir Goloub | Kamaz | 5:01:39 | 2:41 | |
| 3 |  Edmond Pelichet  Clement Francis  André Godeloup | Mercedes-Benz | 3:10:33 | 3:26 | 3 |  Karel Loprais  Radomír Stachura  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 5:01:53 | 2:55 | |
| 4 | 1 |  Firdaus Kabirov  Aydar Belyaev  Vladimir Goloub | Kamaz | 5:38:10 | 1 |  Firdaus Kabirov  Aydar Belyaev  Vladimir Goloub | Kamaz | 10:39:49 | ||
| 2 |  Karel Loprais  Radomír Stachura  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 5:39:55 | 1:25 | 2 |  Karel Loprais  Radomír Stachura  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 10:41:28 | 1:39 | |
| 3 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 5:48:42 | 10:32 | 3 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 10:59:43 | 19:54 | |
| 5 | 1 | .svg.png) Yoshimasa Sugawara .svg.png) Naoko Matsumoto .svg.png) Teruhito Sugawara | Hino | 8:31:45 | 1 |  Karel Loprais  Radomír Stachura  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 19:14:13 | ||
| 2 |  Karel Loprais  Radomír Stachura  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 8:32:45 | 1:00 | 2 |  Firdaus Kabirov  Aydar Belyaev  Vladimir Goloub | Kamaz | 19:29:45 | 15:32 | |
| 3 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 8:45:45 | 14:00 | 3 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 19:45:28 | 31:15 | |
| 6 | 1 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 9:05:51 | 1 |  Karel Loprais  Radomír Stachura  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 28:34:19 | ||
| 2 |  Firdaus Kabirov  Aydar Belyaev  Vladimir Goloub | Kamaz | 9:10:43 | 4:52 | 2 |  Firdaus Kabirov  Aydar Belyaev  Vladimir Goloub | Kamaz | 28:40:28 | 6:09 | |
| 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Leilane Neubarth | Tatra | 9:11:06 | 5:15 | 3 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 28:51:19 | 17:00 | |
| 7 | 1 |  Firdaus Kabirov  Aydar Belyaev  Vladimir Goloub | Kamaz | 7:52:06 | 1 |  Firdaus Kabirov  Aydar Belyaev  Vladimir Goloub | Kamaz | 36:32:34 | ||
| 2 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Leilane Neubarth | Tatra | 8:00:44 | 8:38 | 2 |  Karel Loprais  Radomír Stachura  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 36:42:08 | 9:34 | |
| 3 |  Karel Loprais  Radomír Stachura  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 8:07:49 | 15:43 | 3 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 37:05:35 | 33:01 | |
| 8 | 1 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 6:09:52 | 1 |  Karel Loprais  Radomír Stachura  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 43:02:39 | ||
| 2 |  Karel Loprais  Radomír Stachura  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 6:20:31 | 10:39 | 2 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 43:15:27 | 12:48 | |
| 3 |  Miki Biasion  Tiziano Siviero  Livio Diamante | Iveco | 6:39:51 | 29:59 | 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Leilane Neubarth | Tatra | 44:16:14 | 1:13:35 | |
| 9 | 1 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Leilane Neubarth | Tatra | 4:35:06 | 1 |  Karel Loprais  Radomír Stachura  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 47:47:07 | ||
| 2 |  Karel Loprais  Radomír Stachura  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 4:44:28 | 9:22 | 2 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 48:01:45 | 14:38 | |
| 3 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 4:46:18 | 11:12 | 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Leilane Neubarth | Tatra | 48:51:20 | 1:04:13 | |
| 10 | 1 |  Firdaus Kabirov  Aydar Belyaev  Vladimir Goloub | Kamaz | 5:34:47 | 1 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 54:15:28 | ||
| 2 |  Miki Biasion  Tiziano Siviero  Livio Diamante | Iveco | 5:52:22 | 17:35 | 2 |  Karel Loprais  Radomír Stachura  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 54:29:39 | 14:11 | |
| 3 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 6:13:43 | 38:56 | 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Leilane Neubarth | Tatra | 55:14:20 | 58:52 | |
| 11 | 1 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 7:30:20 | 1 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 61:45:48 | ||
| 2 |  Karel Loprais  Radomír Stachura  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 7:52:15 | 21:55 | 2 |  Karel Loprais  Radomír Stachura  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 62:21:54 | 36:06 | |
| 3 | .svg.png) Yoshimasa Sugawara .svg.png) Naoko Matsumoto .svg.png) Teruhito Sugawara | Hino | 7:53:26 | 23:06 | 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Leilane Neubarth | Tatra | 64:06:56 | 2:21:08 | |
| 12 | 1 | .svg.png) Yoshimasa Sugawara .svg.png) Naoko Matsumoto .svg.png) Teruhito Sugawara | Hino | 9:07:32 | 1 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 70:54:29 | ||
| 2 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 9:08:41 | 1:09 | 2 |  Karel Loprais  Radomír Stachura  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 71:37:53 | 43:24 | |
| 3 |  Karel Loprais  Radomír Stachura  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 9:15:59 | 8:27 | 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Leilane Neubarth | Tatra | 73:48:05 | 2:53:36 | |
| 13 | 1 |  Karel Loprais  Radomír Stachura  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 10:36:54 | 1 |  Karel Loprais  Radomír Stachura  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 82:14:47 | ||
| 2 | .svg.png) Yoshimasa Sugawara .svg.png) Naoko Matsumoto .svg.png) Teruhito Sugawara | Hino | 10:38:35 | 1:41 | 2 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 83:19:29 | 1:04:42 | |
| 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Leilane Neubarth | Tatra | 10:58:18 | 21:24 | 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Leilane Neubarth | Tatra | 84:46:23 | 2:31:36 | |
| 14 | 1 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 5:37:06 | 1 |  Karel Loprais  Radomír Stachura  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 87:56:24 | ||
| 2 |  Karel Loprais  Radomír Stachura  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 5:41:37 | 4:31 | 2 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 88:56:35 | 1:00:11 | |
| 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Leilane Neubarth | Tatra | 5:50:50 | 13:44 | 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Leilane Neubarth | Tatra | 90:37:13 | 2:40:49 | |
| 15 | 1 |  Firdaus Kabirov  Aydar Belyaev  Vladimir Goloub | Kamaz | 1:12:41 | 1 |  Karel Loprais  Radomír Stachura  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 89:27:30 | ||
| 2 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 1:14:45 | 2:04 | 2 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 90:11:20 | 43:50 | |
| 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Leilane Neubarth | Tatra | 1:20:05 | 7:24 | 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Leilane Neubarth | Tatra | 91:57:18 | 2:29:48 | |
| 16 | 1 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 29:54 | 1 |  Karel Loprais  Radomír Stachura  Josef Kalina | Tatra | 90:01:26 | ||
|  Firdaus Kabirov  Aydar Belyaev  Vladimir Goloub | Kamaz | 2 |  Viktor Moskovskikh  Semen Yakubov  Vladimir Chagin | Kamaz | 90:41:14 | 39:48 | ||||
| 3 | .svg.png) Yoshimasa Sugawara .svg.png) Naoko Matsumoto .svg.png) Teruhito Sugawara | Hino | 30:43 | 0:49 | 3 |  André de Azevedo  Tomáš Tomeček  Leilane Neubarth | Tatra | 92:28:31 | 2:27:05 | |
Final standings
Motorcycles
| Pos | No. | Rider | Bike | Entrant | Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |  Richard Sainct | BMW | BMW Motorrad | 58:44:59 | 
| 2 | 8 |  Thierry Magnaldi | KTM | KTM Austria | +4:09 | 
| 3 | 2 |  Alfie Cox | KTM | KTM Austria | +41:19 | 
| 4 | 3 |  Jordi Arcarons | KTM | KTM Austria | +1:24:42 | 
| 5 | 19 |  Carlos Sotelo | Yamaha | Antena 3 Television | +3:21:18 | 
| 6 | 5 |  John Deacon | KTM | +4:00:48 | |
| 7 | 23 |  Giovanni Sala | KTM | KTM Austria | +4:45:29 | 
| 8 | 7 |  Carlo de Gavardo | KTM | KTM YPF Entel Chile | +5:16:50 | 
| 9 | 14 |  Oscar Gallardo | BMW | BMW Motorrad | +6:30:36 | 
| 10 | 1 |  Meoni Fabrizio | KTM | Lleida Dakar | +6:49:39 | 
| 11 | 25 |  Isidre Esteve | KTM | Lieida Dakar | +8:28:03 | 
| 12 | 139 |  Wim Hutten | KTM | Hutten Metaal | +8:29:47 | 
| 13 | 35 |  Maletti Guido | Kavasaki | Kavasaki Italia | +9:17:01 | 
| 14 | 29 |  Verhoef Eric | Ktm | Beined Ktm | +9:34:37 | 
| 15 | 131 |  Hakata Iwao | Honda | Brittany Motors | +10:15:22 | 
Cars
| Pos | No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Car | Entrant | Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 200 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser |  Philippe Monnet | Buggy Schlesser-Renault | Schlesser-Renault-Elf | 70:26:35 | 
| 2 | 207 |  Miguel Prieto |  Dominique Serieys | Mitsubishi | +33:38 | |
| 3 | 208 |  Jutta Kleinschmidt |  Tina Thörner | Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi Germany | +1:42:02 | 
| 4 | 202 | .svg.png) Kenjiro Shinozuka |  Henri Magne | Mitsubishi | Sonauto Mitsubishi | +2:25:34 | 
| 5 | 206 |  José Maria Servia |  Thierry Delli Zotti | Schlesser-Renault | Schlesser-Renault-Elf | +3:39:28 | 
| 6 | 203 | .svg.png) Hiroshi Masuoka |  Andreas Schulz | Mitsubishi | Mitsubishi International | +5:16:28 | 
| 7 | 217 |  Stéphane Peterhansel |  Jean-Paul Cottret | Nissan | Team Dessoude | +6:11:21 | 
| 8 | 204 |  Thierry Delavergne |  Jacky Dubois | Nissan | Team Dessoude | +6:26:22 | 
| 9 | 201 |  Jean-Pierre Fontenay |  Gilles Picard | Mitsubishi | Sonauto Mitsubishi | +8:32:39 | 
| 10 | 205 |  Salvador Servia |  Giorgio Albiero | Nissan | Nissan Tecnosport | +12:15:40 | 
| 11 | 218 |  Henri Pescarolo |  Alain Guéhennec | Nissan | Nissan Dessoude | +12:24:04 | 
| 12 | 215 |  Grégoire De Mévius | .svg.png) Serge De Liedekerke | Nissan | Nissan Dessoude | +12:38:02 | 
| 13 | 221 | .svg.png) Bernard Hanciaux |  Philippe Rey | Nissan | Nissan Tecnosport | +12:51:20 | 
| 14 | 251 |  Gianni Lora Lamia |  Roberto di Persio | Nissan | Nissan Dessoude | +16:53:01 | 
| 15 | 222 | .svg.png) Gerard Marcy | .svg.png) Jean Marie Lurquin | Nissan | Nissan Dessoude | +17:06:35 | 
Trucks
| Pos | No. | Driver | Co-Drivers | Truck | Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 407 |  Karel Loprais |  Radomír Stachura  Josef Kalina | Tatra 815 | 90:01:26 | 
| 2 | 409 |  Viktor Moskovskikh |  Vladimir Chagin  Semen Yakubov | Kamaz | +39:48 | 
| 3 | 425 |  André de Azevedo |  Tomas Tomecek  Leilane Neubarth | Tatra | +2:27:05 | 
| 4 | 400 | .svg.png) Yoshimasa Sugawara | .svg.png) Naoko Matsumoto .svg.png) Teruhito Sugawara | Hino | +3:51:38 | 
| 5 | 401 |  Miki Biasion |  Tiziano Siviero  Livio Diamante | Iveco | +7:11:50 | 
| 6 | 410 |  Christian Barbier |  Pierre Barbier  Ahmed Benbekhti | Mitsubishi | +9:28:58 | 
| 7 | 414 |  Firdaus Kabirov |  Aydar Belyaev  Vladimir Goloub | Kamaz | +9:55:51 | 
| 8 | 432 |  Peter Reif |  Johann Deinhofer  Holger Hermann Roth | MAN | +14:47:27 | 
| 9 | 408 |  Jean Paul Bosonnet |  Granjon Christophe  Jean Louis Berger | Mercedes-Benz | +14:51:43 | 
| 10 | 423 |  Raphael Gimbre |  François Marcheix  Ai Nhat Bui | Mercedes-Benz | +16:36:43 | 
| 11 | 423 |  Edmond Pelichet |  Francis Clement  André Godeloup | Mercedes-Benz | +18:16:32 | 
| 12 | 406 |  Corrado Pattono |  Alessandro Pio | Mercedes-Benz | +25:20:11 | 
| 13 | 435 |  Jordy Juvanteny |  Francesco Pardo  Jose Luis Criado | Mercedes-Benz | +30:18:04 | 
| 14 | 419 |  Yves Ferry |  Pierre Reiff  Bernd Korber | Mercedes-Benz | +30:53:47 | 
| 15 | 417 |  Gérard Boin |  Raymond Louin  Michel Gambillon | Mercedes-Benz | +49:53:34 | 
References
- ^ "Woman leads the Dakar rally after fifth stage". BBC News. 6 January 1999. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ^ a b "Rally drivers ambushed". BBC News. 14 January 1999. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ^ "Frenchman wins Dakar rally". BBC News. 17 January 1999. Retrieved 2009-02-28.