1998 NESTE RALLY FINLAND
Sunday 22 August
LEG 3 - 424.79 km - 6 SS - 99.44 km
COMMUNIQUE N° 4
MITSUBISHI TAKES BRILLIANT VICTORY IN RALLY FINLAND
Team Mitsubishi Ralliart established a new record by
winning the Rally Finland for the fourth year running,
thanks to Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution driver Tommi
Makinen. It was a historic weekend for Makinen as well,
as he became the first driver to win a World Championship
rally five times in a row. His success on the 10th round
of the 1998 World Rally Championship also promoted him to
second place in the points table. To complete a
triumphant weekend for Team Mitsubishi Ralliart, British
driver Richard Burns finished fifth in his Mitsubishi
Carisma GT and Uruguay’s Gustavo Trelles won the
Group N production class in his Mitsubishi Lancer.
Full Story
FINAL
OVERALL CLASSIFICATION
| 1.T.MAKINEN/R.MANNISENMAKI |
FIN/FIN |
MITSUBISHI
LANCER |
3.16.56.1 |
| 2.C.SAINZ/L.MOYA |
E/E |
TOYOTA COROLLA |
3.17.31.7 |
| 3.J.KANKKUNEN/J.REPO |
FIN/FIN |
FORD ESCORT |
3.17.41.3 |
| 4.D.AURIOL/D.GIRAUDET |
F/F |
TOYOTA COROLLA |
3.19.25.3 |
|
| 5.R.BURNS/R.REID |
GB/GB |
MITSUBISHI
CARISMA GT |
3.19.52.9 |
|
| 6.T.RADSTROM/G.BARTH |
S/S |
TOYOTA COROLLA |
3.20.07.0 |
|
| 7.M.GRONHOLM/T.RAUTIAINEN |
FIN/FIN |
TOYOTA COROLLA |
3.21.02.0 |
|
| 8.J.KYTOLEHTO/A.KAPANEN |
FIN/FIN |
SUBARU IMPREZA |
3.23.46.4 |
| 9.P.HAGSTROM/T.GARDEMEISTER
|
FIN/FIN |
TOYOTA CELICA |
3.28.11.4 |
| 10.B.THIRY/S.PREVOT
|
B/B |
FORD ESCORT |
3.30.05.5 |
|
| 16.G.TRELLES/M.CHRISTIE |
ROU/RA |
MITSUBISHI
LANCER |
3.41.45.7 |
|
| 20.L.CLIMENT/A.ROMANI |
E/E |
MITSUBISHI
CARISMA GT |
3.46.50.5 |
|
| 21.P.WALFRIDSSON/U.MATTSON |
S/S |
MITSUBISHI
LANCER |
3.50.10.0 |
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MICHELIN -
MITSUBISHI OIL - ENKEI - NGK - OHLINS - OMP -
PIAA - PRINGLE OF SCOTLAND - SABELT
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Copyright
1998 by Mitsubishi Motors Corporation. 
