1999.E2.80.932001 Subaru World Rally Team
petter solberg
subaru had new line 1999 season, nominated driver/co-driver teams of richard burns/robert reid, juha kankkunen/juha repo, , third team of bruno thiry/stéphane prévot. new car, wrc99, featured electronically controlled paddle shifter drive-by-wire throttle. due technical difficulties, team struggled until season s 7th round in argentina. there on, teams earned podium in 7 out of 8 events, 5 wins, 3 of 1–2 finishes. subaru finished second in manufacturers’ championship, 4 points behind toyota. burns scored victories in greece, australia, , wales, second place , kankkunen took fourth in drivers’ championship, wins in argentina , finland.
burns , kankkunen continued drive subaru 2000 season, petter solberg joining team halfway through season, driving in rallye de france. team finished third in championship, , burns took second in drivers championship second year in row.
burns , solberg composed subaru s nominated line-up 2001 season markko märtin/michael park , toshi arai/tony sircombe competing in selected events. subaru again won driver s championships in 2001 richard burns , co-driver robert reid. burns left subaru peugeot @ end of 2001 season.
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