1999 FIA GT Championship

Motor racing championship June 2018 1999 FIA GT Championship 1998 2000 thumb|right|Olivier Beretta of Monaco won his second consecutive FIA GT Drivers' Championship in 1999 The 1999 FIA GT Championship was the third season of FIA GT Championship, an auto racing series endorsed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The races featured grand touring cars and awarded a drivers and teams championship. The season began on 11 April 1999 and ended 26 November 1999 after ten races in Europe, the United States, and China. Following the domination of Mercedes-Benz the previous two seasons, pre-season entries for the GT1 category were so few that the FIA and SRO chose to eliminate the class for 1999. The former GT2 class became the sole category of cars eligible for the championships, although cars from national championships were allowed to participate on an invitational basis at some events. Chrysler Viper Team Oreca dominated the championship for the entire season, winning all but one race en route to the Teams title. Olivier Beretta won his second-consecutive championship, sharing the Drivers title with teammate Karl Wendlinger, earning six of Oreca's nine race victories. Schedule For the first time in the history of both the FIA GT Championship and its predecessor series, the BPR Global GT Endurance Championship, a 1000 km mi on endurance race was not part of the season as the 1000 km Suzuka was dropped from the schedule, instead all races were held to a 500 km mi on distance. The Japanese event was replaced by a race at the Zhuhai International Circuit, which the BPR series had visited in 1996. Dijon-Prenois was also not retained from 1998, replaced by the Zolder and Monza, which started the season. The series initially planned to retain the A1-Ring before the event was replaced by a second American event at Watkins Glen. The two American rounds were intended to be run in conjunction with the United States Road Racing Championship before the series was canceled in the summer of 1999, although American teams were invited to participate as non-scoring entries. Rnd Race Circuit Date 1 Aprimatic Trophy ITA Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy 11 April 2 P&O Stena Line Silverstone 500 GBR Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom 9 May 3 Hockenheim 500 DEU Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany 27 June 4 Hungaroring 500 HUN Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary 4 July 5 Castrol Belcar FIA GT BEL Zolder Circuit, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium 18 July 6 Oschersleben 500 DEU Motopark Oschersleben, Oschersleben, Germany 8 August 7 International Car Races GBR Donington Park, Leicestershire, United Kingdom 5 September 8 Miami 500 USA Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, United States 26 September 9 Bosch Sports Car Oktoberfest USA Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, United States 3 October 10 Zhuhai 500 CHN Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai, China 28 NovemberSource:FIA GT Championship Calendar 1999 https://motorsportstats.com/series/fia-gt-championship/calendar/1999 Motorsport Stats 21 January 2024 Entries Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Car number Drivers Rounds FRA Chrysler Viper Team Oreca Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 Michelin 1 MON Olivier Beretta 1–2, 4–10 AUT Karl Wendlinger 1–2, 4–10 ITA Luca Drudi 3 GBR Justin Bell 3 2 FRA Jean-Philippe Belloc All USA David Donohue 1–2, 8–9 GBR Justin Bell 2, 7 FRA Dominique Dupuy 3–4 BEL Marc Duez 5–6 BEL Vincent Vosse 10 DEU Roock Racing Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Yokohama 3 MON Stéphane Ortelli 1–4 DEU Claudia Hürtgen 1–4 GBR Adam Topping 10 GBR Robert Schirle 10 USA Ugo Colombo 10 4 DEU André Ahrlé 1–5 DEU Hubert Haupt 1–5 DEU Claudia Hürtgen 5 DEU Roock SportsystemDEU Michael Eschmann 5 DEU Michael Eschmann 1–4 GBR Hugh Price 1 GBR John Robinson 1 DEU Paul Hulverscheid 2–4, 6 DEU Sascha Maassen 3–4, 6 BEL Ben Lievens 5 BEL Michel Meers 5 MON Stéphane Ortelli 6 32 ITA Raffaele Sangiuolo 2 GBR John Robinson 2 GBR Hugh Price 2 DEU Konrad Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 6 AUT Franz Konrad All FRA Bob Wollek 1, 3–4, 6 NLD Mike Hezemans 2, 8–9 DEU Altfrid Heger 5 DEU Sascha Maassen 7, 10 7 USA Charles Slater 8–9 USA Ugo Colombo 8 ESP Jesús Diez de Villarroel 9 DEU Peter Worm 10 ITA Batti Pregliasco 10 CHE Haberthur Racing Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 8 ITA Luca Cappellari 1–9 BEL Michel Neugarten fr 1, 3–5 ITA Filippo Salvarni 1 ITA Angelo Zadra 2 FRA Patrice Goueslard 2–4 ITA Marco Spinelli 5 FRA Patrick Vuillaume 6–10 DEU Axel Röhr 6 ITA Raffaele Sangiuolo 7 ITA Paolo Rapetti 8 USA David Kicak 9 ITA Rino Mastronardi 10 FRA Jacques Corbet 10 9 ITA Mauro Casadei All ITA Stefano Bucci 1–4 ITA Andrea Garbagnati 1–2, 4, 7–10 FRA Patrick Vuillaume 5 ITA Raffaele Sangiuolo 5 ITA Roberto Mangifesta 6 CHE Ivan Jacoma 6 CHE Massimo Cattori 7 NLD Marcos Racing International Marcos LM600 Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 Dunlop 10 NLD Cor Euser 1, 3–4 NLD Mike Hezemans 1, 6 NLD Herman Buurman 3–4, 6 BEL Vincent Dupont 5 BEL Hans Willems 5 11 NLD Cor Euser 5 NLD Herman Buurman 5 DEU Freisinger Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 15 DEU Wolfgang Kaufmann All FRA Michel Ligonnet 1–7 FRA Bob Wollek 8–10 16 AUT Manfred Jurasz All AUS Ray Lintott 1 FRA Luis Marques 2 JPN Yukihiro Hane 3–7, 9–10 USA Lance Stewart 8 GBR Chamberlain Motorsport Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 Michelin 18 PRT Ni Amorim 1–7, 10 GBR Will Hoy 1–2 CHE Toni Seiler 2–7 BEL Vincent Vosse 8–9 FRA Xavier Pompidou 8–9 NLD Hans Hugenholtz Jr. 8, 10 FRA Michel Ligonnet 9–10 19 GBR Christian Vann All DEU Christian Gläsel All NLD Hans Hugenholtz Jr. 2 HUN Bovi Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 20 HUN Attila Barta 1, 4 HUN Kálmán Bódis 1, 4 HUN Ferenc Rátkai 1 HUN Zoltán Zengő 4 FRA Paul Belmondo Racing Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 Dunlop 21 FRA Claude-Yves Gosselin 1–7 FRA Paul Belmondo 1–5, 7–10 FRA Marc Rostan 2 FRA Emmanuel Clérico 4, 6, 8 ITA Luca Drudi 9 FRA Dominique Dupuy 10 22 FRA Emmanuel Clérico 1, 3 CHE Christophe Pillon 1 DEU Steffan Widmann 3–7 FRA Marc Rostan 3, 8 NLD Mike Hezemans 4, 7 GBR Alex Portman 5 FRA Jean-Marc Gounon 6 FRA Alain Filhol 7 CAN "Raël" 8–9 USA Steve Pfeffer 9 FRA Werner Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 23 FRA Francis Werner 2–5, 7 FRA Jacques Piattier 2–5, 7 FRA Philippe Auvray 2, 4–5 DEU RWS Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 24 AUT Horst Felbermayr 1–7 AUT Horst Felbermayr Jr. 1–7 GBR Lister Storm Racing Lister Storm GT2 Jaguar 7.0 L V12 Michelin 25 GBR Julian Bailey 1–3, 5, 7 GBR Bobby Verdon-Roe 1–2 GBR Tiff Needell 1–2 GBR Jamie Campbell-Walter 3, 5 GBR Tim Sugden 3 GBR Andy Wallace 5, 7 GBR William Hewland 7 34 NLD Mike Hezemans 3, 5 NLD David Hart 3, 5 ITA Ruggero Grassi Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 26 ITA Ruggero Grassi 1 ITA Anssi Münz 1 ITA MAC Racing Porsche 911 Porsche 3.4 L Flat-6 27 ITA Luciano Tamburini 1 ITA Ruggero Melgrati 1 ITA Ebimotors Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 28 ITA Fabio Babini 1 ITA Massimo Frigerio 1 ITA Autorlando Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Pirelli 29 ITA Marco Spinelli 1, 7 ITA Fabio Villa 1, 7 ITA Gabriele Sabatini 1, 7 GBR BVB Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 30 GBR Max Beaverbroock 2, 7 GBR Geoff Lister 2 GBR Martin Stretton 7 FRA Sunauto Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Pirelli 31 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier 2, 4 FRA François Lafon 2, 4 BEL Michel Neugarten fr 2 BEL GLPK Racing Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 8.0 L V10 Dunlop 33 BEL Vincent Vosse 1–7 BEL Didier Defourny 1–7 BEL Marc Duez 2 BEL Anthony Kumpen 4 BEL Jean-François Hemroulle 4 DEU Porsche Zentrum Regensburg Porsche 911 Turbo Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 35 DEU Michael Trunk 6 DEU Bernhard Müller 6 Porsche 911 Cup Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 36 DEU Josef Jobst 6 DEU Klaus Gebendorfer 6 DEU Günther Kronseder 6 GBR Cirtek Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 37 GBR Robert Schirle 7 GBR Jonathan Baker 7 AUS Charlie Cox 7 DEU Proton Competition Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Yokohama 69 DEU Gerold Ried 1–7, 10 DEU Christian Ried 1–7, 10 FRA Patrick Vuillaume 1–4 DEU Seikel Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 77 GBR Richard Nearn 1–7 DEU Ernst Palmberger 1–6 GBR Nigel Smith 1–6 NZL Rob Wilson 7 78 ITA Renato Mastropietro 1–2 ITA Claudio Padovani 1–2 ITA Raffaele Sangiuolo 1, 4 ITA Paolo Zanichelli 2 FRA Jacques Schwach 3 FRA Bernard Schwach 3 FRA Didier van Straaten 3 FRA Xavier Pompidou 4, 7 MAR Max Cohen-Olivar 4, 7 ITA Ruggero Grassi 6 DEU Christian Vogler 6 ITA Paolo Rapetti 7Sources:FIA GT Championship Entry List 1999 https://motorsportstats.com/series/fia-gt-championship/summary/1999 Motorsport Stats 21 January 2024FIA GT Championship - 1999: Entrylist https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/grand-touring/gt1-world-championship-fia-gt/1999-entrylist.html Speedsport Magazine 21 January 2024 Results and standings Race results Rnd Circuit Overall Winning Team Report Overall Winning Drivers 1 Monza FRA No. 1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca Report MCO Olivier BerettaAUT Karl Wendlinger 2 Silverstone FRA No. 1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca Report MCO Olivier BerettaAUT Karl Wendlinger 3 Hockenheimring FRA No. 2 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca Report FRA Jean-Philippe BellocFRA Dominique Dupuy 4 Hungaroring FRA No. 2 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca Report FRA Jean-Philippe BellocFRA Dominique Dupuy 5 Zolder FRA No. 1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca Report MCO Olivier BerettaAUT Karl Wendlinger 6 Oschersleben FRA No. 1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca Report MCO Olivier BerettaAUT Karl Wendlinger 7 Donington FRA No. 1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca Report MCO Olivier BerettaAUT Karl Wendlinger 8 Homestead FRA No. 21 Paul Belmondo Racing Report FRA Paul BelmondoFRA Emmanuel Clérico 9 Watkins Glen FRA No. 2 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca Report FRA Jean-Philippe BellocUSA David Donohue 10 Zhuhai FRA No. 1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca Report MCO Olivier BerettaAUT Karl WendlingerSource:FIA GT Championship - Season 1999: Results https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/grand-touring/gt1-world-championship-fia-gt/1999-results.html Speedsport Magazine 21 January 2024 Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the race distance in order to be classified as a finisher. Drivers were required to complete 20% of the total race distance for their car to earn points. Teams scored points for each of its cars which finished a race in a top six placing.FIA GT Championship - 1999: Point standings https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/grand-touring/gt1-world-championship-fia-gt/1999-points.html Speedsport Magazine 21 January 2024 +Points system 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 10 6 4 3 2 1 Drivers championship Pos. Position Driver Car Team MONITA SILGBR HOCGER HUNHUN ZOLBEL OSCDEU DONGBR HOMUSA WATUSA ZHUPRC Totalpoints 1 MCO Olivier Beretta Chrysler Viper GTS-R FRA Chrysler Viper Team Oreca 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 78 1 AUT Karl Wendlinger Chrysler Viper GTS-R FRA Chrysler Viper Team Oreca 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 78 2 FRA Jean-Philippe Belloc Chrysler Viper GTS-R FRA Chrysler Viper Team Oreca 2 2 1 1 Ret 2 16 4 1 5 53 3 USA David Donohue Chrysler Viper GTS-R FRA Chrysler Viper Team Oreca 2 2 4 1 25 4 FRA Dominique Dupuy Chrysler Viper GTS-R FRA Chrysler Viper Team Oreca 1 1 24 Chrysler Viper GTS-R FRA Paul Belmondo Racing 3 5 DEU Christian Gläsel Chrysler Viper GTS-R GBR Chamberlain Motorsport 4 4 12 8 Ret 4 5 7 3 2 21 5 GBR Christian Vann Chrysler Viper GTS-R GBR Chamberlain Motorsport 4 4 12 8 Ret 4 5 7 3 2 21 6 DEU Wolfgang Kaufmann Porsche 911 GT2 DEU Freisinger Motorsport 3 6 5 6 4 5 Ret 5 4 4 21 7 FRA Paul Belmondo Chrysler Viper GTS-R FRA Paul Belmondo Racing 6 7 7 10 5 7 1 5 3 19 8 FRA Bob Wollek Porsche 911 GT2 DEU Konrad Motorsport 15 3 3 8 16 Porsche 911 GT2 DEU Freisinger Motorsport 5 4 4 9 BEL Vincent Vosse Chrysler Viper GTS-R BEL GLPK Racing 5 3 Ret 13 14 Ret 4 16 Chrysler Viper GTS-R GBR Chamberlain Motorsport 3 6 Chrysler Viper GTS-R FRA Chrysler Viper Team Oreca 5 10 PRT Ni Amorim Chrysler Viper GTS-R GBR Chamberlain Motorsport Ret Ret Ret 4 2 3 6 10 14 11 CHE Toni Seiler Chrysler Viper GTS-R GBR Chamberlain Motorsport Ret Ret 4 2 3 6 14 12 FRA Michel Ligonnet Porsche 911 GT2 DEU Freisinger Motorsport 3 6 5 6 4 5 Ret 14 Chrysler Viper GTS-R GBR Chamberlain Motorsport 6 10 13 AUT Franz Konrad Porsche 911 GT2 DEU Konrad Motorsport 15 13 3 3 6 8 3 Ret 11 Ret13 14 GBR Justin Bell Chrysler Viper GTS-R FRA Chrysler Viper Team Oreca 2 2 16 12 15 FRA Emmanuel Clérico Chrysler Viper GTS-R FRA Paul Belmondo Racing Ret Ret 10 6 1 11 16 BEL Marc Duez Chrysler Viper GTS-R BEL GLPK Racing 3 10 Chrysler Viper GTS-R FRA Chrysler Viper Team Oreca Ret 2 17 GBR Julian Bailey Lister Storm GT2 GBR Lister Storm Racing Ret Ret 4 12 2 9 18 BEL Didier Defourny Chrysler Viper GTS-R BEL GLPK Racing 5 3 Ret 13 14 Ret 4 9 19 ITA Luca Drudi Chrysler Viper GTS-R FRA Chrysler Viper Team Oreca 2 8 Chrysler Viper GTS-R FRA Paul Belmondo Racing 5 20 NED Hans Hugenholtz Jr. Chrysler Viper GTS-R GBR Chamberlain Motorsport 4 3 10 7 21 DEU Sascha Maassen Porsche 911 GT2 DEU Roock Sportsystem 9 5 14 6 Porsche 911 GT2 DEU Konrad Motorsport 3 Ret 22 FRA Xavier Pompidou Porsche 911 GT2 DEU Seikel Motorsport NC 12 5 Chrysler Viper GTS-R GBR Chamberlain Motorsport 3 6 23 NED Mike Hezemans Marcos LM600 NED Marcos Racing International 13 DNS 4 Porsche 911 GT2 DEU Konrad Motorsport 13 Ret 11 Lister Storm GT2 GBR Lister Storm Racing Ret 3 Chrysler Viper GTS-R FRA Paul Belmondo Racing 9 Ret 24 NED David Hart Lister Storm GT2 GBR Lister Storm Racing Ret 3 4 25 FRA Claude-Yves Gosselin Chrysler Viper GTS-R FRA Paul Belmondo Racing 6 7 7 10 5 6 7 4 26 GBR Jamie Campbell-Walter Lister Storm GT2 GBR Lister Storm Racing 4 12 3 27 GBR Tim Sugden Lister Storm GT2 GBR Lister Storm Racing 4 3 28 MON Stéphane Ortelli Porsche 911 GT2 DEU Roock Racing 8 5 15 16 2 Porsche 911 GT2 DEU Roock Sportsystem 14 29 DEU Claudia Hürtgen Porsche 911 GT2 DEU Roock Racing 8 5 15 16 15 2 30 DEU Paul Hulverscheid Porsche 911 GT2 DEU Roock Sportsystem Ret 9 5 14 2 31 DEU Michael Eschmann Porsche 911 GT2 DEU Roock Sportsystem 21 Ret 9 5 2 32 AUT Manfred Jurasz Porsche 911 GT2 DEU Freisinger Motorsport 19 Ret 14 17 7 10 9 6 8 6 2 33 JPN Yukihiro Hane Porsche 911 GT2 DEU Freisinger Motorsport 14 17 7 10 9 9 6 1 34 DEU André Ahrlé Porsche 911 GT2 DEU Roock Racing 11 Ret 6 7 15 1 34 DEU Hubert Haupt Porsche 911 GT2 DEU Roock Racing 11 Ret 6 7 15 1 35 DEU Altfrid Heger Porsche 911 GT2 DEU Konrad Motorsport 6 1 35 USA Lance Stewart Porsche 911 GT2 DEU Freisinger Motorsport 6 1 Pos. Position Driver Car Team MONITA SILGBR HOCGER HUNHUN ZOLBEL OSCDEU DONGBR HOMUSA WATUSA ZHUPRC TotalpointsSources:Points chart: 1999 FIA GT Drivers Championship http://www.fiagt.com/points.php?season=1999&class=GT&type=driver&event=1 FIA GT Championship 21 January 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20060505180920/http://www.fiagt.com/points.php?season=1999&class=GT&type=driver&event=1 5 May 2006 dead Teams championship Pos. Position Team Car MONITA SILGBR HOCGER HUNHUN ZOLBEL OSCDEU DONGBR HOMUSA WATUSA ZHUPRC Totalpoints 1 FRA Chrysler Viper Team Oreca Chrysler Viper GTS-R 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 137 2 2 2 2 Ret 2 16 4 2 5 2 GBR Chamberlain Motorsport Chrysler Viper GTS-R 4 4 12 4 2 3 5 3 3 2 40 Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 4 6 7 6 10 3 DEU Freisinger Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 3 6 5 6 4 5 9 5 4 4 23 19 Ret 14 17 7 10 Ret 6 8 6 4 FRA Paul Belmondo Racing Chrysler Viper GTS-R 6 7 7 9 5 6 7 1 5 3 20 Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 5 GBR Lister Storm Racing Lister Storm GT2 Ret Ret 4 3 2 13 Ret 12 6 DEU Konrad Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 15 13 3 3 6 8 3 9 11 NC 13 Ret 12 Ret 7 BEL GLPK Racing Chrysler Viper GTS-R 5 3 Ret 13 14 Ret 4 9 8 DEU Roock Racing Porsche 911 GT2 8 5 6 7 15 9 3 11 Ret 15 16 9 DEU Roock Sportsystem Porsche 911 GT2 21 Ret 9 5 10 14 2 Ret - CHE Haberthur Racing Porsche 911 GT2 7 Ret 8 12 9 7 14 8 9 7 0 14 Ret 11 20 Ret 13 Ret Ret 10 Ret - GBR BVB Porsche 911 GT2 8 8 0 - DEU Proton Competition Porsche 911 GT2 Ret 10 NC Ret 8 Ret 10 8 0 - DEU Seikel Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 10 9 13 11 11 9 12 0 17 Ret 16 NC 12 Ret - ITA Autorlando Porsche 911 GT2 9 11 0 - NED Marcos Racing International Marcos LM600 13 10 14 Ret DNS 0 Ret - DEU RWS Porsche 911 GT2 12 11 Ret 15 Ret 11 Ret 0 - FRA Werner Porsche 911 GT2 Ret NC 19 13 15 0 - FRA Sunauto Porsche 911 GT2 12 18 0 - GBR Cirtek Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 13 0 - ITA Ruggero Grassi Porsche 911 GT2 16 0 - ITA MAC Racing Porsche 911 18 0 - HUN Bovi Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 20 DNS 0 - ITA Ebimotors Porsche 911 GT2 Ret 0 - DEU Porsche Zentrum Regensburg Porsche 911 GT2 Ret 0 RetSources:Points chart: 1999 FIA GT Teams Championship http://www.fiagt.com/points.php?season=1999&class=GT&type=team&event=1 FIA GT Championship 21 January 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20060505180856/http://www.fiagt.com/points.php?season=1999&class=GT&type=team&event=1 5 May 2006 dead References Bibliography SRO Motorsports Group Official FIA GT Championship Media Guide and Review 1999 1999 Stéphane Ratel Organisation Paris 1–80 External links 1999 FIA Championship Classifications, www.fia.com, as archived at web.archive.org 1999 FIA GT Championship points charts, www.fiagt.com, as archived at web.archive.org FIA GT Championship 1999, www.wsrp.cz FIA GT Championship, www.racingsportscars.com FIA GT Championship Category:FIA GT Championship seasons