1999 International Formula 3000 Championship

Motor racing competition December 2025 International Formula 3000 Championship FIA International Formula 3000 Championship 1999 Drivers' Champion: Nick Heidfeld Teams' Champion: West Competition Parent series:Formula OneSupport series:Porsche Supercup The 1999 International Formula 3000 Championship was the thirty-third season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also fifteenth season under the International Formula 3000 Championship moniker which was an FIA sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula 3000 racing cars. The title was contested over a ten-round series from 1 May to 25 September 1999.1999 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship Calendar Retrieved from www.fia.com via webarchive on 9 November 2009 This was the first F3000 season in which every International Championship race took place during a Formula One weekend and supported the Grand Prix itself. 21 teams entered the championship. For 2000, the FIA imposed an upper limit of 15 teams of 2 cars each, with one of the places reserved for the winning team of the 1999 Italian Formula 3000 Championship; therefore, 7 bottom-ranked teams would not have been eligible to advance to the next year, which increased the competition.The dust settles in Formula 3000 Portman-Arrows team collapsed midway through the championship, and Arden's Marc Goossens was disqualified in Hungary due to illegal changes in suspension, which denied Arden its first and the only points in the championship, causing a controversy. thumb|right|McLaren junior Nick Heidfeld (pictured in 2006), won the Drivers' Championship for West Competition who also won the Teams' Championship. Drivers and teams thumb|right|The Lola B99/50 of Drivers' Champion Nick Heidfeld. The following drivers and teams took part in the 1999 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship. A Lola B99/50 chassis powered by a Zytek V8 engine was mandatory for all entries. TeamNo. Car numberDriverRounds GBR Super Nova Racing 1 BRA Ricardo Mauricio1-3 BEL David Saelens4-10 2 DNK Jason WattAll GBR West Competition 3 DEU Nick HeidfeldAll 4 BRA Mario HaberfeldAll BRA Petrobras Junior Team 5 BRA Max Wilson1-8, 10 BRA Marcelo Battistuzzi9 6 BRA Bruno JunqueiraAll BEL Team Astromega 7 GBR Justin WilsonAll 8 URY Gonzalo Rodríguez1-9 FRA Gauloises Junior 9 PRT André CoutoAll 10 FRA Stéphane SarrazinAll ITA Durango 11 ITA Paolo RubertiAll 12 DEU Wolf Henzler1-7 ARG Nicolas Filiberti8 ITA Giovanni Montanari9-10 GBR Lukoil Arden 15 RUS Viktor MaslovAll 16 BEL Marc GoossensAll GBR European Edenbridge Racing 17 GBR Oliver GavinAll 18 GBR Jamie DaviesAll FRA DAMS 19 FRA Franck MontagnyAll 20 FRA David TerrienAll FRA Cica Team Oreca 23 FRA Grégoire de Galzain1-4 DEU Alex Müller5-8 FRA Steve Hiesse9 FRA Romain Dumas10 24 FRA Soheil AyariAll ITA Coloni Motorsport 25 ESP Polo VillaamilAll 26 DEU Norman Simon1-7 BRA Marcelo Battistuzzi8 GBR Dino Morelli9-10 GBR Nordic Racing 27 DEU Sascha Bert1-3 DEU Arnd Meier4-10 28 GBR Kevin McGarrityAll ITA Draco Engineering 29 FRA Fabrice WalfischAll 30 ITA Oliver Martini1-9 FRA Cyrille Sauvage10 ITA GP Racing 31 ITA Giovanni Montanari1-4 ARG Gastón Mazzacane5 FRA Laurent Delahaye6-10 32 ITA Fabrizio GollinAll GBR Fortec Motorsport 35 ARG Norberto FontanaAll 36 AUS Andrej PavicevicAll MCO Monaco Motorsport 37 ITA Thomas Biagi1-5 MYS Alex Yoong6-10 38 ARG Brian Smith1-4 FRA Cyrille Sauvage5-8 ITA Marco Apicella9 BRA Marcelo Battistuzzi10 AUT Red Bull Junior/RSM Marko 39 BRA Enrique BernoldiAll 40 AUT Markus Friesacher1-3 BRA Ricardo Mauricio4-10 GBR Portman-Arrows 41 FRA Boris Derichebourg1-3 42 BRA Marcelo Battistuzzi1-3 ITA WRT Fina 43 CZE Tomáš EngeAll 44 BEL David Saelens1-3 ITA Andrea Boldrini4-8 DEU Norman Simon9-10 BEL Witmeur KTR 45 BEL Bas LeindersAll 46 BEL Jeffrey van HooydonkAll GBR Kid Jensen Racing 47 FRA Nicolas MinassianAll 48 ITA Andrea PicciniAllSources:FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship - 1999: Entrylist https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/formula-level2/gp2-series-formula-3000/1999-entrylist.html Speedsport Magazine 30 December 2023F3000 International Championship Entry List 1999 https://motorsportstats.com/series/f3000-international-championship/summary/1999 Motorsport Stats 30 December 2023 Calendar Starting in 1999, all International Formula 3000 were held on Formula One Grand Prix courses. Round Circuit Date Laps Distance Time Speed Pole position Fastest lap Winner Winning team Report 1 ITA Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 1 May 42 4.930=207.060 km 1.11:29.942 173.584 km/h BRA Max Wilson DEU Nick Heidfeld DEU Nick Heidfeld GBR West Competition Report 2 MCO Circuit de Monaco 15 May 50 3.367=168.350 km 1'18:22.018 128.693 km/h DEU Nick Heidfeld FRA Stéphane Sarrazin URY Gonzalo Rodríguez BEL Team Astromega Report 3 ESP Circuit de Catalunya 29 May 44 4.728=208.032 km 1'13:16.982 170.982 km/h DEU Nick Heidfeld DEU Nick Heidfeld DEU Nick Heidfeld GBR West Competition Report 4 FRA Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 26 June 49 4.250=208.250 km 1'25:56.738 145.252 km/h BRA Bruno Junqueira FRA Soheil Ayari DEU Nick Heidfeld GBR West Competition Report 5 GBR Silverstone Circuit 10 July 40 5.140=205.600 km 1'07:48.722 181.622 km/h FRA Nicolas Minassian DEU Nick Heidfeld FRA Nicolas Minassian GBR Kid Jensen Racing Report 6 AUT A1 Ring 24 July 48 4.319=207.312 km 1'07:50.994 183.327 km/h DEU Nick Heidfeld DEU Nick Heidfeld DEU Nick HeidfeldGBR West Competition Report 7 DEU Hockenheimring 31 July 30 6.823=204.690 km 1'00:17.627 200.369 km/h BRA Max Wilson URY Gonzalo Rodríguez BRA Bruno Junqueira BRA Petrobras Junior Team Report 8 HUN Hungaroring 14 August 52 3.972=206.544 km 1'19:43.676 155.475 km/h FRA Fabrice Walfisch DEU Nick Heidfeld FRA Stéphane Sarrazin FRA Gauloises Junior Report 9 BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 28 August 30 6.968=209.040 km 1'13:57.599 169.571 km/h DNK Jason Watt URY Gonzalo Rodríguez DNK Jason Watt GBR Super Nova Racing Report 10 DEU Nürburgring 25 September 45 4.556=205.020 km 1'09:35.500 176.763 km/h DEU Nick Heidfeld DEU Nick Heidfeld DNK Jason Watt GBR Super Nova Racing ReportSource:F3000 International Championship Results 1999 https://motorsportstats.com/series/f3000-international-championship/results/1999 Motorsport Stats 30 December 2023 Final points standings Drivers' Championship Pos Driver IMOITA MONMCO CATESP MAGFRA SILGBR A1RAUT HOCDEU HUNHUN SPABEL NURDEU Points 1 DEU Nick Heidfeld 1 7 1 1 3 1 Ret 2 4 2 59 2 DNK Jason Watt Ret 2 Ret Ret 10 4 7 6 1 1 30 3 URY Gonzalo Rodríguez 5 1 2 Ret 15 DNQ 4 Ret 2 27 4 FRA Stéphane Sarrazin 4 14 5 5 7 6 3 1 Ret 17 22 5 BRA Bruno Junqueira Ret 6 4 Ret 2 DNQ 1 15 Ret 16 20 6 FRA Nicolas Minassian 13 Ret 8 14 1 3 Ret 5 3 Ret 20 7 FRA Soheil Ayari Ret Ret 10 8 4 2 12 4 Ret 4 15 8 BRA Max Wilson Ret 3 DSQ Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 3 14 9 BEL David Saelens DNQ DNQ DNQ 3 9 Ret 8 DNQ 5 5 8 10 GBR Kevin McGarrity 2 DNQ 9 Ret 23 DNQ 15 10 Ret 7 6 11 CZE Tomáš Enge DNQ DNQ 14 2 17 11 Ret 14 11 Ret 6 12 FRA Franck Montagny 10 9 Ret 7 6 12 6 3 Ret 9 6 13 PRT André Couto Ret Ret 3 Ret DNQ 7 Ret Ret 7 DNQ 4 14 FRA Fabrice Walfisch 3 DNQ Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret 4 15 ARG Norberto Fontana Ret 5 Ret Ret 5 8 Ret Ret 14 10 4 16 GBR Oliver Gavin 12 4 DNQ DNQ 14 DNQ DNQ DNQ 9 8 3 17 BEL Jeffrey van Hooydonk Ret 10 11 4 19 DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ 12 3 18 BRA Enrique Bernoldi 9 15 Ret 12 20 Ret 5 8 DNQ DNQ 2 19 ITA Andrea Piccini Ret Ret DNQ 13 8 5 DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ 2 20 GBR Justin Wilson 6 Ret 6 10 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 2 21 GBR Jamie Davies 7 13 7 DNQ 12 DNQ 9 12 12 6 1 22 BRA Ricardo Mauricio 15 Ret Ret DNQ DNQ 15 DNQ 9 6 Ret 1 23 BEL Bas Leinders DNQ DNQ Ret 6 16 Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret 1 – FRA David Terrien DNQ 8 Ret 9 11 DNQ DNQ DNQ 8 11 0 – ARG Brian Smith 8 Ret DNQ DNQ 0 – ESP Polo Villaamil DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 9 DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ 0 – DEU Norman Simon Ret DNQ 18 DNQ 22 10 DNQ DNQ 15 0 – ITA Oliver Martini DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ 16 10 DNQ DNQ 0 – GBR Dino Morelli 10 DNQ 0 – ITA Fabrizio Gollin DNQ 11 12 11 DNQ Ret Ret 11 13 18 0 – BRA Marcelo Battistuzzi 11 12 DNQ 13 17 DNQ 0 – FRA Cyrille Sauvage DNQ 14 11 DNQ 14 0 – AUS Andrej Pavicevic DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 21 DNQ 13 DNQ 15 13 0 – DEU Wolf Henzler Ret DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ 13 DNQ 0 – ITA Paolo Ruberti 14 Ret Ret 15 Ret DNQ Ret Ret DNQ 19 0 – BRA Mario Haberfeld DNQ DNQ Ret Ret 18 Ret 14 DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 – BEL Marc Goossens DNQ DNQ Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret DSQ Ret DNQ 0 – MYS Alex Yoong DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret Ret 0 – FRA Boris Derichebourg Ret Ret DNQ 0 – ITA Andrea Boldrini DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ 0 – FRA Laurent Delahaye DNQ DNQ DNQ DNS DNQ 0 – RUS Viktor Maslov DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 – DEU Arnd Meier DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 – ITA Giovanni Montanari DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 – ITA Thomas Biagi DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 – FRA Grégoire de Galzain DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 – DEU Alex Müller DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 – DEU Sascha Bert DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 – AUT Markus Friesacher DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 – ARG Gastón Mazzacane DNQ 0 – ARG Nicolas Filiberti DNQ 0 – FRA Steve Hiesse DNQ 0 – ITA Marco Apicella DNQ 0 – FRA Romain Dumas DNQ 0 Pos Driver IMOITA MONMCO CATESP MAGFRA SILGBR A1RAUT HOCDEU HUNHUN SPABEL NURDEU PointsSources:F3000 International Championship Standings 1999 https://motorsportstats.com/series/f3000-international-championship/standings/1999 Motorsport Stats 30 December 2023FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship - Season 1999: Results https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/formula-level2/gp2-series-formula-3000/1999-results.html Speedsport Magazine 30 December 20231999 FIA International F3000 Championship https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1999-fia-international-f3000-championship/ Motor Sport 30 December 2023Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest lap Notes All drivers used Lola B99/50 chassis, with Zytek V8 engines, and Avon tyres. Marc Goossens was disqualified from the Hungarian round of the championship due to an illegal suspension damper. Complete overview first column of every race 10 = qualifying result second column of every race 10 = race result R=retired NC=not classified NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify NT=no time set in qualifying DIS(3)=disqualified after finishing in third place DIS=disqualified in practice Place Name Team IMOITA MONMCO CATESP MAGFRA SILGBR OSTAUT HOCDEU HUNHUN SPABEL NÜRDEU 1 DEU Nick Heidfeld West Competition Team 3 1 1 7 1 1 2 1 3 3 1 1 5 R 3 2 10 4 1 2 2 DNK Jason Watt SuperNova Racing 6 R 4 2 20 R 3 R 14 10 6 4 10 7 12 6 1 1 2 1 3 URY Gonzalo Rodríguez Team Astromega 8 5 2 1 2 2 17 R 16 15 30 NQ 4 4 4 R 9 2 - - 4 FRA Stéphane Sarrazin Gauloises Formula 10 4 8 14 6 5 7 5 6 7 26 6 6 3 2 1 5 R 6 17 5 BRA Bruno Junqueira Petrobras Junior Team 4 R 14 6 16 4 1 R 2 2 38 NQ 2 1 18 15 3 R 4 16 FRA Nicolas Minassian Kid Jensen Racing 15 13 3 16 21 8 8 14 1 1 7 3 19 R 11 5 4 3 22 R 7 FRA Soheil Ayari Cica Team Oreca 14 R 10 R 4 10 9 8 4 4 4 2 8 12 8 4 7 R 7 4 8 BRA Max Wilson Petrobras Junior Team 1 R 7 3 3 DIS(13) 6 R 9 R 17 R 1 2 21 R - - 3 3 9 BEL David Saelens WRT FINA Racing 29 NQ 28 NQ 31 NQ SuperNova Racing 12 3 11 9 21 R 17 8 29 NQ 8 5 8 5 10 GBR Kevin McGarrity Nordic Racing 2 2 30 NQ 22 9 15 R 18 23 34 NQ 12 15 14 10 23 R 11 7 CZE Tomáš Enge WRT FINA Racing 28 NQ 29 NQ 25 13 4 2 19 17 9 11 21 R 17 14 18 11 10 R FRA Franck Montagny DAMS 17 10 21 9 7 R 18 7 7 6 3 12 3 6 7 3 6 R 16 9 13 FRA Fabrice Walfisch Draco 9 3 31 NQ 23 16 20 R 15 13 23 R 11 R 1 R 2 16 20 R PRT André Couto Gauloises Formula 7 R 5 NS 13 3 24 17 33 NQ 25 7 15 R 5 R 14 7 DIS - ARG Norberto Fontana Fortec Motorsport 5 R 19 5 9 14 14 R 5 5 5 8 9 16 19 R 22 14 12 10 16 GBR Oliver Gavin European Edenbridge Racing 21 12 11 4 29 NQ 28 NQ 21 14 27 NQ 31 NQ 27 NQ 12 9 14 8 BEL Jeffrey van Hooydonk Witmeur Team KTR 22 R 16 10 10 11 11 4 12 19 36 NQ 29 NQ 10 16 35 NQ 13 12 18 GBR Justin Wilson Team Astromega 11 6 13 R 5 6 26 10 23 R 11 17 23 R 9 7 20 R 5 R ITA Andrea Piccini Kid Jensen Racing 12 R 24 R 30 NQ 23 13 8 8 14 5 27 NQ 16 R 27 NQ 34 NQ BRA Enrique Bernoldi Red Bull Junior/RSM Marko 19 9 23 15 15 15 10 12 25 20 13 R 7 5 15 8 28 NQ NT - 21 BEL Bas Leinders Witmeur Team KTR 30 NQ 17 NS 19 R 16 6 13 16 15 R 13 R 25 R 34 NQ 18 R BRA Ricardo Mauricio SuperNova Racing 25 15 25 R 17 R Red Bull Junior/RSM Marko 33 NQ 34 NQ 12 15 35 NQ 22 9 11 6 21 20 GBR Jamie Davies European Edenbridge Racing 20 7 12 13 12 7 37 NQ 10 12 40 NQ 16 9 26 12 19 12 9 6 - FRA David Terrien DAMS 32 NQ 18 8 14 R 19 9 20 11 28 NQ 30 NQ 30 NQ 25 8 19 11 - ARG Brian Smith Monaco Motorsport 16 8 20 R 39 NQ 35 NQ - - - - - - - - - - - - - ESP Polo Villaamil Coloni Motorsport 33 NQ 37 NQ 27 NQ 32 NQ 37 NQ 19 9 33 NQ 23 R 32 NQ 27 NQ - DEU Norman Simon Coloni Motorsport 26 R 34 NQ 26 R 29 NQ 24 22 24 10 32 NQ - - WRT FINA Racing 29 NQ 15 15 - ITA Oliver Martini Draco 35 NQ 6 R 35 NQ 27 NQ 36 NQ 16 16 22 10 32 NQ 31 NQ - - - GBR Dino Morelli Coloni Motorsport - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 10 28 NQ - ITA Fabrizio Gollin GP Racing 27 NQ 22 11 24 12 21 11 28 NQ 10 R 20 R 24 11 17 13 23 18 - BRA Marcelo Battistuzzi Portman-Arrows Racing 18 11 26 12 28 NQ - - - - - - - - Coloni Motorsport 20 13 Petrobras Junior Team 24 17 - - - FRA Cyrille Sauvage Monaco Motorsport - - - - - - - - 40 NQ 22 14 24 11 28 NQ - - Draco 26 14 - AUS Andrej Pavicevic Fortec Motorsport 42 NQ 36 NQ 38 NQ 31 NQ 26 21 32 NQ 26 13 40 NQ 21 15 17 13 - DEU Wolf Henzler Durango Formula 24 R 32 NQ 33 NQ 25 R 32 NQ 2 13 28 NQ - - - - - - - ITA Paolo Ruberti Durango Formula 13 14 9 R 11 R 22 15 17 R 29 NQ 25 R 13 R 36 NQ 24 19 - BRA Mario Haberfeld West Competition Team 36 NQ 41 NQ 8 R 13 R 22 18 8 R 18 14 36 NQ 33 NQ 32 NQ - BEL Marc Goossens Lukoil Arden Racing 37 NQ 38 NQ 18 R 5 16 30 NQ 20 R 14 R 6 DIS(3) 13 R 30 NQ - MYS Alex Yoong Monaco Motorsport - - - - - - - - - - 37 NQ 38 NQ 39 NQ 16 R 25 R - FRA Boris Derichebourg Portman-Arrows Racing 23 R 15 R 34 NQ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ITA Andrea Boldrini WRT FINA Racing - - - - - - 39 NQ 38 NQ 18 9 34 NQ 34 NQ - - - - - FRA Laurent Delahaye GP Racing - - - - - - - - - - 39 NQ 39 NQ 33 NQ 26 R 31 NQ - RUS Viktor Maslov Lukoil Arden Racing 39 NQ 39 NQ 41 NQ 38 NQ 39 NQ 35 NQ 40 NQ 35 NQ 30 NQ 35 NQ - DEU Arnd Meier Nordic Racing - - - - - - 40 NQ 27 NQ 33 NQ 37 NQ 37 NQ 40 NQ 29 NQ - ITA Giovanni Montanari GP Racing 31 NQ 27 NQ 36 NQ 36 NQ - - - - - - - - Durango Formula 37 NQ 36 NQ - ITA Thomas Biagi Monaco Motorsport 34 NQ 33 NQ 37 NQ 34 NQ 35 NQ - - - - - - - - - - - FRA Grégoire de Galzain Cica Team Oreca 38 NQ 35 NQ 32 NQ 30 NQ - - - - - - - - - - - - - DEU Alex Müller Cica Team Oreca - - - - - - - - 29 NQ 31 NQ 36 NQ 31 NQ - - - - - DEU Sascha Bert Nordic Racing 40 NQ NT - 40 NQ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AUT Markus Friesacher Red Bull Junior/RSM Marko 41 NQ 40 NQ 42 NQ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ARG Gastón Mazzacane GP Racing - - - - - - - - 31 NQ - - - - - - - - - - - ARG Nicolas Filiberti Durango Formula - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 38 NQ - - - - - FRA Steve Hiesse Cica Team Oreca - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 38 NQ - - - ITA Marco Apicella Monaco Motorsport - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39 NQ - - - FRA Romain Dumas Cica Team Oreca - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33 NQ See also 1999 Italian Formula 3000 season References Further reading Heidfeld's Year, Formula 3000 Review, Autocourse, 1999/2000, pages 238–241 Other Major Results, Autocourse, 1999/2000, pages 281–282 Automobile Year, 1999/2000 (championship points table), page 258 External links Unofficial F3000 Information - 1999, dizzy1000.tripod.com, as archived at web.archive.org 1999 Formula 3000 International Championship - Race results 1999 F3000 image gallery Category:International Formula 3000 seasons Formula 3000