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1999 FIA GT Championship

Motor racing championship

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 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 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
Aprimatic Trophy	ITA Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy	11 April
P&O Stena Line Silverstone 500	GBR Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom	9 May
Hockenheim 500	DEU Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany	27 June
Hungaroring 500	HUN Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary	4 July
Castrol Belcar FIA GT	BEL Zolder Circuit, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	18 July
Oschersleben 500	DEU Motopark Oschersleben, Oschersleben, Germany	8 August
International Car Races	GBR Donington Park, Leicestershire, United Kingdom	5 September
Miami 500	USA Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, United States	26 September
Bosch Sports Car Oktoberfest	USA Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, United States	3 October
Zhuhai 500	CHN Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai, China	28 November
Source:

Entries

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
FRA Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10		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		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 Sportsystem
DEU 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		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		8	ITA Luca Cappellari	1–9
BEL	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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		31	FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier	2, 4
FRA François Lafon	2, 4
BEL	2
BEL GLPK Racing	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 8.0 L V10		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		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		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	7
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Results and standings

Race results

Rnd	Circuit	Overall Winning Team
Monza	FRA No. 1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
MCO Olivier Beretta
AUT Karl Wendlinger
Silverstone	FRA No. 1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
MCO Olivier Beretta
AUT Karl Wendlinger
Hockenheimring	FRA No. 2 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
FRA Jean-Philippe Belloc
FRA Dominique Dupuy
Hungaroring	FRA No. 2 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
FRA Jean-Philippe Belloc
FRA Dominique Dupuy
Zolder	FRA No. 1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
MCO Olivier Beretta
AUT Karl Wendlinger
Oschersleben	FRA No. 1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
MCO Olivier Beretta
AUT Karl Wendlinger
Donington	FRA No. 1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
MCO Olivier Beretta
AUT Karl Wendlinger
Homestead	FRA No. 21 Paul Belmondo Racing	Report
FRA Paul Belmondo
FRA Emmanuel Clérico
Watkins Glen	FRA No. 2 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
FRA Jean-Philippe Belloc
USA David Donohue
Zhuhai	FRA No. 1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
MCO Olivier Beretta
AUT Karl Wendlinger
Source:

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.

1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
10	6	4	3	2	1

Drivers championship

Pos.	Driver	Team	MON
ITA	SIL
GBR	HOC
GER	HUN
HUN	ZOL
BEL	OSC
DEU	DON
GBR	HOM
USA	WAT
USA	ZHU
PRC	Total
points	1	1	2	3	4	5	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	34	35	35	Pos.	Driver	Team	MON
ITA	SIL
GBR	HOC
GER	HUN
HUN	ZOL
BEL	OSC
DEU	DON
GBR	HOM
USA	WAT
USA	ZHU
PRC	Total
points
MCO Olivier Beretta	FRA Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	1	1		2	1	1	1	2	2	1	78
AUT Karl Wendlinger	FRA Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	1	1		2	1	1	1	2	2	1	78
FRA Jean-Philippe Belloc	FRA Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	2	2	1	1	Ret	2	16	4	1	5	53
USA David Donohue	FRA Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	2	2						4	1		25
FRA Dominique Dupuy	FRA Chrysler Viper Team Oreca			1	1							24
FRA Paul Belmondo Racing										3
DEU Christian Gläsel	GBR Chamberlain Motorsport	4	4	12	8	Ret	4	5	7	3	2	21
GBR Christian Vann	GBR Chamberlain Motorsport	4	4	12	8	Ret	4	5	7	3	2	21
DEU Wolfgang Kaufmann	DEU Freisinger Motorsport	3	6	5	6	4	5	Ret	5	4	4	21
FRA Paul Belmondo	FRA Paul Belmondo Racing	6	7	7	10	5		7	1	5	3	19
FRA Bob Wollek	DEU Konrad Motorsport	15		3	3		8					16
DEU Freisinger Motorsport								5	4	4
BEL Vincent Vosse	BEL GLPK Racing	5	3	Ret	13	14	Ret	4				16
GBR Chamberlain Motorsport								3	6
FRA Chrysler Viper Team Oreca										5
PRT Ni Amorim	GBR Chamberlain Motorsport	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	2	3	6			10	14
CHE Toni Seiler	GBR Chamberlain Motorsport		Ret	Ret	4	2	3	6				14
FRA Michel Ligonnet	DEU Freisinger Motorsport	3	6	5	6	4	5	Ret				14
GBR Chamberlain Motorsport									6	10
AUT Franz Konrad	DEU Konrad Motorsport	15	13	3	3	6	8	3	Ret	11	Ret	13
GBR Justin Bell	FRA Chrysler Viper Team Oreca		2	2				16				12
FRA Emmanuel Clérico	FRA Paul Belmondo Racing	Ret		Ret	10		6		1			11
BEL Marc Duez	BEL GLPK Racing		3									10
FRA Chrysler Viper Team Oreca					Ret	2
GBR Julian Bailey	GBR Lister Storm Racing	Ret	Ret	4		12		2				9
BEL Didier Defourny	BEL GLPK Racing	5	3	Ret	13	14	Ret	4				9
ITA Luca Drudi	FRA Chrysler Viper Team Oreca			2								8
FRA Paul Belmondo Racing									5
NED Hans Hugenholtz Jr.	GBR Chamberlain Motorsport		4						3		10	7
DEU Sascha Maassen	DEU Roock Sportsystem			9	5		14					6
DEU Konrad Motorsport							3			Ret
FRA Xavier Pompidou	DEU Seikel Motorsport				NC			12				5
GBR Chamberlain Motorsport								3	6
NED Mike Hezemans	NED Marcos Racing International	13					DNS					4
DEU Konrad Motorsport		13						Ret	11
GBR Lister Storm Racing			Ret		3
FRA Paul Belmondo Racing				9			Ret
NED David Hart	GBR Lister Storm Racing			Ret		3						4
FRA Claude-Yves Gosselin	FRA Paul Belmondo Racing	6	7	7	10	5	6	7				4
GBR Jamie Campbell-Walter	GBR Lister Storm Racing			4		12						3
GBR Tim Sugden	GBR Lister Storm Racing			4								3
MON Stéphane Ortelli	DEU Roock Racing	8	5	15	16							2
DEU Roock Sportsystem						14
DEU Claudia Hürtgen	DEU Roock Racing	8	5	15	16	15						2
DEU Paul Hulverscheid	DEU Roock Sportsystem		Ret	9	5		14					2
DEU Michael Eschmann	DEU Roock Sportsystem	21	Ret	9	5							2
AUT Manfred Jurasz	DEU Freisinger Motorsport	19	Ret	14	17	7	10	9	6	8	6	2
JPN Yukihiro Hane	DEU Freisinger Motorsport			14	17	7	10	9		9	6	1
DEU André Ahrlé	DEU Roock Racing	11	Ret	6	7	15						1
DEU Hubert Haupt	DEU Roock Racing	11	Ret	6	7	15						1
DEU Altfrid Heger	DEU Konrad Motorsport					6						1
USA Lance Stewart	DEU Freisinger Motorsport								6			1
Sources:

Teams championship

Pos.	Team	MON
ITA	SIL
GBR	HOC
GER	HUN
HUN	ZOL
BEL	OSC
DEU	DON
GBR	HOM
USA	WAT
USA	ZHU
PRC	Total
points	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
FRA Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	137
2	2	2	2	Ret	2	16	4	2	5
GBR Chamberlain Motorsport	4	4	12	4	2	3	5	3	3	2	40
Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	4	6	7	6	10
DEU Freisinger Motorsport	3	6	5	6	4	5	9	5	4	4	23
19	Ret	14	17	7	10	Ret	6	8	6
FRA Paul Belmondo Racing	6	7	7	9	5	6	7	1	5	3	20
Ret		Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7
GBR Lister Storm Racing	Ret	Ret	4		3		2				13
		Ret		12
DEU Konrad Motorsport	15	13	3	3	6	8	3	9	11	NC	13
							Ret	12	Ret
BEL GLPK Racing	5	3	Ret	13	14	Ret	4				9
DEU Roock Racing	8	5	6	7	15					9	3
11	Ret	15	16
DEU Roock Sportsystem	21	Ret	9	5	10	14					2
	Ret
CHE Haberthur Racing	7	Ret	8	12	9	7	14	8	9	7	0
14	Ret	11	20	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	10	Ret
GBR BVB		8					8				0
DEU Proton Competition	Ret	10	NC	Ret	8	Ret	10				0
DEU Seikel Motorsport	10	9	13	11	11	9	12				0
17	Ret	16	NC		12	Ret
ITA Autorlando	9						11				0
NED Marcos Racing International	13		10	14	Ret	DNS					0
				Ret
DEU RWS	12	11	Ret	15	Ret	11	Ret				0
FRA Werner		Ret	NC	19	13		15				0
FRA Sunauto		12		18							0
GBR Cirtek Motorsport							13				0
ITA Ruggero Grassi	16										0
ITA MAC Racing	18										0
HUN Bovi Motorsport	20			DNS							0
ITA Ebimotors	Ret										0
DEU Porsche Zentrum Regensburg						Ret					0
					Ret
Sources:

References

"FIA GT Championship Calendar 1999". Motorsport Stats.
"FIA GT Championship Entry List 1999". Motorsport Stats.
"FIA GT Championship - 1999: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine.
"FIA GT Championship - Season 1999: Results". Speedsport Magazine.
"FIA GT Championship - 1999: Point standings". Speedsport Magazine.
"Points chart: 1999 FIA GT Drivers Championship". FIA GT Championship.

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