1999 FIA GT Championship season
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| 1999 FIA GT Championship season | |||
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The 1999 FIA GT Championship season was the 3rd season of FIA GT Championship. It is a series for Grand Touring style cars tuned to full racing machines. It began on 11 April 1999 and ended 26 November 1999 after 10 races.
Due to the dominating success of AMG Mercedes over the past two seasons, no GT1 team besides Mercedes was entered for 1999. Due to this, the FIA chose to eliminate the GT1 class and run with only the former GT2 class. This former GT2 class would become the top GT1 class in 2000 in the FIA's attempt to stop factory backed teams from causing another incident similar to one caused by Mercedes' investment.
Contents
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Monza 500 km |
Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 11 April |
| 2 |  P&O Steam Line Silverstone 500 miles (British Empire Trophy) |
Silverstone Circuit | 9 May |
| 3 |  Hockenheim 500 km |
Hockenheimring | 27 June |
| 4 |  Budapest 500 km |
Hungaroring | 4 July |
| 5 |  Zolder 500 km |
Zolder Circuit | 18 July |
| 6 | Oschersleben 500 km |
Motopark Oschersleben | 8 August |
| 7 | Donington 500 km |
Donington Park | 5 September |
| 8 |  Homestead 3 Hours |
Homestead-Miami Speedway | 26 September |
| 9 | Bosch Sportscar Oktoberfest (3 Hours) |
Watkins Glen International | 3 October |
| 10 |  Zhuhai 500 km |
Zhuhai International Circuit | 26 November |
Season results
| Rnd | Circuit | Overall Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Monza |  #1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca |
Results |
 Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger |
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| 2 | Silverstone | #1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca |
Results |
| Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger |
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| 3 | Hockenheimring | #2 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca |
Results |
| Jean-Philippe Belloc Dominique Dupuy |
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| 4 | Hungaroring | #2 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca |
Results |
| Jean-Philippe Belloc Dominique Dupuy |
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| 5 | Zolder | #1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca |
Results |
| Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger |
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| 6 | Oschersleben | #1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca |
Results |
| Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger |
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| 7 | Donington | #1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca |
Results |
| Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger |
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| 8 | Homestead | #21 Paul Belmondo Racing |
Results |
| Paul Belmondo Emmanuel Clérico |
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| 9 | Watkins Glen | #2 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca |
Results |
| Jean-Philippe Belloc David Donohue |
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| 10 | Zhuhai | #1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca |
Results |
| Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger |
Drivers Championship
Points were awarded on a 10–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top 6 finishers in each round.
| Position | Driver | Car | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | Points |
| 1 | Olivier Beretta | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | 10 | 10 | – | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 78 |
| Karl Wendlinger | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | 10 | 10 | – | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 78 | |
| 3 | Jean-Philippe Belloc | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 3 | 10 | 2 | 53 |
| 4 | David Donohue | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 10 | – | 25 |
| 5 | Dominique Dupuy | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | – | – | 10 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 24 |
| 6 | Wolfgang Kaufmann | Porsche 911 GT2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | 3 | 21 |
| Christian Gläsel | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 4 | 6 | 21 | |
| Christian Vann | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 4 | 6 | 21 | |
| 9 | Paul Belmondo | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 10 | 2 | 4 | 19 |
| 10 | Vincent Vosse | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Bob Wollek | Porsche 911 GT2 | – | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| 12 | Michel Ligonnet | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | 14 |
| Ni Amorim | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | – | – | – | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 14 | |
| Toni Seiler | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | – | – | – | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 14 | |
| 15 | Franz Konrad | Porsche 911 GT2 | – | – | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | – | 13 |
| 16 | Justin Bell | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | – | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 |
| 17 | Emmanuel Clérico | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 10 | – | – | 11 |
| 18 | Marc Duez | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | – | 4 | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| 19 | Didier Defourny | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 9 |
| Julian Bailey | Lister Storm GTL | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | 9 | |
| 21 | Luca Drudi | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 8 |
| 22 | Hans Hugenholtz | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 7 |
| 23 | Sascha Maassen | Porsche 911 GT2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | 6 |
| 24 | Xavier Pompidou | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
| 25 | Claude-Yves Gosselin | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Mike Hezemans | Lister Storm GTL | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
| David Hart | Lister Storm GTL | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
| 28 | Tim Sugden | Lister Storm GTL | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Jamie Campbell-Walter | Lister Storm GTL | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
| 30 | Claudia Hürtgen | Porsche 911 GT2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Stéphane Ortelli | Porsche 911 GT2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Michael Eschmann | Porsche 911 GT2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Paul Hulverscheid | Porsche 911 GT2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Manfred Jurasz | Porsche 911 GT2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | |
| 35 | André Ahrlé | Porsche 911 GT2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Hubert Haupt | Porsche 911 GT2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Altfrid Heger | Porsche 911 GT2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Lance Stewart | Porsche 911 GT2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Yukihiro Hane | Porsche 911 GT2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Teams Championship
Points are awarded to the top 6 finishers in the order of 10–6–4–3–2–1. Both cars score points towards the championship regardless of finishing position.
| Pos | Team | Car | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chrysler Viper Team Oreca |
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 137 |
| 2 | Chamberlain Motorsport |
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 40 | |
| 3 | Freisinger Motorsport |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 23 | |
| 4 | Paul Belmondo Racing |
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 20 | ||||
| 5= | Konrad Motorsport |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | ||||||
| 5= | Lister Storm Racing |
Lister Storm | Jaguar 7.0L V12 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |||||||
| 7 | GLPK Racing |
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0L V10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |||||||
| 8 | Roock Racing |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 9 | Roock Sportsystem |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | 2 | 2 |
