1999 British GT Championship

The 1999 Privilege Insurance British GT Championship was the seventh season of the British GT Championship, an auto racing series organised by the British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC) and sponsored by Privilege. The races featured grand touring cars conforming to two categories of regulations known as GT1 and GT2, and awarded a driver championship in each category. This was the final season that the GT1 class competed in the series. The season began on 28 March 1999 and ended on 10 October 1999 after eleven events, all held in Great Britain with one race in Belgium. The series was joined by the BRDC Marcos Mantis Challenge Cup for several events.

Jamie Campbell-Walter and Julian Bailey won the GT1 championship for Lister Storm Racing, while David Warnock won the GT2 category for Cirtek Motorsport.

Calendar edit

All races were 50 minutes in duration.

Rnd	Circuit	Date
1	Silverstone International Circuit, Northamptonshire	28 March
2	Oulton Park, Cheshire	3 May
3	Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk	31 May
4	Brands Hatch, Kent	20 June
5	Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire	11 July
6	Donington Park National Circuit, Leicestershire	7 August
7	Donington Park National Circuit, Leicestershire	8 August
8	Silverstone International Circuit, Northamptonshire	22 August
9	Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire	5 September
10	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium	26 September
11	Silverstone International Circuit, Northamptonshire	10 October

Entries edit

GT1 edit

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Sintura Racing with Eversham Micros	Sintura S99	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	D	0	Richard Dean	4–10
Sintura Racing with Eversham Micros	Sintura S99	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	D	0	Kurt Luby	4–10
EMKA Racing Ltd.	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12	P	1	Tim Sugden	All
EMKA Racing Ltd.	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12	P	1	Steve O'Rourke	1–2, 4–11
AM Racing	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12	D	2	Chris Goodwin	1–5
AM Racing	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12	D	2	James Munroe	1, 3–5
Quaife Engineering	Quaife R4 GTS	Ford 6.0 L V8	D	4	Mike Quaife	6–8, 10–11
Quaife Engineering	Quaife R4 GTS	Ford 6.0 L V8	D	4	Simon Duerden	6–8, 10–11
Blue Coral Slick 50 Racing	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	D	5	Magnus Wallinder	All
Blue Coral Slick 50 Racing				5	Geoff Lister	All
G-Force Motorsport Ltd.				6	John Greasley	1–2, 4–7
					Thorkild Thyrring	1–2
					John Morrison	4–7, 10–11
					Nigel Barrett	10
					Sean Walker	11
Gaumont/Parr Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	P	7	David Saunders	1
Gaumont/Parr Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	P	7	Stéphane Ortelli	1
RMA Driving Sensations	Porsche 993 GT1	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	9	Jamie Maserati	5–7, 11
RMA Driving Sensations	Porsche 993 GT1	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	9	Gavin Mortimer	5–7, 11
Newcastle United Lister Storm	Lister Storm GTL	Jaguar 7.0 L V12	M	14	Jamie Campbell-Walter	All
Newcastle United Lister Storm	Lister Storm GTL	Jaguar 7.0 L V12	M	14	Julian Bailey	All
Klaus Abbelen	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	K	16	Klaus Abbelen	10

GT2 edit

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Cirtek Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2 Lister Storm GT2^{[N 1]}	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Jaguar 7.0 L V12	M	32	David Warnock	1–8, 11
					Claudia Hürtgen	1
					Robert Schirle	2–8, 11
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	34	Charlie Cox	5–8, 10
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	34	Jonathan Baker	5–8, 10
Gaumont/Parr Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	33	Jason Saunders	1
Gaumont/Parr Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	33	Stephen Day	1
HKM/Parr Motorsport	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	D	70	Neil Cunningham	4–7, 9–10
					Kilian Konig	4–5, 9
					Curtis Hayles	6–7
					John Nielsen	10
Lister Storm Racing	Lister Storm GT2	Jaguar 7.0 L V12	M	35	Thorkild Thyrring	11
				35	William Hewland	11
				41	Thorkild Thyrring	4–5
					William Hewland	4–5
					Peter Hardman	10–11
					Nicolaus Springer	10–11
BVB Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	36	Martin Stretton	6
BVB Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	36	Max Beaverbroock	6
Mike Haines Racing with Triplex Components	Venturi 400LM	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6	D	38	Chris Ellis	1, 3–5, 8, 11
					Michael Vergers	1, 3–5, 8
					Marco Attard	11
Point Preparations	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	40	Peter Cook	1–5
					Brian Robinson	1
					Calum Lockie	2–5
Chas Berger Motorsport	Ultima GTR	Ford Cosworth YBT 2.0 L Turbo I4	D	42	Robin Rex	2–4, 8
					Terry Pudwell	2, 8
					Ian Astley	3–4
Sail/Deloitte & Touche	Lotus Esprit V8	Lotus Type-918 3.5 L Turbo V8	D	43	Ian Astley	5–11
					Mike Youles	5–9, 11
					Chris Ellis	10
PK Sport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	44	Marcus Fothergill	All
				44	Paul Fuller	All
				88	Paul Phillips	2–3, 5–10
					Mike Youles	2–3
					Nigel Barrett	5
					Caroline Lucas	6–7
					Robin Liddell	8, 10–11
					Stephen Day	9
					Stephen Radcliffe	11
Marcos Racing International	Marcos LM600	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	D	46	Calum Lockie	8–11
					Cor Euser	8, 10–11
					Chris Ward	9
Anglo American Autocare	Darrian T90	Ford 2.0 L Turbo I4	A	50	Steve Griffiths	5, 8, 10
					Alvin Powell	5
					Michael Nippers	8, 10
Gérard MacQuillan	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6		51	Gérard MacQuillan	5
	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6		51	Alec Hammond	5
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		52	Gary Ayles	5
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		52	Julian Westwood	5
David Welz Racing	Porsche 911 GT	Porsche	D	53	David Welz	1, 4, 10–11
David Welz Racing	Porsche 911 GT	Porsche	D	53	Calum Lockie	1
Henrik Roos Viper Team	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	P	54	Henrik Roos	10
Tomb Raider with Ian Jacobs Racing	Venturi 400GTR	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6		55	Ian Jacobs	3–5
Tomb Raider with Ian Jacobs Racing	Venturi 400GTR	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6		55	David Smith	3–5
VPM Racing	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6		65	Graham Reeder	1, 5
VPM Racing	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6		65	Nuno Brito Cunha	1, 5
Riverside Motorsport	Venturi 400GTR	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6	D	66	Paul Cope	1–2, 4–8, 10–11
					Glenn Dudley	1–2, 5
					David Smith	6–8, 10–11
Marcos Cars/NCK Motorsport	Marcos LM600	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	D	77	Andy Purvis	All
	Marcos LM600	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8		77	Thomas Erdos	All
	Marcos LM500	Rover 5.0 L V8		78	Graham Millward	5, 11
					Bob Sands	5
					Calum Lockie	6–7
					Chris Marsh	6–7
					Martin Byford	11
Swansea Institute Team Darrian	Darrian T90	Ford 2.0 L Turbo I4	A	90	Matthew Manderson	4–5
Swansea Institute Team Darrian	Darrian T90	Ford 2.0 L Turbo I4	A	90	Frank Bradley	4–5
Brookspeed Racing Ltd.	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10		99	Dave Clark	1–2, 5
					Neil Cunningham	1–2
					Ian Flux	5

^ Cirtek Motorsport entered the first two races and final race with a Porsche 911 GT2 for their No. 32 entry. From rounds 3–8 the team used a Lister Storm GT2.

Race results edit

Rnd	Circuit	GT1 Winning Team	GT2 Winning Team
Rnd	Circuit	GT1 Winning Drivers	GT2 Winning Drivers
1	Silverstone	No. 1 EMKA Racing Ltd.	No. 33 Gaumont/Parr Motorsport
1	Silverstone	Steve O'Rourke Tim Sugden	Jason Saunders Stephen Day
2	Oulton Park	No. 14 Newcastle United Lister Storm	No. 40 Point Preparations
2	Oulton Park	Jamie Campbell-Walter Julian Bailey	Peter Cook Calum Lockie
3	Snetterton	No. 14 Newcastle United Lister Storm	No. 32 Cirtek Motorsport
3	Snetterton	Jamie Campbell-Walter Julian Bailey	David Warnock Robert Schirle
4	Brands Hatch	No. 14 Newcastle United Lister Storm	No. 32 Cirtek Motorsport
4	Brands Hatch	Jamie Campbell-Walter Julian Bailey	David Warnock Robert Schirle
5	Silverstone	No. 5 Blue Coral Slick 50 Racing	No. 32 Cirtek Motorsport
5	Silverstone	Magnus Wallinder Geoff Lister	David Warnock Robert Schirle
6	Donington Park	No. 14 Newcastle United Lister Storm	No. 32 Cirtek Motorsport
6		Jamie Campbell-Walter Julian Bailey	David Warnock Robert Schirle
7		No. 14 Newcastle United Lister Storm	No. 32 Cirtek Motorsport
7		Jamie Campbell-Walter Julian Bailey	David Warnock Robert Schirle
8	Silverstone	No. 0 Sintura Racing with Eversham Micros	No. 32 Cirtek Motorsport
8	Silverstone	Kurt Luby Richard Dean	David Warnock Robert Schirle
9	Croft	No. 14 Newcastle United Lister Storm	No. 43 Sail/Deloitte & Touche
9	Croft	Jamie Campbell-Walter Julian Bailey	Ian Astley Mike Youles
10	Spa-Francorchamps	No. 14 Newcastle United Lister Storm	No. 46 Marcos Racing International
10	Spa-Francorchamps	Jamie Campbell-Walter Julian Bailey	Cor Euser Calum Lockie
11	Silverstone	No. 5 Blue Coral Slick 50 Racing	No. 35 Lister Storm Racing
11	Silverstone	Magnus Wallinder Geoff Lister	Thorkild Thyrring William Hewland

External links edit

Official website

[Cirtek-1] Cirtek Motorsport entered the first two races and final race with a Porsche 911 GT2 for their No. 32 entry. From rounds 3–8 the team used a Lister Storm GT2.

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