1999 Rose City Grand Prix

The 1999 Rose City Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1999 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Portland International Raceway, Oregon, on August 1, 1999.

Track map of Portland International Raceway

Race results edit

Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 LMP 1   Panoz Motor Sports   David Brabham
  Éric Bernard
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S M 137
Ford (Élan-Yates) 6.0 L V8
2 LMP 42   BMW Motorsport
  Schnitzer Motorsport
  JJ Lehto
  Steve Soper
BMW V12 LMR M 137
BMW S70 6.0 L V12
3 LMP 2   Panoz Motor Sports   Johnny O'Connell
  Jan Magnussen
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S M 137
Ford (Élan-Yates) 6.0 L V8
4 LMP 43   BMW Motorsport
  Schnitzer Motorsport
  Joachim Winkelhock
  Bill Auberlen
BMW V12 LMR M 136
BMW S70 6.0 L V12
5 LMP 27   Price & Bscher   Thomas Bscher
  Pedro Lamy
BMW V12 LM Y 134
BMW S70 6.0 L V12
6 LMP 16   Dyson Racing   Elliott Forbes-Robinson
  James Weaver
  Ron Fellows
Riley & Scott Mk III G 134
Ford 5.0 L V8
7 LMP 0   Team Rafanelli SRL   Érik Comas
  Mimmo Schiattarella
Riley & Scott Mk III Y 134
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
8 LMP 38   Champion Racing   Allan McNish
  Andy Pilgrim
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo M 133
Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6
9 LMP 11   Doyle-Risi Racing   Max Angelelli
  Didier de Radiguès
Ferrari 333 SP P 131
Ferrari F310E 4.0L V12
10 LMP 18   Dollahite Racing   Bill Dollahite
  Mike Davies
Ferrari 333 SP P 130
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
11
DNF
LMP 12   Doyle-Risi Racing   Alex Caffi
  Wayne Taylor
Ferrari 333 SP P 129
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
12 LMP 36   Doran Lista Racing
  Jim Matthews Racing
  Stefan Johansson
  Jim Matthews
Ferrari 333 SP M 128
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
13 GTS 91   Dodge Viper Team Oreca   Olivier Beretta
  David Donohue
Dodge Viper GTS-R M 126
Dodge 8.0 L V10
14 GTS 92   Dodge Viper Team Oreca   Karl Wendlinger
  Tommy Archer
Dodge Viper GTS-R M 126
Dodge 8.0 L V10
15 GTS 61   Konrad Motorsport   Franz Konrad
  Bob Wollek
Porsche 911 GT2 D 125
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
16
DNF
LMP 28   Intersport Racing   Jon Field
  Niclas Jönsson
Lola B98/10 G 124
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8
17 GTS 56   Martin Snow Racing   Martin Snow
  Kelly Collins
Porsche 911 GT2 M 123
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
18 GT 23   Manthey Racing
  Alex Job Racing
  Dirk Müller
  Cort Wagner
Porsche 911 GT3-R M 122
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
19 GT 7   Prototype Technology Group   Brian Cunningham
  Christian Menzel
BMW M3 Y 121
BMW 3.2 L I6
20 GT 10   Prototype Technology Group   Darren Law
  Johannes van Overbeek
BMW M3 Y 121
BMW 3.2 L I6
21 GT 17   Contemporary Motorsports   Joe Varde
  Bruno Lambert
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 120
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
22 GT 02   Reiser Callas Rennsport   Doc Bundy
  David Murry
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR P 120
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
23
DNF
GT 6   Prototype Technology Group   Peter Cunningham
  Mark Simo
BMW M3 Y 119
BMW 3.2 L I6
24 GT 22   Alex Job Racing   Mike Fitzgerald
  Darryl Havens
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Y 119
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
25 GT 68   The Racer's Group   Spencer Trenery
  Vic Rice
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR G 119
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
26 GT 24   Alex Job Racing   Randy Pobst
  Don Kitch
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Y 119
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
27 GT 03   Reiser Callas Rennsport   Grady Willingham
  Joel Reiser
  Craig Stanton
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR P 118
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
28
DNF
GTS 48   Freisinger Motorsport   Wolfgang Kaufmann
  Michel Ligonnet
Porsche 911 GT2 D 115
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
29 LMP 63   Downing Atlanta   Jim Downing
  Chris Ronson
Kudzu DLY G 115
Mazda R26B 2.6 L 4-Rotor
30
DNF
LMP 97   Team Cascadia   Ed Zabinski
  Shane Lewis
Lola B98/10 P 113
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
31 LMP 29   Intersport Racing   Paul Debban
  Bruce Trenery
Riley & Scott Mk III G 111
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8
32 GT 65   Pregrid Motorsports   John Brosius
  Jonathan Fay
Porsche 911 3.8 Cup ? 110
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
33 LMP 8   Transatlantic Racing   Scott Schubot
  Henry Camferdam
Riley & Scott Mk III G 108
Ford 5.0 L V8
34
DNF
GTS 55   Saleen/Allen Speedlab   Terry Borcheller
  Ron Johnson
Saleen Mustang SR P 106
Ford 8.0 L V8
35
DNF
GT 25   RWS Motorsport   Hans-Jörg Hofer
  Luca Riccitelli
Porsche 911 GT3-R M 86
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
36
DNF
GTS 83   Chiefie Motorsports   Stefano Buttiero
  Zak Brown
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 70
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
37
DNF
LMP 74   Robinson Racing   George Robinson
  Jack Baldwin
Riley & Scott Mk III ? 49
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
38
DNF
LMP 27   Doran Lista Racing   Didier Theys
  Fredy Lienhard
Ferrari 333 SP M 41
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
39
DNF
LMP 15   Hybrid R&D   Chris Bingham
  Ross Bentley
Riley & Scott Mk III Y 34
Ford 5.0 L V8
40
DNF
LMP 20   Dyson Racing   Butch Leitzinger
  Elliott Forbes-Robinson
Riley & Scott Mk III G 9
Ford 5.0 L V8
41
DNF
GT 9   Prototype Technology Group   Boris Said
  Hans-Joachim Stuck
BMW M3 Y 8
BMW 3.2 L I6
42
DNF
GT 67   The Racer's Group   Kevin Buckler
  Kim Wolfkill
  Kimberly Hiskey
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR G 0
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6

† - #18 Manthey Racing was found to be in violation of PSCR regulations in post-race inspection, the car being below the minimum legal ride height. Manthey Racing and their drivers were penalized by not winning championship points in this round.

Statistics edit

  • Pole position - #42 BMW Motorsport (J.J. Lehto) - 1:04.387
  • Fastest lap - #42 BMW Motorsport (J.J. Lehto) - 1:05.451
  • Distance - 428.613 km (266.328 mi)
  • Average speed - 155.033 km/h (96.333 mph)

References edit

  • "Official Results" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 1999. Archived from the original (PDF, 27.9 KiB) on October 16, 2005. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
  • "American Le Mans Series 1999". World Sports Racing Prototypes. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008.


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