1999 Grand Prix of Atlanta

The 1999 Grand Prix of Atlanta was the second round of the 1999 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Road Atlanta, Georgia, on April 18, 1999.

Track map of Road Atlanta

Race results

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Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 LMP 0   Team Rafanelli SRL   Eric van de Poele
  Mimmo Schiattarella
Riley & Scott Mk III Y 120
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
2 LMP 27   Doran Enterprises   Didier Theys
  Mauro Baldi
Ferrari 333 SP M 120
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
3 LMP 20   Dyson Racing   Butch Leitzinger
  Elliott Forbes-Robinson
Riley & Scott Mk III G 120
Ford 5.0 L V8
4 LMP 11   Doyle-Risi Racing   Max Angelelli
  Didier de Radiguès
Ferrari 333 SP P 119
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
5 LMP 1   Panoz Motor Sports   David Brabham
  Éric Bernard
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S M 119
Ford (Élan-Yates) 6.0 L V8
6 LMP 12   Doyle-Risi Racing   Alex Caffi
  Wayne Taylor
Ferrari 333 SP P 118
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
7 LMP 36   Doran Enterprises
  Jim Matthews Racing
  Tommy Kendall
  Jim Matthews
Ferrari 333 SP M 117
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
8 LMP 8   Transatlantic Racing   Scott Schubot
  Henry Camferdam
Riley & Scott Mk III G 116
Ford 5.0 L V8
9 LMP 18   Dollahite Racing   Bill Dollahite
  Mike Davies
Ferrari 333 SP P 115
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
10 LMP 5   Whittington Bros.   Don Whittington
  Tim Hubman
Lola B98/10 G 114
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8
11 LMP 15   Hybrid R&D   Chris Bingham
  Ross Bentley
Riley & Scott Mk III Y 113
Ford 5.0 L V8
12 GTS 99   Schumacher Racing   Larry Schumacher
  John O'Steen
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 110
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
13 GTS 56   Martin Snow Racing   Martin Snow
  Kelly Collins
Porsche 911 GT2 M 110
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
14 LMP 63   Downing Atlanta   Jim Downing
  Howard Katz
Kudzu DLY G 108
Mazda R26B 2.6 L 4-Rotor
15 GTS 61   Konrad Motorsport   Franz Konrad
  Peter Kitchak
Porsche 911 GT2 D 107
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
16 GT 7   Prototype Technology Group   Brian Cunningham
  Johannes van Overbeek
BMW M3 Y 107
BMW 3.2 L I6
17 GT 23   Alex Job Racing   Cort Wagner
  Dirk Müller
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Y 107
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
18 GT 6   Prototype Technology Group   Peter Cunningham
  Mark Simo
BMW M3 Y 107
BMW 3.2 L I6
19 GT 10   Prototype Technology Group   Boris Said
  Hans-Joachim Stuck
BMW M3 Y 107
BMW 3.2 L I6
20 GT 51   Aspen Knolls Racing   Randy Pobst
  Shane Lewis
BMW M3 Y 106
BMW 3.2 L I6
21 GTS 55   Saleen/Allen Speedlab   Terry Borcheller
  Ron Johnson
Saleen Mustang SR P 106
Ford 8.0 L V8
22 LMP 62   Downing Atlanta   Dennis Spencer
  Rich Grupp
Kudzu DLM G 105
Mazda 2.0 L 3-Rotor
23 GTS 04   CJ Motorsport   John Graham
  John Morton
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 105
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
24 LMP 95   TRV Motorsport   Jeret Schroeder
  Tom Volk
Riley & Scott Mk III ? 105
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
25 GT 88   Vanderhoof Racing   Joe Varde
  Tim Ralston
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 105
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
26 GT 22   Alex Job Racing   Mike Fitzgerald
  Darryl Havens
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Y 104
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
27
DNF
GT 02   Reiser Callas Rennsport   David Murry
  Craig Stanton
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR P 101
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
28 GT 90   Millennium Motorsports   Chris Miller
  David Friedman
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Y 100
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
29 GT 39   Toad Hall Motor Racing   Darren Law
  Erik Johnson
  James Oppenheimer
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 99
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
30
DNF
GTS 50   Johnson Autosport   Jack Lewis
  Tim McGlynn
Porsche 911 Turbo ? 95
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
31
DNF
LMP 06   Multimatic Motorsports   Scott Maxwell
  Harri Toivonen
Lola B98/10 P 92
Ford 5.1 L V8
32 GT 76   Team ARE   Peter Argetsinger
  Richard Polidori
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Y 91
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
33 GT 73   Auto Sport South   Kevin Wheeler
  Brady Refenning
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 89
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
34 GT 46   Team TransEnergy   Sam Shalala
  Bill Rollwitz
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 85
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
35 GT 64   Team Pumpelly Racing   Spencer Pumpelly
  Allan Ziegelman
  Paulo Lima
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 81
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
36 GTS 83   Chiefie Motorsports   Andy Pilgrim
  Zak Brown
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 72
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
37
DNF
LMP 29   Intersport Racing   Sam Brown
  John Mirro
Riley & Scott Mk III G 64
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8
38
DNF
LMP 28   Intersport Racing   Jon Field
  Ryan Jones
Lola B98/10 G 61
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8
39
DNF
GT 03   Reiser Callas Rennsport   Grady Willingham
  Michel Ligonnet
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR P 43
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
40
DNF
LMP 38   Champion Racing   Thierry Boutsen
  Bob Wollek
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo M 35
Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6
41
DNF
LMP 16   Dyson Racing   Andy Wallace
  James Weaver
Riley & Scott Mk III G 33
Ford 5.0 L V8
42
DNF
LMP 74   Robinson Racing   George Robinson
  Jack Baldwin
Riley & Scott Mk III ? 14
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
43
DNF
LMP 32   Genesis Racing   Rick Fairbanks
  Jeff Altenburg
Hawk MD3R ? 9
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
44
DNF
LMP 2   Panoz Motor Sports   Johnny O'Connell
  Jan Magnussen
Panoz GTR-1 M 0
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8
DNS GT 07   G & W Motorsports   Steve Marshall
  Danny Marshall
  Darren Law
Porsche 911 GT2 Evo P -
Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6

Statistics

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  • Pole Position - #16 Dyson Racing (Andy Wallace) - 1:13.817
  • Fastest Lap - #0 Team Rafanelli (Eric van de Poele) - 1:14.150
  • Distance - 490.528 km (304.800 mi)
  • Average Speed - 177.145 km/h (110.073 mph)

References

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  • "Official Results" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-10-16. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
  • "American Le Mans Series 1999". World Sports Racing Prototypes. Archived from the original on 2008-09-19.


American Le Mans Series
Previous race:
1999 12 Hours of Sebring
1999 season Next race:
1999 Grand Prix of Mosport