1999 Grand Prix of Sonoma

The 1999 Grand Prix of Sonoma was the fourth round of the 1999 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Sears Point Raceway, California, on July 25, 1999.

Sonoma Raceway

Race results

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Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 LMP 42   BMW Motorsport
  Schnitzer Motorsport
  JJ Lehto
  Steve Soper
BMW V12 LMR M 97
BMW S70 6.0 L V12
2 LMP 1   Panoz Motor Sports   David Brabham
  Éric Bernard
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S M 97
Ford (Élan-Yates) 6.0 L V8
3 LMP 2   Panoz Motor Sports   Johnny O'Connell
  Jan Magnussen
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S M 96
Ford (Élan-Yates) 6.0 L V8
4 LMP 20   Dyson Racing   Butch Leitzinger
  Elliott Forbes-Robinson
Riley & Scott Mk III G 96
Ford 5.0 L V8
5 LMP 43   BMW Motorsport
  Schnitzer Motorsport
  Joachim Winkelhock
  Bill Auberlen
BMW V12 LMR M 96
BMW S70 6.0 L V12
6 LMP 0   Team Rafanelli SRL   Érik Comas
  Mimmo Schiattarella
Riley & Scott Mk III Y 96
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
7 LMP 27   Price & Bscher   Thomas Bscher
  Pedro Lamy
BMW V12 LM Y 95
BMW S70 6.0 L V12
8 LMP 36   Doran Lista Racing
  Jim Matthews Racing
  Stefan Johansson
  Jim Matthews
Ferrari 333 SP M 94
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
9 LMP 27   Doran Lista Racing   Didier Theys
  Fredy Lienhard
Ferrari 333 SP M 94
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
10 LMP 11   Doyle-Risi Racing   Max Angelelli
  Didier de Radiguès
Ferrari 333 SP P 94
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
11 LMP 74   Robinson Racing   George Robinson
  Jack Baldwin
Riley & Scott Mk III ? 93
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
12 LMP 38   Champion Racing   Allan McNish
  Andy Pilgrim
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo M 93
Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6
13 LMP 16   Dyson Racing   Rob Dyson
  James Weaver
Riley & Scott Mk III G 93
Ford 5.0 L V8
14 LMP 18   Dollahite Racing   Bill Dollahite
  Mike Davies
Ferrari 333 SP P 92
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
15 LMP 15   Hybrid R&D   Chris Bingham
  Ross Bentley
Riley & Scott Mk III Y 92
Ford 5.0 L V8
16 LMP 8   Transatlantic Racing   Scott Schubot
  Rick Sutherland
Riley & Scott Mk III G 90
Ford 5.0 L V8
17 GTS 91   Dodge Viper Team Oreca   Olivier Beretta
  David Donohue
Dodge Viper GTS-R M 90
Dodge 8.0 L V10
18 GTS 3   Corvette Racing   Chris Kneifel
  Ron Fellows
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G 89
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
19 GTS 92   Dodge Viper Team Oreca   Karl Wendlinger
  Tommy Archer
Dodge Viper GTS-R M 89
Dodge 8.0 L V10
20 GTS 55   Saleen/Allen Speedlab   Terry Borcheller
  Ron Johnson
Saleen Mustang SR P 88
Ford 8.0 L V8
21 GTS 56   Martin Snow Racing   Martin Snow
  Kelly Collins
Porsche 911 GT2 M 88
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
22 GT 9   Prototype Technology Group   Boris Said
  Hans-Joachim Stuck
BMW M3 Y 88
BMW 3.2 L I6
23 GT 23   Manthey Racing
  Alex Job Racing
  Dirk Müller
  Cort Wagner
Porsche 911 GT3-R M 88
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
24 GTS 48   Freisinger Motorsport   Wolfgang Kaufmann
  Michel Ligonnet
Porsche 911 GT2 D 87
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
25 GTS 61   Konrad Motorsport   Franz Konrad
  Bob Wollek
Porsche 911 GT2 D 87
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
26 GT 10   Prototype Technology Group   Darren Law
  Johannes van Overbeek
BMW M3 Y 87
BMW 3.2 L I6
27 GT 22   Alex Job Racing   Mike Fitzgerald
  Darryl Havens
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Y 86
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
28 GT 24   Alex Job Racing   Randy Pobst
  Jim Kelly
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Y 86
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
29 GT 02   Reiser Callas Rennsport   Doc Bundy
  David Murry
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR P 86
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
30 GT 68   The Racer's Group   Kevin Buckler
  Vic Rice
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR G 85
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
31 GT 03   Reiser Callas Rennsport   Grady Willingham
  Joel Reiser
  Craig Stanton
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR P 85
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
32 GT 25   RWS Motorsport   Hans-Jörg Hofer
  Luca Riccitelli
Porsche 911 GT3-R M 84
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
33 GTS 83   Chiefie Motorsports   Stefano Buttiero
  Zak Brown
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 83
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
34 GT 67   The Racer's Group   Michael Schrom
  Spencer Trenery
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR G 83
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
35 GT 88   Vanderhoof Racing   Joe Varde
  Tim Ralston
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 82
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
36
DNF
GT 6   Prototype Technology Group   Peter Cunningham
  Mark Simo
BMW M3 Y 79
BMW 3.2 L I6
37 GT 17   Contemporary Motorsports   Mike Conte
  Bruno Lambert
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 78
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
38
DNF
LMP 12   Doyle-Risi Racing   Alex Caffi
  Wayne Taylor
Ferrari 333 SP P 73
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
39 LMP 63   Downing Atlanta   Jim Downing
  Chris Ronson
Kudzu DLY G 63
Mazda R26B 2.6 L 4-Rotor
40
DNF
LMP 28   Intersport Racing   Jon Field
  Niclas Jönsson
Lola B98/10 G 38
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8
41
DNF
GT 76   Team ARE   Harry Rady
  Simon Sobrero
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Y 36
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
42
DNF
GT 7   Prototype Technology Group   Brian Cunningham
  Christian Menzel
BMW M3 Y 2
BMW 3.2 L I6
DNQ LMP 97   Team Cascadia   Ed Zabinski
  Shane Lewis
Lola B98/10 P -
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
DNQ LMP 29   Intersport Racing   Sam Brown
  Steve Romak
  John Mirro
Riley & Scott Mk III G -
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8
DNQ LMP 60   Kopf Precision Products   Kris Wilson
  Tim Moser
Keiler KII ? -
Ford 5.0 L V8

Statistics

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  • Pole Position - #42 BMW Motorsport (J.J. Lehto) - 1:22.387
  • Fastest Lap - #42 BMW Motorsport (J.J. Lehto) - 1:23.835
  • Distance - 393.388 km (244.440 mi)
  • Average Speed - 143.890 km/h (89.409 mph)

References

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  • "Official Results" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) 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.


American Le Mans Series
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1999 Grand Prix of Mosport
1999 season Next race:
1999 Rose City Grand Prix