1999 Monterey Sports Car Championships

The 1999 Visa Sports Car Championships presented by Honda was the seventh round of the 1999 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Laguna Seca Raceway, California, on October 10, 1999.

Track map of WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

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 121
BMW S70 6.0 L V12
2 LMP 2   Panoz Motor Sports   Johnny O'Connell
  Jan Magnussen
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S M 121
Ford (Élan-Yates) 6.0 L V8
3 LMP 43   BMW Motorsport
  Schnitzer Motorsport
  Joachim Winkelhock
  Bill Auberlen
BMW V12 LMR M 121
BMW S70 6.0 L V12
4 LMP 36   Doran Lista Racing
  Jim Matthews Racing
  Stefan Johansson
  Jim Matthews
Ferrari 333 SP M 118
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
5 LMP 16   Dyson Racing   Elliott Forbes-Robinson
  James Weaver
Riley & Scott Mk III G 118
Ford 5.0 L V8
6 LMP 12   Doyle-Risi Racing   Alex Caffi
  Wayne Taylor
Ferrari 333 SP P 117
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
7 LMP 8   Transatlantic Racing   Scott Schubot
  Butch Leitzinger
Riley & Scott Mk III G 116
Ford 5.0 L V8
8
DNF
LMP 1   Panoz Motor Sports   David Brabham
  Éric Bernard
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S M 115
Ford (Élan-Yates) 6.0 L V8
9 LMP 00   Sintura Racing   Richard Dean
  Kurt Luby
Sintura S99 D 112
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
10 LMP 15   Hybrid R&D   Chris Bingham
  Rick Sutherland
Riley & Scott Mk III Y 111
Ford 5.0 L V8
11 GTS 91   Dodge Viper Team Oreca   Olivier Beretta
  Karl Wendlinger
Dodge Viper GTS-R M 110
Dodge 8.0 L V10
12 GTS 3   Corvette Racing   Chris Kneifel
  Ron Fellows
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G 109
Chevrolet 7.0 L V8
13 LMP 27   Doran Lista Racing   Didier Theys
  Mauro Baldi
Ferrari 333 SP M 109
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
14 GTS 56   Martin Snow Racing   Martin Snow
  Kelly Collins
Porsche 911 GT2 M 108
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
15 GT 02   Reiser Callas Rennsport   Johnny Mowlem
  David Murry
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR P 108
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
16 GT 23   Manthey Racing
  Alex Job Racing
  Dirk Müller
  Cort Wagner
Porsche 911 GT3-R M 107
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
17 GTS 08   Roock Motorsport North America   Claudia Hürtgen
  André Ahrlé
Porsche 911 GT2 Y 107
Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6
18 LMP 28   Intersport Racing   Jon Field
  Paul Debban
Lola B98/10 G 106
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8
19 GTS 61   Konrad Motorsport   Michel Neugarten
  Simon Sobrero
Porsche 911 GT2 D 105
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
20 GT 22   Alex Job Racing   Mike Fitzgerald
  Darryl Havens
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Y 103
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
21 LMP 31   Nygmatech Motorsports   Stan Wattles
  Kurt Baumann
Riley & Scott Mk III ? 103
Ford 5.0 L V8
22
DNF
LMP 11   Doyle-Risi Racing   Max Angelelli
  Didier de Radiguès
Ferrari 333 SP P 102
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
23 GT 03   Reiser Callas Rennsport   Grady Willingham
  Joel Reiser
  Craig Stanton
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR P 101
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
24
DNF
GT 40   Team PRC   Mike Doolin
  Scott Peeler
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup G 99
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
25 GT 53   White Lightning Racing   Dale White
  Michael Petersen
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Y 98
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
26 GT 6   Prototype Technology Group   Boris Said
  Brian Cunningham
  Hans-Joachim Stuck
BMW M3 Y 96
BMW 3.2 L I6
27 GT 97   Millennium Motorsports   David Friedman
  Chris Miller
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 93
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
28 GTS 83   Chiefie Motorsports   Zak Brown
  Stephen Earle
  Stefano Buttiero
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 90
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
29 GT 17   Contemporary Motorsports   Mike Conte
  Bruno Lambert
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 88
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
30 GT 10   Prototype Technology Group   Peter Cunningham
  Johannes van Overbeek
BMW M3 Y 87
BMW 3.2 L I6
31 GTS 55   Saleen/Allen Speedlab   Terry Borcheller
  Ron Johnson
Saleen Mustang SR P 84
Ford 8.0 L V8
32
DNF
GT 25   RWS Motorsport   Hans-Jörg Hofer
  Sascha Maassen
Porsche 911 GT3-R M 79
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
33
DNF
LMP 95   TRV Motorsport   Jeret Schroeder
  Tom Volk
Riley & Scott Mk III G 70
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
34
DNF
LMP 0   Team Rafanelli SRL   Eric van de Poele
  Mimmo Schiattarella
Riley & Scott Mk III Y 69
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
35
DNF
GTS 48   Freisinger Motorsport   Wolfgang Kaufmann
  Bob Wollek
Porsche 911 GT2 D 67
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
36
DNF
LMP 38   Champion Racing   Allan McNish
  Ralf Kelleners
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo M 55
Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6
37
DNF
GT 7   Prototype Technology Group   Peter Cunningham
  Mark Simo
BMW M3 Y 51
BMW 3.2 L I6
38
DNF
GT 65   Pregrid Motorsports   Randy Pobst
  John Brosius
  Jonathan Fay
Porsche 911 3.8 Cup Y 51
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
39
DNF
LMP 29   Intersport Racing   Spencer Trenery
  Vic Rice
Riley & Scott Mk III G 45
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8
40
DNF
GT 68   The Racer's Group   Kevin Buckler
  Wade Gaughran
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR G 44
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
41
DNF
GTS 92   Dodge Viper Team Oreca   David Donohue
  Tommy Archer
Dodge Viper GTS-R M 33
Dodge 8.0 L V10
42
DNF
GT 67   The Racer's Group   Kimberly Hiskey
  John Hill
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR G 28
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
43
DNF
LMP 75   DAMS   Jean-Marc Gounon
  Christophe Tinseau
Lola B98/10 P 1
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
DNS GTS 52   Maxwell Racing   Harry Rady
  Cary Eisenlohr
Porsche 911 GT2 Y -
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6

Statistics

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  • Pole Position - #1 Panoz Motor Sports (Éric Bernard) - 1:15.974
  • Fastest Lap - #1 Panoz Motor Sports (Éric Bernard) - 1:18.129
  • Distance - 435.807 km (270.798 mi)
  • Average Speed - 158.339 km/h (98.387 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 3, 2007.
  • "1999 American Le Mans Series". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 1999. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008.


American Le Mans Series
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1999 Petit Le Mans
1999 season Next race:
1999 Grand Prix of Las Vegas