1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 51st F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
Season summary
The dominant reign of Honda's Mick Doohan came to an end with serious injuries suffered in practice for the Spanish Grand Prix.[1] In his absence, his Honda team-mate Àlex Crivillé stepped forward and claimed Spain's first-ever 500cc world championship.[1] Kenny Roberts, Jr. gave a strong performance to finish in second with four victories including an outright victory over Doohan in Japan.[1]
A young Valentino Rossi continued to impress for Aprilia, winning nine races and claiming his second world championship, this time in the 250 class.[1] Honda's Emilio Alzamora became the second rider to win a world championship without winning a race when he captured the 125 crown from Marco Melandri and Masao Azuma who split five victories between them.[1]
Grands Prix
Final standings
500cc final standings[2][3]
|
Colour | Result |
Gold | Winner |
Silver | 2nd place |
Bronze | 3rd place |
Green | Points finish |
Blue | Non-points finish |
Non-classified finish (NC) |
Purple | Retired (Ret) |
Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
White | Did not start (DNS) |
Withdrew (WD) |
Race cancelled (C) |
Blank |
Did not participate (DNP) |
Excluded (EX) |
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap |
250cc final standings[4]
|
Colour | Result |
Gold | Winner |
Silver | 2nd place |
Bronze | 3rd place |
Green | Points finish |
Blue | Non-points finish |
Non-classified finish (NC) |
Purple | Retired (Ret) |
Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
White | Did not start (DNS) |
Withdrew (WD) |
Race cancelled (C) |
Blank |
Did not participate (DNP) |
Excluded (EX) |
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap |
125cc final standings[5]
|
Colour | Result |
Gold | Winner |
Silver | 2nd place |
Bronze | 3rd place |
Green | Points finish |
Blue | Non-points finish |
Non-classified finish (NC) |
Purple | Retired (Ret) |
Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
White | Did not start (DNS) |
Withdrew (WD) |
Race cancelled (C) |
Blank |
Did not participate (DNP) |
Excluded (EX) |
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap |
Participants
500cc participants
Team |
Constructor |
Motorcycle |
No |
Rider |
Rounds |
Repsol Honda Team |
Honda |
Honda NSR500 |
1 |
Mick Doohan |
1–3 |
3 |
Àlex Crivillé |
all |
8 |
Tadayuki Okada |
all |
15 |
Sete Gibernau |
6–16 |
Honda NSR500V |
1–5 |
Marlboro Yamaha Team |
Yamaha |
Yamaha YZR500 (OWK1) |
2 |
Max Biaggi |
all |
4 |
Carlos Checa |
all |
MoviStar Honda Pons |
Honda |
Honda NSR500 |
5 |
Alex Barros |
all |
14 |
Juan Borja |
all |
Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin |
Yamaha |
Yamaha YZR500 |
6 |
Norick Abe |
all |
Team Biland GP1 |
MuZ Weber |
MuZ Weber 500 |
7 |
Luca Cadalora |
1, 3–7, 9–10 |
11 |
Simon Crafar |
8 |
17 |
Jurgen van den Goorbergh |
all |
27 |
Bernard Garcia |
11–12 |
35 |
Anthony Gobert |
13–16 |
71 |
Noriyasu Numata |
2 |
Suzuki Grand Prix Team |
Suzuki |
Suzuki RGV500 (XR89) |
9 |
Nobuatsu Aoki |
1–3, 6–16 |
10 |
Kenny Roberts, Jr. |
all |
16 |
Yukio Kagayama |
1–2 |
4 |
Red Bull Yamaha WCM |
Yamaha |
Yamaha YZR500 |
11 |
Simon Crafar |
1–6 |
24 |
Garry McCoy |
7–16 |
55 |
Régis Laconi |
all |
Proton KR Modenas |
Modenas |
Modenas KR3 |
12 |
Jean-Michel Bayle |
1–2, 4–6 |
20 |
Mike Hale |
1–4, 10–16 |
52 |
José David de Gea |
12–16 |
68 |
Mark Willis |
7, 9 |
69 |
Jamie Whitham |
3, 5–10 |
Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team |
Honda |
Honda NSR500V |
18 |
Markus Ober |
1–9 |
32 |
Marc Garcia |
12 |
37 |
Steve Martin |
13–16 |
52 |
José David de Gea |
10–11 |
Kanemoto Honda |
Honda |
Honda NSR500 |
19 |
John Kocinski |
all |
Millar Honda |
Honda |
Honda NSR500V |
21 |
Michael Rutter |
all |
Tecmas Honda Elf |
Honda |
Honda NSR500V |
22 |
Sébastien Gimbert |
all |
Technical Maxon TSR |
TSR-Honda |
TSR-Honda AC50M |
25 |
José Luis Cardoso |
1–8, 10–16 |
52 |
José David de Gea |
9 |
F.C.C. TSR |
TSR-Honda |
TSR-Honda AC50M |
26 |
Haruchika Aoki |
all |
Aprilia Grand Prix Racing |
Aprilia |
Aprilia RSW-2 500 |
31 |
Tetsuya Harada |
all |
Lucky Strike Honda Racing |
Honda |
Honda NSR500 |
36 |
Shinichi Ito |
2 |
Team Paton |
Paton |
Paton V70 C10/5 |
43 |
Paolo Tessari |
5–6 |
Raceline Malaysia |
Honda |
Honda NSR500V |
45 |
John Allen |
1 |
Team Vimto Honda |
Honda |
Honda NSR500V |
46 |
John McGuinness |
8 |
Buckley Systems BSL Racing |
BSL |
BSL 500 V3 |
68 |
Mark Willis |
1, 3–5 |
Modenas |
Modenas KR3 |
10–16 |
|
Key |
Regular Rider |
Wildcard Rider |
Replacement Rider |
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References
- Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
- "The Official MotoGP website". Retrieved 2010-07-06.
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