1999 Grand Prix of Mosport

Mosport International Raceway

The 1999 Grand Prix of Mosport was an American Le Mans Series professional sports car race held at Mosport International Raceway near Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada from June 25 to the 27, 1999. The race was the third round of the inaugural American Le Mans Series season, replacing the former Professional SportsCar Racing Championship that previously held the Grand Prix beginning in 1975. The race marked the 14th IMSA / Professional SportsCar Racing sanctioned sports car race held at the facility.

Race

The race marked the maiden win for the Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S driven by Johnny O'Connell and Jan Magnussen for Panoz Motor Sports. It was the first front-engine sportscar overall win at a major event since the 1960s.^[1] Teammates David Brabham and Éric Bernard in the #1 Panoz finished second, while Team Rafanelli drivers Érik Comas and Mimmo Schiattarella took third overall in the Riley & Scott Mk III.

After their recent victory at the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, the event was also set to feature the BMW V12 LMR of BMW Motorsport. After qualifying third and fourth behind the Panoz entries, the team withdrew from the race citing safety concerns at the track.^[2] Following offseason upgrades to Mosport, the team returned to the track for the 2000 edition of the race.

After back to back 24 Hours of Le Mans class victories in 1998 and 1999 and FIA GT Championships in 1997 and 1998, Dodge Viper Team Oreca debuted their Dodge Viper GTS-R in the American Le Mans Series at Mosport, taking the GTS class victory with drivers Olivier Beretta and David Donohue.

Alex Job Racing took the GT class win with drivers Cort Wagner and Dirk Müller in a Porsche 911 Carrera RSR.^[3]

The race was broadcast across North America on CNBC with Joel Meyers and Bill Adam calling the race.

Official results

Class winners in bold.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
					Engine
1	LMP	2	Panoz Motor Sports	Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S	M	122
					Ford (Élan-Yates) 6.0 L V8
2	LMP	1	Panoz Motor Sports	David Brabham Éric Bernard	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S	M	122
					Ford (Élan-Yates) 6.0 L V8
3	LMP	0	Team Rafanelli SRL	Érik Comas Mimmo Schiattarella	Riley & Scott Mk III	Y	122
					Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
4	LMP	20	Dyson Racing	Butch Leitzinger Elliott Forbes-Robinson	Riley & Scott Mk III	G	121
					Ford 5.0 L V8
5	LMP	11	Doyle-Risi Racing	Max Angelelli Didier de Radiguès	Ferrari 333 SP	P	120
					Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
6	LMP	38	Champion Racing	Allan McNish Ralf Kelleners	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	M	119
					Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6
7	LMP	12	Doyle-Risi Racing	Alex Caffi Wayne Taylor	Ferrari 333 SP	P	118
					Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
8	LMP	27	Doran Enterprises	Didier Theys Fredy Lienhard	Ferrari 333 SP	M	117
					Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
9	LMP	06	Multimatic Motorsports	Scott Maxwell Ken Wilden	Lola B98/10	P	116
					Ford 5.1 L V8
10	LMP	15	Hybrid R&D	Chris Bingham Ross Bentley	Riley & Scott Mk III	Y	115
					Ford 5.0 L V8
11	GTS	91	Dodge Viper Team Oreca	Olivier Beretta David Donohue	Dodge Viper GTS-R	M	111
					Dodge 8.0 L V10
12	GTS	92	Dodge Viper Team Oreca	Karl Wendlinger Tommy Archer	Dodge Viper GTS-R	M	111
					Dodge 8.0 L V10
13	LMP	63	Downing Atlanta	Jim Downing A.J. Smith	Kudzu DLY	G	110
					Mazda R26B 2.6 L 4-Rotor
14	GTS	55	Saleen/Allen Speedlab	Terry Borcheller Ron Johnson	Saleen Mustang SR	P	109
					Ford 8.0 L V8
15	LMP	28	Intersport Racing	Jon Field Martin Guimont	Lola B98/10	G	108
					Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8
16	GT	23	Alex Job Racing	Cort Wagner Dirk Müller	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Y	108
					Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
17	GT	10	Prototype Technology Group	Christian Menzel Hans-Joachim Stuck	BMW M3	Y	106
					BMW 3.2 L I6
18	GTS	99	Schumacher Racing	Larry Schumacher John O'Steen	Porsche 911 GT2	M	106
					Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
19	GT	7	Prototype Technology Group	Brian Cunningham Johannes van Overbeek	BMW M3	Y	105
					BMW 3.2 L I6
20	GTS	04	CJ Motorsport	John Graham John Morton	Porsche 911 GT2	Y	100
					Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
21	GT	40	Team PRC	Scott Peeler Geoff Auberlen	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	G	100
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
22	GT	03	Reiser Callas Rennsport	Grady Willingham Joel Reiser	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	P	99
					Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
23	GT	22	Alex Job Racing	Mike Fitzgerald Darryl Havens	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Y	99
					Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
24	GT	02	Reiser Callas Rennsport	Johnny Mowlem Craig Stanton	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	P	98
					Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
25 DNF	LMP	75	DAMS	Jean-Marc Gounon Christophe Tinseau	Lola B98/10	P	97
					Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
26	GTS	56	Martin Snow Racing	Martin Snow Kelly Collins	Porsche 911 GT2	M	97
					Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
27	GT	76	Team ARE	Peter Argetsinger Richard Polidori	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Y	92
					Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
28 DNF	LMP	16	Dyson Racing	Andy Wallace James Weaver	Riley & Scott Mk III	G	83
					Ford 5.0 L V8
29	GT	6	Prototype Technology Group	Peter Cunningham Mark Simo	BMW M3	Y	81
					BMW 3.2L I6
30 DNF	GTS	83	Chiefie Motorsports	Andy Pilgrim Zak Brown	Porsche 911 GT2	P	72
					Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
31 DNF	LMP	18	Dollahite Racing	Bill Dollahite Mike Davies	Ferrari 333 SP	P	61
					Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
32 DNF	GT	17	GT Contemporary Motorsports	Mike Conte Nick Holt	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Y	11
					Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
33 DNF	LMP	36	Doran Enterprises Jim Matthews Racing	Anthony Lazzaro Jim Matthews	Ferrari 333 SP	M	8
					Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
DNS	LMP	42	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	JJ Lehto Jörg Müller	BMW V12 LMR	M	-
					BMW S70 6.0 L V12
DNS	LMP	43	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Joachim Winkelhock Bill Auberlen	BMW V12 LMR	M	-
					BMW S70 6.0 L V12

^[4][5]

Statistics

• Pole Position - #2 Panoz Motor Sports - 1:10.514
• Fastest Lap - #1 Panoz Motor Sports - 1:12.093
• Time of race - 2:45:11.871
• Distance - 482.800 km (299.998 mi)
• Average Speed - 175.353 km/h (108.959 mph)

References

1. Codling, Stuart (August 1999). "Red Dawn - Race Report Mosport ALMS". Le Mans & Sportscar Racer (Indianapolis, Indiana: Haymarket Media Group). pp. 18–25.
2. Baser, Ken (July 15, 1999). "Symmetry - Don Panoz's cars finish one-two on Don Panoz's track". On Track (Charlotte, North Carolina: Street & Smith's Sports Publication). pp. 70–73.
3. American Le Mans Series Yearbook 1999. London, England: Haymarket Specialist Publications Ltd. 1999. pp. 45–47. ISBN 0-86024-966-2.
4. "Official Results" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 1999.
5. "American Le Mans Series 1999". World Sports Racing Prototypes.

External links

• 1999 Grand Prix of Mosport Race Broadcast (YouTube)