1999 Grand Prix of Mosport

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 United States Panoz Motor Sports United States Johnny O'Connell
Denmark Jan Magnussen
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S M 122
Ford (Élan-Yates) 6.0 L V8
2 LMP 1 United States Panoz Motor Sports Australia David Brabham
France Éric Bernard
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S M 122
Ford (Élan-Yates) 6.0 L V8
3 LMP 0 Italy Team Rafanelli SRL France Érik Comas
Italy Mimmo Schiattarella
Riley & Scott Mk III Y 122
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
4 LMP 20 United States Dyson Racing United States Butch Leitzinger
United States Elliott Forbes-Robinson
Riley & Scott Mk III G 121
Ford 5.0 L V8
5 LMP 11 United States Doyle-Risi Racing Italy Max Angelelli
Belgium Didier de Radiguès
Ferrari 333 SP P 120
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
6 LMP 38 United States Champion Racing United Kingdom Allan McNish
Germany Ralf Kelleners
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo M 119
Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6
7 LMP 12 United States Doyle-Risi Racing Italy Alex Caffi
South Africa Wayne Taylor
Ferrari 333 SP P 118
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
8 LMP 27 United States Doran Enterprises Belgium Didier Theys
Switzerland Fredy Lienhard
Ferrari 333 SP M 117
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
9 LMP 06 Canada Multimatic Motorsports Canada Scott Maxwell
Canada Ken Wilden
Lola B98/10 P 116
Ford 5.1 L V8
10 LMP 15 United States Hybrid R&D United States Chris Bingham
Canada Ross Bentley
Riley & Scott Mk III Y 115
Ford 5.0 L V8
11 GTS 91 France Dodge Viper Team Oreca Monaco Olivier Beretta
United States David Donohue
Dodge Viper GTS-R M 111
Dodge 8.0 L V10
12 GTS 92 France Dodge Viper Team Oreca Austria Karl Wendlinger
United States Tommy Archer
Dodge Viper GTS-R M 111
Dodge 8.0 L V10
13 LMP 63 United States Downing Atlanta United States Jim Downing
United States A.J. Smith
Kudzu DLY G 110
Mazda R26B 2.6 L 4-Rotor
14 GTS 55 United States Saleen/Allen Speedlab United States Terry Borcheller
United States Ron Johnson
Saleen Mustang SR P 109
Ford 8.0 L V8
15 LMP 28 United States Intersport Racing United States Jon Field
Canada Martin Guimont
Lola B98/10 G 108
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8
16 GT 23 United States Alex Job Racing United States Cort Wagner
Germany Dirk Müller
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Y 108
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
17 GT 10 United States Prototype Technology Group Germany Christian Menzel
Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck
BMW M3 Y 106
BMW 3.2 L I6
18 GTS 99 United States Schumacher Racing United States Larry Schumacher
United States John O'Steen
Porsche 911 GT2 M 106
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
19 GT 7 United States Prototype Technology Group United States Brian Cunningham
United States Johannes van Overbeek
BMW M3 Y 105
BMW 3.2 L I6
20 GTS 04 United States CJ Motorsport Canada John Graham
United States John Morton
Porsche 911 GT2 Y 100
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
21 GT 40 United States Team PRC United States Scott Peeler
United States Geoff Auberlen
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup G 100
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
22 GT 03 United States Reiser Callas Rennsport United States Grady Willingham
United States Joel Reiser
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR P 99
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
23 GT 22 United States Alex Job Racing United States Mike Fitzgerald
United States Darryl Havens
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Y 99
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
24 GT 02 United States Reiser Callas Rennsport United Kingdom Johnny Mowlem
United States Craig Stanton
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR P 98
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
25
DNF
LMP 75 France DAMS France Jean-Marc Gounon
France Christophe Tinseau
Lola B98/10 P 97
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
26 GTS 56 United States Martin Snow Racing United States Martin Snow
United States Kelly Collins
Porsche 911 GT2 M 97
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
27 GT 76 United States Team ARE United States Peter Argetsinger
United States Richard Polidori
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Y 92
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
28
DNF
LMP 16 United States Dyson Racing United Kingdom Andy Wallace
United Kingdom James Weaver
Riley & Scott Mk III G 83
Ford 5.0 L V8
29 GT 6 United States Prototype Technology Group United States Peter Cunningham
United States Mark Simo
BMW M3 Y 81
BMW 3.2L I6
30
DNF
GTS 83 United States Chiefie Motorsports United States Andy Pilgrim
United States Zak Brown
Porsche 911 GT2 P 72
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
31
DNF
LMP 18 United States Dollahite Racing United States Bill Dollahite
United States Mike Davies
Ferrari 333 SP P 61
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
32
DNF
GT 17 United States GT Contemporary Motorsports United States Mike Conte
United Kingdom Nick Holt
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Y 11
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
33
DNF
LMP 36 United States Doran Enterprises
United States Jim Matthews Racing
United States Anthony Lazzaro
United States Jim Matthews
Ferrari 333 SP M 8
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
DNS LMP 42 Germany BMW Motorsport
Germany Schnitzer Motorsport
Finland JJ Lehto
Germany Jörg Müller
BMW V12 LMR M -
BMW S70 6.0 L V12
DNS LMP 43 Germany BMW Motorsport
Germany Schnitzer Motorsport
Germany Joachim Winkelhock
United States Bill Auberlen
BMW V12 LMR M -
BMW S70 6.0 L V12

[4][5]

Statistics

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

American Le Mans Series
Previous race:
1999 Grand Prix of Atlanta
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1999 Grand Prix of Sonoma
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