1999 FIA GT Championship

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The 1999 FIA GT Championship was the third season of FIA GT Championship, an auto racing series endorsed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO). The races featured grand touring cars and awarded a drivers and teams championship. The season began on 11 April 1999 and ended 26 November 1999 after ten races in Europe, the United States, and China.

Following the domination of Mercedes-Benz the previous two seasons, pre-season entries for the GT1 category were so few that the FIA and SRO chose to eliminate the class for 1999. The former GT2 class became the sole category of cars eligible for the championships, although cars from national championships were allowed to participate on an invitational basis at some events. Chrysler Viper Team Oreca dominated the championship for the entire season, winning all but one race en route to the Teams title. Olivier Beretta won his second-consecutive championship, sharing the Drivers title with teammate Karl Wendlinger, earning six of Oreca's nine race victories.

For the first time in the history of both the FIA GT Championship and its predecessor series, the BPR Global GT Endurance Championship, a 1,000 km (620 mi) endurance race was not part of the season as the 1000 km Suzuka was dropped from the schedule, instead all races were held to a 500 km (310 mi) distance. The Japanese event was replaced by a race at the Zhuhai International Circuit, which the BPR series had visited in 1996. Dijon-Prenois was also not retained from 1998, replaced by the Zolder and Monza, which started the season. The series initially planned to retain the A1-Ring before the event was replaced by a second American event at Watkins Glen. The two American rounds were intended to be run in conjunction with the United States Road Racing Championship before the series was canceled in the summer of 1999, although American teams were invited to participate as non-scoring entries.

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date
1	Aprimatic Trophy	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy	11 April
2	P&O Stena Line Silverstone 500	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom	9 May
3	Hockenheim 500	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany	27 June
4	Hungaroring 500	Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary	4 July
5	Castrol Belcar FIA GT	Zolder Circuit, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium	18 July
6	Oschersleben 500	Motopark Oschersleben, Oschersleben, Germany	8 August
7	International Car Races	Donington Park, Leicestershire, United Kingdom	5 September
8	Miami 500	Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, United States	26 September
9	Bosch Sports Car Oktoberfest	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, United States	3 October
10	Zhuhai 500	Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai, China	28 November
Source:[1]

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	M	1	Olivier Beretta	1–2, 4–10
					Karl Wendlinger	1–2, 4–10
					Luca Drudi	3
					Justin Bell	3
				2	Jean-Philippe Belloc	All
					David Donohue	1–2, 8–9
					Justin Bell	2, 7
					Dominique Dupuy	3–4
					Marc Duez	5–6
					Vincent Vosse	10
Roock Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	Y	3	Stéphane Ortelli	1–4
					Claudia Hürtgen	1–4
					Adam Topping	10
					Robert Schirle	10
					Ugo Colombo	10
				4	André Ahrlé	1–5
					Hubert Haupt	1–5
					Claudia Hürtgen	5
Roock Sportsystem Michael Eschmann				5	Michael Eschmann	1–4
					Hugh Price	1
					John Robinson	1
					Paul Hulverscheid	2–4, 6
					Sascha Maassen	3–4, 6
					Ben Lievens	5
					Michel Meers	5
					Stéphane Ortelli	6
				32	Raffaele Sangiuolo	2
					John Robinson	2
					Hugh Price	2
Konrad Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	6	Franz Konrad	All
					Bob Wollek	1, 3–4, 6
					Mike Hezemans	2, 8–9
					Altfrid Heger	5
					Sascha Maassen	7, 10
				7	Charles Slater	8–9
					Ugo Colombo	8
					Jesús Diez de Villarroel	9
					Peter Worm	10
					Batti Pregliasco	10
Haberthur Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	8	Luca Cappellari	1–9
					Michel Neugarten	1, 3–5
					Filippo Salvarni	1
					Angelo Zadra	2
					Patrice Goueslard	2–4
					Marco Spinelli	5
					Patrick Vuillaume	6–10
					Axel Röhr	6
					Raffaele Sangiuolo	7
					Paolo Rapetti	8
					David Kicak	9
					Rino Mastronardi	10
					Jacques Corbet	10
				9	Mauro Casadei	All
					Stefano Bucci	1–4
					Andrea Garbagnati	1–2, 4, 7–10
					Patrick Vuillaume	5
					Raffaele Sangiuolo	5
					Roberto Mangifesta	6
					Ivan Jacoma	6
					Massimo Cattori	7
Marcos Racing International	Marcos LM600	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8	D	10	Cor Euser	1, 3–4
					Mike Hezemans	1, 6
					Herman Buurman	3–4, 6
					Vincent Dupont	5
					Hans Willems	5
				11	Cor Euser	5
					Herman Buurman	5
Freisinger Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	15	Wolfgang Kaufmann	All
					Michel Ligonnet	1–7
					Bob Wollek	8–10
				16	Manfred Jurasz	All
					Ray Lintott	1
					Luis Marques	2
					Yukihiro Hane	3–7, 9–10
					Lance Stewart	8
Chamberlain Motorsport	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	M	18	Ni Amorim	1–7, 10
					Will Hoy	1–2
					Toni Seiler	2–7
					Vincent Vosse	8–9
					Xavier Pompidou	8–9
					Hans Hugenholtz Jr.	8, 10
					Michel Ligonnet	9–10
				19	Christian Vann	All
					Christian Gläsel	All
					Hans Hugenholtz Jr.	2
Bovi Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		20	Attila Barta	1, 4
					Kálmán Bódis	1, 4
					Ferenc Rátkai	1
					Zoltán Zengő	4
Paul Belmondo Racing	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	D	21	Claude-Yves Gosselin	1–7
					Paul Belmondo	1–5, 7–10
					Marc Rostan	2
					Emmanuel Clérico	4, 6, 8
					Luca Drudi	9
					Dominique Dupuy	10
				22	Emmanuel Clérico	1, 3
					Christophe Pillon	1
					Steffan Widmann	3–7
					Marc Rostan	3, 8
					Mike Hezemans	4, 7
					Alex Portman	5
					Jean-Marc Gounon	6
					Alain Filhol	7
					"Raël"	8–9
					Steve Pfeffer	9
Werner	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	23	Francis Werner	2–5, 7
					Jacques Piattier	2–5, 7
					Philippe Auvray	2, 4–5
RWS	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		24	Horst Felbermayr	1–7
					Horst Felbermayr Jr.	1–7
Lister Storm Racing	Lister Storm GT2	Jaguar 7.0 L V12	M	25	Julian Bailey	1–3, 5, 7
					Bobby Verdon-Roe	1–2
					Tiff Needell	1–2
					Jamie Campbell-Walter	3, 5
					Tim Sugden	3
					Andy Wallace	5, 7
					William Hewland	7
				34	Mike Hezemans	3, 5
					David Hart	3, 5
Ruggero Grassi	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		26	Ruggero Grassi	1
					Anssi Münz	1
MAC Racing	Porsche 911	Porsche 3.4 L Flat-6		27	Luciano Tamburini	1
					Ruggero Melgrati	1
Ebimotors	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		28	Fabio Babini	1
					Massimo Frigerio	1
Autorlando	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	29	Marco Spinelli	1, 7
					Fabio Villa	1, 7
					Gabriele Sabatini	1, 7
BVB	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	30	Max Beaverbroock	2, 7
					Geoff Lister	2
					Martin Stretton	7
Sunauto	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	31	Jean-Pierre Jarier	2, 4
					François Lafon	2, 4
					Michel Neugarten	2
GLPK Racing	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 8.0 L V10	D	33	Vincent Vosse	1–7
					Didier Defourny	1–7
					Marc Duez	2
					Anthony Kumpen	4
					Jean-François Hemroulle	4
Porsche Zentrum Regensburg	Porsche 911 Turbo	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		35	Michael Trunk	6
					Bernhard Müller	6
	Porsche 911 Cup	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6		36	Josef Jobst	6
					Klaus Gebendorfer	6
					Günther Kronseder	6
Cirtek Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		37	Robert Schirle	7
					Jonathan Baker	7
					Charlie Cox	7
Proton Competition	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	Y	69	Gerold Ried	1–7, 10
					Christian Ried	1–7, 10
					Patrick Vuillaume	1–4
Seikel Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	77	Richard Nearn	1–7
					Ernst Palmberger	1–6
					Nigel Smith	1–6
					Rob Wilson	7
				78	Renato Mastropietro	1–2
					Claudio Padovani	1–2
					Raffaele Sangiuolo	1, 4
					Paolo Zanichelli	2
					Jacques Schwach	3
					Bernard Schwach	3
					Didier van Straaten	3
					Xavier Pompidou	4, 7
					Max Cohen-Olivar	4, 7
					Ruggero Grassi	6
					Christian Vogler	6
					Paolo Rapetti	7
Sources:[2][3]

Rnd	Circuit	Overall Winning Team	Report
		Overall Winning Drivers
1	Monza	No. 1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
		Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger
2	Silverstone	No. 1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
		Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger
3	Hockenheimring	No. 2 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
		Jean-Philippe Belloc Dominique Dupuy
4	Hungaroring	No. 2 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
		Jean-Philippe Belloc Dominique Dupuy
5	Zolder	No. 1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
		Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger
6	Oschersleben	No. 1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
		Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger
7	Donington	No. 1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
		Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger
8	Homestead	No. 21 Paul Belmondo Racing	Report
		Paul Belmondo Emmanuel Clérico
9	Watkins Glen	No. 2 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
		Jean-Philippe Belloc David Donohue
10	Zhuhai	No. 1 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	Report
		Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger
Source:[4]

Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the race distance in order to be classified as a finisher. Drivers were required to complete 20% of the total race distance for their car to earn points. Teams scored points for each of its cars which finished a race in a top six placing.^[5]

Pos. Driver Team MON SIL HOC HUN ZOL OSC DON HOM WAT ZHU Total points 1 Olivier Beretta Chrysler Viper Team Oreca 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 78 1 Karl Wendlinger Chrysler Viper Team Oreca 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 78 2 Jean-Philippe Belloc Chrysler Viper Team Oreca 2 2 1 1 Ret 2 16 4 1 5 53 3 David Donohue Chrysler Viper Team Oreca 2 2 4 1 25 4 Dominique Dupuy Chrysler Viper Team Oreca 1 1 24 Paul Belmondo Racing 3 5 Christian Gläsel Chamberlain Motorsport 4 4 12 8 Ret 4 5 7 3 2 21 5 Christian Vann Chamberlain Motorsport 4 4 12 8 Ret 4 5 7 3 2 21 6 Wolfgang Kaufmann Freisinger Motorsport 3 6 5 6 4 5 Ret 5 4 4 21 7 Paul Belmondo Paul Belmondo Racing 6 7 7 10 5 7 1 5 3 19 8 Bob Wollek Konrad Motorsport 15 3 3 8 16 Freisinger Motorsport 5 4 4 9 Vincent Vosse GLPK Racing 5 3 Ret 13 14 Ret 4 16 Chamberlain Motorsport 3 6 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca 5 10 Ni Amorim Chamberlain Motorsport Ret Ret Ret 4 2 3 6 10 14 11 Toni Seiler Chamberlain Motorsport Ret Ret 4 2 3 6 14 12 Michel Ligonnet Freisinger Motorsport 3 6 5 6 4 5 Ret 14 Chamberlain Motorsport 6 10 13 Franz Konrad Konrad Motorsport 15 13 3 3 6 8 3 Ret 11 Ret 13 14 Justin Bell Chrysler Viper Team Oreca 2 2 16 12 15 Emmanuel Clérico Paul Belmondo Racing Ret Ret 10 6 1 11 16 Marc Duez GLPK Racing 3 10 Chrysler Viper Team Oreca Ret 2 17 Julian Bailey Lister Storm Racing Ret Ret 4 12 2 9 18 Didier Defourny GLPK Racing 5 3 Ret 13 14 Ret 4 9 19 Luca Drudi Chrysler Viper Team Oreca 2 8 Paul Belmondo Racing 5 20 Hans Hugenholtz Jr. Chamberlain Motorsport 4 3 10 7 21 Sascha Maassen Roock Sportsystem 9 5 14 6 Konrad Motorsport 3 Ret 22 Xavier Pompidou Seikel Motorsport NC 12 5 Chamberlain Motorsport 3 6 23 Mike Hezemans Marcos Racing International 13 DNS 4 Konrad Motorsport 13 Ret 11 Lister Storm Racing Ret 3 Paul Belmondo Racing 9 Ret 24 David Hart Lister Storm Racing Ret 3 4 25 Claude-Yves Gosselin Paul Belmondo Racing 6 7 7 10 5 6 7 4 26 Jamie Campbell-Walter Lister Storm Racing 4 12 3 27 Tim Sugden Lister Storm Racing 4 3 28 Stéphane Ortelli Roock Racing 8 5 15 16 2 Roock Sportsystem 14 29 Claudia Hürtgen Roock Racing 8 5 15 16 15 2 30 Paul Hulverscheid Roock Sportsystem Ret 9 5 14 2 31 Michael Eschmann Roock Sportsystem 21 Ret 9 5 2 32 Manfred Jurasz Freisinger Motorsport 19 Ret 14 17 7 10 9 6 8 6 2 33 Yukihiro Hane Freisinger Motorsport 14 17 7 10 9 9 6 1 34 André Ahrlé Roock Racing 11 Ret 6 7 15 1 34 Hubert Haupt Roock Racing 11 Ret 6 7 15 1 35 Altfrid Heger Konrad Motorsport 6 1 35 Lance Stewart Freisinger Motorsport 6 1 Pos. Driver Team MON SIL HOC HUN ZOL OSC DON HOM WAT ZHU Total points Sources:[4][6]

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third 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 practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

Pos.	Team	MON	SIL	HOC	HUN	ZOL	OSC	DON	HOM	WAT	ZHU	Total points
1	Chrysler Viper Team Oreca	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	137
		2	2	2	2	Ret	2	16	4	2	5
2	Chamberlain Motorsport	4	4	12	4	2	3	5	3	3	2	40
		Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	4	6	7	6	10
3	Freisinger Motorsport	3	6	5	6	4	5	9	5	4	4	23
		19	Ret	14	17	7	10	Ret	6	8	6
4	Paul Belmondo Racing	6	7	7	9	5	6	7	1	5	3	20
		Ret		Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7
5	Lister Storm Racing	Ret	Ret	4		3		2				13
				Ret		12
6	Konrad Motorsport	15	13	3	3	6	8	3	9	11	NC	13
									Ret	12	Ret
7	GLPK Racing	5	3	Ret	13	14	Ret	4				9
8	Roock Racing	8	5	6	7	15					9	3
		11	Ret	15	16
9	Roock Sportsystem	21	Ret	9	5	10	14					2
			Ret
-	Haberthur Racing	7	Ret	8	12	9	7	14	8	9	7	0
		14	Ret	11	20	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	10	Ret
-	BVB		8					8				0
-	Proton Competition	Ret	10	NC	Ret	8	Ret	10				0
-	Seikel Motorsport	10	9	13	11	11	9	12				0
		17	Ret	16	NC		12	Ret
-	Autorlando	9						11				0
-	Marcos Racing International	13		10	14	Ret	DNS					0
						Ret
-	RWS	12	11	Ret	15	Ret	11	Ret				0
-	Werner		Ret	NC	19	13		15				0
-	Sunauto		12		18							0
-	Cirtek Motorsport							13				0
-	Ruggero Grassi	16										0
-	MAC Racing	18										0
-	Bovi Motorsport	20			DNS							0
-	Ebimotors	Ret										0
-	Porsche Zentrum Regensburg						Ret					0
							Ret
Sources:[4][7]

• 1999 FIA Championship Classifications, www.fia.com, as archived at web.archive.org
• 1999 FIA GT Championship points charts, www.fiagt.com, as archived at web.archive.org
• FIA GT Championship 1999, www.wsrp.cz
• FIA GT Championship, www.racingsportscars.com