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 Time/Retired
Engine
1 LMP 2 Panoz Motor Sports Johnny O'Connell
Jan Magnussen
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S M 122 2:45:11.871
Ford (Élan-Yates) 6.0 L V8
2 LMP 1 Panoz Motor Sports David Brabham
Éric Bernard
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S M 122 + 15.237
Ford (Élan-Yates) 6.0 L V8
3 LMP 0 Team Rafanelli SRL Érik Comas
Mimmo Schiattarella
Riley & Scott Mk III Y 122 + 0 Laps
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
4 LMP 20 Dyson Racing Butch Leitzinger
Elliott Forbes-Robinson
Riley & Scott Mk III G 121 + 1 Lap
Ford 5.0 L V8
5 LMP 11 Doyle-Risi Racing Max Angelelli
Didier de Radiguès
Ferrari 333 SP P 120 + Laps
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
6 LMP 38 Champion Racing Allan McNish
Ralf Kelleners
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo M 119 + 3 Laps
Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6
7 LMP 12 Doyle-Risi Racing Alex Caffi
Wayne Taylor
Ferrari 333 SP P 118 + 4 Laps
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
8 LMP 27 Doran Enterprises Didier Theys
Fredy Lienhard
Ferrari 333 SP M 117 + 5 Laps
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
9 LMP 06 Multimatic Motorsports Scott Maxwell
Ken Wilden
Lola B98/10 P 116 + 6 Laps
Ford 5.1 L V8
10 LMP 15 Hybrid R&D Chris Bingham
Ross Bentley
Riley & Scott Mk III Y 115 + 7 Laps
Ford 5.0 L V8
11 GTS 91 Dodge Viper Team Oreca Olivier Beretta
David Donohue
Dodge Viper GTS-R M 111 + 11 Laps
Dodge 8.0 L V10
12 GTS 92 Dodge Viper Team Oreca Karl Wendlinger
Tommy Archer
Dodge Viper GTS-R M 111 + 11 Laps
Dodge 8.0 L V10
13 LMP 63 Downing Atlanta Jim Downing
A.J. Smith
Kudzu DLY G 110 + 12 Laps
Mazda R26B 2.6 L 4-Rotor
14 GTS 55 Saleen/Allen Speedlab Terry Borcheller
Ron Johnson
Saleen Mustang SR P 109 +13 Laps
Ford 8.0 L V8
15 LMP 28 Intersport Racing Jon Field
Martin Guimont
Lola B98/10 G 108 + 14 Laps
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8
16 GT 23 Alex Job Racing Cort Wagner
Dirk Müller
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Y 108 + 14 Laps
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
17 GT 10 Prototype Technology Group Christian Menzel
Hans-Joachim Stuck
BMW M3 Y 106 + 16 Laps
BMW 3.2 L I6
18 GTS 99 Schumacher Racing Larry Schumacher
John O'Steen
Porsche 911 GT2 M 106 + 16 Laps
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
19 GT 7 Prototype Technology Group Brian Cunningham
Johannes van Overbeek
BMW M3 Y 105 + 17 Laps
BMW 3.2 L I6
20 GTS 04 CJ Motorsport John Graham
John Morton
Porsche 911 GT2 Y 100 + 22 Laps
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
21 GT 40 Team PRC Scott Peeler
Geoff Auberlen
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup G 100 + 22 Laps
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
22 GT 03 Reiser Callas Rennsport Grady Willingham
Joel Reiser
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR P 99 + 23 Laps
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
23 GT 22 Alex Job Racing Mike Fitzgerald
Darryl Havens
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Y 99 + 23 Laps
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
24 GT 02 Reiser Callas Rennsport Johnny Mowlem
Craig Stanton
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR P 98 + 24 Laps
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
25
DNF
LMP 75 DAMS Jean-Marc Gounon
Christophe Tinseau
Lola B98/10 P 97 overheating
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
26 GTS 56 Martin Snow Racing Martin Snow
Kelly Collins
Porsche 911 GT2 M 97 + 25 Laps
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
27 GT 76 Team ARE Peter Argetsinger
Richard Polidori
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Y 92 + 30 Laps
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
28
DNF
LMP 16 Dyson Racing Andy Wallace
James Weaver
Riley & Scott Mk III G 83 cooling system
Ford 5.0 L V8
29 GT 6 Prototype Technology Group Peter Cunningham
Mark Simo
BMW M3 Y 81 + 41 Laps
BMW 3.2L I6
30
DNF
GTS 83 Chiefie Motorsports Andy Pilgrim
Zak Brown
Porsche 911 GT2 P 72 Brakes
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
31
DNF
LMP 18 Dollahite Racing Bill Dollahite
Mike Davies
Ferrari 333 SP P 61 Accident
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
32
DNF
GT 17 GT Contemporary Motorsports Mike Conte
Nick Holt
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Y 11 wheel bearing
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
33
DNF
LMP 36 Doran Enterprises
Jim Matthews Racing
Anthony Lazzaro
Jim Matthews
Ferrari 333 SP M 8 Throttle
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
DNS LMP 42 BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport
JJ Lehto
Jörg Müller
BMW V12 LMR M - withdrawn1
BMW S70 6.0 L V12
DNS LMP 43 BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport
Joachim Winkelhock
Bill Auberlen
BMW V12 LMR M - withdrawn1
BMW S70 6.0 L V12

[4][5][6]

Notes

^1   The No. 42 and No. 43 BMW V12 LMR were withdrawn from the event following qualifying, because BMW deemed the track to be too dangerous to race on.[7]

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-11-29. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
  5. "American Le Mans Series 1999". World Sports Racing Prototypes. Archived from the original on 2008-09-19.
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