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.

Mosport International Raceway

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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