The 1999 American Le Mans Series was the inaugural season of the IMSA American Le Mans Series, and is now recognised as the 29th season of the IMSA GT Championship. It was a series for Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) and Grand Touring (GT) race cars divided into three classes: LMP, GTS, and GT. It began March 20, 1999, and ended November 7, 1999, after eight races.
The American Le Mans Series officially replaced the dwindling IMSA GT Championship after the 1998 season. The Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), which organized the 24 Hours of Le Mans, allowed IMSA's owner Don Panoz to create a series closely modeled after the formula used at Le Mans. The first official ACO-backed event had been held at the 1998 Petit Le Mans, which was part of the IMSA GT season but allowed ACO-spec cars to compete. The success of the event allowed Panoz to form the American Le Mans Series, which continued until its merger with Grand-Am in 2013.
Schedule
[edit]Rnd | Race | Length | Circuit | Date |
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1 | Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring | 12 Hours | Sebring International Raceway | March 20 |
2 | Grand Prix of Atlanta | 2 Hours 45 Minutes | Road Atlanta | April 18 |
3 | Grand Prix of Mosport | 2 Hours 45 Minutes | Mosport Park | June 27 |
4 | Grand Prix of Sonoma | 2 Hours 45 Minutes | Sears Point Raceway | July 25 |
5 | Rose City Grand Prix | 2 Hours 45 Minutes | Portland International Raceway | August 1 |
6 | Petit Le Mans | 1000 Miles or 10 Hours | Road Atlanta | September 18 |
7 | Sports Car Championships | 2 Hours 45 Minutes | Laguna Seca Raceway | October 10 |
8 | Grand Prix of Las Vegas | 2 Hours 45 Minutes | Las Vegas Motor Speedway | November 7 |
Source:[1] |
Originally the season finale was supposed to be the Grand Prix of San Diego held on a 1.5 mile Road course at the former Naval Training Center. However, the season finale would eventually be moved to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway due to construction delays.[2]
Season results
[edit]Overall winner in bold.
Teams Championship
[edit]Points are awarded to the top nineteen finishers in each class in the following order:
- 25-21-19-17-15-14-13-12-11-10-...
Exception however for the 12 Hours of Sebring, which awarded in the following order:
- 30-26-24-22-20-19-18-17-16-15-...
Teams only scored the points for their highest finishing entry in each race.
LMP Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
Panoz Esperante GTR-1 Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S |
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8 Ford (Élan-Yates) 6.0 L V8 |
15 |
25 |
21 |
25 |
25 |
21 |
17 |
149 | |
2 | ![]() |
BMW V12 LMR | BMW S70 6.0 L V12 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 147 | ||
3 | ![]() |
Riley & Scott Mk III | Ford Windsor 302 H.O. 5.0 L V8 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 139 |
4 | ![]() |
Ferrari 333 SP | Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 99 | |
5 | ![]() |
Ferrari 333 SP | Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 97 | |
6 | ![]() |
Riley & Scott Mk III | Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 85 | |||
7 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT1-98 | Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 74 | ||
8 | ![]() |
Riley & Scott Mk III | Ford 5.0 L V8 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 63 | ||
9 | ![]() |
Riley & Scott Mk III Lola B98/10 |
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8 Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8 |
14 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
8 |
9 |
52 | ||
10 | ![]() |
Kudzu DLM Kudzu DLY |
Mazda 2.0 L 3-Rotor Mazda R26B 2.6 L 4-Rotor |
17 |
8 |
9 |
6 |
10 |
50 | |||
11 | ![]() |
Riley & Scott Mk III | Ford 5.0 L V8 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 49 | ||||
12 | ![]() |
Ferrari 333 SP | Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 32 | ||||
13 | ![]() |
BMW V12 LM | BMW S70 6.0 L V12 | 13 | 15 | 28 | ||||||
14 | ![]() |
Lola B98/10 | Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 | 7 | 19 | 26 | ||||||
15 | ![]() |
Audi R8R | Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 | 24 | 24 | |||||||
16 | ![]() |
Riley & Scott Mk III | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 12 | 9 | 21 | ||||||
17 | ![]() |
Lola B98/10 | Ford 5.1 L V8 | 5 | 11 | 16 | ||||||
18 | ![]() |
Riley & Scott Mk III | Ford 5.0 L V8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | ||||||
19 | ![]() |
Riley & Scott Mk III Hawk MD3R |
Ford 5.0 L V8 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 |
13 |
13 | |||||||
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Sintura S99 | Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 | 11 | 11 | |||||||
20= | ![]() |
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | Ford (Élan-Yates) 6.0 L V8 | 11 | 11 | |||||||
20= | ![]() |
Riley & Scott Mk III | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||||||
23 | ![]() |
Riley & Scott Mk III Lola B98/10 |
Ford 5.0 L V8 Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8 |
10 |
10 | |||||||
24 | ![]() |
Lola B98/12 | BMW 4.0 L V8 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 |
5 |
5 |
GTS Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
Dodge Viper GTS-R | Dodge 8.0 L V10 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 150 | ||
2 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | 30 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 19 | 13 | 139 |
3 | ![]() |
Saleen Mustang SR | Ford 8.0 L V8 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 119 |
4 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 113 | |
5 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 108 |
6 | ![]() |
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 |
22 |
21 |
17 |
21 |
19 |
100 | |||
7 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 79 | |||
8 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | 15 | 25 | 17 | 57 | |||||
9 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 49 | |||||
10 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 47 | |||||
11 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 Turbo | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | 16 | 14 | 30 | ||||||
12 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 | 13 | 13 | |||||||
13 | ![]() |
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 8.0 L V10 | 9 | 9 |
GT Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
BMW M3 | BMW 3.2 L I6 | 16 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 161 |
2 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 30 | 21 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 146 |
3 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 124 |
4 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 105 | |
5 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 92 | ||||
6 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3-R | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 51 | |||
7 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 45 | |||
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BMW M3 | BMW 3.2 L I6 | 25 | 8 | 33 | ||||||
8= | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Porsche 911 Carrera RSR |
Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 |
20 |
13 |
33 | ||||||
10= | ![]() |
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 17 | 15 | 32 | ||||||
10= | ![]() |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 32 | |||||
12 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 27 | |||||
13 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 17 | 8 | 25 | ||||||
14 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 Supercup | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 11 | 13 | 24 | ||||||
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 14 | 9 | 23 | ||||||
15= | ![]() |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 11 | 12 | 23 | ||||||
17= | ![]() |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 22 | 22 | |||||||
17= | ![]() |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 15 | 7 | 22 | ||||||
19 | ![]() |
BMW M3 | BMW 3.2 L I6 | 19 | 19 | |||||||
20 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 3.8 RSR Cup | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 10 | 7 | 17 | ||||||
21 | ![]() |
BMW M3 | BMW 3.2 L I6 | 15 | 15 | |||||||
22 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 12 | 12 | |||||||
23= | ![]() |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 11 | 11 | |||||||
23= | ![]() |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 11 | 11 | |||||||
23= | ![]() |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||||||
26 | ![]() |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 10 | 10 |
References
[edit]- ^ "1999 Schedule". American Le Mans Series. Archived from the original on November 18, 1999. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ "Season finale moves to Las Vegas". www.autosport.com. Retrieved 2022-12-20.