1999 12 Hours of Sebring
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The 1999 Exxon Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring was the 47th running of the 12 Hours of Sebring. It also served as the first event in the new American Le Mans Series, which had replaced the IMSA GT Championship as the International Motor Sports Association's premiere series. It took place at Sebring International Raceway, Florida, on March 20, 1999.
Race results
[edit]Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | LMP | 42 |  BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Jörg Müller JJ Lehto Tom Kristensen | BMW V12 LMR | M | 313 |
| BMW S70 6.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 2 | LMP | 20 |  Dyson Racing | Butch Leitzinger Elliott Forbes-Robinson James Weaver | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 313 |
| Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 3 | LMP | 77 | Audi Sport Team Joest |  Michele Alboreto Rinaldo Capello Stefan Johansson | Audi R8R | M | 310 |
| Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 4 | LMP | 38 | Champion Racing | Dirk Müller Thierry Boutsen Bob Wollek | Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | M | 308 |
| Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 5 | LMP | 78 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Perry McCarthy Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro | Audi R8R | M | 304 |
| Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 6 | LMP | 12 | Doyle-Risi Racing | Alex Caffi Max Angelelli Wayne Taylor Juan Manuel Fangio II | Ferrari 333 SP | P | 294 |
| Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 7 | LMP | 15 | Hybrid R&D | Chris Bingham Ross Bentley Marc Duez | Riley & Scott Mk III | Y | 292 |
| Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 8 | LMP | 62 | Downing Atlanta | Dennis Spencer A.J. Smith Rich Grupp | Kudzu DLM | G | 290 |
| Mazda 2.0 L 3-Rotor | |||||||
| 9 | GTS | 56 | Martin Snow Racing | Martin Snow Melanie Snow Patrick Huisman | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 287 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 10 | GTS | 48 | Freisinger Motorsport | Wolfgang Kaufmann Michel Ligonnet Lance Stewart | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 285 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 11 | GT | 23 | Alex Job Racing | Kelly Collins Cort Wagner Darrly Havens | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Y | 284 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 12 | LMP | 63 | Downing Atlanta | Jim Downing Chris Ronson Steve Pelke | Kudzu DLY | G | 281 |
| Mazda R26B 2.6 L 4-Rotor | |||||||
| 13 | GT | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Randy Pobst Mike Fitzgerald David MacNeil | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Y | 281 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 14 | GT | 17 | Aasco Performance Contemporary Motorsports | Mike Conte Bruno Lambert | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 275 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 15 | GT | 33 | Gallade | Ulrich Gallade Ulli Richter Karl-Heinz Wlazik | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | ? | 274 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 16 | GTS | 61 | Konrad Motorsport | Charles Slater Peter Kitchak Mike Hezemans | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 273 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 17 DNF | LMP | 8 | Transatlantic Racing | Duncan Dayton Scott Schubot Henry Camferdam | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 268 |
| Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 18 | GT | 07 | G & W Motorsports | Steve Marshall Danny Marshall Darren Law Sylvain Tremblay | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | P | 268 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 19 | LMP | 28 | Intersport Racing | Jon Field Ryan Jones Chris Goodwin | Lola B98/10 | G | 268 |
| Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 20 | GT | 54 | Bell Motorsports | Stu Hayner Tony Kester Scott Neuman Matt Drendel | BMW M3 | ? | 268 |
| BMW 3.2 L I6 | |||||||
| 21 | LMP | 31 | Genesis Racing | Rick Fairbanks Dave Dullum Kurt Baumann | Riley & Scott Mk III | ? | 267 |
| Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 22 | GT | 03 | Reiser Callas Rennsport | Grady Willingham Craig Stanton Joel Reiser | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 262 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 23 | GTS | 3 | Corvette Racing | Chris Kneifel John Paul Jr. Ron Fellows | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 262 |
| Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 24 DNF | GT | 70 | Alegra Motorsports | Scooter Gabel Carlos DeQuesada Ugo Colombo | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | ? | 258 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 25 DNF | LMP | 74 | Robinson Racing | George Robinson Irv Hoerr Jack Baldwin | Riley & Scott Mk III | ? | 243 |
| Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 26 DNF | GT | 7 | Prototype Technology Group | Mark Simo Brian Cunningham Johannes van Overbeek | BMW M3 | Y | 238 |
| BMW 3.2 L I6 | |||||||
| 27 | GTS | 49 | Freisinger Motorsport |  Brad Creger Mandfred Jurasz Michael Irmgratz | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 237 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 28 | GTS | 04 | CJ Motorsport | John Graham Davy Jones John Morton | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 219 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 29 DNF | LMP | 16 | Dyson Racing | Dorsey Schroeder Andy Wallace James Weaver | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 218 |
| Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 30 DNF | GT | 46 | Team Transenergy | Sam Shalala Shareef Malnik Andre Toennis Bill Rollwitz | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | ? | 206 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 31 DNF | GT | 10 | Prototype Technology Group | Boris Said Peter Cunningham Hans-Joachim Stuck | BMW M3 | Y | 200 |
| BMW 3.2 L I6 | |||||||
| 32 | LMP | 29 | Intersport Racing | John Mirro Sam Brown Butch Brickell Andy Petery | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 199 |
| Ford 5.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 33 DNF | LMP | 2 | Panoz Motor Sports | Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen John Nielsen | Panoz GTR-1 | M | 198 |
| Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 34 DNF | GT | 02 | Reiser Callas Rennsport | David Murry Johnny Mowlem | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 197 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 35 | LMP | 44 |  Autoexe Motorsports | Yojiro Terada Franck Fréon | Autoexe LMP99 | Y | 195 |
| Ford 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 36 | GT | 72 | Bell Motorsports | Leo Hindery Peter Baron James McCormick Gian Luigi Buitoni | BMW M3 | Y | 190 |
| BMW 3.2 L I6 | |||||||
| 37 DNF | LMP | 0 | Team Rafanelli SRL | Eric van de Poele David Saelens Tomáš Enge | Riley & Scott Mk III | Y | 185 |
| Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 | |||||||
| 38 DNF | GTS | 4 | Riley & Scott Inc. | Scott Sharp Andy Pilgrim John Heinricy | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 157 |
| Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 39 DNF | GTS | 83 | ARBJH Development Chiefie Motorsports | Claudia Hürtgen Hubert Haupt Zak Brown | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 149 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 40 DNF | LMP | 43 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Joachim Winkelhock Pierluigi Martini Yannick Dalmas | BMW V12 LMR | M | 135 |
| BMW S70 6.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 41 DNF | LMP | 26 | Price & Bscher | Thomas Bscher Steve Soper Bill Auberlen | BMW V12 LM | G | 127 |
| BMW S70 6.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 42 DNF | LMP | 5 | Whittington Bros. | Don Whittington Dale Whittington Hurley Haywood | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 125 |
| Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 43 DNF | LMP | 60 | Kopf Precision | Kris Wilson Tim Moser | Keiler KII | G | 122 |
| Ford 5.0L V8 | |||||||
| 44 DNF | LMP | 36 | Doran Enterprises Jim Matthews Racing | Tommy Kendall Jim Matthews Mark Dismore | Ferrari 333 SP | M | 118 |
| Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 45 DNF | LMP | 27 | Doran Enterprises | Didier Theys Mauro Baldi Fredy Lienhard | Ferrari 333 SP | M | 107 |
| Ferrari F310E 4.0L V12 | |||||||
| 46 DNF | LMP | 1 | Panoz Motor Sports |  David Brabham Éric Bernard | Panoz GTR-1 | M | 103 |
| Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 47 DNF | GT | 39 | Broadfoot Racing | Stephen Earle Todd Snyder Allan Ziegelman Chris Mitchum | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | ? | 100 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 48 DNF | LMP | 95 | TRV Motorsport | Jeret Schroeder Pete Halsmer Tom Volk Barry Waddell | Riley & Scott Mk III | Y | 87 |
| Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 49 DNF | LMP | 18 | Dollahite Racing | Bill Dollahite Doc Bundy Mike Davies | Ferrari 333 SP | P | 84 |
| Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | |||||||
| 50 DNF | GT | 73 | Auto Sport South | Kevin Wheeler Jack Refenning Brady Refenning Jake Vargo | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | ? | 73 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 51 DNF | GT | 88 | Vanderhoof Racing | Joe Varde Tim Ralston Blaise Alexander | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | ? | 71 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 52 DNF | GTS | 50 | Johnson Autosport | Robert Johnson Mike Hoke Tim McGlynn | Porsche 911 Turbo | ? | 70 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 53 DNF | GTS | 99 | Schumacher Racing | Larry Schumacher Robert Nearn John O'Steen | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 65 |
| Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 54 DNF | GTS | 55 | Saleen/Allen Speedlab | Steve Saleen Terry Borcheller Ron Johnson Darren Law | Saleen Mustang SR | P | 56 |
| Ford 8.0 L V8 | |||||||
| 55 DNF | LMP | 66 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Jan Lammers Tim Hubman | Lola B98/10 | D | 48 |
| Lotus 3.5 L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 56 DNF | GT | 76 | Team ARE | Peter Argetsinger Richard Polidori John McCaig | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Y | 36 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 57 DNF | GTS | 71 | DM Motorsports | Arthur Pilla Bob Mazzuoccola David Kicak Mark Montgomery | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | ? | 32 |
| Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 | |||||||
| 58 DNF | LMP | 11 | Doyle-Risi Racing | Anthony Lazzaro Max Angelelli Didier de Radiguès | Ferrari 333 SP | P | 28 |
| Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | |||||||
| DNS | GT | 25 | RWS Motorsport | Kirsten Jodexnis Günther Blieninger Hans-Jörg Hofer Luca Riccitelli | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | M | - |
| Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| DNS | LMP | 97 | Team Cascadia | Shane Lewis Vic Rice Ed Zabinski | Lola B98/12 | P | - |
| BMW 4.0 L V8 |
Statistics
[edit]- Pole Position - #42 BMW Motorsport (J.J. Lehto) - 1:49.850
- Fastest Lap - #0 Team Rafanelli (Eric van de Poele) - 1:51.608
- Distance - 1,863.781 km (1,158.100 mi)
- Average Speed - 155.103 km/h (96.377 mph)
References
[edit]- "Official Results" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2005. Retrieved November 1, 2007.
- "American Le Mans Series 1999". World Sports Racing Prototypes. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008.