1999 Grand Prix of Mosport
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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
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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.
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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
[edit]Class winners in bold.
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired |
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1 | LMP | 2 | ![]() |
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Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | M | 122 | 2:45:11.871 |
Ford (Élan-Yates) 6.0 L V8 | ||||||||
2 | LMP | 1 | ![]() |
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Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | M | 122 | + 15.237 |
Ford (Élan-Yates) 6.0 L V8 | ||||||||
3 | LMP | 0 | ![]() |
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Riley & Scott Mk III | Y | 122 | + 0 Laps |
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 | ||||||||
4 | LMP | 20 | ![]() |
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Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 121 | + 1 Lap |
Ford 5.0 L V8 | ||||||||
5 | LMP | 11 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 333 SP | P | 120 | + Laps |
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | ||||||||
6 | LMP | 38 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | M | 119 | + 3 Laps |
Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||||
7 | LMP | 12 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 333 SP | P | 118 | + 4 Laps |
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | ||||||||
8 | LMP | 27 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 333 SP | M | 117 | + 5 Laps |
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | ||||||||
9 | LMP | 06 | ![]() |
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Lola B98/10 | P | 116 | + 6 Laps |
Ford 5.1 L V8 | ||||||||
10 | LMP | 15 | ![]() |
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Riley & Scott Mk III | Y | 115 | + 7 Laps |
Ford 5.0 L V8 | ||||||||
11 | GTS | 91 | ![]() |
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Dodge Viper GTS-R | M | 111 | + 11 Laps |
Dodge 8.0 L V10 | ||||||||
12 | GTS | 92 | ![]() |
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Dodge Viper GTS-R | M | 111 | + 11 Laps |
Dodge 8.0 L V10 | ||||||||
13 | LMP | 63 | ![]() |
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Kudzu DLY | G | 110 | + 12 Laps |
Mazda R26B 2.6 L 4-Rotor | ||||||||
14 | GTS | 55 | ![]() |
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Saleen Mustang SR | P | 109 | +13 Laps |
Ford 8.0 L V8 | ||||||||
15 | LMP | 28 | ![]() |
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Lola B98/10 | G | 108 | + 14 Laps |
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8 | ||||||||
16 | GT | 23 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Y | 108 | + 14 Laps |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
17 | GT | 10 | ![]() |
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BMW M3 | Y | 106 | + 16 Laps |
BMW 3.2 L I6 | ||||||||
18 | GTS | 99 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 106 | + 16 Laps |
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||||
19 | GT | 7 | ![]() |
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BMW M3 | Y | 105 | + 17 Laps |
BMW 3.2 L I6 | ||||||||
20 | GTS | 04 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT2 | Y | 100 | + 22 Laps |
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||||
21 | GT | 40 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT3 Cup | G | 100 | + 22 Laps |
Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
22 | GT | 03 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 99 | + 23 Laps |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
23 | GT | 22 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Y | 99 | + 23 Laps |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
24 | GT | 02 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 98 | + 24 Laps |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
25 DNF |
LMP | 75 | ![]() |
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Lola B98/10 | P | 97 | overheating |
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 | ||||||||
26 | GTS | 56 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 97 | + 25 Laps |
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||||
27 | GT | 76 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Y | 92 | + 30 Laps |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
28 DNF |
LMP | 16 | ![]() |
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Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 83 | cooling system |
Ford 5.0 L V8 | ||||||||
29 | GT | 6 | ![]() |
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BMW M3 | Y | 81 | + 41 Laps |
BMW 3.2L I6 | ||||||||
30 DNF |
GTS | 83 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 72 | Brakes |
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | ||||||||
31 DNF |
LMP | 18 | ![]() |
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Ferrari 333 SP | P | 61 | Accident |
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | ||||||||
32 DNF |
GT | 17 | ![]() |
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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Y | 11 | wheel bearing |
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
33 DNF |
LMP | 36 | ![]() ![]() |
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Ferrari 333 SP | M | 8 | Throttle |
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | ||||||||
DNS | LMP | 42 | ![]() ![]() |
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BMW V12 LMR | M | - | withdrawn1 |
BMW S70 6.0 L V12 | ||||||||
DNS | LMP | 43 | ![]() ![]() |
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BMW V12 LMR | M | - | withdrawn1 |
BMW S70 6.0 L V12 |
Notes
[edit]^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
[edit]- Pole Position - #2 Panoz Motor Sports (Jan Magnussen) - 1:10.514
- Fastest Lap - #1 Panoz Motor Sports (David Brabham) - 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)
Photo Gallery
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LMP Pits
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Pre-Race Grid
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Pre-Race Grid
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Pre-Race Grid
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Turn 2 Race Action
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Panoz Roadster Pits
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Start Finish Line Race Action
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Race Finish
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Winners Podium
References
[edit]- ^ Codling, Stuart (August 1999). "Red Dawn - Race Report Mosport ALMS". Le Mans & Sportscar Racer. Indianapolis, Indiana: Haymarket Media Group. pp. 18–25.
- ^ 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.
- ^ American Le Mans Series Yearbook 1999. London, England: Haymarket Specialist Publications Ltd. 1999. pp. 45–47. ISBN 0-86024-966-2.
- ^ "Official Results" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-11-29. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
- ^ "American Le Mans Series 1999". World Sports Racing Prototypes. Archived from the original on 2008-09-19.
- ^ "American Le Mans Series Mosport 1999 - Photo Gallery - Racing Sports Cars". www.racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ 1999 Mosport Race Broadcast - ALMS - Tequila Patron - ESPN - Racing - Sports Cars, retrieved 2020-02-04