1999 FIA GT Silverstone 500 miles

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The P&O Stena Line Silverstone 500 miles was the second round of the 1999 FIA GT Championship. It took place at the Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom, on 9 May 1999. This event was also designated as the British Empire Trophy for the year.

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Official results

Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC).

PosNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLaps
Engine
11 Flag of France.svg Chrysler Viper Team Oreca Flag of Monaco.svg Olivier Beretta
Flag of Austria.svg Karl Wendlinger
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 157
Chrysler 8.0L V10
22 Flag of France.svg Chrysler Viper Team Oreca Flag of France.svg Jean-Philippe Belloc
Flag of the United States.svg David Donohue
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Bell
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 157
Chrysler 8.0L V10
333 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg GLPK Racing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Vincent Vosse
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Didier Defourny
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc Duez
Chrysler Viper GTS-R D 155
Chrysler 8.0L V10
419 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chamberlain Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Christian Vann
Flag of Germany.svg Christian Gläsel
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hans Hugenholtz
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 154
Chrysler 8.0L V10
53 Flag of Germany.svg Roock Racing Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Hürtgen
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Ortelli
Porsche 911 GT2 Y 154
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
615 Flag of Germany.svg Freisinger Motorsport Flag of France.svg Michel Ligonnet
Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Kaufmann
Porsche 911 GT2 D 152
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
721 Flag of France.svg Paul Belmondo Racing Flag of France.svg Paul Belmondo
Flag of France.svg Claude Yves-Gosselin
Flag of France.svg Marc Rostan
Chrysler Viper GTS-R D 151
Chrysler 8.0L V10
830 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg BVB Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Lister
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Beeverbroock
Porsche 911 GT2 D 150
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
977 Flag of Germany.svg Seikel Motorsport Flag of Germany.svg Ernst Palmberger
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Smith
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Nearn
Porsche 911 GT2 D 149
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
1069 Flag of Germany.svg Proton Competition Flag of Germany.svg Gerold Ried
Flag of Germany.svg Christian Ried
Flag of France.svg Patrick Vuillaume
Porsche 911 GT2 Y 147
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
1124 Flag of Germany.svg RWS Motorsport Flag of Austria.svg Horst Felbermayr, Sr.
Flag of Austria.svg Horst Felbermayr, Jr.
Porsche 911 GT2  ?147
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
1231 Flag of France.svg Sunauto Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier
Flag of France.svg François Lafon
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Michel Neugarten
Porsche 911 GT2 P 145
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
136 Flag of Germany.svg Konrad Motorsport Flag of Austria.svg Franz Konrad
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Mike Hezemans
Porsche 911 GT2 D 141
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
14
DNF
9 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Haberthur Racing Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Bucci
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Garbagnati
Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Casadei
Porsche 911 GT2 D 138
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
15
DNF
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chamberlain Motorsport Flag of Portugal.svg Ni Amorim
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Hoy
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Toni Seiler
Chrysler Viper GTS-R M 123
Chrysler 8.0L V10
16
DNF
8 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Haberthur Racing Flag of Italy.svg Luca Cappellari
Flag of Italy.svg Angelo Zadra
Flag of France.svg Patrice Goueslard
Porsche 911 GT2 D 122
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
17
DNF
16 Flag of Germany.svg Freisinger Motorsport Flag of Austria.svg Manfred Jurasz
Flag of France.svg Luis Marques
Porsche 911 GT2 D 94
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
18
DNF
5 Flag of Germany.svg Roock Sportsystem Flag of Germany.svg Michael Eschmann
Flag of Germany.svg Paul Hulverscheid
Porsche 911 GT2 Y 90
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
19
DNF
25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lister Cars Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julian Bailey
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tiff Needell
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bobby Verdon-Roe
Lister Storm M 80
Jaguar 7.0L V12
20
DNF
4 Flag of Germany.svg Roock Racing Flag of Germany.svg André Ahrlé
Flag of Germany.svg Hubert Haupt
Porsche 911 GT2 Y 42
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
21
DNF
32 Flag of Germany.svg Roock Sportsystem Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Sangiuolo
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hugh Price
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Robinson
Porsche 911 GT2 Y 41
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
22
DNF
23 Flag of France.svg Werner
Flag of France.svg Paul Belmondo Racing
Flag of France.svg Philippe Auvray
Flag of France.svg Francis Werner
Flag of France.svg Jacques Piattier
Porsche 911 GT2 D 13
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
23
DNF
78 Flag of Germany.svg Seikel Motorsport Flag of Italy.svg Renato Mastropietro
Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Zanichelli
Flag of Italy.svg Claudio Padovani
Porsche 911 GT2 D 0
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6

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