1999 Monterey Sports Car Championships

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The 1999 Visa Sports Car Championships presented by Honda was the seventh round of the 1999 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Laguna Seca Raceway, California, on October 10, 1999.

Race results

Class winners in bold.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP	42	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	JJ Lehto Steve Soper	BMW V12 LMR	M	121
1	LMP	42	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	JJ Lehto Steve Soper	BMW S70 6.0 L V12	M	121
2	LMP	2	Panoz Motor Sports	Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S	M	121
2	LMP	2	Panoz Motor Sports	Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen	Ford (Élan-Yates) 6.0 L V8	M	121
3	LMP	43	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Joachim Winkelhock Bill Auberlen	BMW V12 LMR	M	121
3	LMP	43	BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport	Joachim Winkelhock Bill Auberlen	BMW S70 6.0 L V12	M	121
4	LMP	36	Doran Lista Racing Jim Matthews Racing	Stefan Johansson Jim Matthews	Ferrari 333 SP	M	118
4	LMP	36	Doran Lista Racing Jim Matthews Racing	Stefan Johansson Jim Matthews	Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12	M	118
5	LMP	16	Dyson Racing	Elliott Forbes-Robinson James Weaver	Riley & Scott Mk III	G	118
5	LMP	16	Dyson Racing	Elliott Forbes-Robinson James Weaver	Ford 5.0 L V8	G	118
6	LMP	12	Doyle-Risi Racing	Alex Caffi Wayne Taylor	Ferrari 333 SP	P	117
6	LMP	12	Doyle-Risi Racing	Alex Caffi Wayne Taylor	Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12	P	117
7	LMP	8	Transatlantic Racing	Scott Schubot Butch Leitzinger	Riley & Scott Mk III	G	116
7	LMP	8	Transatlantic Racing	Scott Schubot Butch Leitzinger	Ford 5.0 L V8	G	116
8 DNF	LMP	1	Panoz Motor Sports	David Brabham Éric Bernard	Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S	M	115
8 DNF	LMP	1	Panoz Motor Sports	David Brabham Éric Bernard	Ford (Élan-Yates) 6.0 L V8	M	115
9	LMP	00	Sintura Racing	Richard Dean Kurt Luby	Sintura S99	D	112
9	LMP	00	Sintura Racing	Richard Dean Kurt Luby	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	D	112
10	LMP	15	Hybrid R&D	Chris Bingham Rick Sutherland	Riley & Scott Mk III	Y	111
10	LMP	15	Hybrid R&D	Chris Bingham Rick Sutherland	Ford 5.0 L V8	Y	111
11	GTS	91	Dodge Viper Team Oreca	Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger	Dodge Viper GTS-R	M	110
11	GTS	91	Dodge Viper Team Oreca	Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger	Dodge 8.0 L V10	M	110
12	GTS	3	Corvette Racing	Chris Kneifel Ron Fellows	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	G	109
12	GTS	3	Corvette Racing	Chris Kneifel Ron Fellows	Chevrolet 7.0 L V8	G	109
13	LMP	27	Doran Lista Racing	Didier Theys Mauro Baldi	Ferrari 333 SP	M	109
13	LMP	27	Doran Lista Racing	Didier Theys Mauro Baldi	Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12	M	109
14	GTS	56	Martin Snow Racing	Martin Snow Kelly Collins	Porsche 911 GT2	M	108
14	GTS	56	Martin Snow Racing	Martin Snow Kelly Collins	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	M	108
15	GT	02	Reiser Callas Rennsport	Johnny Mowlem David Murry	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	P	108
15	GT	02	Reiser Callas Rennsport	Johnny Mowlem David Murry	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	P	108
16	GT	23	Manthey Racing Alex Job Racing	Dirk Müller Cort Wagner	Porsche 911 GT3-R	M	107
16	GT	23	Manthey Racing Alex Job Racing	Dirk Müller Cort Wagner	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	107
17	GTS	08	Roock Motorsport North America	Claudia Hürtgen André Ahrlé	Porsche 911 GT2	Y	107
17	GTS	08	Roock Motorsport North America	Claudia Hürtgen André Ahrlé	Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6	Y	107
18	LMP	28	Intersport Racing	Jon Field Paul Debban	Lola B98/10	G	106
18	LMP	28	Intersport Racing	Jon Field Paul Debban	Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8	G	106
19	GTS	61	Konrad Motorsport	Michel Neugarten Simon Sobrero	Porsche 911 GT2	D	105
19	GTS	61	Konrad Motorsport	Michel Neugarten Simon Sobrero	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	105
20	GT	22	Alex Job Racing	Mike Fitzgerald Darryl Havens	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Y	103
20	GT	22	Alex Job Racing	Mike Fitzgerald Darryl Havens	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	Y	103
21	LMP	31	Nygmatech Motorsports	Stan Wattles Kurt Baumann	Riley & Scott Mk III	?	103
21	LMP	31	Nygmatech Motorsports	Stan Wattles Kurt Baumann	Ford 5.0 L V8	?	103
22 DNF	LMP	11	Doyle-Risi Racing	Max Angelelli Didier de Radiguès	Ferrari 333 SP	P	102
22 DNF	LMP	11	Doyle-Risi Racing	Max Angelelli Didier de Radiguès	Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12	P	102
23	GT	03	Reiser Callas Rennsport	Grady Willingham Joel Reiser Craig Stanton	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	P	101
23	GT	03	Reiser Callas Rennsport	Grady Willingham Joel Reiser Craig Stanton	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	P	101
24 DNF	GT	40	Team PRC	Mike Doolin Scott Peeler	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	G	99
24 DNF	GT	40	Team PRC	Mike Doolin Scott Peeler	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	G	99
25	GT	53	White Lightning Racing	Dale White Michael Petersen	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Y	98
25	GT	53	White Lightning Racing	Dale White Michael Petersen	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	Y	98
26	GT	6	Prototype Technology Group	Boris Said Brian Cunningham Hans-Joachim Stuck	BMW M3	Y	96
26	GT	6	Prototype Technology Group	Boris Said Brian Cunningham Hans-Joachim Stuck	BMW 3.2 L I6	Y	96
27	GT	97	Millennium Motorsports	David Friedman Chris Miller	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	?	93
27	GT	97	Millennium Motorsports	David Friedman Chris Miller	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	?	93
28	GTS	83	Chiefie Motorsports	Zak Brown Stephen Earle Stefano Buttiero	Porsche 911 GT2	?	90
28	GTS	83	Chiefie Motorsports	Zak Brown Stephen Earle Stefano Buttiero	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	?	90
29	GT	17	Contemporary Motorsports	Mike Conte Bruno Lambert	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	?	88
29	GT	17	Contemporary Motorsports	Mike Conte Bruno Lambert	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	?	88
30	GT	10	Prototype Technology Group	Peter Cunningham Johannes van Overbeek	BMW M3	Y	87
30	GT	10	Prototype Technology Group	Peter Cunningham Johannes van Overbeek	BMW 3.2 L I6	Y	87
31	GTS	55	Saleen/Allen Speedlab	Terry Borcheller Ron Johnson	Saleen Mustang SR	P	84
31	GTS	55	Saleen/Allen Speedlab	Terry Borcheller Ron Johnson	Ford 8.0 L V8	P	84
32 DNF	GT	25	RWS Motorsport	Hans-Jörg Hofer Sascha Maassen	Porsche 911 GT3-R	M	79
32 DNF	GT	25	RWS Motorsport	Hans-Jörg Hofer Sascha Maassen	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	79
33 DNF	LMP	95	TRV Motorsport	Jeret Schroeder Tom Volk	Riley & Scott Mk III	G	70
33 DNF	LMP	95	TRV Motorsport	Jeret Schroeder Tom Volk	Chevrolet 6.0 L V8	G	70
34 DNF	LMP	0	Team Rafanelli SRL	Eric van de Poele Mimmo Schiattarella	Riley & Scott Mk III	Y	69
34 DNF	LMP	0	Team Rafanelli SRL	Eric van de Poele Mimmo Schiattarella	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	Y	69
35 DNF	GTS	48	Freisinger Motorsport	Wolfgang Kaufmann Bob Wollek	Porsche 911 GT2	D	67
35 DNF	GTS	48	Freisinger Motorsport	Wolfgang Kaufmann Bob Wollek	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	67
36 DNF	LMP	38	Champion Racing	Allan McNish Ralf Kelleners	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	M	55
36 DNF	LMP	38	Champion Racing	Allan McNish Ralf Kelleners	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	M	55
37 DNF	GT	7	Prototype Technology Group	Peter Cunningham Mark Simo	BMW M3	Y	51
37 DNF	GT	7	Prototype Technology Group	Peter Cunningham Mark Simo	BMW 3.2 L I6	Y	51
38 DNF	GT	65	Pregrid Motorsports	Randy Pobst John Brosius Jonathan Fay	Porsche 911 3.8 Cup	Y	51
38 DNF	GT	65	Pregrid Motorsports	Randy Pobst John Brosius Jonathan Fay	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	Y	51
39 DNF	LMP	29	Intersport Racing	Spencer Trenery Vic Rice	Riley & Scott Mk III	G	45
39 DNF	LMP	29	Intersport Racing	Spencer Trenery Vic Rice	Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8	G	45
40 DNF	GT	68	The Racer's Group	Kevin Buckler Wade Gaughran	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	G	44
40 DNF	GT	68	The Racer's Group	Kevin Buckler Wade Gaughran	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	G	44
41 DNF	GTS	92	Dodge Viper Team Oreca	David Donohue Tommy Archer	Dodge Viper GTS-R	M	33
41 DNF	GTS	92	Dodge Viper Team Oreca	David Donohue Tommy Archer	Dodge 8.0 L V10	M	33
42 DNF	GT	67	The Racer's Group	Kimberly Hiskey John Hill	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	G	28
42 DNF	GT	67	The Racer's Group	Kimberly Hiskey John Hill	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	G	28
43 DNF	LMP	75	DAMS	Jean-Marc Gounon Christophe Tinseau	Lola B98/10	P	1
43 DNF	LMP	75	DAMS	Jean-Marc Gounon Christophe Tinseau	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	P	1
DNS	GTS	52	Maxwell Racing	Harry Rady Cary Eisenlohr	Porsche 911 GT2	Y	-
DNS	GTS	52	Maxwell Racing	Harry Rady Cary Eisenlohr	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	Y	-

Statistics

Pole Position - #1 Panoz Motor Sports (Éric Bernard) - 1:15.974
Fastest Lap - #1 Panoz Motor Sports (Éric Bernard) - 1:18.129
Distance - 435.807 km (270.798 mi)
Average Speed - 158.339 km/h (98.387 mph)

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References

"Official Results" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2005. Retrieved November 3, 2007.
"1999 American Le Mans Series". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 1999. Archived from the original on September 19, 2008.

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