1999 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 6 December 1999 | ||
Official name | XLV New Zealand Grand Prix | ||
Location | Ruapana Park, Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 2.841 km (1.765 miles) | ||
Distance | 40 laps, 113.64 km (70.60 miles) | ||
Weather | Fine | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Birrana Racing | ||
Time | 1:16.587 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Simon Wills | Birrana Racing | |
Time | 1:16.584 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Birrana Racing | ||
Second | SH Racing | ||
Third | Challenge Racing |
The 1999 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Ruapana Park near Christchurch on 6 December 1999. It was the forty-fifth New Zealand Grand Prix and was open to Formula Holden cars.
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Grid | ||
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1 | 8 | Simon Wills | Birrana Racing | 1:16.587 | 1 | ||
2 | 9 | Brenton Ramsay | Birrana Racing | 1:16.974 | 2 | ||
3 | 12 | Matt Halliday | Challenge Racing | 1:17.161 | 3 | ||
4 | 35 | Scott Dixon | SH Racing | 1:17.373 | 4 | ||
5 | 25 | Jason Liefting | NRC International | 1:17.428 | 5 | ||
6 | 75 | Andy Booth | Hocking Motorsport | 1:17.647 | 6 | ||
7 | 11 | Craig Lowndes | Challenge Racing | 1:17.933 | 7 | ||
8 | 7 | Paul Dumbrell | Wynns Racing | 1:17.985 | 8 | ||
9 | 10 | Kevin Bell | ENZED Racing | 1:18.793 | 9 | ||
10 | 74 | Yudai Igarashi | Hocking Motorsport | 1:18.993 | 10 | ||
11 | 66 | Peter Hill | Greg Murphy Racing | 1:19.705 | 11 | ||
12 | 69 | Daynom Templeman | Greg Murphy Racing | 1:19.797 | 12 | ||
13 | 24 | Ian Peters | Peters Racing | 1:20.844 | 13 | ||
14 | 15 | Les Crampton | 1:20.899 | 14 | |||
15 | 8 | Dean Cockerton | 1:21.660 | 15 | |||
16 | 17 | Mark Ellis | 1:21.688 | 16 | |||
17 | 40 | Stan Redman | 1:22.616 | 17 | |||
18 | 28 | Roger Oakeshott | 1:23.555 | 18 | |||
19 | 18 | Jim Turnbull | 1:28.758 | 19 | |||
20 | 25 | Christian Murchison | 1:30.853 | 20 | |||
Source(s): [1] | |||||||
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time | Grid | |
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1 | 8 | Simon Wills | Birrana Racing | 34 | 43min 47.174sec | 1 | |
2 | 35 | Scott Dixon | SH Racing | 34 | + 8.593 | 4 | |
3 | 12 | Matt Halliday | Challenge Racing | 34 | + 25.533 | 2 | |
4 | 25 | Jason Liefting | NRC International | 34 | + 36.176 | 5 | |
5 | 9 | Brenton Ramsay | Birrana Racing | 34 | + 1:11.852 | 2 | |
6 | 7 | Paul Dumbrell | Wynns Racing | 33 | + 1 lap | 8 | |
7 | 24 | Ian Peters | Peters Racing | 33 | + 1 lap | ||
8 | 11 | Craig Lowndes | Challenge Racing | 33 | + 1 lap | ||
9 | 25 | Christian Murchison | 33 | + 1 lap | |||
10 | 15 | Les Crampton | 33 | + 1 lap | |||
11 | 69 | Daynom Templeman | Greg Murphy Racing | 32 | + 2 laps | ||
12 | 40 | Stan Redman | 31 | + 3 laps | |||
13 | 18 | Jim Turnbull | 30 | + 4 laps | |||
14 | 28 | Roger Oakeshott | 29 | + 5 laps | |||
Ret | 75 | Andy Booth | Hocking Motorsport | 29 | Retired | ||
Ret | 74 | Yudai Igarashi | Hocking Motorsport | 8 | Retired | ||
Ret | 66 | Peter Hill | Greg Murphy Racing | 5 | Retired | ||
DNS | 10 | Kevin Bell | ENZED Racing | 0 | Warmup crash | 9 | |
DNS | 8 | Dean Cockerton | 0 | Did Not Start | 15 | ||
DNS | 17 | Mark Ellis | 0 | Did Not Start | 16 | ||
Fastest lap: Simon Wills (Brianna Racing) - 1:16.584 | |||||||
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