1999 American Le Mans Series


The 1999 American Le Mans Series season was the inaugural season of the IMSA American Le Mans Series, and is now recognised as the 29th season of the IMSA GT Championship. It was a series for Le Mans Prototypes and Grand Touring race cars divided into three classes: LMP, GTS, and GT. It began March 20, 1999, and ended November 7, 1999, after eight races.
The American Le Mans Series officially replaced the dwindling IMSA GT Championship after the 1998 season. The Automobile Club de l'Ouest, which organized the 24 Hours of Le Mans, allowed IMSA's owner Don Panoz to create a series closely modeled after the formula used at Le Mans. The first official ACO-backed event had been held at the 1998 Petit Le Mans, which was part of the IMSA GT season but allowed ACO-spec cars to compete. The success of the event allowed Panoz to form the American Le Mans Series, which continued until its merger with Grand-Am in 2013.

Schedule

RndRaceLengthCircuitDate
1Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring12 HoursSebring International RacewayMarch 20
2Grand Prix of Atlanta2 Hours 45 MinutesRoad AtlantaApril 18
3Grand Prix of Mosport2 Hours 45 MinutesMosport ParkJune 27
4Grand Prix of Sonoma2 Hours 45 MinutesSears Point RacewayJuly 25
5Rose City Grand Prix2 Hours 45 MinutesPortland International RacewayAugust 1
6Petit Le Mans1000 Miles or 10 HoursRoad AtlantaSeptember 18
7Sports Car Championships2 Hours 45 MinutesLaguna Seca RacewayOctober 10
8Grand Prix of Las Vegas2 Hours 45 MinutesLas Vegas Motor SpeedwayNovember 7

Season results

Overall winner in bold.
RndCircuitLMP Winning TeamGTS Winning TeamGT Winning TeamResults
RndCircuitLMP Winning DriversGTS Winning DriversGT Winning DriversResults
1Sebring #42 BMW Motorsport #56 Martin Snow Racing #23 Alex Job RacingResults
1Sebring JJ Lehto
Tom Kristensen
Jörg Müller
Martin Snow
Melanie Snow
Patrick Huisman
Kelly Collins
Cort Wagner
Darryl Havens
Results
2Road Atlanta #0 Team Rafanelli SRL #99 Schumacher Racing #7 PTGResults
2Road Atlanta Eric van de Poele
Mimmo Schiattarella
John O'Steen
Larry Schumacher
Brian Cunningham
Johannes van Overbeek
Results
3Mosport #2 Panoz Motor Sports #91 Dodge Viper Team Oreca #23 Alex Job RacingResults
3Mosport Jan Magnussen
Johnny O'Connell
Olivier Beretta
David Donohue
Dirk Müller
Cort Wagner
Results
4Sears Point #42 BMW Motorsport #91 Dodge Viper Team Oreca #9 PTGResults
4Sears Point JJ Lehto
Steve Soper
Olivier Beretta
David Donohue
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Boris Said
Results
5Portland #1 Panoz Motor Sports #91 Dodge Viper Team Oreca #23 Manthey RacingResults
5Portland Éric Bernard
David Brabham
Olivier Beretta
David Donohue
Dirk Müller
Cort Wagner
Results
6Road Atlanta #1 Panoz Motor Sports #91 Dodge Viper Team Oreca #23 Manthey RacingResults
6Road Atlanta Éric Bernard
David Brabham
Andy Wallace
Olivier Beretta
Karl Wendlinger
Marc Duez
Dirk Müller
Sascha Maassen
Cort Wagner
Results
7Laguna Seca #42 BMW Motorsport #91 Dodge Viper Team Oreca #02 Reiser Callas RennsportResults
7Laguna Seca JJ Lehto
Steve Soper
Olivier Beretta
Karl Wendlinger
Johnny Mowlem
David Murry
Results
8Las Vegas #42 BMW Motorsport #92 Dodge Viper Team Oreca #23 Manthey RacingResults
8Las Vegas JJ Lehto
Steve Soper
Tommy Archer
Karl Wendlinger
Dirk Müller
Cort Wagner
Results

Teams Championship

Points are awarded to the top nineteen finishers in each class in the following order:
Exception however for the 12 Hours of Sebring, which awarded in the following order:
Teams only scored the points for their highest finishing entry in each race.

LMP Standings

PosTeamChassisEngineRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Total
1 Panoz Motor SportsPanoz Esperante GTR-1
Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S
Ford 6.0 L V8
Ford 6.0 L V8

15

25

21

25

25

21

17
149
2 BMW MotorsportBMW V12 LMRBMW S70 6.0 L V12302521212525147
3 Dyson RacingRiley & Scott Mk IIIFord 5.0 L V82619171714171514139
4 Doyle-Risi RacingFerrari 333 SPFerrari F310E 4.0 L V121917151011141399
5 Doran EnterprisesFerrari 333 SPFerrari F310E 4.0 L V12211212812171597
6 Team Rafanelli SRLRiley & Scott Mk IIIJudd GV4 4.0 L V10251914131485
7 Champion RacingPorsche 911 GT1-98Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6221481213574
8 Hybrid R&DRiley & Scott Mk IIIFord 5.0 L V8189105101163
9 Intersport RacingRiley & Scott Mk III
Lola B98/10
Ford 6.0 L V8
Ford 6.0 L V8

14

8

7
6


8
9

52
10 Downing/AtlantaKudzu DLM
Kudzu DLY
Mazda 2.0 L 3-Rotor
Mazda R26B 2.6 L 4-Rotor
17


8

9

6

10
50
11 Transatlantic RacingRiley & Scott Mk IIIFord 5.0 L V8151291349
12 Dollahite RacingFerrari 333 SPFerrari F310E 4.0 L V1211561032
13 Price & BscherBMW V12 LMBMW S70 6.0 L V12131528
14 DAMSLola B98/10Judd GV4 4.0 L V1071926
15 Audi Sport Team JoestAudi R8RAudi 3.6 L Turbo V82424
16 Robinson RacingRiley & Scott Mk IIIChevrolet 6.0 L V812921
17 Multimatic MotorsportsLola B98/10Ford 5.1 L V851116
18 Nygmatech RacingRiley & Scott Mk IIIFord 5.0 L V87714
19 Genesis RacingRiley & Scott Mk III
Hawk MD3R
Ford 5.0 L V8
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
13

13
20= Sintura RacingSintura S99Judd GV4 4.0 L V101111
20= J&P MotorsportsPanoz LMP-1 Roadster-SFord 6.0 L V81111
20= TRV MotorsportsRiley & Scott Mk IIIChevrolet 6.0 L V86511
23 Whittington BrothersRiley & Scott Mk III
Lola B98/10
Ford 5.0 L V8
Ford 6.0 L V8

10
10
24 Team CascadiaLola B98/12BMW 4.0 L V8
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8

5
5

GTS Standings

PosTeamChassisEngineRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Total
1 Dodge Viper Team OrecaDodge Viper GTS-RDodge 8.0 L V10252525252525150
2 Martin Snow RacingPorsche 911 GT2Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6302114151771913139
3 Saleen/Allen SpeedlabSaleen Mustang SRFord 8.0 L V81417191714111314119
4 Konrad MotorsportPorsche 911 GT2Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-62419131981515113
5 Chiefie MotorsportsPorsche 911 GT2Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-61713131213141412108
6 Corvette RacingChevrolet Corvette C5-RChevrolet 6.0 L V8
Chevrolet 7.0 L V8
22

21

17


21

19
100
7 Freisinger MotorsportPorsche 911 GT2Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6261415121279
8 Schumacher RacingPorsche 911 GT2Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-615251757
9 CJ MotorsportsPorsche 911 GT2Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-619151549
10 Roock Motorsport North AmericaPorsche 911 GT2Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-613171747
11 Johnson AutosportPorsche 911 TurboPorsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6161430
12 DM MotorsportsPorsche 911 GT2 EvoPorsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-61313
13 Chamberlain MotorsportChrysler Viper GTS-RChrysler 8.0 L V1099

GT Standings

PosTeamChassisEngineRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Total
1 Prototype Technology GroupBMW M3BMW 3.2 L I61625211925211321161
2 Alex Job RacingPorsche 911 Carrera RSRPorsche 3.8 L Flat-6302125171461914146
3 Reiser Callas RennsportPorsche 911 Carrera RSRPorsche 3.8 L Flat-6181215141714259124
4 Contemporary MotorsportsPorsche 911 Carrera RSRPorsche 3.8 L Flat-62410719151119105
5 Manthey RacingPorsche 911 GT3-RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-62125212592
6 RWS MotorsportPorsche 911 GT3-RPorsche 3.6 L Flat-61191291051
7 Team AREPorsche 911 Carrera RSRPorsche 3.8 L Flat-6912610845
8= Prototype Technology Group BMW M3BMW 3.2 L I625833
8= G&W MotorsportsPorsche 911 GT2 Evo
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
20


13
33
10= Team PRCPorsche 911 GT3 CupPorsche 3.6 L Flat-6171532
10= The Racer's GroupPorsche 911 Carrera RSRPorsche 3.8 L Flat-61313632
12 Auto Sport SouthPorsche 911 Carrera RSRPorsche 3.8 L Flat-6108927
13 Alegra MotorsportPorsche 911 Carrera RSRPorsche 3.8 L Flat-617825
14 Freisinger MotorsportPorsche 911 SupercupPorsche 3.8 L Flat-6111324
15= Vanderhoof RacingPorsche 911 Carrera RSRPorsche 3.8 L Flat-614923
15= Millennium MotorsportsPorsche 911 Carrera RSRPorsche 3.8 L Flat-6111223
17= GalladePorsche 911 Carrera RSRPorsche 3.8 L Flat-62222
17= TransEnergy MotorsportsPorsche 911 Carrera RSRPorsche 3.8 L Flat-615722
19 Bell MotorsportsBMW M3BMW 3.2 L I61919
20 Pregrid MotorsportsPorsche 911 3.8 RSR CupPorsche 3.8 L Flat-610717
21 Aspen Knolls RacingBMW M3BMW 3.2 L I61515
22 Fordahl MotorsportsPorsche 911 Carrera RSRPorsche 3.8 L Flat-61212
23= White Lightning RacingPorsche 911 Carrera RSRPorsche 3.8 L Flat-61111
23= Broadfoot RacingPorsche 911 Carrera RSRPorsche 3.8 L Flat-61111
23= Team Pumpelly RacingPorsche 911 Carrera RSRPorsche 3.8 L Flat-66511
26 Toad Hall Motor RacingPorsche 911 Carrera RSRPorsche 3.8 L Flat-61010