1999 International Formula 3000 Championship


The 1999 International Formula 3000 season was the thirty-third season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also fifteenth season under the International Formula 3000 Championship moniker which was an FIA sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula 3000 racing cars. The title was contested over a ten-round series from 1 May to 25 September 1999. This was the first F3000 season in which every International Championship race took place during a Formula One weekend and supported the Grand Prix itself.
21 teams entered the championship. For 2000, the FIA imposed an upper limit of 15 teams of 2 cars each, with one of the places reserved for the winning team of the 1999 Italian Formula 3000 Championship; therefore, 7 bottom-ranked teams would not have been eligible to advance to the next year, which increased the competition. Portman-Arrows team collapsed midway through the championship, and Arden's Marc Goossens was disqualified in Hungary due to illegal changes in suspension, which denied Arden its first and the only points in the championship, causing a controversy.

Drivers and teams

The following drivers and teams took part in the 1999 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship. A Lola B99/50 chassis powered by a Zytek V8 engine was mandatory for all entries.
TeamDriverRounds
Super Nova Racing1 Ricardo Mauricio1-3
Super Nova Racing1 David Saelens4-10
Super Nova Racing2 Jason WattAll
West Competition3 Nick HeidfeldAll
West Competition4 Mario HaberfeldAll
Den Blå Avis
Petrobras Junior Team		5 Max Wilson1-8, 10
Den Blå Avis
Petrobras Junior Team		5 Marcelo Battistuzzi9
Den Blå Avis
Petrobras Junior Team		6 Bruno JunqueiraAll
Team Astromega7 Justin WilsonAll
Team Astromega8 Gonzalo Rodríguez1-9
Gauloises Junior9 André CoutoAll
Gauloises Junior10 Stéphane SarrazinAll
Durango11 Paolo RubertiAll
Durango12 Wolf Henzler1-7
Durango12 Nicolas Filiberti8
Durango12 Giovanni Montanari9-10
Lukoil Arden15 Viktor MaslovAll
Lukoil Arden16 Marc GoossensAll
European Edenbridge Racing17 Oliver GavinAll
European Edenbridge Racing18 Jamie DaviesAll
DAMS19 Franck MontagnyAll
DAMS20 David TerrienAll
Cica Team Oreca23 Grégoire de Galzain1-4
Cica Team Oreca23 Alex Müller5-8
Cica Team Oreca23 Steve Hiesse9
Cica Team Oreca23 Romain Dumas10
Cica Team Oreca24 Soheil AyariAll
Coloni Motorsport25 Polo VillaamilAll
Coloni Motorsport26 Norman Simon1-7
Coloni Motorsport26 Marcelo Battistuzzi8
Coloni Motorsport26 Dino Morelli9-10
Nordic Racing27 Sascha Bert1-3
Nordic Racing27 Arnd Meier4-10
Nordic Racing28 Kevin McGarrityAll
Draco Engineering29 Fabrice WalfischAll
Draco Engineering30 Oliver Martini1-9
Draco Engineering30 Cyrille Sauvage10
GP Racing31 Giovanni Montanari1-4
GP Racing31 Gastón Mazzacane5
GP Racing31 Laurent Delahaye6-10
GP Racing32 Fabrizio GollinAll
Fortec Motorsport35 Norberto FontanaAll
Fortec Motorsport36 Andrej PavicevicAll
Monaco Motorsport37 Thomas Biagi1-5
Monaco Motorsport37 Alex Yoong6-10
Monaco Motorsport38 Brian Smith1-4
Monaco Motorsport38 Cyrille Sauvage5-8
Monaco Motorsport38 Marco Apicella9
Monaco Motorsport38 Marcelo Battistuzzi10
Red Bull Junior/RSM Marko39 Enrique BernoldiAll
Red Bull Junior/RSM Marko40 Markus Friesacher1-3
Red Bull Junior/RSM Marko40 Ricardo Mauricio4-10
Portman-Arrows41 Boris Derichebourg1-3
Portman-Arrows42 Marcelo Battistuzzi1-3
WRT Fina43 Tomáš EngeAll
WRT Fina44 David Saelens1-3
WRT Fina44 Andrea Boldrini4-8
WRT Fina44 Norman Simon9-10
Witmeur KTR45 Bas LeindersAll
Witmeur KTR46 Jeffrey van HooydonkAll
Kid Jensen Racing47 Nicolas MinassianAll
Kid Jensen Racing48 Andrea PicciniAll

Calendar

Starting in 1999, all International Formula 3000 were held on Formula One Grand Prix courses.
RoundCircuitDateLapsDistanceTimeSpeedPole PositionFastest LapWinner
1 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari1 May424.930=207.060 km1.11:29.942173.584 km/h Max Wilson Nick Heidfeld Nick Heidfeld
2 Circuit de Monaco15 May503.367=168.350 km1'18:22.018128.693 km/h Nick Heidfeld Stéphane Sarrazin Gonzalo Rodríguez
3 Circuit de Catalunya29 May444.728=208.032 km1'13:16.982170.982 km/h Nick Heidfeld Nick Heidfeld Nick Heidfeld
4 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours26 June494.250=208.250 km1'25:56.738145.252 km/h Bruno Junqueira Soheil Ayari Nick Heidfeld
5 Silverstone Circuit10 July405.140=205.600 km1'07:48.722181.622 km/h Nicolas Minassian Nick Heidfeld Nicolas Minassian
6 A1 Ring24 July484.319=207.312 km1'07:50.994183.327 km/h Nick Heidfeld Nick Heidfeld Nick Heidfeld
7 Hockenheimring31 July306.823=204.690 km1'00:17.627200.369 km/h Max Wilson Gonzalo Rodríguez Bruno Junqueira
8 Hungaroring14 August523.972=206.544 km1'19:43.676155.475 km/h Fabrice Walfisch Nick Heidfeld Stéphane Sarrazin
9 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps28 August306.968=209.040 km1'13:57.599169.571 km/h Jason Watt Gonzalo Rodríguez Jason Watt
10 Nürburgring25 September454.556=205.020 km1'09:35.500176.763 km/h Nick Heidfeld Nick Heidfeld Jason Watt

Final points standings

Drivers' Championship

Complete Overview

R=retired NC=not classified NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify NT=no time set in qualifying DIS=disqualified after finishing in third place DIS=disqualified in practice
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