Le Mans 24 Hours 1999 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 13.6.1999
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.605 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
Non championship race

Weather:	warm, mostly dry
Start time:	12/6
Grid:	2-2-2, PP left
Distance:	24 hours
Attendance:	200000

Entered:	71
Practiced:	49
Qualified:	46
Started:	45
Finished:	23
Classified:	22

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototypes	20	19	9
Le Mans GT Prototypes	8	7	1
Le Mans GTS	16	16	9
Le Mans GT	4	3	3

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2 Lap Times

Race notes:
2 full-course cautions for 105 minutes

Pre-race sessions:
4 qualifying sessions held for a total of 480 minutes on 9-10/6
30 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	15	BMW V12 LMR	Martini / Dalmas / Winkelhock
Le Mans GT Prototypes:	3	Toyota GT-One	Katayama / Tsuchiya / Suzuki
Le Mans GTS:	51	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Beretta / Wendlinger / Dupuy
Le Mans GT:	81	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Riccitelli / Alzen / Huisman
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	3	Toyota GT-One	Ukyou Katayama (J)	3:35.0320	227.7710 km/h
Le Mans Prototypes:	17	BMW V12 LMR	Kristensen / Lehto / Müller	3:35.8700
Le Mans GTS:	52	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Archer / Duez / Bell	3:59.1000
Le Mans GT:	80	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Wollek / Müller / Mayländer	4:12.5520
Pole Positions:
Overall:	1	Toyota GT-One	Martin Brundle (GB)	3:29.9300	233.3060 km/h
Le Mans Prototypes:	17	BMW V12 LMR	Kristensen / Lehto / Müller	3:31.2090
Le Mans GTS:	51	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Beretta / Wendlinger / Dupuy	3:56.5880
Le Mans GT:	81	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Riccitelli / Alzen / Huisman	4:11.0510
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (11), Chrysler (8), BMW (4), Audi (4), Toyota (3), Courage (3), Riley & Scott (3), Lola (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (12), Chrysler (8), Ford (7), BMW (4), Audi (4)
Top car types by numbers:	Chrysler Viper (8), Porsche 993 GT2 (8), Toyota GT-One (3), Riley & Scott Mk III (3), Lola B98/10 (3)
Driver nationalities:	F (38), D (18), I (13), GB (12), J (9), P (8), USA (8), B (6), NL (5), S (3), A (3)
Team nationalities:	F (15), D (14), J (7), GB (5), USA (3)
Most used colours:	white (36%), silver (18%), blue (15%), black (13%), red (10%)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (53%), rear-engined (24%), front-engined (23%)
Average engine size:	5103 cc (with regard to 40% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 5919 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Katsunori Iketani (58), Peter Kitchak (58), Henri Pescarolo (57)
Youngest known drivers:	Sébastien Bourdais (20), Franck Montagny (21), David Terrien (23)
Female drivers:	Claudia Hürtgen

Official Race Programme:

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