Event: Essais Préqualificatifs 24 Heures du MansDate: 2.5.1999
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.605 kmsOrganiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest

Prequalifying Le Mans

Non championship race

(Grid Positions)

GridNo.DriversCarEntrantQ Time
1st1Martin Brundle / Emmanuel Collard / Vincenzo SospiriToyota GT-OneToyota Motorsports3:31.8570
2nd12David Brabham / Eric BernardPanoz LMP-1 Roadster SPanoz Motorsports3:31.9410
3rd3Ukyo Katayama / Keiichi Tsuchiya / Toshio SuzukiToyota GT-OneToyota Motorsports3:32.4260
4th17J.J. Lehto / Jörg MüllerBMW V12 LMRBMW Motorsport3:32.8670
5th2Thierry Boutsen / Allan McNish / Ralf KellenersToyota GT-OneToyota Motorsports3:33.1740
6th6Pedro Lamy / Bernd Schneider / Franck LagorceMercedes-Benz CLRAMG Mercedes3:33.8640
7th16Tom Kristensen / Joachim WinkelhockBMW V12 LMRBMW Motorsport3:34.4930
8th8Emanuele Pirro / Frank BielaAudi R8RAudi Sport Team Joest3:36.3900
9th11Jan Magnussen / Johnny O'Connell / Max AngelelliPanoz LMP-1 Roadster SPanoz Motorsports3:36.5770
10th22Michael Krumm / Satoshi Motoyama / Eric van de PoeleNissan R391Nissan Motorsports3:36.9550
11th7Michele Alboreto / Rinaldo Capello / Laurent AielloAudi R8RAudi Sport Team Joest3:37.5090
12th25Christophe Tinseau / David Terrien / Franck MontagnyLola B98/10 JuddDAMS3:37.6000
13th23Michael Krumm / Satoshi Motoyama / Eric van de PoeleNissan R391Nissan Motorsports3:38.0000
14th4Mark Webber / Jean-Marc Gounon / Marcel TiemannMercedes-Benz CLRAMG Mercedes3:38.2270
15th5Christophe Bouchut / Peter Dumbreck / Nick HeidfeldMercedes-Benz CLRAMG Mercedes3:39.7300
16th29Christian Pescatori / Jérôme Policand / Mauro BaldiFerrari 333 SPJ.B. Jabouille Bouresche3:40.5730
17th30Christian Pescatori / Jérôme Policand / Mauro BaldiFerrari 333 SPJ.B. Jabouille Bouresche3:41.1170
18th18Thomas Bscher / Bill Auberlen / Steve SoperBMW V12 LMPrice+Bscher3:41.5680
19th13Andrea Montermini / Alex Caffi / Mimmo SchiattarellaCourage C52 NissanCourage Compétition3:42.7850
20th19Hiro Matsushita / Hiroki Kato / Akihiko NakayaBMW V12 LMTeam Go3:42.8310
21st26Peter Kox / Jan Lammers / Tom CoronelLola B98/10 FordKonrad Motorsport3:43.6870
22nd9Stefan Johansson / Didier Theys / Stéphane OrtelliAudi R8CAudi Sport UK3:43.7860
23rd21Didier Cottaz / Fredrik Ekblom / Marc GoossensCourage C52 NissanNissan Motorsports3:44.3500
24th15Pierluigi Martini / Yannick DalmasBMW V12 LMRBMW Motorsport3:44.9820
25th27Tomas Saldaña / Grant Orbell / Didier de RadiguesLola B98/10 FordKremer Racing3:45.5410
26th31Gary Formato / Philippe Gache / Marco Apicella / Ron FellowsRiley & Scott Mk III Series 2Riley & Scott Europe3:47.8710
27th14Henri Pescarolo / Patrice Gay / Michel FertéCourage C50 PorschePescarolo Promotion3:47.9960
28th10Andy Wallace / James Weaver / Perry McCarthyAudi R8CAudi Sport UK3:48.4060
29th32Gary Formato / Philippe Gache / Marco ApicellaRiley & Scott Mk III Series 2Riley & Scott Europe3:48.8840
30th24Yojiro Terada / Franck FréonAutoexe LMP99 FordAutoexe Motorsports3:50.2740
31st20Guillaume GomezWR LMP 99 PeugeotGérard Welter3:56.9560
32nd51Olivier Beretta / Dominique Dupuy / Justin BellChrysler Viper GTS-RViper Team Oreca3:57.2250
33rd52Karl Wendlinger / Jean-Philippe Belloc / Soheil AyariChrysler Viper GTS-RViper Team Oreca3:58.5220
34th53Olivier Beretta / Karl Wendlinger / Jean-Philippe BellocChrysler Viper GTS-RViper Team Oreca3:59.3610
35th57Thomas Erdos / Christian Gläsel / Christian VannChrysler Viper GTS-RHugh Chamberlain4:01.4800
36th55Emmanuel CléricoChrysler Viper GTS-RPaul Belmondo Racing4:01.8750
37th56Hans Hugenholtz / Ni Amorim / Toni SeilerChrysler Viper GTS-RHugh Chamberlain4:01.9700
38th50Luca Drudi / Manuel Mello-Breyner / Grégoire de GalzainChrysler Viper GTS-RCICA Team Oreca4:03.8270
39th62Claudia HürtgenPorsche 993 GT2Roock Racing4:03.8460
40th61Wolfgang Kaufmann / Michel LigonnetPorsche 911 GT2Freisinger Motorsport4:04.0850
41st64Franz Konrad / Peter KitchakPorsche 911 GT2Konrad Motorsports4:04.2530
42nd54Claude-Yves Gosselin / Paul Belmondo / Marc RostanChrysler Viper GTS-RPaul Belmondo Racing4:05.0940
43rd65Jean-Luc Chéreau / Patrice GoueslardPorsche 911 GT2Chéreau Sport4:07.0240
44th63André Ahrlé / Hubert HauptPorsche 993 GT2Roock Racing4:07.2070
45th81Uwe Alzen / Luca RiccitelliPorsche 996 GT3-RManthey Racing GmbH4:11.6290
46th67Jean-Pierre Jarier / François Lafon / Jürgen von GartzenPorsche 911 GT2Larbre Competition4:12.0720
47th66Manuel Monteiro / Michel Monteiro / Michel MaisonneuvePorsche 911 GT2Estoril Racing Communication4:12.7170
48th80Cort Wagner / Dirk MüllerPorsche 996 GT3-RDave Maraj4:14.2020
49th60Masamitsu Ishihara / Katsunori Iketani / Manfred JuraszPorsche 911 GT2Freisinger Motorsport4:15.0850
50th84Thierry Perrier / Jean-Louis RicciPorsche 993 Carrera RSRPerspective Racing4:31.6660
51st83Michel Neugarten / Gérard MacQuillan / Julian WestwoodPorsche 993 Carrera RSRGérard MacQuillan4:33.3240
52nd86Dave Clark / Kilian Konig / Ray LintottChrysler Viper GTSBrookspeed Motorsport5:19.5280
53rd68Gary AylesPorsche 911 GT2Gérard MacQuillan58:55.1909

Other present cars:

No.DriversCarEntrant
58Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére / Pascal FabreChrysler Viper GTS-RJean-Luc Maury-Laribiere

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.DriversCarEntrant
28Lola B98/10 FordKremer Racing
33Geoff Lister / Thorkild Thyrring / Magnus WallinderPorsche 911 GT1 EvoG-Force Motorsport
34David SaundersPorsche 911 GT1 EvoParr/Gaumont Motorsport
59Brian CunninghamChrysler Viper GTS-RGT Developments
69Michael TrunkPorsche 911 GT2Krauss Race Sports Int'l
70Horst Felbermayr, Sr. / Horst Felbermayr, Jr. / Fabio ManciniPorsche 911 GT2RWS Motorsport
82Jack LecontePorsche 996Larbre Competition
85Lucien Guitteny / Patrick CamusFerrari 550 MaranelloRed Racing