Fuji 1000 Kilometres 1999 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: Le Mans Fuji 1000 km		Date: 7.11.1999
Track: Fuji International Speedway (Japan), 4.400 kms	Organiser: Fuji Speedway/FISCO Club/VICIC
Fuji 1000 Kilometres
Non championship race

Weather:	cloudy, dry
Start time:	10:56
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	1000 kilometres
Attendance:	32600

Entered:	34
Practiced:	23
Qualified:	23
Started:	23
Finished:	18
Classified:	15

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype	3	3	2
Le Mans GT Prototype	2	2	1
Grand Touring Sport	8	8	5
Grand Touring	3	3	2
National GT500	5	5	4
National GT300	2	2	1

No Photos Yet Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Qualifying 1 Qualifying 2 Lap Times

Race notes:
2 full-course cautions: laps 45-51
laps 188-192

Pre-race sessions:
2 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 5/11
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 160 minutes on 6/11
30 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	23	Nissan R391	Comas / Motoyama / Kageyama
Le Mans GT Prototype:	1	Toyota GT-One (TS020)	Katayama / Suzuki / Tsuchiya
Grand Touring Sport:	60	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Ara / Okada
Grand Touring:	81	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Matsuda / Schwager
National GT500:	35	Toyota Supra (JZA80)	Raphanel / Yamaji / Tsuchiya
National GT300:	91	Porsche 993 Carrera RSR	Ishihara / Takahashi / Sunako
Leaders:
laps 1-43:	1	Toyota GT-One
laps 44-79:	23	Nissan R391
laps 80-85:	1	Toyota GT-One
laps 86-228:	23	Nissan R391
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	1	Toyota GT-One (TS020)	Ukyou Katayama (J)	1:18.8060	201.0000 km/h	lap 191
Le Mans Prototype:	23	Nissan R391	Comas / Motoyama / Kageyama	1:19.6650
Grand Touring Sport:	64	Porsche 911 GT2 (993 GT2)	Ortelli / Wada	1:28.4290
Grand Touring:	81	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Matsuda / Schwager	1:34.0110
National GT500:	32	Toyota Supra (JZA80)	Kinoshita / Kondou / Takeuchi	1:27.4830
National GT300:	91	Porsche 993 Carrera RSR	Ishihara / Takahashi / Sunako	1:37.6930
Pole Positions:
Overall:	1	Toyota GT-One (TS020)	Ukyou Katayama (J)	1:16.3490	207.4680 km/h
Le Mans Prototype:	23	Nissan R391	Comas / Motoyama / Kageyama	1:16.8140	206.2120 km/h
Grand Touring Sport:	56	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Vosse / Pompidou	1:27.0150	181.8490 km/h
Grand Touring:	81	Porsche 996 GT3-R	Matsuda / Schwager	1:32.6640	170.9400 km/h
National GT500:	35	Toyota Supra (JZA80)	Raphanel / Yamaji / Tsuchiya	1:25.0120	186.3270 km/h
National GT300:	70	Porsche 911 GT2 (993 GT2)	Ishibashi / van Schoote / Harada	1:36.8970	160.8140 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (12), Toyota (4), Nissan (2), Chrysler (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (12), Toyota (4), Nissan (2), BMW (2), Chrysler (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 993 GT2 (7), Porsche 993 Carrera (4), Toyota Supra (3)
Driver nationalities:	J (44), D (5), F (5), B (2)
Team nationalities:	J (16), D (6)
Engine positions:	rear-engined (52%), front-engined (26%), mid-engined (22%)
Average engine size:	4149 cc (with regard to 56% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 5078 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Katsunori Iketani (58), Masamitsu Ishihara (58), Bob Wollek (56)
Youngest known drivers:	Christian Ried (20), Dominik Schwager (23), Seiji Ara (25)
Female drivers:	Tomiko Yoshikawa

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