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Event: Grand Prix of Sonoma presented by Toshiba Copiers & Fax Sears PointDate: 25.7.1999
Track: Sears Point International Raceway (United States), 4.056 kmsOrganiser: unknown

American Le Mans Series Sears Point
Weather:warm, dry
Start time:12:00
Grid:2-2-2, PP left, rolling start
Distance:2 hours 45 minutes
Attendance:unknown
Entered:50
Practiced:45
Qualified:42
Started:42
Finished:37
Classes:PractStart
Le Mans Prototype2219
Grand Touring Sport88
Grand Touring1515
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Race notes:
2 full-course cautions for 40 minutes
Pre-race sessions:
2 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 120 minutes on 23-24/7
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 40 minutes on 23-24/7
30 minute pre-race warm-up held
Winners:
Overall:42BMW V12 LMRLehto / Soper
Grand Touring Sport:91Dodge Viper GTS-RBeretta / Donohue
Grand Touring:9BMW M3Said / Stuck
Leaders:
laps 1-39:42BMW V12 LMRLehto
lap 40:0Riley & Scott Mk III JuddComas
laps 41-77:42BMW V12 LMRSoper
laps 78-97:42BMW V12 LMRLehto
Fastest Laps:
Overall:42BMW V12 LMRJ.J. Lehto (FIN)1:23.835174.010 km/hlap 3
Grand Touring Sport:91Dodge Viper GTS-ROlivier Beretta (MC)1:32.384159.306 km/hlap 3
Grand Touring:23Porsche 996 GT3-RDirk Müller (D)1:37.138151.164 km/hlap 3
Pole Positions:
Overall:42BMW V12 LMRJ.J. Lehto (FIN)1:22.387174.010 km/h
Grand Touring Sport:91Dodge Viper GTS-ROlivier Beretta (MC)1:30.621161.095 km/h
Grand Touring:23Porsche 996 GT3-RDirk Müller (D)1:35.860152.305 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (16), BMW (7), Riley & Scott (6), Ferrari (5), Panoz (2), Dodge (2)
Top engines by numbers:Porsche (16), Ford (8), BMW (7), Ferrari (5), Chevrolet (2), Dodge (2)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 993 Carrera (9), Riley & Scott Mk III (6), Ferrari 333 SP (5)
Driver nationalities:USA (48), I (6), D (6), F (4), A (3), B (3), CDN (3), GB (3), S (2)
Team nationalities:USA (32), D (6), F (2)
Most used colours:white (39%), red (20%), blue (15%), black (9%), silver (5%), yellow (4%)
Engine positions:mid-engined (38%), rear-engined (38%), front-engined (24%)
Oldest known drivers:Jim Downing (57), Elliot Forbes-Robinson (56), Bob Wollek (56)
Youngest known drivers:Dirk Müller (24), Ron Johnson (25), Jan Magnussen (26)

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