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.[1] 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.[2] 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.
Calendar[]
Starting in 1999, all International Formula 3000 were held on Formula One Grand Prix courses.
Round | Circuit | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner | Winning Team |
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1 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 1 May | 42 | 4.930=207.060 km | 1.11:29.942 | 173.584 km/h | Max Wilson | Nick Heidfeld | Nick Heidfeld | West Competition |
2 | Circuit de Monaco | 15 May | 50 | 3.367=168.350 km | 1'18:22.018 | 128.693 km/h | Nick Heidfeld | Stéphane Sarrazin | Gonzalo Rodríguez | Team Astromega |
3 | Circuit de Catalunya | 29 May | 44 | 4.728=208.032 km | 1'13:16.982 | 170.982 km/h | Nick Heidfeld | Nick Heidfeld | Nick Heidfeld | West Competition |
4 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 26 June | 49 | 4.250=208.250 km | 1'25:56.738 | 145.252 km/h | Bruno Junqueira | Soheil Ayari | Nick Heidfeld | West Competition |
5 | Silverstone Circuit | 10 July | 40 | 5.140=205.600 km | 1'07:48.722 | 181.622 km/h | Nicolas Minassian | Nick Heidfeld | Nicolas Minassian | |
6 | A1 Ring | 24 July | 48 | 4.319=207.312 km | 1'07:50.994 | 183.327 km/h | Nick Heidfeld | Nick Heidfeld | Nick Heidfeld | West Competition |
7 | Hockenheimring | 31 July | 30 | 6.823=204.690 km | 1'00:17.627 | 200.369 km/h | Max Wilson | Gonzalo Rodríguez | Bruno Junqueira | Petrobras Junior Team |
8 | Hungaroring | 14 August | 52 | 3.972=206.544 km | 1'19:43.676 | 155.475 km/h | Fabrice Walfisch | Nick Heidfeld | Stéphane Sarrazin | |
9 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 28 August | 30 | 6.968=209.040 km | 1'13:57.599 | 169.571 km/h | Jason Watt | Gonzalo Rodríguez | Jason Watt | Super Nova Racing |
10 | Nürburgring | 25 September | 45 | 4.556=205.020 km | 1'09:35.500 | 176.763 km/h | Nick Heidfeld | Nick Heidfeld | Jason Watt | Super Nova Racing |
Final points standings[]
Drivers' Championship[]
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Bold – Pole |
Notes[]
- All drivers used Lola B99/50 chassis, with Zytek V8 engines, and Avon tyres.
- Marc Goossens was disqualified from the Hungarian round of the championship due to an illegal suspension damper.
Complete Overview[]
first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
R=retired NC=not classified NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify NT=no time set in qualifying DIS(3)=disqualified after finishing in third place DIS=disqualified in practice
Place | Name | Team | IMO |
MON |
CAT |
MAG |
SIL |
OST |
HOC |
HUN |
SPA |
NÜR | ||||||||||
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1 | Nick Heidfeld | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | R | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | |
2 | Jason Watt | SuperNova Racing | 6 | R | 4 | 2 | 20 | R | 3 | R | 14 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
3 | Gonzalo Rodríguez | Team Astromega | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | R | 16 | 15 | 30 | NQ | 4 | 4 | 4 | R | 9 | 2 | - | - |
4 | Stéphane Sarrazin | 10 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | R | 6 | 17 | |
5 | Bruno Junqueira | Den Blå Avis/Petrobras Junior Team | 4 | R | 14 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | R | 2 | 2 | 38 | NQ | 2 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 3 | R | 4 | 16 |
Nicolas Minassian | 15 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 19 | R | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | R | ||
7 | Soheil Ayari | Cica Team Oreca | 14 | R | 10 | R | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 7 | R | 7 | 4 |
8 | Max Wilson | Den Blå Avis/Petrobras Junior Team | 1 | R | 7 | 3 | 3 | DIS(13) | 6 | R | 9 | R | 17 | R | 1 | 2 | 21 | R | - | - | 3 | 3 |
9 | David Saelens | 29 | NQ | 28 | NQ | 31 | NQ | |||||||||||||||
SuperNova Racing | 12 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 21 | R | 17 | 8 | 29 | NQ | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||
10 | Kevin McGarrity | Nordic Racing | 2 | 2 | 30 | NQ | 22 | 9 | 15 | R | 18 | 23 | 34 | NQ | 12 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 23 | R | 11 | 7 |
Tomáš Enge | 28 | NQ | 29 | NQ | 25 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 21 | R | 17 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 10 | R | ||
Franck Montagny | DAMS | 17 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 7 | R | 18 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | R | 16 | 9 | |
13 | Fabrice Walfisch} | Draco | 9 | 3 | 31 | NQ | 23 | 16 | 20 | R | 15 | 13 | 23 | R | 11 | R | 1 | R | 2 | 16 | 20 | R |
André Couto | 7 | R | 5 | NS | 13 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 33 | NQ | 25 | 7 | 15 | R | 5 | R | 14 | 7 | DIS | - | ||
Norberto Fontana | Fortec Motorsport | 5 | R | 19 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 14 | R | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 19 | R | 22 | 14 | 12 | 10 | |
16 | Oliver Gavin | 21 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 29 | NQ | 28 | NQ | 21 | 14 | 27 | NQ | 31 | NQ | 27 | NQ | 12 | 9 | 14 | 8 | |
Jeffrey van Hooydonk | 22 | R | 16 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 36 | NQ | 29 | NQ | 10 | 16 | 35 | NQ | 13 | 12 | ||
18 | Justin Wilson | Team Astromega | 11 | 6 | 13 | R | 5 | 6 | 26 | 10 | 23 | R | 11 | 17 | 23 | R | 9 | 7 | 20 | R | 5 | R |
Andrea Piccini | 12 | R | 24 | R | 30 | NQ | 23 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 27 | NQ | 16 | R | 27 | NQ | 34 | NQ | ||
Enrique Bernoldi | Red Bull Junior/RSM Marko | 19 | 9 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 20 | 13 | R | 7 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 28 | NQ | NT | - | |
21 | Bas Leinders | 30 | NQ | 17 | NS | 19 | R | 16 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 15 | R | 13 | R | 25 | R | 34 | NQ | 18 | R | |
Ricardo Mauricio | SuperNova Racing | 25 | 15 | 25 | R | 17 | R | |||||||||||||||
Red Bull Junior/RSM Marko | 33 | NQ | 34 | NQ | 12 | 15 | 35 | NQ | 22 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 20 | ||||||||
Jamie Davies | 20 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 37 | NQ | 10 | 12 | 40 | NQ | 16 | 9 | 26 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 6 | ||
- | David Terrien | DAMS | 32 | NQ | 18 | 8 | 14 | R | 19 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 28 | NQ | 30 | NQ | 30 | NQ | 25 | 8 | 19 | 11 |
- | Brian Smith | 16 | 8 | 20 | R | 39 | NQ | 35 | NQ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
- | Polo Villaamil | Coloni Motorsport | 33 | NQ | 37 | NQ | 27 | NQ | 32 | NQ | 37 | NQ | 19 | 9 | 33 | NQ | 23 | R | 32 | NQ | 27 | NQ |
- | Coloni Motorsport | 26 | R | 34 | NQ | 26 | R | 29 | NQ | 24 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 32 | NQ | - | - | |||||
29 | NQ | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
- | Oliver Martini | Draco | 35 | NQ | 6 | R | 35 | NQ | 27 | NQ | 36 | NQ | 16 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 32 | NQ | 31 | NQ | - | - |
- | Dino Morelli | Coloni Motorsport | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 10 | 28 | NQ |
- | Fabrizio Gollin | GP Racing | 27 | NQ | 22 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 28 | NQ | 10 | R | 20 | R | 24 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 23 | 18 |
- | Marcelo Battistuzzi | 18 | 11 | 26 | 12 | 28 | NQ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
Coloni Motorsport | 20 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Den Blå Avis/Petrobras Junior Team | 24 | 17 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
- | Cyrille Sauvage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | NQ | 22 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 28 | NQ | - | - | |||
Draco | 26 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
- | Andrej Pavicevic | Fortec Motorsport | 42 | NQ | 36 | NQ | 38 | NQ | 31 | NQ | 26 | 21 | 32 | NQ | 26 | 13 | 40 | NQ | 21 | 15 | 17 | 13 |
- | Wolf Henzler | Durango Formula | 24 | R | 32 | NQ | 33 | NQ | 25 | R | 32 | NQ | 2 | 13 | 28 | NQ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | Paolo Ruberti | Durango Formula | 13 | 14 | 9 | R | 11 | R | 22 | 15 | 17 | R | 29 | NQ | 25 | R | 13 | R | 36 | NQ | 24 | 19 |
- | Mario Haberfeld | 36 | NQ | 41 | NQ | 8 | R | 13 | R | 22 | 18 | 8 | R | 18 | 14 | 36 | NQ | 33 | NQ | 32 | NQ | |
- | Marc Goossens | Lukoil Arden Racing | 37 | NQ | 38 | NQ | 18 | R | 5 | 16 | 30 | NQ | 20 | R | 14 | R | 6 | DIS(3) | 13 | R | 30 | NQ |
- | Alex Yoong | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | NQ | 38 | NQ | 39 | NQ | 16 | R | 25 | R | |
- | Boris Derichebourg | 23 | R | 15 | R | 34 | NQ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
- | Andrea Boldrini | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | NQ | 38 | NQ | 18 | 9 | 34 | NQ | 34 | NQ | - | - | - | - | |
- | Laurent Delahaye | GP Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | NQ | 39 | NQ | 33 | NQ | 26 | R | 31 | NQ |
- | Viktor Maslov | Lukoil Arden Racing | 39 | NQ | 39 | NQ | 41 | NQ | 38 | NQ | 39 | NQ | 35 | NQ | 40 | NQ | 35 | NQ | 30 | NQ | 35 | NQ |
- | Arnd Meier | Nordic Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | NQ | 27 | NQ | 33 | NQ | 37 | NQ | 37 | NQ | 40 | NQ | 29 | NQ |
- | Giovanni Montanari | GP Racing | 31 | NQ | 27 | NQ | 36 | NQ | 36 | NQ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
Durango Formula | 37 | NQ | 36 | NQ | ||||||||||||||||||
- | Thomas Biagi | 34 | NQ | 33 | NQ | 37 | NQ | 34 | NQ | 35 | NQ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
- | Grégoire de Galzain | Cica Team Oreca | 38 | NQ | 35 | NQ | 32 | NQ | 30 | NQ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | Alex Müller | Cica Team Oreca | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | NQ | 31 | NQ | 36 | NQ | 31 | NQ | - | - | - | - |
- | Sascha Bert | Nordic Racing | 40 | NQ | NT | - | 40 | NQ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | Red Bull Junior/RSM Marko | 41 | NQ | 40 | NQ | 42 | NQ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
- | Gastón Mazzacane | GP Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | NQ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | Nicolas Filiberti | Durango Formula | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38 | NQ | - | - | - | - |
- | Cica Team Oreca | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38 | NQ | - | - | |
- | Marco Apicella | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | NQ | - | - | |
- | Romain Dumas | Cica Team Oreca | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | NQ |
See also[]
1999 Italian Formula 3000 season
References[]
- ^ 1999 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship Calendar Retrieved from www.fia.com via webarchive on 9 November 2009
- ^ The dust settles in Formula 3000
Further reading[]
- Heidfeld's Year, Formula 3000 Review, Autocourse, 1999/2000, pages 238-241
- Other Major Results, Autocourse, 1999/2000, pages 281-282
- Automobile Year, 1999/2000 (championship points table), page 258
External links[]
- 1999 in motorsport
- International Formula 3000 seasons
- 1999 in formula racing