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.

Team No. Driver Rounds
Super Nova Racing 1 Ricardo Mauricio 1-3
David Saelens 4-10
2 Jason Watt All
West Competition 3 Nick Heidfeld All
4 Mario Haberfeld All
Petrobras Junior Team 5 Max Wilson 1-8, 10
Marcelo Battistuzzi 9
6 Bruno Junqueira All
Team Astromega 7 Justin Wilson All
8 Gonzalo Rodríguez 1-9
Gauloises Junior 9 André Couto All
10 Stéphane Sarrazin All
Durango 11 Paolo Ruberti All
12 Wolf Henzler 1-7
Nicolas Filiberti 8
Giovanni Montanari 9-10
Lukoil Arden 15 Viktor Maslov All
16 Marc Goossens All
European Edenbridge Racing 17 Oliver Gavin All
18 Jamie Davies All
DAMS 19 Franck Montagny All
20 David Terrien All
Cica Team Oreca 23 Grégoire de Galzain 1-4
Alex Müller 5-8
Steve Hiesse 9
Romain Dumas 10
24 Soheil Ayari All
Coloni Motorsport 25 Polo Villaamil All
26 Norman Simon 1-7
Marcelo Battistuzzi 8
Dino Morelli 9-10
Nordic Racing 27 Sascha Bert 1-3
Arnd Meier 4-10
28 Kevin McGarrity All
Draco Engineering 29 Fabrice Walfisch All
30 Oliver Martini 1-9
Cyrille Sauvage 10
GP Racing 31 Giovanni Montanari 1-4
Gastón Mazzacane 5
Laurent Delahaye 6-10
32 Fabrizio Gollin All
Fortec Motorsport 35 Norberto Fontana All
36 Andrej Pavicevic All
Monaco Motorsport 37 Thomas Biagi 1-5
Alex Yoong 6-10
38 Brian Smith 1-4
Cyrille Sauvage 5-8
Marco Apicella 9
Marcelo Battistuzzi 10
Red Bull Junior/RSM Marko 39 Enrique Bernoldi All
40 Markus Friesacher 1-3
Ricardo Mauricio 4-10
Portman-Arrows 41 Boris Derichebourg 1-3
42 Marcelo Battistuzzi 1-3
WRT Fina 43 Tomáš Enge All
44 David Saelens 1-3
Andrea Boldrini 4-8
Norman Simon 9-10
Witmeur KTR 45 Bas Leinders All
46 Jeffrey van Hooydonk All
Kid Jensen Racing 47 Nicolas Minassian All
48 Andrea Piccini All
Sources:[3][4]

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 Report
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 Report
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 Report
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 Report
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 Report
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 Kid Jensen Racing Report
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 Report
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 Report
8 Hungaroring 14 August 52 3.972=206.544 km 1'19:43.676 155.475 km/h Fabrice Walfisch Nick Heidfeld Stéphane Sarrazin Gauloises Junior Report
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 Report
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 Report
Source:[5]

Final points standings

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver IMO
 MON
 CAT
 MAG
 SIL
 A1R
 HOC
 HUN
 SPA
 NUR
 Points
1 Nick Heidfeld 1 7 1 1 3 1 Ret 2 4 2 59
2 Jason Watt Ret 2 Ret Ret 10 4 7 6 1 1 30
3 Gonzalo Rodríguez 5 1 2 Ret 15 DNQ 4 Ret 2 27
4 Stéphane Sarrazin 4 14 5 5 7 6 3 1 Ret 17 22
5 Bruno Junqueira Ret 6 4 Ret 2 DNQ 1 15 Ret 16 20
6 Nicolas Minassian 13 Ret 8 14 1 3 Ret 5 3 Ret 20
7 Soheil Ayari Ret Ret 10 8 4 2 12 4 Ret 4 15
8 Max Wilson Ret 3 DSQ Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 3 14
9 David Saelens DNQ DNQ DNQ 3 9 Ret 8 DNQ 5 5 8
10 Kevin McGarrity 2 DNQ 9 Ret 23 DNQ 15 10 Ret 7 6
11 Tomáš Enge DNQ DNQ 14 2 17 11 Ret 14 11 Ret 6
12 Franck Montagny 10 9 Ret 7 6 12 6 3 Ret 9 6
13 André Couto Ret Ret 3 Ret DNQ 7 Ret Ret 7 DNQ 4
14 Fabrice Walfisch 3 DNQ Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret 4
15 Norberto Fontana Ret 5 Ret Ret 5 8 Ret Ret 14 10 4
16 Oliver Gavin 12 4 DNQ DNQ 14 DNQ DNQ DNQ 9 8 3
17 Jeffrey van Hooydonk Ret 10 11 4 19 DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ 12 3
18 Enrique Bernoldi 9 15 Ret 12 20 Ret 5 8 DNQ DNQ 2
19 Andrea Piccini Ret Ret DNQ 13 8 5 DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ 2
20 Justin Wilson 6 Ret 6 10 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret 2
21 Jamie Davies 7 13 7 DNQ 12 DNQ 9 12 12 6 1
22 Ricardo Mauricio 15 Ret Ret DNQ DNQ 15 DNQ 9 6 Ret 1
23 Bas Leinders DNQ DNQ Ret 6 16 Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret 1
– David Terrien DNQ 8 Ret 9 11 DNQ DNQ DNQ 8 11 0
– Brian Smith 8 Ret DNQ DNQ 0
– Polo Villaamil DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 9 DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ 0
– Norman Simon Ret DNQ 18 DNQ 22 10 DNQ DNQ 15 0
– Oliver Martini DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ 16 10 DNQ DNQ 0
– Dino Morelli 10 DNQ 0
– Fabrizio Gollin DNQ 11 12 11 DNQ Ret Ret 11 13 18 0
– Marcelo Battistuzzi 11 12 DNQ 13 17 DNQ 0
– Cyrille Sauvage DNQ 14 11 DNQ 14 0
– Andrej Pavicevic DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 21 DNQ 13 DNQ 15 13 0
– Wolf Henzler Ret DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ 13 DNQ 0
– Paolo Ruberti 14 Ret Ret 15 Ret DNQ Ret Ret DNQ 19 0
– Mario Haberfeld DNQ DNQ Ret Ret 18 Ret 14 DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
– Marc Goossens DNQ DNQ Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret DSQ Ret DNQ 0
– Alex Yoong DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret Ret 0
– Boris Derichebourg Ret Ret DNQ 0
– Andrea Boldrini DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ 0
– Laurent Delahaye DNQ DNQ DNQ DNS DNQ 0
– Viktor Maslov DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
– Arnd Meier DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
– Giovanni Montanari DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
– Thomas Biagi DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
– Grégoire de Galzain DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
– Alex Müller DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
– Sascha Bert DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
– Markus Friesacher DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
– Gastón Mazzacane DNQ 0
– Nicolas Filiberti DNQ 0
– Steve Hiesse DNQ 0
– Marco Apicella DNQ 0
– Romain Dumas DNQ 0
Pos Driver IMO
 MON
 CAT
 MAG
 SIL
 A1R
 HOC
 HUN
 SPA
 NUR
 Points
Sources:[6][7][8]
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest lap

Notes

  • All drivers used Lola B99/50 chassis, with Zytek V8 engines, and Avon tyres.[3]
  • 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 = qualifying result
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
1 Nick Heidfeld West Competition Team 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 Gauloises Formula 10 4 8 14 6 5 7 5 6 7 26 6 6 3 2 1 5 R 6 17
5 Bruno Junqueira 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 Kid Jensen Racing 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 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 WRT FINA Racing 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 WRT FINA Racing 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 Gauloises Formula 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 European Edenbridge Racing 21 12 11 4 29 NQ 28 NQ 21 14 27 NQ 31 NQ 27 NQ 12 9 14 8
Jeffrey van Hooydonk Witmeur Team KTR 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 Kid Jensen Racing 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 Witmeur Team KTR 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 European Edenbridge Racing 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 Monaco Motorsport 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
- Norman Simon Coloni Motorsport 26 R 34 NQ 26 R 29 NQ 24 22 24 10 32 NQ - -
WRT FINA Racing 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 Portman-Arrows Racing 18 11 26 12 28 NQ - - - - - - - -
Coloni Motorsport 20 13
Petrobras Junior Team 24 17 - -
- Cyrille Sauvage Monaco Motorsport - - - - - - - - 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 West Competition Team 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 Monaco Motorsport - - - - - - - - - - 37 NQ 38 NQ 39 NQ 16 R 25 R
- Boris Derichebourg Portman-Arrows Racing 23 R 15 R 34 NQ - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Andrea Boldrini WRT FINA Racing - - - - - - 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 Monaco Motorsport 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Markus Friesacher Red Bull Junior/RSM Marko 41 NQ 40 NQ 42 NQ - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- Gastón Mazzacane GP Racing - - - - - - - - 31 NQ - - - - - - - - - -
- Nicolas Filiberti Durango Formula - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 38 NQ - - - -
- Steve Hiesse Cica Team Oreca - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 38 NQ - -
- Marco Apicella Monaco Motorsport - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39 NQ - -
- Romain Dumas Cica Team Oreca - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33 NQ

See also

References

  1. ^ 1999 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship Calendar Retrieved from www.fia.com via webarchive on 9 November 2009
  2. ^ The dust settles in Formula 3000
  3. ^ a b "FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship - 1999: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  4. ^ "F3000 International Championship Entry List 1999". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  5. ^ "F3000 International Championship Results 1999". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  6. ^ "F3000 International Championship Standings 1999". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  7. ^ "FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship - Season 1999: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  8. ^ "1999 FIA International F3000 Championship". Motor Sport. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

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
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