The 1999 International Formula 3000 Championship 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 1999.1999 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship Calendar Retrieved from www.fia.com via webarchive on 9 November 2009 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.The dust settles in Formula 3000 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.
TeamDriverRounds Super Nova Racing 1 Ricardo Mauricio1-3 David Saelens4-10 2 Jason WattAll West Competition 3 Nick HeidfeldAll 4 Mario HaberfeldAll Petrobras Junior Team 5 Max Wilson1-8, 10 Marcelo Battistuzzi9 6 Bruno JunqueiraAll Team Astromega 7 Justin WilsonAll 8 Gonzalo Rodríguez1-9 Gauloises Junior 9 André CoutoAll 10 Stéphane SarrazinAll Durango 11 Paolo RubertiAll 12 Wolf Henzler1-7 Nicolas Filiberti8 Giovanni Montanari9-10 Lukoil Arden 15 Viktor MaslovAll 16 Marc GoossensAll European Edenbridge Racing 17 Oliver GavinAll 18 Jamie DaviesAll DAMS 19 Franck MontagnyAll 20 David TerrienAll Cica Team Oreca 23 Grégoire de Galzain1-4 Alex Müller5-8 Steve Hiesse9 Romain Dumas10 24 Soheil AyariAll Coloni Motorsport 25 Polo VillaamilAll 26 Norman Simon1-7 Marcelo Battistuzzi8 Dino Morelli9-10 Nordic Racing 27 Sascha Bert1-3 Arnd Meier4-10 28 Kevin McGarrityAll Draco Engineering 29 Fabrice WalfischAll 30 Oliver Martini1-9 Cyrille Sauvage10 GP Racing 31 Giovanni Montanari1-4 Gastón Mazzacane5 Laurent Delahaye6-10 32 Fabrizio GollinAll Fortec Motorsport 35 Norberto FontanaAll 36 Andrej PavicevicAll Monaco Motorsport 37 Thomas Biagi1-5 Alex Yoong6-10 38 Brian Smith1-4 Cyrille Sauvage5-8 Marco Apicella9 Marcelo Battistuzzi10 Red Bull Junior/RSM Marko 39 Enrique BernoldiAll 40 Markus Friesacher1-3 Ricardo Mauricio4-10 Portman-Arrows 41 Boris Derichebourg1-3 42 Marcelo Battistuzzi1-3 WRT Fina 43 Tomáš EngeAll 44 David Saelens1-3 Andrea Boldrini4-8 Norman Simon9-10 Witmeur KTR 45 Bas LeindersAll 46 Jeffrey van HooydonkAll Kid Jensen Racing 47 Nicolas MinassianAll 48 Andrea PicciniAllSources:
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 ReportSource:
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 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 PointsSources:Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest lap
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 = 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