The 1999 Grand Prix of Mosport was an American Le Mans Series professional sports car race held at Mosport International Raceway near Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada from June 25 to the 27, 1999. The race was the third round of the inaugural American Le Mans Series season, replacing the former Professional SportsCar Racing Championship that previously held the Grand Prix beginning in 1975. The race marked the 14th IMSA / Professional SportsCar Racing sanctioned sports car race held at the facility.

Race

The race marked the maiden win for the Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S driven by Johnny O'Connell and Jan Magnussen for Panoz Motor Sports. It was the first front-engine sportscar overall win at a major event since the 1960s. Teammates David Brabham and Éric Bernard in the #1 Panoz finished second, while Team Rafanelli drivers Érik Comas and Mimmo Schiattarella took third overall in the Riley & Scott Mk III.

After their recent victory at the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, the event was also set to feature the BMW V12 LMR of BMW Motorsport. After qualifying third and fourth behind the Panoz entries, the team withdrew from the race citing safety concerns at the track. Following offseason upgrades to Mosport, the team returned to the track for the 2000 edition of the race.

After back to back 24 Hours of Le Mans class victories in 1998 and 1999 and FIA GT Championships in 1997 and 1998, Dodge Viper Team Oreca debuted their Dodge Viper GTS-R in the American Le Mans Series at Mosport, taking the GTS class victory with drivers Olivier Beretta and David Donohue.

Alex Job Racing took the GT class win with drivers Cort Wagner and Dirk Müller in a Porsche 911 Carrera RSR.

The race was broadcast across North America on CNBC with Joel Meyers and Bill Adam calling the race.

Official results Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre LapsTime/Retired Engine 1 LMP 2 Panoz Motor Sports Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S 1222:45:11.871 Ford (Élan-Yates) 6.0 L V8 2 LMP 1 Panoz Motor Sports David Brabham Éric Bernard Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S 122 + 15.237 Ford (Élan-Yates) 6.0 L V8 3 LMP 0 Team Rafanelli SRL Érik Comas Mimmo Schiattarella Riley & Scott Mk III 122 + 0 Laps Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 4 LMP 20 Dyson Racing Butch Leitzinger Elliott Forbes-Robinson Riley & Scott Mk III 121 + 1 Lap Ford 5.0 L V8 5 LMP 11 Doyle-Risi Racing Max Angelelli Didier de Radiguès Ferrari 333 SP 120 + Laps Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 6 LMP 38 Champion Racing Allan McNish Ralf Kelleners Porsche 911 GT1 Evo 119 + 3 Laps Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 7 LMP 12 Doyle-Risi Racing Alex Caffi Wayne Taylor Ferrari 333 SP 118 + 4 Laps Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 8 LMP 27 Doran Enterprises Didier Theys Fredy Lienhard Ferrari 333 SP 117 + 5 Laps Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 9 LMP 06 Multimatic Motorsports Scott Maxwell Ken Wilden Lola B98/10 116 + 6 Laps Ford 5.1 L V8 10 LMP 15 Hybrid R&D Chris Bingham Ross Bentley Riley & Scott Mk III 115 + 7 Laps Ford 5.0 L V8 11 GTS 91 Dodge Viper Team Oreca Olivier Beretta David Donohue Dodge Viper GTS-R 111 + 11 Laps Dodge 8.0 L V10 12 GTS 92 Dodge Viper Team Oreca Karl Wendlinger Tommy Archer Dodge Viper GTS-R 111 + 11 Laps Dodge 8.0 L V10 13 LMP 63 Downing Atlanta Jim Downing A.J. Smith Kudzu DLY 110 + 12 Laps Mazda R26B 2.6 L 4-Rotor 14 GTS 55 Saleen/Allen Speedlab Terry Borcheller Ron Johnson Saleen Mustang SR 109 +13 Laps Ford 8.0 L V8 15 LMP 28 Intersport Racing Jon Field Martin Guimont Lola B98/10 108 + 14 Laps Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8 16 GT 23 Alex Job Racing Cort Wagner Dirk Müller Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 108 + 14 Laps Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 17 GT 10 Prototype Technology Group Christian Menzel Hans-Joachim Stuck BMW M3 106 + 16 Laps BMW 3.2 L I6 18 GTS 99 Schumacher Racing Larry Schumacher John O'Steen Porsche 911 GT2 106 + 16 Laps Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 19 GT 7 Prototype Technology Group Brian Cunningham Johannes van Overbeek BMW M3 105 + 17 Laps BMW 3.2 L I6 20 GTS 04 CJ Motorsport John Graham John Morton Porsche 911 GT2 100 + 22 Laps Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 21 GT 40 Team PRC Scott Peeler Geoff Auberlen Porsche 911 GT3 Cup 100 + 22 Laps Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 22 GT 03 Reiser Callas Rennsport Grady Willingham Joel Reiser Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 99 + 23 Laps Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 23 GT 22 Alex Job Racing Mike Fitzgerald Darryl Havens Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 99 + 23 Laps Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 24 GT 02 Reiser Callas Rennsport Johnny Mowlem Craig Stanton Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 98 + 24 Laps Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 25DNF LMP 75 DAMS Jean-Marc Gounon Christophe Tinseau Lola B98/10 97overheating Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 26 GTS 56 Martin Snow Racing Martin Snow Kelly Collins Porsche 911 GT2 97 + 25 Laps Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 27 GT 76 Team ARE Peter Argetsinger Richard Polidori Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 92 + 30 Laps Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 28DNF LMP 16 Dyson Racing Andy Wallace James Weaver Riley & Scott Mk III 83cooling system Ford 5.0 L V8 29 GT 6 Prototype Technology Group Peter Cunningham Mark Simo BMW M3 81 + 41 Laps BMW 3.2L I6 30DNF GTS 83 Chiefie Motorsports Andy Pilgrim Zak Brown Porsche 911 GT2 72Brakes Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 31DNF LMP 18 Dollahite Racing Bill Dollahite Mike Davies Ferrari 333 SP 61Accident Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 32DNF GT 17 GT Contemporary Motorsports Mike Conte Nick Holt Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 11wheel bearing Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 33DNF LMP 36 Doran Enterprises Jim Matthews Racing Anthony Lazzaro Jim Matthews Ferrari 333 SP 8Throttle Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 DNS LMP 42 BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport JJ Lehto Jörg Müller BMW V12 LMR -withdrawn BMW S70 6.0 L V12 DNS LMP 43 BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport Joachim Winkelhock Bill Auberlen BMW V12 LMR -withdrawn BMW S70 6.0 L V12

Notes The No. 42 and No. 43 BMW V12 LMR were withdrawn from the event following qualifying, because BMW deemed the track to be too dangerous to race on.

Statistics Pole Position - #2 Panoz Motor Sports (Jan Magnussen) - 1:10.514 Fastest Lap - #1 Panoz Motor Sports (David Brabham) - 1:12.093 Time of race - 2:45:11.871 Distance - Average Speed -

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References

External links 1999 Grand Prix of Mosport Race Broadcast (YouTube)