The 1999 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Three motor race held on 23 May 1999 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Benoît Tréluyer, driving for Signature Team. Sébastien Dumez finished second and Peter Sundberg third.
Entry list Team Driver Chassis Engine ASM Fina 1 Julien Beltoise Dallara F399 Renault 2 Tiago Monteiro 3 Sébastien Dumez Signature Team 4 Jonathan Cochet Dallara F399 Renault 5 Benoît Tréluyer Team Ghinzani 6 Michele Spoldi Dallara F399 BMW 7 Davide Uboldi Fiat RC Benetton 8 Gabriele Varano Dallara F399 Opel 9 Gianluca Calcagni Graff Racing 10 Alex Müller Dallara F399 Opel 11 Jérémie Dufour Martini MK49 Ravarotto Racing Team 12 Enrico Toccacelo Dallara F399 BMW Carlin Motorsport 14 Michael Bentwood Dallara F399 Mugen-Honda 15 Narain Karthikeyan Target Racing 18 Omar Galeffi Dallara F399 Opel Prema Powerteam 21 Juan Manuel López Dallara F399 Opel 22 Peter Sundberg 23 Fulvio Cavicchi Promatecme 25 Bruno Besson Dallara F399 Renault La Filière 56 Ryō Fukuda Martini MK79 Opel 57 Yannick Schroeder 72 Sébastien Bourdais Source:
Classification Qualification Race Tréluyer lead the race to take the win in the first race of two, and set himself up for the feature race. He was followed by Calcagni and Dumez. Pos No Driver Vehicle Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 5 Benoît Tréluyer Signature Team 25 30min 51.511sec 1 2 9 Gianluca Calcagni RC Benetton 25 + 8.814 s 3 3 3 Sébastien Dumez ASM Fina 25 + 12.954 s 5 4 22 Peter Sundberg Prema Powerteam 25 + 14.635 s 6 5 1 Julien Beltoise ASM Fina 25 + 18.130 s 7 6 4 Jonathan Cochet Signature Team 25 + 18.496 s 8 7 25 Bruno Besson Promatecme 25 + 19.776 s 9 8 21 Juan Manuel López Prema Powerteam 25 + 31.260 s 11 9 6 Michele Spoldi Team Ghinzani 25 + 31.962 s 14 10 15 Narain Karthikeyan Carlin Motorsport 25 + 40.825 s 15 11 57 Yannick Schroeder La Filière 25 + 41.591 s 13 12 18 Omar Galeffi Target Racing 25 + 42.630 s 4 13 11 Jérémie Dufour Graff Racing 25 + 43.996 s 17 14 12 Enrico Toccacelo Ravarotto Racing Team 25 + 45.090 s 20 15 2 Tiago Monteiro ASM Fina 25 + 49.401 s 16 16 23 Fulvio Cavicchi Prema Powerteam 25 + 53.345 s 21 17 7 Davide Uboldi Team Ghinzani 25 + 55.509 s 19 18 10 Alex Müller Graff Racing 24 + 1 lap 12 Ret 56 Ryō Fukuda La Filière 21 Retired 10 Ret 72 Sébastien Bourdais La Filière 15 Retired 2 Ret 8 Gabriele Varano RC Benetton 13 Retired 18 Ret 14 Michael Bentwood Carlin Motorsport 2 Retired 22 Fastest Lap: Benoît Tréluyer (Signature Team) – 1:12.990 (136.128 km/h) Sources:
Main Race An exceptional race by Tréluyer meant that he would lead from start-to-finish. Bourdais was seemingly the only person who could mount such a challenge, but after retiring on lap 15, it was a relatively easy run until the finish for Tréluyer. Although, Dumez did close up the gap considerably toward the end, with the winning margin being less than two seconds. Pos No Driver Vehicle Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 5 Benoît Tréluyer Signature Team 25 30min 51.026sec 1 2 3 Sébastien Dumez ASM Fina 25 + 1.711 s 3 3 22 Peter Sundberg Prema Powerteam 25 + 9.081 s 4 4 4 Jonathan Cochet Signature Team 25 + 9.950 s 6 5 9 Gianluca Calgani RC Benetton 25 + 10.873 s 2 6 25 Bruno Besson Promatecme 25 + 15.291 s 7 7 21 Juan Manuel López Prema Powerteam 25 + 17.300 s 8 8 12 Enrico Toccacelo Prema Powerteam 25 + 17.840 s 14 9 6 Michele Spoldi Team Ghinzani 25 + 18.206 s 9 10 11 Jérémie Dufour Graff Racing 25 + 18.898 s 13 11 72 Sébastien Bourdais La Filière 25 + 19.296 s 20 12 2 Tiago Monteiro ASM Fina 25 + 22.070 s 15 13 57 Yannick Schroeder La Filière 25 + 23.179 s 11 14 10 Alex Müller Graff Racing 25 + 23.952 s 18 15 18 Omar Galeffi Target Racing 25 + 24.462 s 12 16 56 Ryō Fukuda La Filière 25 + 25.302 s 19 17 23 Fulvio Cavicchi Prema Powerteam 25 + 35.891 s 16 18 8 Gabriele Varano RC Benetton 23 + 2 laps 21 19 1 Julien Beltoise ASM Fina 22 + 3 laps 5 Ret 15 Narain Karthikeyan Carlin Motorsport 17 Retired 10 Ret 14 Michael Bentwood Carlin Motorsport 15 Retired 22 Ret 7 Davide Uboldi Team Ghinzani 10 Retired 17 Fastest Lap: Sébastien Bourdais (La Filière) – 1:13.560 (135.073 km/h) Sources:
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