1999 12 Hours of Sebring

The 1999 Exxon Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring was the 47th running of the 12 Hours of Sebring. It also served as the first event in the new American Le Mans Series, which had replaced the IMSA GT Championship as the International Motor Sports Association's premiere series. It took place at Sebring International Raceway, Florida, on March 20, 1999.

BMW V12 LMR

Race results

Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 LMP 42 BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport		 Jörg Müller
JJ Lehto
Tom Kristensen		 BMW V12 LMR M 313
BMW S70 6.0 L V12
2 LMP 20 Dyson Racing Butch Leitzinger
Elliott Forbes-Robinson
James Weaver		 Riley & Scott Mk III G 313
Ford 5.0 L V8
3 LMP 77 Audi Sport Team Joest Michele Alboreto
Rinaldo Capello
Stefan Johansson		 Audi R8R M 310
Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
4 LMP 38 Champion Racing Dirk Müller
Thierry Boutsen
Bob Wollek		 Porsche 911 GT1 Evo M 308
Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6
5 LMP 78 Audi Sport Team Joest Perry McCarthy
Frank Biela
Emanuele Pirro		 Audi R8R M 304
Audi 3.6 L Turbo V8
6 LMP 12 Doyle-Risi Racing Alex Caffi
Max Angelelli
Wayne Taylor
Juan Manuel Fangio II		 Ferrari 333 SP P 294
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
7 LMP 15 Hybrid R&D Chris Bingham
Ross Bentley
Marc Duez		 Riley & Scott Mk III Y 292
Ford 5.0 L V8
8 LMP 62 Downing Atlanta Dennis Spencer
A.J. Smith
Rich Grupp		 Kudzu DLM G 290
Mazda 2.0 L 3-Rotor
9 GTS 56 Martin Snow Racing Martin Snow
Melanie Snow
Patrick Huisman		 Porsche 911 GT2 M 287
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
10 GTS 48 Freisinger Motorsport Wolfgang Kaufmann
Michel Ligonnet
Lance Stewart		 Porsche 911 GT2 D 285
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
11 GT 23 Alex Job Racing Kelly Collins
Cort Wagner
Darrly Havens		 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Y 284
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
12 LMP 63 Downing Atlanta Jim Downing
Chris Ronson
Steve Pelke		 Kudzu DLY G 281
Mazda R26B 2.6 L 4-Rotor
13 GT 22 Alex Job Racing Randy Pobst
Mike Fitzgerald
David MacNeil		 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Y 281
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
14 GT 17 Aasco Performance
Contemporary Motorsports		 Mike Conte
Bruno Lambert		 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR P 275
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
15 GT 33 Gallade Ulrich Gallade
Ulli Richter
Karl-Heinz Wlazik		 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 274
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
16 GTS 61 Konrad Motorsport Charles Slater
Peter Kitchak
Mike Hezemans		 Porsche 911 GT2 D 273
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
17
DNF		 LMP 8 Transatlantic Racing Duncan Dayton
Scott Schubot
Henry Camferdam		 Riley & Scott Mk III G 268
Ford 5.0 L V8
18 GT 07 G & W Motorsports Steve Marshall
Danny Marshall
Darren Law
Sylvain Tremblay		 Porsche 911 GT2 Evo P 268
Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6
19 LMP 28 Intersport Racing Jon Field
Ryan Jones
Chris Goodwin		 Lola B98/10 G 268
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8
20 GT 54 Bell Motorsports Stu Hayner
Tony Kester
Scott Neuman
Matt Drendel		 BMW M3 ? 268
BMW 3.2 L I6
21 LMP 31 Genesis Racing Rick Fairbanks
Dave Dullum
Kurt Baumann		 Riley & Scott Mk III ? 267
Ford 5.0 L V8
22 GT 03 Reiser Callas Rennsport Grady Willingham
Craig Stanton
Joel Reiser		 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR P 262
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
23 GTS 3 Corvette Racing Chris Kneifel
John Paul, Jr.
Ron Fellows		 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G 262
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
24
DNF		 GT 70 Alegra Motorsports Scooter Gabel
Carlos DeQuesada
Ugo Colombo		 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 258
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
25
DNF		 LMP 74 Robinson Racing George Robinson
Irv Hoerr
Jack Baldwin		 Riley & Scott Mk III ? 243
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
26
DNF		 GT 7 Prototype Technology Group Mark Simo
Brian Cunningham
Johannes van Overbeek		 BMW M3 Y 238
BMW 3.2 L I6
27 GTS 49 Freisinger Motorsport Brad Creger
Mandfred Jurasz
Michael Irmgratz		 Porsche 911 GT2 D 237
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
28 GTS 04 CJ Motorsport John Graham
Davy Jones
John Morton		 Porsche 911 GT2 ? 219
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
29
DNF		 LMP 16 Dyson Racing Dorsey Schroeder
Andy Wallace
James Weaver		 Riley & Scott Mk III G 218
Ford 5.0 L V8
30
DNF		 GT 46 Team Transenergy Sam Shalala
Shareef Malnik
Andre Toennis
Bill Rollwitz		 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 206
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
31
DNF		 GT 10 Prototype Technology Group Boris Said
Peter Cunningham
Hans-Joachim Stuck		 BMW M3 Y 200
BMW 3.2 L I6
32 LMP 29 Intersport Racing John Mirro
Sam Brown
Butch Brickell
Andy Petery		 Riley & Scott Mk III G 199
Ford 5.0 L V8
33
DNF		 LMP 2 Panoz Motor Sports Johnny O'Connell
Jan Magnussen
John Nielsen		 Panoz GTR-1 M 198
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8
34
DNF		 GT 02 Reiser Callas Rennsport David Murry
Johnny Mowlem		 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR P 197
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
35 LMP 44 Autoexe Motorsports Yojiro Terada
Franck Fréon		 Autoexe LMP99 Y 195
Ford 6.0 L V8
36 GT 72 Bell Motorsports Leo Hindery
Peter Baron
James McCormick
Gian Luigi Buitoni		 BMW M3 Y 190
BMW 3.2 L I6
37
DNF		 LMP 0 Team Rafanelli SRL Eric van de Poele
David Saelens
Tomáš Enge		 Riley & Scott Mk III]] Y 185
Judd GV4 4.0 L V10
38
DNF		 GTS 4 Riley & Scott Inc. Scott Sharp
Andy Pilgrim
John Heinricy		 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R G 157
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
39
DNF		 GTS 83 ARBJH Development
Chiefie Motorsports		 Claudia Hürtgen
Hubert Haupt
Zak Brown		 Porsche 911 GT2 ? 149
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
40
DNF		 LMP 43 BMW Motorsport
Schnitzer Motorsport		 Joachim Winkelhock
Pierluigi Martini
Yannick Dalmas		 BMW V12 LMR M 135
BMW S70 6.0 L V12
41
DNF		 LMP 26 Price & Bscher Thomas Bscher
Steve Soper
Bill Auberlen		 BMW V12 LM G 127
BMW S70 6.0 L V12
42
DNF		 LMP 5 Whittington Bros. Don Whittington
Dale Whittington
Hurley Haywood		 Riley & Scott Mk III G 125
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8
43
DNF		 LMP 60 Kopf Precision Kris Wilson
Tim Moser		 Keiler KII G 122
Ford 5.0L V8
44
DNF		 LMP 36 Doran Enterprises
Jim Matthews Racing		 Tommy Kendall
Jim Matthews
Mark Dismore		 Ferrari 333 SP M 118
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
45
DNF		 LMP 27 Doran Enterprises Didier Theys
Mauro Baldi
Fredy Lienhard		 Ferrari 333 SP M 107
Ferrari F310E 4.0L V12
46
DNF		 LMP 1 Panoz Motor Sports David Brabham
Éric Bernard		 Panoz GTR-1 M 103
Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8
47
DNF		 GT 39 Broadfoot Racing Stephen Earle
Todd Snyder
Allan Ziegelman
Chris Mitchum		 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 100
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
48
DNF		 LMP 95 TRV Motorsport Jeret Schroeder
Pete Halsmer
Tom Volk
Barry Waddell		 Riley & Scott Mk III Y 87
Chevrolet 6.0 L V8
49
DNF		 LMP 18 Dollahite Racing Bill Dollahite
Doc Bundy
Mike Davies		 Ferrari 333 SP P 84
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
50
DNF		 GT 73 Auto Sport South Kevin Wheeler
Jack Refenning
Brady Refenning
Jake Vargo		 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 73
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
51
DNF		 GT 88 Vanderhoof Racing Joe Varde
Tim Ralston
Blaise Alexander		 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR ? 71
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
52
DNF		 GTS 50 Johnson Autosport Robert Johnson
Mike Hoke
Tim McGlynn		 Porsche 911 Turbo ? 70
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
53
DNF		 GTS 99 Schumacher Racing Larry Schumacher
Robert Nearn
John O'Steen		 Porsche 911 GT2 M 65
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
54
DNF		 GTS 55 Saleen/Allen Speedlab Steve Saleen
Terry Borcheller
Ron Johnson
Darren Law		 Saleen Mustang SR P 56
Ford 8.0 L V8
55
DNF		 LMP 66 Konrad Motorsport Franz Konrad
Jan Lammers
Tim Hubman		 Lola B98/10 D 48
Lotus 3.5 L Turbo V8
56
DNF		 GT 76 Team ARE Peter Argetsinger
Richard Polidori
John McCaig		 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Y 36
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
57
DNF		 GTS 71 DM Motorsports Arthur Pilla
Bob Mazzuoccola
David Kicak
Mark Montgomery		 Porsche 911 GT2 Evo ? 32
Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6
58
DNF		 LMP 11 Doyle-Risi Racing Anthony Lazzaro
Max Angelelli
Didier de Radiguès		 Ferrari 333 SP P 28
Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12
DNS GT 25 RWS Motorsport Kirsten Jodexnis
Günther Blieninger
Hans-Jörg Hofer
Luca Riccitelli		 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR M -
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
DNS LMP 97 Team Cascadia Shane Lewis
Vic Rice
Ed Zabinski		 Lola B98/12 P -
BMW 4.0 L V8

Statistics
  • Pole Position - #42 BMW Motorsport - 1:49.850
  • Fastest Lap - #0 Team Rafanelli - 1:51.608
  • Distance - 1,863.781 km (1,158.100 mi)
  • Average Speed - 155.103 km/h (96.377 mph)

References
  • "Official Results" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. 1999. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-10-16. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
  • "American Le Mans Series 1999". World Sports Racing Prototypes. Archived from the original on 2008-09-19.
American Le Mans Series
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