1999 British GT Championship
The 1999 Privilege Insurance British GT Championship was the seventh season of the British GT Championship, an auto racing series organised by the British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC) and sponsored by Privilege. The races featured grand touring cars conforming to two categories of regulations known as GT1 and GT2, and awarded a driver championship in each category. This was the final season that the GT1 class competed in the series. The season began on 28 March 1999 and ended on 10 October 1999 after eleven events, all held in Great Britain with one race in Belgium. The series was joined by the BRDC Marcos Mantis Challenge Cup for several events.
1999 British GT Championship | |||
Previous: | 1998 | Next: | 2000 |
Jamie Campbell-Walter and Julian Bailey won the GT1 championship for Lister Storm Racing, while David Warnock won the GT2 category for Cirtek Motorsport.
Calendar
All races were 50 minutes in duration.
Rnd | Circuit | Date |
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1 | Silverstone International Circuit, Northamptonshire | 28 March |
2 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 3 May |
3 | Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk | 31 May |
4 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 20 June |
5 | Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire | 11 July |
6 | Donington Park National Circuit, Leicestershire | 7 August |
7 | 8 August | |
8 | Silverstone International Circuit, Northamptonshire | 22 August |
9 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 5 September |
10 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium | 26 September |
11 | Silverstone International Circuit, Northamptonshire | 10 October |
Entries
GT1
Entrant | Car | Engine | Tyre | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sintura S99 | Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 | D | 0 | 4–10 | ||
4–10 | ||||||
McLaren F1 GTR | BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12 | P | 1 | All | ||
1–2, 4–11 | ||||||
McLaren F1 GTR | BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12 | D | 2 | 1–5 | ||
1, 3–5 | ||||||
Quaife R4 GTS | Ford 6.0 L V8 | D | 4 | 6–8, 10–11 | ||
6–8, 10–11 | ||||||
Porsche 911 GT1 | Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 5 | All | ||
All | ||||||
6 | 1–2, 4–7 | |||||
1–2 | ||||||
4–7, 10–11 | ||||||
10 | ||||||
11 | ||||||
Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 | 7 | 1 | |||
1 | ||||||
Porsche 993 GT1 | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 9 | 5–7, 11 | ||
5–7, 11 | ||||||
Lister Storm GTL | Jaguar 7.0 L V12 | M | 14 | All | ||
All | ||||||
Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | K | 16 | 10 | ||
GT2
Entrant | Car | Engine | Tyre | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Porsche 911 GT2 Lister Storm GT[N 1] |
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Jaguar 7.0 L V12 |
M | 32 | 1–8, 11 | ||
1 | ||||||
2–8, 11 | ||||||
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 34 | 5–8, 10 | ||
5–8, 10 | ||||||
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 33 | 1 | ||
1 | ||||||
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 | D | 70 | 4–7, 9–10 | ||
4–5, 9 | ||||||
6–7 | ||||||
10 | ||||||
Lister Storm GT | Jaguar 7.0 L V12 | M | 35 | 11 | ||
11 | ||||||
41 | 4–5 | |||||
4–5 | ||||||
10–11 | ||||||
10–11 | ||||||
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 36 | 6 | ||
6 | ||||||
Venturi 400LM | Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 | D | 38 | 1, 3–5, 8, 11 | ||
1, 3–5, 8 | ||||||
11 | ||||||
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 40 | 1–5 | ||
1 | ||||||
2–5 | ||||||
Ultima GTR | Ford Cosworth YBT 2.0 L Turbo I4 | D | 42 | 2–4, 8 | ||
2, 8 | ||||||
3–4 | ||||||
Lotus Esprit V8 | Lotus Type-918 3.5 L Turbo V8 | D | 43 | 5–11 | ||
5–9, 11 | ||||||
10 | ||||||
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 44 | All | ||
All | ||||||
88 | 2–3, 5–10 | |||||
2–3 | ||||||
5 | ||||||
6–7 | ||||||
8, 10–11 | ||||||
9 | ||||||
11 | ||||||
Marcos LM600 | Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 | D | 46 | 8–11 | ||
8, 10–11 | ||||||
9 | ||||||
Darrian T90 | Ford 2.0 L Turbo I4 | A | 50 | 5, 8, 10 | ||
5 | ||||||
8, 10 | ||||||
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 51 | 5 | |||
5 | ||||||
Porsche 911 GT2 | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | 52 | 5 | |||
5 | ||||||
Porsche 911 GT | Porsche | D | 53 | 1, 4, 10–11 | ||
1 | ||||||
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 | P | 54 | 10 | ||
Venturi 400GTR | Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 | 55 | 3–5 | |||
3–5 | ||||||
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 65 | 1, 5 | |||
1, 5 | ||||||
Venturi 400GTR | Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 | D | 66 | 1–2, 4–8, 10–11 | ||
1–2, 5 | ||||||
6–8, 10–11 | ||||||
Marcos LM600 | Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 | D | 77 | All | ||
All | ||||||
Marcos LM500 | Rover 5.0 L V8 | 78 | 5, 11 | |||
5 | ||||||
6–7 | ||||||
6–7 | ||||||
11 | ||||||
Darrian T90 | Ford 2.0 L Turbo I4 | A | 90 | 4–5 | ||
4–5 | ||||||
Chrysler Viper GTS-R | Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 | 99 | 1–2, 5 | |||
1–2 | ||||||
5 | ||||||
- Cirtek Motorsport entered the first two races and final race with a Porsche 911 GT2 for their No. 32 entry. From rounds 3–8 the team used a Lister Storm GT.
Race results
Rnd | Circuit | GT1 Winning Team | GT2 Winning Team |
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GT1 Winning Drivers | GT2 Winning Drivers | ||
1 | Silverstone | ||
2 | Oulton Park | ||
3 | Snetterton | ||
4 | Brands Hatch | ||
5 | Silverstone | ||
6 | Donington Park | ||
7 | |||
8 | Silverstone | ||
9 | Croft | ||
10 | Spa-Francorchamps | ||
11 | Silverstone | ||