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
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 Racing with Eversham Micros Sintura S99 Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 D 0 Richard Dean 4–10
Kurt Luby 4–10
EMKA Racing Ltd. McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12 P 1 Tim Sugden All
Steve O'Rourke 1–2, 4–11
AM Racing McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12 D 2 Chris Goodwin 1–5
James Munroe 1, 3–5
Quaife Engineering Quaife R4 GTS Ford 6.0 L V8 D 4 Mike Quaife 6–8, 10–11
Simon Duerden 6–8, 10–11
Blue Coral Slick 50 Racing Porsche 911 GT1 Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 D 5 Magnus Wallinder All
Geoff Lister All
G-Force Motorsport Ltd. 6 John Greasley 1–2, 4–7
Thorkild Thyrring 1–2
John Morrison 4–7, 10–11
Nigel Barrett 10
Sean Walker 11
Gaumont/Parr Motorsport Porsche 911 GT1 Evo Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 7 David Saunders 1
Stéphane Ortelli 1
RMA Driving Sensations Porsche 993 GT1 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 D 9 Jamie Maserati 5–7, 11
Gavin Mortimer 5–7, 11
Newcastle United Lister Storm Lister Storm GTL Jaguar 7.0 L V12 M 14 Jamie Campbell-Walter All
Julian Bailey All
Klaus Abbelen Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 K 16 Klaus Abbelen 10

GT2

Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
Cirtek Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2
Lister Storm GT[N 1]
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
Jaguar 7.0 L V12
M 32 David Warnock 1–8, 11
Claudia Hürtgen 1
Robert Schirle 2–8, 11
Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 D 34 Charlie Cox 5–8, 10
Jonathan Baker 5–8, 10
Gaumont/Parr Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 P 33 Jason Saunders 1
Stephen Day 1
HKM/Parr Motorsport Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 D 70 Neil Cunningham 4–7, 9–10
Kilian Konig 4–5, 9
Curtis Hayles 6–7
John Nielsen 10
Lister Storm Racing Lister Storm GT Jaguar 7.0 L V12 M 35 Thorkild Thyrring 11
William Hewland 11
41 Thorkild Thyrring 4–5
William Hewland 4–5
Peter Hardman 10–11
Nicolaus Springer 10–11
BVB Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 D 36 Martin Stretton 6
Max Beaverbroock 6
Mike Haines Racing with Triplex Components Venturi 400LM Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 D 38 Chris Ellis 1, 3–5, 8, 11
Michael Vergers 1, 3–5, 8
Marco Attard 11
Point Preparations Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 D 40 Peter Cook 1–5
Brian Robinson 1
Calum Lockie 2–5
Chas Berger Motorsport Ultima GTR Ford Cosworth YBT 2.0 L Turbo I4 D 42 Robin Rex 2–4, 8
Terry Pudwell 2, 8
Ian Astley 3–4
Sail/Deloite & Touche Lotus Esprit V8 Lotus Type-918 3.5 L Turbo V8 D 43 Ian Astley 5–11
Mike Youles 5–9, 11
Chris Ellis 10
PK Sport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 D 44 Marcus Fothergill All
Paul Fuller All
88 Paul Phillips 2–3, 5–10
Mike Youles 2–3
Nigel Barrett 5
Caroline Lucas 6–7
Robin Liddell 8, 10–11
Stephen Day 9
Stephen Radcliffe 11
Marcos Racing International Marcos LM600 Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 D 46 Calum Lockie 8–11
Cor Euser 8, 10–11
Chris Ward 9
Anglo American Autocare Darrian T90 Ford 2.0 L Turbo I4 A 50 Steve Griffiths 5, 8, 10
Alvin Powell 5
Michael Nippers 8, 10
Gérard MacQuillan Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 51 Gérard MacQuillan 5
Alec Hammond 5
Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 52 Gary Ayles 5
Julian Westwood 5
David Welz Racing Porsche 911 GT Porsche D 53 David Welz 1, 4, 10–11
Calum Lockie 1
Henrik Roos Viper Team Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 P 54 Henrik Roos 10
Tomb Raider with Ian Jacobs Racing Venturi 400GTR Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 55 Ian Jacobs 3–5
David Smith 3–5
VPM Racing Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 65 Graham Reeder 1, 5
Nuno Brito Cunha 1, 5
Riverside Motorsport Venturi 400GTR Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 D 66 Paul Cope 1–2, 4–8, 10–11
Glenn Dudley 1–2, 5
David Smith 6–8, 10–11
Marcos Cars/NCK Motorsport Marcos LM600 Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 D 77 Andy Purvis All
Thomas Erdos All
Marcos LM500 Rover 5.0 L V8 78 Graham Millward 5, 11
Bob Sands 5
Calum Lockie 6–7
Chris Marsh 6–7
Martin Byford 11
Swansea Institute Team Darrian Darrian T90 Ford 2.0 L Turbo I4 A 90 Matthew Manderson 4–5
Frank Bradley 4–5
Brookspeed Racing Ltd. Chrysler Viper GTS-R Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 99 Dave Clark 1–2, 5
Neil Cunningham 1–2
Ian Flux 5
  1. 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
GT1 Winning Drivers GT2 Winning Drivers
1 Silverstone No. 1 EMKA Racing Ltd. No. 33 Gaumont/Parr Motorsport
Steve O'Rourke
Tim Sugden
Jason Saunders
Stephen Day
2 Oulton Park No. 14 Newcastle United Lister Storm No. 40 Point Preparations
Jamie Campbell-Walter
Julian Bailey
Peter Cook
Calum Lockie
3 Snetterton No. 14 Newcastle United Lister Storm No. 32 Cirtek Motorsport
Jamie Campbell-Walter
Julian Bailey
David Warnock
Robert Schirle
4 Brands Hatch No. 14 Newcastle United Lister Storm No. 32 Cirtek Motorsport
Jamie Campbell-Walter
Julian Bailey
David Warnock
Robert Schirle
5 Silverstone No. 5 Blue Coral Slick 50 Racing No. 32 Cirtek Motorsport
Magnus Wallinder
Geoff Lister
David Warnock
Robert Schirle
6 Donington Park No. 14 Newcastle United Lister Storm No. 32 Cirtek Motorsport
Jamie Campbell-Walter
Julian Bailey
David Warnock
Robert Schirle
7 No. 14 Newcastle United Lister Storm No. 32 Cirtek Motorsport
Jamie Campbell-Walter
Julian Bailey
David Warnock
Robert Schirle
8 Silverstone No. 0 Sintura Racing with Eversham Micros No. 32 Cirtek Motorsport
Kurt Luby
Richard Dean
David Warnock
Robert Schirle
9 Croft No. 14 Newcastle United Lister Storm No. 43 Sail/Deloite & Touche
Jamie Campbell-Walter
Julian Bailey
Ian Astley
Mike Youles
10 Spa-Francorchamps No. 14 Newcastle United Lister Storm No. 46 Marcos Racing International
Jamie Campbell-Walter
Julian Bailey
Cor Euser
Calum Lockie
11 Silverstone No. 5 Blue Coral Slick 50 Racing No. 35 Lister Storm Racing
Magnus Wallinder
Geoff Lister
Thorkild Thyrring
William Hewland
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