# 1999 Pau Grand Prix

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 | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine |
| ASM Fina | 1 | Julien Beltoise | Dallara F399 | Renault |
| ASM Fina | 2 | Tiago Monteiro | Dallara F399 | Renault |
| ASM Fina | 3 | Sébastien Dumez | Dallara F399 | Renault |
| Signature Team | 4 | Jonathan Cochet | Dallara F399 | Renault |
| Signature Team | 5 | Benoît Tréluyer | Dallara F399 | Renault |
| Team Ghinzani | 6 | Michele Spoldi | Dallara F399 | BMW |
| Team Ghinzani | 7 | Davide Uboldi | Dallara F399 | Fiat |
| RC Benetton | 8 | Gabriele Varano | Dallara F399 | Opel |
| RC Benetton | 9 | Gianluca Calcagni | Dallara F399 | Opel |
| Graff Racing | 10 | Alex Müller | Dallara F399 | Opel |
| Graff Racing | 11 | Jérémie Dufour | Martini MK49 | Opel |
| Ravarotto Racing Team | 12 | Enrico Toccacelo | Dallara F399 | BMW |
| Carlin Motorsport | 14 | Michael Bentwood | Dallara F399 | Mugen-Honda |
| Carlin Motorsport | 15 | Narain Karthikeyan | Dallara F399 | Mugen-Honda |
| Target Racing | 18 | Omar Galeffi | Dallara F399 | Opel |
| Prema Powerteam | 21 | Juan Manuel López | Dallara F399 | Opel |
| Prema Powerteam | 22 | Peter Sundberg | Dallara F399 | Opel |
| Prema Powerteam | 23 | Fulvio Cavicchi | Dallara F399 | Opel |
| Promatecme | 25 | Bruno Besson | Dallara F399 | Renault |
| La Filière | 56 | Ryō Fukuda | Martini MK79 | Opel |
| La Filière | 57 | Yannick Schroeder | Martini MK79 | Opel |
| La Filière | 72 | Sébastien Bourdais | Martini MK79 | Opel |
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## Classification
### Qualification Race

Tréluyer lead a seemingly immaculate race to take the win in the first race of two and set himself up nicely 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) |||||||
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### 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) |||||||
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