# 1999 Petit Le Mans

The 1999 Petit Le Mans was the second running of the Petit Le Mans and the sixth round of the 1999 American Le Mans Series season. It took place at Road Atlanta, Georgia, on September 18, 1999.

## Race results

Class winners in bold.
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps |
| 1 | LMP | 1 | Panoz Motor Sports | David Brabham Éric Bernard Andy Wallace | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | M | 394 |
| 1 | LMP | 1 | Panoz Motor Sports | David Brabham Éric Bernard Andy Wallace | Ford (Élan-Yates) 6.0 L V8 | M | 394 |
| 2 | LMP | 43 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Joachim Winkelhock Bill Auberlen Steve Soper | BMW V12 LMR | M | 393 |
| 2 | LMP | 43 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | Joachim Winkelhock Bill Auberlen Steve Soper | BMW S70 6.0 L V12 | M | 393 |
| 3 | LMP | 42 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | JJ Lehto Jörg Müller | BMW V12 LMR | M | 393 |
| 3 | LMP | 42 | BMW Motorsport Schnitzer Motorsport | JJ Lehto Jörg Müller | BMW S70 6.0 L V12 | M | 393 |
| 4 | LMP | 20 | Dyson Racing | Butch Leitzinger Elliott Forbes-Robinson James Weaver | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 384 |
| 4 | LMP | 20 | Dyson Racing | Butch Leitzinger Elliott Forbes-Robinson James Weaver | Ford 5.0 L V8 | G | 384 |
| 5 | LMP | 2 | Panoz Motor Sports | Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen Memo Gidley | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | M | 383 |
| 5 | LMP | 2 | Panoz Motor Sports | Johnny O'Connell Jan Magnussen Memo Gidley | Ford (Élan-Yates) 6.0 L V8 | M | 383 |
| 6 | LMP | 0 | Team Rafanelli SRL | Eric van de Poele Mimmo Schiattarella Tomáš Enge | Riley & Scott Mk III | Y | 377 |
| 6 | LMP | 0 | Team Rafanelli SRL | Eric van de Poele Mimmo Schiattarella Tomáš Enge | Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 | Y | 377 |
| 7 | LMP | 38 | Champion Racing | Allan McNish Ralf Kelleners Bob Wollek | Porsche 911 GT1 Evo | M | 372 |
| 7 | LMP | 38 | Champion Racing | Allan McNish Ralf Kelleners Bob Wollek | Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 372 |
| 8 | LMP | 27 | Doran Lista Racing | Didier Theys Fredy Lienhard Stanley Dickens | Ferrari 333 SP | M | 369 |
| 8 | LMP | 27 | Doran Lista Racing | Didier Theys Fredy Lienhard Stanley Dickens | Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | M | 369 |
| 9 | GTS | 91 | Dodge Viper Team Oreca | Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger Marc Duez | Dodge Viper GTS-R | M | 357 |
| 9 | GTS | 91 | Dodge Viper Team Oreca | Olivier Beretta Karl Wendlinger Marc Duez | Dodge 8.0 L V10 | M | 357 |
| 10 | GTS | 92 | Dodge Viper Team Oreca | David Donohue Tommy Archer Jean-Philippe Belloc | Dodge Viper GTS-R | M | 357 |
| 10 | GTS | 92 | Dodge Viper Team Oreca | David Donohue Tommy Archer Jean-Philippe Belloc | Dodge 8.0 L V10 | M | 357 |
| 11 | LMP | 13 | J&P Motorsports | Klaus Graf Franz Konrad Jan Lammers | Panoz LMP-1 Roadster-S | M | 355 |
| 11 | LMP | 13 | J&P Motorsports | Klaus Graf Franz Konrad Jan Lammers | Ford (Élan-Yates) 6.0 L V8 | M | 355 |
| 12 | GTS | 93 | Dodge Viper Team Oreca | Justin Bell Ni Amorim Emmanuel Clérico | Dodge Viper GTS-R | M | 354 |
| 12 | GTS | 93 | Dodge Viper Team Oreca | Justin Bell Ni Amorim Emmanuel Clérico | Dodge 8.0 L V10 | M | 354 |
| 13 | GTS | 4 | Corvette Racing | Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins Scott Sharp | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 349 |
| 13 | GTS | 4 | Corvette Racing | Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins Scott Sharp | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | G | 349 |
| 14 | GTS | 3 | Corvette Racing | Chris Kneifel John Paul Jr. Ron Fellows | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | G | 347 |
| 14 | GTS | 3 | Corvette Racing | Chris Kneifel John Paul Jr. Ron Fellows | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | G | 347 |
| 15 | GT | 23 | Manthey Racing Alex Job Racing | Dirk Müller Sascha Maassen Cort Wagner | Porsche 911 GT3-R | M | 347 |
| 15 | GT | 23 | Manthey Racing Alex Job Racing | Dirk Müller Sascha Maassen Cort Wagner | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | M | 347 |
| 16 | GT | 6 | Prototype Technology Group | Boris Said Hans-Joachim Stuck | BMW M3 | Y | 344 |
| 16 | GT | 6 | Prototype Technology Group | Boris Said Hans-Joachim Stuck | BMW 3.2 L I6 | Y | 344 |
| 17 | LMP | 63 | Downing Atlanta | Jim Downing Howard Katz Franck Fréon | Kudzu DLY | G | 344 |
| 17 | LMP | 63 | Downing Atlanta | Jim Downing Howard Katz Franck Fréon | Mazda R26B 2.6 L 4-Rotor | G | 344 |
| 18 | GT | 7 | Prototype Technology Group | Brian Cunningham Peter Cunningham Brian Simo | BMW M3 | Y | 339 |
| 18 | GT | 7 | Prototype Technology Group | Brian Cunningham Peter Cunningham Brian Simo | BMW 3.2 L I6 | Y | 339 |
| 19 | GT | 10 | Prototype Technology Group | Darren Law Johannes van Overbeek Mark Simo | BMW M3 | Y | 339 |
| 19 | GT | 10 | Prototype Technology Group | Darren Law Johannes van Overbeek Mark Simo | BMW 3.2 L I6 | Y | 339 |
| 20 | GT | 17 | Contemporary Motorsports | Mike Conte Bruno Lambert | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | ? | 332 |
| 20 | GT | 17 | Contemporary Motorsports | Mike Conte Bruno Lambert | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | ? | 332 |
| 21 DNF | LMP | 8 | Transatlantic Racing | Scott Schubot Henry Camferdam Rick Sutherland | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 322 |
| 21 DNF | LMP | 8 | Transatlantic Racing | Scott Schubot Henry Camferdam Rick Sutherland | Ford 5.0 L V8 | G | 322 |
| 22 | GT | 03 | Reiser Callas Rennsport | Grady Willingham Joel Reiser Craig Stanton | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 320 |
| 22 | GT | 03 | Reiser Callas Rennsport | Grady Willingham Joel Reiser Craig Stanton | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | P | 320 |
| 23 | GTS | 83 | Chiefie Motorsports | Joe Foster Zak Brown Stephen Earle Michael Schrom | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 319 |
| 23 | GTS | 83 | Chiefie Motorsports | Joe Foster Zak Brown Stephen Earle Michael Schrom | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 319 |
| 24 | GT | 07 | G & W Motorsports | Danny Marshall Steve Marshall Cindi Lux Chris Hall | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 316 |
| 24 | GT | 07 | G & W Motorsports | Danny Marshall Steve Marshall Cindi Lux Chris Hall | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | P | 316 |
| 25 | LMP | 63 | Downing Atlanta | Dennis Spencer Rich Grupp Barry Waddell | Kudzu DLM | G | 313 |
| 25 | LMP | 63 | Downing Atlanta | Dennis Spencer Rich Grupp Barry Waddell | Mazda 2.0 L 3-Rotor | G | 313 |
| 26 | GTS | 08 | Roock Motorsport North America | Claudia Hürtgen André Ahrlé Hubert Haupt | Porsche 911 GT2 | Y | 312 |
| 26 | GTS | 08 | Roock Motorsport North America | Claudia Hürtgen André Ahrlé Hubert Haupt | Porsche 3.8 L Turbo Flat-6 | Y | 312 |
| 27 | GT | 25 | RWS Motorsport | Hans-Jörg Hofer Luca Riccitelli Patrick Huisman | Porsche 911 GT3-R | M | 305 |
| 27 | GT | 25 | RWS Motorsport | Hans-Jörg Hofer Luca Riccitelli Patrick Huisman | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | M | 305 |
| 28 | GTS | 49 | Freisinger Motorsport | Lance Stewart Yukihiro Hane | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 302 |
| 28 | GTS | 49 | Freisinger Motorsport | Lance Stewart Yukihiro Hane | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 302 |
| 29 | GTS | 55 | Saleen/Allen Speedlab | Terry Borcheller Ron Johnson Shane Lewis | Saleen Mustang SR | P | 291 |
| 29 | GTS | 55 | Saleen/Allen Speedlab | Terry Borcheller Ron Johnson Shane Lewis | Ford 8.0 L V8 | P | 291 |
| 30 | LMP | 31 | Nygmatech Motorsports | Tony Kester Dave Dullum Kurt Baumann | Riley & Scott Mk III | ? | 279 |
| 30 | LMP | 31 | Nygmatech Motorsports | Tony Kester Dave Dullum Kurt Baumann | Ford 5.0 L V8 | ? | 279 |
| 31 | LMP | 29 | Intersport Racing | Tim Hubman Vic Rice John Mirro | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 272 |
| 31 | LMP | 29 | Intersport Racing | Tim Hubman Vic Rice John Mirro | Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8 | G | 272 |
| 32 | GT | 96 | Freisinger Motorsport | John Heinricy Charles Coker Dave White | Porsche 911 Supercup | D | 252 |
| 32 | GT | 96 | Freisinger Motorsport | John Heinricy Charles Coker Dave White | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | D | 252 |
| 33 DNF | GT | 76 | Team ARE | Geoff Auberlen Angelo Cilli Simon Sobrero | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Y | 243 |
| 33 DNF | GT | 76 | Team ARE | Geoff Auberlen Angelo Cilli Simon Sobrero | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | Y | 243 |
| 34 DNF | LMP | 36 | Doran Lista Racing Jim Matthews Racing | Stefan Johansson Jim Matthews Scott Dixon | Ferrari 333 SP | M | 225 |
| 34 DNF | LMP | 36 | Doran Lista Racing Jim Matthews Racing | Stefan Johansson Jim Matthews Scott Dixon | Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | M | 225 |
| 35 DNF | GTS | 48 | Freisinger Motorsport | Wolfgang Kaufmann Michel Ligonnet | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 223 |
| 35 DNF | GTS | 48 | Freisinger Motorsport | Wolfgang Kaufmann Michel Ligonnet | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 223 |
| 36 DNF | GTS | 19 | Chamberlain Motorsport | Didier Defourny Hans Hugenholtz Seiji Ara | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | M | 222 |
| 36 DNF | GTS | 19 | Chamberlain Motorsport | Didier Defourny Hans Hugenholtz Seiji Ara | Chrysler 8.0 L V10 | M | 222 |
| 37 DNF | GTS | 61 | Konrad Motorsport | Michel Neugarten Charles Slater Tom McGlynn | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 214 |
| 37 DNF | GTS | 61 | Konrad Motorsport | Michel Neugarten Charles Slater Tom McGlynn | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 214 |
| 38 DNF | LMP | 75 | DAMS | Jean-Marc Gounon Franck Montagny Christophe Tinseau | Lola B98/10 | P | 206 |
| 38 DNF | LMP | 75 | DAMS | Jean-Marc Gounon Franck Montagny Christophe Tinseau | Judd GV4 4.0 L V10 | P | 206 |
| 39 DNF | LMP | 28 | Intersport Racing | Jon Field Ryan Jones Niclas Jönsson | Lola B98/10 | G | 188 |
| 39 DNF | LMP | 28 | Intersport Racing | Jon Field Ryan Jones Niclas Jönsson | Ford (Roush) 6.0 L V8 | G | 188 |
| 40 DNF | LMP | 11 | Doyle-Risi Racing | Max Angelelli Didier de Radiguès Xavier Pompidou | Ferrari 333 SP | P | 187 |
| 40 DNF | LMP | 11 | Doyle-Risi Racing | Max Angelelli Didier de Radiguès Xavier Pompidou | Ferrari F310E 4.0L V12 | P | 187 |
| 41 DNF | LMP | 12 | Doyle-Risi Racing | Alex Caffi Andrea Montermini Wayne Taylor | Ferrari 333 SP | P | 172 |
| 41 DNF | LMP | 12 | Doyle-Risi Racing | Alex Caffi Andrea Montermini Wayne Taylor | Ferrari F310E 4.0 L V12 | P | 172 |
| 42 DNF | GT | 73 | Auto Sport South Racing | Brady Refenning Allan Ziegelman Kevin Wheeler Paulo Lima | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | G | 165 |
| 42 DNF | GT | 73 | Auto Sport South Racing | Brady Refenning Allan Ziegelman Kevin Wheeler Paulo Lima | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | G | 165 |
| 43 DNF | GT | 70 | Alegra Motorsports | Scooter Gabel Carlos DeQuesada | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 157 |
| 43 DNF | GT | 70 | Alegra Motorsports | Scooter Gabel Carlos DeQuesada | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | P | 157 |
| 44 DNF | GT | 02 | Reiser Callas Rennsport | Johnny Mowlem David Murry Hurley Haywood | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | P | 147 |
| 44 DNF | GT | 02 | Reiser Callas Rennsport | Johnny Mowlem David Murry Hurley Haywood | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | P | 147 |
| 45 DNF | LMP | 74 | Robinson Racing | George Robinson Jack Baldwin Irv Hoerr | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 118 |
| 45 DNF | LMP | 74 | Robinson Racing | George Robinson Jack Baldwin Irv Hoerr | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | G | 118 |
| 46 DNF | GTS | 56 | Martin Snow Racing | Martin Snow Larry Schumacher John O'Steen | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 115 |
| 46 DNF | GTS | 56 | Martin Snow Racing | Martin Snow Larry Schumacher John O'Steen | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 115 |
| 47 DNF | GT | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Mike Fitzgerald Darryl Havens Randy Pobst | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Y | 113 |
| 47 DNF | GT | 22 | Alex Job Racing | Mike Fitzgerald Darryl Havens Randy Pobst | Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | Y | 113 |
| 48 DNF | LMP | 95 | TRV Motorsport | Jeret Schroeder Tom Volk Lyn St. James | Riley & Scott Mk III | G | 66 |
| 48 DNF | LMP | 95 | TRV Motorsport | Jeret Schroeder Tom Volk Lyn St. James | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | G | 66 |
| 49 DNF | GT | 64 | Spencer Pumpelly Racing | Spencer Pumpelly Jack Lewis Kurt Mathewson | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | ? | 7 |
| 49 DNF | GT | 64 | Spencer Pumpelly Racing | Spencer Pumpelly Jack Lewis Kurt Mathewson | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | ? | 7 |
| DNS | LMP | 06 | Multimatic Motorsports | Scott Maxwell Harri Toivonen | Lola B98/10 | P | - |
| DNS | LMP | 06 | Multimatic Motorsports | Scott Maxwell Harri Toivonen | Ford 5.1 L V8 | P | - |

## Statistics

* Pole Position - #1 Panoz Motor Sports (David Brabham) - 1:10.873
* Fastest Lap - #42 BMW Motorsport (J.J. Lehto) - 1:12.653
* Distance - 1,610.567 km (1,000.760 mi)
* Average Speed - 180.108 km/h (111.914 mph)