# 1999 Korea Super Prix

The 1999 Korea Super Prix was the inaugural Korea Super Prix race held on the streets of Changwon on November 28, 1999. It was won by British driver Darren Manning for TOM'S.

## Drivers and teams

1999 Entry List :
| Team | No | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Main series |
| TOM'S | 1 | Darren Manning | Dallara 399 | Toyota | All-Japan Formula Three |
| TOM'S | 2 | Seiji Ara | Dallara 399 | Toyota | All-Japan Formula Three |
| Manor Motorsport | 3 | Marc Hynes | Dallara 399 | Mugen-Honda | British Formula Three |
| Prema Powerteam | 5 | Peter Sundberg | Dallara 399 | Opel | Italian Formula Three |
| Prema Powerteam | 6 | Toshihiro Kaneishi | Dallara 399 | Opel | All-Japan Formula Three |
| La Filiere | 7 | Ryo Fukuda | Martini MK79 | Opel | French Formula Three |
| Stewart Racing | 9 | Narain Karthikeyan | Dallara 399 | Mugen-Honda | British Formula Three |
| Stewart Racing | 10 | Luciano Burti | Dallara 399 | Mugen-Honda | British Formula Three |
| RC Benetton Junior Team | 11 | Michele Spoldi | Dallara 399 | Opel | Italian Formula Three |
| RC Benetton Junior Team | 12 | Matthew Davies | Dallara 399 | Opel | British Formula Three |
| Opel Team BSR | 14 | André Couto | Dallara 399 | Opel | International Formula 3000 |
| Opel Team BSR | 15 | Christijan Albers | Dallara 399 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| Signature Competition | 17 | Benoît Tréluyer | Dallara 399 | Renault | French Formula Three |
| Signature Competition | 18 | Jonathan Cochet | Dallara 399 | Renault | French Formula Three |
| Promatecme | 19 | Bruno Besson | Dallara 399 | Renault | French Formula Three |
| Promatecme | 20 | Jenson Button | Dallara 399 | Renault | British Formula Three |
| Skill Speed | 21 | Daisuke Ito | Dallara 399 | Mugen-Honda | All-Japan Formula Three |
| Carlin Motorsport | 22 | Myung Mok Lee | Dallara 399 | Mugen-Honda | |
| Carlin Motorsport | 23 | Paolo Montin | Dallara 399 | Mugen-Honda | Italian Formula 3000 |
| Eagle Racing Team | 28 | Jungsoo Kim | Dallara 399 | Mugen-Honda | |
| Indigo | 29 | Alan Cho | Dallara 399 | Opel | |
| ASM Fina | 30 | Tiago Monteiro | Dallara 399 | Renault | French Formula Three |
| ASM Fina | 31 | Julien Beltoise | Dallara 399 | Renault | French Formula Three |
| JB Motorsport | 33 | Nicolas Stelandre | Dallara 399 | Opel | German Formula Three |
| JB Motorsport | 34 | Yves Olivier | Dallara 399 | Opel | Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 |
| Alan Docking Racing | 36 | Alex Yoong | Dallara 399 | Mugen-Honda | British Formula Three |
| Alan Docking Racing | 37 | Andrew Kirkaldy | Dallara 399 | Mugen-Honda | British Formula Three |
| Speedsport F3 Racing Team | 38 | Toby Scheckter | Dallara 399 | Mugen-Honda | British Formula Three |
| Nakajima Racing | 64 | Tsugio Matsuda | Dallara 399 | Mugen-Honda | All-Japan Formula Three |

## Classification
### Qualifying

* Qualifying was split into two sessions, for even-numbered cars and odd-numbered cars. The fastest car from the two sessions lined up on pole position, with the fastest from the other session lining up second. The rest of the cars lined up in session order, regardless of which session produced faster times than the other.
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Time |
| 1 | 1 | Darren Manning | TOM'S | 1:12.961 |
| 2 | 6 | Toshihiro Kaneishi | Prema Powerteam | 1:13.520 |
| 3 | 15 | Christijan Albers | Opel Team BSR | 1:13.611 |
| 4 | 20 | Jenson Button | Promatecme | 1:13.705 |
| 5 | 5 | Peter Sundberg | Prema Powerteam | 1:13.811 |
| 6 | 18 | Jonathan Cochet | Signature Competition | 1:13.724 |
| 7 | 17 | Benoît Tréluyer | Signature Competition | 1:13.976 |
| 8 | 10 | Luciano Burti | Stewart Racing | 1:13.731 |
| 9 | 9 | Narain Karthikeyan | Stewart Racing | 1:14.025 |
| 10 | 30 | Tiago Monteiro | ASM Fina | 1:14.084 |
| 11 | 31 | Julien Beltoise | ASM Fina | 1:14.031 |
| 12 | 64 | Tsugio Matsuda | Nakajima Racing | 1:14.244 |
| 13 | 3 | Marc Hynes | Manor Motorsport | 1:14.037 |
| 14 | 34 | Yves Olivier | JB Motorsport | 1:14.352 |
| 15 | 23 | Paolo Montin | Carlin Motorsport | 1:14.242 |
| 16 | 14 | André Couto | Opel Team BSR | 1:14.502 |
| 17 | 19 | Bruno Besson | Promatecme | 1:14.254 |
| 18 | 36 | Alex Yoong | Alan Docking Racing | 1:14.693 |
| 19 | 37 | Andrew Kirkaldy | Alan Docking Racing | 1:14.255 |
| 20 | 38 | Toby Scheckter | Speedsport F3 Racing Team | 1:14.726 |
| 21 | 7 | Ryo Fukuda | La Filiere | 1:14.420 |
| 22 | 12 | Matthew Davies | RC Benetton Junior Team | 1:14.736 |
| 23 | 21 | Daisuke Ito | Skill Speed | 1:15.164 |
| 24 | 2 | Seiji Ara | TOM'S | 1:15.162 |
| 25 | 33 | Nicolas Stelandre | JB Motorsport | 1:15.211 |
| 26 | 22 | Myung Mok Lee | Carlin Motorsport | 1:19.121 |
| 27 | 11 | Michele Spoldi | RC Benetton Junior Team | 1:15.434 |
| 28 | 28 | Jungsoo Kim | Eagle Racing Team | no time |
| 29 | 29 | Alan Cho | Indigo | 1:17.795 |

### Race
#### Leg 1

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
| 1 | 1 | Darren Manning | TOM'S | 21 | 26:19.354 | 1 |
| 2 | 20 | Jenson Button | Promatecme | 21 | + 1.042 | 4 |
| 3 | 6 | Toshihiro Kaneishi | Prema Powerteam | 21 | + 26.386 | 2 |
| 4 | 18 | Jonathan Cochet | Signature Competition | 21 | + 29.117 | 6 |
| 5 | 17 | Benoît Tréluyer | Signature Competition | 21 | + 30.308 | 7 |
| 6 | 30 | Tiago Monteiro | ASM Fina | 21 | + 38.665 | 10 |
| 7 | 3 | Marc Hynes | Manor Motorsport | 21 | + 42.961 | 13 |
| 8 | 5 | Peter Sundberg | Prema Powerteam | 21 | + 46.029 | 5 |
| 9 | 34 | Yves Olivier | JB Motorsport | 21 | + 51.892 | 14 |
| 10 | 38 | Toby Scheckter | Speedsport F3 Racing Team | 21 | + 53.459 | 20 |
| 11 | 21 | Daisuke Ito | Skill Speed | 21 | + 59.783 | 23 |
| 12 | 11 | Michele Spoldi | RC Benetton Junior Team | 21 | + 1:01.684 | 27 |
| 13 | 2 | Seiji Ara | TOM'S | 21 | + 1:02.286 | 24 |
| 14 | 19 | Bruno Besson | Promatecme | 21 | + 1:04.816 | 17 |
| 15 | 37 | Andrew Kirkaldy | Alan Docking Racing | 21 | + 1:14.780 | 19 |
| 16 | 33 | Nicolas Stelandre | JB Motorsport | 21 | + 1:20.159 | 25 |
| 17 | 29 | Alan Cho | Indigo | 21 | + 1:55.291 | 29 |
| 18 | 23 | Paolo Montin | Carlin Motorsport | 20 | + 1 Lap | 15 |
| 19 | 12 | Matthew Davies | RC Benetton Junior Team | 20 | + 1 Lap | 22 |
| 20 | 29 | Myung Mok Lee | Carlin Motorsport | 20 | + 1 Lap | 26 |
| NC | 22 | Jungsoo Kim | Eagle Racing Team | 17 | + 4 Laps | 28 |
| Ret | 36 | Alex Yoong | Alan Docking Racing | 15 | Accident | 18 |
| Ret | 15 | Christijan Albers | Opel Team BSR | 6 | Accident | 3 |
| Ret | 10 | Luciano Burti | Stewart Racing | 6 | Accident | 8 |
| Ret | 9 | Narain Karthikeyan | Stewart Racing | 6 | Accident | 9 |
| Ret | 31 | Julien Beltoise | ASM Fina | 6 | Accident | 11 |
| Ret | 64 | Tsugio Matsuda | Nakajima Racing | 6 | Accident | 12 |
| Ret | 14 | André Couto | Opel Team BSR | 6 | Accident | 16 |
| Ret | 7 | Ryo Fukuda | La Filiere | 6 | Accident | 21 |
| Fastest lap and lap record: Darren Manning, 1:13.466, 149.163 km/h (92.686 mph) on lap 8 |||||||
| The race was stopped on lap seven, due to an accident. The race was restarted and run to aggregate times. |||||||

#### Leg 2

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
| 1 | 1 | Darren Manning | TOM'S | 25 | 38:22.451 | 1 |
| 2 | 20 | Jenson Button | Promatecme | 25 | + 0.035 | 2 |
| 3 | 17 | Benoît Tréluyer | Signature Competition | 25 | + 4.991 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | Marc Hynes | Manor Motorsport | 25 | + 6.472 | 7 |
| 5 | 18 | Jonathan Cochet | Signature Competition | 25 | + 9.814 | 4 |
| 6 | 30 | Tiago Monteiro | ASM Fina | 25 | + 10.103 | 6 |
| 7 | 34 | Yves Olivier | JB Motorsport | 25 | + 10.879 | 9 |
| 8 | 11 | Michele Spoldi | RC Benetton Junior Team | 25 | + 11.521 | 12 |
| 9 | 38 | Toby Scheckter | Speedsport F3 Racing Team | 25 | + 13.965 | 10 |
| 10 | 36 | Alex Yoong | Alan Docking Racing | 25 | + 14.641 | 22 |
| 11 | 12 | Matthew Davies | RC Benetton Junior Team | 25 | + 15.979 | 19 |
| 12 | 6 | Toshihiro Kaneishi | Prema Powerteam | 25 | + 16.105 | 3 |
| 13 | 29 | Alan Cho | Indigo | 25 | + 29.176 | 17 |
| 14 | 21 | Daisuke Ito | Skill Speed | 24 | + 1 Lap | 11 |
| 15 | 22 | Jungsoo Kim | Eagle Racing Team | 23 | + 2 Laps | 21 |
| Ret | 2 | Seiji Ara | TOM'S | 19 | Spin | 13 |
| Ret | 14 | André Couto | Opel Team BSR | 15 | Accident | 24 |
| Ret | 23 | Paolo Montin | Carlin Motorsport | 15 | Accident | 18 |
| Ret | 33 | Nicolas Stelandre | JB Motorsport | 14 | Accident | 16 |
| Ret | 29 | Myung Mok Lee | Carlin Motorsport | 13 | Accident | 20 |
| Ret | 15 | Christijan Albers | Opel Team BSR | 10 | Spin | 23 |
| Ret | 5 | Peter Sundberg | Prema Powerteam | 9 | Accident damage | 8 |
| Ret | 19 | Bruno Besson | Promatecme | 8 | Accident | 14 |
| Ret | 37 | Andrew Kirkaldy | Alan Docking Racing | 7 | Wheel | 15 |
| DNS | 10 | Luciano Burti | Stewart Racing | | Accident damage | 25 |
| DNS | 9 | Narain Karthikeyan | Stewart Racing | | Accident damage | 26 |
| DNS | 31 | Julien Beltoise | ASM Fina | | Accident damage | 27 |
| DNS | 64 | Tsugio Matsuda | Nakajima Racing | | Accident damage | 28 |
| DNS | 7 | Ryo Fukuda | La Filiere | | Accident damage | 29 |
| Fastest lap: Darren Manning, 1:13.884, 148.319 km/h (92.161 mph) on lap 9 |||||||

#### Combined

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired |
| 1 | 1 | Darren Manning | TOM'S | 46 | 1:04:41.805 |
| 2 | 20 | Jenson Button | Promatecme | 46 | + 1.077 |
| 3 | 17 | Benoît Tréluyer | Signature Competition | 46 | + 35.299 |
| 4 | 18 | Jonathan Cochet | Signature Competition | 46 | + 38.931 |
| 5 | 6 | Toshihiro Kaneishi | Prema Powerteam | 46 | + 42.491 |
| 6 | 30 | Tiago Monteiro | ASM Fina | 46 | + 48.768 |
| 7 | 3 | Marc Hynes | Manor Motorsport | 46 | + 49.433 |
| 8 | 34 | Yves Olivier | JB Motorsport | 46 | + 1:02.771 |
| 9 | 38 | Toby Scheckter | Speedsport F3 Racing Team | 46 | + 1:07.424 |
| 10 | 11 | Michele Spoldi | RC Benetton Junior Team | 46 | + 1:13.205 |
| 11 | 29 | Alan Cho | Indigo | 46 | + 2:24.467 |
| 12 | 12 | Matthew Davies | RC Benetton Junior Team | 45 | + 1 Lap |
| 13 | 21 | Daisuke Ito | Skill Speed | 45 | + 1 Lap |
| Ret | 2 | Seiji Ara | TOM'S | 40 | Spin |
| NC | 36 | Alex Yoong | Alan Docking Racing | 40 | + 6 Laps |
| NC | 22 | Jungsoo Kim | Eagle Racing Team | 40 | + 6 Laps |
| Ret | 33 | Nicolas Stelandre | JB Motorsport | 35 | Accident |
| Ret | 23 | Paolo Montin | Carlin Motorsport | 35 | Accident |
| Ret | 29 | Myung Mok Lee | Carlin Motorsport | 33 | Accident |
| Ret | 5 | Peter Sundberg | Prema Powerteam | 30 | Accident damage |
| Ret | 19 | Bruno Besson | Promatecme | 29 | Accident |
| Ret | 37 | Andrew Kirkaldy | Alan Docking Racing | 28 | Wheel |
| Ret | 14 | André Couto | Opel Team BSR | 21 | Accident |
| Ret | 15 | Christijan Albers | Opel Team BSR | 16 | Spin |
| Ret | 10 | Luciano Burti | Stewart Racing | 6 | Accident |
| Ret | 9 | Narain Karthikeyan | Stewart Racing | 6 | Accident |
| Ret | 31 | Julien Beltoise | ASM Fina | 6 | Accident |
| Ret | 64 | Tsugio Matsuda | Nakajima Racing | 6 | Accident |
| Ret | 7 | Ryo Fukuda | La Filiere | 6 | Accident |
| Fastest lap: Darren Manning, 1:13.466, 149.163 km/h (92.686 mph) on lap 8 ||||||