1999 International Formula 3000 Championship
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The 1999 International Formula 3000 season was the thirty-third season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also fifteenth season under the International Formula 3000 Championship moniker which was an FIA sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Formula 3000 racing cars. The title was contested over a ten-round series from 1 May to 25 September 1999.[1] This was the first F3000 season in which every International Championship race took place during a Formula One weekend and supported the Grand Prix itself.
21 teams entered the championship. For 2000, the FIA imposed an upper limit of 15 teams of 2 cars each, with one of the places reserved for the winning team of the 1999 Italian Formula 3000 Championship; therefore, 7 bottom-ranked teams would not have been eligible to advance to the next year, which increased the competition.[2] Portman-Arrows team collapsed midway through the championship, and Arden's Marc Goossens was disqualified in Hungary due to illegal changes in suspension, which denied Arden its first and the only points in the championship, causing a controversy.
The following drivers and teams took part in the 1999 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship. A Lola B99/50 chassis powered by a Zytek V8 engine was mandatory for all entries.
Starting in 1999, all International Formula 3000 were held on Formula One Grand Prix courses.
Round | Circuit | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner | Winning Team | Report |
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1 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 1 May | 42 | 4.930=207.060 km | 1.11:29.942 | 173.584 km/h | Max Wilson | Nick Heidfeld | Nick Heidfeld | West Competition | Report |
2 | Circuit de Monaco | 15 May | 50 | 3.367=168.350 km | 1'18:22.018 | 128.693 km/h | Nick Heidfeld | Stéphane Sarrazin | Gonzalo Rodríguez | Team Astromega | Report |
3 | Circuit de Catalunya | 29 May | 44 | 4.728=208.032 km | 1'13:16.982 | 170.982 km/h | Nick Heidfeld | Nick Heidfeld | Nick Heidfeld | West Competition | Report |
4 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 26 June | 49 | 4.250=208.250 km | 1'25:56.738 | 145.252 km/h | Bruno Junqueira | Soheil Ayari | Nick Heidfeld | West Competition | Report |
5 | Silverstone Circuit | 10 July | 40 | 5.140=205.600 km | 1'07:48.722 | 181.622 km/h | Nicolas Minassian | Nick Heidfeld | Nicolas Minassian | Kid Jensen Racing | Report |
6 | A1 Ring | 24 July | 48 | 4.319=207.312 km | 1'07:50.994 | 183.327 km/h | Nick Heidfeld | Nick Heidfeld | Nick Heidfeld | West Competition | Report |
7 | Hockenheimring | 31 July | 30 | 6.823=204.690 km | 1'00:17.627 | 200.369 km/h | Max Wilson | Gonzalo Rodríguez | Bruno Junqueira | Petrobras Junior Team | Report |
8 | Hungaroring | 14 August | 52 | 3.972=206.544 km | 1'19:43.676 | 155.475 km/h | Fabrice Walfisch | Nick Heidfeld | Stéphane Sarrazin | Gauloises Junior | Report |
9 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 28 August | 30 | 6.968=209.040 km | 1'13:57.599 | 169.571 km/h | Jason Watt | Gonzalo Rodríguez | Jason Watt | Super Nova Racing | Report |
10 | Nürburgring | 25 September | 45 | 4.556=205.020 km | 1'09:35.500 | 176.763 km/h | Nick Heidfeld | Nick Heidfeld | Jason Watt | Super Nova Racing | Report |
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