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1999 Grand Prix of Sonoma


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American Le Mans Series race number 4 of 8
Sunday, July 25, 1999 at Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA
97 laps on a 2.520 mile road course (244.440 miles)

Time of race: 2:44:02.183
Average speed: 89.409 mph
Pole speed: 110.114 mph
Cautions: 2
Margin of victory: 2.234 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 3

Glossary    1999 American Le Mans Series results   /   1999 standings

PosStClass#DriverTeamCarLapsStatusLed
1 1LMP42   J.J. Lehto
  Steve Soper
BMW Motorsport / Schnitzer MotorsportBMW V12 LMR97running96
6 2LMP0   Erik Comas
  Mimmo Schiattarella
Team Rafanelli SRLYokohama / Speedline CorseRiley & Scott Mk III96running1
2 3LMP1   David Brabham
  Eric Bernard
Panoz Motor SportsVisteon / Michelin / Road Atlanta / Elan Waters / BBSPanoz LMP-1 Roadster-S97running0
3 4LMP2   Johnny O'Connell
  Jan Magnussen
Panoz Motor SportsVisteon / Michelin / Road Atlanta / Elan Waters / BBSPanoz LMP-1 Roadster-S96running0
5 5LMP43   Bill Auberlen
  Joachim Winkelhock
BMW Motorsport / Schnitzer MotorsportBMW V12 LMR96running0
4 6LMP20   Butch Leitzinger
  Elliott Forbes-Robinson
Dyson RacingGoodyear / Bosch / PagidRiley & Scott Mk III96running0
7 7LMP26   Thomas Bscher
  Pedro Lamy
Price & BscherBMW V12 LM95running0
13 8LMP16   James Weaver
  Rob Dyson
Dyson RacingGoodyear / Bosch / PagidRiley & Scott Mk III93running0
10 9LMP11   Max Angelelli
  Didier de Radigues
Doyle-Risi RacngOlive Garden / Toshiba / Pirelli / Lease Plan / DankaFerrari 333 SP94running0
3810LMP12   Alex Caffi
  Wayne Taylor
Doyle-Risi RacngToshiba / Olive Garden / Pirelli / Lease Plan / DankaFerrari 333 SP73crash0
911LMP27   Didier Theys
  Fredy Lienhard
Doran Lista RacingLista / Michelin / MomoFerrari 333 SP94running0
1612LMP8   Scott Schubot
  Rick Sutherland
Transatlantic RacingSupportNet RacingRiley & Scott Mk III90running0
813LMP36   Stefan Johansson
  Jim Matthews
Doran Enterprises / Jim Matthews RacingMichelin / MomoFerrari 333 SP94running0
1414LMP18   Bill Dollahite
  Mike Davies
Dollahite RacingArterial Vascular Engineering / Hewlett PackardFerrari 333 SP92running0
1115LMP74   Jack Baldwin
  George Robinson
Robinson Racing74 Ranch Hunting ResortRiley & Scott Mk III93running0
1216LMP38   Allan McNish
  Andy Pilgrim
Champion RacingChampion Porsche / MichelinPorsche 911 GT1 Evo93running0
1517LMP15   Ross Bentley
  Chris Bingham
Hybrid R&DPark Place, Ltd. / YokohamaRiley & Scott Mk III92running0
1718GTS91   Olivier Beretta
  David Donohue
Dodge Viper Team OrecaDodge / MobilDodge Viper GTS90running0
1819GTS3   Ron Fellows
  Chris Kneifel
Corvette RacingGM Goodwrench Service PlusChevrolet Corvette C5-R89running0
1920GTS92   Tommy Archer
  Karl Wendlinger
Dodge Viper Team OrecaDodge / MobilDodge Viper GTS89running0
3921LMP63   Jim Downing
  Chris Ronson
Downing AtlantaNECKudzu DLY63running0
2022GTS55   Terry Borcheller
  Ron Johnson
Saleen / Allen SpeedlabBASF / Home ImprovementSaleen Mustang SR88running0
2123GTS56   Martin Snow
  Kelly Collins
Martin Snow RacingYokohama Tire / Universal IndustrialPorsche 911 GT288running0
2524GTS61   Bob Wollek
  Franz Konrad
Konrad MotorsportPorsche 911 GT287running0
2325GT23   Dirk Mueller
  Cort Wagner
Alex Job Racing / Manthey RacingAerofab / MichelinPorsche 911 RSR88running0
2826GT24   Randy Pobst
  Jim Kelly
Alex Job RacingHedges Cellar / Team PinnaclePorsche 911 RSR86running0
2227GT9   Boris Said
  Hans-Joachim Stuck
Prototype Technology GroupYokohama / Flextronics / Level OneBMW M388running0
4228GT7   Christian Menzel
  Brian Cunningham
Prototype Technology GroupYokohama / Flextronics / Level OneBMW M32mechanical0
2629GT10   Darren Law
  Johannes van Overbeek
Prototype Technology GroupYokohama / Flextronics / Level OneBMW M387running0
3030GT68   Kevin Buckler
  Vic Rice
The Racer's GroupThe Racer's GroupPorsche 911 RSR85running0
3631GT6   Mark Simo
  Peter Cunningham
Prototype Technology GroupYokohama / Flextronics / Level OneBMW M379engine0
2932GT02   Doc Bundy
  David Murry
Reiser Callas RennsportMetamor Software Solutions WorldwidePorsche 911 RSR86running0
3233GTS25   Hans-Jorg Hofer
  Luca Riccitelli
RWS MotorsportKTM - Sport MotorcyclesPorsche 911 RSR84running0
3334GTS83   Stefano Buttiero
  Zak Brown
Chiefie MotorsportsMen's Fitness / Ross RacingPorsche 911 GT283running0
3135GT03   Grady Willingham
  Joel Reiser
  Craig Stanton
Reiser Callas RennsportMetamor Software Solutions WorldwidePorsche 911 RSR85running0
2736GT22   Darryl Havens
  Mike Fitzgerald
Alex Job RacingAerofab / YokohamaPorsche 911 RSR86running0
3737GT17   Mike Conte
  Bruno Lambert
Contemporary MotorsportsSSF Imported Car PartsPorsche 911 RSR78running0
3438GT67   Spencer Trenery
  Michael Schrom
The Racer's GroupThe Racer's Group / Fantasy Junction / ITLA CapitalPorsche 911 RSR83running0
3539GT88   Joe Varde
  Tim Ralston
Vanderhoof RacingPorsche 911 RSR82running0
4140GT76   Harry Rady
  Simon Sobrero
Team AREA.R.E. / Yokohama / Technodyne / SSF / MotulPorsche 911 RSR36transmission0
4041LMP28   Jon Field
  Niclas Jonsson
Intersport RacingBanana Joe'sLola B98/1038gearbox0
2442GTS48   Wolfgang Kaufmann
  Michel Ligonnet
Freisinger MotorsportMotorex / TSWPorsche 911 GT287running0

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
PosNameNbrSponsorOwnerCar
Sam Brown29Intersport RacingRiley & Scott Mk III
John Mirro29Intersport RacingRiley & Scott Mk III
Steve Romak29Intersport RacingRiley & Scott Mk III
Tim Moser60Kopf PrecisionKeiler KII
Kris Wilson60Kopf PrecisionKeiler KII
Shane Lewis97Team CascadiaLola B98/10
Ed Zabinski97Team CascadiaLola B98/10

Lap leader breakdown:
LeaderFrom
Lap
To
Lap
# Of
Laps
  J.J. Letho13939
  Erik Comas40401
  Steve Soper417737
  J.J. Letho789720