1999_Formula_3000_season

1999 International Formula 3000 Championship

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.

Drivers and teams

The Lola B99/50 of Drivers' Champion Nick Heidfeld.

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.

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Calendar

Starting in 1999, all International Formula 3000 were held on Formula One Grand Prix courses.

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Final points standings

Drivers' Championship

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Notes

  • All drivers used Lola B99/50 chassis, with Zytek V8 engines, and Avon tyres.[3]
  • Marc Goossens was disqualified from the Hungarian round of the championship due to an illegal suspension damper.

Complete Overview

first column of every race10= qualifying result
second column of every race10= race result

R=retired NC=not classified NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify NT=no time set in qualifying DIS(3)=disqualified after finishing in third place DIS=disqualified in practice

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See also


References

  1. 1999 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship Calendar Retrieved from www.fia.com via webarchive on 9 November 2009
  2. "FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship - 1999: Entrylist". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  3. "F3000 International Championship Entry List 1999". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  4. "F3000 International Championship Results 1999". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  5. "F3000 International Championship Standings 1999". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  6. "FIA Formula 3000 Int. Championship - Season 1999: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

Further reading

  • Heidfeld's Year, Formula 3000 Review, Autocourse, 1999/2000, pages 238-241
  • Other Major Results, Autocourse, 1999/2000, pages 281-282
  • Automobile Year, 1999/2000 (championship points table), page 258

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