1999 British GT Championship explained

The 1999 Privilege Insurance British GT Championship was the seventh season of the British GT Championship, an auto racing series organised by the British Racing Drivers Club (BRDC) and sponsored by Privilege. The races featured grand touring cars conforming to two categories of regulations known as GT1 and GT2, and awarded a driver championship in each category. This was the final season that the GT1 class competed in the series. The season began on 28 March 1999 and ended on 10 October 1999 after eleven events, all held in Great Britain with one race in Belgium. The series was joined by the BRDC Marcos Mantis Challenge Cup for several events.

Jamie Campbell-Walter and Julian Bailey won the GT1 championship for Lister Storm Racing, while David Warnock won the GT2 category for Cirtek Motorsport.

Calendar

All races were 50 minutes in duration.

Rnd	Circuit	Date
1	Silverstone International Circuit, Northamptonshire	28 March
2	Oulton Park, Cheshire	3 May
3	Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk	31 May
4	Brands Hatch, Kent	20 June
5	Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire	11 July
6	Donington Park National Circuit, Leicestershire	7 August
7		8 August
8	Silverstone International Circuit, Northamptonshire	22 August
9	Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire	5 September
10	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium	26 September
11	Silverstone International Circuit, Northamptonshire	10 October

Entries

GT1

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre		Drivers	Rounds
Sintura Racing with Eversham Micros	Sintura S99	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10		0	Richard Dean	4–10
					Kurt Luby	4–10
EMKA Racing Ltd.	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12		1	Tim Sugden	All
					Steve O'Rourke	1–2, 4–11
AM Racing	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12		2	Chris Goodwin	1–5
					James Munroe	1, 3–5
Quaife Engineering	Quaife R4 GTS	Ford 6.0 L V8		4	Mike Quaife	6–8, 10–11
					Simon Duerden	6–8, 10–11
Blue Coral Slick 50 Racing	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6		5	Magnus Wallinder	All
					Geoff Lister	All
G-Force Motorsport Ltd.				6	John Greasley	1–2, 4–7
					Thorkild Thyrring	1–2
					John Morrison	4–7, 10–11
					Nigel Barrett	10
					Sean Walker	11
Gaumont/Parr Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6		7	David Saunders	1
					Stéphane Ortelli	1
RMA Driving Sensations	Porsche 993 GT1	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		9	Jamie Maserati	5–7, 11
					Gavin Mortimer	5–7, 11
Newcastle United Lister Storm	Lister Storm GTL	Jaguar 7.0 L V12		14	Jamie Campbell-Walter	All
					Julian Bailey	All
Klaus Abbelen	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		16	Klaus Abbelen	10

GT2

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre		Drivers	Rounds
Cirtek Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2 Lister Storm GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Jaguar 7.0 L V12		32	David Warnock	1–8, 11
					Claudia Hürtgen	1
					Robert Schirle	2–8, 11
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		34	Charlie Cox	5–8, 10
					Jonathan Baker	5–8, 10
Gaumont/Parr Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		33	Jason Saunders	1
					Stephen Day	1
HKM/Parr Motorsport	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10		70	Neil Cunningham	4–7, 9–10
					Kilian Konig	4–5, 9
					Curtis Hayles	6–7
					John Nielsen	10
Lister Storm Racing	Lister Storm GT2	Jaguar 7.0 L V12		35	Thorkild Thyrring	11
					William Hewland	11
				41	Thorkild Thyrring	4–5
					William Hewland	4–5
					Peter Hardman	10–11
					Nicolaus Springer	10–11
BVB Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		36	Martin Stretton	6
					Max Beaverbroock	6
Mike Haines Racing with Triplex Components	Venturi 400LM	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6		38	Chris Ellis	1, 3–5, 8, 11
					Michael Vergers	1, 3–5, 8
					Marco Attard	11
Point Preparations	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		40	Peter Cook	1–5
					Brian Robinson	1
					Calum Lockie	2–5
Chas Berger Motorsport	Ultima GTR	Ford Cosworth YBT 2.0 L Turbo I4		42	Robin Rex	2–4, 8
					Terry Pudwell	2, 8
					Ian Astley	3–4
Sail/Deloitte & Touche	Lotus Esprit V8	Lotus Type-918 3.5 L Turbo V8		43	Ian Astley	5–11
					Mike Youles	5–9, 11
					Chris Ellis	10
PK Sport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		44	Marcus Fothergill	All
					Paul Fuller	All
				88	Paul Phillips	2–3, 5–10
					Mike Youles	2–3
					Nigel Barrett	5
					Caroline Lucas	6–7
					Robin Liddell	8, 10–11
					Stephen Day	9
					Stephen Radcliffe	11
Marcos Racing International	Marcos LM600	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8		46	Calum Lockie	8–11
					Cor Euser	8, 10–11
					Chris Ward	9
Anglo American Autocare	Darrian T90	Ford 2.0 L Turbo I4		50	Steve Griffiths	5, 8, 10
					Alvin Powell	5
					Michael Nippers	8, 10
Gérard MacQuillan	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6		51	Gérard MacQuillan	5
					Alec Hammond	5
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		52	Gary Ayles	5
					Julian Westwood	5
David Welz Racing	Porsche 911 GT	Porsche		53	David Welz	1, 4, 10–11
					Calum Lockie	1
Henrik Roos Viper Team	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10		54	Henrik Roos	10
Tomb Raider with Ian Jacobs Racing	Venturi 400GTR	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6		55	Ian Jacobs	3–5
					David Smith	3–5
VPM Racing	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6		65	Graham Reeder	1, 5
					Nuno Brito Cunha	1, 5
Riverside Motorsport	Venturi 400GTR	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6		66	Paul Cope	1–2, 4–8, 10–11
					Glenn Dudley	1–2, 5
					David Smith	6–8, 10–11
Marcos Cars/NCK Motorsport	Marcos LM600	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8		77	Andy Purvis	All
					Thomas Erdos	All
	Marcos LM500	Rover 5.0 L V8		78	Graham Millward	5, 11
					Bob Sands	5
					Calum Lockie	6–7
					Chris Marsh	6–7
					Martin Byford	11
Swansea Institute Team Darrian	Darrian T90	Ford 2.0 L Turbo I4		90	Matthew Manderson	4–5
					Frank Bradley	4–5
Brookspeed Racing Ltd.	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10		99	Dave Clark	1–2, 5
					Neil Cunningham	1–2
					Ian Flux	5

Race results

Rnd	Circuit	GT1 Winning Team	GT2 Winning Team
		GT1 Winning Drivers	GT2 Winning Drivers
1	Silverstone	No. 1 EMKA Racing Ltd.	No. 33 Gaumont/Parr Motorsport
		Steve O'Rourke Tim Sugden	Jason Saunders Stephen Day
2	Oulton Park	No. 14 Newcastle United Lister Storm	No. 40 Point Preparations
		Jamie Campbell-Walter Julian Bailey	Peter Cook Calum Lockie
3	Snetterton	No. 14 Newcastle United Lister Storm	No. 32 Cirtek Motorsport
		Jamie Campbell-Walter Julian Bailey	David Warnock Robert Schirle
4	Brands Hatch	No. 14 Newcastle United Lister Storm	No. 32 Cirtek Motorsport
		Jamie Campbell-Walter Julian Bailey	David Warnock Robert Schirle
5	Silverstone	No. 5 Blue Coral Slick 50 Racing	No. 32 Cirtek Motorsport
		Magnus Wallinder Geoff Lister	David Warnock Robert Schirle
6	Donington Park	No. 14 Newcastle United Lister Storm	No. 32 Cirtek Motorsport
		Jamie Campbell-Walter Julian Bailey	David Warnock Robert Schirle
7		No. 14 Newcastle United Lister Storm	No. 32 Cirtek Motorsport
		Jamie Campbell-Walter Julian Bailey	David Warnock Robert Schirle
8	Silverstone	No. 0 Sintura Racing with Eversham Micros	No. 32 Cirtek Motorsport
		Kurt Luby Richard Dean	David Warnock Robert Schirle
9	Croft	No. 14 Newcastle United Lister Storm	No. 43 Sail/Deloitte & Touche
		Jamie Campbell-Walter Julian Bailey	Ian Astley Mike Youles
10	Spa-Francorchamps	No. 14 Newcastle United Lister Storm	No. 46 Marcos Racing International
		Jamie Campbell-Walter Julian Bailey	Cor Euser Calum Lockie
11	Silverstone	No. 5 Blue Coral Slick 50 Racing	No. 35 Lister Storm Racing
		Magnus Wallinder Geoff Lister	Thorkild Thyrring William Hewland

GT1 Championship Standings

^{[1] [2]} Points are awarded as follows:

(key)

Drivers Team SIL OUL SNE BRH SIL DON DON SIL CRO SPA SIL Pts. 1 Jamie Campbell-Walter Julian Bailey Newcastle United Lister Storm 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 4 1 1 Ret 177 3 Magnus Wallinder Geoff Lister Blue Coral Slick 50 Racing 2 2 (3) 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 157 (169) 5 Tim Sugden EMKA Racing 1 4 Ret 3 Ret 4 3 3 3 4 Ret 98 Steve O'Rourke 1 4 WD 3 Ret 4 3 3 3 4 Ret 98 7 Kurt Luby Richard Dean Sintura Racing Ret 3 3 Ret 1 Ret 2 59 9 Chris Goodwin AM Racing 5 3 2 4 4 55 10 James Munroe 5 DNP 2 4 4 43 11 John Morrison G-Force Motorsport Ltd. 5 Ret DNS DNS 5 2 31 12 Mike Quaife Simon Duerden Quaife Engineering DNP Ret Ret 5 DNP 6 3 26 14 John Greasley G-Force Motorsport Ltd. 6 5 5 Ret DNS DNS 22 15 Jamie Maserati Gavin Mortimer RMA Driving Sensations DNP DNP 5 NC NC 4 18 17 Sean Walker G-Force Motorsport Ltd. 2 15 18 Thorkild Thyrring G-Force Motorsport Ltd. 6 5 14 19 Stéphane Ortelli David Saunders Gaumont/Parr Motorsport 4 10 21 Nigel Barrett G-Force Motorsport Ltd. 5 10 - Klaus Abbelen Klaus Abbelen Ret 0 Drivers Team SIL OUL SNE BRH SIL DON DON SIL CRO SPA SIL Pts.

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed a sufficient number of laps.

• Marcos Mantis challenge competitors

GT2 Championship Standings

Points are awarded as follows:

(key)

Drivers Team SIL OUL SNE BRH SIL DON DON SIL CRO SPA SIL Pts. 1 David Warnock Cirtek Motorsport 2 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 DNP 7 147 2 Robert Schirle Cirtek Motorsport 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 DNP 7 132 3 Mike Youles PK Sport 4 3 109 Sail/Deloitte & Touche 4 2 2 2 1 3 4 Marcus Fothergill Paul Fuller PK Sport 4 2 4 Ret 5 3 5 5 2 4 6 102 4 Ian Astley Chas Berger Motorsport Ret Ret 102 Sail/Deloitte & Touche 4 2 2 2 1 2 3 7 Calum Lockie David Welz Racing 5 95 Point Preparations 1 2 3 6 Marcos Cars/NCK Motorsport Ret NC Marcos Racing International 4 DNS 1 9 8 Thomas Erdos Andy Purvis Marcos Cars/NCK Motorsport 3 3 Ret 2 3 Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret 2 78 10 Peter Cook Point Preparations 6 1 2 3 6 59 12 Paul Phillips PK Sport 4 3 7 Ret 6 4 DNS Ret 42 13 Thorkild Thyrring William Hewland Lister Storm Racing Ret 2 1 35 14 Cor Euser Marcos Racing International 3 1 9 39 14 Chris Ellis Mike Haines Racing Ret DNS 5 Ret 9 6 8 34 Sail/Deloitte & Touche 2 16 Paul Cope Riverside Motorsport Ret Ret DNP 5 11 5 8 8 DNS Ret 33 16 Nicolaus Springer Peter Hardman Lister Storm Racing 3 4 22 19 Jason Saunders Gaumont/Parr Motorsport 1 DNP 20 19 Stephen Day Gaumont/Parr Motorsport 1 DNP 20 PK Sport DNS 19 Charlie Cox Jonathan Baker Cirtek Motorsport Ret 4 4 Ret Ret 20 23 Robin Liddell PK Sport 4 Ret 5 18 24 David Smith Tomb Raider with Ian Jacobs Racing Ret Ret NC 16 Riverside Motorsport 5 7 7 DNS Ret 24 Michael Vergers Mike Haines Racing Ret DNP 5 Ret 9 6 DNP 16 26 Claudia Hürtgen Cirtek Motorsport 2 15 26 Curtis Hayles HKM/Parr Motorsport NC DNP DNP Ret 8 3 15 28 Neil Cunningham Brookspeed Racing Ltd. Ret Ret 13 HKM/Parr Motorsport DNP 4 Ret Ret 8 Ret DNS 13 David Welz David Welz Racing DNS 7 5 Ret 12 30 Kilian Konig HKM/Parr Motorsport DNS DNP DNP 4 Ret NC Ret 10 31 Stephen Radcliffe PK Sport 5 8 32 Michael Nippers Steve Griffiths Anglo American Autocare NC 6 11 Ret NC 6 32 Robin Rex Chas Berger Motorsport DNP 6 Ret Ret DNP Ret 6 32 Caroline Lucas PK Sport Ret 6 6 32 Frank Bradley Matthew Manderson Swansea Institute Team Darrian 6 Ret 6 32 Brian Robinson Point Preparations 6 6 32 Terry Pudwell Chas Berger Motorsport 6 Ret 6 40 Nigel Barrett PK Sport 7 4 40 Graham Reeder Nuno Brito Cunha VPM Racing 7 7 43 Gary Ayles Julian Westwood Gérard MacQuillan 8 3 43 Marco Attard Mike Haines Racing 8 3 46 Dave Clark Brookspeed Racing Ltd. Ret Ret DNP 10 1 Ian Flux 10 Drivers Team SIL OUL SNE BRH SIL DON DON SIL CRO SPA SIL Pts.

† – Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed a sufficient number of laps.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1999 - Privilege GT Championship - GT1 (group: GT1) . www.wsrp.cz.
2. Web site: 1999 - Privilege GT Championship - GT2 (group: GT2) . www.wsrp.cz.