1999 British GT Championship

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	Donington Park National Circuit, Leicestershire	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	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Sintura Racing with Eversham Micros	Sintura S99	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	D	0	Richard Dean	4–10
Sintura Racing with Eversham Micros	Sintura S99	Judd GV4 4.0 L V10	D	0	Kurt Luby	4–10
EMKA Racing Ltd.	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12	P	1	Tim Sugden	All
EMKA Racing Ltd.	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12	P	1	Steve O'Rourke	1–2, 4–11
AM Racing	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12	D	2	Chris Goodwin	1–5
AM Racing	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.0 L V12	D	2	James Munroe	1, 3–5
Quaife Engineering	Quaife R4 GTS	Ford 6.0 L V8	D	4	Mike Quaife	6–8, 10–11
Quaife Engineering	Quaife R4 GTS	Ford 6.0 L V8	D	4	Simon Duerden	6–8, 10–11
Blue Coral Slick 50 Racing	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	D	5	Magnus Wallinder	All
Blue Coral Slick 50 Racing				5	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	P	7	David Saunders	1
Gaumont/Parr Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT1 Evo	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	P	7	Stéphane Ortelli	1
RMA Driving Sensations	Porsche 993 GT1	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	9	Jamie Maserati	5–7, 11
RMA Driving Sensations	Porsche 993 GT1	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	9	Gavin Mortimer	5–7, 11
Newcastle United Lister Storm	Lister Storm GTL	Jaguar 7.0 L V12	M	14	Jamie Campbell-Walter	All
Newcastle United Lister Storm	Lister Storm GTL	Jaguar 7.0 L V12	M	14	Julian Bailey	All
Klaus Abbelen	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	K	16	Klaus Abbelen	10

GT2

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Cirtek Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2 Lister Storm GT2^{[N 1]}	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Jaguar 7.0 L V12	M	32	David Warnock	1–8, 11
					Claudia Hürtgen	1
					Robert Schirle	2–8, 11
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	34	Charlie Cox	5–8, 10
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	34	Jonathan Baker	5–8, 10
Gaumont/Parr Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	33	Jason Saunders	1
Gaumont/Parr Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	33	Stephen Day	1
HKM/Parr Motorsport	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	D	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	M	35	Thorkild Thyrring	11
				35	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	D	36	Martin Stretton	6
BVB Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	36	Max Beaverbroock	6
Mike Haines Racing with Triplex Components	Venturi 400LM	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6	D	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	D	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	D	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	D	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	D	44	Marcus Fothergill	All
				44	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	D	46	Calum Lockie	8–11
					Cor Euser	8, 10–11
					Chris Ward	9
Anglo American Autocare	Darrian T90	Ford 2.0 L Turbo I4	A	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
	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6		51	Alec Hammond	5
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		52	Gary Ayles	5
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		52	Julian Westwood	5
David Welz Racing	Porsche 911 GT	Porsche	D	53	David Welz	1, 4, 10–11
David Welz Racing	Porsche 911 GT	Porsche	D	53	Calum Lockie	1
Henrik Roos Viper Team	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	P	54	Henrik Roos	10
Tomb Raider with Ian Jacobs Racing	Venturi 400GTR	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6		55	Ian Jacobs	3–5
Tomb Raider with Ian Jacobs Racing	Venturi 400GTR	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6		55	David Smith	3–5
VPM Racing	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6		65	Graham Reeder	1, 5
VPM Racing	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6		65	Nuno Brito Cunha	1, 5
Riverside Motorsport	Venturi 400GTR	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6	D	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	D	77	Andy Purvis	All
	Marcos LM600	Chevrolet 5.9 L V8		77	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	A	90	Matthew Manderson	4–5
Swansea Institute Team Darrian	Darrian T90	Ford 2.0 L Turbo I4	A	90	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

^ Cirtek Motorsport entered the first two races and final race with a Porsche 911 GT2 for their No. 32 entry. From rounds 3–8 the team used a Lister Storm GT2.

Race results

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

GT1 Championship Standings

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

1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1

(key)

Pos.	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
5	Steve O'Rourke	EMKA Racing	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	AM Racing	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
Pos.	Drivers	Team	SIL	OUL	SNE	BRH	SIL	DON	DON	SIL	CRO	SPA	SIL	Pts.

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrawn (WD)
	Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting	Meaning
Bold	Pole position
Italics	Fastest lap

† – 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:

1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1

(key)

Pos.	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
3	Mike Youles	Sail/Deloitte & Touche					4	2	2	2	1		3	109
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
4	Ian Astley	Sail/Deloitte & Touche					4	2	2	2	1	2	3	102
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
14	Chris Ellis	Sail/Deloitte & Touche										2		34
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
19	Stephen Day	PK Sport									DNS			20
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
24	David Smith	Riverside Motorsport						5	7	7		DNS	Ret	16
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
28	Neil Cunningham	HKM/Parr Motorsport			DNP	4	Ret	Ret	8		Ret	DNS		13
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
32	Michael Nippers Steve Griffiths	Anglo American Autocare					Ret			NC		6		11
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
46	Ian Flux	Brookspeed Racing Ltd.					10							1
Pos.	Drivers	Team	SIL	OUL	SNE	BRH	SIL	DON	DON	SIL	CRO	SPA	SIL	Pts.

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrawn (WD)
	Did not enter (cell empty)
Text formatting	Meaning
Bold	Pole position
Italics	Fastest lap

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

External links

Official website

^ "1999 - Privilege GT Championship - GT1 (group: GT1)". www.wsrp.cz.
^ "1999 - Privilege GT Championship - GT2 (group: GT2)". www.wsrp.cz.

[Cirtek-1] Cirtek Motorsport entered the first two races and final race with a Porsche 911 GT2 for their No. 32 entry. From rounds 3–8 the team used a Lister Storm GT2.

[2] "1999 - Privilege GT Championship - GT1 (group: GT1)". www.wsrp.cz.

[3] "1999 - Privilege GT Championship - GT2 (group: GT2)". www.wsrp.cz.

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