The 1999 Kyalami Superbike World Championship round was the opening round of the 1999 Superbike World Championship season and the 1999 Supersport World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of 26–28 March 1999 at the 4.26 km Kyalami Circuit in South Africa. The round was marred by the death of Brett MacLeod after a crash in the Supersport race.[1]
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| Round 1 of 13 rounds in the 1999 Superbike World Championship. and Round 1 of 11 rounds in the 1999 Supersport World Championship. | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 28 March, 1999 | ||||||||||||
| Location | Kyalami | ||||||||||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.267 km (2.651 mi) | ||||||||||||
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Entry list edit
Race 1 edit
Summary edit
Carl Fogarty got the holeshot from pole position and led Corser and Haga into the first corner. Doriano Romboni made a strong start, but dropped back due to the pain of his injured hand. Aprilia's World Superbike debut lasted less than 3 laps, after Peter Goddard dropped it at the chicane. The field became spread out by lap 5, with Fogarty 3 seconds ahead of team-mate Corser, who was battling with Slight for second. Ducati riders Lucio Pedercini and Carlos Macias both crashed out on lap 16. After 25 laps, Carl Fogarty won his 49th World Superbike race, ahead of Corser, Slight, Haga and Edwards. The Kawasakis of Yanagawa and Lavilla suffered tyre, suspension and power difficulties but managed sixth and eighth respectively, with Chili between them in seventh.
Classification edit
Race 2 edit
Classification edit
Supersport edit
Race edit
Classification edit
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 12 |  Iain MacPherson
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Kawasaki | 23 | 41:52.104 | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | 3 |  Stéphane Chambon
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Suzuki | 23 | +12.515 | 4 | 20 |
| 3 | 21 |  Jörg Teuchert
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Yamaha | 23 | +21.145 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | 22 | Christian Kellner
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Yamaha | 23 | +22.500 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 51 |  Russell Wood
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Yamaha | 23 | +27.675 | 12 | 11 |
| 6 | 52 | James Toseland
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Honda | 23 | +29.166 | 17 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 |  Paolo Casoli
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Ducati | 23 | +30.043 | 11 | 9 |
| 8 | 8 |  Wilco Zeelenberg
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Yamaha | 23 | +38.618 | 9 | 8 |
| 9 | 32 |  José David de Gea
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Honda | 23 | +39.640 | 19 | 7 |
| 10 | 25 | William Costes
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Honda | 23 | +41.919 | 7 | 6 |
| 11 | 34 |  Yves Briguet
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Suzuki | 23 | +44.139 | 22 | 5 |
| 12 | 54 | Graeme van Breda
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Honda | 23 | +48.728 | 18 | 4 |
| 13 | 26 | Roberto Teneggi
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Ducati | 23 | +51.091 | 15 | 3 |
| 14 | 7 | Piergiorgio Bontempi
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Yamaha | 23 | +1:04.227 | 27 | 2 |
| 15 | 17 | Pere Riba
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Honda | 23 | +1:06.117 | 10 | 1 |
| 16 | 18 | Camillo Mariottini
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Kawasaki | 23 | +1:07.325 | 25 | |
| 17 | 42 | David Checa
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Ducati | 23 | +1:08.977 | 34 | |
| 18 | 31 | Vittorio Iannuzzo
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Yamaha | 23 | +1:10.718 | 36 | |
| 19 | 27 | Roberto Panichi
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Bimota | 23 | +1:11.384 | 28 | |
| 20 | 46 | Mauro Sanchini
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Ducati | 23 | +1:14.522 | 29 | |
| 21 | 24 | Francesco Monaco
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Ducati | 23 | +1:31.097 | 33 | |
| 22 | 35 | Christophe Cogan
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Yamaha | 23 | +1:33.026 | 23 | |
| 23 | 43 | Norino Brignola
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Bimota | 23 | +1:51.505 | 30 | |
| DSQ | 53 | Brad Anassis
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Kawasaki | 23 | +43.351 | 16 | |
| Ret | 1 | Fabrizio Pirovano
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Suzuki | 21 | Retired | 5 | |
| Ret | 6 | Cristiano Migliorati
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Suzuki | 21 | Retired | 24 | |
| Ret | 33 | Luca Conforti
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Kawasaki | 13 | Retired | 26 | |
| Ret | 50 | Greg Dreyer
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Honda | 12 | Retired | 13 | |
| Ret | 23 | Rubén Xaus
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Yamaha | 9 | Retired | 1 | |
| Ret | 20 |  Werner Daemen
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Yamaha | 8 | Retired | 32 | |
| Ret | 15 | Marco Risitano
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Yamaha | 7 | Retired | 35 | |
| Ret | 69 | Serafino Foti
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Ducati | 3 | Retired | 31 | |
| DNS | 56 | Stewart MacLeod
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Suzuki | Did not start | 20 | ||
| DNS | 5 | Massimo Meregalli
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Yamaha | Did not start | 21 | ||
| DNS | 29 | Davide Bulega
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Ducati | Did not start | 14 | ||
| DNS | 58 | Brett MacLeod
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Suzuki | Did not start | 2 | ||
| DNQ | 87 |  Tripp Nobles
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Honda | Grid capacity limit | |||
| DNQ | 19 | Walter Tortoroglio
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Suzuki | Grid capacity limit | |||
| DNQ | 55 | Michele Malatesta
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Ducati | Grid capacity limit | |||
| DNQ | 38 |  Jan Hanson
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Suzuki | Grid capacity limit | |||
| DNQ | 57 | Fabio Carpani
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Ducati | Grid capacity limit | |||
| DNQ | 49 | Mario Innamorati
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Suzuki | Grid capacity limit | |||
| DNQ | 37 | Marco Borciani
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Honda | Grid capacity limit | |||
| DNQ | 28 | Guim Roda
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Yamaha | Grid capacity limit | |||
| DNQ | 44 | Claude-Alain Jaggi
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Honda | Grid capacity limit | |||
| Source:[4] | |||||||
References edit
- ^ "Motorcycling: Tragedy tempers Fogarty's triumph". The Independent. 29 March 1999. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "Kyalami – 26/27/28 March 1999 – Superbike World Championship 1999 – 102/01 – Classification Race 1". sbk.perugiatiming.com. Perugia Timing. 28 March 1999. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "Kyalami – 26/27/28 March 1999 – Superbike World Championship 1999 – 102/01 – Classification Race 2". sbk.perugiatiming.com. Perugia Timing. 28 March 1999. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "Kyalami – 26/27/28 March 1999 – Supersport World Championship 1999 – 103/01 – Revised Race Classification". sbk.perugiatiming.com. Perugia Timing. 28 March 1999. Archived from the original on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.