1999 New Zealand Grand Prix

The 1999 New Zealand Grand Prix event for open wheel racing cars was held at Ruapana Park near Christchurch on 6 December 1999. It was the forty-fifth New Zealand Grand Prix and was open to Formula Holden cars.

1999 New Zealand Grand Prix
Race details
Date 6 December 1999
Official name XLV New Zealand Grand Prix
Location Ruapana Park, Christchurch, New Zealand
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.841 km (1.765 miles)
Distance 40 laps, 113.64 km (70.60 miles)
Weather Fine
Pole position
Driver Birrana Racing
Time 1:16.587
Podium
First Birrana Racing
Second SH Racing
Third Challenge Racing

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Pos No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 8   Simon Wills Birrana Racing 1:16.587 1
2 9   Brenton Ramsay Birrana Racing 1:16.974 2
3 12   Matt Halliday Challenge Racing 1:17.161 3
4   Scott Dixon SH Racing 1:17.373 4
5 25   Jason Liefting NRC International 1:17.428 5
6   Andy Booth Hocking Motorsport 1:17.647 6
7   Craig Lowndes Challenge Racing 1:17.933 7
8 7   Paul Dumbrell Wynns Racing 1:17.985 8
9 10   Kevin Bell ENZED Racing 1:18.793 9
10 74   Yudai Igarashi Hocking Motorsport 1:18.993 10
11 66   Peter Hill Greg Murphy Racing 1:19.705 11
12 69   Daynom Templeman Greg Murphy Racing 1:19.797 12
Source(s):[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "Wills and Dixon fight on at Ruapana". Retrieved 8 June 2022.
Preceded by New Zealand Grand Prix
1999
Succeeded by