1999 Pau Grand Prix

1999 Pau Grand Prix
Race details
Date	23 May 1999
Official name	LIX Pau Grand Prix
Location	Pau, France
Course	Temporary Street Circuit
Course length	2.760 km (1.720 miles)
Distance	25 laps, 69.000 km (42.874 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Benoît Tréluyer	Signature Team
Fastest lap
Driver	Sébastien Bourdais	La Filière
Time	1:13.560
Podium
First	Benoît Tréluyer	Signature Team
Second	Sébastien Dumez	ASM Fina
Third	Peter Sundberg	Prema Powerteam

The 1999 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Three motor race held on 23 May 1999 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Benoît Tréluyer, driving for Signature Team. Sébastien Dumez finished second and Peter Sundberg third.

Entry List

Team No. Driver Chassis Engine ASM Fina 1 Julien Beltoise Dallara F399 Renault 2 Tiago Monteiro 3 Sébastien Dumez Signature Team 4 Jonathan Cochet Dallara F399 Renault 5 Benoît Tréluyer Team Ghinzani 6 Michele Spoldi Dallara F399 BMW 7 Davide Uboldi Fiat RC Benetton 8 Gabriele Varano Dallara F399 Opel 9 Gianluca Calcagni Graff Racing 10 Alex Müller Dallara F399 Opel 11 Jérémie Dufour Martini MK49 Ravarotto Racing Team 12 Enrico Toccacelo Dallara F399 BMW Carlin Motorsport 14 Michael Bentwood Dallara F399 Mugen-Honda 15 Narain Karthikeyan Target Racing 18 Omar Galeffi Dallara F399 Opel Prema Powerteam 21 Juan Manuel López Dallara F399 Opel 22 Peter Sundberg 23 Fulvio Cavicchi Promatecme 25 Bruno Besson Dallara F399 Renault La Filière 56 Ryō Fukuda Martini MK79 Opel 57 Yannick Schroeder 72 Sébastien Bourdais Source: [1]

Classification

Qualification Race

Tréluyer lead a seemingly immaculate race to take the win in the first race of two and set himself up nicely for the feature race. He was followed by Calcagni and Dumez.

Pos	No	Driver	Vehicle	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	5	Benoît Tréluyer	Signature Team	25	30min 51.511sec	1
2	9	Gianluca Calcagni	RC Benetton	25	+ 8.814 s	3
3	3	Sébastien Dumez	ASM Fina	25	+ 12.954 s	5
4	22	Peter Sundberg	Prema Powerteam	25	+ 14.635 s	6
5	1	Julien Beltoise	ASM Fina	25	+ 18.130 s	7
6	4	Jonathan Cochet	Signature Team	25	+ 18.496 s	8
7	25	Bruno Besson	Promatecme	25	+ 19.776 s	9
8	21	Juan Manuel López	Prema Powerteam	25	+ 31.260 s	11
9	6	Michele Spoldi	Team Ghinzani	25	+ 31.962 s	14
10	15	Narain Karthikeyan	Carlin Motorsport	25	+ 40.825 s	15
11	57	Yannick Schroeder	La Filière	25	+ 41.591 s	13
12	18	Omar Galeffi	Target Racing	25	+ 42.630 s	4
13	11	Jérémie Dufour	Graff Racing	25	+ 43.996 s	17
14	12	Enrico Toccacelo	Ravarotto Racing Team	25	+ 45.090 s	20
15	2	Tiago Monteiro	ASM Fina	25	+ 49.401 s	16
16	23	Fulvio Cavicchi	Prema Powerteam	25	+ 53.345 s	21
17	7	Davide Uboldi	Team Ghinzani	25	+ 55.509 s	19
18	10	Alex Müller	Graff Racing	24	+ 1 lap	12
Ret	56	Ryō Fukuda	La Filière	21	Retired	10
Ret	72	Sébastien Bourdais	La Filière	15	Retired	2
Ret	8	Gabriele Varano	RC Benetton	13	Retired	18
Ret	14	Michael Bentwood	Carlin Motorsport	2	Retired	22
Fastest Lap: Benoît Tréluyer (Signature Team) – 1:12.990 (136.128 km/h)
Sources: [2][3]

Main Race

An exceptional race by Tréluyer meant that he would lead from start-to-finish. Bourdais was seemingly the only person who could mount such a challenge, but after retiring on lap 15, it was a relatively easy run until the finish for Tréluyer. Although, Dumez did close up the gap considerably toward the end, with the winning margin being less than two seconds.

Pos	No	Driver	Vehicle	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	5	Benoît Tréluyer	Signature Team	25	30min 51.026sec	1
2	3	Sébastien Dumez	ASM Fina	25	+ 1.711 s	3
3	22	Peter Sundberg	Prema Powerteam	25	+ 9.081 s	4
4	4	Jonathan Cochet	Signature Team	25	+ 9.950 s	6
5	9	Gianluca Calgani	RC Benetton	25	+ 10.873 s	2
6	25	Bruno Besson	Promatecme	25	+ 15.291 s	7
7	21	Juan Manuel López	Prema Powerteam	25	+ 17.300 s	8
8	12	Enrico Toccacelo	Prema Powerteam	25	+ 17.840 s	14
9	6	Michele Spoldi	Team Ghinzani	25	+ 18.206 s	9
10	11	Jérémie Dufour	Graff Racing	25	+ 18.898 s	13
11	72	Sébastien Bourdais	La Filière	25	+ 19.296 s	20
12	2	Tiago Monteiro	ASM Fina	25	+ 22.070 s	15
13	57	Yannick Schroeder	La Filière	25	+ 23.179 s	11
14	10	Alex Müller	Graff Racing	25	+ 23.952 s	18
15	18	Omar Galeffi	Target Racing	25	+ 24.462 s	12
16	56	Ryō Fukuda	La Filière	25	+ 25.302 s	19
17	23	Fulvio Cavicchi	Prema Powerteam	25	+ 35.891 s	16
18	8	Gabriele Varano	RC Benetton	23	+ 2 laps	21
19	1	Julien Beltoise	ASM Fina	22	+ 3 laps	5
Ret	15	Narain Karthikeyan	Carlin Motorsport	17	Retired	10
Ret	14	Michael Bentwood	Carlin Motorsport	15	Retired	22
Ret	7	Davide Uboldi	Team Ghinzani	10	Retired	17
Fastest Lap: Sébastien Bourdais (La Filière) – 1:13.560 (135.073 km/h)
Sources: [4][5]

References

1. "59ème GRAND PRIX DE PAU - FIA FORMULA 3 EUROPE CUP - ENTRY LIST" (PDF). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
2. "59ème GRAND PRIX DE PAU - FIA FORMULA 3 EUROPE CUP - RACE 1" (PDF). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
3. "1999 Pau Grand Prix". juniorformulamotorsport.org. Archived from the original on 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
4. "59ème GRAND PRIX DE PAU - FIA FORMULA 3 EUROPE CUP - RACE 2" (PDF). formel3guide.com. Retrieved 2017-03-01.
5. "1999 Pau Grand Prix". juniorformulamotorsport.org. Archived from the original on 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2017-03-01.

Preceded by 1998 Pau Grand Prix

Pau Grand Prix 1999

Succeeded by 2000 Pau Grand Prix