1999 New Zealand Grand Prix

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
  • New Zealand Simon Wills
Birrana Racing
Time 1:16.587
Podium
First
  • New Zealand Simon Wills
Birrana Racing
Second
  • New Zealand Scott Dixon
SH Racing
Third
  • New Zealand Matt Halliday
Challenge Racing
Motor car race

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.

Classification

Qualifying

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

References

  1. ^ "Wills and Dixon fight on at Ruapana". Retrieved 8 June 2022.
Preceded by
1998 New Zealand Grand Prix
New Zealand Grand Prix
1999
Succeeded by
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  • e
Formula LibreTasman SeriesFormula Pacific
Formula Holden
  • 1994
  • 1995
  • 1996
  • 1997
  • 1998
  • 1999
  • 2000
Formula FordToyota Racing SeriesFormula Regional