1999 Atlantic Championship

The 1999 Toyota Atlantic Championship season was contested over 12 rounds. The KOOL Toyota Atlantic Championship Drivers' Champion was Anthony Lazzaro driving for PPI Motorsports. 19 different teams and 44 different drivers competed. In this one-make formula all drivers had to utilize Swift chassis and Toyota engines. This season also saw a C2-class running older Ralt chassis and Toyota engines. In C2-class seven different drivers competed, but none of them for the whole season.

1999 Toyota Atlantic Championship season
KOOL Toyota Atlantic Championship
Season
Races12
Start dateApril 17th
End dateSeptember 26th
Awards
Drivers' championUnited States Anthony Lazzaro
← 1998
2000 →

Calendar

RndTrackLocationDateLapsDistanceTimeSpeedWinning DriverPole PositionMost Laps LeadFastest Lap
1Long BeachCaliforniaApril 17, 1999372.9353632=108.6084384 km0'55:00.743118.455 km/hAlexandre TaglianiKenny WildenAlexandre TaglianiNicolas Rondet
2NazarethPennsylvaniaMay 1, 1999601.5223978=91.343868 km0'30:28.459179.844 km/hAnthony LazzaroAnthony LazzaroAnthony LazzaroAnthony Lazzaro
3MadisonIllinoisMay 29, 1999502.011625=100.58125 km0'32:53.296183.496 km/hAnthony LazzaroAnthony LazzaroAnthony LazzaroAnthony Lazzaro
David Rutledge
4MilwaukeeWisconsinJune 5, 1999601.6607976=99.647856 km0'44:32.396134.236 km/hLee BenthamAnthony LazzaroLee BenthamDavid Rutledge
5Montréal  CanadaJune 12, 1999274.4207471=119.3601717 km0'44:15.779161.797 km/hAlexandre TaglianiAlexandre TaglianiAlexandre TaglianiBuddy Rice
6Elkhart LakeWisconsinJuly 11, 1999176.4372=109.4324 km0'35:37.944184.269 km/hAndrew BordinAlexandre TaglianiAndrew BordinBuddy Rice
7Trois-Rivières  CanadaAugust 1, 1999452.4477453=110.1485385 km0'53:56.942122.503 km/hAnthony LazzaroAnthony LazzaroAnthony LazzaroAnthony Lazzaro
8LexingtonOhioAugust 8, 1999303.6337994=109.013982 km0'40:13.032162.638 km/hKenny WildenKenny WildenAnthony LazzaroKenny Wilden
9CiceroIllinoisAugust 21, 1999601.6559697=99.358182 km0'32:37.958182.685 km/hSam Hornish Jr.Andrew BordinAndrew BordinSam Hornish Jr.
10Vancouver  CanadaSeptember 5, 1999332.8661633=94.5833889 km0'57:35.59998.536 km/hWill LanghorneAlexandre TaglianiWill LanghorneAlexandre Tagliani
11MontereyCaliforniaSeptember 11, 1999303.6016134=108.048402 km0'43:34.707148.764 km/hAnthony LazzaroAnthony LazzaroAnthony LazzaroAndrew Bordin
12HoustonTexasSeptember 26, 1999432.4574011=105.6682473 km0'57:57.000109.406 km/hAndrew BordinBuddy RiceAnthony LazzaroBuddy Rice

Final points standings

Driver

Main championship

For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 point for 12th place. Lower placed drivers did not award points. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point). C2-class drivers were not able to score points in the main class.

PlaceNameCountryTeamTotal Points
1Anthony Lazzaro  United StatesPPI Motorsports19716222211141222151682217
2Kenny Wilden  CanadaShank Racing1501164161210162114161212
3Andrew Bordin  CanadaPPI Motorsports121-146--21101210141420
4Alexandre Tagliani  CanadaForsythe Racing11821-14-2215121653-10
5Buddy Rice  United StatesLynx Racing1131288141616--1012161
6Lee Bentham  CanadaForsythe Racing71144-2155--12-10-
7Sam Hornish Jr.  United StatesShank Racing675-12514-620383
8Will Langhorne  United StatesActive Motorsports604----3810-21-14
9David Rutledge  CanadaForsythe Racing58-1216386-44--
Binder Racing5
10Jean-Francois Veilleux  CanadaP-1 Racing49610163-55-103-
11Nicolas Rondet  FranceWorld Speed Motorsports40-61012--14-2----
12Alex Gurney  United StatesP-1 Racing38-52-10-61--68
Mike Conte  United StatesLynx Racing38-3584--31554
14Rocky Moran Jr.  United StatesP-1 Racing18-------864--
15David Besnard  AustraliaHylton Motorsports1682--6-------
Masaoki Nagashima  JapanShank Racing163---214-2-4-
17Cam Binder  CanadaBinder Racing11--31-2--3-2-
18Elton Julian  United StatesPDR Enterprises1010-----------
19Tony Ave  United StatesOlsson Engineering9-1---8------
Jean-François Dumoulin  CanadaCondor Motorsports9------3--6--
21Rino Mastronardi  ItalyCondor Motorsports6-----------6
Bob Perona  United StatesMediaOne Racing62-----2----2
23Imran Husain  IndiaCondor Motorsports4---4--------
Tom Wieringa  United StatesOlsson Engineering4---2--1--1--
25Mauro Fartuszek  ArgentinaCondor Motorsports3-------2--1-
26John Brooks  United StatesBBGP Racing11-----------
Jim Lovett  United StatesActive Motorsports1-----------1

Note:

Race 8 Nicolas Rondet had 2 points deduction due to taking unjustifiable risk.

C2-Class championship

Points system see above. But additional points only awarded for the fastest qualifier. No additional point awarded to the driver leading the most laps.

PlaceNameCountryTeamTotal Points
1Bob Siska  United StatesRJS Motorsport10914---121421--161220
2Brian Westerlund  CanadaEmpire Racing80----161616--15161
3Joe Sposato  United StatesSposato MotorRacing63----2121----21-
4Joe Asturi  United StatesSage Motorsport5612---11
Velex Racing12-21----
5Tom Jagerman  United StatesOlsson Engineering34---------2014-
6Steve Forrer  United StatesForrer Racing3016---14-------
7Romeo Kapudija  United StatesOlsson Engineering2121-----------

Note:

No more competitors in C2-class. Four races without a single entry.

Complete overview

first column of every race10= grid position
second column of every race10= race result

R22=retired, but classified NS=did not start

PlaceNameCountryTeam
1Anthony Lazzaro  United StatesPPI Motorsports321111152344113332361122
2Kenny Wilden  CanadaShank Racing1186210932541053211534211454
3Andrew Bordin  CanadaPPI Motorsports4R2243274R1941521852416833331
4Alexandre Tagliani  CanadaForsythe Racing212R16332R1811132452981112R2365
5Buddy Rice  United StatesLynx Racing54864610362324R217R16752452116
6Lee Bentham  CanadaForsythe Racing63139--81148685R256181047R241051013
7Sam Hornish Jr.  United StatesShank Racing1385R187478171213913R19107211510661310
8Will Langhorne  United StatesActive Motorsports169------3R2291066115--514R2543
9David Rutledge  CanadaForsythe Racing14173462610968715R24129139921--
Binder Racing98
10Jean-Francois Veilleux  CanadaP-1 Racing127751112167161014R2714813816R17105161014R20
11Nicolas Rondet  FranceWorld Speed Motorsports7R2111755548R265R25734R25----9178R23
12Alex Gurney  United StatesTeam Green8R259881111R1311511R261178126136R178776
Mike Conte  United StatesLynx Racing15R24151016896129151491717101512138148159
14Rocky Moran Jr.  United StatesP-1 Racing------------12R1896471997R2117R18
15David Besnard  AustraliaHylton Motorsports961911----77--------------
Masaoki Nagashima  JapanShank Racing171014159R14141529111612179141581117R2012918R21
17Cam Binder  CanadaBinder Racing11191714121012R12151812111013151312101216151116R17
18Elton Julian  United StatesPDR Enterprises105------10R29--------------
19Tony Ave  United StatesOlsson Engineering--1212------76------------
Jean-François Dumoulin  CanadaCondor Motorsports------------18102017--1472315--
21Rino Mastronardi  ItalyCondor Motorsports----------------------127
Bob Perona  United StatesMediaOne Racing181218R1913R1615R1718231913161118R2211R1520R1821R202211
23Imran Husain  IndiaCondor Motorsports27R28----17926R27--------------
Tom Wieringa  United StatesOlsson Engineering2520----181127202722231224R2317R162513--27R26
25Mauro Fartuszek  ArgentinaCondor Motorsports--------------2111--11R23171311R22
26John Brooks  United StatesBBGP Racing241416R17151319R162116221925R22--------24R24
Jim Lovett  United StatesActive Motorsports------------------211924192112
-Dave Cutler  United StatesP-1 Racing23R26101314R1513R1424212018------
BBGP Racing221418R22
Light House Racing2514
-Christophe Beauvais  CanadaSuper-Tec Racing--------19R28171619141919----2014--
-Matt Sielsky  United StatesBBGP Racing--------------251414R14------
-Sergei Szortkya  United StatesJ&J Racing--------2014--------------
-Eric Jensen  CanadaJensen Motorsports2215------2317--2416----------
-Peter MacLeod  United StatesHylton Motorsports----------181520R2316R24--16R2513R2619R25
-Marcello Gaffoglio  BrazilCondor Motorsports2016----------------------
-Scott Wood  United StatesHylton Motorsports----------------------23R19
-Stephen Sardelli  United StatesJ&J Racing----------2523--2321--------
-Gary Peterson  United StatesIntercar Motorsport29R27----------------------
C2-Class
1Bob Siska  United StatesRJS Motorsport26R23------25R2523212115----231522R242615
2Brian Westerlund  CanadaEmpire Racing--------3019242022R20----18R22251620NS
3Joe Sposato  United StatesSposato Motor Racing--------13132117--------1912--
4Joe Asturi  United StatesSage Motorsport28R29------28R30
Velex Racing2624--2220--------
5Tom Jagerman  United StatesOlsson Engineering------------------24122618--
6Steve Forrer  United StatesForrer Racing2113------22R24--------------
7Romeo Kapudija  United StatesOlsson Engineering1911----------------------

See also