1999 F1 Challenge Championship season
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The 1999 F1 Challenge Championship season was the third and final season of F1 Challenge Championship. The season introduced nations and tyres championship, but the series was abruptly cancelled after the qualifying session of the Spanish Grand Prix, leaving Daniel Melrose as the unofficial champion of the series. The unofficial champion for constructors, nations, and tyres were Williams, Australia, and Renault respectively.
New rules meant that the number of drivers that could be signed up for a particular team was expanded to three. All teams, with the exception of Ferrari, ran under the rule. Engines, Nations and Tyres Championships were also inaugurated.
Teams and drivers
| Team | Constructor | Engine | # | Race Drivers | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canon Williams Renault
|
Williams | Renault | 1 |  Douglas Mann
|
All |
| 2 |  Barii Mori
|
All | |||
| 24 |  Scott Menard
|
All | |||
| Repsol Arrows BMW
|
Arrows | BMW | 3 | Damon Cannon
|
All |
| 4 |  Phoenix McAllister
|
All | |||
| 25 |  Jan de Friis
|
1-4 | |||
 Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
|
Ferrari | Ferrari | 5 | Giovanni Roda
|
1-3 |
 Gio van Dycke
|
N/A* | ||||
| 6 |  Ed Kevin
|
1-3, 5 | |||
| Benson and Hedges Jordan
|
Jordan | Renault | 7 |  Phillippe Nicolas
|
All |
| 8 | Aurelien Moll
|
All | |||
| 27 | Poppy Whitechapel
|
All | |||
| Gauloises Prost Renault
|
Prost | Renault | 9 |  Jeroen Krautmeir
|
All |
| 10 | Louis Duval
|
All | |||
| 28 | Ron Mignolet
|
All |
Notes
- *After Ferrari announced that they were terminating Roda's deal at the end of the season, Van Dycke was signed to drive his car from after Spain onwards, but the series folded before he could compete.
Races
| Race | Track | Pole position | Winning driver | Winning constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australian Grand Prix
|
Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit | Daniel Melrose
|
Daniel Melrose
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
 Brazilian Grand Prix
|
Autódromo José Carlos Pace | Douglas Mann
|
Douglas Mann
|
Williams-Renault
|
 San Marino Grand Prix
|
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | Daniel Melrose
|
Scott Menard
|
Williams-Renault
|
 Monaco Grand Prix
|
Circuit de Monaco | Damon Cannon
|
Barii Mori
|
Williams-Renault
|
| Spanish Grand Prix
|
Circuit de Catalunya | Douglas Mann
|
SERIES CANCELLED | |
Drivers' standings
| Pos | Driver | AUS
|
BRA
|
SMR
|
MON
|
ESP
|
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Melrose
|
1 | 3 | 10 | 4 | C | 17 |
| 2 | Barii Mori
|
Ret | 7 | 3 | 1 | C | 14 |
| 3 | Jeroen Krautmeir
|
2 | Ret | 2 | Ret | C | 12 |
| 4 | Douglas Mann
|
Ret | 1 | Ret | 9 | C | 10 |
| 5 | Scott Menard
|
Ret | Ret | 1 | Ret | C | 10 |
| 6 | Rhys Davies
|
Ret | 2 | 13 | 3 | C | 10 |
| 7 | Damon Cannon
|
Ret | 4 | 9 | 2 | C | 9 |
| 8 | Ed Kevin
|
3 | Ret | 5 | WD | C | 6 |
| 9 | Hagane Shizuka
|
4 | 15 | 6 | 15 | C | 4 |
| 10 | Robert Finley
|
Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | C | 3 |
| 11 | Louis Duval
|
5 | 9 | 14 | Ret | C | 2 |
| 12 |  Daniel Martins
|
Ret | 5 | Ret | 7 | C | 2 |
| 13 | Phoenix McAllister
|
Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | C | 2 |
| 14 | Jan de Friis
|
6 | 11 | Ret | 10 | 1 | |
| 15 | Thomas De Bock
|
Ret | 6 | 12 | Ret | C | 1 |
| 16 | Ron Mignolet
|
Ret | Ret | 8 | 6 | C | 1 |
| Pippa Mann
|
7 | 12 | Ret | 13 | C | 0 | |
| Giovanni Roda
|
8 | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||
| Poppy Whitechapel
|
9 | Ret | 11 | Ret | C | 0 | |
 Constantin Ferdinand Maria
|
Ret | 10 | Ret | 11 | C | 0 | |
| Ben Fleet
|
Ret | 13 | Ret | Ret | C | 0 | |
 Yahya Albaf
|
Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | C | 0 | |
 Matej Uram
|
Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | C | 0 |
