The 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 51st F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
The dominant reign of Honda's Mick Doohan came to an end with serious injuries suffered in practice for the Spanish Grand Prix. [1] In his absence, his Honda teammate Àlex Crivillé stepped forward and claimed Spain's first-ever 500cc world championship. [1] Kenny Roberts Jr. gave a strong performance to finish in second with four victories including an outright victory over Doohan in Japan. [1]
A young Valentino Rossi continued to impress for Aprilia, winning nine races and claiming his second world championship, this time in the 250 class. [1] Honda's Emilio Alzamora became only the second rider to win a world championship without winning a race when he captured the 125 crown from Marco Melandri and Masao Azuma who split five victories between them. [1]
The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 1999: [2]
†† = Saturday race
†† = Saturday race
Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|
Bold – Pole position |
Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|
Bold – Pole position |
Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|
Bold – Pole position |
Pos. | Manufacturer |
MAL |
JPN |
ESP |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GBR |
GER |
CZE |
IMO |
VAL |
AUS |
RSA |
RIO |
ARG |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Honda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 338 |
2 | Yamaha | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 280 |
3 | Suzuki | 1 | 1 | 13 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 231 |
4 | Aprilia | 13 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 11 | 104 |
5 | MuZ Weber | Ret | 13 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 64 |
6 | TSR- Honda | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 56 |
7 | Modenas KR3 | 12 | 19 | 16 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
BSL | DNQ | 18 | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||
Paton | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Pos. | Manufacturer |
MAL |
JPN |
ESP |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GBR |
GER |
CZE |
IMO |
VAL |
AUS |
RSA |
RIO |
ARG |
Pts |
Pos. | Manufacturer |
MAL |
JPN |
ESP |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GBR |
GER |
CZE |
IMO |
VAL |
AUS |
RSA |
RIO |
ARG |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aprilia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 338 |
2 | Honda | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 326 |
3 | Yamaha | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 249 |
4 | TSR- Honda | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 104 |
Pos. | Manufacturer |
MAL |
JPN |
ESP |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GBR |
GER |
CZE |
IMO |
VAL |
AUS |
RSA |
RIO |
ARG |
Pts |
Pos. | Manufacturer |
MAL |
JPN |
ESP |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GBR |
GER |
CZE |
IMO |
VAL |
AUS |
RSA |
RIO |
ARG |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Honda | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 367 |
2 | Aprilia | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 271 |
3 | Derbi | 13 | 4 | Ret | 18 | 22 | Ret | 6 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 9 | Ret | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 91 |
4 | Yamaha | 5 | DNQ | 11 | ||||||||||||||
Italjet | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Pos. | Manufacturer |
MAL |
JPN |
ESP |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GBR |
GER |
CZE |
IMO |
VAL |
AUS |
RSA |
RIO |
ARG |
Pts |
The 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 51st F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
The dominant reign of Honda's Mick Doohan came to an end with serious injuries suffered in practice for the Spanish Grand Prix. [1] In his absence, his Honda teammate Àlex Crivillé stepped forward and claimed Spain's first-ever 500cc world championship. [1] Kenny Roberts Jr. gave a strong performance to finish in second with four victories including an outright victory over Doohan in Japan. [1]
A young Valentino Rossi continued to impress for Aprilia, winning nine races and claiming his second world championship, this time in the 250 class. [1] Honda's Emilio Alzamora became only the second rider to win a world championship without winning a race when he captured the 125 crown from Marco Melandri and Masao Azuma who split five victories between them. [1]
The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 1999: [2]
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 18 April | Marlboro Malaysian Grand Prix | Sepang International Circuit |
2 | 25 April | Marlboro Japanese Grand Prix | Twin Ring Motegi |
3 | 9 May | Gran Premio Marlboro de España | Circuito de Jerez |
4 | 23 May | Grand Prix de France | Circuit Paul Ricard |
5 | 6 June | Gran Premio d'Italia IP | Mugello Circuit |
6 | 20 June | Gran Premi Marlboro de Catalunya | Circuit de Catalunya |
7 | 26 June †† | Rizla Dutch TT | TT Circuit Assen |
8 | 4 July | British Grand Prix | Donington Park |
9 | 18 July | Polini Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland | Sachsenring |
10 | 22 August | Grand Prix České Republiky | Brno Circuit |
11 | 5 September | Gran Premio Breil Città di Imola | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari |
12 | 19 September | Gran Premio Movistar de la Comunitat Valenciana | Circuit Ricardo Tormo |
13 | 3 October | Qantas Australian Grand Prix | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit |
14 | 10 October | South African Grand Prix | Phakisa Freeway |
15 | 24 October | Telefônica Celular Rio Grand Prix | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet |
16 | 31 October | Gran Premio Marlboro de Argentina | Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez |
†† = Saturday race
Round | Date | Race | Location | 125cc winner | 250cc winner | 500cc winner | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 18 April | Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix [3] | Sepang | Masao Azuma | Loris Capirossi | Kenny Roberts Jr. | Report |
2 | 25 April | Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix | Motegi | Masao Azuma | Shinya Nakano | Kenny Roberts Jr. | Report |
3 | 9 May | Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix | Jerez | Masao Azuma | Valentino Rossi | Àlex Crivillé | Report |
4 | 23 May | French motorcycle Grand Prix | Paul Ricard | Roberto Locatelli | Tohru Ukawa | Àlex Crivillé | Report |
5 | 6 June | Italian motorcycle Grand Prix | Mugello | Roberto Locatelli | Valentino Rossi | Àlex Crivillé | Report |
6 | 20 June | Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix | Catalunya | Arnaud Vincent | Valentino Rossi | Àlex Crivillé | Report |
7 | 26 June †† | Dutch TT | Assen | Masao Azuma | Loris Capirossi | Tadayuki Okada | Report |
8 | 4 July | British motorcycle Grand Prix | Donington | Masao Azuma | Valentino Rossi | Àlex Crivillé | Report |
9 | 18 July | German motorcycle Grand Prix | Sachsenring | Marco Melandri | Valentino Rossi | Kenny Roberts Jr. | Report |
10 | 22 August | Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix | Brno | Marco Melandri | Valentino Rossi | Tadayuki Okada | Report |
11 | 5 September | City of Imola motorcycle Grand Prix | Imola | Marco Melandri | Loris Capirossi | Àlex Crivillé | Report |
12 | 19 September | Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix | Valencia | Gianluigi Scalvini | Tohru Ukawa | Régis Laconi | Report |
13 | 3 October | Australian motorcycle Grand Prix | Phillip Island | Marco Melandri | Valentino Rossi | Tadayuki Okada | Report |
14 | 10 October | South African motorcycle Grand Prix | Welkom | Gianluigi Scalvini | Valentino Rossi | Max Biaggi | Report |
15 | 24 October | Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix | Rio de Janeiro | Noboru Ueda | Valentino Rossi | Norifumi Abe | Report |
16 | 31 October | Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix | Buenos Aires | Marco Melandri | Olivier Jacque | Kenny Roberts Jr. | Report |
†† = Saturday race
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|
Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|
Bold – Pole position |
Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|
Bold – Pole position |
Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|
Bold – Pole position |
Pos. | Manufacturer |
MAL |
JPN |
ESP |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GBR |
GER |
CZE |
IMO |
VAL |
AUS |
RSA |
RIO |
ARG |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Honda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 338 |
2 | Yamaha | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 280 |
3 | Suzuki | 1 | 1 | 13 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 231 |
4 | Aprilia | 13 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 11 | Ret | 15 | 12 | 11 | 104 |
5 | MuZ Weber | Ret | 13 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 64 |
6 | TSR- Honda | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 56 |
7 | Modenas KR3 | 12 | 19 | 16 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
BSL | DNQ | 18 | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||
Paton | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Pos. | Manufacturer |
MAL |
JPN |
ESP |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GBR |
GER |
CZE |
IMO |
VAL |
AUS |
RSA |
RIO |
ARG |
Pts |
Pos. | Manufacturer |
MAL |
JPN |
ESP |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GBR |
GER |
CZE |
IMO |
VAL |
AUS |
RSA |
RIO |
ARG |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aprilia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 338 |
2 | Honda | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 326 |
3 | Yamaha | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 249 |
4 | TSR- Honda | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 104 |
Pos. | Manufacturer |
MAL |
JPN |
ESP |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GBR |
GER |
CZE |
IMO |
VAL |
AUS |
RSA |
RIO |
ARG |
Pts |
Pos. | Manufacturer |
MAL |
JPN |
ESP |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GBR |
GER |
CZE |
IMO |
VAL |
AUS |
RSA |
RIO |
ARG |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Honda | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 367 |
2 | Aprilia | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 271 |
3 | Derbi | 13 | 4 | Ret | 18 | 22 | Ret | 6 | 7 | Ret | 5 | 9 | Ret | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 91 |
4 | Yamaha | 5 | DNQ | 11 | ||||||||||||||
Italjet | Ret | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Pos. | Manufacturer |
MAL |
JPN |
ESP |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GBR |
GER |
CZE |
IMO |
VAL |
AUS |
RSA |
RIO |
ARG |
Pts |