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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	Simon Wills	Birrana Racing
Time	1:16.587
Fastest lap
Driver	Simon Wills	Birrana Racing
Time	1:16.584
Podium
First	Simon Wills	Birrana Racing
Second	Scott Dixon	SH Racing
Third	Matt Halliday	Challenge Racing

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	Simon Wills	Birrana Racing	1:16.587	1
2	9	Brenton Ramsay	Birrana Racing	1:16.974	2
3	12	Matt Halliday	Challenge Racing	1:17.161	3
4	35	Scott Dixon	SH Racing	1:17.373	4
5	25	Jason Liefting	NRC International	1:17.428	5
6	75	Andy Booth	Hocking Motorsport	1:17.647	6
7	11	Craig Lowndes	Challenge Racing	1:17.933	7
8	7	Paul Dumbrell	Wynns Racing	1:17.985	8
9	10	Kevin Bell	ENZED Racing	1:18.793	9
10	74	Yudai Igarashi	Hocking Motorsport	1:18.993	10
11	66	Peter Hill	Greg Murphy Racing	1:19.705	11
12	69	Daynom Templeman	Greg Murphy Racing	1:19.797	12
13	24	Ian Peters	Peters Racing	1:20.844	13
14	15	Les Crampton		1:20.899	14
15	8	Dean Cockerton		1:21.660	15
16	17	Mark Ellis		1:21.688	16
17	40	Stan Redman		1:22.616	17
18	28	Roger Oakeshott		1:23.555	18
19	18	Jim Turnbull		1:28.758	19
20	25	Christian Murchison		1:30.853	20
Source(s):

Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time	Grid
1	8	Simon Wills	Birrana Racing	34	43min 47.174sec	1
2	35	Scott Dixon	SH Racing	34	+ 8.593	4
3	12	Matt Halliday	Challenge Racing	34	+ 25.533	2
4	25	Jason Liefting	NRC International	34	+ 36.176	5
5	9	Brenton Ramsay	Birrana Racing	34	+ 1:11.852	2
6	7	Paul Dumbrell	Wynns Racing	33	+ 1 lap	8
7	24	Ian Peters	Peters Racing	33	+ 1 lap
8	11	Craig Lowndes	Challenge Racing	33	+ 1 lap
9	25	Christian Murchison		33	+ 1 lap
10	15	Les Crampton		33	+ 1 lap
11	69	Daynom Templeman	Greg Murphy Racing	32	+ 2 laps
12	40	Stan Redman		31	+ 3 laps
13	18	Jim Turnbull		30	+ 4 laps
14	28	Roger Oakeshott		29	+ 5 laps
Ret	75	Andy Booth	Hocking Motorsport	29	Retired
Ret	74	Yudai Igarashi	Hocking Motorsport	8	Retired
Ret	66	Peter Hill	Greg Murphy Racing	5	Retired
DNS	10	Kevin Bell	ENZED Racing	0	Warmup crash	9
DNS	8	Dean Cockerton		0	Did Not Start	15
DNS	17	Mark Ellis		0	Did Not Start	16
Fastest lap: Simon Wills (Brianna Racing) - 1:16.584
Source(s):

References

1. "Wills and Dixon fight on at Ruapana". Retrieved 8 June 2022.

• New Zealand Grand Prix
• 1999 in New Zealand motorsport
• Formula Holden
• December 1999 sports events in New Zealand