- 500 cc classification
- 250 cc classification
- 125 cc classification
- Notes
- References
{{Infobox Grand Prix motorcycle race report | Grand Prix = French | flag = France | Official_Name = Grand Prix de France[1] | Location = Circuit Paul Ricard | Course_mi = 2.361 | Course_km = 3.800 | Race_No = 4 | Season_No = 16 | Date = 23 May | Year = 1999 | Image = Paul Ricard 1986.jpg | Pole_Rider_500 = Max Biaggi | Pole_Rider_500_Country = Italy | Pole_Time_500 = 1:20.969 | Fast_Rider_500 = Kenny Roberts, Jr. | Fast_Rider_500_Country = USA | Fast_Time_500 = 1:21.487 on lap 3 | First_Rider_500 = Àlex Crivillé | First_Rider_500_Country = Spain | Second_Rider_500 = John Kocinski | Second_Rider_500_Country = USA | Third_Rider_500 = Tetsuya Harada | Third_Rider_500_Country = Japan | Pole_Rider_250 = Valentino Rossi | Pole_Rider_250_Country = Italy | Pole_Time_250 = 1:23.366 | Fast_Rider_250 = Valentino Rossi | Fast_Rider_250_Country = Italy | Fast_Time_250 = 1:23.635 on lap 12 | First_Rider_250 = Tohru Ukawa | First_Rider_250_Country = Japan | Second_Rider_250 = Shinya Nakano | Second_Rider_250_Country = Japan | Third_Rider_250 = Stefano Perugini | Third_Rider_250_Country = Italy | Pole_Rider_125 = Lucio Cecchinello | Pole_Rider_125_Country = Italy | Pole_Time_125 = 1:28.864 | Fast_Rider_125 = Gianluigi Scalvini | Fast_Rider_125_Country = Italy | Fast_Time_125 = 1:28.891 on lap 12 | First_Rider_125 = Roberto Locatelli | First_Rider_125_Country = Italy | Second_Rider_125 = Arnaud Vincent | Second_Rider_125_Country = France | Third_Rider_125 = Emilio Alzamora | Third_Rider_125_Country = Spain }}The 1999 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 23 May 1999 at Le Castellet. 500 cc classification Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 3 | ESP}} Àlex Crivillé | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 31 | 42:35.648 | 5 | 25 |
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2 | 19 | USA}} John Kocinski | Kanemoto Honda | Honda | 31 | +11.398 | 3 | 20 |
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3 | 31 | JPN}} Tetsuya Harada | Aprilia Grand Prix Racing | Aprilia | 31 | +13.657 | 7 | 16 |
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4 | 15 | ESP}} Sete Gibernau | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 31 | +14.370 | 14 | 13 |
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5 | 4 | ESP}} Carlos Checa | Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 31 | +14.409 | 4 | 11 |
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6 | 6 | JPN}} Norick Abe | Antena 3 Yamaha d'Antin | Yamaha | 31 | +16.639 | 10 | 10 |
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7 | 14 | ESP}} Juan Borja | Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | 31 | +21.224 | 15 | 9 |
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8 | 55 | FRA}} Régis Laconi | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 31 | +21.245 | 13 | 8 |
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9 | 8 | JPN}} Tadayuki Okada | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 31 | +26.063 | 8 | 7 |
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10 | 5 | BRA}} Alex Barros | Movistar Honda Pons | Honda | 31 | +27.625 | 12 | 6 |
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11 | 11 | NZL}} Simon Crafar | Red Bull Yamaha WCM | Yamaha | 31 | +1:02.754 | 17 | 5 |
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12 | 22 | FRA}} Sébastien Gimbert | Tecmas Honda Elf | Honda | 31 | +1:12.210 | 18 | 4 |
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13 | 26 | JPN}} Haruchika Aoki | FCC TSR | TSR-Honda | 31 | +1:15.698 | 16 | 3 |
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14 | 18 | DEU}} Markus Ober | Dee Cee Jeans Racing Team | Honda | 30 | +1 lap | 21 | 2 |
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Ret | 10 | USA}} Kenny Roberts, Jr. | Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | 24 | Accident | 2 |
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Ret | 17 | NLD}} Jurgen van den Goorbergh | Team Biland GP1 | MuZ Weber | 7 | Retirement | 9 |
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Ret | 12 | FRA}} Jean-Michel Bayle | Proton KR Modenas | Modenas KR3 | 5 | Retirement | 11 |
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Ret | 7 | ITA}} Luca Cadalora | Team Biland GP1 | MuZ Weber | 4 | Retirement | 6 |
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Ret | 2 | ITA}} Max Biaggi | Marlboro Yamaha Team | Yamaha | 2 | Accident | 1 |
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Ret | 21 | GBR}} Michael Rutter | Millar Honda | Honda | 0 | Accident | 20 |
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Ret | 25 | ESP}} José Luis Cardoso | Team Maxon TSR | TSR-Honda | 0 | Accident | 19 |
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DNS | 16 | JPN}} Yukio Kagayama | Suzuki Grand Prix Team | Suzuki | Did not start |
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DNS | 20 | USA}} Mike Hale | Proton KR Modenas | Modenas KR3 | Did not start |
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DNQ | 68 | AUS}} Mark Willis | Buckley Systems BSL Racing | BSL | Did not qualify |
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Sources: [1][2][3] |
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250 cc classification Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 4 | JPN}} Tohru Ukawa | Honda | 29 | 40:50.340 | 4 | 25 |
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2 | 56 | JPN}} Shinya Nakano | Yamaha | 29 | +10.940 | 5 | 20 |
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3 | 7 | ITA}} Stefano Perugini | Honda | 29 | +20.696 | 8 | 16 |
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4 | 6 | DEU}} Ralf Waldmann | Aprilia | 29 | +21.219 | 6 | 13 |
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5 | 24 | GBR}} Jason Vincent | Honda | 29 | +21.421 | 12 | 11 |
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6 | 21 | ITA}} Franco Battaini | Aprilia | 29 | Franco Battaini received a 5-second penalty for overtaking under yellow flags.[5]|group="N"}} | 2 | 10 |
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7 | 12 | ARG}} Sebastián Porto | Yamaha | 29 | +29.172 | 13 | 9 |
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8 | 66 | DEU}} Alex Hofmann | TSR-Honda | 29 | +35.011 | 14 | 8 |
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9 | 14 | AUS}} Anthony West | TSR-Honda | 29 | +35.916 | 19 | 7 |
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10 | 31 | JPN}} Toshihiko Honma | Yamaha | 29 | +38.122 | 10 | 6 |
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11 | 9 | GBR}} Jeremy McWilliams | Aprilia | 29 | +43.060 | 9 | 5 |
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12 | 10 | ESP}} Fonsi Nieto | Yamaha | 29 | +52.963 | 22 | 4 |
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13 | 36 | JPN}} Masaki Tokudome | TSR-Honda | 29 | +52.970 | 21 | 3 |
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14 | 37 | ITA}} Luca Boscoscuro | TSR-Honda | 29 | +53.198 | 15 | 2 |
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15 | 34 | ITA}} Marcellino Lucchi | Aprilia | 29 | +56.805 | 11 | 1 |
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16 | 68 | FRA}} Vincent Philippe | Honda | 29 | +1:24.349 | 20 |
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17 | 11 | JPN}} Tomomi Manako | Yamaha | 29 | +1:29.118 | 23 |
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18 | 58 | ARG}} Matías Ríos | Aprilia | 28 | +1 lap | 26 |
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19 | 22 | ESP}} Lucas Oliver Bultó | Yamaha | 28 | +1 lap | 28 |
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20 | 27 | NLD}} Rob Filart | Honda | 28 | +1 lap | 24 |
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Ret | 46 | ITA}} Valentino Rossi | Aprilia | 28 | Retirement | 1 |
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Ret | 15 | ESP}} David García | Yamaha | 24 | Retirement | 17 |
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Ret | 23 | FRA}} Julien Allemand | TSR-Honda | 22 | Accident | 16 |
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Ret | 1 | ITA}} Loris Capirossi | Honda | 21 | Accident | 3 |
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Ret | 44 | ITA}} Roberto Rolfo | Aprilia | 15 | Retirement | 7 |
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Ret | 41 | NLD}} Jarno Janssen | TSR-Honda | 9 | Accident | 18 |
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Ret | 16 | SWE}} Johan Stigefelt | Yamaha | 1 | Accident | 25 |
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Ret | 93 | FRA}} Hervé Mora | Aprilia | 1 | Accident | 29 |
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Ret | 65 | FRA}} Julien da Costa | Honda | 1 | Retirement | 27 |
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DNQ | 67 | FRA}} Thomas Metro | Honda | Did not qualify |
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Source: [4] |
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125 cc classification Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 15 | ITA}} Roberto Locatelli | Aprilia | 27 | 40:23.904 | 3 | 25 |
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2 | 21 | FRA}} Arnaud Vincent | Aprilia | 27 | +6.124 | 6 | 20 |
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3 | 7 | ESP}} Emilio Alzamora | Honda | 27 | +6.401 | 5 | 16 |
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4 | 4 | JPN}} Masao Azuma | Honda | 27 | +6.567 | 2 | 13 |
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5 | 6 | JPN}} Noboru Ueda | Honda | 27 | +7.015 | 11 | 11 |
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6 | 13 | ITA}} Marco Melandri | Honda | 27 | +7.090 | 8 | 10 |
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7 | 8 | ITA}} Gianluigi Scalvini | Aprilia | 27 | +9.163 | 4 | 9 |
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8 | 17 | DEU}} Steve Jenkner | Aprilia | 27 | +14.240 | 14 | 8 |
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9 | 1 | JPN}} Kazuto Sakata | Honda | 27 | +14.996 | 17 | 7 |
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10 | 16 | ITA}} Simone Sanna | Honda | 27 | +15.487 | 7 | 6 |
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11 | 12 | FRA}} Randy de Puniet | Aprilia | 27 | +15.490 | 20 | 5 |
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12 | 29 | ESP}} Ángel Nieto, Jr. | Honda | 27 | +15.865 | 18 | 4 |
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13 | 32 | ITA}} Mirko Giansanti | Aprilia | 27 | +19.043 | 12 | 3 |
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14 | 10 | ESP}} Jerónimo Vidal | Aprilia | 27 | +34.498 | 10 | 2 |
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15 | 9 | FRA}} Frédéric Petit | Aprilia | 27 | +36.391 | 19 | 1 |
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16 | 23 | ITA}} Gino Borsoi | Aprilia | 27 | +39.141 | 16 |
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17 | 20 | DEU}} Bernhard Absmeier | Aprilia | 27 | +1:00.715 | 24 |
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18 | 22 | ESP}} Pablo Nieto | Derbi | 27 | +1:00.814 | 26 |
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19 | 59 | FRA}} Grégory Lefort | Aprilia | 27 | +1:19.170 | 25 |
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20 | 58 | FRA}} Éric Dubray | Honda | 26 | +1 lap | 27 |
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21 | 60 | FRA}} Hervé Louiset | Honda | 26 | +1 lap | 28 |
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22 | 52 | FRA}} Mike Lougassi | Honda | 25 | +2 laps | 29 |
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Ret | 44 | ITA}} Alessandro Brannetti | Aprilia | 19 | Accident | 15 |
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Ret | 18 | DEU}} Reinhard Stolz | Honda | 5 | Accident | 23 |
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Ret | 11 | ITA}} Max Sabbatani | Honda | 5 | Accident | 21 |
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Ret | 5 | ITA}} Lucio Cecchinello | Honda | 2 | Accident | 1 |
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Ret | 54 | SMR}} Manuel Poggiali | Aprilia | 1 | Accident | 13 |
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Ret | 26 | ITA}} Ivan Goi | Honda | 0 | Accident | 22 |
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Ret | 41 | JPN}} Youichi Ui | Derbi | 0 | Accident | 9 |
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DNS | 61 | FRA}} Jimmy Petit | Honda | Did not start |
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Source: [5] |
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Notes1. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1999-french-motogp|title=1999 French MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database|date=13 June 2017|publisher=}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/1999/500cc/FRA/RAC/classification.pdf|title=Grand Prix de France – 500cc – Race Classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=23 May 1999|accessdate=25 February 2016}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1999/FRA/500cc/RAC|title=motogp.com · FRENCH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1999|website=www.motogp.com}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/1999/250cc/FRA/RAC/classification.pdf|title=Grand Prix de France – 250cc – Race Classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=23 May 1999|accessdate=25 February 2016}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/1999/125cc/FRA/RAC/classification.pdf|title=Grand Prix de France – 125cc – Race Classification|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=Dorna Sports|date=23 May 1999|accessdate=25 February 2016}}
References{{reflist}}{{MotoGP_race_report | Name_of_race = French Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1999 | Previous_race_in_season = 1999 Spanish Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1999 Italian Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1998 French Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 2000 French Grand Prix }} 3 : French motorcycle Grand Prix|1999 MotoGP race reports|1999 in French motorsport |