Le Mans 1999 - Race Part 1/6

[@cesarlunakimbobby]

no race like Le Mans 1999, the mega career history for ever and ever the best race of all time, magic, and eternal. 24 h le mans 1999, this race will forever be in the first position of eternity.

[@richboy900]

I love both the GT1 Toyota and the Merc CLR (and CLK GTR for the 98 season), they were both very well matched shame they didnt win they deserved to. Both beautiful cars

[@InconnuDuDixneuf]

1999 the best le mans 24 h race ever .... super magic cars like the flying mercedes clr ... toyota gt1 ... bmw v12 ... viper ... panoz ..... good times never returns ....

[@trickymusik9747]

would really wish to be there over and over again!

[@cesarlunakimbobby]

forever in my heart, the good times will not return. the best race in the history of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 1999 edition. very difficult to have a career again better than this. audi, bmw, mercedes, toyota, nissan, porch, Panoz, this is an unattainable career, unparalleled, unique, unrepeatable epic. this race was magical, there will never be anything like it ever. le mans 1999 forever. RIP Michele Alboreto. audi.r8r.

[@jamiecloughgaming25387]

Indeed but Porsche had pulled out by '99.

[@cfriedman16]

youve just opened another door for me my friend....that clears many things up in my mind

[@Hasseta]

this is one of my favorite editions of le mans 24h

[@MDDeGrande1994]

same here

[@Revenat2]

the merc CLK-GTR is my favorit-especialy the 98 version, what a race car! is my 2nd favorit car of all times after the worderfull 97 porsche 911 GT1(streat version). i love the LeMans race -for me is the apitemy of motorsport.

[@cesarlunakimbobby]

para siempre en mi corazón, los buenos tiempos que no volverán. la mejor carrera de la historia de las 24 horas de le mans, la edición del año 1999. muy dificil que vuelva a haber una carrera mejor que esta. audi, bmw , mercedes, toyota ,nissan, porche, panoz , esta es una carrera inalcanzable, inigualable, única, irrepetible, épica. esta carrera fue mágica, nunca jamás habrá nada igual. le mans 1999 para siempre. RIP michele alboreto. audi.r8r.

[@cfriedman16]

this is true my friend...i continue to look forward for every le mans and american le man event with them in it to win it...i am happy to see them at least still in rather than completley being gone

[@allfantasticimages]

The Toyota GT-One is one of the best looking race cars of all time.

[@jamiecloughgaming25387]

True dat!

[@husky2202]

this Panoz looks AWESOME!

[@1QuebecSierra]

Also the best, most experienced long distance driver ever.

[@juanma590]

The race is in Circuit de la Sarthe (France)

[@bavarianbass]

wish back the old days when several manufactures fought for the win...

[@panzr]

Toyota TS020 (GT-One) and Mercedes CLR look stunning

[@amsterdamG2G]

that mercedes is the greatest!

[@GranTurismo360]

Circuito de la sarthe is my favorite track!

[@mrgiggles247]

yep. And, i read somewhere (motorsports news I think) that they are thinking of making the LMP cars look more like road cars. So we could end up with cars looking more like the CLR and the porsche GT1, which i personally think look great.

[@SilentDrifterGT]

On SPEED channel said, that the ACO is making a rule change that open top cars have to have close tops starting in 2010.

[@panzr]

I love the mammoth bellow of the Mercedes V8 compared to the Toyota V8

[@kirmy1]

@TheCarlsonsRaiders one thing that is certain about motorsport, there will be a shit period, then some time in the future the racing and the teams will get their act together and bring back great racing and awesome cars

[@kynigh]

@BedfordMarcus Yes... I'm not sure but I guess there's around 2-3 drivers per car :D

[@Lightningchaser92]

@XRGiceman just like in WRC right now, we only got Citroën and Ford, cus the mini is not realy up to speed yet, but next year, mini will be full in WRC, and next year will be test year for VW with a new car in wrc

[@A7V2]

Most of the manufacturers left after 1999, leaving just panoz, audi, cadillac (a newcomer) and privateers, so they had to bring in LMP675 (LMP2)

[@Dr_Xyzt]

Like normal cars. Why do I have to be born in a time where everything gets pussified.

[@lYDKMlGTHTKY]

The Toyota GT One ist the most beautiful RaceCar in the history.

[@jacopman]

You won't get an argument from me.........but many sports car experts say the 89 race was the greatest event of 20th century motorsports........what I also like about the 89 race was that it was the last year run with the Mulsanne as a 3 miles balls out straight with no chicanes.....

[@damnote]

I'd kill just to be there for just 2 hours!

[@Twin540i]

They had an accident at Petit Lemans 1998 in the USA where the car flipped over. All the cars sold ($1 million a piece, 25 models to reach FIA rules) to the public were recalled after high speed test at Hockeinheim confirmed the downforce problems. Porsche did develop the V-10 in the Carrera GT to race at Lemans but with Mercedes winning every race in the FIA GT series of 1998. Porsche pulled the plug and the GT1 class was soon to be on the chopping block by the FIA.

[@jamiecloughgaming25387]

Indeed the 1999 British GT Championship was the last to feature the GT1 class cars and 4 different GT1 class cars won races that year McLaren F1 GTR, Porsche 911 GT1, Lister Storm GTL and Sintura S99 with its V10 engine the title being won by the Lister Storm GTL. Before they caved in and we were left with boring Gt2 and GT3 class cars yawn I stopped watching for 2000 and haven't watched since... However The McLaren F1 GTR continued to race in the Japanese GT Championship until 2003 winning its final race in 2001 and scoring its final pole and podium in 2002. The Porsche 911 GT1 continued to race in America in the early 2000's.

[@Touchmahtoaster]

i need that audi r8c, toyota ts020 and mercedes in project cars. i cant sleep till they do

[@The_Wolf74]

The Audi R8C was a definite far cry to the old Audi R10 LOL

[@jacopman]

as great at this race was the 1989 version may have been the greatest field in the history of sports car racing.

[@SouthernYankee10000]

How do u go from this to 2000 with only 1 factory team...

[@jamiecloughgaming25387]

Well if I may after the 1999 race BMW had achieved their goal of winning Le Mans outright (even if a BMW powered McLaren F1 GTR had won in 1995 indeed the LMPs used from 1998-2000 a very similar version of that very engine) were due to enter F1 in 2000 with the Williams team who had designed their V12 Powered LMP machines Toyota who had come very close to winning the race in 1994, 1998 and 1999 winning their class LMGTP in 1999 also focused their efforts from 2000 on their F1 team due to enter F1 in 2002. Mercedes (already involved in F1 with McLaren) pulled out for Safety reasons after several of their cars became airborne during the 1999 Le Mans weekend. Audi must have been rubbing their hands with glee as by default that meant their R8 LMP car was now the best Le Mans car in 2000 setting the scene for many years of domination.

[@cfriedman16]

i here they are trying to bring it back for 2012 as well as the tvr cobera as a gt1 class and possibly Mercedes too for lmp1

[@Orvieta]

Back then it was the R8, the R10 is 2006+

[@dietydevil]

GO GO GT-ONE!!

[@L0rM]

whos the commentator?

[@rumrich]

It is the Best races ever. At least in GT Endurance

[@hashrulsubzero]

0:52 Alan McNish ? The same guy who crash his Audi that nearly kill himself this year ?

[@MDDeGrande1994]

Yes, that's him.

[@Dr_Xyzt]

I read all of the above comments and they got me in a rebellious spirit. I feel like doing burnouts now.

[@MDDeGrande1994]

lol

[@HoveringAboveMyself]

I heard that Corvette Europe (?) wants to run C6.R's next year under the new regulations...

[@cfriedman16]

can you imagine what the exterior of the chassis would look like if toyota joined in t he next le mans

[@cfriedman16]

we will see hopefuly some new faces and new cars come on in as well

[@alexshank1414]

At the start of the video Audi seems to knows they will dominate for years to come.

[@iluvworldofwarcraft]

someone tell me how to watch this in America besides the internet

[@gino800]

the audi r10 tdi just started beasting on everyone

[@sreddy117]

given the incredibly good diesel production cars that bmw has produced in the last few years bmw should seriously consider bringing a diesel of thier own to le mans now. I like how audi has brought diesel into motorsports but im sick of seeing them win every year. somehow i have a feeling that a bmw diesel lmp1 would be strong enough to fight audi

[@thekingoffutbol]

Toyota GT-One :D My favorite :D

[@SouthernYankee10000]

Actually the Peugeot 905 evo most likely handle way better than these cars, it weighed 750 kg and had 600 hp which let it do 3:22 lap times, and it wasn't that fast in the straights

[@jamiecloughgaming25387]

That was a Group C car and 900hp is probably more accurate had these LMGTP cars been continued to evolve they would have soon matched and surpassed the 905 have no doubt every year they were getting quicker gaining 3-5 seconds per lap around Le Mans.

[@BedfordMarcus]

A QUESTIONS, DO THE DRIVERS SWAP IN THE RACE (eg half-way through)

[@MDDeGrande1994]

Yes they do

[@MDDeGrande1994]

I think they do it during every pitstop they make

[@cfriedman16]

do you how happy that makes me feel...and wow, how controversial

[@armymen12002003]

hey was any nascar drivers in this

[@BlueSkyCrystals]

@armymen12002003 Nope. I doubt they'd be able to anyway since they race pretty much every single weekend.

[@cesarlunakimbobby]

永遠に私の心に、良い時間は戻りません。 ルマン、1999年版の24時間の歴史の中で最高のレース。 これより再びより良いキャリアを持っていることは非常に難しい。 アウディ、BMW、メルセデス、トヨタ、日産、ポーチ、パノス、これが達成できない仕事であり、他に類を見ない、ユニークな、またとない叙事詩。 このレースは魔法のようでした、今までにそのようなものになることはない。永遠ルマン1999。ミケーレ·アルボレートのRIP。 audi.r8r。

[@cfriedman16]

you know what is the most unreal of all....the corvette is leaving this year...yes its wonderful they will be joining gt2...but it just won't be the same

[@ADAKAR83]

@soureysen But nothing can compare to sound of Panoz and Corvette

[@muulka]

Which is more tiring? Driving for 24 hours or giving commentary for 24 hours? lol

[@MDDeGrande1994]

Drivers at least swap

[@deggis4]

darn the link ain't working. go the google and search "Meet the Lola B08/60 planetlemans" then and you'll get the same link...

[@Defyreactz99]

so is lmgtp equivalent to lmp1?

[@jamiecloughgaming25387]

LMP1 effectively merged LMP and LMGTP together so you're right sort of.

[@gino800]

im aware, but i was explaining WHY toyota stopped with prototype's

[@dablub2075]

Audi R8C

[@ribeiroedson22]

fantastc brazil

[@cjpshawe]

@XRGiceman there is aston martin!!!

[@MDDeGrande1994]

Where?

[@SumRandomGuy00]

@XRGiceman dont forget Toyota :)

[@hunker8]

everybody are just afraid of Audi! why bmw toyota MB and others was pulling out??? they just now that they do not have anything to put against Audi....

[@Dr_Xyzt]

I agree, they should also legalise M-80's that way kids will have a proper fear of God.

[@TheCarlsonsRaiders]

One of the last good years of Le Mans before Audi and then diesels began to ruin it. Man, I wish the days of the Group C cars were still around, but those Toyotas come pretty close!

[@armymen12002003]

@UltimateWheelman ok man

[@senninho24]

SPEED Channel

[@thekingoffutbol]

the toyota gt1 have make a 442km/h

[@MDDeGrande1994]

LOL not even close. Well, yes, but IN A VIDEO GAME. The fastest it can go (in real life, duh! lol) is 379 km/h. Fun fact is that's what makes it the second fastest GT1 car (formerly it was a GT1 car, hence the name "GT-One"), right after the Dauer 962 Le Mans Road Car (404.7 km/h). The difference between the GT-One Road Car and track-only version is only aesthetical and it's the closest what you get to a Group C car, in terms of power and weight - GT1-style.

[@jamiecloughgaming25387]

@@MDDeGrande1994 In terms of lap-time though the 1999 GT-One was the quickest car to ever evolve out of that class 25 seconds quicker round Le Mans than the Dauer 962 LM.

[@kizzagt]

the reason toyota stop building lmp1 cars cause they wanted to go to F1

[@MDDeGrande1994]

The GT-One isn't an LMP1 car. It was a FIA/LM GT1 (and an LMGTP a year later), hence the name ("GT-One").

[@kirmy1]

4:22 i think.... yup i came

[@666mattyy]

@hashrulsubzero the very one ;p

[@wpsracing108]

hahah fukin a mikeb - i think everyone needs to harden the fuck up and get back on the edge.....for our entertainment.

[@richardgreaves3219]

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