1999 South American F3 Championship




Cascavel                                                14 March

Race 1, 34 laps
 1 Hoover Orsi          Dallara-Mugen F394              37m10.973, 103.57mph
 2 Leonardo Nienkotter  Dallara-Opel F394               37m22.519
 3 Rodrigo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              37m39.748
 4 Jaime Melo Jr        Dallara-Mugen F398              37m44.793
 5 Joao de Oliveira     Dallara-Mugen F394              37m46.509
 6 Martin Basso         Dallara-Mitsubishi F398         38m05.817
 7 Sergio Koffes Jr     Dallara-Opel                    33 laps
 8 Vitor Meira          Dallara-Mugen F394              33 laps
 9 Daniel Belli         Dallara-Opel F394               33 laps
10 Rodrigo Yungh        Dallara-Toyota                  33 laps

Fastest Lap: Hoover Orsi, 1m04.107, 106.01mph


Race 2, 34 laps
 1 Duda Pamplona        Dallara-Opel F394               37m01.462, 104.01mph
 2 Hoover Orsi          Dallara-Mugen F394              37m03.470
 3 Leonardo Nienkotter  Dallara-Opel F394               37m03.736
 4 Ricardo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              37m04.712
 5 Rodrigo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              37m05.919
 6 Vitor Meira          Dallara-Mugen F394              37m16.531
 7 Jaime Melo Jr        Dallara-Mugen F398              37m17.264
 8 Alexandre Sperafico  Dallara-Mugen                   37m36.198
 9 Tom Stefani          Dallara-Mitsubishi F398         37m38.317
10 Martin Basso         Dallara-Mitsubishi F398         38m08.029

Fastest Lap: Duda Pamplona, 1m04.092, 106.16mph




Rio Cuarto                                              10-11 April

Race 1, 31 laps
 1 Hoover Orsi          Dallara-Mugen F394              38m20.392, 99.73mph
 2 Jaime Melo Jr        Dallara-Mugen F398              38m23.111
 3 Ricardo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              38m31.771
 4 Rodrigo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              38m50.569
 5 Vitor Meira          Dallara-Mugen F394              38m54.817
 6 Daniel Belli         Dallara-Opel F394               38m58.340

Fastest Lap: Hoover Orsi, 1m12.340, 102.35mph


Race 2, 31 laps
 1 Ricardo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              38m35.415, 99.13mph
 2 Hoover Orsi          Dallara-Mugen F394              38m42.832
 3 Rodrigo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              38m42.973
 4 Gabriel Werner       Dallara-Mitsubishi F394         38m51.772
 5 Andre Nicastro       Dallara-Mugen F398              38m52.933
 6 Joao de Oliveira     Dallara-Mugen F394              38m56.639

Fastest Lap: Hoover Orsi, 1m03.316, 116.94mph





Rio de Janeiro                                          14-15 April

Race 1, 34 laps
 1 Vitor Meira          Dallara-Mugen F394              27m39.500, 137.490mph
 2 Rodrigo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              27m40.488
 3 Hoover Orsi          Dallara-Mugen F394              27m45.178
 4 Duda Pamplona        Dallara-Opel F394               27m48.239
 5 Ricardo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              27m58.915
 6 Leonardo Nienkotter  Dallara-Opel F394               28m08.738

Fastest Lap: Ricardo Sperafico, 48.123s, 139.676mph


Race 2, 34 laps
 1 Rodrigo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              40m16.658, 94.413mph
 2 Hoover Orsi          Dallara-Mugen F394              40m17.264
 3 Leonardo Nienkotter  Dallara-Opel F394               40m18.671
 4 Tom Stefani          Dallara-Mitsubishi F398         40m21.539
 5 Jaime Melo Jr        Dallara-Mugen F398              40m22.824
 6 Martin Basso         Dallara-Mitsubishi F398         40m22.824

Fastest Lap: Hoover Orsi, 48.045s, 139.676mph





Posadas                                                 12-13 June

Race 1, 40 laps
 1 Hoover Orsi          Dallara-Mugen F394              40m59.41, 89.94mph
 2 Tom Stefani          Dallara-Mitsubishi F398         41m09.01
 3 Leonardo Nienkotter  Dallara-Opel F394               41m09.76
 4 Rodrigo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              41m10.78
 5 Jaime Melo Jr        Dallara-Mugen F398              41m16.51
 6 Vitor Meira          Dallara-Mugen F394              41m20.23


Race 2, 41 laps
 1 Jaime Melo Jr        Dallara-Mugen F398              40m16.62, 93.82mph
 2 Hoover Orsi          Dallara-Mugen F394              40m17.00
 3 Vitor Meira          Dallara-Mugen F394              40m41.63
 4 Ricardo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              40m42.13
 5 Martin Basso         Dallara-Mitsubishi F398         40m58.09
 6 Tom Stefani          Dallara-Mitsubishi F398         40m58.58





Brasilia                                                3-4 July

Race 1, 19 laps
 1 Vitor Meira          Dallara-Mugen F394              35m09.121, 110.328mph
 2 Ricardo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              35m09.635
 3 Leonardo Nienkotter  Dallara-Opel F394               35m29.523
 4 Rodrigo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              35m40.748
 5 Duda Pamplona        Dallara-Opel F394               
 6 Thiago Medeiros      Dallara-Mugen F394
 7 Martin Basso         Dallara-Mitsubishi F398
 8 Andre Nicastro       Dallara-Mugen F394
 9 Gabriel Werner       Dallara-Mugen F394
10 Joao de Oliveira     Dallara-Mugen F394

Fastest Lap: Ricardo Sperafico, 1m50.045, 111.292mph


Race 2, 19 laps
 1 Ricardo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              35m09.076, 110.330mph
 2 Hoover Orsi          Dallara-Mugen F394              35m15.573
 3 Vitor Meira          Dallara-Mugen F394              35m20.475
 4 Jaime Melo Jr        Dallara-Mugen F398              35m26.140
 5 Rodrigo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              
 6 Leonardo Nienkotter  Dallara-Opel F394
 7 Duda Pamplona        Dallara-Opel F394
 8 Thiago Medeiros      Dallara-Mugen F394
 9 Martin Basso         Dallara-Mitsubishi F394
10 Daniel Belli         Dallara-Opel F394

Fastest Lap: Ricardo Sperafico, 1m49.860, 111.479mph





Parana                                                  7-8 August

Race 1, 39 laps
 1 Hoover Orsi          Dallara-Mugen F394              39m50.506, 94.70mph
 2 Leonardo Nienkotter  Dallara-Opel F394               40m00.448
 3 Rodrigo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              40m07.747
 4 Duda Pamplona        Dallara-Opel F394               40m30.348
 5 Daniel Belli         Dallara-Opel F394               40m35.825
 6 Martin Basso         Dallara-Mitsubishi F394         40m47.250
 7 Joao de Oliveira     Dallara-Mugen F394              38 laps
 8 Leonardo Guimard     Dallara-Fiat F394               38 laps
 9 Paulo Pizzoni        Dallara-Mugen F393              38 laps
10 Javier Catalfo       TOM'S-Toyota 031F               37 laps

Fastest Lap: Ricardo Sperafico, 1m00.350, 96.19mph


Race 2, 32 laps
 1 Jaime Melo Jr        Dallara-Mugen F398              32m22.156, 95.64mph
 2 Rodrigo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              32m31.984
 3 Vitor Meira          Dallara-Mugen F394              32m38.779
 4 Hoover Orsi          Dallara-Mugen F394              32m39.482
 5 Thiago Medeiros      Dallara-Mugen F394              32m40.588
 6 Leonardo Nienkotter  Dallara-Opel F394               32m42.088
 7 Duda Pamplona        Dallara-Opel F394               32m48.195
 8 Martin Basso         Dallara-Mitsubishi F394         32m52.430
 9 Tom Stefani          Dallara-Mitsubishi F398         32m58.038
10 Andre Nicastro       Dallara-Mugen F394              33m17.680

Fastest Lap: Jaime Melo Jr, 1m00.075, 96.93mph





Buenos Aires                                            29-30 August

Race 1, 30 laps
 1 Duda Pamplona        Dallara-Opel F394               37m35.02, 101.69mph
 2 Leonardo Nienkotter  Dallara-Opel F394               37m36.11
 3 Hoover Orsi          Dallara-Mugen F394              37m37.25
 4 Jaime Melo Jr        Dallara-Mugen F394              37m37.34
 5 Vitor Meira          Dallara-Mugen F394              37m37.84
 6 Ricardo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              37m38.32
 7 Rodrigo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              37m38.61
 8 Thiago Medeiros      Dallara-Mugen F394              37m45.10
 9 Martin Basso         Dallara-Mitsubishi F394         37m52.55
10 Daniel Belli         Dallara-Opel F394               37m53.28

Fastest Lap: Vitor Meira, 1m10.24, 108.85mph


Race 2, 30 laps
 1 Rodrigo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              35m40.28
 2 Duda Pamplona        Dallara-Opel F394               35m45.34
 3 Jaime Melo Jr        Dallara-Mugen F394              35m45.51
 4 Leonardo Nienkotter  Dallara-Opel F394               35m46.16
 5 Ricardo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              35m53.85
 6 Martin Basso         Dallara-Mitsubishi F394         35m57.56
 7 Hoover Orsi          Dallara-Mugen F394              36m06.39
 8 Rodrigo Yungh        Dallara-Mugen F394              36m07.05
 9 Gabriel Werner       Dallara-Mitsubishi F394         36m08.05
10 Vitor Meira          Dallara-Mugen F394              36m09.82

Fastest Lap: Thiago Medeiros, 1m10.33, 108.70mph





Piriapolis                                              9-10 October

Race 1, 32 laps
 1 Jaime Melo Jr        Dallara-Mugen F394              45m42.104
 2 Ricardo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              46m01.712
 3 Leonardo Nienkotter  Dallara-Opel F394               46m16.733
 4 Hoover Orsi          Dallara-Mugen F394              46m17.250
 5 Vitor Meira          Dallara-Mugen F394              46m17.640
 6 Martin Basso         Dallara-Mitsubishi F394         31 laps
 7 Gabriel Werner       Dallara-Mitsubishi F394         31 laps
 8 Daniel Belli         Dallara-Opel F394               31 laps
 9 Fernando Rama        Dallara-Mitsubishi F394         31 laps
10 Giordano Hernandez   Dallara-Fiat F394               31 laps

Fastest Lap: Rodrigo Sperafico, 1m24.298, 69.05mph


Race 2, 31 laps
 1 Jaime Melo Jr        Dallara-Mugen F394              45m43.533
 2 Luiz Fernando Uva    Dallara-Mugen F394              45m44.415
 3 Ricardo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              45m44.896
 4 Hoover Orsi          Dallara-Mugen F394              45m58.405
 5 Thiago Medeiros      Dallara-Mugen F394              45m58.906
 6 Leonardo Nienkotter  Dallara-Opel F394               45m59.314
 7 Duda Pamplona        Dallara-Opel F394               32 laps
 8 Daniel Belli         Dallara-Opel F394               32 laps
 9 Sergio Koffes Jr     Dallara-Opel F394               32 laps
10 Joao de Oliveira     Dallara-Mugen F394              32 laps

Fastest Lap: Duda Pamplona






Interlagos                                              13-14 November

Race 1, 3 laps
 1 Ricardo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              5m46.467
 2 Luiz Fernando Uva    Dallara-Mugen F394              5m48.956
 3 Vitor Meira          Dallara-Mugen F394              5m53.509
 4 Gabriel Furlan       Dallara-Mitsubishi F394         5m56.306
 5 Leonardo Nienkotter  Dallara-Opel F394               5m57.683
 6 Rodrigo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              6m02.344
 7 Jaime Melo Jr        Dallara-Mugen F394              6m03.147
 8 Paulo Pizzoni        Dallara-Mugen F394              6m08.092
 9 Thiago Medeiros      Dallara-Mugen F394              
10 Rodrigo Yungh        Dallara-Mugen F394

Fastest Lap: Ricardo Sperafico, 1m54.404, 83.92mph


Race 2, 24 laps
 1 Jaime Melo Jr        Dallara-Mugen F394              37m40.998
 2 Rodrigo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              37m47.274
 3 Ricardo Sperafico    Dallara-Mugen F394              37m54.358
 4 Leonardo Nienkotter  Dallara-Opel F394               37m55.109
 5 Hoover Orsi          Dallara-Mugen F394              37m57.691
 6 Duda Pamplona        Dallara-Opel F394               38m06.719
 7 Rodrigo Yungh        Dallara-Mugen F394              38m29.560
 8 Martin Basso         Dallara-Mitsubishi F394         38m34.644
 9 Gabriel Werner       Dallara-Mitsubishi F394         38m54.621
10 Joao de Oliveira     Dallara-Mugen F394              39m07.295

Fastest Lap: Jaime Melo Jr, 1m33.406, 102.786mph





Championship Standings

1 Hoover Orsi 211 pts 2 Jaime Melo Jr 179 3 Rodrigo Sperafico 171 4 Ricardo Sperafico 161 5 Leonardo Nienkotter 151 6 Vitor Meira 122