The 1999 Bob Jane T-Marts 500 was the 37th and last touring car endurance race run by the Australian Racing Driver's Club at the Mount Panorama Circuit, which had included the Bathurst 1000. It was held on 3 October 1999.
The race was held for International Class II Touring Cars, otherwise known as Supertouring with several other classes invited, but only two cars from other categories entered. Qualifying established the grid for a 100 kilometre prelude race, which in turn established the grid for the 500 kilometre main event.
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The race was very heavily weather affected with rain wreathing the circuit for much of the day, earlier blighting the Bob Jane T-Marts V8 300 race held for a combined field of AUSCARs and Future Touring Cars. The race spent many laps behind a safety car because of low visibility caused by fog, including the final 17 laps and was eventually declared after 50 laps, 11 short of the intended full race distance. Paul Morris avenged his disqualification from victory in the 1997 AMP Bathurst 1000 taking victory over the two-car factory supported Volvo team, Jim Richards driving solo as Cameron McLean was unable to take his scheduled middle stint because of the weather and because of tyre issues, and Craig Baird and Matthew Coleman. Fourth place and leading independent driver was young New Zealander Mark Porter who had so impressed team owner Mike Downard that he kept Porter in the car rather than take his own turn at the wheel. Leading independent team Knight Racing saw the Dean Canto / Leanne Ferrier buried in a sand trap while the lead car of Peter Hills / Ron Searle struggled with water leaks and electrical issues.
| Pos [1] | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | Qual Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Volvo Dealer Racing | Jim Richards | Volvo S40 | 16 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Paul Morris | BMW 320i | 16 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | Volvo Dealer Racing | Craig Baird | Volvo S40 | 16 | 3 |
| 4 | 88 | Knight Racing | Peter Hills | Ford Mondeo | 16 | 5 |
| 5 | 44 | Knight Racing | Dean Canto | Ford Mondeo | 16 | 4 |
| 6 | 9 | Aaron McGill Motorsport | Aaron McGill | Ford Mondeo | 15 | 8 |
| 7 | 10 | TC Motorsport | Tony Newman | Peugeot 406 | 15 | 6 |
| 8 | 20 | TC Motorsport | Anthony Robson | Peugeot 406 | 15 | 7 |
| 9 | 95 | Archerfield Speed Karts | Jamie Miller | Toyota Camry | 15 | 10 |
| 10 | 14 | MPD Racing | Mark Porter | BMW 320i | 15 | 12 |
| 11 | 38 | Rod Salmon | Rod Salmon | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | 15 | 13 |
| 12 | 12 | Rodney Jones Racing | Mike Newton | Vauxhall Cavalier | 15 | 15 |
| 13 | 15 | Archerfield Speed Karts | Mike Kilpatrick | Porsche 930 | 15 | 16 |
| 14 | 22 | Dennis Chapman | Debbie Chapman | BMW 320i | 15 | 17 |
| DNF | 7 | Anthony Robson | Allan Letcher | BMW 318i | 10 | 14 |
| DNF | 24 | Bruce Miles | Bruce Miles | BMW 318i | 3 | 11 |
| DNF | 97 | Triple P Racing | Claude Elias | Hyundai Lantra | 2 | 18 |
| DNF | 8 | Project Racing | Jim Cornish | Nissan Primera | 0 | 9 |
| Pos [1] | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps | B100 Pos |
Qual Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Paul Morris Motorsport | Paul Morris | BMW 320i | 50 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 3 | Volvo Dealer Racing | Jim Richards Cameron McLean |
Volvo S40 | 50 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | Volvo Dealer Racing | Craig Baird Matt Coleman |
Volvo S40 | 50 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 14 | MPD Racing | Mark Porter Mike Downard |
BMW 320i | 49 | 10 | 12 |
| 5 | 38 | Rod Salmon | Rod Salmon Damien White |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo V | 49 | 11 | 13 |
| 6 | 12 | Rodney Jones Racing | Mike Newton Andy Lloyd |
Vauxhall Cavalier | 49 | 12 | 15 |
| 7 | 8 | Project Racing | Jim Cornish Roger Townshend |
Nissan Primera | 49 | DNF | 9 |
| 8 | 88 | Knight Racing | Peter Hills Ron Searle |
Ford Mondeo | 49 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | 95 | Archerfield Speed Karts | Mike Kilpatrick Jamie Miller |
Toyota Camry | 48 | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | 22 | Dennis Chapman | Dennis Chapman Debbie Chapman |
BMW 320i | 48 | 14 | 17 |
| 11 | 24 | Bruce Miles | Bruce Miles Murray Cleland |
BMW 318i | 47 | DNF | 11 |
| 12 | 7 | Anthony Robson | Allan Letcher Jenni Thompson |
BMW 318i | 46 | DNF | 14 |
| 13 | 9 | Aaron McGill Motorsport | Aaron McGill Gary Quartly |
Ford Mondeo | 39 | 6 | 8 |
| 14 | 77 | Motorsport Developments | Malcolm Rea Dennis Cribbin |
Toyota Carina | 38 | DNS | DNS |
| DNF | 97 | Triple P Racing | Claude Elias Paul Leabeater |
Hyundai Lantra | 34 | DNF | 18 |
| DNF | 10 | TC Motorsport | Tony Newman | Peugeot 406 | 25 | 7 | 6 |
| DNF | 44 | Knight Racing | Dean Canto Leanne Ferrier |
Ford Mondeo | 24 | 5 | 4 |
| DNF | 30 | Roadchill Express | Troy Searle Luke Searle |
BMW 320i | 9 | DNS | DNS |
| DNF | 99 | Motorsport Developments | Clayton Haynes Carlos Rolfo |
Toyota Carina | 6 | DNS | 19 |
| DNS | 20 | TC Motorsport | Anthony Robson Mark Zonneveld |
Peugeot 406 | 8 | 7 | |
| DNS | 15 | Archerfield Speed Karts | Mike Kilpatrick | Porsche 930 | 13 | 16 |
Italics indicate the driver practiced the car but did not compete in the race.