Round 1 of the 1999 FIA Formula 3000 International Championship was held in Imola, Italy on 1 May 1999. Max Wilson started on pole position and Nick Heidfeld was the race winner. The race featured on the undercard of the 1999 San Marino Grand Prix.
Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Nick Heidfeld | Germany | West Competition Team | Avon | 42 | 1:11:29.942 | - | - | 1:40.199 | 41 | 173.564 |
| 2 | 28 | Kevin McGarrity | Great Britain | Nordic Racing Limited | Avon | 42 | 1:11:51.922 | +21.980 | +21.980 | 1:41.749 | 35 | 172.679 |
| 3 | 29 | Fabrice Walfisch | France | Draco Engineering Srl | Avon | 42 | 1:11:53.346 | +23.404 | +1.424 | 1:41.574 | 41 | 172.622 |
| 4 | 10 | Stéphane Sarrazin | France | Gauloises Formula | Avon | 42 | 1:12:04.542 | +34.600 | +11.196 | 1:41.614 | 32 | 172.175 |
| 5 | 8 | Gonzalo Rodríguez | Uruguay | Team Astromega | Avon | 42 | 1:12:13.382 | +43.440 | +8.840 | 1:42.062 | 26 | 171.824 |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Wilson | Great Britain | Team Astromega | Avon | 42 | 1:12:20.596 | +50.654 | +7.214 | 1:42.165 | 39 | 171.538 |
| 7 | 18 | Jamie Davies | Great Britain | Edenbridge Racing | Avon | 42 | 1:12:28.433 | +58.491 | +7.837 | 1:42.412 | 38 | 171.229 |
| 8 | 38 | Brian Smith | Argentina | Monaco Motorsport | Avon | 42 | 1:12:33.526 | +1:03.584 | +5.093 | 1:42.555 | 28 | 171.029 |
| 9 | 39 | Enrique Bernoldi | Brazil | Red Bull Junior Team | Avon | 42 | 1:12:34.359 | +1:04.417 | +0.833 | 1:42.534 | 41 | 170.996 |
| 10 | 19 | Franck Montagny | France | DAMS | Avon | 42 | 1:12:34.950 | +1:05.008 | +0.591 | 1:42.084 | 32 | 170.973 |
| 11 | 42 | Marcelo Battistuzzi | Brazil | Portman Arrows | Avon | 42 | 1:12:35.739 | +1:05.797 | +0.789 | 1:42.406 | 35 | 170.942 |
| 12 | 17 | Oliver Gavin | Great Britain | Edenbridge Racing | Avon | 42 | 1:12:36.800 | +1:06.858 | +1.061 | 1:42.329 | 40 | 170.900 |
| 13 | 47 | Nicolas Minassian | France | Kid Jensen Racing | Avon | 42 | 1:12:38.642 | +1:08.700 | +1.842 | 1:41.426 | 39 | 170.828 |
| 14 | 11 | Paolo Ruberti | Italy | Durango Formula | Avon | 42 | 1:12:54.884 | +1:24.942 | +16.242 | 1:42.063 | 40 | 170.194 |
| 15 | 1 | Ricardo Maurício | Brazil | Super Nova Racing Limited | Avon | 41 | 1:12:36.175 | +1:06.233 | 1 lap | 1:42.259 | 39 | 166.851 |
| DNF | 48 | Andrea Piccini | Italy | Kid Jensen Racing | Avon | 30 | 51:35.895 | 1:42.170 | 28 | 171.712 | ||
| DNF | 41 | Boris Derichebourg | France | Portman Arrows | Avon | 23 | 40:07.754 | 1:42.777 | 9 | 169.190 | ||
| DNF | 5 | Max Wilson | Brazil | Petrobras Junior Team | Avon | 20 | 34:12.864 | 1:41.778 | 13 | 172.502 | ||
| DNF | 24 | Soheil Ayari | France | CICA Team Oreca | Avon | 18 | 31:23.470 | 1:42.655 | 9 | 169.171 | ||
| DNF | 2 | Jason Watt | Denmark | Super Nova Racing Limited | Avon | 1 | 1:47.312 | 1:47.312 | 1 | 157.603 | ||
| DNF | 35 | Norberto Fontana | Argentina | Fortec Motorsport Limited | Avon | 1 | 1:46.759 | 1:46.759 | 1 | 158.420 | ||
| DNF | 46 | Jeff van Hooydonk | Belgium | Witmeur Team KTR | Avon | |||||||
| DNF | 6 | Bruno Junqueira | Brazil | Petrobras Junior Team | Avon | |||||||
| DNF | 9 | André Couto | Portugal | Gauloises Formula | Avon | |||||||
| DNF | 26 | Norman Simon | Germany | Coloni Motorsport | Avon | |||||||
| DNF | 12 | Wolf Henzler | Germany | Durango Formula | Avon |