On November 28, 1998 Porsche announced that they would not continue their development of the open-cockpit LMP1-98 for the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Their 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans started bitterly after the team was plagued by multiple Michelin tyre failures, the situation becoming somewhat reminiscent of 1998, when the No. 1 & No. 2 car were retired.
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In the meantime, they entered sports car racing and the 24 Hours of Le Mans: in 1998 and 1999, finishing 2nd in 1999 with the Toyota GT-One.
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The Australian landed upside-down before bouncing back over and careering into the tyre wall in an accident similar to Josef Král's in the GP2 support race earlier in the day and Webber's incidents at the 1999 Le Mans 24 Hours, in which his Mercedes-Benz CLR twice became airborne.
At the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans, Nissan planned to enter two R391s along with a third Courage C52 with the older VRH35L motor.