The 43rd annual Coupe Gordon Bennett (also known as the Gordon Bennett Cup) featured 20 teams from 12 countries. The teams composed the largest field to ever fly in North America and the most entered since the distance competition started in 1906. Following are the teams who flew in the 43rd Coupe Gordon Bennett.

COUNTRY	TEAM
Australia	Peter Vizzard & Judy Lynne
	Ruth E. Wilson & Jenny Houghton
Austria	Johann Füerstner & Gerald Stürzlinger
Belgium	Philippe De Cock & Ronny Van Havere Winners of the 1999 Gordon Bennett Cup
Canada	Danielle Francoeur & Leo Burman
	Stan Wereschuk & Ron Martin
France	Thierry Villey & Phillippe Buron Pilatre
Germany	Josef Höhl & Thomas Fink
	Wilhelm Eimers & Bernd Landsmann
	Heinz Brachtendorf & Karl-Heinz Hutmacher
Japan	Sabu Ichiyoshi & Maco Oiwa
Netherlands	Rien Jurg & Ron Van Houten
Sweden	Hans Akerstedt & Jan Balkedal
Switzerland	Christian Stoll & Werner Najer
	Hans Jorg Frohlin & Max Krebs
United Kingdom	Simon Force & Janet Folkes
	Tom Donnelly & David Sutcliffe
USA	Richard Abruzzo & Carol Rymer Davis
	Troy Bradley & Bruce Hale
	Mark Sullivan & David Levin