1999 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami
Race details | ||
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Race 1 of 20 in the 1999 CART season | ||
Homestead-Miami Speedway | ||
Date | March 15, 1999 | |
Official name | Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami | |
Location | Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida, United States | |
Course | Permanent oval course 1.5 mi / 2.4 km | |
Distance | 150 laps, 225 mi / 360 km | |
Weather | Dry | |
Pole position | ||
Driver | Greg Moore | Forsythe Racing |
Time | 24.886 | |
Fastest lap | ||
Driver | Dario Franchitti | Team KOOL Green |
Time | 26.825 (on lap 149 of 150) | |
Podium | ||
First | Greg Moore | Forsythe Racing |
Second | Michael Andretti | Newman-Haas Racing |
Third | Dario Franchitti | Team KOOL Green |
The 1999 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami was the first and opening round of the 1999 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held March 21, 1999, on the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida.
Report
Race
Greg Moore won the opening race of the season from pole, leading 96 out of the 150 laps, winning comfortably ahead of Michael Andretti and Dario Franchitti. It would turn out of be Moore's final pole and win.
Classification
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 99 | Greg Moore | Forsythe Racing | 150 | 1:38:54.535 | 1 | 20+1+1 |
2 | 6 | Michael Andretti | Newman-Haas Racing | 150 | +1.110 | 5 | 16 |
3 | 27 | Dario Franchitti | Team KOOL Green | 150 | +2.146 | 7 | 14 |
4 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser | Chip Ganassi Racing | 150 | +9.178 | 9 | 12 |
5 | 7 | Max Papis | Team Rahal | 150 | +21.411 | 15 | 10 |
6 | 5 | Gil de Ferran | Walker Racing | 150 | +21.700 | 24 | 8 |
7 | 33 | Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 150 | +21.922 | 3 | 6 |
8 | 18 | Mark Blundell | PacWest Racing | 150 | +24.862 | 13 | 5 |
9 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | Newman-Haas Racing | 150 | +25.467 | 16 | 4 |
10 | 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chip Ganassi Racing | 149 | +1 Lap | 8 | 3 |
11 | 17 | Maurício Gugelmin | PacWest Racing | 149 | +1 Lap | 10 | 2 |
12 | 8 | Bryan Herta | Team Rahal | 149 | +1 Lap | 11 | 1 |
13 | 20 | P. J. Jones | Patrick Racing | 149 | +1 Lap | 19 | |
14 | 25 | Cristiano da Matta | Arciero-Wells Racing | 148 | +2 Laps | 6 | |
15 | 36 | Alex Barron | All American Racers | 148 | +2 Laps | 23 | |
16 | 34 | Dennis Vitolo | Payton/Coyne Racing | 142 | +8 Laps | 26 | |
17 | 9 | Hélio Castro-Neves | Hogan Racing | 138 | Electrical | 4 | |
18 | 19 | Michel Jourdain, Jr. | Payton/Coyne Racing | 136 | +14 Laps | 27 | |
19 | 22 | Robby Gordon | Team Gordon | 112 | Engine | 18 | |
20 | 40 | Adrián Fernández | Patrick Racing | 110 | Contact | 2 | |
21 | 44 | Tony Kanaan | Forsythe Racing | 98 | Fuel system | 17 | |
22 | 24 | Scott Pruett | Arciero-Wells Racing | 79 | Contact | 22 | |
23 | 10 | Richie Hearn | Della Penna Motorsports | 36 | Suspension | 19 | |
24 | 71 | Luiz Garcia, Jr. | Payton/Coyne Racing | 1 | Contact | 25 | |
25 | 15 | Naoki Hattori | Walker Racing | 0 | Contact | 12 | |
26 | 2 | Al Unser, Jr. | Marlboro Team Penske | 0 | Contact | 14 | |
27 | 26 | Raul Boesel | Team KOOL Green | 0 | Contact | 20 | |
DNS | 16 | Shigeaki Hattori | Bettenhausen Racing | Injury | |||
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Caution flags
Laps | Cause |
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1-16 | Hattori (15), Unser, Jr. (2), Hearn (10), Boesel (26), Garcia, Jr. (71) contact |
81-91 | Pruett (24) contact |
110-120 | Fernández (40) contact |
Lap Leaders
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Point standings after race
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | Greg Moore | 22 |
2 | Michael Andretti | 16 |
3 | Dario Franchitti | 14 |
4 | Jimmy Vasser | 12 |
5 | Max Papis | 10 |
References
- ↑ "1999 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami Presented by Toyota". Champ Car Stats. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ↑ "Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami". Ultimate Racing History. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
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CART FedEx Championship Series 1999 season |
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