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1999 CART season

The1999 FedEx Championship Seriesseason was the twenty-first in theChampionship Auto Racing Teams(CART) era ofAmerican open-wheel car racing.It consisted of 20 races, beginning inHomestead, Floridaon March 21 and concluding inFontana, Californiaon October 31. The season was marred by the fatal accidents ofGonzalo Rodríguezduring practice for theLaguna Secaround andGreg Mooreat the final round, in addition to various injuries that took several drivers out of championship contention.

1999 CART season
FedExChampionship Series
Season
Races20
Start dateMarch 21
End dateOctober 31
Awards
Drivers' championColombiaJuan Pablo Montoya
Constructors' CupUnited KingdomReynard
Manufacturers' CupJapanHonda
Nations' CupBrazilBrazil
Rookie of the YearColombiaJuan Pablo Montoya
←1998
2000→

Juan Pablo Montoya,in his first CART season after two successful seasons inInternational Formula 3000,won the championship and the Rookie of the Year honors, the second and final driver to win both awards in the same season, afterNigel Mansellin1993.The season ended in a tie, with Montoya andDario Franchittiboth having 212 championship points, though Montoya broke the tie-breaker due to having seven wins, over Franchitti's three.

WithAl Unser Jr.running his final season in the series, 1999 was the last year in which the Al Unser name was on the CART grid. Also, this was the first season withoutBobby Rahalon the grid.Mercedes-Benzscored their final pole and victory with Greg Moore at the season opener before they ended their participation in American open-wheel racing at the end of 2000.

Constructors

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The followingteamsanddriverscompeted in the 1999CART Championship Seriesseason.[1][2][3]

Team Chassis Engine Tyre No Drivers Races Primary Sponsors
Marlboro Team Penske PenskePC-27B MercedesIC 108E3 G 2 Al Unser Jr. 1, 4–5, 12, 18–20 Marlboro
LolaB99/00 6–11, 13–17
PenskePC-27B Tarso Marques 2–3
3 5–6, 8
LolaB99/00 9
Gonzalo Rodríguez 13, 17
PenskePC-27B Alex Barron 12, 20
Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard99i HondaHRS F 4 Juan Pablo Montoya All Target
12 Jimmy Vasser All
Walker Racing Reynard99i HondaHRS G 5 Gil de Ferran All Valvoline
15 Naoki Hattori 1, 13–14, 16–20 Alpine
Memo Gidley 8–11
Newman/Haas Racing Swift010.c Ford-CosworthXD F 6 Michael Andretti All Texaco-Havoline
11 Christian Fittipaldi 1–12, 18–20 Big Kmart
Roberto Moreno 13–17
Team Rahal Reynard99i Ford-CosworthXD F 7 Max Papis All Miller Lite
8 Bryan Herta All Shell
Hogan Racing LolaB99/00 MercedesIC 108E3 F 9 Hélio Castroneves All Hogan Motor Leasing
21 Luiz Garcia Jr. 14, 16–17 Tang
Della Penna Motorsports Swift010.c ToyotaRV8D F 10 Richie Hearn 1–5 Budweiser
Reynard99i 6–20
Bettenhausen Racing Reynard99i MercedesIC 108E3 F 16 Shigeaki Hattori 2–4, 6–8, 11, 15, 17 Epson
Gualter Salles 5, 19
PacWest Racing Reynard99i MercedesIC 108E3 F 17 Maurício Gugelmin All Hollywood Cigarettes
18 Mark Blundell 1–4, 13–20 Motorola
Roberto Moreno 5–12
Payton/Coyne Racing LolaB99/00 Ford-CosworthXD F 19 Michel Jourdain Jr. All Herdez
Reynard99i 34 Dennis Vitolo 1, 4, 6–7, 12, 15, 20 NicoDerm
Gualter Salles 3 Refrigicent
71 Luiz Garcia Jr. 1–3, 5, 8–10 Tang
Dennis Vitolo 11
Memo Gidley 13–14, 16–19 Herdez
Patrick Racing Reynard99i Ford-CosworthXD F 40 Adrian Fernández 1–12, 17–20 Tecate Beer
P. J. Jones 14–16
20 1–2 Visteon
Swift010.c 3–12, 20
Jan Magnussen 13
Reynard99i 14–19
Team Gordon Swift010.c ToyotaRV8D F 22 Robby Gordon 1–14, 19 Johns Manville
Eagle997 15–18, 20
Arciero-Wells Racing Reynard99i ToyotaRV8D F 24 Scott Pruett All Pioneer
25 Cristiano da Matta All MCI WorldCom
Team KOOL Green Reynard99i HondaHRS F 26 Raul Boesel 1 KOOL
Paul Tracy 2–20
27 Dario Franchitti All
Forsythe Racing Reynard99i MercedesIC 108E3 F 33 Patrick Carpentier 1–13, 15–20 Player's
99 Greg Moore All
Forsythe Championship Racing HondaHRS F 44 Tony Kanaan All McDonald's
All American Racing Eagle997 ToyotaRV8D G 36 Alex Barron 1–7 Castrol
Gualter Salles 8–14
Raul Boesel 15, 20
Andrea Montermini 16–19

Season summary

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Schedule

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Rnd Date Race Name Circuit Location
1 March 21 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami Presented by Toyota OHomestead Motorsports Complex Homestead, Florida
2 April 10 Firestone Firehawk 500K OTwin Ring Motegi Motegi,Japan
3 April 18 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach RStreets of Long Beach Long Beach, California
4 May 2 Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix Presented by Toyota ONazareth Speedway Nazareth, Pennsylvania
5 May 15 Telemar Rio 200 OAutódromo de Jacarepaguá Rio de Janeiro,Brazil
6 May 29 Motorola 300 OGateway International Raceway Madison, Illinois
7 June 6 Miller Lite 225 Presented by Kmart OMilwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin
8 June 20 Texaco/Havoline Presents the Budweiser/G. I. Joe's 200 RPortland International Raceway Portland, Oregon
9 June 27 Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland Presented by Firstar RCleveland Burke Lakefront Airport Cleveland, Ohio
10 July 11 The Chicago Tribune Presents the Texaco/Havoline 200 RRoad America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
11 July 18 Molson Indy Toronto RExhibition Place Toronto, Ontario
12 July 25 U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota OMichigan Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan
13 August 8 Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit RThe Raceway on Belle Isle Park Detroit,Michigan
14 August 15 Miller Lite 200 RMid-Ohio Sports Car Course Le xing ton, Ohio
15 August 22 Target Grand Prix of Chicago Presented by Energizer OChicago Motor Speedway Cicero,Illinois
16 September 5 Molson Indy Vancouver RConcord Pacific Place Vancouver, British Columbia
17 September 12 Honda Grand Prix of Monterey Featuring the Shell 300 RLaguna Seca Raceway Monterey, California
18 September 26 Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Houston RGeorge R. Brown Convention Center Houston, Texas
19 October 17 Honda Indy 300 RSurfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise,Australia
20 October 31 Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota OCalifornia Speedway Fontana, California

– Cleveland was scheduled for 211 miles, but was shortened due to the 2-hour time limit.
– Detroit was scheduled for 176 miles, but was shortened due to the 2-hour time limit.
– Vancouver was scheduled for 160 miles, but was shortened due to the 2-hour time limit.
OOval/Speedway
RRoad/Street course

Race results

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Round Race Pole position Fastest lap Race Winner Race Time Report
Driver Team Chassis Engine
1 Homestead Greg Moore Dario Franchitti Greg Moore Forsythe Racing Reynard Mercedes 1:38:54 Report
2 Motegi Gil de Ferran Hélio Castroneves Adrián Fernández Patrick Racing Reynard Ford 1:46:01 Report
3 Long Beach Tony Kanaan Juan Pablo Montoya Juan Pablo Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard Honda 1:45:48 Report
4 Nazareth Juan Pablo Montoya Hélio Castroneves Juan Pablo Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard Honda 1:46:13 Report
5 Rio Christian Fittipaldi Juan Pablo Montoya Juan Pablo Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard Honda 1:36:32 Report
6 Gateway Juan Pablo Montoya Hélio Castroneves Michael Andretti Newman/Haas Racing Swift010.c Ford 2:25:35 Report
7 Milwaukee Hélio Castroneves Hélio Castroneves Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green Reynard Honda 1:48:49 Report
8 Portland Juan Pablo Montoya Michael Andretti Gil de Ferran Walker Racing Reynard Honda 1:47:44 Report
9 Cleveland Juan Pablo Montoya Gil de Ferran Juan Pablo Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard Honda 2:01:04 Report
10 Road America Michael Andretti Hélio Castroneves Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing Swift010.c Ford 1:37:00 Report
11 Toronto Gil de Ferran Dario Franchitti Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green Reynard Honda 1:56:27 Report
12 U.S. 500 Jimmy Vasser Jimmy Vasser Tony Kanaan Forsythe Racing Reynard Honda 2:41:42 Report
13 Belle Isle Juan Pablo Montoya Juan Pablo Montoya Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green Reynard Honda 2:02:24 Report
14 Mid-Ohio Dario Franchitti Juan Pablo Montoya Juan Pablo Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard Honda 1:42:08 Report
15 Chicago Max Papis Roberto Moreno Juan Pablo Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard Honda 1:53:38 Report
16 Vancouver Juan Pablo Montoya Juan Pablo Montoya Juan Pablo Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard Honda 2:01:08 Report
17 Laguna Seca Bryan Herta Tony Kanaan Bryan Herta Team Rahal Reynard Ford 1:49:20 Report
18 Houston Juan Pablo Montoya Juan Pablo Montoya Paul Tracy Team KOOL Green Reynard Honda 1:55:31 Report
19 Surfers Paradise Dario Franchitti Max Papis Dario Franchitti Team KOOL Green Reynard Honda 1:58:40 Report
20 Fontana Scott Pruett Christian Fittipaldi Adrián Fernández Patrick Racing Reynard Ford 2:57:17 Report
NC Hawaiian Super Prix Event cancelled
Non-championship race

Final driver standings

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Further information:List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems
Pos Driver MIA MOT LBH NAZ RIO GAT MIL POR CLE ROA TOR MCH DET MDO CHI VAN LAG HOU SUR FON Pts
1 Juan Pablo MontoyaRY 10 13 1 1* 1* 11 10* 2 1* 13* 22 2 17* 1 1* 1* 8 25 16 4 212
2 Dario Franchitti 3 22 2 8 2 3 7 3 25 18 1* 5 1 3* 2 10 25 2 1* 10 212
3 Paul Tracy 11 21 3 15 19 1 5 4 11 2 3 2 2 23 18 4 1* 7 18 161
4 Michael Andretti 2 5 7 6 26 1* 15 10 3 2 26 4 4 8 22 14 10 3 5 21 151
5 Max Papis 5 16 9 13 4 5 13 8 16 5 5 7* 26 5 4 23 3 4 2 2* 150
6 Adrián Fernández 20 1* 4 5 20 21 5 4 19 3 6 6 Wth 5 12 3 1 140
7 Christian Fittipaldi 9 3 5 7 3 9 6 14 12 1 3 8 7 25 3 121
8 Gil de Ferran 6 2 6 15 10 25 3 1* 2 14 19 24 22 6 13 26 6 17 27 9 108
9 Jimmy Vasser 4 12 10 11 27 10 4 12 23 23 8 9 5 4 3 3 18 20 18 5 104
10 Greg Moore† 1* 4 8 12 8 6 2 13 18 4 20 23 3 11 26 20 23 16 17 262 97
11 Tony Kanaan 21 6 22* 23 5 7 18 15 22 6 17 1 6 23 11 9 21 9 6 8 85
12 Bryan Herta 12 23 3 22 13 23 25 6 6 15 15 20 9 21 8 24 1* 5 4 14 84
13 Patrick Carpentier 7 26 17 14 6 22 9 9 7 22 11 10 23 6 2 9 19 24 25 61
14 Roberto Moreno 11 4 12 7 8 19 4 19 14 16 9 15 2 58
15 Hélio Castroneves 17 9 19 21 25 2 26 26 26 16 27 25 7 7 5 8 26 26 21 20 48
16 Maurício Gugelmin 11 7 14 18 22 18 8 25 21 12 14 22 24 20 19 4 11 6 26 6 44
17 P. J. Jones 13 15 12 2 7 8 20 21 15 17 10 16 15 7 21 12 38
18 Cristiano da MattaR 14 25 20 4 21 17 11 11 20 21 24 17 19 9 14 5 22 11 13 23 32
19 Scott Pruett 22 21 15 10 24 14 17 24 17 25 7 14 8 17 20 13 7 10 9 22 28
20 Robby Gordon 19 8 16 19 14 27 24 17 9 8 13 26 25 10 10 22 19 21 8 11 27
21 Al Unser Jr. 26 24 12 12 19 16 5 9 9 13 15 25 25 25 DNS 15 22 7 26
22 Richie Hearn 23 10 11 20 19 13 21 22 10 10 16 12 13 12 16 6 16 8 23 27 26
23 Mark Blundell 8 24 13 17 10 13 21 19 12 24 19 16 9
24 Jan Magnussen 18 14 24 7 17 13 11 8
25 Michel Jourdain Jr. 18 18 18 16 16 20 16 20 27 7 21 21 21 26 18 17 20 18 12 13 7
26 Gualter Salles 27 17 27 13 20 25 15 11 18 10 5
27 Alex Barron 15 17 23 9 23 16 14 18 24 4
28 Tarso MarquesR 14 25 9 26 18 24 4
29 Memo GidleyR 19 11 26 12 20 22 12 13 14 14 4
30 Dennis Vitolo 16 DNS 24 22 18 11 15 15 2
31 Andrea Montermini 11 24 23 15 2
32 Raul Boesel 27 12 17 1
33 Gonzalo Rodríguez†R 12 DNS1 1
34 Luiz Garcia Jr.R 24 19 24 18 23 14 24 24 DNS 16 15 0
35 Naoki HattoriR 25 16 19 27 14 22 20 19 0
36 Shigeaki HattoriR Wth 20 26 Wth 15 23 28 23 17 DNS 0
Pos Driver MIA MOT LBH NAZ RIO GAT MIL POR CLE ROA TOR MIC DET MDO CHI VAN LAG HOU SUR FON Pts
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green 4th–6th place
Light Blue 7th–12th place
Dark Blue Finished
(Outside Top 12)
Purple Did not finish
Red Did not qualify
(DNQ)
Brown Withdrawn
(Wth)
Black Disqualified
(DSQ)
White Did not start
(DNS)
Blank Did not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
Italics Ran fastest race lap
* Led most race laps
RY Rookie of the Year
R Rookie

Note:

  • 1Gonzalo Rodríguezdied in qualifying atLaguna Seca Racewayafter his car crashed into a barrier and flipped while trying to navigate the track's corkscrew turn, suffering a fatal basilar skull fracture. He was 28 years old.
  • 2Greg Mooredied in the season finale atCalifornia Speedwayafter a crash in the early laps. His car lost control coming off Turn 2, flipped over, impacted the inside wall, and flipped several more times. Greg suffered fatal head and internal injuries from the violent accident. He was 24 years old.

Nations' Cup

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  • Top result per race counts towards Nations' Cup.
Pos Country MIA MOT LBH NAZ RIO GAT MIL POR CLE ROA TOR MIC DET MDO CHI VAN LAG HOU SUR FON Pts
1 Brazil 6 2 5 4 3 2 3 1 2 1 3 1 6 6 5 4 2 6 6 3 264
2 United States 2 5 3 2 7 1 4 6 3 2 7 4 4 4 3 3 1 3 4 5 258
3 Canada 1 4 8 3 6 6 1 5 4 4 2 3 2 2 6 2 4 1 7 18 245
4 Scotland 3 22 2 8 2 3 7 3 25 18 1 5 1 3 2 10 25 2 1 10 207
5 Colombia 10 13 1 1 1 11 10 2 1 13 22 2 17 1 1 1 8 25 16 4 197
6 Italy 5 16 9 13 4 5 13 8 16 5 5 7 26 5 4 11 3 4 2 2 149
7 Mexico 18 1 4 5 16 20 5 4 19 3 6 6 21 26 18 17 5 12 3 1 139
8 England 8 24 13 17 10 13 21 19 12 24 19 16 9
9 Denmark 18 14 24 7 17 13 11 8
10 Uruguay 12 Wth 1
11 Japan 25 20 26 Wth 15 23 28 23 16 19 17 27 14 22 20 19 0
Pos Country MIA MOT LBH NAZ RIO GAT MIL POR CLE ROA TOR MIC DET MDO CHI VAN LAG HOU SUR FON Pts

ChassisConstructors' Cup

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Pos Chassis Pts Wins
1 Reynard99I/98I 424 18
2 Swift010.c 241 2
3 LolaT9900 69 0
4 Eagle997 13 0
5 PenskePC-27B-99 10 0

EngineManufacturers' Cup

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Pos Engine Pts Wins
1 Honda 383 14
2 FordXB 301 5
3 Mercedes 193 1
4 Toyota 80 0

Driver Breakdown

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Pos Driver Team Entries Wins Podiums Top 5s Top 10s Poles Points
1 Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing 20 7 9 10 13 7 212
2 Franchitti Team KOOL Green 20 3 11 12 16 2 212
3 Tracy Team KOOL Green 20 2 7 10 11 0 161
4 Andretti Newman-Haas Racing 20 1 5 9 14 1 151
5 Papis Team Rahal 20 0 3 11 14 1 150
6 Fernandez Patrick Racing 16 2 4 9 11 0 140
7 Fittipaldi Newman-Haas Racing 15 1 5 6 12 0 121
8 de Ferran Walker Racing 20 1 4 4 10 2 108
9 Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing 20 0 2 7 11 1 104
10 Moore Forsythe Racing 20 1 3 5 8 1 97
11 Kanaan Forsythe Racing
Team Rahal 		20 1 1 2 10 1 85
12 Herta Team Rahal 20 1 2 4 8 1 84
13 Carpentier Forsythe Racing 19 0 1 1 9 0 61
14 Moreno Newman-Haas Racing
Patrick Racing
PacWest Racing 		13 0 1 3 6 0 58
15 Castroneves Bettenhausen Racing 20 0 1 2 6 1 48
16 Gugelmin PacWest Racing 20 0 0 1 5 0 44
17 Jones All American Racing
Patrick Racing 		16 0 1 4 5 0 38
18 da Matta Newman-Haas Racing
Arciero-Wells Racing
PPI Motorsports 		20 0 0 2 3 0 32
19 Pruett Arciero-Wells Racing
PPI Motorsports 		20 0 0 0 6 1 28
20 Gordon Team Gordon 20 0 0 0 6 0 27
21 Hearn Della Penna Motorsports 20 0 0 0 5 0 26
21 Unser Jr. Marlboro Team Penske 17 0 0 1 4 0 26
23 Blundell PacWest Racing 12 0 0 0 2 0 9
24 Magnussen Patrick Racing 7 0 0 0 1 0 8
25 Jourdain Jr. Dale Coyne Racing 20 0 0 0 1 0 7
26 Salles All American Racing
Bettenhausen Racing 		10 0 0 0 1 0 5
27 Barron All American Racing
Marlboro Team Penske 		9 0 0 0 1 0 4
27 Marques Marlboro Team Penske 6 0 0 0 1 0 4
27 Gidley Dale Coyne Racing
Bettenhausen Racing
Walker Racing 		10 0 0 0 0 0 4
30 Vitolo Dale Coyne Racing 7 0 0 0 0 0 2
30 Montermini All American Racing 4 0 0 0 0 0 2
32 Boesel All American Racing 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
32 Rodríguez Marlboro Team Penske 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
34 Garcia Jr. Dale Coyne Racing
Hogan Racing 		9 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 N. Hattori Walker Racing 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 S. Hattori Bettenhausen Racing 7 0 0 0 0 0 0

Media

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In the United States, CART continued its coverage onESPN,but the broadcast booth changed voices.Paul Pagehandled lap-by-lap commentary, taking over forBob Varsha,who had departed forSpeed Channel.Newly-retired racerParker Johnstonejoined him with color commentary. During his suspension from thefirst race of the season,Paul Tracyjoined Page and Johnstone in the booth.Jon BeekhuisandGary Gerouldwere pit reporters.

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Honda Championship Auto Racing Highlights".April 2002.
  2. ^"CHAMPCAR/CART: Mercedes-Benz to Run IC108E 'Phase III' Engine".
  3. ^"CHAMPCAR/CART: Mercedes-Benz Engines Submerged for Success".
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