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1999 ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix

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United States 1999 Detroit
Race details
Race 13 of 20 in the 1999 CART season
The Raceway on Belle Isle
DateAugust 8, 1999
Official name1999 ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix
LocationThe Raceway on Belle Isle Park
Detroit, Michigan, Detroit, United States
CourseTemporary street circuit
2.346 mi / 3.776 km
Distance71 laps
166.566 mi / 268.096 km
WeatherDry with temperatures reaching up to 77 °F (25 °C); wind speeds up to 17.6 miles per hour (28.3 km/h)[1]
Pole position
DriverJuan Pablo Montoya (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time1:13.585
Fastest lap
DriverJuan Pablo Montoya (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time1:15.701 (on lap 49 of 71)
Podium
FirstDario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green)
SecondPaul Tracy (Team KOOL Green)
ThirdGreg Moore (Forsythe Racing)

The 1999 ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 1999 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on August 8, 1999, on The Raceway on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan. The race marks the 17th and final career podium for Greg Moore, who finished third.

Report

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Race

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Championship leader Juan Pablo Montoya took his fifth pole of the season, and he dominated the early stages of the race, rapidly building a 6-second lead. Paul Tracy ran second early on, although it did not last for long as his teammate Dario Franchitti passed him. Franchitti was able to pull away from Tracy but had no answer for Montoya, whose lead was up to 10 seconds before a caution caused by a coming together between Robby Gordon and Jan Magnussen triggered the first round of pit stops, during with the top 3 remained unchanged. Montoya continued to dominate once the green flag was brought out, although a miscommunication meant that he did not enter the pits when another caution period caused by Memo Gidley's car failure. The other drivers were all able to make their second stops and effectively gained a free pitstop on him. Montoya stayed out in an attempt to get as big a lead as possible once the track went green. He built a lead of 15 seconds before he made his pitstop, but rejoined only eighth, as Franchitti was handed the lead. Franchitti, despite more caution periods, went on to win the race ahead of teammate Tracy in another Team Green 1-2, with Greg Moore taking the final spot on the podium. The win handed Franchitti the championship lead as well, as Montoya was taken out of the race by Hélio Castroneves after the latter misjudged a restart attempt.

Classification

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Qualifying

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August 7, 1999 - Qualifying Speeds
Grid Driver Team Lap Time Leader Speed (mph)
1 ColombiaJuan Pablo Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing 1:13,585 114,773
2 CanadaPaul Tracy Team Green 1:13.611 +0.026 114,733
3 Brazil Gil de Ferran Walker Racing 1:13.789 +0.204 114,456
4 Scotland Dario Franchitti Team Green 1:13.792 +0.207 114,451
5 Brazil Roberto Moreno Newman-Haas Racing 1:13.865 +0.280 114,338
6 Brazil Tony Kanaan Forysthe Championship Racing 1:13.958 +0.373 114,195
7 Canada Greg Moore Forsythe Racing 1:14.020 +0.435 114,099
8 United States Michael Andretti Newman-Haas Racing 1:14.039 +0.454 114,070
9 Canada Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 1:14.090 +0.505 113,991
10 ItalyMax Papis Team Rahal 1:14.215 +0.630 113,799
11 United States Bryan Herta Team Rahal 1:14.222 +0.637 113,788
12 United States Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing 1:14.355 +0.770 113,585
13 Brazil Mauricio Gugelmin PacWest Racing Group 1:14.530 +0.945 113,381
14 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Arciero-Wells Racing 1:14.753 +1.168 112,980
15 United Kingdom Mark Blundell PacWest Racing Group 1:14.877 +1.292 112,793
16 Uruguay Gonzalo Rodriguez Team Penske 1:15.034 +1.449 112,557
17 United States Scott Pruett Arciero-Wells Racing 1:15.059 +1.474 112,519
18 Brazil Helio Castroneves Hogan Racing 1:15.095 +1.510 112,466
19 United States Robby Gordon Team Gordon 1:15.101 +1.516 112,457
20 United States Al Unser Jr. Team Penske 1:15.495 +1.910 111,870
21 United States Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports 1:15.650 +2.065 111,640
22 Denmark Jan Magnussen Patrick Racing 1:15.749 +2.164 111,495
23 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Payton-Coyne Racing 1:15.807 +2.222 111,409
24 United States Memo Gidley Payton-Coyne Racing 1:16.372 +2.787 110,585
25 Brazil Gualter Salles All-American Racers 1:16.452 +2.867 110,469
26 Japan Naoki Hattori Walker Racing 1:17.005 +3.420 109,679
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Race

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Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 27 United Kingdom Dario Franchitti Team Green 71 2:02:24.662 4 20
2 26 Canada Paul Tracy Team Green 71 +0.135 2 16
3 99 Canada Greg Moore Forsythe Racing 71 +0.530 7 14
4 6 United States Michael Andretti Newman-Haas Racing 71 +1.471 8 12
5 12 United States Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing 71 +2.594 12 10
6 44 Brazil Tony Kanaan Forsythe Racing 71 +3.652 6 8
7 9 Brazil Hélio Castro-Neves Hogan Racing 71 +4.802 18 6
8 24 United States Scott Pruett Arciero-Wells Racing 71 +6.750 17 5
9 8 United States Bryan Herta Team Rahal 71 +7.211 11 4
10 18 United Kingdom Mark Blundell PacWest Racing 71 +8.230 15 3
11 36 Brazil Gualter Salles All American Racing 71 +9.220 25 2
12 3 Uruguay Gonzalo Rodríguez Team Penske 71 +14.473 16 1
13 10 United States Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports 71 +15.831 21
14 11 Brazil Roberto Moreno Newman-Haas Racing 70 +1 Lap 5
15 2 United States Al Unser Jr. Team Penske 70 +1 Lap 20
16 15 Japan Naoki Hattori Walker Racing 70 +1 Lap 26
17 4 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing 68 Contact 1 1+1
18 20 Denmark Jan Magnussen Patrick Racing 68 +3 Laps 22
19 25 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Arciero-Wells Racing 65 Contact 14
20 71 United States Memo Gidley Payton/Coyne Racing 42 Transmission 24
21 19 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Payton/Coyne Racing 41 Transmission 23
22 5 Brazil Gil de Ferran Walker Racing 32 Contact 3
23 33 Canada Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 27 Contact 9
24 17 Brazil Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing 27 Contact 13
25 22 United States Robby Gordon Team Gordon 23 Contact 19
26 7 Italy Max Papis Team Rahal 0 Contact 10
DNS 40 Mexico Adrián Fernández Patrick Racing Injury

Caution flags

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Laps Cause
2-3 Carpentier (33), Papis (7) contact
24-27 Gordon (22), Magnussen (20) contact
29-33 Carpentier (33), Gugelmin (17) contact
34-35 de Ferran (5) contact
45-46 Gidley (71) stopped on course
64-65 Moreno (11), Montoya (4) contact
67-69 da Matta (25) contact, Unser Jr. (2) spin
70-71 Montoya (4), Castro-Neves (9) contact

Lap Leaders

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Laps Leader
1-58 Juan Pablo Montoya
59-71 Dario Franchitti
 
Driver Laps led
Juan Pablo Montoya 58
Dario Franchitti 13

Point standings after race

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Pos Driver Points
1 United Kingdom Dario Franchitti 136
2 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 131
3 United States Michael Andretti 119
4 Canada Paul Tracy 106
5 Brazil Christian Fittipaldi 101

References

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  1. ^ "1998 ITT Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  2. ^ Saturday Qualifying Results


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