1999 Molson Indy Vancouver

The 1999 Molson Indy Vancouver was a Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) motor race held on September 5, 1999, at Concord Pacific Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was the 16th round of the 1999 CART season. Juan Pablo Montoya won the race from pole position and led nearly every lap en route to his seventh win of the season, followed by Patrick Carpentier and Jimmy Vasser.

1999 Molson Indy Vancouver
Race details
Race 16 of 20 in the 1999 CART season
DateSeptember 5, 1999
Official name1999 Molson Indy Vancouver
LocationConcord Pacific Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
CourseTemporary Street Course
1.780 mi / 2.865 km
Distance74 (shortened from 90) laps
131.72 mi / 212.01 km
WeatherCloudy and wet with temperatures reaching up to 18.8 °C (65.8 °F)[1]
Pole position
Driver Juan Pablo Montoya (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time1:00.641
Fastest lap
Driver Juan Pablo Montoya (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time(on lap of 74 (shortened from 90))
Podium
First Juan Pablo Montoya (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second Patrick Carpentier (Forsythe Racing)
Third Jimmy Vasser (Chip Ganassi Racing)

Despite leading all but one lap during the race, Montoya was hampered by the wet racetrack and the pace of his championship rival Dario Franchitti; at one point, both drivers touched on track, spinning Franchitti out and ending his chances at winning the race. The race also saw multiple crashes as drivers struggled to navigate around the soaking wet racetrack.

Qualifying
September 4, 1999 - Qualifying Speeds
RankDriverTimeLeaderSpeed (mph)Team
1 Juan Pablo Montoya (R) 1:00.641 — 105.730 Chip Ganassi Racing
2 P.J. Jones 1:00.877 +0.236 105.321 Patrick Racing
3 Paul Tracy 1:00.913 +0.272 105.258 Team Green
4 Dario Franchitti 1:00.952 +0.311 105.191 Team Green
5 Mark Blundell 1:00.957 +0.316 105.191 PacWest Racing
6 Roberto Moreno 1:00.976 +0.335 105.150 Newman-Haas Racing
7 Gil de Ferran 1:00.999 +0.358 105.110 Walker Racing
8 Michael Andretti 1:01.160 +0.358 104.833 Newman-Haas Racing
9 Greg Moore 1:01.467 +0.826 104.310 Forsythe Racing
10 Maurício Gugelmin 1:01.483 +0.842 104.282 PacWest Racing
11 Patrick Carpentier 1:01.483 +0.842 104.282 Forsythe Racing
12 Max Papis 1:01.503 +0.862 104.249 Team Rahal
13 Bryan Herta 1:01.588 +0.947 104.105 Team Rahal
14 Scott Pruett 1:01.784 +1.143 103.774 Arciero-Wells Racing
15 Tony Kanaan 1:01.817 +1.176 103.719 Forsythe Racing
16 Jimmy Vasser 1:01.855 +1.214 103.655 Chip Ganassi Racing
17 Cristiano da Matta (R) 1:01.976 +1.335 103.453 Arciero-Wells Racing
18 Michel Jourdain, Jr. 1:02.092 +1.451 103.260 Dale Coyne Racing
19 Robby Gordon 1:02.104 +1.463 103.240 Team Gordon
20 Memo Gidley (R) 1:02.337 +1.696 102.854 Dale Coyne Racing
21 Jan Magnussen 1:02.420 +1.779 102.717 Patrick Racing
22 Richie Hearn 1:02.522 +1.881 102.550 Della Penna Motorsports
23 Naoki Hattori (R) 1:02.647 +2.006 102.345 Walker Racing
24 Al Unser, Jr. 1:02.822 +2.181 102.060 Team Penske
25 Andrea Montermini 1:03.306 +2.665 101.279 All American Racing
26 Luiz Garcia, Jr. (R) 1:03.844 +3.203 100.426 Hogan Racing
27 Hélio Castroneves No time No speed Hogan Racing
Source:[2]

Race
PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/retiredGridPoints
1 4 Juan Pablo Montoya (R) Chip Ganassi Racing 74 2:01:08.183 1 221
2 33 Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 74 +7.585 11 16
3 12 Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing 74 +7.964 16 14
4 17 Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing 74 +13.043 10 12
5 25 Cristiano da Matta (R) Arciero-Wells Racing 74 +14.001 17 10
6 10 Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports 74 +14.292 22 8
7 20 Jan Magnussen Patrick Racing 74 +15.243 21 6
8 9 Hélio Castroneves Hogan Racing 74 +15.317 27 5
9 44 Tony Kanaan Forsythe Racing 74 +16.665 15 4
10 27 Dario Franchitti Team Green 74 +19.017 4 3
11 36 Andrea Montermini All American Racing 74 +34.018 25 2
12 71 Memo Gidley (R) Dale Coyne Racing 74 +35.667 20 1
13 24 Scott Pruett Arciero-Wells Racing 74 +39.281 14 —
14 6 Michael Andretti Newman-Haas Racing 73 +1 Lap 8 —
15 11 Roberto Moreno Newman-Haas Racing 71 +4 Laps 6 —
16 21 Luiz Garcia, Jr. (R) Hogan Racing 71 +4 Laps 26 —
17 19 Michel Jourdain, Jr. Dale Coyne Racing 64 Contact 18 —
18 26 Paul Tracy Team Green 59 Contact 3 —
19 18 Mark Blundell PacWest Racing 59 Contact 5 —
20 99 Greg Moore Forsythe Racing 52 Contact 9 —
21 40 P.J. Jones Patrick Racing 49 Contact 2 —
22 22 Robby Gordon Team Gordon 41 Contact 19 —
23 7 Max Papis Team Rahal 39 Contact 12 —
24 8 Bryan Herta Team Rahal 35 Contact 13 —
25 2 Al Unser, Jr. Team Penske 12 Contact 24 —
26 5 Gil de Ferran Walker Racing 12 Contact 7 —
27 15 Naoki Hattori (R) Walker Racing 4 Brakes 23 —
Source:[3]
  • 1– Includes two bonus points for leading the most laps and being the fastest qualifier.[4]

Race statistics
  • Lead changes: 2 among 2 drivers

Standings after the race

References
  1. "1999 Molson Indy Vancouver weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  2. "1999 Molson Indy Vancouver". Champcar.com. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  3. "1999 Molson Indy Vancouver Race Results". Racing-reference.info. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  4. Championship Auto Racing Teams (March 2001). "CART FedEx Championship Series - 2001 Rule Book". Archived from the original on 2016-05-28. Retrieved 2017-05-22.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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