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1999 ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix

Country = USA| Race = Detroit| Image = Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle 1998-2001.svg| Caption = The Raceway on Belle Isle| Date = August 8| Year = 1999| Official name = 1999 ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix| Race_No = 13| Season_No = 20| Series = CART| Location = The Raceway on Belle Isle Park Detroit, Michigan, Detroit, United States| Course = Temporary street circuit| Course_mi = 2.346| Course_km = 3.776| Distance_laps = 71| Distance_mi = 166.566| Distance_km = 268.096| Weather = Dry with temperatures reaching up to 77 F; wind speeds up to 17.6 mph| Pole_Driver = Juan Pablo Montoya| Pole_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing| Pole_Time = 1:13.585| Pole_Country = Colombia| Fast_Driver = Juan Pablo Montoya| Fast_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing| Fast_Time = 1:15.701| Fast_Lap = 49| Fast_Country = Colombia| First_Driver = Dario Franchitti| First_Team = Team KOOL Green| First_Country = UK| Second_Driver = Paul Tracy| Second_Team = Team KOOL Green| Second_Country= Canada| Third_Driver = Greg Moore| Third_Team = Forsythe Racing| Third_Country = Canada|

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.

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Race

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, with the top three 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

Qualifying

August 7, 1999 - Qualifying SpeedsGridDriverTeamLap TimeLeaderSpeed (mph)1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
COL Juan Pablo MontoyaChip Ganassi Racing1:13,585114,773
CAN Paul TracyTeam Green1:13.611+0.026114,733
BRA Gil de FerranWalker Racing1:13.789+0.204114,456
SCO Dario FranchittiTeam Green1:13.792+0.207114,451
BRA Roberto MorenoNewman-Haas Racing1:13.865+0.280114,338
BRA Tony KanaanForysthe Championship Racing1:13.958+0.373114,195
CAN Greg MooreForsythe Racing1:14.020+0.435114,099
USA Michael AndrettiNewman-Haas Racing1:14.039+0.454114,070
CAN Patrick CarpentierForsythe Racing1:14.090+0.505113,991
ITA Max PapisTeam Rahal1:14.215+0.630113,799
USA Bryan HertaTeam Rahal1:14.222+0.637113,788
USA Jimmy VasserChip Ganassi Racing1:14.355+0.770113,585
BRA Mauricio GugelminPacWest Racing Group1:14.530+0.945113,381
BRA Cristiano da MattaArciero-Wells Racing1:14.753+1.168112,980
GBR Mark BlundellPacWest Racing Group1:14.877+1.292112,793
URU Gonzalo RodriguezTeam Penske1:15.034+1.449112,557
USA Scott PruettArciero-Wells Racing1:15.059+1.474112,519
BRA Helio CastronevesHogan Racing1:15.095+1.510112,466
USA Robby GordonTeam Gordon1:15.101+1.516112,457
USA Al Unser Jr.Team Penske1:15.495+1.910111,870
USA Richie HearnDella Penna Motorsports1:15.650+2.065111,640
DNK Jan MagnussenPatrick Racing1:15.749+2.164111,495
MEX Michel Jourdain Jr.Payton-Coyne Racing1:15.807+2.222111,409
USA Memo GidleyPayton-Coyne Racing1:16.372+2.787110,585
BRA Gualter SallesAll-American Racers1:16.452+2.867110,469
JPN Naoki HattoriWalker Racing1:17.005+3.420109,679
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Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526DNS
27GBR **Dario Franchitti****Team Green**712:02:24.6624**20**
26CAN **Paul Tracy****Team Green**71+0.1352**16**
99CAN **Greg Moore****Forsythe Racing**71+0.5307**14**
6USA **Michael Andretti****Newman-Haas Racing**71+1.4718**12**
12USA **Jimmy Vasser****Chip Ganassi Racing**71+2.59412**10**
44BRA **Tony Kanaan****Forsythe Racing**71+3.6526**8**
9BRA **Hélio Castro-Neves****Hogan Racing**71+4.80218**6**
24USA **Scott Pruett****Arciero-Wells Racing**71+6.75017**5**
8USA **Bryan Herta****Team Rahal**71+7.21111**4**
18UK **Mark Blundell****PacWest Racing**71+8.23015**3**
36BRA **Gualter Salles****All American Racing**71+9.22025**2**
3URU **Gonzalo Rodríguez****Team Penske**71+14.47316**1**
10USA Richie HearnDella Penna Motorsports71+15.83121
11BRA Roberto MorenoNewman-Haas Racing70+1 Lap5
2USA Al Unser Jr.Team Penske70+1 Lap20
15JPN Naoki HattoriWalker Racing70+1 Lap26
4COL Juan Pablo MontoyaChip Ganassi Racing68Contact1**1+1**
20DEN Jan MagnussenPatrick Racing68+3 Laps22
25BRA Cristiano da MattaArciero-Wells Racing65Contact14
71USA Memo GidleyPayton/Coyne Racing42Transmission24
19MEX Michel Jourdain Jr.Payton/Coyne Racing41Transmission23
5BRA Gil de FerranWalker Racing32Contact3
33CAN Patrick CarpentierForsythe Racing27Contact9
17BRA Maurício GugelminPacWest Racing27Contact13
22USA Robby GordonTeam Gordon23Contact19
7ITA Max PapisTeam Rahal0Contact10
40MEX Adrián FernándezPatrick RacingInjury

Caution flags

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

Lap Leaders

LapsLeader
1-58Juan Pablo Montoya
59-71Dario Franchitti
DriverLaps led
Juan Pablo Montoya58
Dario Franchitti13

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Point standings after race

PosDriverPoints
1UK Dario Franchitti136
2COL Juan Pablo Montoya131
3USA Michael Andretti119
4CAN Paul Tracy106
5BRA Christian Fittipaldi101

References

Presented by Toyota](1999-u-s-500-presented-by-toyota) | Previous_year's_race = 1998 ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 2000 Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit

References

  1. "''1998 ITT Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit'' weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac.
  2. [https://web.archive.org/web/20030917092016/http://cartracingupdate.com/news992/8699detqual.htm Saturday Qualifying Results]
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