1999 Molson Indy Vancouver

49°16′34″N 123°6′24″W / 49.27611°N 123.10667°W / 49.27611; -123.10667

1999 Molson Indy Vancouver

Race details
Race 16 of 20 in the 1999 CART season
Date	September 5, 1999
Official name	1999 Molson Indy Vancouver
Location	Concord Pacific Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Course	Temporary Street Course 1.780 mi / 2.865 km
Distance	74 (shortened from 90) laps 131.72 mi / 212.01 km
Weather	Cloudy and wet with temperatures reaching up to 18.8 °C (65.8 °F)[1]
Pole position
Driver	Juan Pablo Montoya (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time	1:00.641
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)

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.

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[edit]

September 4, 1999 - Qualifying Speeds
Rank	Driver	Time	Leader	Speed (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[edit]

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/retired	Grid	Points
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[edit]

• Lead changes: 2 among 2 drivers

Standings after the race[edit]

Drivers' standings Pos +/- Driver Points 1 Juan Pablo Montoya 194 2 Dario Franchitti 171 3 Michael Andretti 124 4 Paul Tracy 122 5 Christian Fittipaldi 101

References[edit]