1999 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami
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The race was less than a lap old when Naoki Hattori and Al Unser Jr. crashed in turns 1 and 2, collecting Raul Boesel. Boesel was substituting for Paul Tracy, who was suspended for the race due to multiple rough-driving incidents during the 1998 season.[1] Boesel was unhurt, but Unser and Hattori both suffered leg injuries. Richie Hearn dropped out of the race due to suspension problems. In an interview with ABC pit reporter Gary Gerould, Hearn noted he and the team had been having problems with the car all weekend, deciding to retire as to not impede other drivers.
The third caution came out on lap 111, when
Greg Moore won the opening race of the season from pole, leading 96 out of the 150 laps,[2] winning comfortably ahead of Michael Andretti and Dario Franchitti before a crowd of roughly 40,000.[3] Moore capitalized on a mistake Andretti made in the pits. Andretti had won the race the previous two years, but accidentally shut off his engine during his pit stop under the 2nd caution.[4] It would turn out to be Moore's final pole and win. Coincidentally it was also Mercedes Benz final pole and win before they left the sport altogether at the end of the 2000 season.
Shigeaki Hattori crashed during practice on Friday, the impact measured at 140 Gs. Although he was removed from the car by track personnel, he only suffered a concussion and, despite withdrawing from the race, was at the track during the race on Sunday.[5] This was the first Champ Car race since the 1993 Indianapolis 500 without 3-time champion Bobby Rahal, who retired after the 1998 season.
Classification
Qualifying
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99 |  Greg Moore
|
Forsythe Racing | 150 | 1:38:54.535 | 1 | 20+1+1 |
| 2 | 6 |  Michael Andretti
|
Newman-Haas Racing
|
150 | +1.110 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | 27 |  Dario Franchitti
|
Team Green
|
150 | +2.146 | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 150 | +9.178 | 9 | 12 |
| 5 | 7 |  Max Papis
|
Team Rahal
|
150 | +21.411 | 15 | 10 |
| 6 | 5 |  Gil de Ferran
|
Walker Racing | 150 | +21.700 | 24 | 8 |
| 7 | 33 | Patrick Carpentier
|
Forsythe Racing | 150 | +21.922 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | 18 | Mark Blundell
|
PacWest Racing | 150 | +24.862 | 13 | 5 |
| 9 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi
|
Newman-Haas Racing
|
150 | +25.467 | 16 | 4 |
| 10 | 4 |  Juan Pablo Montoya
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 149 | +1 Lap | 8 | 3 |
| 11 | 17 | Maurício Gugelmin
|
PacWest Racing | 149 | +1 Lap | 10 | 2 |
| 12 | 8 | Bryan Herta
|
Team Rahal
|
149 | +1 Lap | 11 | 1 |
| 13 | 20 | P. J. Jones
|
Patrick Racing | 149 | +1 Lap | 19 | |
| 14 | 25 | Cristiano da Matta
|
Arciero-Wells Racing
|
148 | +2 Laps | 6 | |
| 15 | 36 | Alex Barron
|
All American Racers | 148 | +2 Laps | 23 | |
| 16 | 34 | Dennis Vitolo
|
Payton/Coyne Racing | 142 | +8 Laps | 26 | |
| 17 | 9 | Hélio Castro-Neves
|
Hogan Racing | 138 | Electrical | 4 | |
| 18 | 19 |  Michel Jourdain Jr.
|
Payton/Coyne Racing | 136 | +14 Laps | 27 | |
| 19 | 22 | Robby Gordon
|
Team Gordon | 112 | Engine | 18 | |
| 20 | 40 | Adrián Fernández
|
Patrick Racing | 110 | Contact | 2 | |
| 21 | 44 | Tony Kanaan
|
Forsythe Racing | 98 | Fuel system | 17 | |
| 22 | 24 | Scott Pruett
|
Arciero-Wells Racing
|
79 | Contact | 22 | |
| 23 | 10 | Richie Hearn
|
Della Penna Motorsports | 36 | Suspension | 19 | |
| 24 | 71 | Luiz Garcia Jr.
|
Payton/Coyne Racing | 1 | Contact | 25 | |
| 25 | 15 |  Naoki Hattori
|
Walker Racing | 0 | Contact | 12 | |
| 26 | 2 | Al Unser Jr.
|
Team Penske | 0 | Contact | 14 | |
| 27 | 26 | Raul Boesel
|
Team Green
|
0 | Contact | 20 | |
| DNS | 16 | Shigeaki Hattori
|
Bettenhausen Racing
|
Injury | |||
| [7][8] | |||||||
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 2-17 | Hattori (15), Unser Jr. (2), Hearn (10), Boesel (26), Garcia Jr. (71) contact |
| 82-92 | Pruett (24) contact |
| 111-121 | Fernández (40) contact |
Lap Leaders
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Point standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Moore
|
22 |
| 2 | Michael Andretti
|
16 |
| 3 | Dario Franchitti
|
14 |
| 4 | Jimmy Vasser
|
12 |
| 5 | Max Papis
|
10 |
References
- ^ "Suspension sidelines Tracy for CART's season opener - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper". March 19, 1999.
- ^ Millan, Jorge (March 22, 1999). "Moore is better at Grand Prix". The Palm Beach Post. p. 1C. Retrieved March 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ProQuest 408814669.
- ProQuest 408444450.
- ^ Wood 1999
- ^ "CART: Greg Moore Grabs Pole for Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami".
- ^ "1999 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami Presented by Toyota". Champ Car Stats. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
- ^ "Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami". Ultimate Racing History. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
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