1999 CART season
FedEx Championship Series
Season
Races	20
Start date	March 21
End date	October 31
Awards
Drivers' Championship	Juan Pablo Montoya
Constructors' Cup	Reynard
Manufacturers' Cup	Honda
Nations' Cup	Brazil
Rookie of the Year	Juan Pablo Montoya
Most Pole Positions	Juan Pablo Montoya
Chronology
Previous season	Next season
1998	2000

The 1999 CART season, the twenty-first in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 20 races, beginning in Homestead, Florida on March 21 and concluding in Fontana, California on October 31, in which it was marred by the death of Greg Moore. The FedEx Championship Series Drivers' Champion and Rookie of the Year was Juan Pablo Montoya.

Contents 1 Drivers and constructors 2 Results and standings 2.1 Grands Prix 3 Full Series Results 3.1 Points System 3.2 Drivers 3.3 Nation's Cup 3.4 Driver Breakdown 4 Notes 5 References 6 See also

[edit] Drivers and constructors

The following teams and drivers competed for the 1999 CART Championship Series.

Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No	Drivers
Marlboro Team Penske	Penske PC27B-99 Lola B99/00	Mercedes	Firestone	2	Al Unser Jr. Tarso Marques
				3	Tarso Marques Alex Barron Gonzalo Rodríguez
Chip Ganassi Racing	Reynard 99i	Honda	Firestone	4	Juan Pablo Montoya
				12	Jimmy Vasser
Walker Racing	Reynard 99i	Honda	Firestone	5	Gil de Ferran
				15	Naoki Hattori Memo Gidley
Newman-Haas Racing	Swift 010.c	Ford XD	Firestone	6	Michael Andretti
				11	Christian Fittipaldi Roberto Moreno
Team Rahal	Reynard 99i	Ford XD	Firestone	7	Max Papis
				8	Bryan Herta
Hogan Racing	Lola B99/00	Mercedes	Firestone	9	Hélio Castroneves
				21	Luiz Garcia Jr
Della Penna Motorsports	Swift 010.c Reynard 99i	Ford XD	Firestone	10	Richie Hearn
Bettenhausen Racing	Reynard 99i	Mercedes	Firestone	16	Shigeaki Hattori Gualter Salles
PacWest	Reynard 99i	Mercedes	Firestone	17	Maurício Gugelmin
				18	Mark Blundell Roberto Moreno
Payton/Coyne Racing	Lola B99/00	Ford XD	Firestone	19	Michel Jourdain Jr
	Reynard 99i			34	Gualter Salles Dennis Vitolo
				71	Luiz Garcia Jr Dennis Vitolo Memo Gidley
Patrick Racing	Reynard 99i Swift 010.c	Ford XD	Firestone	20	P. J. Jones Jan Magnussen
				40	Adrian Fernández P. J. Jones
Team Gordon	Reynard 98i Swift 010.c Eagle 997	Toyota	Firestone	22	Robby Gordon
Arciero-Wells Racing	Reynard 99i	Toyota	Firestone	24	Scott Pruett
				25	Cristiano da Matta
Team KOOL Green	Reynard 99i	Honda	Firestone	26	Paul Tracy
				27	Dario Franchitti
Forsythe Racing	Reynard 99i	Mercedes	Firestone	33	Patrick Carpentier
		Honda		44	Tony Kanaan
		Mercedes		99	Greg Moore
All American Racing	Eagle 997	Toyota	Firestone	36	Alex Barron Gualter Salles Andrea Montermini Raul Boesel

[edit] Results and standings

[edit] Grands Prix

Rd	Name	Circuit	Location	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Report
1	Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami	Homestead-Miami Speedway	Homestead, Florida	March 21	Greg Moore	Dario Franchitti	Greg Moore	Forsythe Racing	Report
2	Firestone Firehawk 500	Twin Ring Motegi	Motegi, Japan	April 9	Gil de Ferran	Hélio Castroneves	Adrián Fernández	Patrick Racing	Report
3	Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach	Streets of Long Beach	Long Beach, California	April 18	Tony Kanaan	Juan Pablo Montoya	Juan Pablo Montoya	Chip Ganassi Racing	Report
4	Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix	Nazareth Speedway	Nazareth, Pennsylvania	May 2	Juan Pablo Montoya	Hélio Castroneves	Juan Pablo Montoya	Chip Ganassi Racing	Report
5	Grand Prix Telemar Rio 200	Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	May 15	Christian Fittipaldi	Juan Pablo Montoya	Juan Pablo Montoya	Chip Ganassi Racing	Report
6	Motorola 300	Gateway International Raceway	Madison, Illinois	May 29	Juan Pablo Montoya	Hélio Castroneves	Michael Andretti	Newman-Haas Racing	Report
7	Miller Lite 225	Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin	June 6	Hélio Castroneves	Hélio Castroneves	Paul Tracy	Team KOOL Green	Report
8	Budweiser/G.I. Joe's 200	Portland International Raceway	Portland, Oregon	June 20	Juan Pablo Montoya	Michael Andretti	Gil de Ferran	Walker Racing	Report
9	Medic Drug Grand Prix	Burke Lakefront Airport	Cleveland, Ohio	June 27	Juan Pablo Montoya	Gil de Ferran	Juan Pablo Montoya	Chip Ganassi Racing	Report
10	Texaco/Havoline 200	Road America	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	July 11	Michael Andretti	Hélio Castroneves	Christian Fittipaldi	Newman-Haas Racing	Report
11	Molson Indy Toronto	Exhibition Place	Toronto, Canada	July 18	Gil de Ferran	Dario Franchitti	Dario Franchitti	Team KOOL Green	Report
12	U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota	Michigan International Speedway	Brooklyn, Michigan	July 25	Jimmy Vasser	Jimmy Vasser	Tony Kanaan	Forsythe Racing	Report
13	ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix	Belle Isle Park	Detroit, Michigan	August 8	Juan Pablo Montoya	Juan Pablo Montoya	Dario Franchitti	Team KOOL Green	Report
14	Miller Lite 200	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	August 15	Dario Franchitti	Juan Pablo Montoya	Juan Pablo Montoya	Chip Ganassi Racing	Report
15	Chicago Grand Prix	Chicago Motor Speedway	Chicago, Illinois	August 22	Max Papis	Roberto Moreno	Juan Pablo Montoya	Chip Ganassi Racing	Report
16	Molson Indy Vancouver	Streets of Vancouver	Vancouver, Canada	September 5	Juan Pablo Montoya	Juan Pablo Montoya	Juan Pablo Montoya	Chip Ganassi Racing	Report
17	Honda Grand Prix of Monterey	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	Monterey, California	September 12	Bryan Herta	Tony Kanaan	Bryan Herta	Team Rahal	Report
18	Texaco Grand Prix of Houston	Streets of Houston	Houston, Texas	September 26	Juan Pablo Montoya	Juan Pablo Montoya	Paul Tracy	Team KOOL Green	Report
19	Honda Indy	Streets of Surfers Paradise	Surfers Paradise, Australia	October 17	Dario Franchitti	Max Papis	Dario Franchitti	Team KOOL Green	Report
20	Marlboro 500 Presented by Toyota	California Speedway	Fontana, California	October 31	Scott Pruett	Christian Fittipaldi	Adrián Fernández	Patrick Racing	Report

[edit] Full Series Results

[edit] Points System

1st - 20pts 2nd - 16pts 3rd - 14pts 4th - 12pts 5th - 10pts 6th - 8pts 7th - 6pts 8th - 5pts 9th - 4pts 10th - 3pts 11th - 2pts 12th - 1pt

[edit] Drivers

Pos Driver MIA MOT LB NAZ RIO GAT MIL POR CLE ROA TOR MIC DET MDO CHI VAN LAG HOU SUR FON Points 1 Montoya 10 13 1 1 1 11 8 2 1 Ret Ret 2 Ret 1 1 1 8 Ret Ret 4 212 2 Franchitti 3 Ret 2 8 2 3 7 3 Ret Ret 1 5 1 3 2 10 Ret 2 1 10 212 3 Tracy 11 Ret 3 15 Ret 1 5 4 11 2 3 2 2 Ret Ret 4 1 7 Ret 161 4 Andretti 2 5 7 6 Ret 1 15 10 3 2 Ret 4 4 8 Ret 14 10 3 5 Ret 151 5 Papis 5 16 9 13 4 5 13 8 16 5 5 7 Ret 5 4 Ret 3 4 2 2 150 6 Fernández Ret 1 4 5 Ret Ret 5 4 Ret 3 6 6 5 12 3 1 140 7 Fittipaldi 9 3 5 7 3 9 6 14 12 1 3 8 7 Ret 3 121 8 de Ferran 6 2 6 15 10 Ret 3 1 2 Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 13 Ret 6 17 Ret 9 108 9 Vasser 4 12 10 11 Ret 10 4 12 Ret Ret 8 9 5 4 3 3 Ret Ret Ret 5 104 10 Moore 1 4 8 12 8 6 2 13 Ret 4 Ret Ret 3 11 Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret Ret 97 11 Kanaan Ret 6 Ret Ret 5 7 18 15 Ret 6 Ret 1 6 Ret 11 9 Ret 9 6 8 85 12 Herta 12 Ret 3 Ret 13 Ret Ret 6 6 Ret 15 Ret 9 Ret 8 Ret 1 5 4 Ret 84 13 Carpentier 7 Ret 17 14 6 Ret 9 9 7 Ret 11 10 Ret 6 2 6 Ret Ret Ret 61 14 Moreno 11 4 12 7 8 Ret 4 Ret 14 16 9 15 2 58 15 Castroneves Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 7 5 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 48 16 Gugelmin 11 7 14 18 Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret 12 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 11 6 Ret 6 44 17 Jones 13 15 12 2 7 8 20 21 15 Ret 10 Ret 15 7 Ret 12 38 18 Da Matta 14 Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 11 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 14 5 Ret 11 Ret Ret 32 19 Pruett Ret Ret 15 10 Ret 14 17 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 8 17 Ret 13 7 10 9 Ret 28 20 Gordon Ret 8 16 19 14 Ret Ret 17 9 8 13 Ret Ret 10 10 Ret Ret Ret 8 11 27 21 Unser, Jr. Ret Ret 12 12 19 16 5 9 9 Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret WD 15 Ret 7 26 21 Hearn Ret 10 11 Ret Ret 13 21 22 10 10 16 12 13 12 16 6 16 8 Ret Ret 26 23 Blundell 8 Ret 13 17 10 13 Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 9 24 Magnussen Ret 14 Ret 7 Ret 13 11 8 25 Jourdain Jr. Ret 18 Ret 16 16 Ret 16 20 Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 18 12 Ret 7 26 Salles Ret 17 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 10 5 27 Barron 15 17 Ret 9 Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 4 27 Marques 14 Ret 9 Ret 18 Ret 4 27 Gidley 19 11 Ret 12 Ret Ret 12 13 14 Ret 4 30 Vitolo 16 Ret 22 Ret 11 15 15 2 30 Montermini 11 Ret Ret Ret 2 32 Boesel Ret 12 Ret 1 32 Rodriguez 12 WD 1 34 Garcia Jr. Ret Ret Ret 18 23 14 Ret Ret 16 15 0 34 N. Hattori Ret 16 Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret 0 34 S. Hattori Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 17 WD 0 Pos Driver MIA MOT LB NAZ RIO GAT MIL POR CLE ROA TOR MIC DET MDO CHI VAN LAG HOU SUR FON Pts

[edit] Nation's Cup

Top result per race counts towards Nation's Cup.

Pos	Country	MIA	MOT	LB	NAZ	RIO	GAT	MIL	POR	CLE	ROA	TOR	MIC	DET	MDO	CHI	VAN	LAG	HOU	SUR	FON	Points
1	Brazil	6	2	5	4	3	2	3	1	2	1	3	1	6	6	5	4	2	6	6	3	264
2	United States	2	5	3	2	7	1	4	6	3	2	7	4	4	4	3	3	1	3	4	5	258
3	Canada	1	4	8	3	6	6	1	5	4	4	2	3	2	2	6	2	4	1	7	Ret	245
4	Scotland	3	Ret	2	8	2	3	7	3	Ret	Ret	1	5	1	3	2	10	Ret	2	1	10	207
5	Colombia	8	13	1	1	1	11	10	2	1	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	1	1	1	8	Ret	Ret	4	197
6	Italy	5	16	9	13	4	5	13	8	16	5	5	7	Ret	5	4	11	3	4	2	2	149
7	Mexico	Ret	1	4	5	16	Ret	5	4	Ret	3	6	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	12	3	1	139
8	United Kingdom	8	Ret	13	17									10	13	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	9
9	Denmark													Ret	14	Ret	7	Ret	13	11		8
10	Uruguay													12								1
11	Japan	Ret	Ret	Ret			15	Ret	Ret			Ret		16		17	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
Pos	Country	MIA	MOT	LB	NAZ	RIO	GAT	MIL	POR	CLE	ROA	TOR	MIC	DET	MDO	CHI	VAN	LAG	HOU	SUR	FON	Points

[edit] Driver Breakdown

Pos	Driver	Team	Entries	Wins	Podiums	Top 5's	Top 10's	Poles	Points
1	Montoya	Chip Ganassi Racing	20	7	9	10	13	8	212
2	Franchitti	Team KOOL Green	20	3	11	12	16	2	212
3	Tracy	Team KOOL Green	20	2	7	10	11	0	161
4	Andretti	Newman-Haas Racing	20	1	5	9	14	1	151
5	Papis	Team Rahal	20	0	3	11	14	1	150
6	Fernandez	Patrick Racing	16	2	4	9	11	0	140
7	Fittipaldi	Newman-Haas Racing	15	1	5	6	12	0	121
8	de Ferran	Walker Racing	20	1	4	4	10	2	108
9	Vasser	Chip Ganassi Racing	20	0	2	7	11	1	104
10	Moore	Forsythe Racing	20	1	3	5	8	1	97
11	Kanaan	Forsythe Racing Team Rahal	20	1	1	2	10	1	85
12	Herta	Team Rahal	20	1	2	4	8	1	84
13	Carpentier	Forsythe Racing	19	0	1	1	9	0	61
14	Moreno	Newman-Haas Racing Patrick Racing PacWest Racing	13	0	1	3	6	0	58
15	Castroneves	Bettenhausen Racing	20	0	1	2	6	1	48
16	Gugelmin	PacWest Racing	20	0	0	1	5	0	44
17	Jones	All American Racing Patrick Racing	16	0	1	4	5	0	38
18	da Matta	Newman-Haas Racing Arciero-Wells Racing PPI Motorsports	20	0	0	2	3	0	32
19	Pruett	Arciero-Wells Racing PPI Motorsports	20	0	0	0	6	1	28
20	Gordon	Team Gordon	20	0	0	0	6	0	27
21	Hearn	Della Penna Motorsports	20	0	0	0	5	0	26
21	Unser Jr.	Marlboro Team Penske	17	0	0	1	4	0	26
23	Blundell	PacWest Racing	12	0	0	0	2	0	9
24	Magnussen	Patrick Racing	7	0	0	0	1	0	8
25	Jourdain Jr.	Dale Coyne Racing	20	0	0	0	1	0	7
26	Salles	All American Racing Bettenhausen Racing	10	0	0	0	1	0	5
27	Barron	All American Racing Marlboro Team Penske	9	0	0	0	1	0	4
27	Marques	Marlboro Team Penske	6	0	0	0	1	0	4
27	Gidley	Dale Coyne Racing Bettenhausen Racing Walker Racing	10	0	0	0	0	0	4
30	Vitolo	Dale Coyne Racing	7	0	0	0	0	0	2
30	Montermini	All American Racing	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
32	Boesel	All American Racing	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
32	Rodriguez	Marlboro Team Penske	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
34	Garcia Jr.	Dale Coyne Racing Hogan Racing	9	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	N. Hattori	Dale Coyne Racing	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	S. Hattori	Bettenhausen Racing	7	0	0	0	0	0	0

[edit] Notes

• Gonzalo Rodriguez was killed in qualifying at Laguna Seca after his car flipped while trying to navigate the corkscrew.
• Greg Moore was killed in the season finale Marlboro 500 after an early crash. His car flipped over several times after a collision with the inside wall on the back straight.

[edit] References

• Åberg, Andreas. "CART FedEx Champ Car World Series 1999". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. http://www.webcitation.org/5h6qJBsHP. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
• "1999 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series". Champ Car Stats. Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. http://www.webcitation.org/5h6qJZ8L4. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 
• "Standings after California". Champ Car World Series. Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. http://www.webcitation.org/5h6qJxtVk. Retrieved 2009-05-19. 

[edit] See also

• 1999 Formula Atlantic season
• 1999 Indianapolis 500
• 1999 in Indy Lights
• 1999 in IRL

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