1999 CART season Races 20 Start date March 21 End date October 31 Drivers' champion Juan Pablo Montoya Constructors' Cup Reynard Manufacturers' Cup Honda Nations' Cup Brazil Rookie of the Year Juan Pablo Montoya
The 1999 FedEx Championship Series 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. The season was marred by the fatal accidents of Gonzalo Rodríguez during practice for the Laguna Seca round and Greg Moore during the Marlboro 500 in Fontana, in addition to countless injuries that took several drivers out of championship contention.
Juan Pablo Montoya , in his first season at CART after two successful seasons in Formula 3000 , won the championship in his first season, as well as Rookie of the Year honors, the second and final driver to win both awards in the same season, after Nigel Mansell in 1993 . The season ended in a tie, with Montoya and Dario Franchitti both having 212 championship points, though Montoya broke the tie-breaker due to having seven wins, over Franchitti's three.
With Al Unser Jr. running his final season in the series, 1999 was the last year in which the Al Unser name was on the CART grid. Also, this was the first season without Bobby Rahal on the grid.
Constructors [ ]
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1999 CART Championship Series season.[1] [2] [3]
Team
Chassis
Engine
Tyre
No
Drivers
Races
Primary Sponsors
Marlboro Team Penske
Penske PC-27B
Mercedes IC 108E3
G
2
Al Unser Jr.
1, 4–5, 12, 18–20
Marlboro
Lola B99/00
6–11, 13–17
Penske PC-27B
Tarso Marques
2–3
3
5–6, 8
Lola B99/00
9
Gonzalo Rodríguez
13, 17
Penske PC-27B
Alex Barron
12, 20
Chip Ganassi Racing
Reynard 99i
Honda HRS
F
4
Juan Pablo Montoya
All
Target
12
Jimmy Vasser
All
Walker Racing
Reynard 99i
Honda HRS
G
5
Gil de Ferran
All
Valvoline
15
Naoki Hattori
1, 13–14, 16–20
Alpine
Memo Gidley
8–11
Newman/Haas Racing
Swift 010.c
Ford -Cosworth XD
F
6
Michael Andretti
All
Texaco -Havoline
11
Christian Fittipaldi
1–12, 18–20
Big Kmart
Roberto Moreno
13–17
Team Rahal
Reynard 99i
Ford -Cosworth XD
F
7
Max Papis
All
Miller Lite
8
Bryan Herta
All
Shell
Hogan Racing
Lola B99/00
Mercedes IC 108E3
F
9
Hélio Castroneves
All
Hogan Motor Leasing
21
Luiz Garcia Jr.
14, 16–17
Tang
Della Penna Motorsports
Swift 010.c
Toyota RV8D
F
10
Richie Hearn
1–5
Budweiser
Reynard 99i
6–20
Bettenhausen Racing
Reynard 99i
Mercedes IC 108E3
F
16
Shigeaki Hattori
2–3, 6–8, 11, 15, 17
Epson
Gualter Salles
5, 19
PacWest Racing
Reynard 99i
Mercedes IC 108E3
F
17
Maurício Gugelmin
All
Hollywood Cigarettes
18
Mark Blundell
1–4, 13–20
Motorola
Roberto Moreno
5–12
Payton/Coyne Racing
Lola B99/00
Ford -Cosworth XD
F
19
Michel Jourdain Jr.
All
Herdez
Reynard 99i
34
Dennis Vitolo
1, 6–7, 12, 15, 20
NicoDerm
Gualter Salles
3
Refrigicent
71
Luiz Garcia Jr.
1–3, 5, 8–10
Tang
Dennis Vitolo
11
Memo Gidley
13–14, 16–19
Herdez
Patrick Racing
Reynard 99i
Ford -Cosworth XD
F
40
Adrian Fernández
1–12, 17–20
Tecate Beer
P. J. Jones
14–16
20
1–2
Visteon
Swift 010.c
3–12, 20
Jan Magnussen
13
Reynard 99i
14–19
Team Gordon
Swift 010.c
Toyota RV8D
F
22
Robby Gordon
1–14, 19
Johns Manville
Eagle 997
15–18, 20
Arciero-Wells Racing
Reynard 99i
Toyota RV8D
F
24
Scott Pruett
All
Pioneer
25
Cristiano da Matta
All
MCI WorldCom
Team KOOL Green
Reynard 99i
Honda HRS
F
26
Raul Boesel
1
KOOL
Paul Tracy
2–20
27
Dario Franchitti
All
Forsythe Racing
Reynard 99i
Mercedes IC 108E3
F
33
Patrick Carpentier
All
Player's
99
Greg Moore
All
Forsythe Championship Racing
Honda HRS
F
44
Tony Kanaan
All
McDonald's
All American Racing
Eagle 997
Toyota RV8D
G
36
Alex Barron
1–7
Castrol
Gualter Salles
8–14
Raul Boesel
15, 20
Andrea Montermini
16–19
Season summary [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Rnd
Date
Race Name
Circuit
Location
1
March 21
Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami
O Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead, Florida
2
April 10
Firestone Firehawk 500K
O Twin Ring Motegi
Motegi , Japan
3
April 18
Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
S Streets of Long Beach
Long Beach, California
4
May 2
Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix
O Nazareth Speedway
Nazareth, Pennsylvania
5
May 15
Telemar Rio 200
O Autódromo de Jacarepaguá
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
6
May 29
Motorola 300
O Gateway International Raceway
Madison, Illinois
7
June 6
Miller Lite 225
O Milwaukee Mile
West Allis, Wisconsin
8
June 20
Budweiser/G. I. Joe's 200
R Portland International Raceway
Portland, Oregon
9
June 27
Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland
S Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport
Cleveland, Ohio
10
July 11
Texaco/Havoline 200
R Road America
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
11
July 18
Molson Indy Toronto
S Exhibition Place
Toronto, Ontario
12
July 25
U.S. 500
O Michigan International Speedway
Brooklyn, Michigan
13
August 8
Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix
S The Raceway on Belle Isle Park
Detroit , Michigan
14
August 15
Miller Lite 200
R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Lexington, Ohio
15
August 22
O Chicago Motor Speedway
Chicago , Illinois
16
September 5
Molson Indy Vancouver
S Concord Pacific Place
Vancouver, British Columbia
17
September 12
Honda Grand Prix of Monterey
R Laguna Seca Raceway
Monterey, California
18
September 26
Texaco Grand Prix of Houston
S George R. Brown Convention Center
Houston, Texas
19
October 17
Honda Indy 300
S Surfers Paradise Street Circuit
Surfers Paradise , Australia
20
October 31
Marlboro 500
O California Speedway
Fontana, California
– Cleveland was scheduled for 211 miles, but was shortened due to the 2-hour time limit.
– Detroit was scheduled for 176 miles, but was shortened due to the 2-hour time limit.
– Vancouver was scheduled for 160 miles, but was shortened due to the 2-hour time limit.
O Oval/Speedway
R Dedicated road course
S Temporary street circuit
Race results [ ]
Non-championship race
Final driver standings [ ]
Further information: List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems
Pos
Driver
MIA
MOT
LBH
NAZ
RIO
GAT
MIL
POR
CLE
ROA
TOR
MCH
DET
MDO
CHI
VAN
LAG
HOU
SUR
FON
Pts
1
Juan Pablo Montoya RY
10
13
1
1*
1*
11
10*
2
1*
13*
22
2
17*
1
1*
1*
8
25
16
4
212
2
Dario Franchitti
3
22
2
8
2
3
7
3
25
18
1*
5
1
3*
2
10
25
2
1*
10
212
3
Paul Tracy
11
21
3
15
19
1
5
4
11
2
3
2
2
23
18
4
1*
7
18
161
4
Michael Andretti
2
5
7
6
26
1*
15
10
3
2
26
4
4
8
22
14
10
3
5
21
151
5
Max Papis
5
16
9
13
4
5
13
8
16
5
5
7*
26
5
4
23
3
4
2
2*
150
6
Adrián Fernández
20
1*
4
5
20
21
5
4
19
3
6
6
Wth
5
12
3
1
140
7
Christian Fittipaldi
9
3
5
7
3
9
6
14
12
1
3
8
7
25
3
121
8
Gil de Ferran
6
2
6
15
10
25
3
1*
2
14
19
24
22
6
13
26
6
17
27
9
108
9
Jimmy Vasser
4
12
10
11
27
10
4
12
23
23
8
9
5
4
3
3
18
20
18
5
104
10
Greg Moore †
1*
4
8
12
8
6
2
13
18
4
20
23
3
11
26
20
23
16
17
262
97
11
Tony Kanaan
21
6
22*
23
5
7
18
15
22
6
17
1
6
23
11
9
21
9
6
8
85
12
Bryan Herta
12
23
3
22
13
23
25
6
6
15
15
20
9
21
8
24
1*
5
4
14
84
13
Patrick Carpentier
7
26
17
14
6
22
9
9
7
22
11
10
23
6
2
9
19
24
25
61
14
Roberto Moreno
11
4
12
7
8
19
4
19
14
16
9
15
2
58
15
Hélio Castroneves
17
9
19
21
25
2
26
26
26
16
27
25
7
7
5
8
26
26
21
20
48
16
Maurício Gugelmin
11
7
14
18
22
18
8
25
21
12
14
22
24
20
19
4
11
6
26
6
44
17
P. J. Jones
13
15
12
2
7
8
20
21
15
17
10
16
15
7
21
12
38
18
Cristiano da Matta R
14
25
20
4
21
17
11
11
20
21
24
17
19
9
14
5
22
11
13
23
32
19
Scott Pruett
22
21
15
10
24
14
17
24
17
25
7
14
8
17
20
13
7
10
9
22
28
20
Robby Gordon
19
8
16
19
14
27
24
17
9
8
13
26
25
10
10
22
19
21
8
11
27
21
Al Unser Jr.
26
24
12
12
19
16
5
9
9
13
15
25
25
25
Wth
15
22
7
26
22
Richie Hearn
23
10
11
20
19
13
21
22
10
10
16
12
13
12
16
6
16
8
23
27
26
23
Mark Blundell
8
24
13
17
10
13
21
19
12
24
19
16
9
24
Jan Magnussen
18
14
24
7
17
13
11
8
25
Michel Jourdain Jr.
18
18
18
16
16
20
16
20
27
7
21
21
21
26
18
17
20
18
12
13
7
26
Gualter Salles
27
17
27
13
20
25
15
11
18
10
5
27
Alex Barron
15
17
23
9
23
16
14
18
24
4
28
Tarso Marques R
14
25
9
26
18
24
4
29
Memo Gidley R
19
11
26
12
20
22
12
13
14
14
4
30
Dennis Vitolo
16
DNS
24
22
18
11
15
15
2
31
Andrea Montermini
11
24
23
15
2
32
Raul Boesel
27
12
17
1
33
Gonzalo Rodríguez † R
12
Wth1
1
34
Luiz Garcia Jr. R
24
19
24
18
23
14
24
24
DNS
16
15
0
35
Naoki Hattori R
25
16
19
27
14
22
20
19
0
36
Shigeaki Hattori R
Wth
20
26
Wth
15
23
28
23
17
DNS
0
Pos
Driver
MIA
MOT
LBH
NAZ
RIO
GAT
MIL
POR
CLE
ROA
TOR
MIC
DET
MDO
CHI
VAN
LAG
HOU
SUR
FON
Pts
Color
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
4th–6th place
Light Blue
7th–12th place
Dark Blue
Finished (Outside Top 12)
Purple
Did not finish
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown
Withdrawn (Wth)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Blank
Did not participate (DNP)
Not competing
In-line notation
Bold
Pole position
Italics
Ran fastest race lap
*
Led most race laps
RY
Rookie of the Year
R
Rookie
Note:
1 Gonzalo Rodríguez died in qualifying at Laguna Seca Raceway after his car crashed into a barrier and flipped while trying to navigate the track's corkscrew turn, suffering a fatal basilar skull fracture. He was 28 years old.
2 Greg Moore died in the season finale at California Speedway after a crash in the early laps. His car lost control coming off Turn 2, flipped over, impacted the inside wall, and flipped several more times. Greg suffered fatal head and internal injuries from the violent accident. He was 24 years old.
Nation's Cup [ ]
Top result per race counts towards Nation's Cup.
Pos
Country
MIA
MOT
LBH
NAZ
RIO
GAT
MIL
POR
CLE
ROA
TOR
MIC
DET
MDO
CHI
VAN
LAG
HOU
SUR
FON
Pts
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
18
245
4
Scotland
3
22
2
8
2
3
7
3
25
18
1
5
1
3
2
10
25
2
1
10
207
5
Colombia
10
13
1
1
1
11
10
2
1
13
22
2
17
1
1
1
8
25
16
4
197
6
Italy
5
16
9
13
4
5
13
8
16
5
5
7
26
5
4
11
3
4
2
2
149
7
Mexico
18
1
4
5
16
20
5
4
19
3
6
6
21
26
18
17
5
12
3
1
139
8
England
8
24
13
17
10
13
21
19
12
24
19
16
9
9
Denmark
18
14
24
7
17
13
11
8
10
Uruguay
12
Wth
1
11
Japan
25
20
26
Wth
15
23
28
23
16
19
17
27
14
22
20
19
0
Pos
Country
MIA
MOT
LBH
NAZ
RIO
GAT
MIL
POR
CLE
ROA
TOR
MIC
DET
MDO
CHI
VAN
LAG
HOU
SUR
FON
Pts
Chassis Constructor's Cup[ ]
Pos
Chassis
Pts
Wins
1
Reynard 99I/98I
424
18
2
Swift 010.c
241
2
3
Lola T9900
69
0
4
Eagle 997
13
0
5
Penske PC-27B-99
10
0
Engine Manufacturer's Cup[ ]
Pos
Engine
Pts
Wins
1
Honda
383
14
2
Ford XB
301
5
3
Mercedes
193
1
4
Toyota
80
0
Driver Breakdown [ ]
Media [ ]
In the United States, CART continued its coverage on ESPN , but the broadcast booth changed voices. Paul Page handled lap-by-lap commentary, taking over for Bob Varsha , who had departed for Speed Channel . Newly-retired racer Parker Johnstone joined him with color commentary. During his suspension from the first race of the season , Paul Tracy joined Page and Johnstone in the booth. Jon Beekhuis and Gary Gerould were pit reporters.
See also [ ]
References [ ]
American Championship car racing (Indy car) seasons
AAA USAC CART CCWS IRL INDYCAR
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
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Years marked in italics are not official championship years or upcoming seasons.