1999 Molson Indy Vancouver
# 1999 Molson Indy Vancouver

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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

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 time | No speed | Hogan Racing |
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## Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | 74 | 2:01:08.183 | 1 | 22 |
| 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 | — |
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* – Includes two bonus points for leading the most laps and being the fastest qualifier.

## Race statistics

* Lead changes: 2 among 2 drivers

Lap Leaders :

| Laps | Leader |
| - | - |
| 1–35 | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 36 | Paul Tracy |
| 36-74 | Juan Pablo Montoya |

Total laps led :

| Leader | Laps |
| - | - |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 73 |
| Paul Tracy | 1 |

## Standings after the race

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