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) Team1 Juan Pablo Montoya (R)1:00.641—105.730Chip Ganassi Racing2 P. J. Jones1:00.877 +0.236105.321Patrick Racing3 Paul Tracy1:00.913 +0.272105.258Team Green4 Dario Franchitti1:00.952 +0.311105.191Team Green5 Mark Blundell1:00.957 +0.316105.191PacWest Racing6 Roberto Moreno1:00.976 +0.335105.150Newman-Haas Racing7 Gil de Ferran1:00.999 +0.358105.110Walker Racing8 Michael Andretti1:01.160 +0.358104.833Newman-Haas Racing9 Greg Moore1:01.467 +0.826104.310Forsythe Racing10 Maurício Gugelmin1:01.483 +0.842104.282PacWest Racing11 Patrick Carpentier1:01.483 +0.842104.282Forsythe Racing12 Max Papis1:01.503 +0.862104.249Team Rahal13 Bryan Herta1:01.588 +0.947104.105Team Rahal14 Scott Pruett1:01.784 +1.143103.774Arciero-Wells Racing15 Tony Kanaan1:01.817 +1.176103.719Forsythe Racing16 Jimmy Vasser1:01.855 +1.214103.655Chip Ganassi Racing17 Cristiano da Matta (R)1:01.976 +1.335103.453Arciero-Wells Racing18 Michel Jourdain Jr.1:02.092 +1.451103.260Dale Coyne Racing19 Robby Gordon1:02.104 +1.463103.240Team Gordon20 Memo Gidley (R)1:02.337 +1.696102.854Dale Coyne Racing21 Jan Magnussen1:02.420 +1.779102.717Patrick Racing22 Richie Hearn1:02.522 +1.881102.550Della Penna Motorsports23 Naoki Hattori (R)1:02.647 +2.006102.345Walker Racing24 Al Unser Jr.1:02.822 +2.181102.060Team Penske25 Andrea Montermini1:03.306 +2.665101.279All American Racing26 Luiz Garcia Jr. (R)1:03.844 +3.203100.426Hogan Racing27 Hélio CastronevesNo timeNo speedHogan Racing
Race Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/retired Grid Points14 Juan Pablo Montoya (R)Chip Ganassi Racing742:01:08.183122233 Patrick CarpentierForsythe Racing74 +7.5851116312 Jimmy VasserChip Ganassi Racing74 +7.9641614417 Maurício GugelminPacWest Racing74 +13.0431012525 Cristiano da Matta (R)Arciero-Wells Racing74 +14.0011710610 Richie HearnDella Penna Motorsports74 +14.292228720 Jan MagnussenPatrick Racing74 +15.24321689 Hélio CastronevesHogan Racing74 +15.317275944 Tony KanaanForsythe Racing74 +16.6651541027 Dario FranchittiTeam Green74 +19.017431136 Andrea MonterminiAll American Racing74 +34.0182521271 Memo Gidley (R)Dale Coyne Racing74 +35.6672011324 Scott PruettArciero-Wells Racing74 +39.28114—146 Michael AndrettiNewman-Haas Racing73 +1 Lap8—1511 Roberto MorenoNewman-Haas Racing71 +4 Laps6—1621 Luiz Garcia Jr. (R)Hogan Racing71 +4 Laps26—1719 Michel Jourdain Jr.Dale Coyne Racing64Contact18—1826 Paul TracyTeam Green59Contact3—1918 Mark BlundellPacWest Racing59Contact5—2099 Greg MooreForsythe Racing52Contact9—2140 P. J. JonesPatrick Racing49Contact2—2222 Robby GordonTeam Gordon41Contact19—237 Max PapisTeam Rahal39Contact12—248 Bryan HertaTeam Rahal35Contact13—252 Al Unser Jr.Team Penske12Contact24—265 Gil de FerranWalker Racing12Contact7—2715 Naoki Hattori (R)Walker Racing4Brakes23— – 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 Leader1–35 Juan Pablo Montoya36 Paul Tracy36-74 Juan Pablo Montoya
Total laps led Leader Laps Juan Pablo Montoya 73 Paul Tracy 1
Standings after the race
Drivers' standings Pos+/-DriverPoints1 Juan Pablo Montoya1942 Dario Franchitti1713 Michael Andretti1244 Paul Tracy1225 Christian Fittipaldi101
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