Английская Википедия:1999 Firestone Firehawk 500K

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The 1999 Firestone Firehawk 500K was the second round of the 1999 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on April 9, 1999, on the Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Tochigi, Japan.

This was the first Champ Car race since the 1995 Indianapolis 500, in which Al Unser Jr. is absent on the starting grid.

Report

Race

There was drama at the start when polesitter Gil de Ferran spun while taking the green flag. As a result, the start was delayed, and de Ferran was able to take back his starting position: pole. He led the early stages but then began to drop back with tire problems and Maurício Gugelmin took the lead. Gugelmin led comfortably until the first round of stops, when he overshot his pitlane, losing time. He was also given a black flag for running over pit equipment, which put him a lap down and out of contention. Adrián Fernández took the lead and led comfortably until Juan Pablo Montoya closed right up to him. Fernández held him off, and Montoya's challenge was ended when he lost three laps due to a fuel pick-up problem. In the final stages of the race, it seemed clear that everyone had to pit for fuel, and a caution brought out by Max Papis's spin was ideal. All the leaders pitted, except Fernández who for some reason stayed out. It seemed to be a mistake, as the race went green with 4 laps left, and he did not have enough fuel for 4 green-flag laps. However, Greg Moore, running second, spun while lapping backmarkers, which resulted in Richie Hearn crashing, and the caution came out again. Whereas the spin dropped Moore to fourth, the caution was till the end of the race, which meant that Fernández did not have to stop, and thus won the race. de Ferran recovered to finish second, and Christian Fittipaldi completed the podium.

Classification

Race

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 40 Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Fernández Patrick Racing 201 1:46:01.463 4 20+1
2 5 Шаблон:Flagicon Gil de Ferran Walker Racing 201 +6.347 1 16+1
3 11 Шаблон:Flagicon Christian Fittipaldi Newman-Haas Racing 201 +7.669 7 14
4 99 Шаблон:Flagicon Greg Moore Forsythe Racing 201 +38.027 6 12
5 6 Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Andretti Newman-Haas Racing 200 +1 Lap 5 10
6 44 Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Kanaan Forsythe Racing 200 +1 Lap 17 8
7 17 Шаблон:Flagicon Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing 200 +1 Lap 2 6
8 22 Шаблон:Flagicon Robby Gordon Team Gordon 200 +1 Lap 14 5
9 9 Шаблон:Flagicon Hélio Castro-Neves Hogan Racing 199 +2 Laps 18 4
10 10 Шаблон:Flagicon Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports 198 Contact 21 3
11 26 Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Tracy Team Green 198 +3 Laps 10 2
12 12 Шаблон:Flagicon Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing 198 +3 Laps 12 1
13 4 Шаблон:Flagicon Juan Pablo Montoya Chip Ganassi Racing 197 +4 Laps 15
14 2 Шаблон:Flagicon Tarso Marques Team Penske 197 +4 Laps 22
15 20 Шаблон:Flagicon P. J. Jones Patrick Racing 196 +5 Laps 9
16 7 Шаблон:Flagicon Max Papis Team Rahal 196 +5 Laps 3
17 36 Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Barron All American Racing 195 +6 Laps 19
18 19 Шаблон:Flagicon Michel Jourdain Jr. Payton/Coyne Racing 188 +13 Laps 26
19 71 Шаблон:Flagicon Luiz Garcia Jr. Payton/Coyne Racing 184 Engine 25
20 16 Шаблон:Flagicon Shigeaki Hattori Bettenhausen Racing 140 Clutch 24
21 24 Шаблон:Flagicon Scott Pruett Arciero-Wells Racing 106 Fire 20
22 27 Шаблон:Flagicon Dario Franchitti Team Green 91 Contact 11
23 8 Шаблон:Flagicon Bryan Herta Team Rahal 84 Electrical 8
24 18 Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Blundell PacWest Racing 78 Handling 16
25 25 Шаблон:Flagicon Cristiano da Matta Arciero-Wells Racing 39 Transmission 23
26 33 Шаблон:Flagicon Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 10 Fuel pressure 13

Caution flags

Laps Cause
1-4 de Ferran (5) spin
89-96 Franchitti (27) contact
140-148 Debris on track
194-198 Papis (7) spin
200-201 Moore (99) spin

Lap Leaders

Laps Leader
1 Maurício Gugelmin
2-26 Gil de Ferran
27-46 Maurício Gugelmin
47-50 Adrián Fernández
51-52 Scott Pruett
53-201 Adrián Fernández
 
Driver Laps led
Adrián Fernández 153
Gil de Ferran 25
Maurício Gugelmin 21
Scott Pruett 2

Point standings after race

Pos Driver Points
1 Шаблон:Flagicon Greg Moore 34
2 Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Andretti 26
3 Шаблон:Flagicon Gil de Ferran 25
4 Шаблон:Flagicon Adrián Fernández 21
5 Шаблон:Flagicon Christian Fittipaldi 18

References

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