1999 Honda Grand Prix of Monterey

The 1999 Honda Grand Prix of Monterey was the seventeenth round of the 1999 CART World Series season, held on September 12, 1999, at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California.[3][4] The event was marred when driver Gonzalo Rodríguez died after he was in a practice crash.[5][6][7][8]

United States 1999 Laguna Seca
Race details
Race 17 of 20 in the 1999 CART season
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
DateSeptember 12, 1999
Official name1999 Honda Grand Prix of Monterey
LocationMazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Monterey, California
CoursePermanent road course
2.238 mi / 3.602 km
Distance83 laps
185.754 mi / 298.966 km
Pole position
DriverUnited States Bryan Herta (Team Rahal)
Time1:08.334
Fastest lap
DriverBrazil Tony Kanaan (Forsythe Racing)
Time{{{Fast_Time}}} (on lap 1:10.662[1] of 83)
Podium
FirstUnited States Bryan Herta[2] (Team Rahal)
SecondBrazil Roberto Moreno (Newman Haas Racing)
ThirdItaly Max Papis (Team Rahal)

The race's winner was American driver Bryan Herta[9][10] which made 7 career Poles (and of which was his last). This was Herta's 2nd and final victory in CART.[5] Adrian Fernandez broke his wrist during the race but still managed to finish in 5th place.[11]

Race
PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 8 United States Bryan Herta Team Rahal 83 1 20+1+1
2 11 Brazil Roberto Moreno Newman Haas Racing 83 14 16
3 7 Italy Max Papis Team Rahal 83 3 14
4 26 Canada Paul Tracy Team Green 83 11 12
5 40 Mexico Adrián Fernández Patrick Racing 83 7 10
6 5 Brazil Gil de Ferran Walker Racing 83 9 8
7 24 United States Scott Pruett Arciero-Wells Racing 83 8 6
8 26 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya [12] Chip Ganassi Racing 83 16 5
9 33 Canada Patrick Carpentier Forsythe Racing 83 15 4
10 6 United States Michael Andretti Newman Haas Racing 83 5 3
11 17 Brazil Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing 83 6 2
12 18 United Kingdom Mark Blundell PacWest Racing 83 20 1
13 71 United States Memo Gidley Dale Coyne Racing 83 22
14 15 Japan Naoki Hattori Walker Racing 83 25
15 21 Brazil Luiz Garcia Jr. Hogan Racing 82 + 2 Lap 24
16 10 United States Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports 80 + 3 Lap 26
17 20 Denmark Jan Magnussen Patrick Racing 69 Transmission 23
18 12 United States Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi 62 Water leak 13
19 22 United States Robby Gordon Robby Gordon Motorsports 56 Crash 18
20 19 Mexico Michel Jourdain Jr. Dale Coyne Racing 53 Transmission 19
21 44 Brazil Tony Kanaan Forsythe Racing 44 Transmission 2
22 25 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Arciero-Wells Racing 40 Oil pressure 17
23 99 Canada Greg Moore Forsythe Racing 32 Transmission 4
24 36 Italy Andrea Montermini All American Racing 31 Crash 21
25 27 United Kingdom Dario Franchitti Team Green 31 Crash 12
26 9 Brazil Helio Castroneves Hogan Racing 29 Throttle cable 10
27 16 Japan Shigeaki Hattori Tony Bettenhausen Jr. 0 License revoked 27
WD 2 United States Al Unser Jr. Team Penske Withdrew due to death of teammate
WD 3 Uruguay Gonzalo Rodríguez Team Penske Fatal practice accident

References
  1. "1999 Monterey Grand Prix | Motorsport Database".
  2. "Herta wins again at good old Laguna Seca". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. "Montoya Guaranteed to be leader". Newspapers.com. Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  4. "CART Shell 300". Newspapers.com. The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. "1999 Honda Grand Prix of Monterey". Racing Reference. Racing Reference. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  6. "Data Reveals Severity of Moore's Fatal Crash". Newspapers.com. The Town Talk. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  7. "CART halts practice after driver is killed". Newspapers.com. Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  8. "Crash kills CART rookie". Newspapers.com. Arizona Republic. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  9. "Herta wins second straight Laguna race". Newspapers.com. The Signal. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  10. "Herta rolls to win". Newspapers.com. Statesman Journal. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  11. "Fernandez Finishes 5th despite fractured wrist". Newspapers.com. Arizona Republic. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  12. "IndyCar on verge of returning to Laguna Seca". Monterey Herald. Monterey Herald. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
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