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1999 Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland
Country = USA| Race = Cleveland| Image = Cleveland Street Course at Burke Lakefront Airport.svg| Caption = Burke Lakefront Airport track layout| Date = June 27| Year = 1999| Official name = 1999 Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland| Race_No = 9| Season_No = 20| Series = CART| Location = Burke Lakefront Airport Cleveland, Ohio, United States| Course = Temporary airport course| Course_mi = 2.369| Course_km = 3.790| Distance_laps = 90| Distance_mi = 213.21| Distance_km = 341.1| Weather = Rain| Pole_Driver = Juan Pablo Montoya| Pole_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing| Pole_Time = 56.813| Pole_Country = Colombia| Fast_Driver = Gil de Ferran| Fast_Team = Walker Racing| Fast_Time = 58.790| Fast_Lap = 27| Fast_Country = Brazil| First_Driver = Juan Pablo Montoya| First_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing| First_Country = Colombia| Second_Driver = Gil de Ferran| Second_Team = Walker Racing| Second_Country= Brazil| Third_Driver = Michael Andretti| Third_Team = Newman-Haas Racing| Third_Country = USA|
The 1999 Medic Drug Grand Prix of Cleveland was the ninth round of the 1999 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held on June 27, 1999, at the Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio.
Report
Race
Pole Sitter and championship leader Juan Pablo Montoya led the early stages of the race until it was struck by a heavy rain shower on lap 33. Multiple cars crashed into the wall or spun, and the race ran under caution while the rain stopped, with Montoya leading from Paul Tracy and Gil de Ferran. When the race went green, de Ferran passed Tracy and then Montoya to take the lead. After the drivers changed to slick tires, Montoya came back at de Ferran and passed him on a restart on lap 69. He was able to pull away and win, the race being stopped on the 2-hour time limit. De Ferran finished second, and Michael Andretti third after a slow second pitstop for Tracy.
Classification
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | COL Juan Pablo Montoya | Chip Ganassi Racing | 90 | 2:01:04.277 | 1 | 20+1+1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | BRA Gil de Ferran | Walker Racing | 90 | +10.604 | 2 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | USA Michael Andretti | Newman-Haas Racing | 90 | +12.697 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | CAN Paul Tracy | Team Green | 90 | +17.849 | 8 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | USA Al Unser Jr. | Team Penske | 90 | +19.209 | 14 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | USA Bryan Herta | Team Rahal | 90 | +19.754 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | CAN Patrick Carpentier | Forsythe Racing | 90 | +20.596 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | BRA Roberto Moreno | PacWest Racing | 90 | +23.702 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | USA Robby Gordon | Team Gordon | 89 | +1 Lap | 24 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | USA Richie Hearn | Della Penna Motorsports | 88 | +2 Laps | 25 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | USA Memo Gidley | Walker Racing | 88 | +2 Laps | 21 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | BRA Christian Fittipaldi | Newman-Haas Racing | 88 | +2 Laps | 11 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | BRA Gualter Salles | All American Racing | 88 | +2 Laps | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 71 | BRA Luiz Garcia Jr. | Payton/Coyne Racing | 87 | +3 Laps | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | USA P. J. Jones | Patrick Racing | 86 | +4 Laps | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | ITA Max Papis | Team Rahal | 86 | +4 Laps | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | USA Scott Pruett | Arciero-Wells Racing | 70 | Engine | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 99 | CAN Greg Moore | Forsythe Racing | 64 | Exhaust | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | MEX Adrián Fernández | Patrick Racing | 63 | Contact | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | BRA Cristiano da Matta | Arciero-Wells Racing | 37 | Suspension | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | BRA Maurício Gugelmin | PacWest Racing | 34 | Contact | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | BRA Tony Kanaan | Forsythe Racing | 33 | Contact | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | USA Jimmy Vasser | Chip Ganassi Racing | 33 | Contact | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | BRA Tarso Marques | Team Penske | 32 | Contact | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | GBR Dario Franchitti | Team Green | 19 | Throttle | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | BRA Hélio Castro-Neves | Hogan Racing | 19 | Linkage | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | MEX Michel Jourdain Jr. | Payton/Coyne Racing | 2 | Transmission | 20 |
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 35-50 | Kanaan (44) contact, Vasser (12) contact, Marques (3) contact, Heavy rain |
| 66-69 | Fernández (40) contact |
Lap Leaders
| Laps | Leader |
|---|---|
| 1-30 | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 31 | Roberto Moreno |
| 32 | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 33-34 | Roberto Moreno |
| 35-57 | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 58-61 | Gil de Ferran |
| 62 | Paul Tracy |
| 63 | Michael Andretti |
| 64-68 | Gil de Ferran |
| 69-90 | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| Driver | Laps led |
|---|---|
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 76 |
| Gil de Ferran | 9 |
| Roberto Moreno | 3 |
| Michael Andretti | 1 |
| Paul Tracy | 1 |
|}
Point standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COL Juan Pablo Montoya | 112 |
| 2 | BRA Gil de Ferran | 87 |
| 3 | UK Dario Franchitti | 85 |
| 4 | USA Michael Andretti | 78 |
| 5 | CAN Greg Moore | 69 |
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