Champ Cars: Mid-Ohio, Round 14
Practice
Individual Practice Report (Friday AM Session)
August 13, 1999
Pos. Driver Car CarConfig. LapTime LapSpeed B.Leader B.Prev.
1 Helio Castro-Neves 9 Mercedes/LT/F 66.400 122.422
2 Bryan Herta 8 FordCos/RI/F 66.741 121.796 0.341
3 Dario Franchitti 27 Honda/RI/F 66.974 121.372 0.574 0.233
4 Michael Andretti 6 FordCos/SW/F 67.156 121.044 0.756 0.182
5 Mauricio Gugelmin 17 Mercedes/RI/F 67.198 120.968 0.798 0.042
6 Robby Gordon 22 Toyota/SW/F 67.212 120.943 0.812 0.014
7 Paul Tracy 26 Honda/RI/F 67.217 120.934 0.817 0.005
8 Max Papis 7 FordCos/RI/F 67.221 120.926 0.821 0.004
9 Cristiano da Matta 25 Toyota/RI/F 67.242 120.889 0.842 0.021
10 Richie Hearn 10X Toyota/RI/F 67.246 120.882 0.846 0.004
11 Greg Moore 99 Mercedes/RI/F 67.265 120.847 0.865 0.019
12 Tony Kanaan 44 Honda/RI/F 67.300 120.785 0.900 0.035
13 Mark Blundell 18 Mercedes/RI/F 67.503 120.421 1.103 0.203
14 Jan Magnussen 20 FordCos/SW/F 67.557 120.325 1.157 0.054
15 Al Unser Jr. 2 Mercedes/LT/G 67.578 120.288 1.178 0.021
16 Jimmy Vasser 12 Honda/RI/F 67.653 120.154 1.253 0.075
17 Gil deFerran 5 Honda/RI/G 67.691 120.087 1.291 0.038
18 Michel Jourdain Jr. 19 FordCos/LT/F 67.697 120.076 1.297 0.006
19 Gualter Salles 36 Toyota/EA/G 67.736 120.007 1.336 0.039
20 Juan Montoya 4 Honda/RI/F 67.761 119.963 1.361 0.025
21 Scott Pruett 24 Toyota/RI/F 67.783 119.924 1.383 0.022
22 P J Jones 40 FordCos/RI/F 67.862 119.784 1.462 0.079
23 Roberto Moreno 11 FordCos/SW/F 68.021 119.504 1.621 0.159
24 Memo Gidley 71 FordCos/LT/F 68.256 119.093 1.856 0.235
25 Naoki Hattori 15 Honda/RI/G 68.347 118.934 1.947 0.091
26 Richie Hearn 10 Toyota/RI/F 68.581 118.528 2.181 0.234
27 Juan Montoya 4X Honda/RI/F 68.646 118.416 2.246 0.065
28 Jimmy Vasser 12X Honda/RI/F 68.680 118.358 2.280 0.034
29 Roberto Moreno 11X FordCos/SW/F 68.725 118.280 2.325 0.045
30 Greg Moore 99X Mercedes/RI/F 71.351 113.927 4.951 2.626
31 Luiz Garcia Jr. 21 Mercedes/RI/F 71.495 113.697 5.095 0.144
32 Jan Magnussen 20X FordCos/RI/F 71.729 113.327 5.329 0.234
33 Cristiano da Matta 25X Toyota/RI/F 76.276 106.571 9.876 4.547
Individual Qualifying Report (Friday PM Session)
August 13,1999
Pos. Driver Car Car Config. LapTime LapSpeed B.Leader B.Prev.
1 Dario Franchitti 27 Honda/RI/F 65.347 124.394
2 Bryan Herta 8 Ford Cos/RI/F 65.824 123.493 0.477
3 Paul Tracy 26 Honda/RI/F 65.908 123.336 0.561 0.084
4 Tony Kanaan 44 Honda/RI/F 65.986 123.190 0.639 0.078
5 Jimmy Vasser 12 Honda/RI/F 66.091 122.994 0.744 0.105
6 Gil de Ferran 5 Honda/RI/G 66.133 122.916 0.786 0.042
7 Helio Castro-Neves 9 Mercedes/LT/F 66.137 122.909 0.790 0.004
8 Juan Montoya 4 Honda/RI/F 66.174 122.840 0.827 0.037
9 Max Papis 7 Ford Cos/RI/F 66.316 122.577 0.969 0.142
10 Robby Gordon 22 Toyota/SW/F 66.352 122.510 1.005 0.036
11 Michael Andretti 6 Ford Cos/SW/F 66.463 122.306 1.116 0.111
12 Richie Hearn 10X Toyota/RI/F 66.557 122.133 1.210 0.094
13 Memo Gidley 71 Ford Cos/LT/F 66.578 122.094 1.231 0.021
14 Cristiano da Matta 25 Toyota/RI/F 66.645 121.972 1.298 0.067
15 Jan Magnussen 20 Ford Cos/SW/F 66.857 121.585 1.510 0.212
16 Gualter Salles 36 Toyota/EA/G 66.889 121.527 1.542 0.032
17 Mauricio Gugelmin 17 Mercedes/RI/F 66.930 121.452 1.583 0.041
18 Michel Jourdain Jr. 19 Ford Cos/LT/F 66.999 121.327 1.652 0.069
19 Roberto Moreno 11X Ford Cos/SW/F 67.004 121.318 1.657 0.005
20 Scott Pruett 24 Toyota/RI/F 67.007 121.313 1.660 0.003
21 P J Jones 40 Ford Cos/RI/F 67.237 120.898 1.890 0.230
22 Al Unser Jr. 2 Mercedes/LT/G 67.292 120.799 1.945 0.055
23 Naoki Hattori 15 Honda/RI/G 67.300 120.785 1.953 0.008
24 Luiz Garcia Jr. 21 Mercedes/RI/F 68.040 119.471 2.693 0.740
25 Greg Moore 99 Mercedes/RI/F 68.086 119.390 2.739 0.046
*26 Mark Blundell 18 Mercedes/RI/F 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
*Failure to pass post-qualifying technical inspection
Individual Practice Report (Saturday AM Session)
August 14, 1999
Pos. Driver Car CarConfig. LapTime LapSpeed B.Leader B.Prev.
1 Juan Montoya 4X Honda/RI/F 87.370 93.039
2 Mark Blundell 18X Mercedes/RI/F 88.170 92.195 0.800
3 Gil de Ferran 5 Honda/RI/G 88.963 91.373 1.593 0.793
4 Michel Jourdain Jr. 19 FordCos/LT/F 89.012 91.323 1.642 0.049
5 Jimmy Vasser 12X Honda/RI/F 89.507 90.817 2.137 0.495
6 Helio Castro-Neves 9 Mercedes/LT/F 89.628 90.695 2.258 0.121
7 Tony Kanaan 44 Honda/RI/F 93.123 87.291 5.753 3.495
8 Memo Gidley 71 FordCos/LT/F 93.760 86.698 6.390 0.637
9 Mauricio Gugelmin 17 Mercedes/RI/F 94.024 86.455 6.654 0.264
10 Mauricio Gugelmin 17X Mercedes/RI/F 102.502 79.304 15.132 8.478
11 Michael Andretti 6 FordCos/SW/F 106.159 76.572 18.789 3.657
12 Cristiano da Matta 25 Toyota/RI/F 107.424 75.670 20.054 1.265
13 Naoki Hattori 15X Honda/RI/G 127.204 63.904 39.834 19.780
Combined Practice Report (after Saturday AM Session)
August 14, 1999
Pos. Driver Car CarConfig. LapTime LapSpeed B.Leader B.Prev.
1 Helio Castro-Neves 9 Mercedes/LT/F 66.400 122.422
2 Bryan Herta 8 FordCos/RI/F 66.741 121.796 0.341
3 Dario Franchitti 27 Honda/RI/F 66.974 121.372 0.574 0.233
4 Michael Andretti 6 FordCos/SW/F 67.156 121.044 0.756 0.182
5 Mauricio Gugelmin 17 Mercedes/RI/F 67.198 120.968 0.798 0.042
6 Robby Gordon 22 Toyota/SW/F 67.212 120.943 0.812 0.014
7 Paul Tracy 26 Honda/RI/F 67.217 120.934 0.817 0.005
8 Max Papis 7 FordCos/RI/F 67.221 120.926 0.821 0.004
9 Cristiano da Matta 25 Toyota/RI/F 67.242 120.889 0.842 0.021
10 Richie Hearn 10X Toyota/RI/F 67.246 120.882 0.846 0.004
11 Greg Moore 99 Mercedes/RI/F 67.265 120.847 0.865 0.019
12 Tony Kanaan 44 Honda/RI/F 67.300 120.785 0.900 0.035
13 Mark Blundell 18 Mercedes/RI/F 67.503 120.421 1.103 0.203
14 Jan Magnussen 20 FordCos/RI/F 67.557 120.325 1.157 0.054
15 Al Unser Jr. 2 Mercedes/LT/G 67.578 120.288 1.178 0.021
16 Jimmy Vasser 12 Honda/RI/F 67.653 120.154 1.253 0.075
17 Gil de Ferran 5 Honda/RI/G 67.691 120.087 1.291 0.038
18 Michel Jourdain Jr. 19 FordCos/LT/F 67.697 120.076 1.297 0.006
19 Gualter Salles 36 Toyota/EA/G 67.736 120.007 1.336 0.039
20 Juan Montoya 4 Honda/RI/F 67.761 119.963 1.361 0.025
21 Scott Pruett 24 Toyota/RI/F 67.783 119.924 1.383 0.022
22 P J Jones 40 FordCos/RI/F 67.862 119.784 1.462 0.079
23 Roberto Moreno 11 FordCos/SW/F 68.021 119.504 1.621 0.159
24 Memo Gidley 71 FordCos/LT/F 68.256 119.093 1.856 0.235
25 Naoki Hattori 15 Honda/RI/G 68.347 118.934 1.947 0.091
26 Richie Hearn 10 Toyota/RI/F 68.581 118.528 2.181 0.234
27 Juan Montoya 4X Honda/RI/F 68.646 118.416 2.246 0.065
28 Jimmy Vasser 12X Honda/RI/F 68.680 118.358 2.280 0.034
29 Roberto Moreno 11X FordCos/SW/F 68.725 118.280 2.325 0.045
30 Greg Moore 99X Mercedes/RI/F 71.351 113.927 4.951 2.626
31 Luiz Garcia Jr. 21 Mercedes/RI/F 71.495 113.697 5.095 0.144
32 Jan Magnussen 20X FordCos/RI/F 71.729 113.327 5.329 0.234
33 Cristiano da Matta 25X Toyota/RI/F 76.276 106.571 9.876 4.547
34 Mark Blundell 18X Mercedes/RI/F 88.170 92.195 21.770 11.894
35 Mauricio Gugelmin 17X Mercedes/RI/F 102.502 79.304 36.102 14.332
36 Naoki Hattori 15X Honda/RI/G 127.204 63.904 60.804 24.702
Individual Practice Report (Sunday Warm Up)
August 15, 1999
Pos. Driver Car CarConfig. LapTime LapSpeed B.Leader B.Prev.
1 Scott Pruett 24 Toyota/RI/F 67.341 120.711
2 Robby Gordon 22 Toyota/SW/F 67.418 120.573 0.077
3 Cristiano da Matta 25 Toyota/RI/F 67.640 120.177 0.299 0.222
4 Greg Moore 99 Mercedes/RI/F 67.651 120.158 0.310 0.011
5 Mark Blundell 18 Mercedes/RI/F 67.839 119.825 0.498 0.188
6 Michel Jourdain Jr. 19 FordCos/LT/F 67.865 119.779 0.524 0.026
7 Max Papis 7 FordCos/RI/F 67.877 119.758 0.536 0.012
8 Bryan Herta 8 FordCos/RI/F 67.996 119.548 0.655 0.119
9 Helio Castro-Neves 9 Mercedes/LT/F 68.008 119.527 0.667 0.012
10 Richie Hearn 10X Toyota/RI/F 68.031 119.487 0.690 0.023
11 Tony Kanaan 44 Honda/RI/F 68.221 119.154 0.880 0.190
12 Memo Gidley 71 FordCos/LT/F 68.342 118.943 1.001 0.121
13 Juan Montoya 4 Honda/RI/F 68.387 118.865 1.046 0.045
14 Paul Tracy 26 Honda/RI/F 68.403 118.837 1.062 .016
15 Dario Franchitti 27 Honda/RI/F 68.484 118.696 1.143 0.081
16 Michael Andretti 6 FordCos/SW/F 68.522 118.631 1.181 0.038
17 Luiz Garcia Jr. 21 Mercedes/LT/F 68.566 118.554 1.225 0.044
18 Jimmy Vasser 12 Honda/RI/F 68.581 118.528 1.240 0.015
19 Mauricio Gugelmin 17 Mercedes/RI/F 68.624 118.454 1.283 0.043
20 Gil de Ferran 5 Honda/RI/G 68.719 118.290 1.378 0.095
21 P J Jones 40 FordCos/RI/F 69.103 117.633 1.762 0.384
22 Al Unser Jr. 2 Mercedes/LT/G 69.146 117.560 1.805 0.043
23 Jan Magnussen 20 FordCos/RI/F 69.421 117.094 2.080 0.275
24 Roberto Moreno 11X FordCos/SW/F 69.620 116.760 2.279 0.199
25 Gualter Salles 36 Toyota/EA/G 69.687 116.647 2.346 0.067
26 Naoki Hattori 15 Honda/RI/G 70.753 114.890 3.412 1.066
Qualifying
Combined Qualifying Report (after Saturday PM Session)
August 14, 1999
Pos. Driver Car CarConfig. LapTime LapSpeed B.Leader B.Prev.
1 Dario Franchitti 27 Honda/RI/F 65.347 124.394
2 Bryan Herta 8 FordCos/RI/F 65.824 123.493 0.477
3 Paul Tracy 26 Honda/RI/F 65.908 123.336 0.561 0.084
4 Tony Kanaan 44 Honda/RI/F 65.986 123.190 0.639 0.078
5 Jimmy Vasser 12 Honda/RI/F 66.091 122.994 0.744 0.105
6 Gil de Ferran 5 Honda/RI/G 66.133 122.916 0.786 0.042
7 Helio Castro-Neves 9 Mercedes/LT/F 66.137 122.909 0.790 0.004
8 Juan Montoya 4 Honda/RI/F 66.174 122.840 0.827 0.037
9 Max Papis 7 FordCos/RI/F 66.316 122.577 0.969 0.142
10 Robby Gordon 22 Toyota/SW/F 66.352 122.510 1.005 0.036
11 Michael Andretti 6 FordCos/SW/F 66.463 122.306 1.116 0.111
12 Richie Hearn 10X Toyota/RI/F 66.557 122.133 1.210 0.094
13 Memo Gidley 71 FordCos/LT/F 66.578 122.094 1.231 0.021
14 Cristiano da Matta 25 Toyota/RI/F 66.645 121.972 1.298 0.067
15 Jan Magnussen 20 FordCos/RI/F 66.857 121.585 1.510 0.212
16 Gualter Salles 36 Toyota/EA/G 66.889 121.527 1.542 0.032
17 Mauricio Gugelmin 17 Mercedes/RI/F 66.930 121.452 1.583 0.041
18 Michel Jourdain Jr. 19 FordCos/LT/F 66.999 121.327 1.652 0.069
19 Roberto Moreno 11X FordCos/SW/F 67.004 121.318 1.657 0.005
20 Scott Pruett 24 Toyota/RI/F 67.007 121.313 1.660 0.003
21 P J Jones 40 FordCos/RI/F 67.237 120.898 1.890 0.230
22 Al Unser Jr. 2 Mercedes/LT/G 67.292 120.799 1.945 0.055
23 Naoki Hattori 15 Honda/RI/G 67.300 120.785 1.953 0.008
24 Luiz Garcia Jr. 21 Mercedes/RI/F 68.040 119.471 2.693 0.740
25 Greg Moore 99 Mercedes/RI/F 68.086 119.390 2.739 0.046
26 Mark Blundell 18 Mercedes/RI/F 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Race Result
Rank Start
Pos.Car Driver Laps Time Speed Lag Status
1 8 4 Juan Montoya(R) 83 1:42:03.808 109.606 RUNNING
2 3 26 Paul Tracy 83 1:42:14.735 109.411 10.927 RUNNING
3 1 27 Dario Franchitti 83 1:42:16.121 109.386 12.313 RUNNING
4 5 12 Jimmy Vasser 83 1:42:18.536 109.343 14.728 RUNNING
5 9 7 Max Papis 83 1:42:23.707 109.251 19.899 RUNNING
6 6 5 Gil de Ferran 83 1:42:27.490 109.184 23.682 RUNNING
7 7 9 Helio Castro-Neves 83 1:42:28.905 109.159 25.097 RUNNING
8 11 6 Michael Andretti 83 1:42:35.107 109.049 31.299 RUNNING
9 14 25 Cristiano da Matta(R) 83 1:42:35.680 109.038 31.872 RUNNING
10 10 22 Robby Gordon 83 1:42:36.630 109.022 32.822 RUNNING
11 25 99 Greg Moore 83 1:42:37.070 109.014 33.262 RUNNING
12 12 10 Richie Hearn 83 1:42:39.125 108.977 35.317 RUNNING
13 26 18 Mark Blundell 83 1:42:39.583 108.969 35.775 RUNNING
14 15 20 Jan Magnussen 83 1:42:46.933 108.839 43.125 RUNNING
15 21 40 PJ Jones 83 1:42:47.502 108.829 43.694 RUNNING
16 19 11 Roberto Moreno 83 1:42:48.373 108.814 44.565 RUNNING
17 20 24 Scott Pruett 82 1:42:37.981 107.678 -1 Lap RUNNING
18 16 36 Gualter Salles 82 1:42:53.764 107.402 -1 Lap RUNNING
19 23 15 Naoki Hattori(R) 82 1:43:15.461 107.026 -1 Lap RUNNING
20 17 17 Mauricio Gugelmin 76 1:34:39.334 108.165 -7 Laps ENGINE
21 2 8 Bryan Herta 72 1:29:50.836 107.922 -11 Laps ENGINE
22 13 71 Memo Gidley(R) 69 1:26:37.460 107.245 -14 Laps FIRE
23 4 44 Tony Kanaan 58 1:07:49.781 114.990 -25 Laps FUELSYSTEM
24 24 21 Luiz Garcia Jr.(R) 56 1:05:48.724 114.398 -27 Laps CLUTCH
25 22 2 Al Unser Jr. 54 1:04:05.770 113.234 -29 Laps CONTACT
26 18 19 Michel Jourdain Jr. 54 1:05:34.133 110.690 -29 Laps TRANSMISSION
Race Information
TrackLength: 2.258 Miles
Laps: 83 (Road)
Time of Race: 1:42:03.808
Average Speed: 109.606 mph
Margin of Victory: 10.927 sec
Lap Leaders
Car Driver From Lap To Lap Total Laps
27 Dario Franchitti 1 54 54
26 Paul Tracy 55 55 1
4 Juan Montoya 56 83 28
Caution Flags
>From Lap To Lap Total Laps Reason
59 64 6 Car 21, Spun
(R):Designates the driver is a series rookie