CART: Motegi, Round 4
Practice Times
Individual Practice Report (Thursday AM Session)
May 11, 2000
Pos. Driver Car Car Config. LapTime LapSpeed B.Leader B.Prev.
1 Kenny Brack 8 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.413 211.123
2 Juan Montoya 1X Toyota/LT/F 26.474 210.637 0.061
3 Tony Kanaan 55 Mercedes/RI/F 26.517 210.295 0.104 0.043
4 Christian Fittipaldi 11 Ford Cos/LT/F 26.582 209.781 0.169 0.065
5 Jimmy Vasser 12 Toyota/LT/F 26.658 209.183 0.245 0.076
6 Roberto Moreno 20 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.666 209.120 0.253 0.008
7 Cristiano da Matta 97 Toyota/RI/F 26.796 208.106 0.383 0.130
8 Michael Andretti 6 Ford Cos/LT/F 26.804 208.044 0.391 0.008
9 Gil de Ferran 2 Honda/RI/F 26.811 207.989 0.398 0.007
10 Max Papis 7 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.876 207.486 0.463 0.065
11 Mauricio Gugelmin 17 Mercedes/RI/F 26.877 207.479 0.464 0.001
12 Adrian Fernandez 40 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.891 207.370 0.478 0.014
13 Helio Castro-Neves 3 Honda/RI/F 26.899 207.309 0.486 0.008
14 Dario Franchitti 27 Honda/RI/F 26.935 207.032 0.522 0.036
15 Oriol Servia 96 Toyota/RI/F 27.006 206.487 0.593 0.071
16 Memo Gidley 32 Ford Cos/RI/F 27.049 206.159 0.636 0.043
17 Alex Tagliani 33 Ford Cos/RI/F 27.072 205.984 0.659 0.023
18 Paul Tracy 26X Honda/RI/F 27.104 205.741 0.691 0.032
19 Paul Tracy 26 Honda/RI/F 27.179 205.173 0.766 0.075
20 Michel Jourdain Jr. 16X Mercedes/LT/F 27.286 204.369 0.873 0.107
21 Shinji Nakano 5 Honda/RI/F 27.300 204.264 0.887 0.014
22 Norberto Fontana 10 Toyota/RI/F 27.392 203.578 0.979 0.092
23 Mark Blundell 18 Mercedes/RI/F 27.449 203.155 1.036 0.057
24 Alex Tagliani 33X Ford Cos/RI/F 27.464 203.044 1.051 0.015
25 Takuya Kurosawa 19 Ford Cos/LT/F 27.556 202.366 1.143 0.092
26 Adrian Fernandez 40X Ford Cos/RI/F 27.595 202.080 1.182 0.039
27 Tarso Marques 34 Ford Cos/SW/F 27.692 201.372 1.279 0.097
28 Luiz Garcia Jr. 25 Mercedes/RI/F 27.935 199.621 1.522 0.243
Track Length 1.549miles Track Type Oval
Lap Record April 9, 1999 Gil de Ferran 25.463seconds 219.000mph
Race Record April 10, 1999 Adrian Frenandez 1:46:01.463 176.195mph
Individual Practice Report (Thursday PM Session)
May 11, 2000
Pos. Driver Car Car Config. LapTime LapSpeed B.Leader B.Prev.
1 Kenny Brack 8 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.072 213.885
2 Juan Montoya 1 Toyota/LT/F 26.092 213.721 0.020
3 Jimmy Vasser 12X Toyota/LT/F 26.140 213.328 0.068 0.048
4 Cristiano da Matta 97 Toyota/RI/F 26.300 212.030 0.228 0.160
5 Christian Fittipaldi 11 Ford Cos/LT/F 26.305 211.990 0.233 0.005
6 Gil de Ferran 2 Honda/RI/F 26.364 211.516 0.292 0.059
7 Max Papis 7 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.416 211.099 0.344 0.052
8 Michael Andretti 6 Ford Cos/LT/F 26.473 210.645 0.401 0.057
9 Alex Tagliani 33 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.596 209.671 0.524 0.123
10 Roberto Moreno 20 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.614 209.529 0.542 0.018
11 Helio Castro-Neves 3 Honda/RI/F 26.622 209.466 0.550 0.008
12 Oriol Servia 96 Toyota/RI/F 26.639 209.332 0.567 0.017
13 Tony Kanaan 55 Mercedes/RI/F 26.640 209.324 0.568 0.001
14 Dario Franchitti 27 Honda/RI/F 26.645 209.285 0.573 0.005
15 Mauricio Gugelmin 17 Mercedes/RI/F 26.657 209.191 0.585 0.012
16 Shinji Nakano 5 Honda/RI/F 26.672 209.073 0.600 0.015
17 Adrian Fernandez 40 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.677 209.034 0.605 0.005
18 Alex Tagliani 33X Ford Cos/RI/F 26.752 208.448 0.680 0.075
19 Memo Gidley 32 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.777 208.253 0.705 0.025
20 Mark Blundell 18 Mercedes/RI/F 26.851 207.679 0.779 0.074
21 Max Papis 7X Ford Cos/RI/F 26.911 207.216 0.839 0.060
22 Paul Tracy 26X Honda/RI/F 26.977 206.709 0.905 0.066
23 Norberto Fontana 10X Toyota/RI/F 27.183 205.143 1.111 0.206
24 Tarso Marques 34 Ford Cos/SW/F 27.251 204.631 1.179 0.068
25 Norberto Fontana 10 Toyota/RI/F 27.285 204.376 1.213 0.034
26 Michel Jourdain Jr. 16 Mercedes/LT/F 27.354 203.860 1.282 0.069
27 Juan Montoya 1X Toyota/LT/F 27.399 203.526 1.327 0.045
28 Takuya Kurosawa 19 Ford Cos/LT/F 28.038 198.887 1.966 0.639
29 Luiz Garcia Jr. 25 Mercedes/RI/F 28.226 197.563 2.154 0.188
Combined Practice Report (after Thursday PM Session)
May 11, 2000
Pos. Driver Car Car Config. LapTime LapSpeed B.Leader B.Prev.
1 Kenny Brack 8 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.072 213.885
2 Juan Montoya 1 Toyota/LT/F 26.092 213.721 0.020
3 Jimmy Vasser 12X Toyota/LT/F 26.140 213.328 0.068 0.048
4 Cristiano da Matta 97 Toyota/RI/F 26.300 212.030 0.228 0.160
5 Christian Fittipaldi 11 Ford Cos/LT/F 26.305 211.990 0.233 0.005
6 Gil de Ferran 2 Honda/RI/F 26.364 211.516 0.292 0.059
7 Max Papis 7 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.416 211.099 0.344 0.052
8 Michael Andretti 6 Ford Cos/LT/F 26.473 210.645 0.401 0.057
9 Juan Montoya 1X Toyota/LT/F 26.474 210.637 0.402 0.001
10 Tony Kanaan 55 Mercedes/RI/F 26.517 210.295 0.445 0.043
11 Alex Tagliani 33 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.596 209.671 0.524 0.079
12 Roberto Moreno 20 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.614 209.529 0.542 0.018
13 Helio Castro-Neves 3 Honda/RI/F 26.622 209.466 0.550 0.008
14 Oriol Servia 96 Toyota/RI/F 26.639 209.332 0.567 0.017
15 Dario Franchitti 27 Honda/RI/F 26.645 209.285 0.573 0.006
16 Mauricio Gugelmin 17 Mercedes/RI/F 26.657 209.191 0.585 0.012
17 Jimmy Vasser 12 Toyota/LT/F 26.658 209.183 0.586 0.001
18 Shinji Nakano 5 Honda/RI/F 26.672 209.073 0.600 0.014
19 Adrian Fernandez 40 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.677 209.034 0.605 0.005
20 Alex Tagliani 33X Ford Cos/RI/F 26.752 208.448 0.680 0.075
21 Memo Gidley 32 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.777 208.253 0.705 0.025
22 Mark Blundell 18 Mercedes/RI/F 26.851 207.679 0.779 0.074
23 Max Papis 7X Ford Cos/RI/F 26.911 207.216 0.839 0.060
24 Paul Tracy 26X Honda/RI/F 26.977 206.709 0.905 0.066
25 Paul Tracy 26 Honda/RI/F 27.179 205.173 1.107 0.202
26 Norberto Fontana 10X Toyota/RI/F 27.183 205.143 1.111 0.004
27 Tarso Marques 34 Ford Cos/SW/F 27.251 204.631 1.179 0.068
28 Norberto Fontana 10 Toyota/RI/F 27.285 204.376 1.213 0.034
29 Michel Jourdain Jr. 16X Mercedes/LT/F 27.286 204.369 1.214 0.001
30 Michel Jourdain Jr. 16 Mercedes/LT/F 27.354 203.860 1.282 0.068
31 Takuya Kurosawa 19 Ford Cos/LT/F 27.556 202.366 1.484 0.202
32 Adrian Fernandez 40X Ford Cos/RI/F 27.595 202.080 1.523 0.039
33 Luiz Garcia Jr. 25 Mercedes/RI/F 27.935 199.621 1.863 0.340
Individual Practice Report (Friday AM Session)
May 12, 2000
Pos. Driver Car Car Config. LapTime LapSpeed B.Leader B.Prev.
1 Kenny Brack 8 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.113 213.549
2 Juan Montoya 1 Toyota/LT/F 26.142 213.312 0.029
3 Jimmy Vasser 12X Toyota/LT/F 26.215 212.718 0.102 0.073
4 Adrian Fernandez 40 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.294 212.079 0.181 0.079
5 Gil de Ferran 2 Honda/RI/F 26.330 211.789 0.217 0.036
6 Roberto Moreno 20 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.347 211.652 0.234 0.017
7 Alex Tagliani 33 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.370 211.468 0.257 0.023
8 Christian Fittipaldi 11 Ford Cos/LT/F 26.453 210.804 0.340 0.083
9 Michael Andretti 6 Ford Cos/LT/F 26.493 210.486 0.380 0.040
10 Cristiano da Matta 97 Toyota/RI/F 26.501 210.422 0.388 0.008
11 Mauricio Gugelmin 17 Mercedes/RI/F 26.518 210.287 0.405 0.017
12 Tony Kanaan 55 Mercedes/RI/F 26.560 209.955 0.447 0.042
13 Max Papis 7X Ford Cos/RI/F 26.601 209.631 0.488 0.041
14 Helio Castro-Neves 3 Honda/RI/F 26.607 209.584 0.494 0.006
15 Oriol Servia 96 Toyota/RI/F 26.752 208.448 0.639 0.145
16 Max Papis 7 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.871 207.525 0.758 0.119
17 Shinji Nakano 5 Honda/RI/F 26.879 207.463 0.766 0.008
18 Michel Jourdain Jr. 16 Mercedes/LT/F 26.895 207.340 0.782 0.016
19 Mark Blundell 18 Mercedes/RI/F 26.964 206.809 0.851 0.069
20 Dario Franchitti 27X Honda/RI/F 26.996 206.564 0.883 0.032
21 Paul Tracy 26X Honda/RI/F 27.010 206.457 0.897 0.014
22 Luiz Garcia Jr. 25 Mercedes/RI/F 27.155 205.354 1.042 0.145
23 Norberto Fontana 10X Toyota/RI/F 27.245 204.676 1.132 0.090
24 Tarso Marques 34 Ford Cos/SW/F 27.291 204.331 1.178 0.046
25 Takuya Kurosawa 19 Ford Cos/LT/F 27.440 203.222 1.327 0.149
26 Memo Gidley 32X Ford Cos/RI/F 27.875 200.050 1.762 0.435
27 *Memo Gidley 32 Ford Cos/RI/F 34.816 160.168 8.703 6.941
* - Time over 110% of the average of the 2 Fastest drivers best
practice/qualifying times
Combined Practice Report (after Friday AM Session)
May 12, 2000
Pos. Driver Car Car Config. LapTime LapSpeed B.Leader B.Prev.
1 Kenny Brack 8 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.072 213.885
2 Juan Montoya 1 Toyota/LT/F 26.092 213.721 0.020
3 Jimmy Vasser 12X Toyota/LT/F 26.140 213.328 0.068 0.048
4 Adrian Fernandez 40 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.294 212.079 0.222 0.154
5 Cristiano da Matta 97 Toyota/RI/F 26.300 212.030 0.228 0.006
6 Christian Fittipaldi 11 Ford Cos/LT/F 26.305 211.990 0.233 0.005
7 Gil de Ferran 2 Honda/RI/F 26.330 211.789 0.258 0.025
8 Roberto Moreno 20 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.347 211.652 0.275 0.017
9 Alex Tagliani 33 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.370 211.468 0.298 0.023
10 Max Papis 7 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.416 211.099 0.344 0.046
11 Michael Andretti 6 Ford Cos/LT/F 26.473 210.645 0.401 0.057
12 Juan Montoya 1X Toyota/LT/F 26.474 210.637 0.402 0.001
13 Tony Kanaan 55 Mercedes/RI/F 26.517 210.295 0.445 0.043
14 Mauricio Gugelmin 17 Mercedes/RI/F 26.518 210.287 0.446 0.001
15 Max Papis 7X Ford Cos/RI/F 26.601 209.631 0.529 0.083
16 Helio Castro-Neves 3 Honda/RI/F 26.607 209.584 0.535 0.006
17 Oriol Servia 96 Toyota/RI/F 26.639 209.332 0.567 0.032
18 Dario Franchitti 27 Honda/RI/F 26.645 209.285 0.573 0.006
19 Jimmy Vasser 12 Toyota/LT/F 26.658 209.183 0.586 0.013
20 Shinji Nakano 5 Honda/RI/F 26.672 209.073 0.600 0.014
21 Alex Tagliani 33X Ford Cos/RI/F 26.752 208.448 0.680 0.080
22 Memo Gidley 32 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.777 208.253 0.705 0.025
23 Mark Blundell 18 Mercedes/RI/F 26.851 207.679 0.779 0.074
24 Michel Jourdain Jr. 16 Mercedes/LT/F 26.895 207.340 0.823 0.044
25 Paul Tracy 26X Honda/RI/F 26.977 206.709 0.905 0.082
26 Dario Franchitti 27X Honda/RI/F 26.996 206.564 0.924 0.019
27 Luiz Garcia Jr. 25 Mercedes/RI/F 27.155 205.354 1.083 0.159
28 Paul Tracy 26 Honda/RI/F 27.179 205.173 1.107 0.024
29 Norberto Fontana 10X Toyota/RI/F 27.183 205.143 1.111 0.004
30 Tarso Marques 34 Ford Cos/SW/F 27.251 204.631 1.179 0.068
31 Norberto Fontana 10 Toyota/RI/F 27.285 204.376 1.213 0.034
32 Michel Jourdain Jr. 16X Mercedes/LT/F 27.286 204.369 1.214 0.001
33 Takuya Kurosawa 19 Ford Cos/LT/F 27.440 203.222 1.368 0.154
34 Adrian Fernandez 40X Ford Cos/RI/F 27.595 202.080 1.523 0.155
35 Memo Gidley 32X Ford Cos/RI/F 27.875 200.050 1.803 0.280
Individual Practice Report (Warm Up Session)
May 13, 2000
Pos. Driver Car Car Config. LapTimeLapSpeedB.LeaderB.Prev.
1 Jimmy Vasser 12X Toyota/LT/F 27.096 205.802
2 Paul Tracy 26X Honda/RI/F 27.104 205.741 0.008
3 Juan Montoya 1 Toyota/LT/F 27.115 205.657 0.019 0.011
4 Cristiano da Matta 97 Toyota/RI/F 27.141 205.460 0.045 0.026
5 Mauricio Gugelmin 17 Mercedes/RI/F 27.142 205.453 0.046 0.001
6 Tony Kanaan 55 Mercedes/RI/F 27.159 205.324 0.063 0.017
7 Kenny Brack 8X Ford Cos/RI/F 27.224 204.834 0.128 0.065
8 Dario Franchitti 27 Honda/RI/F 27.232 204.774 0.136 0.008
9 Christian Fittipaldi 11 Ford Cos/LT/F 27.252 204.624 0.156 0.020
10 Oriol Servia 96 Toyota/RI/F 27.274 204.458 0.178 0.022
11 Alex Tagliani 33 Ford Cos/RI/F 27.324 204.084 0.228 0.050
12 Adrian Fernandez 40 Ford Cos/RI/F 27.343 203.943 0.247 0.019
13 Roberto Moreno 20 Ford Cos/RI/F 27.376 203.697 0.280 0.033
14 Gil de Ferran 2 Honda/RI/F 27.385 203.630 0.289 0.009
15 Helio Castro-Neves 3 Honda/RI/F 27.389 203.600 0.293 0.004
16 Mark Blundell 18 Mercedes/RI/F 27.416 203.399 0.320 0.027
17 Michael Andretti 6 Ford Cos/LT/F 27.440 203.222 0.344 0.024
18 Michel Jourdain Jr. 16 Mercedes/LT/F 27.488 202.867 0.392 0.048
19 Memo Gidley 32 Ford Cos/RI/F 27.564 202.307 0.468 0.076
20 Max Papis 7X Ford Cos/RI/F 27.653 201.656 0.557 0.089
21 Shinji Nakano 5 Honda/RI/F 27.756 200.908 0.660 0.103
22 Tarso Marques 34 Ford Cos/SW/F 27.962 199.428 0.866 0.206
23 Takuya Kurosawa 19 Ford Cos/LT/F 28.087 198.540 0.991 0.125
24 Luiz Garcia Jr. 25 Mercedes/RI/F 28.205 197.710 1.109 0.118
Qualifying Times
Individual Qualifying Report (Friday PM Session)
May 12, 2000
Pos. Driver Car Car Config. LapTime LapSpeed B.Leader B.Prev.
1 Juan Montoya 1 Toyota/LT/F 26.237 212.540
2 Kenny Brack 8X Ford Cos/RI/F 26.393 211.283 0.156
3 Jimmy Vasser 12X Toyota/LT/F 26.455 210.788 0.218 0.062
4 Roberto Moreno 20 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.486 210.541 0.249 0.031
5 Gil de Ferran 2 Honda/RI/F 26.512 210.335 0.275 0.026
6 Christian Fittipaldi 11 Ford Cos/LT/F 26.536 210.145 0.299 0.024
7 Mauricio Gugelmin 17 Mercedes/RI/F 26.633 209.379 0.396 0.097
8 Michael Andretti 6 Ford Cos/LT/F 26.657 209.191 0.420 0.024
9 Tony Kanaan 55 Mercedes/RI/F 26.667 209.112 0.430 0.010
10 Alex Tagliani 33 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.715 208.737 0.478 0.048
11 Shinji Nakano 5 Honda/RI/F 26.732 208.604 0.495 0.017
12 Max Papis 7X Ford Cos/RI/F 26.771 208.300 0.534 0.039
13 Oriol Servia 96 Toyota/RI/F 26.811 207.989 0.574 0.040
14 Helio Castro-Neves 3 Honda/RI/F 26.832 207.826 0.595 0.021
15 Adrian Fernandez 40 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.832 207.826 0.595 0.000
16 Memo Gidley 32 Ford Cos/RI/F 26.845 207.726 0.608 0.013
17 Dario Franchitti 27 Honda/RI/F 26.910 207.224 0.673 0.065
18 Michel Jourdain Jr. 16 Mercedes/LT/F 26.915 207.186 0.678 0.005
19 Cristiano da Matta 97 Toyota/RI/F 26.920 207.147 0.683 0.005
20 Paul Tracy 26X Honda/RI/F 26.982 206.671 0.745 0.062
21 Tarso Marques 34 Ford Cos/SW/F 27.118 205.635 0.881 0.136
22 Mark Blundell 18 Mercedes/RI/F 27.412 203.429 1.175 0.294
23 Takuya Kurosawa 19 Ford Cos/LT/F 27.556 202.366 1.319 0.144
24 Luiz Garcia Jr. 25 Mercedes/RI/F 27.684 201.430 1.447 0.128
25 Norberto Fontana 10 Toyota/RI/F no time 0.000 0.000 0.000
Race Result
Rk Srt Car Driver Laps Time Speed Lag Status
1 8 6 Michael Andretti 201 1:58:52.201 157.154 RUNNING
2 17 27 Dario Franchitti 201 1:58:52.747 157.142 0.546 RUNNING
3 4 20 Roberto Moreno 201 1:58:55.026 157.092 2.825 RUNNING
4 19 97 Cristiano da Matta 201 1:58:55.743 157.076 3.542 RUNNING
5 2 8 Kenny Brack (R) 201 1:58:56.126 157.068 3.925 RUNNING
6 20 26 Paul Tracy 201 1:58:56.460 157.061 4.259 RUNNING
7 1 1 Juan Montoya 201 1:58:57.053 157.048 4.852 RUNNING
8 12 7 Max Papis 200 1:59:00.762 156.185 -1 Lap RUNNING
9 5 2 Gil de Ferran 200 1:59:01.784 156.163 -1 Lap RUNNING
10 15 40 Adrian Fernandez 200 1:59:03.970 156.115 -1 Lap RUNNING
11 6 11 Christian Fittipaldi 199 1:59:04.740 155.318 -2 Laps RUNNING
12 18 16 Michel Jourdain Jr. 198 1:59:01.145 154.615 -3 Laps RUNNING
13 14 3 Helio Castro-Neves 198 1:59:05.051 154.530 -3 Laps RUNNING
14 11 5 Shinji Nakano (R) 198 1:59:05.562 154.519 -3 Laps RUNNING
15 10 33 Alex Tagliani (R) 198 1:59:05.665 154.517 -3 Laps RUNNING
16 9 55 Tony Kanaan 189 1:50:16.646 159.286 -12 Laps MECHANICAL
17 21 34 Tarso Marques 186 1:59:10.301 145.058 -15 Laps RUNNING
18 16 32 Memo Gidley 182 1:45:52.979 159.753 -19 Laps ELECTRICAL
19 22 18 Mark Blundell 161 1:34:36.298 158.167 -40 Laps CONTACT
20 23 19 Takuya Kurosawa (R) 131 1:27:11.087 139.648 -70 Laps PIT INCIDENT
21 3 12 Jimmy Vasser 127 1:13:35.352 160.396 -74 Laps MECHANICAL
22 7 17 Mauricio Gugelmin 42 29:52.287 130.676 -159 Laps MECHANICAL
23 24 25 Luiz Garcia Jr. 18 28:54.816 57.859 -183 Laps MECHANICAL
24 13 96 Oriol Servia (R) 0 0.000 0.000 CONTACT
25 0 10 Norberto Fontana (R) 0 0.000 0.000 WITHDRAWN
Race Information
Track Length: 1.549 Miles
Laps: 201 (Oval)
Time of Race: 1:58:52.201
Average Speed: 157.154 mph
Margin of Victory: 0.546 sec
Lap Leaders
Car Driver From Lap To Lap Total Laps
1 Juan Montoya 1 132 132
40 Adrian Fernandez 133 135 3
1 Juan Montoya 136 175 40
6 Michael Andretti 176 201 26
Caution Flags
>From Lap To Lap Total Laps Reason
1 6 6 Car 96, contact
32 38 7 Debris turn 3
79 84 6 Car 18, contact
171 177 7 Car 18, contact
192 196 3 Car 55, mechanical
(R): Designates the driver is a series rookie