1999 Firestone Firehawk 500K

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.

1999 Firestone Firehawk 500K
Race details
Race 2 of 20 in the 1999 CART season
Twin Ring Motegi
DateApril 10, 1999
Official name1999 Firestone Firehawk 500K
LocationTwin Ring Motegi, Motegi, Tochigi, Japan
CoursePermanent oval course
1.549 mi / 2.493 km
Distance201 laps
311.349 mi / 501.093 km
WeatherDry
Pole position
DriverGil de Ferran (Walker Racing)
Time25.463
Fastest lap
DriverHélio Castro-Neves (Hogan Racing)
Time25.830 (on lap 136 of 201)
Podium
FirstAdrián Fernández (Patrick Racing)
SecondGil de Ferran (Walker Racing)
ThirdChristian Fittipaldi (Newman-Haas Racing)

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

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