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Race 1 of 20 in the 1999 CART season | |
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Date | March 15, 1999 |
Official name | Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami |
Location | Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida, United States |
Course | Permanent oval course 1.5 mi / 2.4 km |
Distance | 150 laps 225 mi / 360 km |
Weather | Dry |
Pole position | |
Driver | Greg Moore (Forsythe Racing) |
Time | 24.886 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Dario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green) |
Time | 26.825 (on lap 149 of 150) |
Podium | |
First | Greg Moore (Forsythe Racing) |
Second | Michael Andretti (Newman-Haas Racing) |
Third | Dario Franchitti (Team KOOL Green) |
The 1999 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami was the first and opening round of the 1999 CART FedEx Champ Car World Series season, held March 21, 1999, on the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida.
Greg Moore won the opening race of the season from pole, leading 96 out of the 150 laps, winning comfortably ahead of Michael Andretti and Dario Franchitti. It would turn out of be Moore's final pole and win.