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2000 Fontana Champ Cars

2000 Fontana Champ Cars is 345th CART race. Passed at the California Speedway circuit. Gil de Ferran won the pole position, Christian Fittipaldi won this race. Roberto Moreno and Gil de Ferran also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 250 laps (816 km).

Previous race: 2000 Surfers Paradise Champ Cars
Next race: 2001 Monterrey Champ Cars
Race Start: 29th October 2000

Interesting facts and statistics about the 2000 Fontana Champ Cars

58th victory for the Newman-Haas Racing team
2nd victory for the Christian Fittipaldi
14th podium for the Christian Fittipaldi
8th podium for the Roberto Moreno
26th podium for the Gil de Ferran

2000 Fontana Champ Cars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Christian Fittipaldi	Lola B2K/00, #11	20	3h 38m 4.376s	Newman-Haas Racing
2	Roberto Moreno	Reynard 2KI, #20	16	3h 38m 4.57s	Patrick Racing
3	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 2KI, #2	15	3h 38m 4.902s	Marlboro Team Penske
4	Casey Mears	Reynard 2KI, #91	12	3h 38m 5.097s	Team Rahal
5	Adrian Fernandez	Reynard 2KI, #40	10	3h 38m 5.521s	Patrick Racing
6	Alexandre Tagliani	Reynard 2KI, #33	8	248 laps Accident	Forsythe Racing
7	Tarso Marques	Swift 2Ki, #34	6	247 laps	Dale Coyne Racing
8	Alex Barron	Lola B2K/00, #19	5	239 laps Engine	Dale Coyne Racing
9	Helio Castroneves	Reynard 2KI, #3	4	226 laps Accident	Marlboro Team Penske
10	Juan Pablo Montoya	Lola B2K/00, #1	3	219 laps Engine	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
11	Michel Jourdain jr	Lola B2K/00, #16	2	203 laps Engine	Bettenhausen Motorsports
12	Massimiliano Papis	Reynard 2KI, #7	1	182 laps Engine	Team Rahal
13	Kenny Brack	Reynard 2KI, #8	1	167 laps Turbocharger	Team Rahal
14	Patrick Carpentier	Reynard 2KI, #32	0	154 laps Gearbox	Forsythe Racing
15	Mark Blundell	Reynard 2KI, #18	0	129 laps Engine	PacWest Racing Group
16	Shinji Nakano	Reynard 2KI, #5	0	113 laps Engine	Walker Racing
17	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 2KI, #17	0	103 laps Engine	PacWest Racing Group
18	Tony Kanaan	Reynard 2KI, #55	0	88 laps Engine	Mo Nunn Racing
19	Michael Andretti	Lola B2K/00, #6	0	88 laps Accident	Newman-Haas Racing
20	Oriol Servia	Reynard 2KI, #96	0	88 laps Accident	PPI Motorsports
21	Memo Gidley	Reynard 2KI, #10	0	78 laps Engine	Della Penna Motorsports
22	Jimmy Vasser	Lola B2K/00, #12	0	71 laps Gearbox	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
23	Dario Franchitti	Reynard 2KI, #27	0	45 laps Engine	Team Green
24	Paul Tracy	Reynard 2KI, #26	0	23 laps Engine	Team Green
25	Cristiano Da Matta	Reynard 2KI, #97	0	22 laps Accident	PPI Motorsports
0	Luiz Garcia jr	Reynard 2KI, #25	0		Fast Racing

Qualifying Results for the 2000 Fontana Champ Cars on the California Speedway circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 2KI, #2	30.255s	Marlboro Team Penske
2	Michael Andretti	Lola B2K/00, #6	30.55s	Newman-Haas Racing
3	Christian Fittipaldi	Lola B2K/00, #11	30.553s	Newman-Haas Racing
4	Helio Castroneves	Reynard 2KI, #3	30.561s	Marlboro Team Penske
5	Juan Pablo Montoya	Lola B2K/00, #1	30.731s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
6	Jimmy Vasser	Lola B2K/00, #12	30.792s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
7	Dario Franchitti	Reynard 2KI, #27	30.795s	Team Green
8	Kenny Brack	Reynard 2KI, #8	30.912s	Team Rahal
9	Paul Tracy	Reynard 2KI, #26	30.923s	Team Green
10	Alexandre Tagliani	Reynard 2KI, #33	30.999s	Forsythe Racing
11	Patrick Carpentier	Reynard 2KI, #32	31.086s	Forsythe Racing
12	Tony Kanaan	Reynard 2KI, #55	31.101s	Mo Nunn Racing
13	Massimiliano Papis	Reynard 2KI, #7	31.146s	Team Rahal
14	Adrian Fernandez	Reynard 2KI, #40	31.261s	Patrick Racing
15	Casey Mears	Reynard 2KI, #91	31.298s	Team Rahal
16	Oriol Servia	Reynard 2KI, #96	31.354s	PPI Motorsports
17	Memo Gidley	Reynard 2KI, #10	31.358s	Della Penna Motorsports
18	Cristiano Da Matta	Reynard 2KI, #97	31.491s	PPI Motorsports
19	Roberto Moreno	Reynard 2KI, #20	31.529s	Patrick Racing
20	Alex Barron	Lola B2K/00, #19	31.552s	Dale Coyne Racing
21	Mark Blundell	Reynard 2KI, #18	31.642s	PacWest Racing Group
22	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 2KI, #17	31.708s	PacWest Racing Group
23	Michel Jourdain jr	Lola B2K/00, #16	32.042s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
24	Shinji Nakano	Reynard 2KI, #5	32.314s	Walker Racing
25	Tarso Marques	Swift 2Ki, #34	32.315s	Dale Coyne Racing
26	Luiz Garcia jr	Reynard 2KI, #25	32.849s	Fast Racing