USA: HELIO CASTRONEVES WINS THE CART DETROIT GRAND PRIX MOTOR RACE FOR THE SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS

Record ID: 971490

  • Title: USA: HELIO CASTRONEVES WINS THE CART DETROIT GRAND PRIX MOTOR RACE FOR THE SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS
  • Date: 17th June 2001
  • Summary: DETROIT, MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES (JUNE 17 , 2001)(ESPN INTERNATIONAL: SEE RESTRICTIONS ABOVE) 1. START OF THE RACE 2. VARIOUS SHOTS DURING THE RACE 3. HELIO CASTRONEVES CROSSES THE FINISH LINE IN FIRST PLACE 4. CASTRONEVES CLIMBS THE FENCE AFTER HIS VICTORY 5. CHAMPAGNE CELEBRATIONS Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: DETROIT, MICHIGAN, UNITED STATES
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  • Country: USA
  • Reuters ID: LVA1AEYHSHQ1X60HZIBSTOQEE9ZA
  • Story Text:Helio Castroneves led from start to finish to become
    the first driver to win the CART Detroit Grand Prix in
    consecutive years.



    Castroneves, who recorded his first CART victory here
    last year, won his second race of the season. He also took
    the checkered flag on a similar road course in Long Beach,
    California and won the IRL-sanctioned Indianapolis 500.

    Sunday's victory was the fifth of his CART career, all on
    road courses.

    Scotland's Dario Franchitti was second, followed by
    Brazil's Roberto Moreno, Andretti and another Brazilian,
    Christian Fittipaldi. CART points leader Kenny Brack was
    ninth.

    There were numerous accidents in the race.

    Alex Zanardi, who won this event in 1998, and Michel
    Jourdain Jr. were knocked out on lap 4 when Zanardi cut off
    the Mexican in turn 3, hitting Jourdain's front left wing and
    sending both cars into the tire barriers. Neither driver was
    injured.

    Alex Tagliani of Canada went out on lap 41 when he took
    turn 8 too wide and hit the tires. Tagliani was trying to
    avoid French rookie Nicolas Minassian, who spun in the turn.

    Brazilian rookie Bruno Junquiera, who started in the front
    row alongside Castroneves, was forced out on lap 42 when his
    transmission failed.

    On lap 58, Spain's Oriol Servia lost control of his car
    going into the casino turn and went into the tires, bringing
    out the third full-course caution flag.

    Bryan Herta went into the wall on lap 63, knocking him out
    of the race. During the restart on lap 66, Moreno and Patrick
    Carpentier of Canada brushed hard together but kept on racing.
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