1999 Firestone Firehawk 500K
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 2 of 20 in the 1999 CART season | |
Twin Ring Motegi | |
| Date | April 10, 1999 |
| Official name | 1999 Firestone Firehawk 500K |
| Location | Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi, Tochigi, Japan |
| Course | Permanent oval course 1.549 mi / 2.493 km |
| Distance | 201 laps 311.349 mi / 501.093 km |
| Weather | Dry |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Gil de Ferran (Walker Racing) |
| Time | 25.463 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Hélio Castro-Neves (Hogan Racing) |
| Time | 25.830 (on lap 136 of 201) |
| Podium | |
| First | Adrián Fernández (Patrick Racing) |
| Second | Gil de Ferran (Walker Racing) |
| Third | Christian Fittipaldi (Newman-Haas Racing) |
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.
This was the first Champ Car race since the 1995 Indianapolis 500, in which Al Unser Jr. is absent on the starting grid.