Monday September 4th, 2000

To commemorate the rich history of the U.S. Grand Prix, MasterCard International has announced it will conduct a poll among U.S. sports media to determine the MasterCard 'Priceless' Moment of the U.S. Grand Prix. At the same time, MasterCard, an official sponsor of Jordan Grand Prix, unveiled a ballot comprised of 15 U.S. Grand Prix moments that will be distributed to U.S. sports media nationwide.

The USGP ballot, which was prepared by U.S. F1 journalists Mike Harris (AP), Ed Hinton (Chicago Tribune), Lewis Franck (Reuters) and Dan Knutson (National Speed Sport News), includes 'Priceless' moments from 15 races, beginning with the inaugural U.S. Grand Prix in 1959 and continuing through to the 1990 race in Phoenix, won by F1 legend Ayrton Senna.

The MasterCard initiative will be implemented with the assistance of more than 50 U.S. sports media, who will be polled to determine the top three moments, in order of preference, from among the 15 nominated on the ballot. A total of five points will be allotted to all first place votes; three points for second and one point for third place votes to determine the finalists, which will be announced during the second week of September. Through the aforementioned points system, the overall MasterCard 'Priceless' Moment of the U.S. Grand Prix will be determined and announced on-site in Indianapolis several days prior to the first U.S. Grand Prix since 1991.

In a separate poll, F1 fans will also be able to vote online at www.mastercard.com/grandprix. The online fan voting program has already commenced, with the results announced during race week.