Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Rnd | Date | Race Name | Circuit | City/Location | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Report |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | March 5 | Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami Presented by Toyota | Bicentennial Park | Miami, Florida | Michael Andretti | Scott Pruett | Jacques Villeneuve | Team Green | Report |
| 2 | March 19 | Australian IndyCar Grand Prix | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Surfers Paradise, Australia | Michael Andretti | Michael Andretti | Paul Tracy | Newman/Haas Racing | Report |
| 3 | April 2 | Slick 50 200 | Phoenix International Raceway | Phoenix, Arizona | Bryan Herta | Emerson Fittipaldi | Robby Gordon | Walker Racing | Report |
| 4 | April 9 | Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, California | Michael Andretti | Michael Andretti | Al Unser, Jr. | Marlboro Team Penske | Report |
| 5 | April 23 | Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix | Nazareth Speedway | Nazareth, Pennsylvania | Robby Gordon | Emerson Fittipaldi | Emerson Fittipaldi | Marlboro Team Penske | Report |
| 6 | May 28 | 79th Indianapolis 500* | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Scott Brayton | Scott Goodyear | Jacques Villeneuve | Team Green | Report |
| 7 | June 4 | Miller Genuine Draft 200 | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | Teo Fabi | Teo Fabi | Paul Tracy | Newman/Haas Racing | Report |
| 8 | June 11 | ITT Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit | The Raceway on Belle Isle Park | Detroit, Michigan | Robby Gordon | Michael Andretti | Robby Gordon | Walker Racing | Report |
| 9 | June 25 | Budweiser/G. I. Joe's 200 | Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon | Jacques Villeneuve | Al Unser, Jr. | Al Unser, Jr. | Marlboro Team Penske | Report |
| 10 | July 9 | Texaco/Havoline 200 | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | Jacques Villeneuve | Jacques Villeneuve | Jacques Villeneuve | Team Green | Report |
| 11 | July 16 | Molson Indy Toronto | Exhibition Place | Toronto, Ontario | Jacques Villeneuve | Bobby Rahal | Michael Andretti | Newman/Haas Racing | Report |
| 12 | July 23 | Budweiser Grand Prix of Cleveland | Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport | Cleveland, Ohio | Gil de Ferran | Jacques Villeneuve | Jacques Villeneuve | Team Green | Report |
| 13 | July 30 | Marlboro 500 | Michigan International Speedway | Brooklyn, Michigan | Parker Johnstone | Parker Johnstone | Scott Pruett | Patrick Racing | Report |
| 14 | August 13 | Miller Genuine Draft 200 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | Jacques Villeneuve | Al Unser, Jr. | Al Unser, Jr. | Marlboro Team Penske | Report |
| 15 | August 20 | New England 200 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | Loudon, New Hampshire | André Ribeiro | Teo Fabi | André Ribeiro | Tasman Motorsports | Report |
| 16 | September 3 | Molson Indy Vancouver | Streets of Vancouver | Vancouver, British Columbia | Jacques Villeneuve | Bobby Rahal | Al Unser, Jr. | Marlboro Team Penske | Report |
| 17 | September 10 | Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey | Laguna Seca Raceway | Monterey, California | Jacques Villeneuve | Gil de Ferran | Gil de Ferran | Jim Hall Racing | Report |
Question:
how many circuits did were run?
Answer:
17