1991 Gold Coast IndyCar Grand Prix
Race details | |
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Race 1 of 17 in the 1991 IndyCar season | |
Map of the track | |
Date | 17 March, 1991 |
Official name | 1991 Gold Coast IndyCar Grand Prix |
Location | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Queensland, Australia |
Course | Temporary Street Circuit 2.794 mi / 4.496 km |
Distance | 65 laps 181.610 mi / 292.240 km |
Pole position | |
Driver | Michael Andretti (Newman-Haas Racing) |
Time | 1:40.047 |
Podium | |
First | John Andretti (Racing Team VDS) |
Second | Bobby Rahal (Galles-Kraco Racing) |
Third | Rick Mears (Marlboro Team Penske) |
Motor car race
The 1991 Gold Coast IndyCar Grand Prix was the opening round of the 1991 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, held on 17 March 1991 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Queensland, Australia. This was the first ever race for the North American–based Champ Car World Series held in the Southern Hemisphere.
Qualifying results
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 4 | John Andretti | Racing Team VDS | 65 | 2:12:54.820 | 9 | 20 |
2 | 18 | Bobby Rahal | Galles-Kraco Racing | 65 | +12.7 secs | 4 | 16 |
3 | 3 | Rick Mears | Team Penske | 65 | 7 | 14 | |
4 | 20 | Danny Sullivan | Patrick Racing | 65 | 10 | 12 | |
5 | 11 | Scott Pruett | Truesports | 65 | 11 | 10 | |
6 | 22 | Scott Brayton | Dick Simon Racing | 65 | 14 | 8 | |
7 | 86 | Jeff Andretti | Bayside Disposal Racing | 65 | 16 | 6 | |
8 | 50 | Mike Groff | Euromotorsport | 64 | + 1 lap | 17 | 5 |
9 | 9 | Arie Luyendyk | Granatelli Racing Team | 64 | + 1 lap | 8 | 4 |
10 | 16 | Tony Bettenhausen Jr. | Bettenhausen Racing | 62 | + 3 laps | 12 | 3 |
11 | 42 | Franco Scapini | Euromotorsport | 59 | + 6 laps | 18 | 2 |
12 | 21 | Dean Hall | Leader Cards Racing | 58 | Contact | 22 | 1 |
13 | 19 | Randy Lewis | Dale Coyne Racing | 58 | Contact | 20 | |
14 | 2 | Michael Andretti | Newman-Haas Racing | 57 | Brakes | 1 | 1 |
15 | 8 | Eddie Cheever | Chip Ganassi Racing | 42 | Contact | 2 | |
16 | 1 | Al Unser Jr. | Galles-Kraco Racing | 41 | Contact | 3 | 1 |
17 | 6 | Mario Andretti | Newman-Haas Racing | 41 | Contact | 5 | |
18 | 44 | Phil Krueger | U. S. Engineering | 32 | Overheated | 5 | |
19 | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Penske | 27 | Driveshaft | 6 | |
20 | 12 | Mark Dismore | Arciero Racing | 22 | Engine | 23 | |
21 | 7 | Hiro Matsushita | Dick Simon Racing | 13 | Contact | 19 | |
22 | 31 | Ted Prappas | P.I.G. Enterprises | 8 | Engine | 15 | |
23 | 15 | Scott Goodyear | Walker Motorsport | 5 | Engine | 13 | |
24 | 39 | Dennis Vitolo | Dale Coyne Racing | 5 | Engine | 13 | |
25 | 90 | Buddy Lazier | Dale Coyne Racing | 1 | Suspension | 24 |
Notes
- Average Speed 81.953 mph
External links
Previous race: | Indy Car Indycar World Series 1991 season | Next race: 1991 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach |
Previous race: inaugural | 1991 Gold Coast IndyCar Grand Prix | Next race: 1992 Daikyo IndyCar Grand Prix |
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