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 () |
Second | Bobby Rahal (Galles-Kraco Racing) |
Third | Rick Mears (Marlboro Team Penske) |
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 | ![]() |
Racing Team VDS | 65 | 2:12:54.820 | 9 | 20 |
2 | 18 | ![]() |
Galles-Kraco Racing | 65 | +12.7 secs | 4 | 16 |
3 | 3 | ![]() |
Team Penske | 65 | 7 | 14 | |
4 | 20 | ![]() |
Patrick Racing | 65 | 10 | 12 | |
5 | 11 | ![]() |
Truesports | 65 | 11 | 10 | |
6 | 22 | ![]() |
Dick Simon Racing | 65 | 14 | 8 | |
7 | 86 | ![]() |
65 | 16 | 6 | ||
8 | 50 | ![]() |
Euromotorsport | 64 | + 1 lap | 17 | 5 |
9 | 9 | ![]() |
64 | + 1 lap | 8 | 4 | |
10 | 16 | ![]() |
Bettenhausen Racing | 62 | + 3 laps | 12 | 3 |
11 | 42 | ![]() |
Euromotorsport | 59 | + 6 laps | 18 | 2 |
12 | 21 | ![]() |
Leader Cards Racing | 58 | Contact | 22 | 1 |
13 | 19 | ![]() |
Dale Coyne Racing | 58 | Contact | 20 | |
14 | 2 | ![]() |
Newman-Haas Racing | 57 | Brakes | 1 | 1 |
15 | 8 | ![]() |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 42 | Contact | 2 | |
16 | 1 | ![]() |
Galles-Kraco Racing | 41 | Contact | 3 | 1 |
17 | 6 | ![]() |
Newman-Haas Racing | 41 | Contact | 5 | |
18 | 44 | ![]() |
32 | Overheated | 5 | ||
19 | 5 | ![]() |
Team Penske | 27 | Driveshaft | 6 | |
20 | 12 | ![]() |
Arciero Racing | 22 | Engine | 23 | |
21 | 7 | ![]() |
Dick Simon Racing | 13 | Contact | 19 | |
22 | 31 | ![]() |
8 | Engine | 15 | ||
23 | 15 | ![]() |
Walker Motorsport | 5 | Engine | 13 | |
24 | 39 | ![]() |
Dale Coyne Racing | 5 | Engine | 13 | |
25 | 90 | ![]() |
Dale Coyne Racing | 1 | Suspension | 24 |
Notes[]
- Average Speed 81.953 mph
External links[]
Coordinates: 27°59′17.9″S 153°25′42.1″E / 27.988306°S 153.428361°E
Categories:
- 1991 in CART
- 1991 in Australian motorsport
- Gold Coast Indy 300