The Nikon Indy 300 is an open-wheel-drive car race held at a city ring in the Gold Coast , Queensland , Australia . The track is laid in the very "heart" of the city, along the streets of the central district - Surfers Paradise .
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| Track | Gold Coast Queensland Australia |
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| Title sponsor | - |
| First race | 1991 |
| The first race of the series | 1991 |
| Lap duration | 4,498 km |
| Previous Names | Nikon Indy 300 |
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Description
Formerly known as Gold Coast Indy 300 . The Japanese giant in the production of photographic equipment signed a sponsorship contract in August 2008 [1] . The 4.47 km long ring contains several quick sections and 4 chicanes .
The competition was created and originally held as part of the CART PPG IndyCar World Series . The first race was held in 1991 . After the division of the series in 1996 on CART and a new series called the Indy Racing League (IRL), the race remained on the calendar 1 until the liquidation of the series in February 2008 . In 2008, the race was held as an off-stage Indy Car stage, but in the 2009 calendar the stage was no longer included in any capacity. [2]
The first 16 races within this stage had an amazing feature - winning once, the rider could not then repeat his achievement. Finally, in 2007, the track obeyed someone for the second time: Sebastien Burde added a second victory to his triumph of 2005 .
As a support race, the weekend includes many popular Australian auto racing series, including the V8 Supercars and the Porsche Carrera Cup . Since 2002 , the Gold Coast race has been included in the calendar of races that count towards the V8 Supercars series .
Previous Year Winners
| Season | date | Winner | Car | Team | Article |
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| 1991 | March 17 | John Andretti | Lola T91 / 00 Chevrolet - Ilmor A | Hall / VDS Racing | Article |
| 1992 | March 22 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Penske PC21-92 Chevrolet - Ilmor B | Penske racing | Article |
| 1993 | 21 March | Nigell Mansell | Lola T93 / 06 Ford XB Cosworth | Newman / haas racing | Article |
| 1994 | 20th of March | Michael Andretti | Reynard 94I Ford XB Cosworth | Chip ganassi racing | Article |
| 1995 | March 19th | Paul Tracy | Lola T95 / 00 Ford XB Cosworth | Newman / haas racing | Article |
| 1996 | March 31 | Jimmy Wasser | Reynard 96I Honda | Chip ganassi racing | Article |
| 1997 | April 6th | Scott Prowet | Reynard 97I Ford XD Cosworth | Patrick racing | Article |
| 1998 | October 18th | Alex Zanardi | Reynard 98I Honda | Chip ganassi racing | Article |
| 1999 | 17 October | Dario Franchitti | Reynard 99I Honda | Team green | Article |
| 2000 | October 15th | Adrian Fernandez | Reynard 2KI Ford - Cosworth | Patrick racing | Article |
| 2001 | 28 of October | Cristiano da Matta | Lola B01 / 00 Toyota | Newman / haas racing | Article |
| 2002 | 27th October | Mario dominguez | Lola B02 / 00 Ford - Cosworth | Herdez competition | Article |
| 2003 | October 26th | Ryan Hunter Rey | Reynard 02I Ford - Cosworth | American Spirit Team Johansson | Article |
| 2004 | October 24th | Bruno Junqueira | Lola B02 / 00 Ford - Cosworth | Newman / haas racing | Article |
| 2005 | October 23 | Sebastien Burde | Lola B02 / 00 Ford - Cosworth | Newman / haas racing | Article |
| 2006 | 22 of October | Nelson Philip | Lola B02 / 00 Ford - Cosworth | CTE-HVM Racing | Article |
| 2007 | October 21 | Sebastien Burde | Panoz DP01 Cosworth | Newman / Haas / Lanigan Racing | Article |
| 2008 | October 26th | Ryan Briscoe | Dallara IR8 Honda | Penske racing | Article |
Notes
- β Nikon announced as naming rights sponsor for Indy , Queensland Government ( August 6, 2008 ). Date of treatment August 6, 2008.
- β '09 expansion , Official site of the Indycar series ( August 6, 2008 ). Date of treatment August 6, 2008.