Grand Prix of Miami (open wheel racing)
The Grand Prix of Miami refers to an intermittent series of
From 1996 to 2010,
Fulford–Miami Speedway
Location | Carl Fisher Ray Harroun |
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Major events | Carl G. Fisher Trophy |
Oval | |
Surface | Wood |
Length | 2.01 km (1.25 miles) |
Turns | 4 |
Banking | 50° |
In 1925,
On February 22, 1926, the first
Later in the year, the track was destroyed by the Great Miami Hurricane of 1926. The site of the oval is now occupied by the Diplomat Presidential Country Club.[citation needed]
Race winners
Date | Race name | Length | Type | Pole position | Winning driver |
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February 22 | Carl G. Fisher Trophy | 300 mi (480 km) | Board | Ralph Hepburn | Peter DePaolo
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Tamiami Park
IndyCar[2] ) |
Modern American open wheel racing in the Miami area dates back to 1985. In that year, the
In each of the four years it was held, it served as the CART season finale. The inaugural event in 1985 featured a famous championship battle between the father-and-son duo of
Rain plagued the race three out of four years, and after the 1988 running, CART officials announced they were not returning.[3] The primary reason was that CART wanted to change the date of the race to either September or to the spring. But promoter Ralph Sanchez did not want to move the race to September due to hurricane season, and did not want to move the race to the spring because it would create a conflict with the IMSA race he also promoted.
A significant portion of the course layout was razed for the construction of FIU Stadium in 1994. Some subtle remains of the circuit were recognizable as of the early 2010s.
Race winners
Season | Date | Race name | Winning driver | Chassis | Engine | Team |
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1985
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November 10 | Beatrice Indy Challenge | Danny Sullivan | March | Cosworth | Penske Racing
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1986
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November 9 | Nissan Indy Challenge
|
Al Unser Jr. | Lola
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Cosworth | Shierson Racing
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1987
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November 1 | Nissan Indy Challenge
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Michael Andretti | March | Cosworth | Kraco Racing
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1988
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November 6 | Nissan Indy Challenge
|
Al Unser Jr. | March | Chevrolet | Galles Racing |
Marlboro Challenge winners
Season | Date | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Team |
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1987
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October 31 | Bobby Rahal | Lola
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Cosworth | Truesports |
1988
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November 5 | Michael Andretti | Lola
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Cosworth | Kraco Racing
|
American Racing Series (Indy Lights) history
Season | Date | Winning driver |
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1986
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November 9 | Fabrizio Barbazza |
1987
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November 1 | Jeff Andretti |
1988
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November 6 | Tommy Byrne |
Museum Park
Miami, Florida , United States | |
Opened | 1986 (first) 2015 (second) |
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Closed | 1995 (first) |
Surface | Asphalt/concrete |
Length | 1.873 (first) 1.345 (second) miles (3.014 (first) 2.170 (second) km) |
Turns | 10 (first) 8 (second) |
In 1995, race promoter Ralph Sanchez brought open wheel racing back to Miami. In the aftermath of
Sanchez revived the Bicentennial Park circuit for one season as a
For the 1995 event, the circuit was run in the opposite direction (clockwise) as it had previously been contested (counter-clockwise). This was done mainly for safety reasons, as the faster Indy cars would find IMSA turn one too tight and prone to accidents. A small kink/chicane was added at the end of the long backstretch (now running northbound) to control speeds. Two of the turns were also widened and slightly re-worked, but that did not significantly alter the layout. The race was won by
Less than three years after the lone CART race in 1995, the layout of the Bicentennial Park racing circuit was partially razed for construction of
This area was later used for a new circuit, known as the
Race winners
Season | Date | Race name | Winning driver | Chassis | Engine | Team |
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1995
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March 5 | Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami
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Jacques Villeneuve | Reynard | Ford-Cosworth | Team Green
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2015
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March 14 | Miami ePrix | Nicolas Prost
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Spark | Renault | e.dams |
Indy Lights
Season | Date | Winning driver |
---|---|---|
1995 | March 5 | Greg Moore |
Atlantic Championship
Season | Date | Winning driver |
---|---|---|
1995
|
March 4 | Patrick Carpentier |
Homestead–Miami Speedway
Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami Presented by Toyota (1995–2000) Auto Insurance Indy 300 (2008)IRL/IndyCar Infiniti Grand Prix of Miami presented by 123.com Americatel (2001) 20th Anniversary Miami Grand Prix (2002) Toyota Indy 300 (2003–2005) Toyota Indy 300 Presented by XM Satellite Radio (2006) XM Satellite Radio Indy 300 (2007) GAINSCO Firestone Indy 300 (2009) Cafés do Brasil Indy 300 (2010) |
The Homestead–Miami Indy 300 was an
In 1996, after construction was complete at
In 2001, the event switched to an IRL
On March 26, 2006 driver Paul Dana suffered fatal injuries in the warmup session before the race when he was involved in a high-speed collision with Ed Carpenter at over 215 mph (346 km/h). The race went on as scheduled, but Dana's teammates withdrew from the race.
In 2007–2010, the IndyCar Series race was part of the Speed Jam, a twin-race combo weekend with the
Race winners
Season | Date | Driver | Team | Chassis | Engine | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) |
Report | |
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Laps | Miles (km) | |||||||||
CART PPG Indy Car World Series/FedEx Championship Series history | ||||||||||
1996
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March 3 | Jimmy Vasser | Chip Ganassi Racing | Reynard | Honda | 133 | 199.5 (321.064) | 1:51:23 | 109.399 | Report |
1997
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March 2 | Michael Andretti | Newman/Haas Racing | Swift | Ford-Cosworth
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147 | 220.5 (354.86) | 1:38:45 | 135.478 | Report |
1998
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March 15 | Michael Andretti | Newman/Haas Racing | Swift | Ford-Cosworth
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150 | 225 (362.102) | 1:33:39 | 144.339 | Report |
1999 | March 21 | Greg Moore | Forsythe Racing
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Reynard | Mercedes | 150 | 225 (362.102) | 1:38:54 | 136.671 | Report |
2000 | March 26 | Max Papis | Team Rahal
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Reynard | Ford-Cosworth
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150 | 225 (362.102) | 1:22:01 | 164.788 | Report |
IRL IndyCar Series history | ||||||||||
2001
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April 8 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Panther Racing | Dallara | Oldsmobile | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:01:12 | 148.508 | Report |
2002
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March 2 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Panther Racing | Dallara | Chevrolet | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:08:16 | 140.325 | Report |
2003
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March 2 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | G-Force | Toyota | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 1:57:06 | 153.71 | Report |
2004
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February 29 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Team Penske | Dallara | Toyota | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 1:57:56 | 151.094 | Report |
2005
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March 6 | Dan Wheldon | Andretti Green Racing
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Dallara | Honda | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 2:05:28 | 142.033 | Report
|
2006
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March 26 | Dan Wheldon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara | Honda | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 1:46:14 | 167.73 | Report |
2007
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March 24 | Dan Wheldon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara | Honda | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 1:48:07 | 164.825 | Report |
2008
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March 29 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara | Honda | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 1:44:04 | 171.248 | Report |
2009
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October 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara | Honda | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 1:28:28 | 201.42 | Report |
2010
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October 2 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara | Honda | 200 | 300 (482.803) | 1:52:09 | 158.905 | Report |
Indy Lights
Season | Date | Winning Driver | Circuit | |
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1996 | March 3 | David Empringham | Oval | |
1997 | March 2 | David Empringham | Oval | |
1998 | March 15 | Shigeaki Hattori | Oval | |
1999 | March 21 | Mario Domínguez | Oval | |
2000 | Not held | |||
2001 | ||||
2002
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2003
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March 2 | Mark Taylor | Oval | |
2004
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February 29 | Phil Giebler | Oval | |
2005
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March 6 | Travis Gregg | Oval | |
2006
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March 26 | Jeff Simmons | Oval | |
2007
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March 24 | Alex Lloyd | Oval | |
2008
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March 29 | Dillon Battistini | Oval | |
2009
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October 9 | Mario Romancini | Oval | |
2010
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October 2 | Brandon Wagner | Oval |
Atlantic Championship
Season | Date | Winning Driver | Circuit | |
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1996
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March 3 | Tony Ave | 1.4-mile (2.3 km) infield road course | |
1997
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March 1 | Anthony Lazzaro | Infield road course | |
1998
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Not held | |||
1999
| ||||
2000
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March 25 | Dan Wheldon | Infield road course | |
March 26 | Buddy Rice |
Bayfront Park
Miami, Florida , United States | |
Opened | 2002 |
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Closed | 2003 |
Length | 1.15 miles (1.85 km) |
Turns | 13 |
The
The race briefly provided two annual open wheel races in the Miami area. The IRL's race at Homestead was in the spring, while this race was held in the fall.
Race winners
Season | Date | Race name | Winning driver | Chassis | Engine | Team |
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2002 | October 6 | Grand Prix Americas | Cristiano da Matta | Lola | Toyota | Newman/Haas Racing |
2003 | September 28 | Grand Prix Americas | Mario Domínguez | Lola | Ford Cosworth
|
Herdez Competition
|
Atlantic Championship
Season | Date | Winning driver |
---|---|---|
2003
|
September 28 | Michael Valiante |
See also
Notes
Works cited
References
- ^ "Images of Fulford Speedway". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
- ^ Galpin, Darren. "Tamiami Park track info". Tracks Around the World. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- ^ Wittenmyer, Gordon (November 8, 1988). "Miami's Indy-car Future, Like Its Past, Is Clouded". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved July 8, 2014.