1991 Gold Coast IndyCar Grand Prix

June 2020 December 2021 Australia Surfers Paradise Surfers Paradise Street Circuit.svg Map of the track 17 March 1991 1991 Gold Coast IndyCar Grand Prix 1 17 IndyCar Surfers Paradise Street CircuitQueensland, Australia Temporary Street Circuit 2.794 4.496 65 181.610 292.240 Michael Andretti Newman-Haas Racing 1:40.047 USA John Andretti Racing Team VDS USA Bobby Rahal Galles-Kraco Racing USA Rick Mears Marlboro Team Penske USA 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 Pos No Nat Name Team Car Time 1 2 USA Michael Andretti Newman-Haas Racing Lola T91/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A 1:40.047 2 8 USA Eddie Cheever Chip Ganassi Racing Lola T91/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A 1:40.090 3 1 USA Al Unser Jr. Galles-Kraco Racing Lola T91/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A 1:40.149 4 18 USA Bobby Rahal Galles-Kraco Racing Lola T91/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A 1:40.330 5 6 USA Mario Andretti Newman-Haas Racing Lola T91/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A 1:40.566 6 5 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Team Penske Penske PC-20 Chevrolet-Ilmor A 1:40.774 7 3 USA Rick Mears Team Penske Penske PC-20 Chevrolet-Ilmor A 1:40.998 8 9 NED Arie Luyendyk Granatelli Racing Team Lola T91/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A 1:42.125 9 4 USA John Andretti Racing Team VDS Lola T91/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A 1:42.353 10 20 USA Danny Sullivan Patrick Racing Lola T91/00 Alfa Romeo 1:42.392 11 11 USA Scott Pruett Truesports Truesports 91C Judd 1:43.229 12 16 USA Tony Bettenhausen Jr. Bettenhausen Racing Penske PC-19 Chevrolet-Ilmor A 1:43.700 13 15 CAN Scott Goodyear Walker Motorsport Lola T91/00 Judd 1:44.006 14 22 USA Scott Brayton Dick Simon Racing Lola T91/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A 1:44.188 15 31 USA Ted Prappas P.I.G. Enterprises Lola T89/00 Judd 1:45.377 16 86 USA Jeff Andretti Bayside Disposal Racing Lola T91/00 Cosworth DFS 1:45.396 17 50 USA Mike Groff Euromotorsport Lola T90/00 Cosworth DFS 1:45.506 18 42 ITA Franco Scapini Euromotorsport Lola T91/00 Cosworth DFS 1:45.839 19 7 JPN Hiro Matsushita Dick Simon Racing Lola T90/00 Cosworth DFS 1:46.086 20 19 USA Randy Lewis Dale Coyne Racing Lola T90/00 Cosworth DFS 1:47.686 21 39 USA Dennis Vitolo Dale Coyne Racing Lola T89/00 Cosworth DFS 1:48.103 22 21 USA Dean Hall Leader Cards Racing Lola T90/00 Cosworth DFS 1:48.410 23 12 USA Mark Dismore Arciero Racing Penske PC-17 Buick V-6 1:48.518 24 90 USA Buddy Lazier Dale Coyne Racing Lola T88/00 Cosworth DFX 1:49.930 25 44 USA Phil Krueger U. S. Engineering Lola T89/00 Cosworth DFS 1:52.902 Race results Source:1991 Surfers Paradise Champ Cars Motorsport Database https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1991-surfers-paradise-champ-cars/ 2026-03-02 Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine en-GB Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/retired Grid Points 1 4 USA John Andretti Racing Team VDS 65 2:12:54.820 9 20 2 18 USA Bobby Rahal Galles-Kraco Racing 65 +12.7 secs 4 16 3 3 USA Rick Mears Team Penske 65 7 14 4 20 USA Danny Sullivan Patrick Racing 65 10 12 5 11 USA Scott Pruett Truesports 65 11 10 6 22 USA Scott Brayton Dick Simon Racing 65 14 8 7 86 USA Jeff Andretti Bayside Disposal Racing 65 16 6 8 50 USA Mike Groff Euromotorsport 64 + 1 lap 17 5 9 9 NED Arie Luyendyk Granatelli Racing Team 64 + 1 lap 8 4 10 16 USA Tony Bettenhausen Jr. Bettenhausen Racing 62 + 3 laps 12 3 11 42 ITA Franco Scapini Euromotorsport 59 + 6 laps 18 2 12 21 USA Dean Hall Leader Cards Racing 58 Contact 22 1 13 19 USA Randy Lewis Dale Coyne Racing 58 Contact 20 14 2 USA Michael Andretti Newman-Haas Racing 57 Brakes 1 1 15 8 USA Eddie Cheever Chip Ganassi Racing 42 Contact 2 16 1 USA Al Unser Jr. Galles-Kraco Racing 41 Contact 3 1 17 6 USA Mario Andretti Newman-Haas Racing 41 Contact 5 18 44 USA Phil Krueger U. S. Engineering 32 Overheated 5 19 5 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Team Penske 27 Driveshaft 6 20 12 USA Mark Dismore Arciero Racing 22 Engine 23 21 7 JPN Hiro Matsushita Dick Simon Racing 13 Contact 19 22 31 USA Ted Prappas P.I.G. Enterprises 8 Engine 15 23 15 CAN Scott Goodyear Walker Motorsport 5 Engine 13 24 39 USA Dennis Vitolo Dale Coyne Racing 5 Engine 13 25 90 USA Buddy Lazier Dale Coyne Racing 1 Suspension 24 Statistics Average Speed 81.953 mph Full-Course Cautions: 3 for 15 laps Lead changes: 4 References External links 1991 Gold Coast IndyCar Grand Prix 1991 1991 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach inaugural 1992 Daikyo IndyCar Grand Prix 27 59 17.9 S 153 25 42.1 E type:event_region:AU-QLD title Gold Coast IndyCar Grand Prix Gold Coast IndyCar Grand Prix Category:Gold Coast Indy 300