1991 Gold Coast IndyCar Grand Prix


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

PosNoNatNameTeamCarTime
12Michael AndrettiNewman-Haas RacingLola T91/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A1:40.047
28Eddie CheeverChip Ganassi RacingLola T91/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A1:40.090
31Al Unser, Jr.Galles-Kraco RacingLola T91/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A1:40.149
418Bobby RahalGalles-Kraco RacingLola T91/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A1:40.330
56Mario AndrettiNewman-Haas RacingLola T91/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A1:40.566
65Emerson FittipaldiTeam PenskePenske PC-20-91 Chevrolet-Ilmor A1:40.774
73Rick MearsTeam PenskePenske PC-20-91 Chevrolet-Ilmor A1:40.998
89Arie LuyendykGranatelli Racing TeamLola T91/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A1:42.125
94John AndrettiRacing Team VDSLola T91/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A1:42.353
1020Danny SullivanPatrick RacingLola T91/00 Alfa Romeo1:42.392
1111Scott PruettTruesportsTruesports 91C Judd1:43.229
1216Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.Bettenhausen RacingPenske PC19-90 Chevrolet-Ilmor A1:43.700
1315Scott GoodyearWalker MotorsportLola T91/00 Judd1:44.006
1422Scott BraytonDick Simon RacingLola T91/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A1:44.188
1531Ted PrappasP.I.G. EnterprisesLola T89/00 Judd1:45.377
1686Jeff AndrettiBayside Disposal RacingLola T91/00 Cosworth DFS1:45.396
1750Mike GroffEuromotorsportLola T90/00 Cosworth DFS1:45.506
1842Franco ScapiniEuromotorsportLola T91/00 Cosworth DFS1:45.839
197Hiro MatsushitaDick Simon RacingLola T90/00 Cosworth DFS1:46.086
2019Randy LewisDale Coyne RacingLola T90/00 Cosworth DFS1:47.686
2139Dennis VitoloDale Coyne RacingLola T89/00 Cosworth DFS1:48.103
2221Dean HallLeader Cards RacingLola T90/00 Cosworth DFS1:48.410
2312Mark DismoreArciero RacingPenske PC17-88 Buick1:48.518
2490Buddy LazierDale Coyne RacingLola T88/00 Cosworth DFX1:49.930
2544Phil KruegerU. S. EngineeringLola T89/00 Cosworth DFS1:52.902

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
14 John AndrettiRacing Team VDS652:12:54.820920
218 Bobby RahalGalles-Kraco Racing65+12.7 secs416
33 Rick MearsTeam Penske65714
420 Danny SullivanPatrick Racing651012
511 Scott PruettTruesports651110
622 Scott BraytonDick Simon Racing65148
786 Jeff AndrettiBayside Disposal Racing65166
850 Mike GroffEuromotorsport64+ 1 lap175
99 Arie LuyendykGranatelli Racing Team64+ 1 lap84
1016 Tony Bettenhausen, Jr.Bettenhausen Racing62+ 3 laps123
1142 Franco ScapiniEuromotorsport59+ 6 laps182
1221 Dean HallLeader Cards Racing58Contact221
1319 Randy LewisDale Coyne Racing58Contact20
142 Michael AndrettiNewman-Haas Racing57Brakes11
158 Eddie CheeverChip Ganassi Racing42Contact2
161 Al Unser, Jr.Galles-Kraco Racing41Contact31
176 Mario AndrettiNewman-Haas Racing41Contact5
1844 Phil KruegerU. S. Engineering32Overheated5
195 Emerson FittipaldiTeam Penske27Driveshaft6
2012 Mark DismoreArciero Racing22Engine23
217 Hiro MatsushitaDick Simon Racing13Contact19
2231 Ted PrappasP.I.G. Enterprises8Engine15
2315 Scott GoodyearWalker Motorsport5Engine13
2439 Dennis VitoloDale Coyne Racing5Engine13
2590 Buddy LazierDale Coyne Racing1Suspension24