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.

1991 Surfers Paradise

Race details
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 (Racing Team VDS)
Second	Bobby Rahal (Galles-Kraco Racing)
Third	Rick Mears (Marlboro Team Penske)

Qualifying results

Pos	No	Nat	Name	Team	Car	Time
1	2		Michael Andretti	Newman-Haas Racing	Lola T91/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A	1:40.047
2	8		Eddie Cheever	Chip Ganassi Racing	Lola T91/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A	1:40.090
3	1		Al Unser Jr.	Galles-Kraco Racing	Lola T91/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A	1:40.149
4	18		Bobby Rahal	Galles-Kraco Racing	Lola T91/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A	1:40.330
5	6		Mario Andretti	Newman-Haas Racing	Lola T91/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A	1:40.566
6	5		Emerson Fittipaldi	Team Penske	Penske PC-20-91 Chevrolet-Ilmor A	1:40.774
7	3		Rick Mears	Team Penske	Penske PC-20-91 Chevrolet-Ilmor A	1:40.998
8	9		Arie Luyendyk	Granatelli Racing Team	Lola T91/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A	1:42.125
9	4		John Andretti	Racing Team VDS	Lola T91/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A	1:42.353
10	20		Danny Sullivan	Patrick Racing	Lola T91/00 Alfa Romeo	1:42.392
11	11		Scott Pruett	Truesports	Truesports 91C Judd	1:43.229
12	16		Tony Bettenhausen Jr.	Bettenhausen Racing	Penske PC19-90 Chevrolet-Ilmor A	1:43.700
13	15		Scott Goodyear	Walker Motorsport	Lola T91/00 Judd	1:44.006
14	22		Scott Brayton	Dick Simon Racing	Lola T91/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A	1:44.188
15	31		Ted Prappas	P.I.G. Enterprises	Lola T89/00 Judd	1:45.377
16	86		Jeff Andretti	Bayside Disposal Racing	Lola T91/00 Cosworth DFS	1:45.396
17	50		Mike Groff	Euromotorsport	Lola T90/00 Cosworth DFS	1:45.506
18	42		Franco Scapini	Euromotorsport	Lola T91/00 Cosworth DFS	1:45.839
19	7		Hiro Matsushita	Dick Simon Racing	Lola T90/00 Cosworth DFS	1:46.086
20	19		Randy Lewis	Dale Coyne Racing	Lola T90/00 Cosworth DFS	1:47.686
21	39		Dennis Vitolo	Dale Coyne Racing	Lola T89/00 Cosworth DFS	1:48.103
22	21		Dean Hall	Leader Cards Racing	Lola T90/00 Cosworth DFS	1:48.410
23	12		Mark Dismore	Arciero Racing	Penske PC17-88 Buick	1:48.518
24	90		Buddy Lazier	Dale Coyne Racing	Lola T88/00 Cosworth DFX	1:49.930
25	44		Phil Krueger	U. S. Engineering	Lola T89/00 Cosworth DFS	1:52.902

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/retired	Grid	Points
1	4	John Andretti	Racing Team VDS	65	2:12:54.820	9	20
2	18	Bobby Rahal	Galles-Kraco Racing	65	+12.7 secs	4	16
3	3	Rick Mears	Team Penske	65		7	14
4	20	Danny Sullivan	Patrick Racing	65		10	12
5	11	Scott Pruett	Truesports	65		11	10
6	22	Scott Brayton	Dick Simon Racing	65		14	8
7	86	Jeff Andretti	Bayside Disposal Racing	65		16	6
8	50	Mike Groff	Euromotorsport	64	+ 1 lap	17	5
9	9	Arie Luyendyk	Granatelli Racing Team	64	+ 1 lap	8	4
10	16	Tony Bettenhausen Jr.	Bettenhausen Racing	62	+ 3 laps	12	3
11	42	Franco Scapini	Euromotorsport	59	+ 6 laps	18	2
12	21	Dean Hall	Leader Cards Racing	58	Contact	22	1
13	19	Randy Lewis	Dale Coyne Racing	58	Contact	20
14	2	Michael Andretti	Newman-Haas Racing	57	Brakes	1	1
15	8	Eddie Cheever	Chip Ganassi Racing	42	Contact	2
16	1	Al Unser Jr.	Galles-Kraco Racing	41	Contact	3	1
17	6	Mario Andretti	Newman-Haas Racing	41	Contact	5
18	44	Phil Krueger	U. S. Engineering	32	Overheated	5
19	5	Emerson Fittipaldi	Team Penske	27	Driveshaft	6
20	12	Mark Dismore	Arciero Racing	22	Engine	23
21	7	Hiro Matsushita	Dick Simon Racing	13	Contact	19
22	31	Ted Prappas	P.I.G. Enterprises	8	Engine	15
23	15	Scott Goodyear	Walker Motorsport	5	Engine	13
24	39	Dennis Vitolo	Dale Coyne Racing	5	Engine	13
25	90	Buddy Lazier	Dale Coyne Racing	1	Suspension	24

Notes

• Average Speed 81.953 mph