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Gold Coast Honda Indy 2001

RECORD BREAKING CROWDS AT THE HONDA INDY 300

The Honda Indy 300 experienced another record breaking weekend on the streets of the Gold Coast with a total four-day crowd of 286,610

A race day crowd of 110,187 (107,785 in 2000) added to the 48,014 on Thursday (41,447 in 2000) 53,551on Friday (50,778 in 2000) and the 74,858 yesterday (69,880 in 2000).

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DA MATTA THE WINNER AT HONDA INDY 300

Cristiano da Matta has taken out the Honda Indy 300 crown, with reigning CART champion Gil de Ferran clinching the FedEx Championship series crown.

Over 100,000 fans watched as Michael Andretti crossed the line in second place followed closely by Alex Tagliani.

de Ferran accepted the Vanderbilt Cup – the first time the trophy was presented on the Gold Coast track.

Red flags failed to make an appearance for the first time in eleven years, helping da Matta clock record speeds on the temporary track.

Attendance 2000 Attendance 2001
Day 1 | 41,447 48,014
Day 2 | 50,778 53,551
Day 3 | 69,880 74,858
Day 4 | 107,785 110,187
4 Day Total (2000) – 269,890
4 Day Total (2001) - 286,610

TRACK INFORMATION:
Track Type
2.795-Mile
Temporary Street Course

WINNER:
Cristiano da Matta

1:51:47.260 97.511 Mph

Honda Indy 300 Final Race Results

SURFERS PARADISE, Australia - Results Sunday from the Honda Gold Coast Indy CART FedEx Championship Series race over the 2.795-mile Surfers Paradise temporary street circuit, with starting positions in parentheses, driver, country, type of car, laps completed and reason out, if any:

1. (1) Dario Franchitti, Scotland, Honda Reynard, 65.
2. (11) Max Papis, Italy, Ford Reynard, 65.
3. (7) Adrian Fernandez, Mexico, Ford Reynard, 65.
4. (2) Bryan Herta, Ford Reynard, United States, 65.
5. (5) Michael Andretti, United States, Ford Swift, 65.
6. (8) Tony Kanaan, Brazil, Honda Reynard, 65.
7. (4) Paul Tracy, Canada, Honda Reynard, 65.
8. (22) Robby Gordon, United States, Toyota Eagle, 65.
9. (3) Scott Pruett, United States, Toyota Reynard, 65.
10. (27) Gualter Salles, Brazil, Mercedes Reynard, 65.
11. (19) Jan Magnussen, Denmark, Ford Swift, 65.
12. (18) Michel Jourdain Jr., Mexico, Ford Lola, 65.
13. (10) Cristiano da Matta, Brazil, Toyota Reynard, 63, transmission.
14. (21) Memo Gidley, United States, Ford Lola, 60, fire.
15. (25) Andrea Montermini, Italy, Toyota Eagle, 56, misfire.
16. (6) Juan Montoya, Colombia, Honda Reynard, 48, contact.
17. (12) Greg Moore, Canada, Mercedes Reynard, 46, electrical.
18. (17) Jimmy Vasser, United States, Honda Reynard, 44, fuel pressure.
19. (23) Mark Blundell, England, Mercedes Reynard, 33, contact.
20. (20) Naoki Hattori, Japan, Honda Reynard, 33, contact.
21. (16) Helio Castro-Neves, Brazil, Mercedes Lola, 28, transmission.
22. (26) Al Unser Jr., United States, Mercedes Penske, 22, throttle.
23. (24) Richie Hearn, United States, Toyota Reynard, 21, transmission.
24. (15) Patrick Carpentier, Canada, Mercedes Reynard, 20, contact.
25. (13) Christian Fittipaldi, Brazil, Ford Swift, 3, fire.
26. (9) Mauricio Gugelmin, Brazil, Mercedes Reynard, 1, transmission.
27. (14) Gil de Ferran, Brazil, Honda Reynard, 0, contact.

Race Statistics:

Time of race: 1 hour, 58 minutes, 40.726 seconds.
Margin of victory: 2.609 seconds.
Winner's average speed: 91.849 mph.
Caution flags: 4 for 10 laps.
Lead changes: 7 among 4 drivers.
Lap leaders: Franchitti 1-21, Fernandez 22-23, Franchitti 24-35, Papis 36-46,
Franchitti 47-50, Magnussen 51-53, Franchitti 54-65.

BARTERCARD MISS INDY

One of the highlights leading up to and during the Honda Indy 300 is the Bartercard Miss Indy contest.

Single girls, 18 and over from all parts of Australia and New Zealand each year vie for the right to be crowned Miss Indy. With that comes great prizes and a profile that can lead to range of exciting new career opportunities.

Heats are conducted between June and September with the winners gathering on the Gold Coast during the pre-race week in October for judging and the big announcement.

Registration forms will appear online soon. For further information about Miss Indy 2002, check out the official website.

www.missindy.com

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