1993 Australian FAI IndyCar Grand Prix
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 1 of 16 in the 1993 IndyCar season | |
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Map of the track | |
| Date | 21 March, 1993 |
| Official name | 1993 Australian FAI 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 | Nigel Mansell (Newman-Haas Racing) |
| Time | 1:38.555 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Nigel Mansell (Newman-Haas Racing) |
| Time | 1:39.67 (on lap of 65) |
| Podium | |
| First | Nigel Mansell (Newman-Haas Racing) |
| Second | Emerson Fittipaldi (Marlboro Team Penske) |
| Third | Robby Gordon (Copenhagen Racing) |
The 1993 Australian FAI IndyCar Grand Prix was the opening round of the 1993 CART World Series season, held on 21 March 1993 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Australia. The race was won by series débutant Nigel Mansell, the reigning Formula One World Champion from 1992. Mansell also became the first person to win their first IndyCar race since Graham Hill had won the 1966 Indianapolis 500.
Due to the appearance of Mansell in the CART World Series, over 800 press passes were given out by the race organisers. This was second only in number for the series to the amount of press at the Indianapolis 500.
Qualifying results
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Nigel Mansell |
Newman-Haas Racing | 65 | 1:52:02.886 | 1 | 21 |
| 2 | 4 |  Emerson Fittipaldi |
Team Penske | 65 | +5.1 secs | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | 14 |  Robby Gordon |
AJ Foyt Enterprises | 65 | +10.7 secs | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | 6 | Mario Andretti |
Newman-Haas Racing | 65 | +25.4 secs | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 10 |  Arie Luyendyk |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 65 | +25.4 secs | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | Bobby Rahal |
Rahal-Hogan Racing | 64 | + 1 lap | 13 | 8 |
| 7 | 69 | Eddie Cheever |
Turley Motorsports | 64 | + 1 lap | 13 | 6 |
| 8 | 9 | Raul Boesel |
Dick Simon Racing | 64 | + 1 lap | 8 | 5 |
| 9 | 8 |  Teo Fabi |
Racing Team VDS | 64 | + 1 lap | 12 | 4 |
| 10 | 2 |  Scott Goodyear |
Walker Motorsport | 63 | + 2 laps | 7 | 3 |
| 11 | 15 |  Hiro Matsushita |
Walker Motorsport | 63 | + 2 laps | 24 | 2 |
| 12 | 16 |  Stefan Johansson |
Bettenhausen Racing | 63 | + 2 laps | 18 | 1 |
| 13 | 18 | Danny Sullivan |
Galles Racing | 62 | + 3 laps | 21 | |
| 14 | 90 |  Gary Brabham |
Split Cycle Racing | 62 | + 3 laps | 20 | |
| 15 | 3 | Al Unser, Jr. |
Galles Racing | 62 | + 3 laps | 14 | |
| 16 | 22 | Scott Brayton |
Dick Simon Racing | 61 | + 4 laps | 14 | |
| 17 | 39 | Ross Bentley |
Dale Coyne Racing | 56 | + 9 laps | 22 | |
| 18 | 25 | Mark Smith |
Arciero Racing | 50 | + 15 laps | 11 | |
| 19 | 40 |  Roberto Guerrero |
King Racing | 49 | Transmission | 15 | |
| 20 | 20 | Buddy Lazier |
Leader Cards Racing | 35 | Suspension | 25 | |
| 21 | 12 | Paul Tracy |
Team Penske | 30 | Electrical | 3 | |
| 22 | 25 | Marco Greco |
International Sport | 18 | Contact | 26 | |
| 23 | 19 | Robbie Buhl |
Dale Coyne Racing | 15 | Transmission | 17 | |
| 24 | 18 | Jimmy Vasser |
Hayhoe Racing | 12 | Contact | 9 | |
| 25 | 50 | Andrea Montermini |
Dale Coyne Racing | 9 | Fuel pressure | 23 | |
| 26 | 42 |  Andrea Chiesa |
Euromotorsport | 2 | Electrical | 19 |
Notes
- Average Speed 97.284 mph
External links
| Previous race: |
Indy Car Indycar World Series 1993 season |
Next race: 1993 Valvoline 200 |
| Previous race: 1992 Daikyo IndyCar Grand Prix |
1993 Australian FAI IndyCar Grand Prix | Next race: 1994 Australian FAI Indycar Grand Prix |
Coordinates: 27°59′17.9″S 153°25′42.1″E / 27.988306°S 153.428361°E
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