2001 Honda Indy 300
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 20 of 21 in the 2001 CART season | |
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Map of the track | |
| Date | 28 October, 2001 |
| Official name | Honda Indy 300 |
| Location |
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Queensland, Australia |
| Course |
Temporary Street Circuit 2.795 mi / 4.498 km |
| Distance |
65 laps 181.675 mi / 292.370 km |
| Weather | Rain |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Roberto Moreno (Patrick Racing) |
| Time | 1:30.204 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Jimmy Vasser (Patrick Racing) |
| Time | 1:34.113 (on lap 57 of 65) |
| Podium | |
| First | Cristiano da Matta (Newman-Haas Racing) |
| Second | Michael Andretti (Team Green) |
| Third | Alex Tagliani (Forsythe Racing) |
The 2001 Honda Indy 300 was the twentieth and penultimate round of the 2001 CART World Series Season, held on 28 October 2001 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia. Approximately 110,187 people attended the race.[1]
Qualifying results
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Cristiano da Matta |
Newman-Haas Racing | 65 | 1:51:47.260 | 3 | 20 |
| 2 | 39 |  Michael Andretti |
Team Green | 65 | +5.8 secs | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | 33 |  Alex Tagliani |
Forsythe Racing | 65 | +7.5 secs | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | 1 | Gil de Ferran |
Team Penske | 65 | +20.9 secs | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | 8 | Kenny Brack |
Team Rahal | 65 | +22.6 secs | 13 | 10 |
| 6 | 40 | Jimmy Vasser |
Patrick Racing | 65 | +24.7 secs | 10 | 8 |
| 7 | 16 |  Michel Jourdain, Jr. |
Bettenhausen Racing | 65 | +39.5 secs | 16 | 6 |
| 8 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi |
Newman-Haas Racing | 65 | +40.5 secs | 15 | 5 |
| 9 | 7 |  Max Papis |
Team Rahal | 65 | +42.6 secs | 14 | 4 |
| 10 | 12 | Memo Gidley |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 65 | +42.9 secs | 23 | 3 |
| 11 | 32 | Patrick Carpentier |
Forsythe Racing | 65 | +46.7 secs | 9 | 2 |
| 12 | 52 |  Shinji Nakano |
Fernández Racing | 65 | +46.9 secs | 18 | 1 |
| 13 | 25 | Alex Barron |
Arciero-Blair Racing | 65 | +46.9 secs | 26 | |
| 14 | 26 | Paul Tracy |
Team Green | 65 | +62.6 secs | 4 | |
| 15 | 18 |  Scott Dixon |
PacWest Racing | 65 | +72.0 secs | 8 | |
| 16 | 5 | Tora Takagi |
Walker Racing | 65 | +81.8 secs | 20 | |
| 17 | 55 | Tony Kanaan |
Mo Nunn Racing | 65 | +82.0 secs | 3 | |
| 18 | 77 | Bryan Herta |
Forsythe Racing | 65 | +82.4 secs | 22 | |
| 19 | 51 | Adrián Fernández |
Fernández Racing | 65 | +100.3 secs | 17 | |
| 20 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves |
Team Penske | 64 | + 1 lap | 11 | |
| 21 | 4 | Bruno Junqueira |
Chip Ganassi Racing | 56 | Contact | 21 | |
| 22 | 20 | Roberto Moreno |
Patrick Racing | 54 | Mechanical | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | 27 |  Dario Franchitti |
Team Green | 35 | Mechanical | 5 | |
| 24 | 17 | Maurício Gugelmin |
PacWest Racing | 34 | Mechanical | 25 | |
| 25 | 22 |  Oriol Servià |
Sigma Autosport | 10 | Mechanical | 12 | |
| 26 | 66 | Casey Mears |
Mo Nunn Racing | 0 | Contact | 24 |
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 1-2 | Mears (66) spun |
| 24-26 | Franchitti (27) spun |
Notes
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- Average Speed 97.511 mph
References
- ↑ "It's Paradise found for Brazil boys". Drive. Australian Associated Press. 29 October 2001. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
External links
| Previous race: 2001 Honda Grand Prix of Monterey |
CART Indycar World Series 2001 season |
Next race: 2001 Marlboro 500 |
| Previous race: 2000 Honda Indy 300 |
2001 Honda Indy 300 | Next race: 2002 Honda Indy 300 |
Coordinates: 27°59′17.9″S 153°25′42.1″E / 27.988306°S 153.428361°E
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