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[NOTE: This race fact sheet was used during the CART/Champ Car years. They have not been updated since then. However, we left them up for the historical information.]
Cleveland Grand Prix
Track: Burke Lakefront Airport
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Type: 2.106-mile airport circuit (10-turn flat, wide layout)
Lap Record (up to 2007)
A.J. Allmendinger (2006) - 56.283 (134.705 mph).
Race Record (up to 2007)
Dario Franchitti (2001) - 1:47:04.723 (118.007 mph) -- for current race distance and track length.
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Past Race Winners
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1982 |
Bobby Rahal |
125 |
310 |
3:03:44.00 |
101.234 |
| 1983 |
Al Unser, Sr. |
125 |
310 |
2:51:54 |
108.202 |
| 1984 |
Danny Sullivan |
88 |
218.24 |
1:50:17 |
118.734 |
| 1985 |
Al Unser, Jr. |
88 |
218.24 |
1:45:31.853 |
124.081 |
| 1986 |
Danny Sullivan |
88 |
218.24 |
1:43:01.17 |
127.106 |
| 1987 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
80 |
198.32 |
1:32:40.695 |
128.411 |
| 1988 |
Mario Andretti |
80 |
198.4 |
1:35:46.316 |
124.295 |
| 1989 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
80 |
198.4 |
1:32:56.878 |
128.072 |
| 1990 |
Danny Sullivan |
85 |
201.365 |
1:47:24.658 |
112.483 |
| 1991 |
Michael Andretti |
85 |
201.45 |
1:42:47.919 |
117.763 |
| 1992 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
85 |
201.365 |
1:30:38.527 |
133.292 |
| 1993 |
Paul Tracy |
85 |
201.365 |
1:34:27.254 |
127.913 |
| 1994 |
Al Unser, Jr. |
85 |
201.365 |
1:27:32.000 |
138.026 |
| 1995 |
Jacques Villeneuve |
90 |
213.21 |
1:38:19.151 |
129.960 |
| 1996 |
Gil de Ferran |
90 |
213.21 |
1:35:39.326 |
133.736 |
| 1997 |
Alex Zanardi |
90 |
189.54 |
1:41:40.661 |
111.848 |
| 1998 |
Alex Zanardi |
100 |
210.6 |
1:52:22.282 |
112.449 |
| 1999 |
Juan Montoya |
90 |
189.54 |
2:01:04.277 |
93.931 |
| 2000 |
Roberto Moreno |
100 |
210.6 |
1:52:12.092 |
112.619 |
| 2001 |
Dario Franchitti |
100 |
210.6 |
1:47:04.723 |
118.007 |
| 2002 |
Patrick Carpentier |
115 |
242.19 |
2:00:05.785 |
120.988 |
| 2003 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
115 |
242.19 |
2:03:51.974 |
117.315 |
| 2004 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
97 |
204.282 |
1:48:16.056 |
113.209 |
| 2005 |
Paul Tracy |
91 |
191.646 |
1:45:43.856 |
108.755 |
| 2006 |
A.J. Allmendinger |
95 |
200.07 |
2:00:22.619 |
99.722 |
| 2007 |
Paul Tracy |
89 |
187.434 |
1:45:10.860 |
106.921 |
Other Ohio Area Venues and Results
Cincinnati - 7.9-mile Road Course
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1911 |
John Jenkins |
19 |
150.1 |
2:46:29.84 |
54.09 |
| 1911 |
Eddie Hearne |
25 |
197.5 |
3:29:03.20 |
56.684 |
Columbus - 1-mile Dirt Oval
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1912 |
Spencer Wishart |
200 |
200 |
3:28:04.50 |
57.672 |
| 1913 |
Ralph Mulford |
200 |
200 |
3:21:48.00 |
59.465 |
Cincinnati - 2-mile Board Track
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1916 |
John Jenkins |
150 |
300 |
3:05:27.22 |
97.059 |
| 1917 |
Louis Chevrolet |
125 |
250 |
2:26:47.90 |
102.181 |
| 1919 |
Joe Boyer |
125 |
250 |
2:27:19.20 |
101.819 |
Akron - 0.5-mile Board Track
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1930 |
Shorty Cantlon |
200 |
100 |
1:27:32.15 |
68.543 |
Bainbridge - 1-mile Dirt Oval
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1947 |
Ted Horn |
90 |
90 |
1:03:14.89 |
85.378 |
Dayton - 1/2-mile Dirt Oval
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1956 |
Ed Elisian |
50 |
25 |
0:18:07.60 |
82.751 |
Mid-Ohio - 2.4-mile then 2.258-mile Road Course
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1980 |
Johnny Rutherford |
65 |
156 |
1:48:04.93 |
88.601 |
| 1983 |
Teo Fabi |
84 |
201.6 |
2:01:49.00 |
98.755 |
| 1984 |
Mario Andretti |
84 |
201.6 |
1:59:50.11 |
100.388 |
| 1985 |
Bobby Rahal |
84 |
201.6 |
1:52:23.20 |
107.041 |
| 1986 |
Bobby Rahal |
84 |
201.6 |
1:56:18.62 |
103.430 |
| 1987 |
Roberto Guerrero |
84 |
201.6 |
1:51:58.70 |
107.431 |
| 1988 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
84 |
201.6 |
2:14:18.486 |
89.570 |
| 1989 |
Teo Fabi |
84 |
201.6 |
1:54:46.081 |
105.395 |
| 1990 |
Michael Andretti |
89 |
200.25 |
2:19:27.000 |
85.751 |
| 1991 |
Michael Andretti |
89 |
200.25 |
1:59:49.943 |
99.789 |
| 1992 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
89 |
200.25 |
1:51:23.444 |
107.352 |
| 1993 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
89 |
200.25 |
1:56:59.188 |
102.704 |
| 1994 |
Al Unser, Jr. |
83 |
185.754 |
1:40:59.409 |
110.387 |
| 1995 |
Al Unser, Jr. |
83 |
186.75 |
1:44:04.774 |
107.110 |
| 1996 |
Alex Zanardi |
83 |
186.75 |
1:46:49.448 |
104.358 |
| 1997 |
Alex Zanardi |
83 |
187.414 |
1:41:16.682 |
110.456 |
| 1998 |
Adrian Fernandez |
83 |
187.414 |
1:53:39.270 |
98.428 |
| 1999 |
Juan Montoya |
83 |
187.414 |
1:42:03.808 |
109.606 |
| 2000 |
Helio Castroneves |
83 |
187.414 |
1:44:59.029 |
106.558 |
| 2001 |
Helio Castroneves |
83 |
187.414 |
1:44:54.931 |
106.627 |
| 2002 |
Patrick Carpentier |
92 |
207.736 |
1:56:17.573 |
107.179 |
| 2003 |
Paul Tracy |
92 |
207.736 |
1:56:45.737 |
106.748 |
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The Track
The Sights
Cleveland Cravings
1911: Races run concurrently -- first one for under 300 ci, second one for under 600 ci.
1913: Harry Knight and his riding mechanic, Milton Michael, killed on lap 111.
1916: Driver Gil Anderson seriously injured and his riding mechanic, Bert Shields, killed
on lap 85.
1919: Drivers agreed to purse of 2/3 of the gate after deduction of $10,000. Winner's
share was six cents.
1930: Only championship race held on Cleveland-Akron track.
1947: Race shortened by 10 laps due to rain.
1983-Present (Mid-Ohio): Race start is on the back straight, so the actual distance is approximately
half a lap shorter than laps listed.
1984: Sullivan won by two laps over second place Chip Ganassi.
1990 (Mid-Ohio): Chicane leading into keyhole no longer used.
1997: Top 16 positions finish on lead lap.
1998: Top 12 positions finish on lead lap.
1998 (Mid-Ohio): Alex Zanardi's one point for a 12th place finish not awarded due to driving infraction.
1999: Race shortened by 10 laps due to the two hour limit as a result of a major downpour.
2001: Top 13 positions finish on lead lap with only one yellow during first three laps.
2003: First CART road race run at night.
2005: Race shortened by 3 laps due to time limit.
2006: Race shortened by 2 laps due to time limit.
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