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Sabtu - 29/9
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Circuit information:
| Round Number: |
16 |
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| Race Date: |
30-09-2001 |
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| Country: |
USA |
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| City: |
Indianapolis
(click for location
map) |
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| Circuit Name: |
Indianapolis |
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| Circuit Length: |
4192 m. |
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| Number of Laps: |
73 |
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| Race Length: |
305.999 m |
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| 2000 Pole Position: |
Michael Schumacher |
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| 2000 Winner: |
Michael Schumacher |
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| 2000 Fastest Lap: |
David Coulthard |
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 Circuit
Description, History, Facts and Figures |
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The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the largest
spectator sporting facility in the world, with
more than 250,000 permanent seats. The
Speedway's two oval events, the Indianapolis 500
in May and the Brickyard 400 in August, are the
largest and second-largest single-day spectator
sporting events in the world, respectively. More
than 200,000 fans are expected for the SAP
United States Grand Prix, as reserved tickets
were sold out in May 2000. Not all of the
grandstands around the oval will be used for
this event.
The new road circuit incorporates portions of
the famed 2.5-mile oval. Formula One competitors
will drive on the short chute between Turns 1
and 2 of the oval, through Turn 1 of the oval
and then down the front straight of the oval
before entering the infield portion of the
circuit just before Turn 4 of the oval. Formula
One drivers will drive clockwise on the course,
the first time in the 91-year history of the
facility that has occurred.
The Indianapolis 500 race was counted as a round
of the then newly-formed Formula One World
Championship from 1950 to 1960, even though F1
cars were not eligible to take part. No F1
driver ever took part in the 500 when it counted
for F1 points.
With this year's event being staged at
Indianapolis, the famous Brickyard circuit now
takes over from Monza as the oldest track to
stage a Formula One grand prix. The Speedway,
build in 1909 takes over from Monza which was
constructed in 1922.
Apart from the 11 Indy 500 races which counted
towards the championship, there have been 43 USA
Grands Prix. In 1982, there were three grands
prix in the States, in Detroit, Long Beach and
Las Vegas. The USA also holds the record for the
number of different venues to have staged a
grand prix. Apart from Indy and the three
mentioned above, races have been held at
Sebring, Riverside, Watkins Glen, Michigan,
Dallas and Phoenix, which hosted the last USA GP
back in 1991.
45 Americans have taken part in F1 grands prix
and there have been two American Formula One
World Champions; Phil Hill and Mari Andretti.
Three others have won grands prix; Ritchie
Ginther, Dan Gurney and Peter Revson.
Mario Andretti is the only American to have won
a race on home soil when he triumphed in the
1977 US GP. When Andretti won the 1978 Dutch GP,
he also became the last American to win a grand
prix. John Watson's win in Detroit in 1983 gives
the Ulsterman a place in the record books. He
had to fight his way through from twenty second
place on the grid, the lowest start position
ever to be converted into victory in F1.
The first event to start from the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway was actually a hot air balloon
race. Contestants took off from the circuit in
1909, while the track was still under
construction! The first Indianapolis 500 was
held on 30th May 1911.
The only three drivers still competing in F1,
who took part in the last USA GP back in 1991
are Jean Alesi, Johnny Herbert and West McLaren
Mercedes driver Mika Hakkinen. |
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