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{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{American Championship Car race report infobox
| Country        = Australia
| Race           = Surfers Paradise
| Image          = Surfers Paradise Street Circuit.svg
| Caption        = Map of the track
| Date           = 22 March
| Year           = 1992
| Official name  = [[Nikon Indy 300|1992 Daikyo IndyCar Grand Prix]]
| Race_No        = 1
| Season_No      = 16
| Series         = IndyCar
| Location       = [[Surfers Paradise Street Circuit]]<br>[[Queensland]], Australia
| Course         = Temporary Street Circuit
| Course_mi      = 2.794
| Course_km      = 4.496
| Distance_laps  = 65
| Distance_mi    = 181.610
| Distance_km    = 292.240
| Weather        = Partly cloudy with drizzle and subsequent heavy downpours; Air temp: 27.2&nbsp;°C (80.9&nbsp;°F).
| Pole_Driver    = [[Al Unser Jr.]]
| Pole_Team      = [[Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing|Newman-Haas Racing]]
| Pole_Time      = 1:38.744
| Pole_Country   = USA
| Fast_Driver    = 
| Fast_Team      = 
| Fast_Time      = 
| Fast_Lap       = 
| Fast_Country   = 
| First_Driver   = [[Emerson Fittipaldi]]
| First_Team     = [[Penske Racing|Marlboro Team Penske]]
| First_Country  = BRA
| Second_Driver  = [[Rick Mears]]
| Second_Team    = [[Penske Racing|Marlboro Team Penske]]
| Second_Country = USA
| Third_Driver   = [[Bobby Rahal]]
| Third_Team     = [[Rahal Letterman Racing|Rahal-Hogan Racing]]
| Third_Country  = USA
}}

The '''1992 [[Gold Coast Indy 300|Daikyo IndyCar Grand Prix]]''' was the opening round of the [[1992 PPG Indy Car World Series]], held on 22 March 1992 on the [[Surfers Paradise Street Circuit]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]].

The race was won by [[Emerson Fittipaldi]] driving a [[Penske Racing|Penske]] PC21-92 [[Chevrolet]]-[[Ilmor]] B for [[Penske Racing|Team Penske]].

==Qualifying results==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Nat
! Name
! Team
! Car
! Time 
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| [[Al Unser Jr.]]
| [[Galles Racing|Galles-Kraco Racing]]
| [[Galmer]] G92 [[Chevrolet]]-[[Ilmor]] A
| 1:38.744
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} 
| [[Michael Andretti]]
| [[Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing|Newman-Haas Racing]]
| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T91/00 [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] XB [[Cosworth]]
| 
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|BRA}}
| [[Emerson Fittipaldi]]
| [[Penske Racing|Team Penske]]
| [[Penske Racing|Penske]] PC21-92 [[Chevrolet]]-[[Ilmor]] B
| 
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| [[Bobby Rahal]]
| [[Rahal Letterman Racing|Rahal-Hogan Racing]]
| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T92/00 [[Chevrolet]]-[[Ilmor]] A
| 
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|USA}} 
| [[Rick Mears]]
| [[Penske Racing|Team Penske]]
| [[Penske Racing|Penske]] PC21-92 [[Chevrolet]]-[[Ilmor]] B
| 
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| [[Mario Andretti]]
| [[Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing|Newman-Haas Racing]]
| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T91/00 [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] XB [[Cosworth]]
| 
|-
! 7
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| [[Eddie Cheever]]
| [[Chip Ganassi Racing]]
| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T91/00 [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] XB [[Cosworth]]
| 
|-
! 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} 
| [[Scott Pruett]]
| [[Truesports]]
| [[Truesports]] 92C [[Chevrolet]]-[[Ilmor]] A
| 
|-
! 9
| {{flagicon|CAN}} 
| [[Scott Goodyear]]
| [[Walker Racing|Walker Motorsport]]
| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T91/00 [[Chevrolet]]-[[Ilmor]] A
| 
|-
! 10
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| [[Danny Sullivan]]
| [[Galles Racing|Galles-Kraco Racing]]
| [[Galmer]] G92 [[Chevrolet]]-[[Ilmor]] A
| 
|-
! 11
| {{flagicon|USA}} 
| [[John Andretti]]
| [[Jim Hall (racing driver)|Racing Team VDS]]
| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T92/00 [[Chevrolet]]-[[Ilmor]] A
| 
|-
! 12
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| [[Scott Brayton]]
| [[Dick Simon Racing]]
| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T92/00 [[Chevrolet]]-[[Ilmor]] A
| 
|-
! 13
| {{flagicon|SWI}} 
| [[Gregor Foitek]]
| [[A. J. Foyt Enterprises|Gilmore Racing]]
| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T92/00 [[Chevrolet]]-[[Ilmor]] A
| 
|-
! 14
| {{flagicon|USA}} 
| [[Tony Bettenhausen Jr.]]
| [[HVM Racing|Bettenhausen Racing]]
| [[Penske Racing|Penske]] PC20-91 [[Chevrolet]]-[[Ilmor]] A
| 
|-
! 15
| {{flagicon|ITA}} 
| [[Fabrizio Barbazza]]
| [[Arciero Racing]]
| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T90/00 [[Buick]]
| 
|-
! 16
| {{flagicon|USA}} 
| [[Ted Prappas]]
| [[P.I.G. Enterprises]]
| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T91/00 [[Chevrolet]]-[[Ilmor]] A
| 
|-
! 17
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| [[Jimmy Vasser]]
| [[Hayhoe Racing]]
| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T91/00 [[Chevrolet]]-[[Ilmor]] A
| 
|-
! 18
| {{flagicon|BEL}} 
| [[Éric Bachelart]]
| [[Dale Coyne Racing]]
| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T90/00 [[Cosworth]] DFS
| 
|-
! 19
| {{flagicon|PHI}} 
| [[Jovy Marcelo]]
| [[Euromotorsport]]
| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T91/00 [[Cosworth]] DFS
| 
|-
! 20
| {{flagicon|USA}}
| [[Buddy Lazier]]
| [[Hemelgarn Racing|Leader Cards Racing]]
| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T90/00 [[Buick]]
| 
|-
! 21
| {{flagicon|CAN}}
| [[Ross Bentley]]
| [[Dale Coyne Racing]]
| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T90/00 [[Cosworth]] DFS
| 
|-
! 22
| {{flagicon|ITA}} 
| [[Nicola Marozzo]]
| [[Euromotorsport]]
| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T91/00 [[Cosworth]] DFS
| 
|-
! 23
| {{flagicon|USA}} 
| [[A. J. Foyt]]
| [[Walker Racing|Walker Motorsport]]
| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T90/00 [[Cosworth]] DFS
| 
|-
! DNQ
| {{flagicon|JPN}} 
| [[Hiro Matsushita]]
| [[Dick Simon Racing]]
| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] T91/00 [[Chevrolet]]-[[Ilmor]] A
| 
|}

== Race ==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|- 
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Team !! Laps !! Time/retired !! Grid !! Points
|-
! 1
| 5
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Emerson Fittipaldi]]
| [[Penske Racing|Team Penske]]
| 65
| 2:20:32.477
| 3
| '''20'''
|-
! 2
| 4
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rick Mears]]
| [[Penske Racing|Team Penske]]
| 65
| +2.8 secs
| 5
| '''16'''
|-
! 3
| 12
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Rahal]]
| [[Rahal Letterman Racing|Rahal-Hogan Racing]]
| 65
| 
| 4
| '''14'''
|-
! 4
| 3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Unser Jr.]]
| [[Galles Racing|Galles-Kraco Racing]]
| 65
| 
| 1
| '''13'''
|-
! 5
| 18
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Danny Sullivan]]
| [[Galles Racing|Galles-Kraco Racing]]
| 65
| 
| 10
| '''10'''
|-
! 6
| 8
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Andretti]]
| [[Jim Hall (racing driver)|Racing Team VDS]]
| 65
| 
| 11
| '''8'''
|-
! 7
| 2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mario Andretti]]
| [[Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing|Newman-Haas Racing]]
| 65
| 
| 6
| '''6'''
|-
! 8
| 9
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Cheever]]
| [[Chip Ganassi Racing]]
| 64
| + 1 lap
| 7
| '''5'''
|-
! 9
| 15
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Scott Goodyear]]
| [[Walker Racing|Walker Motorsport]]
| 63
| + 2 laps
| 9
| '''4'''
|-
! 10
| 31
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ted Prappas]]
| [[P.I.G. Enterprises]]
| 62
| + 3 laps
| 16
| '''3'''
|-
! 11
| 39
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Ross Bentley]]
| [[Dale Coyne Racing]]
| 61
| + 4 laps
| 21
| '''2'''
|-
! 12
| 30
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabrizio Barbazza]]
| [[Arciero Racing]]
| 61
| + 4 laps
| 15
| '''1'''
|-
! 13
| 16
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tony Bettenhausen Jr.]]
| [[HVM Racing|Bettenhausen Racing]]
| 60
| + 5 laps
| 14
| 
|-
! 14
| 50
| {{flagicon|PHI}} [[Jovy Marcelo]]
| [[Euromotorsport]]
| 54
| + 11 laps
| 19
| 
|-
! 15
| 47
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Vasser]]
| [[Hayhoe Racing]]
| 48
| Electrical
| 17
| 
|-
! 16
| 21
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Buddy Lazier]]
| [[Hemelgarn Racing|Leader Cards Racing]]
| 47
| + 18 laps
| 20
| 
|-
! 17
| 1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Andretti]]
| [[Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing|Newman-Haas Racing]]
| 41
| Broken header
| 2
| '''1'''
|-
! 18
| 10
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Pruett]]
| [[Truesports]]
| 23
| Transmission
| 8
| 
|-
! 19
| 42
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Nicola Marozzo]]
| [[Euromotorsport]]
| 22
| Electrical
| 22
| 
|-
! 20
| 22
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Brayton]]
| [[Dick Simon Racing]]
| 22
| Transmission
| 12
| 
|-
! 21
| 14
| {{flagicon|SWI}} [[Gregor Foitek]]
| [[A. J. Foyt Enterprises|Gilmore Racing]]
| 19
| Puncture
| 13
| 
|-
! 22
| 19
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Éric Bachelart]]
| [[Dale Coyne Racing]]
| 16
| Oil pressure
| 18
| 
|-
! 23
| 17
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[A. J. Foyt]]
| [[Walker Racing|Walker Motorsport]]
| 2
| Withdrawn
| 23
| 
|-
! DNS
| 11
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Hiro Matsushita]]
| [[Dick Simon Racing]]
| 
| Wrecked in practice
| 
| 
|}

== Notes ==

* '''Time of race''' 2:20:33.00
* '''Average Speed''' 77.561&nbsp;mph

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081116222950/http://www.champcarworldseries.com/Results/ResultsIndex.asp?ID=165 Full Weekend Times & Results]
* [http://racing-reference.info/race/1992_Daikyo_IndyCar_Grand_Prix/R 1992 Daikyo IndyCar Grand Prix]

{{CART World Series race report|
 Name_of_race = [[Gold Coast Indy 300|1992 Daikyo IndyCar Grand Prix]] |
 Year_of_race = 1992 |
 Previous_race_in_season =  |
 Next_race_in_season = [[1992 Valvoline 200]] |
 Previous_year's_race = [[1991 Gold Coast IndyCar Grand Prix]] |
 Next_year's_race = [[1993 Australian FAI IndyCar Grand Prix]]
}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:1992 Daikyo Indycar Grand Prix}}
[[Category:1992 in CART|Daikyo IndyCar Grand Prix]]
[[Category:1992 in Australian motorsport|Daikyo IndyCar Grand Prix]]
[[Category:Gold Coast Indy 300]]