Molson Indy Vancouver

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Molson Indy Vancouver was an annual Champ Car race held in the Vancouver Street Circuit near BC Place and running past Science World in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada held in July, August or September from 1990 to 2004.

On September 2, 1990, the first race took place on the original circuit, which was won by Al Unser Jr. From 1998, a new circuit was created to the east of the old Pacific Place, where only a small part of the original circuit was used. The circuit was popular with drivers and often produced an entertaining race. For most of its fifteen years, the Vancouver Indy attracted in excess of 100,000 spectators over the course of its weekends, and in 1996 held the Canadian single-day sporting event attendance record until it was beaten by the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal that year. [1] The final event in 2004 had race day attendance of 63,000 with a total three day turnout of 158,420 spectators.[2] However, from 2004, Vancouver was left off the Champ Car fixture list.

In July 2021 it was announced a new race for the electric-powered FIA Formula E World Championship, the Vancouver ePrix would be run on the reconfigured Template:Cvt track on the same site.[3][4] However on 18 June 2022, it was announced that the race contract was terminated.[5]

Controversy and cancellation

For much of its time in Vancouver, the Molson Indy was a source of considerable local controversy, as local residents complained of the noise and disruption caused by this major event. As the lands of the former Expo 86 site were developed into the billion-dollar condominium development by Concord Pacific, debates raged over whether the Indy made Vancouver a "world-class city" or an "urban nightmare." Such debates were chronicled by Mark Douglas Lowes in his 2002 book, Indy Dreams and Urban Nightmares: Speed Merchants, Spectacle, and the Struggle over Public Space in the World-Class City.[6]

The official explanation for the cancellation came from Jo-Ann McArthur, president of sponsoring Molson Sports and Entertainment, who stated that "the bottom line is the business model couldn't work".[7] The race had just two seasons left in the city, due to the impending construction of the Olympic Village for the 2010 Winter Olympics on the south end of the course. She stated that the lack of a long-term commitment to holding the event made it difficult to attract sponsors to continue the race.[8]

Following the cancellation, Champ Car continued to race in the Canadian cities of Toronto, Montreal and Edmonton as part of the 2005 season.

Layout history

CART/Champ Car race winners

Season Driver Chassis Engine Team Report Ref
1990 Template:Flagicon Al Unser Jr. Lola Chevrolet Galles-KRACO Racing Report [9]
1991 Template:Flagicon Michael Andretti Lola Chevrolet Newman/Haas Racing Report [10]
1992 Template:Flagicon Michael Andretti Lola Ford-Cosworth Newman/Haas Racing Report [11]
1993 Template:Flagicon Al Unser Jr. Lola Chevrolet Galles Racing Report [12]
1994 Template:Flagicon Al Unser Jr. Penske Ilmor Marlboro Team Penske Report [13]
1995 Template:Flagicon Al Unser Jr. Penske Mercedes-Ilmor Marlboro Team Penske Report [14]
1996 Template:Flagicon Michael Andretti Lola Ford-Cosworth Newman/Haas Racing Report [15]
1997 Template:Flagicon Maurício Gugelmin Reynard Mercedes-Benz PacWest Racing Report [16]
1998 Template:Flagicon Dario Franchitti Reynard Honda Team KOOL Green Report [17]
1999 Template:Flagicon Juan Pablo Montoya Reynard Honda Target Chip Ganassi Racing Report [18]
2000 Template:Flagicon Paul Tracy Reynard Honda Team KOOL Green Report [19]
2001 Template:Flagicon Roberto Moreno Reynard Toyota Patrick Racing Report [20]
2002 Template:Flagicon Dario Franchitti Lola Honda Team KOOL Green Report [21]
2003 Template:Flagicon Paul Tracy Lola Ford-Cosworth Team Player's Report [22]
2004 Template:Flagicon Paul Tracy Lola Ford-Cosworth Forsythe Championship Racing Report [23]

Indy Lights/Atlantic winners

Indy Lights
Season Winning Driver
1990 Template:Flagicon Vinicio Salmi
1991 Not held
1992 Template:Flagicon Mark Smith
1993 Template:Flagicon Bryan Herta
1994 Template:Flagicon André Ribeiro
1995 Template:Flagicon Pedro Chaves
1996 Template:Flagicon Claude Bourbonnais
1997 Template:Flagicon Cristiano da Matta
1998 Template:Flagicon Cristiano da Matta
1999 Not held
2000 Template:Flagicon Scott Dixon
Atlantic Championship
Season Winning Driver
1990 Template:Flagicon Claude Bourbonnais
1991 Template:Flagicon Stéphane Proulx
1992 Template:Flagicon Patrick Carpentier
1993 Template:Flagicon Claude Bourbonnais
1994 Template:Flagicon David Empringham
1995 Template:Flagicon David Empringham
1996 Template:Flagicon Patrick Carpentier
1997 Template:Flagicon Memo Gidley
1998 Template:Flagicon Andrew Bordin
1999 Template:Flagicon Will Langhorne
2000 Not held
2001 Template:Flagicon Joey Hand
2002
2003 		Not held
2004 Template:Flagicon Ryan Dalziel

Lap records

The fastest official race lap records at Molson Indy Vancouver are listed as:

Category Time Driver Vehicle Event
Street Circuit: 2.865 km (1999–2004)[24]
CART 1:01.538[25] Juan Pablo Montoya Lola B2K/00 2000 Molson Indy Vancouver
Indy Lights 1:07.439[26] Scott Dixon Lola T97/20 2000 Vancouver Indy Lights round
Formula Atlantic 1:09.214[27] Jon Fogarty Swift 014.a 2004 Vancouver Formula Atlantic round
Barber Pro 1:14.675[28] Leonardo Maia Reynard 98E 2003 Vancouver Barber Pro round
Street Circuit: 2.866 km (1998)[24]
CART 1:06.939 Hélio Castroneves Reynard 98I 1998 Molson Indy Vancouver
Indy Lights 1:10.995[29] Cristiano da Matta Lola T97/20 1998 Vancouver Indy Lights round
Formula Atlantic 1:15.386[30] Rino Mastronardi Swift 008.a 1998 Vancouver Formula Atlantic round
Street Circuit: 2.660 km (1994–1997)[24]
CART 0:55.136 Alex Zanardi Reynard 97I 1997 Molson Indy Vancouver
Indy Lights 1:00.653[31] Eddie Lawson Lola T93/20 1994 Vancouver Indy Lights round
Formula Atlantic 1:03.981[32] Richie Hearn Ralt RT41 1994 Vancouver Formula Atlantic round
Super Touring 1:10.414[33] David Donohue Dodge Stratus 1997 Vancouver NATCC round
Street Circuit: 2.699 km (1991–1993)[24]
Indy Lights 0:59.513[34] Bryan Herta Lola T93/20 1993 Vancouver Indy Lights round
Formula Atlantic 1:02.053[35] Jamie Galles Ralt RT40 1993 Vancouver Formula Atlantic round
Original Street Circuit: 2.740 km (1990)[24]
Formula Atlantic 1:10.599[36] Mark Dismore Swift DB4 1990 Vancouver Formula Atlantic round

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