The Lexmark Indy 300 is a Champ Car event that takes place each year on a street circuit at Surfers Paradise in the Gold Coast region of Queensland, Australia. The challenging 4.47 kilometre track has several fast sections and four chicanes. It has been an annual event since 1991. In the first sixteen years of the event, there were sixteen different winners. The weekend events include a number of Australian racing categories in support of the international Champ Car race. This has often included V8 Supercars and the Carrera Cup. Since 2002, the Gold Coast race has counted for points in the V8 Supercar championship and they have claimed a better billing with the Champ Cars, hence taking the last race of the day Race Track Details Circuit Length 4.47 km Number of laps Race Direction Anticlockwise Distance Raced Race Date October 23-26 Promoter IMG / Gold Coast Motor Events Co |
Gold Coast Street Circuit Address IMG / Gold Coast Motor Events Co Southport QLD 4215 Telephone 07 5588 6800 Fax 07 5588 6899 |
Travel Information Located at the Northern End of Surfers Paradise. 20 kilometres north of Gold Coast Airport along Gold Coast Highway. 85 kilometres south of Brisbane Airport along the Gateway Motorway, then Pacific Motorway, then Smith Street Motorway. |
Gold Coast Street Circuit All Time Records 2007 Winning Driver Garth Tander 2007 Winning Team Toll HSV Dealer Team 2007 Winning Manufacturer Holden Lap Record 2005, Russell Ingall, Ford Falcon BA, 1.51.6246 Qualifying Record 2004, Mark Skaife, Holden Commodore VY, 1.50.3768 |
V8 Supercar Challenge Round Previous Winners Year 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 Driver On Pole Todd Kelly Greg Murphy Mark Skaife Todd Kelly Greg Murphy Garth Tander Russell Ingall Steve Ellery Craig Lowndes Greg Murphy Car Holden Holden Holden Holden Holden Holden Holden Ford Holden Holden Winning Driver Garth Tander Todd Kelly Craig Lowndes Greg Murphy Russell Ingall Jason Bargwanna Garth Tander Paul Radisich Paul Radisich Mark Larkham Greg Murphy Winning Car Holden Holden Ford Holden Ford Holden Holden Ford Ford Ford Holden |