Australian Motorsport

V8 Supercar Challenge

V8 Supercar Challenge
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
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