1993 Australian FAI IndyCar Grand Prix


The 1993 Australian FAI IndyCar Grand Prix was the opening round of the 1993 CART World Series season, held on 21 March 1993 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Australia. The race was won by series débutant Nigel Mansell, the reigning Formula One World Champion from. Mansell also became the first person to win their first IndyCar race since Graham Hill had won the 1966 Indianapolis 500.
Due to the appearance of Mansell in the CART World Series, over 800 press passes were given out by the race organisers. This was second only in number for the series to the amount of press at the Indianapolis 500.

Qualifying results

PosNatNameTeamCarTime
1Nigel MansellNewman-Haas RacingLola T93/06 Ford XB Cosworth1:38.555
2Emerson FittipaldiTeam PenskePenske PC-22-93 Chevrolet-Ilmor C1:38.882
3Paul TracyTeam PenskePenske PC-22-93 Chevrolet-Ilmor C1:39.171
4Robby GordonAJ Foyt EnterprisesLola T92/00 Ford XB Cosworth1:39.435
5Arie LuyendykChip Ganassi RacingLola T93/06 Ford XB Cosworth1:39.635
6Mario AndrettiNewman-Haas RacingLola T93/06 Ford XB Cosworth1:39.739
7Scott GoodyearWalker MotorsportLola T93/06 Ford XB Cosworth1:40.127
8Raul BoeselDick Simon RacingLola T93/06 Ford XB Cosworth1:40.488
9Jimmy VasserHayhoe RacingLola T92/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A1:40.645
10Scott BraytonDick Simon RacingLola T93/06 Ford XB Cosworth1:40.980
11Mark SmithArciero RacingPenske PC21-92 Chevrolet-Ilmor B1:40.992
12Teo FabiRacing Team VDSLola T93/07 Chevrolet-Ilmor C1:41.066
13Bobby RahalRahal-Hogan RacingRahal-Hogan RH-001 Chevrolet-Ilmor C1:41.096
14Al Unser, Jr.Galles RacingLola T93/07 Chevrolet-Ilmor C1:41.180
15Roberto GuerreroKing RacingLola T93/07 Chevrolet-Ilmor C1:41.481
16Eddie CheeverTurley MotorsportsPenske PC21-92 Chevrolet-Ilmor B1:41.848
17Robbie BuhlDale Coyne RacingLola T92/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A1:43.311
18Stefan JohanssonBettenhausen MotorsportsPenske PC-22-93 Chevrolet-Ilmor C1:43.908
19Andrea ChiesaEuromotorsportLola T92/00 Cosworth DFS1:43.985
20Gary BrabhamSplit Cycle RacingLola T92/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A1:44.351
21Danny SullivanGalles RacingLola T93/07 Chevrolet-Ilmor C1:44.958
22Ross BentleyDale Coyne RacingLola T92/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A1:45.213
23Andrea MonterminiDale Coyne RacingLola T92/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A1:46.224
24Hiro MatsushitaWalker MotorsportLola T93/06 Ford XB Cosworth1:46.342
25Buddy LazierLeader Cards RacingLola T91/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A1:46.970
26Marco GrecoInternational SportLola T92/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A1:48.068

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Nigel MansellNewman-Haas Racing651:52:02.886121
24 Emerson FittipaldiTeam Penske65+5.1 secs217
314 Robby GordonAJ Foyt Enterprises65+10.7 secs414
46 Mario AndrettiNewman-Haas Racing65+25.4 secs612
510 Arie LuyendykChip Ganassi Racing65+25.4 secs510
61 Bobby RahalRahal-Hogan Racing64+ 1 lap138
769 Eddie CheeverTurley Motorsports64+ 1 lap136
89 Raul BoeselDick Simon Racing64+ 1 lap85
98 Teo FabiRacing Team VDS64+ 1 lap124
102 Scott GoodyearWalker Motorsport63+ 2 laps73
1115 Hiro MatsushitaWalker Motorsport63+ 2 laps242
1216 Stefan JohanssonBettenhausen Racing63+ 2 laps181
1318 Danny SullivanGalles Racing62+ 3 laps21
1490 Gary BrabhamSplit Cycle Racing62+ 3 laps20
153 Al Unser, Jr.Galles Racing62+ 3 laps14
1622 Scott BraytonDick Simon Racing61+ 4 laps14
1739 Ross BentleyDale Coyne Racing56+ 9 laps22
1825 Mark SmithArciero Racing50+ 15 laps11
1940 Roberto GuerreroKing Racing49Transmission15
2020 Buddy LazierLeader Cards Racing35Suspension25
2112 Paul TracyTeam Penske30Electrical3
2225 Marco GrecoInternational Sport18Contact26
2319 Robbie BuhlDale Coyne Racing15Transmission17
2418 Jimmy VasserHayhoe Racing12Contact9
2550 Andrea MonterminiDale Coyne Racing9Fuel pressure23
2642 Andrea ChiesaEuromotorsport2Electrical19