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Location | Denver, Colorado, USA 39°44′48″N 105°0′23″W / 39.74667°N 105.00639°WCoordinates: 39°44′48″N 105°0′23″W / 39.74667°N 105.00639°W |
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First race | 1990 |
Last race | 2006 |
Previous names | Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Denver (1990–1991) Shell Grand Prix of Denver (2002) Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver (2003–2006) |
Most wins (driver) | Al Unser, Jr. (2) Bruno Junqueira (2) Sébastien Bourdais (2) |
Most wins (team) | Newman/Haas Racing (3) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Lola (7) |
Circuit information | |
Surface | Asphalt/concrete |
Length | 1.657 mi (2.667 km) |
Turns | 9 (Champ Car 2006 version) |
The Grand Prix of Denver was a Champ Car race last held on a street circuit in Denver, Colorado, United States. A Champ Car race was first held in Denver in 1909 on a 14.5-mile (23.3-km) road circuit in nearby Brighton. Racing returned to the Centennial Park dirt oval in 1951 and 1952 under AAA sanctioning. 38 years later Champ Cars returned to Denver with a CART-sanctioned event downtown near the Civic Center. However, like the previous incarnation, that race also lasted only two years. CART returned to Denver in 2002 with a race on a 1.64-mile (2.64-km) temporary circuit around the then-named Pepsi Center. The final race was held in 2006. Champ Car initially put the race on its 2007 schedule but removed it after conflicts with other events could not be reconciled.
Winners
AAA Championship Car results
Season | Date | Winning driver | Chassis | Engine |
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1909[NC 1] | July 5 | ![]() |
Colburn | |
1910–1950: not held | ||||
1951 | September 23 | ![]() |
Kurtis Kraft | Offy |
1952 | September 28 | ![]() |
Kuzma | Offy |
Source: [1][2] |
CART/Champ Car World Series results
Season | Date | Winning driver | Chassis | Engine | Team | Report |
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1990 | August 26 | ![]() |
Lola | Chevrolet-Ilmor | Galles/Kraco Racing | Report |
1991 | August 25 | ![]() |
Lola | Chevrolet-Ilmor | Galles/Kraco Racing | Report |
1992–2001: Not held | ||||||
2002 | September 1 | ![]() |
Lola | Toyota | Chip Ganassi Racing | Report |
2003 | August 31 | ![]() |
Lola | Ford-Cosworth | Newman/Haas Racing | Report |
2004 | August 15 | ![]() |
Lola | Ford-Cosworth | Newman/Haas Racing | Report |
2005 | August 14 | ![]() |
Lola | Ford-Cosworth | Newman/Haas Racing | Report |
2006 | August 13 | ![]() |
Lola | Ford-Cosworth | Forsythe Racing | Report |
Source: [3][4] |
- ^ Non-championship race.
References
- ^ "Denver Trophy Race". Champ Car Stats. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
- ^ "Centennial Park". Champ Car Stats. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
- ^ "Denver Street Circuit". Champ Car Stats. Retrieved December 16, 2012.
- ^ "Pepsi Center". Champ Car Stats. Retrieved December 16, 2012.