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USA FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway was built in 1909 as a test track; the first 500 internatonal Sweepstake Race was held there in 1911. The track was repaved in 1910 with several million bricks, hence its nickname "The Brickyard".

 

Indianapolis, United States
First F1 Race:	2000-01-01
Lap Distance:	4.192 km
Number of Laps:	73
Total Distance:	306.016 km

 

Greater changes have taken place at Indianapolis since the ´90s with a NASCAR Winston Cup race for stock cars in 1994, the split between CART and the IRL, and shortening of practice and qualifying for the 500 race, which used to take the whole month of May.

The oval itself has undergone some changes in the past few years, with redesigned pit entry and exit lanes, raised retaining walls and slightly reprofiled corners, all in the interests of increased safety. In 1999 the track´s owners announced that they would be running a round of the F1 World Championship in September 2000, on a new road course constructed on roads for which the foundations already existed, built when the infield golf course was designed. A new European pits garage complex, hospitality suites, control tower, media centre and team offices were built.