Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indy, The Brickyard,
The Greatest Race Course in the World,
Racing Capital of the World

Address: 4790 West 16th Street Speedway, Indiana 46222
Speedway , Marion County , Indiana , USA
Route type:	permanent racetrack
Owner:	Penske Entertainment Group
Operator:	IMS, LLC (subsidiary of Penske Entertainment Group.)
Architect:	Carl G. Fisher , James Ashbury Allison , Frank Wheeler, and Arthur Newby
Building-costs:	3 million US dollars
Start of building:	March 15, 1909
Opening:	August 12, 1909
Formula 1 venue :	2000-2007
Speedway oval
Quad oval
Route data
Important events:	IndyCar Series ( Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil ) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series ( Brantley Gilbert Big Machine Brickyard 400 ) NASCAR Xfinity Series ( Lilly Diabetes 250 )
Route length:	4.023  km (2.5  mi )
Curve superelevation:	Curves: 9 ° 12 ' Straights: 0 °
Audience capacity:	257,325 permanent, plus places in the infield result in a spectator capacity of around 400,000 spectators
Infield / Grand Prix course
Combined street course
Route data
Important events:	IndyCar Series ( IndyCar Grand Prix ) motorcycle world championship
Route length:	4,192  km (2.6  mi )
Curves:	13
Records
Track record: (Formula 1)	1: 10.399 min. ( Rubens Barrichello , Ferrari , 2004)
Track record: (motorcycle)	1: 32.625 min. ( Marc Márquez , Honda RC213V , 2015)
http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/

Coordinates: 39 ° 47 ′ 41.5 ″  N , 86 ° 14 ′ 5.4 ″  W.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a motor sports racetrack in Speedway , United States that is completely enclosed by the city of Indianapolis . The Superspeedway is an oval four kilometers (2.5 miles) long. There is space for 300,000 spectators at the racetrack; it is the largest sports stadium in the United States. The track is the venue for the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400 . From 2008 to 2014 , the Indianapolis Grand Prix was also held as part of the Motorcycle World Championship . The circuit was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987 .

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the older and larger of the two major motorsport facilities in Indianapolis, next to the Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, only twelve kilometers (7.5 mi ) away .

history

The Indiana entrepreneur Carl Graham Fisher , himself an avid racing driver, had been concerned with the "necessity of a" test route of three to five miles "since 1903. He was supported by Frederick E. Moskovics , the managing director of the Indianapolis car maker Marmon .

The first circuit built specifically for car racing in the United States was first used in August 1909. The road, which was then paved with gravel and tar , caused some fatal accidents for both the drivers and the spectators. The race was stopped halfway through the race distance. Fisher was then the race track with 3.2 million bricks ( bricks renovate). On May 30, 1911, the Indianapolis 500 could take place for the first time . The first winner was Ray Harroun on Marmon Wasp with an average speed of 120.060 km / h.

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  Indianapolis Motor Speedway logo from 1970s to 2008

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  Indianapolis Motor Speedway logo from 2009 to 2011

In 1935 there were 15 accidents which resulted in the brick surface being replaced with asphalt patches. The reputation of the Indy 500 rose so far that the race was part of the Formula 1 World Championship from 1950 to 1960 .

In the 1960s, the brick surface was completely replaced by asphalt except for a three- foot (one yard ) wide strip at the start and finish lines, which earned the oval the name The Brickyard .

On March 7, 1975, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a Landmark and Historic District .

In 1989, the former Formula 1 driver Emerson Fittipaldi drove the highest speed with 350 km / h, a year later Arie Luyendyk won with an average speed of 299.307 km / h.

An infield track was created for Formula 1 in 1998 . It is driven on part of the oval and then back through the middle of the oval. Unlike the oval course, however, the infield track is driven clockwise, which corresponds to the conventions of most other Formula 1 tracks. In 2005, a new asphalt pavement caused a scandal in Formula 1. The Grand Prix was only driven by the six Bridgestone- tyred cars after the tires with Michelin tires repeatedly suffered tire damage in the training runs and Michelin supplied them Teams recommended that the race be canceled for safety reasons.

On July 17, 2007 it was announced that races of the motorcycle world championship will also be held on the track in the infield from the 2008 season with the Indianapolis Grand Prix . The Formula 1 track is to be driven in the opposite direction and in a slightly different form.

On November 4, 2019, Hulman & Company announced the sale of its business, including the sale of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, to Roger Penske ( Penske Corporation ).

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  The quad oval

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  Infield racetrack built in 1998 for Formula 1

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  Modified infield race track for the motorcycle world championship

statistics

Route data

The Brickyard

View of the starting grid for the 2006 US GP. On the right you can see the distinctive pillar on which the racing positions are displayed.

The "Pagoda" main control tower

• The oval has four banked curves raised by 9 ° 12 'each with a length of 400 feet (approx. 122 meters).
• The total length is 2.5 miles (approximately 4 kilometers).
• The Grand Prix track is 4.192 kilometers long and Formula 1 drove 73 laps. The pole record was set by Rubens Barrichello in 2004 with a time of 1: 10.233 minutes. On that weekend, however, he achieved the absolute best time in 1: 09.454 in the 1st run of qualifying, which was not decisive for the starting line-up and was driven from 2003 to 2005.

Records

Indianapolis 500

Art	Distance (miles / kilometers)	date	driver	time	Average speed ( mph / km / h )
Training * (1 lap)	2,500 / 4,023	May 10, 1996	Aria Luyendyk	0: 00: 37.616	239.260 / 385.052
Qualifying ** (1 lap)	2,500 / 4,023	May 12, 1996	Aria Luyendyk	0: 00: 37.895	237.498 / 382.216
Qualifying ** (4 laps)	10,000 / 16.093	May 12, 1996	Aria Luyendyk	0: 02: 31.908	236.986 / 381.392
Race (200 laps)	500,000 / 804,672	May 26, 2013	Tony Kanaan	2: 40: 03.418	187.433 / 301.644

* Course record of the oval variant

** Rekord did not count towards pole

Brickyard 400

Art	Distance (miles / kilometers)	date	driver	time	Average speed ( mph / km / h )
Qualifying (1 lap)	2,500 / 4,023	July 26, 2014	Kevin Harvick	0: 00: 47.647	188.889 / 303.987
Race (160 laps) *	400,000 / 643,738	August 5, 2000	Bobby Labonte	2: 33: 55.979	155.912 / 250.893

USA Grand Prix

Art	Distance (miles / kilometers)	date	driver	time	Average speed ( mph / km / h )
Training * (1 lap)	2.605 / 4.192	June 19, 2004	Rubens Barrichello	0: 01: 09.454	135.025 / 217.301
Qualifying (1 lap)	2.605 / 4.192	June 19, 2004	Rubens Barrichello	0: 01: 10.223	133.546 / 214.921
Race (73 laps)	190.165 / 306.041	June 19, 2005	Michael sSchumacher	1: 29: 43,181	127.173 / 204.665

* Track record of the Formula 1 variant

All Indianapolis Formula One winners

Oval course

Between 1950 and 1960 the Indy 500 was held as part of the "Automobile World Championship" (only from 1981 "Formula 1 World Championship"). However, since no vehicles according to Formula 1 regulations were permitted, these races are not listed here.

Infield street course

No.	year	driver	constructor	engine	tires	time	Route length	Round	Ø pace	date	GP the
1	2000	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari	B.	1: 36: 30.883 h	4,192 km	73	190.376 km / h	September 24th	United States
2	2001	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	Mercedes	B.	1: 32: 42.840 h	4,192 km	73	198.039 km / h	30. September
3	2002	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	Ferrari	B.	1: 31: 07.934 h	4,192 km	73	201.476 km / h	September 29th
4th	2003	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari	B.	1: 33: 35.997 h	4,192 km	73	196.222 km / h	September 28th
5	2004	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari	B.	1: 40: 29.914 h	4,192 km	73	182.699 km / h	20th June
6th	2005	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari	B.	1: 29: 43.181 h	4,192 km	73	204.648 km / h	June 19
7th	2006	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari	B.	1: 34: 35.199 h	4,192 km	73	194.118 km / h	2nd July
8th	2007	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Mercedes	B.	1: 31: 09.965 h	4,192 km	73	201.401 km / h	17th of June

Record winner
Driver: Michael Schumacher (5) • Driver nations: Germany (5) • Constructors: Ferrari (6) • Engine manufacturer: Ferrari (6) • Tire manufacturer: Bridgestone (8)

All winners of MotoGP races in Indianapolis

No.	year	winner	motorcycle	tires	time	Route length	Round	Ø pace	date	GP of
1	2008	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	B.	37: 20.095 min	4.216 km	20th	135.509 km / h	September 14th	Indianapolis
2	2009	Jorge Lorenzo	Yamaha	B.	47: 13.592 min	4.216 km	28	149.977 km / h	August 30th
3	2010	Dani Pedrosa	Honda	B.	47: 31.615 min	4.216 km	28	149.029 km / h	29th August
4th	2011	Casey Stoner	Honda	B.	46: 52.786 min	4.216 km	28	151.086 km / h	August 28th
5	2012	Dani Pedrosa	Honda	B.	46: 39.631 min	4.216 km	28	151.796 km / h	August 19th
6th	2013	Marc Marquez	Honda	B.	44: 52.463 min	4.216 km	27	152,201 km / h	18th of August
7th	2014	Marc Marquez	Honda	B.	42: 07.041 min	4,170 km	27	160.395 km / h	August 10
8th	2015	Marc Marquez	Honda	B.	41: 55.371 min	4,170 km	27	161.139 km / h	August 9

Record winner
Driver: Marc Márquez (3) • Driver nations: Spain (6) • Constructors: Honda (6) • Tire manufacturer: Bridgestone (8)

Events

The Hall of Fame Museum

• IndyCar Series (Indianapolis 500, Grand Prix of Indianapolis)
• Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (Brickyard 400)
• Formula 1 (as "United States Grand Prix", from 2000 to 2007)
• Motorcycle World Championship (classes: 125 cm³, 250 cm³, MotoGP )
• GT3 Cup (twin race)
• Formula BMW USA
• Liberty Challenge - Indy Pro Series (2 races)
• OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon (half marathon)
• Brickyard Grand Prix (sports car racing)
• Red Bull Air Race World Championship (airplane race, since 2016)

See also

• Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis

literature

• Griffith Borgeson: The Golden Age of the American Racing Car. 2nd Edition. Published by SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers), Warrendale PA 1998, ISBN 0-7680-0023-8 . (English)
• Hugh G. Conway: Grand Prix Bugatti. Robert Bentley Publisher, Cambridge MA (USA) 1968, ISBN 0-8376-0018-9 . (Reprint: 2004, ISBN 0-9548972-0-X ) (English) Bugatti types 35, 37, 43, 54, 59

Web links

Commons : Indianapolis Motor Speedway  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• Official site (accessed October 6, 2013)
• Official page: History / Timeline (accessed October 6, 2013)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Study puts Indy's capacity at 257,325 - USA Today - 5/27/2004
2. ↑ http://www.motogp.com/de/nachrichten/2015/09/11/die-motogp-wird-2016-nicht-nach-indianapolis-zuruckehren/183912
3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Indiana. National Park Service , accessed July 22, 2019.
4. ↑ indianapolismotorspeedway.com: History / Timeline
5. ↑ Entry in the National Register Information System . National Park Service , accessed May 18, 2016
6. ↑ Penske takes over from the Hulman family: The background to the Indy sale , accessed on October 4, 2020