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Grand Prix of Denver

Coordinates: 39°44′48″N 105°0′23″W / 39.74667°N 105.00639°W

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Grand Prix of Denver
Circuit information

Location	Denver, Colorado, USA 39°44′48″N 105°0′23″W / 39.74667°N 105.00639°W / 39.74667; -105.00639
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 (2003–2005)
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)
Surface	Asphalt/concrete
Length	1.647 mi (2.651 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. In 1990, 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

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Paul Tracy and Sébastien Bourdais in a confrontation at the 2006 Denver Grand Prix

AAA Championship Car results

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Season	Date	Winning driver	Chassis	Engine
1909^{[NC 1]}	July 5	Eaton McMillan	Colburn
1910–1950: not held
1951	September 23	Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft	Offy
1952	September 28	Bill Vukovich	Kuzma	Offy
Source:^[1]^[2]

CART/Champ Car World Series results

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Season	Date	Winning driver	Chassis	Engine	Team	Report
1990	August 26	Al Unser Jr.	Lola	Chevrolet-Ilmor	Galles/Kraco Racing	Report
1991	August 25	Al Unser Jr.	Lola	Chevrolet-Ilmor	Galles/Kraco Racing	Report
1992–2001: Not held
2002	September 1	Bruno Junqueira	Lola	Toyota	Chip Ganassi Racing	Report
2003	August 31	Bruno Junqueira	Lola	Ford-Cosworth	Newman/Haas Racing	Report
2004	August 15	Sébastien Bourdais	Lola	Ford-Cosworth	Newman/Haas Racing	Report
2005	August 14	Sébastien Bourdais	Lola	Ford-Cosworth	Newman/Haas Racing	Report
2006	August 13	A. J. Allmendinger	Lola	Ford-Cosworth	Forsythe Racing	Report
Source:^[3]^[4]

Lap records

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The fastest outright all-time track record set during a race weekend on the original layout is 1:25.896, set by Michael Andretti in a Lola T91/00, during qualifying for the 1991 Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Denver.^[5] The fastest outright all-time track record set during a race weekend on the second layout is 0:59.096 seconds, set by Sebastien Bourdais in a Lola B02/00, during qualifying for the 2006 Grand Prix of Denver. ^[6] The fastest official race lap records at the Grand Prix of Denver are listed as:

Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Event
Second Grand Prix Circuit (Pepsi Center): 2.651 km (2002–2006)^[6]
Champ Car	1:00.314	Sebastien Bourdais	Lola B02/00	2006 Grand Prix of Denver
Formula Atlantic	1:06.945^[7]	Graham Rahal	Swift 016.a	2006 Denver Formula Atlantic round
Formula BMW	1:14.854^[8]	Ryan Phinny	Mygale FB02	2006 Denver Formula BMW USA round
Super Touring	1:21.119^[9]	Adam Pecorari	Audi A4	2006 Denver Speed World Challenge round
Original Grand Prix Circuit (Denver Civic Center): 3.058 km (1990–1991)^[5]
CART	1:25.896^[10]	Michael Andretti	Lola T91/00	1991 Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Denver
Indy Lights	1:36.612^[11]	P. J. Jones	Wildcat-Buick	1991 Denver Indy Lights round
Trans-Am	1:42.050^[12]	Irv Hoerr	Oldsmobile Cutlass	1991 Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Denver

^ Non-championship race.

References

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^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Denver - Motor Sport Magazine". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Denver-Pepsi Center - Motor Sport Magazine". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ "2006 Formula Atlantic Denver". 13 August 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
^ "2006 Formula BMW USA Denver (Race 2)". 13 August 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
^ "2006 SPEED Touring Championship Round Six - Grand Prix of Denver ar Denver Street Course - Final Race Results" (PDF). 13 August 2006. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
^ "1991 Denver Champ Cars". Motor Sport Magazine. 25 August 1991. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
^ "1991 Denver Indy Lights". Motor Sport Magazine. 25 August 1991. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
^ "1991 Texaco/Havoline Grand Prix of Denver". 24 August 1991. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

Championship Auto Racing Teams/Champ Car World Series race venues (1979–2007)

U.S.

Ovals	Atlanta California Chicago Gateway Homestead Indianapolis Las Vegas (Oval) Michigan Milwaukee Nazareth New Hampshire Ontario Phoenix Raceway Pocono Texas Trenton
Road courses	Laguna Seca Mid-Ohio Portland Riverside Road America Watkins Glen
Street circuits	Cleveland Denver (Civic Center) Denver (Pepsi Center) Detroit (Belle Isle Park) Detroit (Downtown) Hawaii (cancelled) Houston (Downtown) Houston (Reliant Park) Las Vegas (Caesars Palace) Las Vegas (Fremont Street) Long Beach Meadowlands Miami (Bayfront Park) Miami (Bicentennial Park) Miami (Tamiami Park) St. Petersburg San Jose

International

Ovals	Lausitzring (GER) Motegi (JPN) Rio (BRA) Rockingham (UK) Sanair (CAN)
Road courses	Assen (NED) Brands Hatch (UK) Mexico City (MEX) Montreal (CAN) Mont-Tremblant (CAN) Zolder (BEL)
Street circuits	Edmonton (CAN) Monterrey (MEX) Surfers Paradise (AUS) Toronto (CAN) Vancouver (CAN)

GT World Challenge America race venues (1990–present)

Current (2024)

GT World Challenge America (2024)	Sonoma Sebring Austin Virginia Road America Barber Indianapolis
GT4 America (2024)	Sonoma Sebring Austin Virginia Road America Barber Indianapolis
TC America (2024)	Sonoma Sebring Austin Virginia Road America Barber Indianapolis
GT America (2024)	Sonoma Long Beach Sebring Austin Virginia Road America Barber Indianapolis

Former

Indy NXT race venues (1986–2019, 2021–present)

Current (2024)

Ovals	Iowa Gateway Milwaukee Nashville (Oval)
Road courses	Barber Indianapolis (Road Course) Road America Laguna Seca Mid-Ohio Portland
Street courses	St. Petersburg Detroit

Former

Ovals	Cicero Fontana Homestead Indianapolis (Oval) Joliet Kansas Kentucky Las Vegas Michigan Nazareth New Hampshire Phoenix Pikes Peak Pocono Texas
Road courses	Austin Cleveland Edmonton Road Atlanta Sonoma Watkins Glen
Street courses	Baltimore Belle Isle Denver Houston Long Beach Miami (Bicentennial Park) Miami (Tamiami Park) Meadowlands Monterrey Nashville (Street) Reliant Park Savannah Toronto Trois-Rivières Vancouver

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