The 1995 Indycar Australia was the second round of the 1995 CART World Series season, held on 19 March 1995 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia.

This event was the first sporting event carried live on the Internet - by Brisbane-based Interactive Presentations - .

The winner was Paul Tracy.

Qualifying results

PosNatNameTeamCarTime
1United StatesMichael AndrettiNewman-Haas RacingLola T95/00 Ford XB Cosworth1:36.770
2CanadaJacques VilleneuveTeam GreenReynard 95I Ford XB Cosworth1:36.908
3United StatesAl Unser Jr.Team PenskePenske PC24-95 Mercedes-Benz1:36.975
4BrazilEmerson FittipaldiTeam PenskePenske PC24-95 Mercedes-Benz1:37.097
5ItalyTeo FabiForsythe RacingReynard 95I Ford XB Cosworth1:37.135
6BrazilGil de FerranJim Hall RacingReynard 95I Mercedes-Benz1:37.343
7SwedenStefan JohanssonBettenhausen MotorsportsPenske PC23-94 Mercedes-Benz1:37.642
8United StatesJimmy VasserChip Ganassi RacingReynard 95I Ford XB Cosworth1:37.653
9CanadaPaul TracyNewman-Haas RacingLola T95/00 Ford XB Cosworth1:37.700
10BrazilMaurício GugelminPacWest RacingReynard 95I Ford XB Cosworth1:37.802
11United StatesScott PruettPatrick RacingLola T95/00 Ford XB Cosworth1:38.057
12MexicoAdrián FernándezGalles RacingLola T95/00 Mercedes-Benz1:38.059
13United StatesBobby RahalRahal/Hogan RacingLola T95/00 Mercedes-Benz1:38.113
14BrazilChristian FittipaldiWalker RacingReynard 95I Ford XB Cosworth1:38.180
15United StatesRobby GordonWalker RacingReynard 95I Ford XB Cosworth1:38.275
16BelgiumÉric BachelartDale Coyne RacingLola T94/00 Ford XB Cosworth1:38.532
17United StatesEddie CheeverA. J. Foyt EnterprisesLola T95/00 Ford XB Cosworth1:38.539
18United StatesBryan HertaChip Ganassi RacingReynard 95I Ford XB Cosworth1:38.604
19United StatesDanny SullivanPacWest RacingReynard 95I Ford XB Cosworth1:38.738
20ItalyAlessandro ZampedriDale Coyne RacingLola T94/00 Ford XB Cosworth1:38.738
21BrazilRaul BoeselRahal/Hogan RacingLola T95/00 Mercedes-Benz1:39.313
22BrazilAndré RibeiroTasman MotorsportsReynard 95I Honda1:39.352
23ChileEliseo SalazarDick Simon RacingLola T95/00 Ford XB Cosworth1:39.881
24United StatesBuddy LazierProject IndyLola T93/00 Ford XB Cosworth1:40.250
25United StatesDean HallDick Simon RacingLola T95/00 Ford XB Cosworth1:41.586
26JapanHiro MatsushitaArciero RacingReynard 94I Ford XB Cosworth1:42.253

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/retiredGridPoints
13Canada Paul TracyNewman-Haas Racing651:58:26.054920
29United States Bobby RahalRahal/Hogan Racing65+7.0 secs1316
320United States Scott PruettPatrick Racing65+7.7 secs1114
418Brazil Maurício GugelminPacWest Racing65+13.5 secs1012
517United States Danny SullivanPacWest Racing65+19.1 secs1910
61United States Al Unser Jr.Team Penske65+35.3 secs38
714United States Eddie CheeverA. J. Foyt Enterprises65+36.3 secs176
811Brazil Raul BoeselRahal/Hogan Racing65+44.5 secs215
96United States Michael AndrettiNewman-Haas Racing64Contact16
107Chile Eliseo SalazarDick Simon Racing64+ 1 lap233
1125Japan Hiro MatsushitaArciero Racing62+ 3 laps262
1299United States Dean HallDick Simon Racing61+ 4 laps251
1333Italy Teo FabiForsythe Racing60+ 5 laps5
145United States Robby GordonWalker Racing59Electrical15
154United States Bryan HertaChip Ganassi Racing58Contact18
168Brazil Gil de FerranJim Hall Racing54Contact6
1716Sweden Stefan JohanssonBettenhausen Motorsports53Transmission7
182Brazil Emerson FittipaldiTeam Penske52Electrical4
1934Italy Alessandro ZampedriDale Coyne Racing51+ 14 laps20
2027Canada Jacques VilleneuveTeam Green38Transmission2
2164United States Buddy LazierProject Indy32Transmission24
2219Belgium Éric BachelartDale Coyne Racing31Transmission16
2331Brazil André RibeiroTasman Motorsports23Transmission22
2412United States Jimmy VasserChip Ganassi Racing19Transmission8
2515Brazil Christian FittipaldiWalker Racing11Transmission14
2610Mexico Adrián FernándezGalles Racing3Contact12

Notes

  • Average Speed 92.335 mph
  • Michael Andretti was being chased by Bobby Rahal for second behind teammate Paul Tracy on the final lap. He caught a bit too much curb in the backstretch chicanes, inducing oversteer, and clipped the barrier.
  • Tracy's victory was the fifth in a row for Canadian drivers. Tracy won the final two races of 1994, and Jacques Villeneuve won the race before those two and the 1995 season opener. The next time five or more successive races were won by drivers of the same nationality would be in 1996.

External links

Previous race: 1995 Toyota Grand Prix of MiamiPPG Indy Car World Series 1995 seasonNext race: 1995 Valvoline 200
Previous race: 1994 Australian FAI Indycar Grand Prix1995 Indycar AustraliaNext race: 1996 Bartercard Indycar Australia

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