Molson Indy Vancouver
Molson Indy Vancouver was an annual Champ Car race held in a street circuit near BC Place and running past Science World in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada held in July, August or September from 1990 to 2004.
| IndyCar / CART / Champ Car | |
|---|---|
| Location | Concord Pacific Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 49°16′34″N 123°6′24″W |
| Corporate sponsor | Molson |
| First race | 1990 |
| Last race | 2004 |
| Most wins (driver) | Al Unser Jr. (4) |
| Most wins (team) | Newman/Haas Racing (3) Team Green (3) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Chassis: Lola (7) Engine: Ford-Cosworth (4) Honda (4) |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Asphalt/Concrete |
| Length | 2.865 km (1.780 mi) |
| Turns | 15 |
Vancouver Street Circuit (1999–2004) | |
| Location | Concord Pacific Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
|---|---|
| Time zone | UTC-07:00 |
| Coordinates | 49°16′34″N 123°6′24″W |
| Opened | 1990 |
| Closed | 2004 |
| Major events | Former: CART Molson Indy Vancouver (1990–2004) SpeedVision World Challenge (1999) |
| Proposed ePrix Circuit (2022) | |
| Length | 2.21 km (1.37 miles) |
| Turns | 15 |
| Street Circuit (1999–2004) | |
| Length | 2.865 km (1.780 miles) |
| Turns | 14 |
| Race lap record | 1:01.538 ( Juan Pablo Montoya, Lola B2K/00, 2000, CART) |
| Street Circuit (1998) | |
| Length | 2.866 km (1.781 miles) |
| Turns | 14 |
| Race lap record | 1:06.939 ( Hélio Castroneves, Reynard 98I, 1998, CART) |
| Street Circuit (1990-1997) | |
| Length | 2.660 km (1.653 miles) |
| Turns | 19 |
| Race lap record | 0:55.136 ( Alex Zanardi, Reynard 97I, 1997, CART) |
On September 2, 1990, the first race took place on the original circuit, which was won by Al Unser Jr. From 1998, a new circuit was created to the east of the old Pacific Place, where only a small part of the original circuit was used. The circuit was popular with drivers and often produced an entertaining race. For most of its fifteen years, the Vancouver Indy attracted in excess of 100,000 spectators over the course of its weekends, and in 1996 held the Canadian single-day sporting event attendance record until it was beaten by the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal that year. The final event in 2004 had race day attendance of 63,000 with a total three day turnout of 158,420 spectators. However, from 2004, Vancouver was left off the Champ Car fixture list.
In July 2021 it was announced a new race for the electric-powered FIA Formula E World Championship, the Vancouver ePrix would be run on the same site. However on 18 June 2022, it was announced that the race contract was terminated.