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Grand Prix of Miami (open wheel racing)

Fulford–Miami Speedway
Location North Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Broke ground 1925
Opened 1926
Closed 1926
Architect Carl Fisher
Ray Harroun
Major events Carl G. Fisher Trophy
Oval
Surface Wood
Length 2.01 km (1.25 mi)
Turns 4
Banking 50°
Tamiami Park
Tamiami Park Street Circuit.png
Location University Park, Florida, United States
Opened 1985
Closed 1988
Surface Asphalt/Concrete
Length 1.784 mi (2.870 km)
Turns 10
Lap record 0:55.062 (Danny Sullivan, Penske PC17-Chevrolet, 1987, IndyCar)
Museum Park
Location Miami, Florida, United States
Opened 1986 (first)
2015 (second)
Closed 1995 (first)
Surface Asphalt/Concrete
Length 1.873 (first)
1.345 (second) mi (3.014 (first)
2.170 (second) km)
Turns 10 (first)
8 (second)
Grand Prix of Miami
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Venue Homestead-Miami Speedway
First race 1996
First ICS race 2001
Last race 2010
Distance 300 miles (482.803 km)
Laps 200
Previous names CART Champ Car
Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami Presented by Toyota (1995–2000)

IRL/IndyCar
Infiniti Grand Prix of Miami presented by 123.com Americatel (2001)
20th Anniversary Miami Grand Prix (2002)
Toyota Indy 300 (2003–2005)
Toyota Indy 300 Presented by XM Satellite Radio (2006)
XM Satellite Radio Indy 300 (2007)
GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300 (2008)
Firestone Indy 300 (2009)
Cafés do Brasil Indy 300 (2010)
Bayfront Park
Location Miami, Florida, United States
Opened 2002
Closed 2003
Length 1.15 mi (1.85 km)
Turns 13

The Grand Prix of Miami refers to an intermittent series of American open wheel races held in South Florida dating back to 1926. AAA held one board track race in 1926, and then the facility was destroyed by a hurricane. The popular CART IndyCar World Series debuted in the Miami area in the mid-1980s with a street circuit at Tamiami Park, then returned to race at Bicentennial Park in 1995.

From 1996 to 2010, Homestead-Miami Speedway hosted the Indy cars on the 1.5-mile oval. The CART series participated from 1996 to 2000, then the event was switched to the Indy Racing League for 2001–2010. An additional Champ Car race was held for a brief time at Bayfront Park from 2002 to 2003.

In 2015, the event will be revived as part of the FIA Formula E Championship. The inaugural Miami ePrix will be held on a new layout adjacent to American Airlines Arena and Museum Park, which incorporates portions of the original Bicentennial Park circuit.

In 1925, Carl Fisher (who built the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1909) was developing Miami Beach and envisioned the Miami area as the winter auto racing capital of the world. Fisher built Fulford–Miami Speedway, the world's fastest 1-1/4-mile board track in nearby Fulford. The outstanding features of the track were the 50 degree banked turns, which required a speed of at least 110 miles per hour (180 km/h) to keep the cars from sliding down into the infield.


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