Layout: Actual
When was the track built?
A book won’t be enough to include the whole history of this circuit; built in 1909, after local businessman Carl G. Fisher came back from Europe understanding that motorsport would have been the next big thing, it has hosted the famous Indy500 and many more iconic events.
The oval was included from 1950 to 1959 in the Formula One calendar although only American teams and drivers participated, not being in contention for the title, and then it came back with a road course designed inside it in 2000 for another seven years.
It will be of course part of the Circuit Database from 2023.
When was its first Grand Prix?
In 2000, when Michael Schumacher led a Ferrari 1-2 in front of teammate Rubens Barrichello, after Mika Hakkinen retired with his Mclaren-Mercedes engine on fire; Heinz-Herald Frentzen completed the podium on Jordan-Mugen Honda.
It is one of the eight circuits in the Eastern area of the United States, which will rotate for three spots in the Continental Series.
What’s the circuit like?
The version that will be used is a mix of the road course and the final sector of the motorcycle course, that will add some length to the track and remove also the banked final corner, that has generated many issues in the past to F1 cars.
It’s a fast circuit, with mainly sweeping corners and at least three good overtaking spots.
Car set-ups will be oriented towards low downforce and best top-speed.
Where is it located?
In western Indianapolis, off Georgetown and 16th Street, with the airport approximately 14 miles southwest . (+ 39°47’41”, – 86°14’16”)
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