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The [[Grand Prix of Portland]] was a (now defunct) [[Champ Car|Champ Car World Series]] race held at [[Portland International Raceway]] in [[Por ==Champ Car race history==

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|First win || 2003 London Champ Car Trophy (Brands Hatch) ...s]], [[France]]) is a race car driver and three-time defending [[Champ Car|Champ Car World Series]] champion.

...ubsequent dissolution of CART in [[2003 CART season|2003]], as part of the Champ Car World Series. Following the merger of the Indy Racing League and Champ Car World Series in February [[2008 IndyCar Series season|2008]] the future

...ents, is a former racing driver. De Ferran was the [[2000]] and [[2001]] [[Champ Car]] champion and the winner of the 2003 [[Indianapolis 500]]. At the end of 1994 de Ferran was invited to test an [[IndyCar]] (now [[Champ Car]]) by the Jim Hall team. Despite the worries of the team's sponsor [[Pe

| Events || [[Can-Am]]<br>[[Champ Car World Series]]<br>[[Formula One]]<br>[[American Le Mans Series]]<br>[[A ...high in the two [[Canadian Grand Prix]] events staged here. Of the forty cars entered those two races, only 16 reached the checkered flag.

...red ten victories in the series. Vasser was the last American to win the [[Champ Car]] championship. Vasser made his [[Champ Car]] debut in 1992 and looked set to become a successor to legends such as

'''Champ Car''', a shortened form of "Championship Car," has been the name for a cla ...For much of their history Champ Cars have been similar to [[Formula One]] cars, although there have traditionally been several key differences between the

| Events || [[Formula One]]; [[Champ Car|CART]]; [[Trans-Am Series|Trans-Am]] The narrow track resulted in a large number of cars retiring during the race due to contact with the concrete walls. In its yea

| [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] {{Champ Car Tracks}}

|Cons champ || |Drivers champ || 1 <small>({{F1|1956}}: [[Juan Manuel Fangio|Fangio]])</small>

|Cons champ || 1995 [[IMSA GT Championship]] |Drivers champ || 1995 [[IMSA GT Championship]]

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...ngle seater racing car from the Italian manufacturer [[Maserati]]. Only 12 cars were built between 1951 and 1953. ...f Maserati vehicles which comprised many models from street cars to racing cars. The name of the car is derived as follows:

| Cons champ || | Drivers champ || 1 <small>({{F1|1956}}: [[Juan Manuel Fangio|Fangio]])</small>

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| Cons champ || 1 <small>([[1972 World Sportscar Championship season|1972 WSC | Drivers champ ||

*[[Champ Car]] World Series - Road America Grand Prix - September 21-24, 2006 *[[Kohler]] International Challenge with Brian Redman(vintage cars) - July 16, 2006

[[Category:Drivers who have won both in Champ Cars and the IRL|Kanaan, Tony]] [[Category:Champ Car drivers from Brazil|Kanaan, Tony]]

| Cons champ || '''1''' ([[1970]]) | Drivers champ || '''0'''

| Cons champ || | Drivers champ || 2 ([[1950 Formula One season|1950]], [[1951 Formula One season|1951]

===CART Champ Car history=== | [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]]

...the thin air makes breathing more difficult for both the drivers and their cars. The circuit got its name shortly after it opened when [[Ricardo Rodrígue ...2, a baseball stadium was built on the innerpart of this curve. When the [[Champ Car]] series began using the track in 2002, the ''peraltada'' curve was par

|[[American Championship Car Racing|US Champ. Car]] |[[American Championship Car Racing|US Champ. Car]]

| [[Image:Formula one.jpg|thumb|215px|[[Formula One]] cars wind through the infield section of the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] dur ...he drivers to learn the circuit and for the teams to experiment with their cars to figure out the best settings for the particular track. [[Third driver]]s

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...ew up surrounded by racing. By the age of 11, Al Junior was racing sprint cars. After high school, he was already in the [[World of Outlaws]] series of s ==Champ Car career results==

...cessor to the earlier dominant aerodynamic theory of streamlining. [[Champ Cars]] employed ground effect to some extent, but [[Formula One]] and most other ...nverted [[airfoil|aerofoil]]s, were routinely used in the design of racing cars to increase downforce, but this is ''not'' ground effect.) This kind of gro

|Cons champ || '''2''' ([[1982 Formula One season|1982]],[[1983 Formula One season|19 |Drivers champ || '''0'''

...r]] for almost thirty years in [[Formula One]], [[Sports car racing|Sports cars]], [[CART]] and the [[Indy Racing League]], and now owns an IRL team. Cheev ==Champ Cars==

| Record class || Champ Car ...Am]], [[Trans-Am]], [[Formula 5000]], [[IMSA GT Championship|IMSA GT]], [[Champ Car]], [[American Le Mans Series]], [[Grand American]], [[Monterey Historic

...the thin air makes breathing more difficult for both the drivers and their cars. The circuit got its name shortly after it opened when [[Ricardo Rodrígue ...2, a baseball stadium was built on the innerpart of this curve. When the [[Champ Car]] series began using the track in 2002, the ''peraltada'' curve was par

Fascinated by cars since boyhood, at age 16 in [[1985]] Tracy became the youngest ever [[Canad His first full year of Champ Car competition came in [[1993]] and he won five times with his first win c

! colspan=2 |'''Champ Car''' ...), the [[Championship Racing League]], the [[Indy Racing League]], and the Champ Car World Series (CCWS).

He began racing in [[Champ Cars]] and the [[Indianapolis 500]] in the early 90's, initially for [[PacWest]]

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...ion on the current Champ Car World Series and the Indy Racing League see [[Champ Car]] and [[Indy Racing League|IRL]].'' ...ship for drivers of single seater (commonly referred to as [[open wheel]]) cars.

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| Cons champ || '''4''' ([[1975 Formula One season|1975]],[[1976 Formula One s | Drivers champ || '''3''' ([[Niki Lauda]], [[1975 Formula One season|1975]],[[1977

...rformance ever by a driver in the series. He later competed in [[CART]] ([[Champ Car]]) for the [[Walker Racing]] team in 2001 and 2002 finishing in a caree ...e again, taking part ownership of the Cerumo team and running one of their cars in his own name (Takagi Planning with CERUMO). Takagi also was one of the

...known as the "safety pin". Gendebien Bend was also reprofiled to slow the cars' entry to the Ullman straight. ...tions are quite rough and often, sparks fly from the undercarriages of the cars as they traverse them. Much of the track has intentionally been left with

...Association]], [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]], [[NASCAR]], CART/[[Champ Car World Series]]), and the [[Indy Racing League]]. There have also been m | [[Champ Car]]||Time Warner Cable 225 Pres. by U.S. Bank||[[Sebastien Bourdais|S. Bo

...[[Formula Two]] had become too expensive, and was dominated by works-run cars with factory engines; the hope was that Formula 3000 would offer quicker, c ...the mid-90s, F3000 was a virtual Reynard monopoly, although [[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]] did eventually return with a promising car and the Japanese [[Footwo

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...sition and follow any safety cars that have been dispatched. Passing other cars is strictly prohibited, unless not passing would create a safety hazard. ...ual consent (excluding crashed and immobile cars). In some races, though, cars may pass one another on the [[pit stop|pit road]] during a caution period.

...with [[Formula Nippon]] visiting twice, [[Super GT]] and [[Super Taikyu]] cars once each, and local events almost every weekend. The road course can be u ...nda Collection Hall]], which features historic Honda racing and production cars and motorcycles. Honda also operates a technology demonstration center on

| Prev series || [[Champ Car|CART]] ====Champ Car====

|Cons champ || 0 {{Ferrari Formula 1 cars}}

[[Image:RickMearsMonterey1991.jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''Mears' 1991 Champ Car''']] ...urse win at [[Brands Hatch]] as the [[United States Automobile Club|USAC]] cars made their only visit to [[England]]. In 1979 the National Championship san

...nadian]] [[automobile racing]] driver, and winner of [[Formula One]] and [[Champ Car]] championships and the [[Indianapolis 500]], one of only two drivers t ...n [[Toyota]] Atlantic racing series, where he won five races. He moved to Champ Car in [[1994]], and was the series [[Rookie of the Year]] after a string o

...er of [[Formula 1]], Formula 2, and [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] cars from [[1959]] through the early 1960s. Appearing in [[1958]], it used a 77 ...where it finished in third place behind two Lancia-Ferrari V8 Formula One cars.

Alfa Corse closed for 1933 and locked the cars in the factory, but they eventually transferred them to [[Enzo Ferrari]]'s ...went on to manage the team, and after that went on to manufacture his own cars.)

...59''', also known as the ''Alfetta'', is one of the most successful racing cars ever produced. The 158 and its derivative, the 159, took 47 wins from 54 Gr ...s the [[GP2 series]] does to Formula One today. Alfa's 3&nbsp;litre racing cars in 1938 and 1939 were the [[Alfa Romeo Tipo 308|Tipo 308]], [[Alfa Romeo Ti

...Grand Prix)</small><br>0 <small>(WC Formula One)</small><br>5 <small>(non-Champ F1)</small> ...ent of the factory team's 4CLs by the new 4CLT, many examples of the older cars found their way into privateer hands. It was owing to the 4CL's popularity

...996 in IRL|1996]]. It was created with a breakaway group of drivers from [[Champ Car|CART]], which had sancationed Indy car racing since [[1979 in sports|19 == The Cars ==

...as sufficiently impressed to give Clark a run in one of his Formula Junior cars, and the rest, as they say is history. ...competing in the [[Australasia]] based [[Tasman]] series, run for older F1 cars, and was series champion in 1965, 1967 and 1968 driving for Lotus. He won 1

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*2002 - {{flagiconBRA}} [[Cristiano da Matta]] ([[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]]-[[Toyota]]) [[Category:Champ Car]]

There had been no changes to the field as the cars arrived for the Jewel in the crown of Formula One and qualifying saw no sur ...on lap 35 when Piquet spun in the entry to Loewes Hairpin, the three time champ proceeded to stall the engine and was disqualified when he received a push

...1950 to create a 1 mile oval course suitable for cars. 500cc [[Formula 3]] cars began racing later that year, and in 1953 the Universal Motor Racing Club w In 2003 a [[Champ Car|CART]] race was held at the circuit and won by [[Sébastien Bourdais]].

...longer eligable for championship points. The Group C regulations required cars to meet certain fuel economy requirements, with teams given a set amount of ...en because of the possible use of this same engine in the North American [[Champ Car|CART]] series.

* [[Champ Car]] ..., Hopkins was the most recognizable starter in Grand Prix racing. Once the cars had taken their places, Hopkins strode across the front of the grid with hi

|Cons champ || 0 (11th 1984) |Drivers champ || 0 (19th 1984)

...]s were driven by [[privateer (motorsport)|privateer]]s, but these 1600 cc cars were considered rather underpowered for a relatively short and fast race de ...er 24 hours to be classified, which leads to dramatic scenes where damaged cars wait in the pits or on the edge of the track close to the finish line for h

...ent of the factory team's 4CLs by the new 4CLT, many examples of the older cars found their way into privateer hands. It was owing to the 4CL's popularity ...Grand Prix)</small><br>0 <small>(WC Formula One)</small><br>5 <small>(non-Champ F1)</small>

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...won races in [[midget car racing|midget cars]], [[sprint car racing|sprint cars]], and [[drag racing]]. ...les (three under [[United States Auto Club|USAC]]-sanctioning, one under [[Champ car|CART]]), the [[1978 Formula One season|1978]] [[List of Formula One Wor

...lass of [[formula racing|formula]], or [[open wheel car|open-wheel]], race cars that have competed in it. It has been broadcast live over radio on the [[In ...ked the racing world by moving to the United States, winning the [[PPG]] [[Champ Car|CART]] IndyCar World Series title and only losing the 500 in his rookie

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...ses for the operation of international teams. Paul Cherry, formally of the Champ Car Racing Team, Sigma Autosport, was later brought in as the General Franc [[Katherine Legge]] was the first woman to drive [[A1 Grand Prix cars]] during test session in december 2005 on [[Dubai Autodrome]].

...mpions Ferrari for the end of the season - in only his fifth season racing cars - and from 1978 to his death in 1982 drove for the Italian team. He won six ...o named [[Jacques Villeneuve|Jacques]], won the [[Indianapolis 500]] and [[Champ Car|CART]] championships in 1995 and became [[Formula One]] World Champion

...[[1997]]: [[Jay Sauter]] and [[Dave Marcis]] are the first to drive stock cars on the pavement of California Speedway, testing for [[IROC]]. ...e California Speedway Walk of Fame at Gate 14, which honors the winners of Champ Car and IRL at the track, during the 2008 Auto Club 500 weekend.

Motorsports journalist Gordon Kirby suggested at the Champ Car finale in Mexico City that the youngest Andretti would be replacing [[D ...the 2008 season at [[Texas Motor Speedway]]. Andretti had one of the best cars that night and was able to drive the high line all night, but [[Ryan Hunter

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...ational Formula 3000|International F3000]] championship in 1998, and the [[Champ Car|CART Championship Series]] in 1999, as well as victories in some of the The season that saw Montoya crowned as the youngest ever [[Champ Car|CART FedEx Championship Series]] Champion at the age of 24 was closely

...[McLaren-Mercedes|McLaren]] and [[Toyota F1|Toyota]] all tested their 2008 cars. [[Williams F1|Williams]] tested a modified version of the [[Williams FW29| ...team would not race in 2008 due to a dispute over the legality of customer cars.

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...1 champion when he moved over to CART, being the first person to win the [[Champ Car|CART]] title in his debut season, making him the only person in history Mansell's four years as a full-time Lotus driver were a struggle, as the cars were unreliable. Out of 59 race starts with the team, he finished just 24 o

...ne for drivers and one for [[#Drivers and constructors|constructors]]. The cars race at speeds often in excess of 300 km/h (185 mph). ...scope is continually expanding. Formula 1 cars are the most expensive race cars currently in production and the [[sport]] is among the most expensive in th

...relationship with Williams since 1998, and had been "farmed out" to the [[Champ Car|CART]] series in 1999, where he took the title in his first attempt, an ...to leave the Jaguar team in an attempt to secure a drive in American Champ Cars. The deal did not work out, and he was forced to sign on with Arrows as a

...ed race car in [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]/[[Pixar]]'s ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]''. Similarly, he served as narrator for the 2007 film ''[[Dale (film)|Dal ...[[Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing|Newman/Haas Racing]] with [[Carl Haas]], a [[Champ Car]] team, in 1983. The 1996 racing season was chronicled in the [[IMAX]]

.... In 1995, Alboreto moved on to sportscars and a year later the American [[Champ Car|IndyCar]] series. He took his final major victories, the 1997 Le Mans 2 Lancia changed classes and cars once again in [[1983 World Sportscar Championship season]], but Alboreto re

*All cars are fitted with red, blue and yellow cockpit lights. The purpose is to give ...s expanded from 60 minutes to 90 minutes. All teams are allowed to use two cars, which may be driven by either the two race drivers or a nominated third dr

...e, although not all of these were considered significant. Most competitive cars came from Italy, particularly Alfa Romeo. Races saw pre-war heroes like Var ...g Motors|BRM]] – competed, although less successfully. A number of private cars also took part in local races.

...g the World Championship was over, climbed out of his car. To separate the cars, the [[Marshal#Racing and other competitions|marshals]] pushed Senna's McLa ...ould be his teammate again in 1993, Mansell left Williams to race in the [[Champ car|CART]] series. The Frenchman was part of a new-look driver line-up at W