Champ Car World Series
Grand Prix of Cleveland
Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
RACE STATISTICS
TRACK LAYOUT: 2.106-mile temporary road course
RACE LENGTH: 94 laps, 197.964 miles.
TRACK RECORDS: Qualifying (one lap) - 1998, Jimmy Vasser, 134.385 mph (56.417 seconds). Race - 1994, Al Unser Jr., 122.703 mph (1:27:32.000), based on 85 laps (179.010 miles).
Winners List
Year Race winner Pole winner
1982 Bobby Rahal Kevin Cogan
1983 Al Unser Mario Andretti
1984 Danny Sullivan Mario Andretti
1985 Al Unser Jr. Bobby Rahal
1986 Danny Sullivan Danny Sullivan
1987 Emerson Fittipaldi Roberto Guerrero
1988 Mario Andretti Danny Sullivan
1989 Emerson Fittipaldi Michael Andretti
1990 Danny Sullivan Rick Mears
1991 Michael Andretti Emerson Fittipaldi
1992 Emerson Fittipaldi Emerson Fittipaldi
1993 Paul Tracy Paul Tracy
1994 Al Unser Jr Al Unser Jr.
1995 Jacques Villeneuve Gil de Ferran
1996 Gil de Ferran Jimmy Vasser
1997 Alex Zanardi Alex Zanardi
1998 Alex Zanardi Jimmy Vasser
1999 Juan Montoya Juan Montoya
2000 Roberto Moreno Roberto Moreno
2001 Dario Franchitti Mauricio Gugelmin
2002 Patrick Carpentier Cristiano da Matta
2003 Sebastien Bourdais Sebastien Bourdais
2004 Paul Tracy Sebastien Bourdais
Total Victories
Mario Andretti 2
Danny Sullivan 2
Emerson Fittipaldi 2
Jimmy Vasser 2
Sebastien Bourdais 2
Kevin Cogan 1
Bobby Rahal 1
Roberto Guerrero 1
Michael Andretti 1
Rick Mears 1
Paul Tracy 1
Al Unser Jr. 1
Gil de Ferran 1
Alex Zanardi 1
Juan Montoya 1
Roberto Moreno 1
Mauricio Gugelmin 1
Cristiano da Matta 1
Total Pole Positions
Emerson Fittipaldi 3
Danny Sullivan 3
Alex Zanardi 2
Paul Tracy 2
Kevin Cogan 1
Bobby Rahal 1
Al Unser 1
Al Unser Jr. 1
Mario Andretti 1
Michael Andretti 1
Jacques Villeneuve 1
Gil de Ferran 1
Juan Montoya 1
Roberto Moreno 1
Dario Franchitti 1
Patrick Carpentier 1
Cristiano da Matta 1
DID YOU KNOW
Burke Lakefront Airport has been part of Cleveland's shoreline for more than 50 years and site for the Cleveland Grand Prix for 23 years. The idea of a lakefront airport in Cleveland was conceived of during the Great Lakes Exposition of 1936. World War II delayed plans for its construction, and it was not until 1947 that the airport actually opened. Owned and operated by the City of Cleveland's Department of Port Control, Burke supports the city with full crash and fire rescue and emergency medical services. City personnel, in turn provide the manpower for field and maintenance, snow removal, custodial services, airport operations and other airport functions. Other than the Grand Prix of Cleveland the airport also hosts the Cleveland National Air Show in September. The airport is also home to the International Women's Air and Space Museum.
BY THE NUMBERS
85,000 - How many landings and take offs Burke Lakefront Airport averages in one year. 6,198 ft.- Length of the longest of two runways at Burke Lakefront Airport. 1947- The year Burke Lakefront Airport first opened. 88- The number of laps Bourdais led last year on way to his second Cleveland victory. 56.417 seconds- The track record that Jimmy Vasser holds in Cleveland. 23- The number of Champ Car events that have been held at the Burke Lakefront Airport. 8- The number of winners that have started from the pole position. 3- The number of rookies who have won in Cleveland. 2.106 miles - how far around the road course is. 2- The number of drivers who have back-to-back wins (Bourdais and Zanardi) at the Cleveland Circuit.