# 1993 Australian FAI IndyCar Grand Prix

The 1993 Australian FAI IndyCar Grand Prix was the opening round of the 1993 CART World Series season, held on 21 March 1993 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Australia. The race was won by series debutant Nigel Mansell, the reigning Formula One World Champion from 1992. Mansell also became the first person to win their first IndyCar race since Graham Hill had won the 1966 Indianapolis 500.
Due to the appearance of Mansell in the CART World Series, over 800 press passes were given out by the race organisers. This was second only in number for the series to the amount of press at the Indianapolis 500.

## Qualifying results

| Pos | Name | Team | Car | Time |
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Newman-Haas Racing | Lola T93/06 Ford XB Cosworth | 1:38.555 |
| 2 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Penske | Penske PC-22-93 Chevrolet-Ilmor C | 1:38.882 |
| 3 | Paul Tracy | Team Penske | Penske PC-22-93 Chevrolet-Ilmor C | 1:39.171 |
| 4 | Robby Gordon | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Lola T92/00 Ford XB Cosworth | 1:39.435 |
| 5 | Arie Luyendyk | Chip Ganassi Racing | Lola T93/06 Ford XB Cosworth | 1:39.635 |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Newman-Haas Racing | Lola T93/06 Ford XB Cosworth | 1:39.739 |
| 7 | Scott Goodyear | Walker Motorsport | Lola T93/06 Ford XB Cosworth | 1:40.127 |
| 8 | Raul Boesel | Dick Simon Racing | Lola T93/06 Ford XB Cosworth | 1:40.488 |
| 9 | Jimmy Vasser | Hayhoe Racing | Lola T92/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A | 1:40.645 |
| 10 | Scott Brayton | Dick Simon Racing | Lola T93/06 Ford XB Cosworth | 1:40.980 |
| 11 | Mark Smith | Arciero Racing | Penske PC21-92 Chevrolet-Ilmor B | 1:40.992 |
| 12 | Teo Fabi | Racing Team VDS | Lola T93/07 Chevrolet-Ilmor C | 1:41.066 |
| 13 | Bobby Rahal | Rahal-Hogan Racing | Rahal-Hogan RH-001 Chevrolet-Ilmor C | 1:41.096 |
| 14 | Al Unser Jr. | Galles Racing | Lola T93/07 Chevrolet-Ilmor C | 1:41.180 |
| 15 | Roberto Guerrero | King Racing | Lola T93/07 Chevrolet-Ilmor C | 1:41.481 |
| 16 | Eddie Cheever | Turley Motorsports | Penske PC21-92 Chevrolet-Ilmor B | 1:41.848 |
| 17 | Robbie Buhl | Dale Coyne Racing | Lola T92/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A | 1:43.311 |
| 18 | Stefan Johansson | Bettenhausen Motorsports | Penske PC-22-93 Chevrolet-Ilmor C | 1:43.908 |
| 19 | Andrea Chiesa | Euromotorsport | Lola T92/00 Cosworth DFS | 1:43.985 |
| 20 | Gary Brabham | Split Cycle Racing | Lola T92/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A | 1:44.351 |
| 21 | Danny Sullivan | Galles Racing | Lola T93/07 Chevrolet-Ilmor C | 1:44.958 |
| 22 | Ross Bentley | Dale Coyne Racing | Lola T92/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A | 1:45.213 |
| 23 | Andrea Montermini | Dale Coyne Racing | Lola T92/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A | 1:46.224 |
| 24 | Hiro Matsushita | Walker Motorsport | Lola T93/06 Ford XB Cosworth | 1:46.342 |
| 25 | Buddy Lazier | Leader Cards Racing | Lola T91/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A | 1:46.970 |
| 26 | Marco Greco | International Sport | Lola T92/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor A | 1:48.068 |

## Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Newman-Haas Racing | 65 | 1:52:02.886 | 1 | 21 |
| 2 | 4 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Team Penske | 65 | +5.1 secs | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | 14 | Robby Gordon | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 65 | +10.7 secs | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | 6 | Mario Andretti | Newman-Haas Racing | 65 | +25.4 secs | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 10 | Arie Luyendyk | Chip Ganassi Racing | 65 | +25.4 secs | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | Bobby Rahal | Rahal-Hogan Racing | 64 | + 1 lap | 13 | 8 |
| 7 | 69 | Eddie Cheever | Turley Motorsports | 64 | + 1 lap | 13 | 6 |
| 8 | 9 | Raul Boesel | Dick Simon Racing | 64 | + 1 lap | 8 | 5 |
| 9 | 8 | Teo Fabi | Racing Team VDS | 64 | + 1 lap | 12 | 4 |
| 10 | 2 | Scott Goodyear | Walker Motorsport | 63 | + 2 laps | 7 | 3 |
| 11 | 15 | Hiro Matsushita | Walker Motorsport | 63 | + 2 laps | 24 | 2 |
| 12 | 16 | Stefan Johansson | Bettenhausen Racing | 63 | + 2 laps | 18 | 1 |
| 13 | 18 | Danny Sullivan | Galles Racing | 62 | + 3 laps | 21 | |
| 14 | 90 | Gary Brabham | Split Cycle Racing | 62 | + 3 laps | 20 | |
| 15 | 3 | Al Unser Jr. | Galles Racing | 62 | + 3 laps | 14 | |
| 16 | 22 | Scott Brayton | Dick Simon Racing | 61 | + 4 laps | 14 | |
| 17 | 39 | Ross Bentley | Dale Coyne Racing | 56 | + 9 laps | 22 | |
| 18 | 25 | Mark Smith | Arciero Racing | 50 | + 15 laps | 11 | |
| 19 | 40 | Roberto Guerrero | King Racing | 49 | Transmission | 15 | |
| 20 | 20 | Buddy Lazier | Leader Cards Racing | 35 | Suspension | 25 | |
| 21 | 12 | Paul Tracy | Team Penske | 30 | Electrical | 3 | |
| 22 | 25 | Marco Greco | International Sport | 18 | Contact | 26 | |
| 23 | 19 | Robbie Buhl | Dale Coyne Racing | 15 | Transmission | 17 | |
| 24 | 18 | Jimmy Vasser | Hayhoe Racing | 12 | Contact | 9 | |
| 25 | 50 | Andrea Montermini | Dale Coyne Racing | 9 | Fuel pressure | 23 | |
| 26 | 42 | Andrea Chiesa | Euromotorsport | 2 | Electrical | 19 | |