The Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestlé was an event in the

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s. The event was originally announced on November 25, 2009, as the first championship event for the series outside North America and Japan, and the first American open-wheel race in the country since the

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at Jacarepaguá in the

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. Due to a lengthy distance to travel from most team bases, the event promoters offered each team a six-figure sum of money, as well as paying for all expenses. The

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race track was laid out in the Santana district, birthplace of legendary Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna and Brazilian auto racing pioneer Chico Landi. The main straightaway of the circuit was along the Sambadrome of Anhembi and utilized portions of the Marginal Tietê service drive. The Anhembi Convention Center was used for support facilities and spectator attractions. The circuit was one of two IndyCar Series circuits (

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the other) to have pit lanes not positioned at the start-finish line; São Paulo's was positioned after turn four.

Past results

*2010: Race shortened due to rain and two-hour time limit. *2011: Rain forced a postponement of the race after 15 laps. Race resumed on Monday and was shortened due to rain and two-hour time limit.

References

External links

The official website of the São Paulo Indy 300

IndyCar.com race page 2013
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sao Paulo Indy 300 Recurring sporting events established in 2010 Tourist attractions in São Paulo

Past results

See also

References

External links