The Rexall Edmonton Indy
is a round of the IndyCar Series held at a temporary circuit set up at the Edmonton City Centre Airport near the downtown area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was formerly called the Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton
and was a round of the Champ Car World Series. It was one of three Champ Car races added to the 2008 IndyCar Series following the merger of the two American open wheel racing series.
The inaugural race was held in 2005 and was known as the West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix
.
It was known in 2006 as the West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix Presented by The Brick
. In 2007, Katz Group signed with the Grand Prix of Edmonton as the race's lead sponsor.
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2005 Festivities
The 2005 race festivities took place from July 15 through July 17, 2005.
Information on the
2005 West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton.
2006 Festivities
In 2006, there were 3 support series events. The
Champ Car Atlantic Championship series, the
CASCAR series and
D-Sport Drifting Demo. The 2006 race festivities took place from July 21 through July 23, 2006. The CASCAR race event took place on Saturday, July 22, 2006. The Champ Car Atlantic Championship race, the Champ Car World Series race, and the D-Sport Drifting Demo all took place on Sunday, July 23, 2006.
Information on the
2006 West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton.
2007 Festivities
The 2007 race festivities took place from July 20 through July 22, 2007.
The Northern Alberta Sports Car Club held GT and Vintage class support races also.
Information on the
2007 Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton.
2008 Festivities
The 2008 race festivities took place July 24 through July 26, 2008. There were also 2 support series events, the
Atlantic Championship series and the
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.
The IndyCar Series race took place on Saturday and not Sunday in 2008 because of an agreement between the
IRL and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. By agreement, the IRL is not permitted to race opposite the
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Information on the
2008 Rexall Edmonton Indy.
Past winners
Champ Car World Series
| Season
| Winning Driver
| Chassis
| Engine
| Team
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| 2005
| Sébastien Bourdais
| Lola
| Ford-Cosworth
| Newman/Haas Racing
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| 2006
| Justin Wilson
| Lola
| Ford-Cosworth
| RuSPORT
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| 2007
| Sébastien Bourdais
| Panoz
| Cosworth
| Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
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IndyCar Series
| Season
| Date
| Winning Driver
| Chassis
| Engine
| Team
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| 2008
| July 26
| Scott Dixon
| Dallara
| Honda
| Chip Ganassi Racing
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| 2009
| July 26
| Will Power
| Dallara
| Honda
| Penske Racing
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Atlantic Championship
| Season
| Date
| Winning Driver
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| 2005
| July 17
| Katherine Legge
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| 2006
| July 23
| Simon Pagenaud
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| 2007
| July 21
| Raphael Matos
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| 2007
| July 22
| Raphael Matos
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| 2008
| July 25
| Jonathan Bomarito
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| 2008
| July 26
| Jonathan Summerton
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NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
| Season
| Date
| Winning Driver
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| 2007
| July 21
| J. R. Fitzpatrick
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| 2008
| July 26
| Alex Tagliani
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| 2009
| July 25
| Andrew Ranger
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Attendance
In its inaugural year (2005), Edmonton set the attendance record for a Champ Car event in Canada at 200,052.
| Year
| Race Day
| 3-Day Total
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| 2005
| 78,080
| 200,052
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| 2006
| 63,921
| 171,391
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| 2007
| 60,508
| 167,152
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| 2008
| 60,000
| 160,000
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