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The '''Streets of Miami''' refers to four [[street circuit]]s set up in the [[South Florida metropolitan area|Miami]]-area. Four distinct sites have been utilized over the years:

*Temporary street course at [[Bicentennial Park (Metromover station)|Bicentennial Park]] & [[Bayfront Park]]: [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]] (1983-1985)
*Semi-permanent street course at [[Bicentennial Park (Metromover station)|Bicentennial Park]]: [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]] (1986-1993), [[Champ Car|CART]] (1995)
*Temporary street course at [[Bayfront Park]]: [[Champ Car]] and [[American Le Mans Series|ALMS]] (2002-2003)
*Temporary street course in [[Tamiami, Florida|Tamiami Park]] ([[Champ Car|CART]], 1985-1988)

==Courses==
===Bayfront Park circuit 1===
[[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]] debuted in Miami on the first temporary street circuit in 1983. The 1983 event was deemed a quagmire as torrential rains plagued race day. Few fans stuck around, and the race was halted after only 27 laps due to standing water on the course. After losing a million dollars on the effort, promoter Ralph Sanchez refused to give up after only one running. The race returned as a tremendous success in 1984.

This IMSA course was the site of filming of an episode of ''[[Miami Vice]]'', guest starring driver [[Danny Sullivan]].

===Tamiami Park===
In 1985, the [[Champ Car|CART]] series began racing on a temporary street circuit in Tamiami Park, a small outdoor sports facility in the nearby suburb of [[Tamiami, Florida|Tamiami]]. The race was held in late-October/early-November, and served as the season finale. In 1987-1988, the short-lived CART all-star exhibition race, the [[Marlboro Challenge]], was also held at the Tamiami circuit, in conjunction with the main event. The races did not enjoy the same interest or attendance that had been experienced by the annual [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]] races in the spring. After 1988, the Tamiami Park race was discontinued. As of 2007, subtle remnants of the course are still visible.

===Bicentennial Park 1===
[[Image:FinishNissan92miami.jpg|right|thumb|100px|[[Geoff Brabham]] in the [[Nissan NPT-90|Nissan NPT-91]] about to take the [[checkered flag]] at the conclusion of the 1992 Miami Grand Prix on the Bicentennial Park circuit.]]
For 1986, the IMSA circuit was shifted slightly north to a new semi-permanent layout in Bicentennial Park, along [[Biscayne Boulevard]]. The race enjoyed tremendous popularity and continued through 1993.

===Bicentennial Park 2===
In 1995, race promoter Ralph Sanchez brought open wheel racing back to Miami. He had already begun construction on the Homestead Motorsports Complex (now known as [[Homestead-Miami Speedway]]), where the race would be, but the track would not be completed until later in the year. For 1995 only, CART held a race on the original [[Bicentennial Park (Metromover station)|Bicentennial Park]] circuit, on [[Biscayne Bay]], formerly used by [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]] from 1983-1993. It was, however, run in the opposite direction to prevent drivers familiar with the circuit from having an experience advantage. The course wound through roads surrounding the current site of [[AmericanAirlines Arena]] and traversed down [[Biscayne Boulevard]]. As of 2009, some of the course layout remains intact.

In 1996, CART debuted at the [[Homestead-Miami Speedway]]. In 2001, the race switched to the [[Indy Racing League]], and is now known as the [[GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300]].

In 1999, about a third of the course layout was demolished for the contruction of [[AmericanAirlines Arena]].

===Bayfront Park circuit 2===
For 2002-2003, [[Champ Car|CART]] returned to Miami for a short-lived race on a third distinct street course. The layout was located in the same vicinity of the 1983 IMSA Bayfront course.

==Past winners==
[[Image:Miamimanhattanization.jpg|right|thumb|100px|A current photo of [[Biscayne Boulevard]] shows subtle remnants of the Bicentennial Park circuit (left)]]
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Season
! Date
! Winning Driver
! Chassis
! Engine
! Team
|-
!colspan=6|CART Champ Car history (Tamiami Park street course)
|-
|[[1985 IndyCar season|1985]]
|[[November 10]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Danny Sullivan]]
|[[March Engineering|March]]
|[[Cosworth]]
|[[Penske Racing]]
|-
|[[1986 IndyCar season|1986]]
|[[November 9]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Danny Sullivan]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]]
|[[Cosworth]]
|[[Penske Racing]]
|-
|[[1987 IndyCar season|1987]]<ref>Marlboro Challenge non-points all-star event</ref>
|[[October 31]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Rahal]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]]
|[[Cosworth]]
|[[TrueSports]]
|-
|[[1987 IndyCar season|1987]]
|[[November 1]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Andretti]]
|[[March Engineering|March]]
|[[Cosworth]]
|[[Kraco Racing]]
|-
|[[1988 IndyCar season|1988]]<ref>Marlboro Challenge non-points all-star event</ref>
|[[November 5]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Andretti]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]]
|[[Cosworth]]
|[[Kraco Racing]]
|-
|[[1988 IndyCar season|1988]]
|[[November 6]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Unser, Jr.]]
|[[March Engineering|March]]
|[[Chevrolet]]
|[[Galles Racing]]
|-
!colspan=6|CART Champ Car history (Bicentennial Park street course)
|-
|[[1995 IndyCar season|1995]]
|[[March 5]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]
|[[Reynard Motorsport|Reynard]]
|[[Ford-Cosworth]]
|[[Team Green]]
|-
!colspan=6|CART Champ Car history (Bayfront street course)
|-
|[[2002 CART season|2002]]
|[[October 6]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Cristiano da Matta]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]]
|[[Toyota]]
|[[Newman/Haas Racing]]
|-
|[[2003 CART season|2003]]
|[[September 28]]
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Mario Dominguez]]
|[[Lola Racing Cars|Lola]]
|[[Ford-Cosworth]]
|[[Herdez Competition]]
|}
{{reflist}}

===IMSA history (Bicentennial Park street course)===
[[File:Miami-downtown-from-intercontinental-hotel.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The large fountain was featured in the second Bayfront circuit.]]
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Season
! Date
! Winning Driver
! Chassis
! Engine
! Team
|-
!colspan=5|[[Budweiser]] Grand Prix of Miami
|-
|[[1983 IMSA GT Championship season|1983]]
|[[February 27]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Holbert]]
|[[March Engineering|March 83G]]
|[[Chevrolet]]
|Holbert Racing
|-
|[[1984 IMSA GT Championship season|1984]]
|[[February 26]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Doc Bundy]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Brian Redman]]
|Jaguar XJR-5
|[[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]]
|Group 44
|-
!colspan=5|[[Löwenbräu]] Grand Prix of Miami
|-
|[[1985 IMSA GT Championship season|1985]]
|[[February 24]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Al Holbert]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Derek Bell (auto racer)|Derek Bell]]
|[[Porsche 962]]
|[[Porsche]]
|Holbert Racing
|-
|[[1986 IMSA GT Championship season|1986]]
|[[March 2]]
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Bob Wollek]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Barilla]]
|[[Porsche 962]]
|[[Porsche]]
|Bayside Leven Racing
|-
!colspan=5|Grand Prix of Miami
|-
|[[1987 IMSA GT Championship season|1987]]
|[[March 1]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Elliott Forbes-Robinson]]<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Geoff Brabham]]
|[[Nissan GTP ZX-T]]
|[[Nissan]]
|[[Nissan]] Electramotive Engineering
|-
|[[1988 IMSA GT Championship season|1988]]
|[[February 28]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Price Cobb]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}} [[James Weaver (racing driver)|James Weaver]]
|[[Porsche 962]]
|[[Porsche]]
|[[Dyson Racing]]
|-
!colspan=5|[[Nissan]] Grand Prix of Miami
|-
|[[1989 IMSA GT Championship season|1989]]
|[[March 5]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Geoff Brabham]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chip Robinson]]
|[[Nissan GTP ZX-T]]
|[[Nissan]]
|[[Nissan]] Electromotive Engineering
|-
|[[1990 IMSA GT Championship season|1990]]
|[[October 6]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Geoff Brabham]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Chip Robinson]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}} [[Bob Earl]]
|[[Nissan GTP ZX-T]]
|[[Nissan]]
|[[Nissan]] Electromotive Engineering
|-
!colspan=5|[[Nissan]] [[Camel]] Grand Prix of Miami
|-
|[[1991 IMSA GT Championship season|1991]]
|[[April 7]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Raul Boesel]]
|[[Jaguar XJR-10]]
|[[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]]
|[[TWR]]
|-
!colspan=5|[[Toyota]] Grand Prix of Miami
|-
|[[1992 IMSA GT Championship season|1992]]
|[[February 22]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Geoff Brabham]]
|[[Nissan NPT-90|Nissan NPT-91A]]
|[[Nissan]]
|[[Nissan]] Performance Technologies
|-
|[[1993 IMSA GT Championship season|1993]]
|[[February 21]]
|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Juan Manuel Fangio II]]
|Eagle Mk III
|[[Toyota]]
|[[Anglo American Racers|All-American Racers]]
|}

==[[Firestone Indy Lights|Indy Lights]]/[[Formula Atlantic]] winners==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Season
! Date
! Winning Driver
! Series
! Circuit
|-
|[[1986 in Indy Lights|1986]]
|[[November 9]]
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabrizio Barbazza]]
|[[Indy Lights|American Racing Series]]
|[[Tamiami, Florida|Tamiami Park]]
|-
|[[1987 in Indy Lights|1987]]
|[[November 1]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Andretti]]
|American Racing Series
|Tamiami Park
|-
|[[1988 in Indy Lights|1988]]
|[[November 6]]
|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Tommy Byrne]]
|HFC American Racing Series
|Tamiami Park
|-
|[[1992 Formula Atlantic season|1992]]
|[[February 22]]
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Russell Spence]]
|[[Sports Car Club of America|SCCA]] [[Toyota]] [[Formula Atlantic|Atlantic]]
|[[Bicentennial Park]]
|-
|[[1995 Formula Atlantic season|1995]]
|[[March 4]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Patrick Carpentier]]
|[[John Player & Sons|Players]] Toyota Atlantic Championship
|Bicentennial Park
|-
|[[1995 in Indy Lights|1995]]
|[[March 5]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Greg Moore (race car driver)|Greg Moore]]
|[[PPG Industries|PPG]] [[Firestone Tire and Rubber Company|Firestone]] Indy Lights
|Tamiami Park
|-
|[[2003 Formula Atlantic season|2003]]
|[[September 28]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Michael Valiante]]
|Toyota Atlantic Championship
|[[Bayfront Park]] street course
|}

== See also ==
* [[GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300]]
* [[Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg]] (another [[Florida]] street course race)

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