A1GP boss denies financial woes
AUSTRALIAN A1 Grand Prix boss Alan Jones has slammed 'malicious' rumours the Gold Coast-bound A1 Grand Prix is in a shaky financial state. more

A1's A-OK with Coast
PREPARE the green and the gold -- next year's Surfers Paradise motorsport event, dubbed the 'Gold Coast 300' for now, could be the most patriotic yet, on and off the track. more

Indy Racing League upped bill $3m
THE Indy Racing League tried to gouge more than $3 million a year extra out of Queensland taxpayers and, having first agreed to hold the race in October, then reneged on the deal. more

Indy quits but A1GP to fill void
AFTER 18 years, the checkered flag has come down on the Gold Coast Indy with the international A1 Grand Prix series to take its place alongside the V8s next October. more
- Help name the Gold Coast motor race
- A1 Grand Prix takes pole position
- Indy indecision drags on
- Coast vies for tourism gold
- Rivals tune up for Indy slot
- Indy stunt bike stolen
- Thanks for nothing, fumes Mayor
- Set the Indy date -- if the price is right
- Briscoe wakes up to Indy win
- Rival series keen to fill Indy gap
- Briscoe first Aussie to take race
- Frustrated Danica quick to lose her cool
- Crash claims top two Porsches
- Indy beauty means business
- Sizzling F-111 adds aerial grunt
- Snowsill sisters report for duty
- Ryan top gun as Will hits the wall
- Another Power failure
- Indy now hot and racy at 18
- Police praise Indy crowd behaviour
End of the V8 road for a 'wavering' Skaife
MARK Skaife looks certain to be lured into the occasional cameo appearance at Bathurst despite waving the chequered flag on one of Australian motor sport's greatest careers yesterday. more
Jamie has pedal to metal for V8 title
HE has conquered Surfers Paradise and now Gold Coast V8 Supercar ace Jamie Whincup has the 2008 championship firmly in his sights. more
Top three in a league of our own, says Tander
THE meat in Surfers Paradise's V8 Supercar sandwich last night predicted the weekend's enthralling three-way battle will thrill motorsport fans for the remainder of the season. Holden's Garth Tander declared himself, Jamie Whincup and Mark Winterbottom were 'a level above' the rest of the V8 competition. more
Cold comfort as Frosty plays follow the leader
A FRUSTRATED Mark Winterbottom last night revealed he was consigned to playing 'follow the leader' all weekend despite having what he believes is a faster car. more

Whincup claims second win at Indy
FORD'S Jamie Whincup has extended his V8 Supercar championship lead, making it two wins from two races in round 11 at the Gold Coast today. more
Whincup takes hard line on Surfers streets
SERIES leader Jamie Whincup will start from the front of the grid when the V8s rumble in the concrete jungle today, after qualifying fastest on the streets of Surfers Paradise. more
Tander tries to ignore Skaife retirement rumours
DEFENDING V8 Supercars champion Garth Tander is refusing to let rumours of teammate Mark Skaife's impending retirement affect his tilt at back-to-back titles. more

Whincup claims bragging rights
SUPERCAR series leader Jamie Whincup made his intentions clear today right from the first V8 practice session on the streets of the Gold Coast today. more

Tander ignores Skaife retirement talk
DEFENDING V8 Supercar champion Garth Tander is refusing to let reports of teammate Mark Skaife's impending retirement affect his tilt at back-to-back titles. more

Weel back on track
TWO weeks to the day after he survived a life-threatening accident at the Bathurst 1000, Gold Coast V8 Supercar driver Paul Weel has returned to the track. more
- Top three in a league of our own, says Tander
- Cold comfort as Frosty plays follow the leader
- Whincup claims second win at Indy
- Whincup takes hard line on Surfers streets
- Tander tries to ignore Skaife retirement rumours
- Whincup claims bragging rights
- Tander ignores Skaife retirement talk
- Weel back on track
- We'll take the lead, say V8 stars
- Tander Holden on to his title

- Video: Indy wrap up, day 4
- Video: Life above the track
- Video: Among the crowd at Indy
- Video: Indy day 3 wrap
- Video: Miss Indy winner
- Video: Indy girl Samantha blown away
- Video: The crowd, the passion
- Video: Danica Patrick talks of intimidating track
- Video: Inside the pit action
- Video: Stunt riders wow Indy crowd
- Video: Beauties add to glamorous event
- Video: Indy day one action
- Video: Hot merchandise on the track
- Video: Kids invade Indy
- Video: Track Torque #1
- Video: Rahal takes in Indy by helicopter
- Video: Indy drivers tackle beach beauties
- Video: Indy drivers go off road
Indy on track - Motorheads heaven
GOLD Coast Indy 300 is the premier motorsports event in Queensland attracting crowds of more than 300,000 over the four-day event. New in 2008 are the IndyCar Series cars which are a result of an American merger between the Indy Racing League (IRL) and Champ Car World Series. While this pairing are the front-line speed kings on the tight street circuit not far behind them is the brute muscle of the V8 Supercars along with a bevy of support classes. more
Indy off track - Party time
THE Gold Coast Indy 300 is renowned worldwide as not just a motor racing event, rather a glamorous and fun, week-long party set on one of Australia's best locations - Surfers Paradise. The off-track events add much of the colour and noise to this powerful atmosphere that makes the event unique. more
- 2007: Sebastien Bourdais
- 2006: Nelson Philippe
- 2005: Sebastien Bourdais
- 2004: Bruno Junqueira
- 2003: Ryan Hunter-Reay
- 2002: Mario Dominguez
- 2001: Cristiano da Matta
- 2000: Adrian Fernandez
- 1999: Dario Franchitti
- 1998: Alex Zanardi
- 1997: Scott Pruett
- 1996: Jimmy Vasser
- 1995: Paul Tracy
- 1994: Michael Andretti
- 1993: Nigel Mansell
- 1992: Emerson Fittipaldi
- 1992: John Andretti
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