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The Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestlé was the fourth race of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season. The race took place on May 1 and 2, on the 2.536-mile (4.081 km) temporary street circuit in São Paulo, Brazil, and was telecasted by Versus in the United States and TV BandeirantesinBrazil. After a rain delay that lasted almost two and a half hours, attempts to run the event in full on the Sunday were scrapped with the race completed on Monday May 2.
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4th round of the 2011 IndyCar Series season | |
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Date | May 1, 2011 |
Official name | Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestlé |
Location | Santana – São Paulo city |
Course | Temporary street circuit 2.536 mi / 4.081 km |
Distance | 55 laps 139.480 mi / 224.471 km |
Scheduled Distance | 75 laps 190.200 mi / 306.097 km |
Pole position | |
Driver | Will Power (Team Penske) |
Time | 1:21.8958 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Simona de Silvestro (HVM Racing) |
Time | 1:39.8231 (on lap 36 of 55) |
Podium | |
First | Will Power (Team Penske) |
Second | Graham Rahal (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Third | Ryan Briscoe (Team Penske) |
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NOTE: Under agreement from race organisers, INDYCAR, and Brazilian television rights holder Rede Bandeirantes, there is a two-hour time limit for this race. The first 14 laps from Sunday took 40:46 to run, and that time was deducted from Monday morning's race. The Monday race featured a 1:19:14 timed race (the remaining time from Sunday's race limit).
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