Molson Indy Vancouver was an annual Champ Car race held in a street circuit near BC Place and running past Science World in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada held in July, August or September from 1990 to 2004.

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Vancouver Street Circuit

Vancouver Street Circuit (1999–2004)
Location	Concord Pacific Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Time zone	UTC-07:00
Coordinates	49°16′34″N 123°6′24″W
Opened	1990
Closed	2004
Major events	Former: CART Molson Indy Vancouver (1990–2004) SpeedVision World Challenge (1999)
Proposed ePrix Circuit (2022)
Length	2.21[1] km (1.37 miles)
Turns	15
Street Circuit (1999–2004)
Length	2.865 km (1.780 miles)
Turns	14
Race lap record	1:01.538 ( Juan Pablo Montoya, Lola B2K/00, 2000, CART)
Street Circuit (1998)
Length	2.866 km (1.781 miles)
Turns	14
Race lap record	1:06.939 ( Hélio Castroneves, Reynard 98I, 1998, CART)
Street Circuit (1990-1997)
Length	2.660 km (1.653 miles)
Turns	19
Race lap record	0:55.136 ( Alex Zanardi, Reynard 97I, 1997, CART)

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On September 2, 1990, the first race took place on the original circuit, which was won by Al Unser Jr. From 1998, a new circuit was created to the east of the old Pacific Place, where only a small part of the original circuit was used. The circuit was popular with drivers and often produced an entertaining race. For most of its fifteen years, the Vancouver Indy attracted in excess of 100,000 spectators over the course of its weekends, and in 1996 held the Canadian single-day sporting event attendance record until it was beaten by the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal that year. ^[2] The final event in 2004 had race day attendance of 63,000 with a total three day turnout of 158,420 spectators. ^[3] However, from 2004, Vancouver was left off the Champ Car fixture list.

In July 2021 it was announced a new race for the electric-powered FIA Formula E World Championship, the Vancouver ePrix would be run on the same site.^[4] However on 18 June 2022, it was announced that the race contract was terminated.^[5]

For much of its time in Vancouver, the Molson Indy was a source of considerable local controversy, as local residents complained of the noise and disruption caused by this major event. As the lands of the former Expo 86 site were developed into the billion-dollar condominium development by Concord Pacific, debates raged over whether the Indy made Vancouver a "world-class city" or an "urban nightmare." Such debates were chronicled by Mark Douglas Lowes in his 2002 book, Indy Dreams and Urban Nightmares: Speed Merchants, Spectacle, and the Struggle over Public Space in the World-Class City.^[6]

The official explanation for the cancellation came from Jo-Ann McArthur, president of sponsoring Molson Sports and Entertainment, who stated that "the bottom line is the business model couldn't work".^[7] The race had just two seasons left in the city, due to the impending construction of the Olympic Village for the 2010 Winter Olympics on the south end of the course. She stated that the lack of a long-term commitment to holding the event made it difficult to attract sponsors to continue the race.^[8]

Following the cancellation, Champ Car continued to race in the Canadian cities of Toronto, Montreal and Edmonton as part of the 2005 season.

• Vancouver Street Circuit (1990–1997)
• Vancouver Street Circuit (1998)
• Vancouver Street Circuit (1999–2004), which removed the chicane at the old Turn 7 and added a chicane at Turn 13

The official race lap records at Molson Indy Vancouver are listed as:

• Champ Car Stats
• Ultimate Racing History