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{{Infobox park
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| photo_caption = Museum Park as seen from the [[Marquis Residences]] in June 2014
| photo_caption = Museum Park as seen from the [[Marquis Miami]] in June 2014
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| location = [[Downtown Miami|Downtown]], [[Miami]], [[Florida]], [[United States]]
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'''Maurice A. Ferré Park''' (formerly Museum Park)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.miamiandbeaches.com/things-to-do/detail/museum-park/b001fd92-7795-4d22-8b83-6e4ec8521437|title=Maurice A. Ferré Park in Downtown Miami Area/Brickell Area, FL}}</ref> is a {{convert|30|acre|km2|adj=on}} public, [[urban park]] in [[Downtown Miami|downtown]] [[Miami]], [[Florida]]. The park opened in 1976 as Bicentennial Park on the site of several slips served by the [[Seaboard Air Line Railroad]]. For some time It was named "Bicentennial Park" to celebrate the [[United States Bicentennial|bicentennial of]] the [[United States]] in that same year. Today, Museum Park is maintained by the Bayfront Park Management Trust. The park is bordered on the north by [[Interstate 395 (Florida)|I-395]], [[Metromover]], and the former [[Miami Herald]] headquarters, on the south by the [[American Airlines Arena]] and [[Bayside Marketplace]], on the west by [[Biscayne Boulevard]] and on the east by [[Biscayne Bay]].
'''Maurice A. Ferré Park''' (formerly Museum Park) is a {{convert|30|acre|km2|adj=on}} public, [[urban park]] in [[Downtown Miami|downtown]] [[Miami]], [[Florida]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maurice A. Ferré Park in Downtown Miami Area/Brickell Area, FL|url=https://www.miamiandbeaches.com/things-to-do/detail/museum-park/b001fd92-7795-4d22-8b83-6e4ec8521437}}</ref> The park opened in 1976 on the site of several slips served by the [[Seaboard Air Line Railroad]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maurice A. Ferre Park|url=https://www.vamonde.com/posts/maurice-a-ferre-park/7892|access-date=2021-09-21|website=www.vamonde.com}}</ref> It was originally named "Bicentennial Park" to celebrate the [[United States Bicentennial|bicentennial of]] the [[United States]] in that same year. Today, the park is maintained by the Bayfront Park Management Trust. The park is bordered on the north by [[Interstate 395 (Florida)|I-395]], [[Metromover]], and the former ''[[Miami Herald]]'' headquarters, on the south by the [[American Airlines Arena]] and [[Bayside Marketplace]], on the west by [[Biscayne Boulevard]] and on the east by [[Biscayne Bay]].


==The park==
==The park==
Museum Park is served by the [[Metrorail (Miami)|Metrorail]] at [[Government Center (MDT station)|Government Center Station]] and directly by the [[Metromover]]'s [[Museum Park Station]], [[Eleventh Street Station]] and [[Park West Station]].
[[File:Downtown Miami from north 20080408.jpg|thumb|Western corner of Museum Park seen from [[The Grand Doubletree]] in April 2008]]
The park is served by the [[Metrorail (Miami)|Metrorail]] at [[Government Center (MDT station)|Government Center Station]] and directly by the [[Metromover]]'s [[Museum Park Station]], [[Eleventh Street Station]] and [[Park West Station]].


Museum Park is host to many large-scale events as the park can hold around 45,000 people. Some of these events include [[Ultra Music Festival]], a large, three-day music event, numerous rock concerts such as [[Warped Tour]], various conventions, concerts, as well as boat tours around Biscayne Bay. In March 2009, Museum Park was set to host the [[Langerado]] Music Festival, a large three-day festival that was held at the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation every Spring since 2003, but was canceled due to poor ticket sales.
Museum Park is host to many large-scale events as the park can hold around 45,000 people. Some of these events include [[Ultra Music Festival]], a large, three-day music event, numerous rock concerts such as [[Warped Tour]], various conventions, concerts, as well as boat tours around Biscayne Bay. In March 2009, Museum Park was set to host the [[Langerado]] Music Festival, a large three-day festival that was held at the [[Big Cypress Indian Reservation|Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation]] every Spring since 2003, but was canceled due to poor ticket sales.


Seven blocks south, is Museum Park's partner park, the {{convert|32|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[Bayfront Park]].
Seven blocks south, is Museum Park's partner park, the {{convert|32|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[Bayfront Park]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 15, 2019|title=Commissioner Wants To Expand Museum Park By Filling Bay|url=https://www.thenextmiami.com/commissioner-wants-to-expand-museum-park-by-filling-bay/|access-date=2021-09-21|website=The Next Miami|language=en-US}}</ref>


Museum Park underwent a renovation for the [[Pérez Art Museum Miami]] and construction of the new [[Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science]]. The $10 million revamp included a new baywalk and a promenade from Biscayne Boulevard to Biscayne Bay that provides pedestrian access to the museums.<ref>[http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/09/15/3004878/museum-parks-vaunted-plan-shrinks.html#storylink=cpy Museum Park’s vaunted plan shrinks as Miami deals with fiscal crunch, Miami Herald] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407084327/http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/09/15/3004878/museum-parks-vaunted-plan-shrinks.html |date=2014-04-07 }}</ref> as it is currently underutilized for large parts of the year. Pérez Art Museum Miami opened in December 2013 and the Frost Museum of Science opened its doors in May 2017.
Museum Park underwent a renovation for the [[Pérez Art Museum Miami]] and construction of the new [[Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science]]. The $10 million revamp included a new bay walk and a promenade from Biscayne Boulevard to Biscayne Bay that provides pedestrian access to the museums.<ref>[http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/09/15/3004878/museum-parks-vaunted-plan-shrinks.html#storylink=cpy Museum Park’s vaunted plan shrinks as Miami deals with fiscal crunch, Miami Herald] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407084327/http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/09/15/3004878/museum-parks-vaunted-plan-shrinks.html |date=2014-04-07 }}</ref> as it is currently underutilized for large parts of the year. Pérez Art Museum Miami opened in December 2013 and the Frost Museum of Science opened its doors in May 2017. The Dogs and Cats Walkway and Sculpture Gardens opened officially in January 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/dog-and-cat-sculpture-park-in-miami-celebrates-grand-opening-16308729 | title=Carollo's Controversial Pet Sculpture Park Set for Grand Opening }}</ref>


The [[Miami Science Barge]] is a floating marine laboratory and education platform docked in the park. It was opened in 2016 and focuses on three areas, sustainability, alternative agriculture and marine ecology and conservation.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sentenac|first1=Hannah|title=Miami Science Barge to Debut in Museum Park Tomorrow for Earth Day|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/miami-science-barge-to-debut-in-museum-park-tomorrow-for-earth-day-8400738|access-date=8 May 2017|date= April 21, 2016}}</ref>
The [[Miami Science Barge]] is a floating marine laboratory and education platform docked in the park. It was opened in 2016 and focuses on three areas, sustainability, alternative agriculture and marine ecology and conservation.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sentenac|first1=Hannah|title=Miami Science Barge to Debut in Museum Park Tomorrow for Earth Day|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/miami-science-barge-to-debut-in-museum-park-tomorrow-for-earth-day-8400738|access-date=8 May 2017|date= April 21, 2016}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
[[File:Ultra Music Fest 2010.jpg|thumb|Museum Park during [[Ultra Music Festival]] and [[Earth Hour]], on 27 March 2010.]]
[[File:Ultra Music Fest 2010.jpg|thumb|Museum Park during [[Ultra Music Festival]] and [[Earth Hour]] in March 2010]]
From the early 1900s to the mid-1960s, Bicentennial Park was the location of the [[Port of Miami]], until it eventually moved to neighboring [[Dodge Island]] in the mid-1960s. The port at what is today Bicentennial Park was then a bustling cargo, trade and passenger port, with the offices of [[Clyde Mallory Lines]] at the park. Once the port moved out to Dodge Island, the land was cleaned up of industrial residue from decades of port trade, and the park was designed, finally opening up in 1976, as Downtown's second large park after [[Bayfront Park]]. The name "Bicentennial Park" signifies the [[Anniversary|bicentenary]] of the independence of the United States in that same year. <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://turfgrass.com/bicentennial/index.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717130448/http://www.turfgrass.com/bicentennial/index.html |archive-date=2015-07-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.biscaynetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=918:an-island-a-blimp-and-a-young-city&catid=71:picture-story&Itemid=235|title=An Island, a Blimp, and a Young City|website=www.biscaynetimes.com}}</ref>
From the early 1900s to the mid-1960s, the park had been the location of the [[Port of Miami]], until the port was eventually moved to neighboring [[Dodge Island]] in the mid-1960s. Once the port moved out to Dodge Island, the land was cleaned up of industrial residue from decades of port trade, and the park was designed, finally opening up in 1976, as Downtown's second large park after [[Bayfront Park]].


In May 1994, the Omni Loop of the [[Metromover]] opened, which brought a Metromover station to at the time Bicentennial Park. In 1996 Bicentennial Park Station was closed due to lack of use. In 2013 the station was renovated and reopened as [[Museum_Park_(Metromover_station)|Museum Park Station]] to provide direct access to the art and science museums.
In May 1994, the Omni Loop of the [[Metromover]] opened, which brought a Metromover station to the park. In 1996, the station was closed due to lack of use. In 2013, the station was renovated and reopened as [[Museum Park (Metromover station)|Museum Park Station]] to provide direct access to the art and science museums.


In early 2019 the Park was officially named Maurice A. Ferre Park in dedication to former Miami Mayor [[Maurice Ferré]] to pay tribute to him and his legacy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/01/31/23-acre-park-in-downtown-miami-dedicated-to-former-mayor-maurice-ferre/|title=23-Acre Park In Downtown Miami Dedicated To Former Mayor Maurice Ferre|date=January 31, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.miamigov.com/Shortcut-Content/Events-Activities/Dedication-Ceremony-Ribbon-Cutting-for-Maurice-A.-Ferre-Park|title=Maurice A. Ferre Park|website=www.miamigov.com}}</ref>
In early 2019, the park was renamed Maurice A. Ferre Park in dedication to former Miami Mayor [[Maurice Ferré]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/01/31/23-acre-park-in-downtown-miami-dedicated-to-former-mayor-maurice-ferre/|title=23-Acre Park In Downtown Miami Dedicated To Former Mayor Maurice Ferre|date=January 31, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.miamigov.com/Shortcut-Content/Events-Activities/Dedication-Ceremony-Ribbon-Cutting-for-Maurice-A.-Ferre-Park|title=Maurice A. Ferre Park|website=www.miamigov.com}}</ref>


===Auto racing===
===Auto racing===
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Racing events were held on a temporary circuit at the park from 1986-1995 involving [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]], [[Trans-Am Series]], and [[Champ Car|CART]], and again for [[FIA Formula E]] in 2015.
*For sports car races, see [[Grand Prix of Miami (sports car racing)]]
*For open wheel races, see [[Grand Prix of Miami (Indycar)]]


[[File:1995 Bicentennial Park street circuit.png|thumb|Track layout of the [[street circuit]] used by [[Championship Auto Racing Teams|CART]] in 1995]]
==Gallery==
[[File:Bicentennial-Park-Grand-Prix-Circuit-(1983-1985).jpg|thumb|Track layout of the [[street circuit]] used by [[IMSA GT Championship|IMSA GT]] in 1983–1985]]
<gallery widths="px" heights="px">
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Racing events were held on a temporary circuit at Bicentennial Park from 1983 to 1995 involving [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]], [[Trans-Am Series]], and [[Champ Car|CART]], and again for [[FIA Formula E]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bicentennial Park - Motor Sport Magazine |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/circuits/bicentennial-park/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref>
Downtown Miami from north 20080408.jpg|Western corner of Museum Park in 2008, as seen from [[The Grand Doubletree]]

</gallery>
===Lap records===

The fastest official race lap records at Bicentennial Park (Miami) are listed as:

{| class="wikitable"
!Category!!Time!!Driver!!Vehicle!!Event
|-
! colspan=5 | Formula E Circuit: 2.170&nbsp;km (2015)
|-
| [[Formula E]] || '''1:07.969''' || [[Nelson Piquet Jr.]] || [[Spark-Renault SRT_01E]] || [[2015 Miami ePrix]]
|-
! colspan=5 | Grand Prix Circuit with Chicane: 3.014&nbsp;km (1995)
|-
| [[Championship Auto Racing Teams|CART]] || '''1:05.982'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1995 Miami Grand Prix |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1995-miami-grand-prix/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=5 March 1995 |access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Scott Pruett]] || [[Lola T95/00]] || [[1995 PPG Indy Car World Series#Miami|1995 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami]]
|-
| [[Formula Atlantic]] || '''1:10.895'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Miami, March 4 Mars 1995 - Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami Presented by Toyota |url=https://www.autocourse.ca/archives/usa/fatlantic/1995-fatlantic.htm |date=4 March 1995 |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref> || [[Bill Auberlen]] || [[Ralt RT-40|Ralt RT-41]] || [[1995 Atlantic Championship|1995 Miami Atlantic Championship round]]
|-
| [[Indy NXT|Indy Lights]] || '''1:11.032'''<ref>{{cite web |title=1995 Miami Indy Lights |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1995-miami-indy-lights/ |website=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport Magazine]] |date=5 March 1995 |access-date=28 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Greg Moore (racing driver)|Greg Moore]] || [[Lola T93/20]] || [[1995 Indy Lights season#Miami race|1995 Miami Indy Lights round]]
|-
! colspan=5 | Grand Prix Circuit: 3.014&nbsp;km (1986–1994)
|-
| [[IMSA GTP]] || '''1:06.412'''<ref name='1993_imsa_miami'>{{cite web |title=1 h 45 min Miami 1993 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Miami-1993-02-21.html |date=21 February 1993 |access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref> || [[P. J. Jones]] || [[Eagle MkIII]] || [[1993 IMSA GT Championship|1993 Toyota Grand Prix of Miami]]
|-
| [[IMSA GTP|GTP Lights]] || '''1:14.578'''<ref name='1993_imsa_miami' /> || [[Parker Johnstone]] || [[Spice SE90P]] || [[1993 IMSA GT Championship|1993 Toyota Grand Prix of Miami]]
|-
| [[Grand Touring Supreme|IMSA GTS]] || '''1:16.680'''<ref name='1993_imsa_miami_gt'>{{cite web |title=Miami [GT] 1993 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Miami-1993-02-21g.html |date=21 February 1993 |access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Paul Gentilozzi]] || [[Oldsmobile Cutlass]] || [[1993 IMSA GT Championship|1993 Toyota Grand Prix of Miami]]
|-
| [[Grand Touring Over|IMSA GTO]] || '''1:20.039'''<ref name='1990_imsa_miami_gt'>{{cite web |title=Miami Grand Prix - IMSA GT 1990 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Miami-1990-02-25g.html |date=25 February 1990 |access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Pete Halsmer]] || [[Mazda RX-7#Motorsport|Mazda RX-7]] || [[1990 IMSA GT Championship|1990 Nissan Grand Prix of Miami]]
|-
| [[Grand Touring Under|IMSA GTU]] || '''1:22.434'''<ref name='1990_imsa_miami_gt' /> || [[David Loring]] || [[Nissan 240SX]] || [[1990 IMSA GT Championship|1990 Nissan Grand Prix of Miami]]
|-
| [[IMSA#IMSA Bridgestone Supercar Championship|IMSA Supercar Championship]] || '''1:29.885'''<ref>{{cite web |title=IMSA Supercar Miami 1993 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Miami-1993-02-21s.html|date=21 February 1993 |access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Doc Bundy]] || [[Lotus Esprit#X180R|Lotus Esprit X180R]] || 1993 Miami IMSA Supercar round
|-
| [[American Challenge|AC]] || '''1:31.139'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Miami IMSA GTO 1989 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Miami-1989-03-05g.html |date=5 March 1989 |access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Carson Hurley]] || [[Buick Skylark]] || [[1989 IMSA GT Championship|1989 Nissan Grand Prix of Miami]]
|-
! colspan=5 | Grand Prix Circuit: 2.977&nbsp;km (1983–1985)
|-
| [[IMSA GTP]] || '''1:23.987'''<ref name='1985_imsa_miami'>{{cite web |title=Miami IMSA GTP 1985 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Miami-1985-02-24.html |date=24 February 1985 |access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref> || [[David Hobbs (racing driver)|David Hobbs]] || [[March 83G]] || [[1985 IMSA GT Championship|1985 Löwenbräu Grand Prix of Miami]]
|-
| [[Grand Touring Over|IMSA GTO]] || '''1:29.993'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Miami IMSA GTO 1985 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Miami-1985-02-24o.html |date=24 February 1985 |access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Willy T. Ribbs]] || [[Ford Mustang#Road racing|Ford Mustang]] || [[1985 IMSA GT Championship|1985 Löwenbräu Grand Prix of Miami]]
|-
| [[Grand Touring Under|IMSA GTU]] || '''1:30.256'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Miami IMSA GTU 1985 |url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/race/Miami-1985-02-24u.html |date=24 February 1985 |access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref> || [[Clay Young (racing driver)|Clay Young]] || [[Pontiac Fiero]] || [[1985 IMSA GT Championship|1985 Löwenbräu Grand Prix of Miami]]
|-
| [[IMSA GTP|GTP Lights]] || '''1:32.514'''<ref name='1985_imsa_miami' /> || [[Kelly Marsh]] || [[Argo JM16]] || [[1985 IMSA GT Championship|1985 Löwenbräu Grand Prix of Miami]]
|-
|}


==References==
==References==
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Maurice A. Ferré Park
Museum Park as seen from the Marquis Miami in June 2014
Map
TypeMunicipal
LocationDowntown, Miami, Florida, U.S.
Coordinates25°47′02″N 80°11′13″W / 25.784°N 80.187°W / 25.784; -80.187
Area30 acres (0.12 km2)
Created1976
Operated byBayfront Park Management Trust
Public transit accessMuseum Park (Metromover station)

Maurice A. Ferré Park (formerly Museum Park) is a 30-acre (0.12 km2) public, urban park in downtown Miami, Florida.[1] The park opened in 1976 on the site of several slips served by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad.[2] It was originally named "Bicentennial Park" to celebrate the bicentennial of the United States in that same year. Today, the park is maintained by the Bayfront Park Management Trust. The park is bordered on the north by I-395, Metromover, and the former Miami Herald headquarters, on the south by the American Airlines Arena and Bayside Marketplace, on the west by Biscayne Boulevard and on the east by Biscayne Bay.

The park

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Western corner of Museum Park seen from The Grand Doubletree in April 2008

The park is served by the Metrorail at Government Center Station and directly by the Metromover's Museum Park Station, Eleventh Street Station and Park West Station.

Museum Park is host to many large-scale events as the park can hold around 45,000 people. Some of these events include Ultra Music Festival, a large, three-day music event, numerous rock concerts such as Warped Tour, various conventions, concerts, as well as boat tours around Biscayne Bay. In March 2009, Museum Park was set to host the Langerado Music Festival, a large three-day festival that was held at the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation every Spring since 2003, but was canceled due to poor ticket sales.

Seven blocks south, is Museum Park's partner park, the 32-acre (0.13 km2) Bayfront Park.[3]

Museum Park underwent a renovation for the Pérez Art Museum Miami and construction of the new Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science. The $10 million revamp included a new bay walk and a promenade from Biscayne Boulevard to Biscayne Bay that provides pedestrian access to the museums.[4] as it is currently underutilized for large parts of the year. Pérez Art Museum Miami opened in December 2013 and the Frost Museum of Science opened its doors in May 2017. The Dogs and Cats Walkway and Sculpture Gardens opened officially in January 2023.[5]

The Miami Science Barge is a floating marine laboratory and education platform docked in the park. It was opened in 2016 and focuses on three areas, sustainability, alternative agriculture and marine ecology and conservation.[6]

History

[edit]
Museum Park during Ultra Music Festival and Earth Hour in March 2010

From the early 1900s to the mid-1960s, the park had been the location of the Port of Miami, until the port was eventually moved to neighboring Dodge Island in the mid-1960s. Once the port moved out to Dodge Island, the land was cleaned up of industrial residue from decades of port trade, and the park was designed, finally opening up in 1976, as Downtown's second large park after Bayfront Park.

In May 1994, the Omni Loop of the Metromover opened, which brought a Metromover station to the park. In 1996, the station was closed due to lack of use. In 2013, the station was renovated and reopened as Museum Park Station to provide direct access to the art and science museums.

In early 2019, the park was renamed Maurice A. Ferre Park in dedication to former Miami Mayor Maurice Ferré.[7][8]

Auto racing

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Track layout of the street circuit used by CART in 1995
Track layout of the street circuit used by IMSA GT in 1983–1985

Racing events were held on a temporary circuit at Bicentennial Park from 1983 to 1995 involving IMSA, Trans-Am Series, and CART, and again for FIA Formula E in 2015.[9]

Lap records

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The fastest official race lap records at Bicentennial Park (Miami) are listed as:

Category Time Driver Vehicle Event
Formula E Circuit: 2.170 km (2015)
Formula E 1:07.969 Nelson Piquet Jr. Spark-Renault SRT_01E 2015 Miami ePrix
Grand Prix Circuit with Chicane: 3.014 km (1995)
CART 1:05.982[10] Scott Pruett Lola T95/00 1995 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami
Formula Atlantic 1:10.895[11] Bill Auberlen Ralt RT-41 1995 Miami Atlantic Championship round
Indy Lights 1:11.032[12] Greg Moore Lola T93/20 1995 Miami Indy Lights round
Grand Prix Circuit: 3.014 km (1986–1994)
IMSA GTP 1:06.412[13] P. J. Jones Eagle MkIII 1993 Toyota Grand Prix of Miami
GTP Lights 1:14.578[13] Parker Johnstone Spice SE90P 1993 Toyota Grand Prix of Miami
IMSA GTS 1:16.680[14] Paul Gentilozzi Oldsmobile Cutlass 1993 Toyota Grand Prix of Miami
IMSA GTO 1:20.039[15] Pete Halsmer Mazda RX-7 1990 Nissan Grand Prix of Miami
IMSA GTU 1:22.434[15] David Loring Nissan 240SX 1990 Nissan Grand Prix of Miami
IMSA Supercar Championship 1:29.885[16] Doc Bundy Lotus Esprit X180R 1993 Miami IMSA Supercar round
AC 1:31.139[17] Carson Hurley Buick Skylark 1989 Nissan Grand Prix of Miami
Grand Prix Circuit: 2.977 km (1983–1985)
IMSA GTP 1:23.987[18] David Hobbs March 83G 1985 Löwenbräu Grand Prix of Miami
IMSA GTO 1:29.993[19] Willy T. Ribbs Ford Mustang 1985 Löwenbräu Grand Prix of Miami
IMSA GTU 1:30.256[20] Clay Young Pontiac Fiero 1985 Löwenbräu Grand Prix of Miami
GTP Lights 1:32.514[18] Kelly Marsh Argo JM16 1985 Löwenbräu Grand Prix of Miami

References

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  1. ^ "Maurice A. Ferré Park in Downtown Miami Area/Brickell Area, FL".
  2. ^ "Maurice A. Ferre Park". www.vamonde.com. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  3. ^ "Commissioner Wants To Expand Museum Park By Filling Bay". The Next Miami. April 15, 2019. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  4. ^ Museum Park’s vaunted plan shrinks as Miami deals with fiscal crunch, Miami Herald Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Carollo's Controversial Pet Sculpture Park Set for Grand Opening".
  6. ^ Sentenac, Hannah (April 21, 2016). "Miami Science Barge to Debut in Museum Park Tomorrow for Earth Day". Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  7. ^ "23-Acre Park In Downtown Miami Dedicated To Former Mayor Maurice Ferre". January 31, 2019.
  8. ^ "Maurice A. Ferre Park". www.miamigov.com.
  9. ^ "Bicentennial Park - Motor Sport Magazine". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  10. ^ "1995 Miami Grand Prix". Motor Sport Magazine. 5 March 1995. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Miami, March 4 Mars 1995 - Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami Presented by Toyota". 4 March 1995. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
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