History
- Ian Smith is the only driver to win the Grand Prix in 3 consecutive years. He and Timothy O'Brien are the only drivers to win the race 3 times.
- Five members of the Smith family have combined to win 8 Grand Prix races.
- Liz Lehmann is the first female driver to ever win the Grand Prix. The 2007 race, held on April 21, was her third try. She finished 4th in 2006; in 2007 she was in the top 5 the entire race. She went on to finish 3rd in 2008.
- Several IUPUI students have participated in the Purdue Grand Prix. Their first entrant was John Steger in 1976.
- Phi Sigma Rho is the first sorority to participate in the Purdue Grand Prix, starting in the 1990s. Multiple Phi Rho drivers have qualified for the race.
- The race was initially organized by members of Delta Upsilon Fraternity.
- Jimmy Simpson is the first driver to win both the Purdue "gas" Grand Prix and the Purdue Electric Vehicle Grand Prix.
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