List of Champ Car circuits
This is a list of circuits which hosted CART/Champ Car racing from 1979 to 2007.
Champ Car events were held on 54 different circuits. Phoenix International Raceway hosted the inaugural CART Series race, the 1979 Arizona Republic / Jimmy Bryan 150, and Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez held the final Champ Car race, the 2007 Gran Premio Tecate. Champ Car events were run on 21 ovals, twelve permanent road courses, and 21 temporary street circuits with 38 tracks located in the United States and 16 abroad.
Circuits[]
Circuit | Abbr. | Location | Track Type | Length | Seasons | Races1 | Map |
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Atlanta International Raceway | ATL | Hampton, Georgia 33°23′1″N 84°19′4″W / 33.38361°N 84.31778°W |
Oval | 1.522 mi (2.449 km) | 1979, 1981–1983 | 7 | |
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | AHR | Mexico City 19°24′15″N 99°5′19″W / 19.40417°N 99.08861°W |
Road course | 2.747 mi (4.421 km) | 1980–1981, 2002–2007 | 8 | |
Brands Hatch | BRH | Swanley, Kent 51°21′25″N 0°15′47″E / 51.35694°N 0.26306°E |
Road course | 1.200 mi (1.931 km) | 2003 | 1 | |
California Speedway | CAL | Fontana, California 34°5′19″N 117°30′0″W / 34.08861°N 117.50000°W |
Oval | 2.029 mi (3.265 km) | 1997–2002 | 6 | |
Chicago Motor Speedway | CHI | Cicero, Illinois 41°49′50″N 87°44′55″W / 41.83056°N 87.74861°W |
Oval | 1.029 mi (1.656 km) | 1999–2002 | 4 | |
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | CGV | Montreal, Quebec 45°30′21″N 73°31′36″W / 45.50583°N 73.52667°W |
Road course | 2.710 mi (4.361 km) | 2002–2006 | 5 | |
Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport | CLE | Cleveland, Ohio 41°31′2″N 81°40′59″W / 41.51722°N 81.68306°W |
Street circuit | 2.480 mi (3.991 km): 1982–1989 | 1982–2007 | 26 | |
2.369 mi (3.813 km): 1990–1996 | |||||||
2.106 mi (3.389 km): 1997–2007 | |||||||
Denver street circuit (Civic Center) | DEN4 | Denver, Colorado 39°44′21″N 104°59′22″W / 39.73917°N 104.98944°W |
Street circuit | 1.901 mi (3.059 km) | 1990–1991 | 2 | |
Denver street circuit (Pepsi Center) | DEN4 | Denver, Colorado 39°44′48″N 105°0′23″W / 39.74667°N 105.00639°W |
Street circuit | 1.640 mi (2.639 km) | 2002–2006 | 5 | |
Detroit street circuit (Belle Isle Park) | DET3 | Detroit, Michigan 42°20′10″N 82°59′44″W / 42.33611°N 82.99556°W |
Street circuit | 2.101 mi (3.381 km): 1992–1997 | 1992–2001 | 10 | |
2.347 mi (3.777 km): 1998–2001 | |||||||
Detroit street circuit (Downtown) | DET3 | Detroit, Michigan 42°19′47″N 83°2′24″W / 42.32972°N 83.04000°W |
Street circuit | 2.500 mi (4.023 km) | 1989–1991 | 3 | |
Edmonton City Centre Airport | EDM | Edmonton, Alberta 53°34′32″N 113°31′23″W / 53.57556°N 113.52306°W |
Street circuit | 1.973 mi (3.175 km) | 2005–2007 | 3 | |
Emerson Fittipaldi Speedway | EFS | Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 22°58′32″S 43°23′42″W / 22.97556°S 43.39500°W |
Oval | 1.864 mi (3.000 km) | 1996–2000 | 5 | |
EuroSpeedway Lausitz | LAU | Klettwitz, Brandenburg 51°32′0″N 13°55′10″E / 51.53333°N 13.91944°E |
Oval | 2.023 mi (3.256 km) | 2001, 2003 | 2 | |
Gateway International Raceway | GAT | Madison, Illinois 38°39′3″N 90°8′7″W / 38.65083°N 90.13528°W |
Oval | 1.250 mi (2.012 km) | 1997–2000 | 4 | |
Homestead–Miami Speedway | HMS | Homestead, Florida 25°27′6″N 80°24′31″W / 25.45167°N 80.40861°W |
Oval | 1.517 mi (2.441 km): 1996–1997 | 1996–2000 | 5 | |
1.502 mi (2.417 km): 1998–2000 | |||||||
Houston street circuit (Downtown) | HOU5 | Houston, Texas 29°45′10″N 95°21′34″W / 29.75278°N 95.35944°W |
Street circuit | 1.527 mi (2.457 km) | 1998–2001 | 4 | |
Houston street circuit (Reliant Park) | HOU5 | Houston, Texas 29°40′56″N 95°24′31″W / 29.68222°N 95.40861°W |
Street circuit | 1.700 mi (2.736 km) | 2006–2007 | 2 | |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway | IND | Speedway, Indiana 39°47′54″N 86°13′58″W / 39.79833°N 86.23278°W |
Oval | 2.500 mi (4.023 km) | 1979–1980, 1983–1995 | 15 | |
Laguna Seca Raceway6 | LAG | Monterey, California 36°35′05″N 121°45′10″W / 36.58472°N 121.75278°W |
Road course | 1.900 mi (3.058 km): 1983–1987 | 1983–2004 | 22 | |
2.238 mi (3.602 km): 1988–2004 | |||||||
Las Vegas Motor Speedway | LMS | Las Vegas, Nevada 36°16′17″N 115°0′40″W / 36.27139°N 115.01111°W |
Oval | 1.500 mi (2.414 km) | 2004–2005 | 2 | |
Las Vegas street circuit (Caesars Palace) | LAS7 | Las Vegas, Nevada 36°07′1″N 115°10′30″W / 36.11694°N 115.17500°W |
Street circuit | 1.125 mi (1.811 km) | 1983–1984 | 2 | |
Las Vegas street circuit (Downtown) | LAS7 | Las Vegas, Nevada 36°10′11″N 115°8′55″W / 36.16972°N 115.14861°W |
Street circuit | 2.440 mi (3.927 km) | 2007 | 1 | |
Long Beach street circuit | LBH | Long Beach, California 33°45′59″N 118°11′34″W / 33.76639°N 118.19278°W |
Street circuit | 1.670 mi (2.688 km): 1984–1991 | 1984–2007 | 24 | |
1.586 mi (2.552 km): 1992–1998 | |||||||
1.824 mi (2.935 km): 1999 | |||||||
1.969 mi (3.169 km): 2000–2007 | |||||||
Meadowlands Sports Complex | MEA | East Rutherford, New Jersey 40°48′51″N 74°04′26″W / 40.81417°N 74.07389°W |
Street circuit | 1.683 mi (2.709 km): 1984–1987 | 1984–1991 | 8 | |
1.217 mi (1.959 km): 1988–1991 | |||||||
Miami street circuit (Bayfront Park) | MIA2 | Miami, Florida 25°46′30″N 80°11′10″W / 25.77500°N 80.18611°W |
Street circuit | 1.388 mi (2.234 km): 2002 | 2002–2003 | 2 | |
1.150 mi (1.851 km): 2003 | |||||||
Miami street circuit (Bicentennial Park) | MIA2 | Miami, Florida 25°47′2″N 80°11′13″W / 25.78389°N 80.18694°W |
Street circuit | 1.873 mi (3.014 km) | 1995 | 1 | |
Miami street circuit (Tamiami Park)6 | MIA2 | University Park, Florida 25°44′59″N 80°22′45″W / 25.74972°N 80.37917°W |
Street circuit | 1.784 mi (2.871 km) | 1985–1988 | 4 | |
Michigan International Speedway | MIS | Brooklyn, Michigan 42°03′59″N 84°14′29″W / 42.06639°N 84.24139°W |
Oval | 2.000 mi (3.219 km) | 1979–2001 | 33 | |
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | MDO | Lexington, Ohio 40°41′21″N 82°38′11″W / 40.68917°N 82.63639°W |
Road course | 2.400 mi (3.862 km) | 1980, 1983–2003 | 22 | |
Milwaukee Mile | MIL | West Allis, Wisconsin 43°1′7″N 88°0′37″W / 43.01861°N 88.01028°W |
Oval | 1.032 mi (1.661 km) | 1980–2006 | 30 | |
Circuit Mont-Tremblant | MTT | Mont-Tremblant, Quebec 46°11′16″N 74°36′36″W / 46.18778°N 74.61000°W |
Road course | 2.650 mi (4.265 km) | 2007 | 1 | |
Monterrey street circuit | MTY | Monterrey, Nuevo León 25°40′41″N 100°17′00″W / 25.67806°N 100.28333°W |
Street circuit | 2.105 mi (3.388 km) | 2001–2006 | 6 | |
Nazareth Speedway6 | NAZ | Nazareth, Pennsylvania 40°43′37″N 75°19′14″W / 40.72694°N 75.32056°W |
Oval | 0.946 mi (1.522 km) | 1987–2001 | 15 | |
New Hampshire International Speedway | NIS | Loudon, New Hampshire 43°21′44″N 71°27′41″W / 43.36222°N 71.46139°W |
Oval | 1.058 mi (1.703 km) | 1992–1995 | 4 | |
Ontario Motor Speedway | ONT | Ontario, California 34°4′20″N 117°34′2″W / 34.07222°N 117.56722°W |
Oval | 2.500 mi (4.023 km) | 1979–1980 | 3 | |
Phoenix International Raceway | PHX | Avondale, Arizona 33°22′29″N 112°18′40″W / 33.37472°N 112.31111°W |
Oval | 1.000 mi (1.609 km) | 1979–1995 | 22 | |
Pocono International Raceway | POC | Long Pond, Pennsylvania 41°3′19″N 75°30′41″W / 41.05528°N 75.51139°W |
Oval | 2.500 mi (4.023 km) | 1980, 1982–1989 | 9 | |
Portland International Raceway | PIR | Portland, Oregon 45°35′49″N 122°41′45″W / 45.59694°N 122.69583°W |
Road course | 1.967 mi (3.166 km) | 1984–2007 | 24 | |
Riverside International Raceway | RIR | Riverside, California 33°56′13″N 117°16′21″W / 33.93694°N 117.27250°W |
Road course | 3.251 mi (5.232 km) | 1981–1983 | 3 | |
Road America | ROA | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin 43°48′0″N 87°59′13″W / 43.80000°N 87.98694°W |
Road course | 4.048 mi (6.515 km) | 1982–2004, 2006–2007 | 25 | |
Rockingham Motor Speedway | RMS | North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire 52°30′54″N 0°39′27″W / 52.51500°N 0.65750°W |
Oval | 1.479 mi (2.380 km) | 2001–2002 | 2 | |
St. Petersburg street circuit | STP | St. Petersburg, Florida 27°45′59″N 82°37′45″W / 27.76639°N 82.62917°W |
Street circuit | 1.800 mi (2.897 km) | 2003 | 1 | |
San Jose street circuit | SAJ | San Jose, California 37°19′41″N 121°53′26″W / 37.32806°N 121.89056°W |
Street circuit | 1.448 mi (2.330 km) | 2005–2007 | 3 | |
Sanair Super Speedway | SAN | Saint-Pie, Quebec 45°31′45″N 72°53′1″W / 45.52917°N 72.88361°W |
Oval | 0.826 mi (1.329 km) | 1984–1986 | 3 | |
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | SRF | Surfers Paradise, Queensland 27°59′18″S 153°25′42″E / 27.98833°S 153.42833°E |
Street circuit | 2.790 mi (4.490 km) | 1991–2007 | 17 | |
Texas Motor Speedway | TXS | Fort Worth, Texas 33°2′13″N 97°16′59″W / 33.03694°N 97.28306°W |
Oval | 1.482 mi (2.385 km) | 2001 | 08 | |
Toronto street circuit | TOR | Toronto, Ontario 43°37′58″N 79°24′58″W / 43.63278°N 79.41611°W |
Street circuit | 1.780 mi (2.865 km): 1986–1996 | 1986–2007 | 22 | |
1.721 mi (2.770 km): 1997–1999 | |||||||
1.755 mi (2.824 km): 2000–2007 | |||||||
Trenton International Speedway | TRE | Trenton, New Jersey 40°14′21″N 74°43′16″W / 40.23917°N 74.72111°W |
Oval | 1.500 mi (2.414 km) | 1979 | 3 | |
TT Circuit Assen | ASS | Assen, Drenthe 52°57′42″N 6°31′24″E / 52.96167°N 6.52333°E |
Road course | 2.830 mi (4.554 km) | 2007 | 1 | |
Twin Ring Motegi | MOT | Motegi, Tochigi 36°32′1″N 140°13′39″E / 36.53361°N 140.22750°E |
Oval | 1.549 mi (2.493 km) | 1998–2002 | 5 | |
Vancouver street circuit | VAN | Vancouver, British Columbia 49°16′35″N 123°6′25″W / 49.27639°N 123.10694°W |
Street circuit | 1.648 mi (2.652 km): 1990–1993 | 1990–2004 | 15 | |
1.703 mi (2.741 km): 1994–1997 | |||||||
1.781 mi (2.866 km): 1998–2004 | |||||||
Watkins Glen | WGL | Watkins Glen, New York 42°20′13″N 76°55′38″W / 42.33694°N 76.92722°W |
Road course | 3.370 mi (5.423 km) | 1979–1981 | 3 | |
Circuit Zolder | ZOL | Heusden-Zolder, Limburg 50°59′20″N 5°15′20″E / 50.98889°N 5.25556°E |
Road course | 2.622 mi (4.220 km) | 2007 | 1 |
Timeline[]
1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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Road America | Road America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Denver (Civic Center) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denver (Pepsi Center) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit (Belle Isle Park) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Houston (Downtown) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston (Reliant Park) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Long Beach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Miami (Bayfront Park) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (Bicent- ennial Park) |
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St. Peters- burg |
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Surfers Paradise | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toronto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vancouver |
Notes[]
- 1.^ Only points-paying races are included. In case of two races being part of the same event (held on one weekend), each of them is counted separately.
- 2.^ ^ ^ These tracks at Miami were street circuits so use the same abbreviation.
- 3.^ ^ These tracks at Detroit were street circuits so use the same abbreviation.
- 4.^ ^ These tracks at Denver were street circuits so use the same abbreviation.
- 5.^ ^ These tracks at Houston were street circuits so use the same abbreviation.
- 6.^ ^ ^ Each of these circuits twice hosted the Marlboro Challenge, the only non-championship event staged by CART.
- 7.^ ^ These tracks at Las Vegas were street circuits so use the same abbreviation.
- 8.^ ^ The 2001 Firestone Firehawk 600 at Texas Motor Speedway was canceled after qualifying for driver safety concerns.
See also[]
Categories:
- Champ Car circuits
- IndyCar-related lists
- Lists of motorsport venues
- Lists of sports venues in the United States