List of Champ Car circuits


This is a list of circuits which hosted CART/Champ Car racing from 1979 to 2007. For actual Indycar series circuits see List of IndyCar Series racetracks.

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

  • The "Map" column shows a diagram of the circuit configuration.
Icon Legend Note
 O  Oval/Speedway An oval-shaped permanent racing facility. Tracks of one mile or less are short tracks; tracks of two miles or more are superspeedways.
 R  Road course A permanent racetrack that features both left and right turns. A combined road course is a racing facility that features a road course that incorporates part of an oval track.
 S  Street circuit A temporary circuit composed of temporarily closed-off public roads or airport runways.
Circuit Type Length and Layout Direction Location Map Seasons Races1
Atlanta International Raceway (ATL)  O  1.522 mi (2.449 km) paved oval Counter-clockwise Hampton, Georgia
33°23′1″N 84°19′4″W / 33.38361°N 84.31778°W / 33.38361; -84.31778 (Atlanta Motor Speedway)
 1979, 1981–1983 7
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (AHR)  R  2.774 mi (4.464 km) paved road course Clockwise Mexico City
19°24′15″N 99°5′19″W / 19.40417°N 99.08861°W / 19.40417; -99.08861 (Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez)		 1980–1981, 2002–2007 8
Brands Hatch (BRH)  R  1.200 mi (1.931 km) paved road course Clockwise Swanley, Kent
51°21′25″N 0°15′47″E / 51.35694°N 0.26306°E / 51.35694; 0.26306 (Brands Hatch)		 2003 1
California Speedway (CAL)  O  2.029 mi (3.265 km) paved oval Counter-clockwise Fontana, California
34°5′19″N 117°30′0″W / 34.08861°N 117.50000°W / 34.08861; -117.50000 (California Speedway)		 1997–2002 6
Chicago Motor Speedway (CHI)  O  1.029 mi (1.656 km) paved oval Counter-clockwise Cicero, Illinois
41°49′50″N 87°44′55″W / 41.83056°N 87.74861°W / 41.83056; -87.74861 (Chicago Motor Speedway)		 1999–2002 4
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (CGV)  R  2.709 mi (4.360 km) paved road course Clockwise Montreal, Quebec
45°30′21″N 73°31′36″W / 45.50583°N 73.52667°W / 45.50583; -73.52667 (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve)		 2002–2006 5
Circuit Mont-Tremblant (CMT)  R  2.621 mi (4.218 km) paved road course Clockwise Mont-Tremblant, Quebec
46°11′16″N 74°36′36″W / 46.18778°N 74.61000°W / 46.18778; -74.61000 (Circuit Mont-Tremblant)		 2007 1
Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (CLE)  S  2.480 mi (3.991 km) concrete airfield circuit Clockwise Cleveland, Ohio
41°31′2″N 81°40′59″W / 41.51722°N 81.68306°W / 41.51722; -81.68306 (Burke Lakefront Airport)		 1982–1989 26
2.369 mi (3.813 km) concrete airfield circuit 1990–1996
2.106 mi (3.389 km) concrete airfield circuit 1997–2007
Denver street circuit (Civic Center) (DEN)  S  1.901 mi (3.059 km) paved street circuit Clockwise Denver, Colorado
39°44′21″N 104°59′22″W / 39.73917°N 104.98944°W / 39.73917; -104.98944 (Denver Street Circuit (Civic Center))		 1990–1991 2
Denver street circuit (Pepsi Center) (DEN)  S  1.657 mi (2.667 km) paved street circuit Counter-clockwise Denver, Colorado
39°44′48″N 105°0′23″W / 39.74667°N 105.00639°W / 39.74667; -105.00639 (Denver Street Circuit (Pepsi Center))		 2002–2006 5
Detroit Raceway at Belle Isle Park (BEL)  S  2.101 mi (3.381 km) paved street circuit Clockwise Detroit, Michigan
42°20′10″N 82°59′44″W / 42.33611°N 82.99556°W / 42.33611; -82.99556 (Belle Isle)		 1992–1997 10
2.347 mi (3.777 km) paved street circuit 1998–2001
Detroit Street Circuit (Downtown) (DET)  S  2.500 mi (4.023 km) paved street circuit Clockwise Detroit, Michigan
42°19′47″N 83°2′24″W / 42.32972°N 83.04000°W / 42.32972; -83.04000 (Detroit Street Circuit)		 1989–1991 3
Edmonton City Centre Airport (EDM)  S  1.973 mi (3.175 km) paved airfield / street circuit Clockwise Edmonton, Alberta
53°34′32″N 113°31′23″W / 53.57556°N 113.52306°W / 53.57556; -113.52306 (Edmonton City Centre Airport)		 2005–2007 3
Emerson Fittipaldi Speedway (EFS)  O  1.864 mi (3.000 km) paved oval Counter-clockwise Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
22°58′32″S 43°23′42″W / 22.97556°S 43.39500°W / -22.97556; -43.39500 (Emerson Fittipaldi Speedway)		 1996–2000 5
EuroSpeedway Lausitz (LAU)  O  2.023 mi (3.256 km) paved oval Counter-clockwise Klettwitz, Brandenburg
51°32′0″N 13°55′10″E / 51.53333°N 13.91944°E / 51.53333; 13.91944 (EuroSpeedway Lausitz)		 2001, 2003 2
Gateway International Raceway (GTW)  O  1.250 mi (2.012 km) paved oval Counter-clockwise Madison, Illinois
38°39′3″N 90°8′7″W / 38.65083°N 90.13528°W / 38.65083; -90.13528 (Gateway International Raceway)		 1997–2000 4
Homestead–Miami Speedway (HOM)  O  1.527 mi (2.457 km) paved oval Counter-clockwise Homestead, Florida
25°27′6″N 80°24′31″W / 25.45167°N 80.40861°W / 25.45167; -80.40861 (Homestead-Miami Speedway) 		1996 5
1.517 mi (2.441 km) paved oval 1997
1.502 mi (2.417 km) paved oval 1998–2000
Houston Street Circuit (Downtown) (HOU)  S  1.527 mi (2.457 km) paved street circuit Counter-clockwise Houston, Texas
29°45′10″N 95°21′34″W / 29.75278°N 95.35944°W / 29.75278; -95.35944 (Houston Street Circuit)		 1998–2001 4
Houston Street Circuit (Reliant Park) (HOU)  S  1.700 mi (2.736 km) paved street circuit Counter-clockwise Houston, Texas
29°40′56″N 95°24′31″W / 29.68222°N 95.40861°W / 29.68222; -95.40861 (Houston Street Circuit)		 2006–2007 2
Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS)  O  2.500 mi (4.023 km) paved oval Counter-clockwise Speedway, Indiana
39°47′54″N 86°13′58″W / 39.79833°N 86.23278°W / 39.79833; -86.23278 (Indianapolis Motor Speedway)		 1979–1980, 1983–1995 15
Laguna Seca Raceway6 (LAG)  R  1.900 mi (3.058 km) paved road course Counter-clockwise Monterey, California
36°35′05″N 121°45′10″W / 36.58472°N 121.75278°W / 36.58472; -121.75278 (Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca) 		1983–1987 22
2.238 mi (3.602 km) paved road course 1988–2004
Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVS)  O  1.500 mi (2.414 km) paved oval Counter-clockwise Las Vegas, Nevada
36°16′17″N 115°0′40″W / 36.27139°N 115.01111°W / 36.27139; -115.01111 (Las Vegas Motor Speedway)		 2004–2005 2
Las Vegas Street Circuit (Caesars Palace) (LAS)  S  1.125 mi (1.811 km) paved street circuit Counter-clockwise Las Vegas, Nevada
36°07′1″N 115°10′30″W / 36.11694°N 115.17500°W / 36.11694; -115.17500 (Caesar's Palace)		 1983–1984 2
Las Vegas Street Circuit (Downtown) (LAS)  S  2.440 mi (3.927 km) paved street circuit Counter-clockwise Las Vegas, Nevada
36°10′11″N 115°8′55″W / 36.16972°N 115.14861°W / 36.16972; -115.14861 (Las Vegas Street Circuit)		 2007 1
Long Beach Street Circuit (LBH)  S  1.670 mi (2.688 km) paved street circuit: 1984–1991 Clockwise Long Beach, California
33°45′59″N 118°11′34″W / 33.76639°N 118.19278°W / 33.76639; -118.19278 (Long Beach Street Circuit)		 1984–2007 24
1.586 mi (2.552 km) paved street circuit: 1992–1998
1.824 mi (2.935 km) paved street circuit: 1999
1.969 mi (3.169 km) paved street circuit: 2000–2007
Meadowlands Sports Complex (MEA)  S  1.683 mi (2.709 km) paved street circuit: 1984–1987 Counter-clockwise East Rutherford, New Jersey
40°48′51″N 74°04′26″W / 40.81417°N 74.07389°W / 40.81417; -74.07389 (Meadowlands Street Circuit)		 1984–1991 8
1.217 mi (1.959 km) paved street circuit: 1988–1991
Miami Street Circuit (Bayfront Park) (BAY)  S  1.388 mi (2.234 km) paved street circuit: 2002 Counter-clockwise Miami, Florida
25°46′30″N 80°11′10″W / 25.77500°N 80.18611°W / 25.77500; -80.18611 (Bayfront Park)
 2002–2003 2
1.150 mi (1.851 km) paved street circuit: 2003
Miami Street Circuit (Bicentennial Park) (BIC)  S  1.873 mi (3.014 km) paved street circuit Clockwise Miami, Florida
25°47′2″N 80°11′13″W / 25.78389°N 80.18694°W / 25.78389; -80.18694 (Bicentennial Park)		 1995 1
Miami Street Circuit (Tamiami Park)6 (TAM)  S  1.784 mi (2.871 km) paved street circuit Clockwise University Park, Florida
25°44′59″N 80°22′45″W / 25.74972°N 80.37917°W / 25.74972; -80.37917 (Tamiami Park)		 1985–1988 4
Michigan International Speedway (MIS)  O  2.000 mi (3.219 km) paved oval Counter-clockwise Brooklyn, Michigan
42°03′59″N 84°14′29″W / 42.06639°N 84.24139°W / 42.06639; -84.24139 (Michigan International Speedway)		 1979–2001 33
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (MOH)  R  2.400 mi (3.862 km) paved road course Clockwise Lexington, Ohio
40°41′21″N 82°38′11″W / 40.68917°N 82.63639°W / 40.68917; -82.63639 (Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course)		 1980, 1983–2003 22
Milwaukee Mile (MIL)  O  1.032 mi (1.661 km) paved oval Counter-clockwise West Allis, Wisconsin
43°1′7″N 88°0′37″W / 43.01861°N 88.01028°W / 43.01861; -88.01028 (Milwaukee Mile)		 1980–2006 30
Monterrey Street Circuit (MTY)  S  2.105 mi (3.388 km) paved street circuit Counter-clockwise Monterrey, Nuevo León
25°40′41″N 100°17′00″W / 25.67806°N 100.28333°W / 25.67806; -100.28333 (Fundidora Park)		 2001–2006 6
Nazareth Speedway6 (NAZ)  O  0.946 mi (1.522 km) paved oval Counter-clockwise Nazareth, Pennsylvania
40°43′37″N 75°19′14″W / 40.72694°N 75.32056°W / 40.72694; -75.32056 (Nazareth Speedway)		 1987–2001 15
New Hampshire International Speedway (NHS)  O  1.058 mi (1.703 km) paved oval Counter-clockwise Loudon, New Hampshire
43°21′44″N 71°27′41″W / 43.36222°N 71.46139°W / 43.36222; -71.46139 (New Hampshire International Speedway)		 1992–1995 4
Ontario Motor Speedway (ONT)  O  2.500 mi (4.023 km) paved oval Counter-clockwise Ontario, California
34°4′20″N 117°34′2″W / 34.07222°N 117.56722°W / 34.07222; -117.56722 (Ontario Motor Speedway)		 1979–1980 3
Phoenix International Raceway (PHX)  O  1.000 mi (1.609 km) paved oval Counter-clockwise Avondale, Arizona
33°22′29″N 112°18′40″W / 33.37472°N 112.31111°W / 33.37472; -112.31111 (Phoenix International Raceway)		 1979–1995 22
Pocono International Raceway (POC)  O  2.500 mi (4.023 km) paved oval Counter-clockwise Long Pond, Pennsylvania
41°3′19″N 75°30′41″W / 41.05528°N 75.51139°W / 41.05528; -75.51139 (Pocono Raceway)		 1980, 1982–1989 9
Portland International Raceway (PIR)  R  1.967 mi (3.166 km) paved road course Clockwise Portland, Oregon
45°35′49″N 122°41′45″W / 45.59694°N 122.69583°W / 45.59694; -122.69583 (Portland International Raceway)		 1984–2007 24
Riverside International Raceway (RIV)  R  3.251 mi (5.232 km) paved road course Clockwise Riverside, California
33°56′13″N 117°16′21″W / 33.93694°N 117.27250°W / 33.93694; -117.27250 (Riverside International Raceway)		 1981–1983 3
Road America (ROA)  R  4.048 mi (6.515 km) paved road course Clockwise Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
43°48′0″N 87°59′13″W / 43.80000°N 87.98694°W / 43.80000; -87.98694 (Road America)		 1982–2004, 2006–2007 25
Rockingham Motor Speedway (RMS)  O  1.479 mi (2.380 km) paved oval Counter-clockwise North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire
52°30′54″N 0°39′27″W / 52.51500°N 0.65750°W / 52.51500; -0.65750 (Rockingham Motor Speedway)		 2001–2002 2
St. Petersburg Street Circuit (STP)  S  1.800 mi (2.897 km) paved airfield / street circuit Clockwise St. Petersburg, Florida
27°45′59″N 82°37′45″W / 27.76639°N 82.62917°W / 27.76639; -82.62917 (St. Petersburg Street Circuit)		 2003 1
San Jose Street Circuit (SAJ)  S  1.448 mi (2.330 km) paved street circuit Clockwise San Jose, California
37°19′41″N 121°53′26″W / 37.32806°N 121.89056°W / 37.32806; -121.89056 (San Jose Street Circuit)		 2005–2007 3
Sanair Super Speedway (SAN)  O  0.826 mi (1.329 km) paved oval Counter-clockwise Saint-Pie, Quebec
45°31′45″N 72°53′1″W / 45.52917°N 72.88361°W / 45.52917; -72.88361 (Sanair Super Speedway)		 1984–1986 3
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit (SUR)  S  2.790 mi (4.490 km) paved street circuit Counter-clockwise Surfers Paradise, Queensland
27°59′18″S 153°25′42″E / 27.98833°S 153.42833°E / -27.98833; 153.42833 (Surfers Paradise Street Circuit)		 1991–2007 17
Texas Motor Speedway (TMS)  O  1.482 mi (2.385 km) paved oval Counter-clockwise Fort Worth, Texas
33°2′13″N 97°16′59″W / 33.03694°N 97.28306°W / 33.03694; -97.28306 (Texas Motor Speedway)		 2001 05
Toronto Street Circuit (TOR)  S  1.780 mi (2.865 km) paved street circuit: 1986–1996 Clockwise Toronto, Ontario
43°37′58″N 79°24′58″W / 43.63278°N 79.41611°W / 43.63278; -79.41611 (Exhibition Place)		 1986–2007 22
1.721 mi (2.770 km) paved street circuit: 1997–1999
1.755 mi (2.824 km) paved street circuit: 2000–2007
Trenton International Speedway (TRE)  O  1.500 mi (2.414 km) paved oval Counter-clockwise Trenton, New Jersey
40°14′21″N 74°43′16″W / 40.23917°N 74.72111°W / 40.23917; -74.72111 (Trenton Speedway)		 1979 3
TT Circuit Assen (ASS)  R  2.830 mi (4.554 km) paved road course Clockwise Assen, Drenthe
52°57′42″N 6°31′24″E / 52.96167°N 6.52333°E / 52.96167; 6.52333 (TT Circuit Assen)
 2007 1
Twin Ring Motegi (MOT)  O  1.549 mi (2.493 km) paved oval Counter-clockwise Motegi, Tochigi
36°32′1″N 140°13′39″E / 36.53361°N 140.22750°E / 36.53361; 140.22750 (Twin Ring Motegi)		 1998–2002 5
Vancouver Street Circuit (VAN)  S  1.648 mi (2.652 km) paved street circuit: 1990–1993 Clockwise Vancouver, British Columbia
49°16′35″N 123°6′25″W / 49.27639°N 123.10694°W / 49.27639; -123.10694 (Pacific Place)		 1990–2004 15
1.703 mi (2.741 km) paved street circuit: 1994–1997
1.781 mi (2.866 km) paved street circuit: 1998–2004
Watkins Glen (WGL)  R  3.377 mi (5.435 km) paved road course Clockwise Watkins Glen, New York
42°20′13″N 76°55′38″W / 42.33694°N 76.92722°W / 42.33694; -76.92722 (Watkins Glen International)		 1979–1981 3
Circuit Zolder (ZOL)  R  2.622 mi (4.220 km) paved road course Clockwise Heusden-Zolder, Limburg
50°59′20″N 5°15′20″E / 50.98889°N 5.25556°E / 50.98889; 5.25556 (Circuit Zolder)		 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
Ovals
Atlanta Atlanta
California
Chicago
Rio
Lausitz Lausitz
Gateway
Homestead–Miami
Indianapolis Indianapolis
Las Vegas
Michigan
Milwaukee
Motegi
Nazareth
New Hampshire
Ontario
Phoenix
Pocono Pocono
Rockingham
Sanair
Texas8
Trenton
Road Courses
Assen
Brands Hatch
Montreal
Mexico City Mexico City
Laguna Seca
Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio
Mont-Trem-
blant
Portland
Riverside
Road America Road America
Watkins Glen
Zolder
Street Circuits
Cleveland
Denver (Civic Center)
Denver (Pepsi Center)
Detroit (Belle Isle Park)
Detroit (Downtown)
Edmonton
Houston (Downtown)
Houston (Reliant Park)
Las Vegas (Caesars Palace)
Las Vegas (Down-
town)
Long Beach
Meadowlands
Miami (Bayfront Park)
Miami (Bicent-
ennial Park)
Miami (Tamiami Park)
Monterrey
St. Pete
San Jose
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 Denver were street circuits so the same abbreviation is used.
3.^^ These tracks at Houston were street circuits so the same abbreviation is used.
4.^^ These tracks at Las Vegas were street circuits so the same abbreviation is used.
5.^ The 2001 Firestone Firehawk 600 at Texas Motor Speedway was canceled after qualifying for driver safety concerns.
6.^^^ Each of these circuits twice hosted the Marlboro Challenge, the only non-championship event staged by CART.

See also

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