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
TT Circuit AssenASS Assen, Drenthe
52°57′42″N 6°31′24″E
Road course2.830 mi (4.554 km)20071
Atlanta International RacewayATL Hampton, Georgia
33°23′1″N 84°19′4″W
Oval1.522 mi (2.449 km)1979, 1981–19837
Brands HatchBRH Swanley, Kent
51°21′25″N 0°15′47″E
Road course1.200 mi (1.931 km)20031
California SpeedwayCAL Fontana, California
34°5′19″N 117°30′0″W
Oval2.029 mi (3.265 km)1997–20026
Chicago Motor SpeedwayCHI Cicero, Illinois
41°49′50″N 87°44′55″W
Oval1.029 mi (1.656 km)1999–20024
Cleveland Burke Lakefront AirportCLE Cleveland, Ohio
41°31′2″N 81°40′59″W
Street circuit2.480 mi (3.991 km): 1982–19891982–200726
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
Street circuit1.901 mi (3.059 km)1990–19912
Denver street circuit (Pepsi Center)DEN4 Denver, Colorado
39°44′48″N 105°0′23″W
Street circuit1.640 mi (2.639 km)2002–20065
Detroit street circuit (Belle Isle Park)DET3 Detroit, Michigan
42°20′10″N 82°59′44″W
Street circuit2.101 mi (3.381 km): 1992–19971992–200110
2.347 mi (3.777 km): 1998–2001
Detroit street circuit (Downtown)DET3 Detroit, Michigan
42°19′47″N 83°2′24″W
Street circuit2.500 mi (4.023 km)1989–19913
Edmonton City Centre AirportEDM Edmonton, Alberta
53°34′32″N 113°31′23″W
Street circuit1.973 mi (3.175 km)2005–20073
Emerson Fittipaldi SpeedwayEFS Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
22°58′32″S 43°23′42″W
Oval1.864 mi (3.000 km)1996–20005
EuroSpeedway LausitzLAU Klettwitz, Brandenburg
51°32′0″N 13°55′10″E
Oval2.023 mi (3.256 km)2001, 20032
Gateway International RacewayGAT Madison, Illinois
38°39′3″N 90°8′7″W
Oval1.250 mi (2.012 km)1997–20004
Circuit Gilles VilleneuveCGV Montreal, Quebec
45°30′21″N 73°31′36″W
Road course2.710 mi (4.361 km)2002–20065
Autódromo Hermanos RodríguezAHR Mexico City
19°24′15″N 99°5′19″W
Road course2.747 mi (4.421 km)1980–1981, 2002–20078
Homestead–Miami SpeedwayHMS Homestead, Florida
25°27′6″N 80°24′31″W
Oval1.517 mi (2.441 km): 1996–19971996–20005
1.502 mi (2.417 km): 1998–2000
Houston street circuit (Downtown)HOU5 Houston, Texas
29°45′10″N 95°21′34″W
Street circuit1.527 mi (2.457 km)1998–20014
Houston street circuit (Reliant Park)HOU5 Houston, Texas
29°40′56″N 95°24′31″W
Street circuit1.700 mi (2.736 km)2006–20072
Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayIND Speedway, Indiana
39°47′54″N 86°13′58″W
Oval2.500 mi (4.023 km)1979–1980, 1983–199515
Laguna Seca Raceway6LAG Monterey, California
36°35′05″N 121°45′10″W
Road course1.900 mi (3.058 km): 1983–19871983–200422
2.238 mi (3.602 km): 1988–2004
Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayLMS Las Vegas, Nevada
36°16′17″N 115°0′40″W
Oval1.500 mi (2.414 km)2004–20052
Las Vegas street circuit (Caesars Palace)LAS7 Las Vegas, Nevada
36°07′1″N 115°10′30″W
Street circuit1.125 mi (1.811 km)1983–19842
Las Vegas street circuit (Downtown)LAS7 Las Vegas, Nevada
36°10′11″N 115°8′55″W
Street circuit2.440 mi (3.927 km)20071
Long Beach street circuitLBH Long Beach, California
33°45′59″N 118°11′34″W
Street circuit1.670 mi (2.688 km): 1984–19911984–200724
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 ComplexMEA East Rutherford, New Jersey
40°48′51″N 74°04′26″W
Street circuit1.683 mi (2.709 km): 1984–19871984–19918
1.217 mi (1.959 km): 1988–1991
Miami street circuit (Bayfront Park)MIA2 Miami, Florida
25°46′30″N 80°11′10″W
Street circuit1.388 mi (2.234 km): 20022002–20032
1.150 mi (1.851 km): 2003
Miami street circuit (Bicentennial Park)MIA2 Miami, Florida
25°47′2″N 80°11′13″W
Street circuit1.873 mi (3.014 km)19951
Miami street circuit (Tamiami Park)6MIA2 University Park, Florida
25°44′59″N 80°22′45″W
Street circuit1.784 mi (2.871 km)1985–19884
Michigan International SpeedwayMIS Brooklyn, Michigan
42°03′59″N 84°14′29″W
Oval2.000 mi (3.219 km)1979–200133
Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseMDO Lexington, Ohio
40°41′21″N 82°38′11″W
Road course2.400 mi (3.862 km)1980, 1983–200322
Milwaukee MileMIL West Allis, Wisconsin
43°1′7″N 88°0′37″W
Oval1.032 mi (1.661 km)1980–200630
Circuit Mont-TremblantMTT Mont-Tremblant, Quebec
46°11′16″N 74°36′36″W
Road course2.650 mi (4.265 km)20071
Monterrey street circuitMTY Monterrey, Nuevo León
25°40′41″N 100°17′00″W
Street circuit2.105 mi (3.388 km)2001–20066
Twin Ring MotegiMOT Motegi, Tochigi
36°32′1″N 140°13′39″E
Oval1.549 mi (2.493 km)1998–20025
Nazareth Speedway6NAZ Nazareth, Pennsylvania
40°43′37″N 75°19′14″W
Oval0.946 mi (1.522 km)1987–200115
New Hampshire International SpeedwayNIS Loudon, New Hampshire
43°21′44″N 71°27′41″W
Oval1.058 mi (1.703 km)1992–19954
Ontario Motor SpeedwayONT Ontario, California
34°4′20″N 117°34′2″W
Oval2.500 mi (4.023 km)1979–19803
Phoenix International RacewayPHX Avondale, Arizona
33°22′29″N 112°18′40″W
Oval1.000 mi (1.609 km)1979–199522
Pocono International RacewayPOC Long Pond, Pennsylvania
41°3′19″N 75°30′41″W
Oval2.500 mi (4.023 km)1980, 1982–19899
Portland International RacewayPIR Portland, Oregon
45°35′49″N 122°41′45″W
Road course1.967 mi (3.166 km)1984–200724
Riverside International RacewayRIR Riverside, California
33°56′13″N 117°16′21″W
Road course3.251 mi (5.232 km)1981–19833
Road AmericaROA Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
43°48′0″N 87°59′13″W
Road course4.048 mi (6.515 km)1982–2004, 2006–200725
Rockingham Motor SpeedwayRMS East Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire
52°30′54″N 0°39′27″W
Oval1.479 mi (2.380 km)2001–20022
St. Petersburg street circuitSTP St. Petersburg, Florida
27°45′59″N 82°37′45″W
Street circuit1.800 mi (2.897 km)20031
San Jose street circuitSAJ San Jose, California
37°19′41″N 121°53′26″W
Street circuit1.448 mi (2.330 km)2005–20073
Sanair Super SpeedwaySAN Saint-Pie, Quebec
45°31′45″N 72°53′1″W
Oval0.826 mi (1.329 km)1984–19863
Surfers Paradise Street CircuitSRF Surfers Paradise, Queensland
27°59′18″S 153°25′42″E
Street circuit2.790 mi (4.490 km)1991–200717
Texas Motor SpeedwayTXS Fort Worth, Texas
33°2′13″N 97°16′59″W
Oval1.482 mi (2.385 km)200108
Toronto street circuitTOR Toronto, Ontario
43°37′58″N 79°24′58″W
Street circuit1.780 mi (2.865 km): 1986–19961986–200722
1.721 mi (2.770 km): 1997–1999
1.755 mi (2.824 km): 2000–2007
Trenton International SpeedwayTRE Trenton, New Jersey
40°14′21″N 74°43′16″W
Oval1.500 mi (2.414 km)19793
Vancouver street circuitVAN Vancouver, British Columbia
49°16′35″N 123°6′25″W
Street circuit1.648 mi (2.652 km): 1990–19931990–200415
1.703 mi (2.741 km): 1994–1997
1.781 mi (2.866 km): 1998–2004
Watkins GlenWGL Watkins Glen, New York
42°20′13″N 76°55′38″W
Road course3.370 mi (5.423 km)1979–19813
Circuit ZolderZOL Heusden-Zolder, Limburg
50°59′20″N 5°15′20″E
Road course2.622 mi (4.220 km)20071

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. Peters-
burg
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 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


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