List of Champ Car circuits

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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
Atlanta International Raceway	ATL	Hampton, Georgia 33°23′1″N 84°19′4″W / 33.38361°N 84.31778°W / 33.38361; -84.31778 (Atlanta Motor Speedway)	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 / 19.40417; -99.08861 (Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez)	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 / 51.35694; 0.26306 (Brands Hatch)	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 / 34.08861; -117.50000 (California Speedway)	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 / 41.83056; -87.74861 (Chicago Motor Speedway)	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 / 45.50583; -73.52667 (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve)	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 / 41.51722; -81.68306 (Burke Lakefront Airport)	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 / 39.73917; -104.98944	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 / 39.74667; -105.00639	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 / 42.33611; -82.99556 (Belle Isle)	Street circuit	2.101 mi (3.381 km): 1992–1997	1992–2001	10
Detroit street circuit (Belle Isle Park)	DET³		Street circuit	2.347 mi (3.777 km): 1998–2001	1992–2001	10
Detroit street circuit (Downtown)	DET³	Detroit, Michigan 42°19′47″N 83°2′24″W / 42.32972°N 83.04000°W / 42.32972; -83.04000 (Detroit Street Circuit)	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 / 53.57556; -113.52306 (Edmonton City Centre Airport)	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 / -22.97556; -43.39500 (Emerson Fittipaldi Speedway)	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 / 51.53333; 13.91944 (EuroSpeedway Lausitz)	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 / 38.65083; -90.13528 (Gateway International Raceway)	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 / 25.45167; -80.40861 (Homestead-Miami Speedway)	Oval	1.517 mi (2.441 km): 1996–1997	1996–2000	5
Homestead–Miami Speedway	HMS		Oval	1.502 mi (2.417 km): 1998–2000	1996–2000	5
Houston street circuit (Downtown)	HOU⁵	Houston, Texas 29°45′10″N 95°21′34″W / 29.75278°N 95.35944°W / 29.75278; -95.35944 (Houston Street Circuit)	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 / 29.68222; -95.40861 (Houston Street Circuit)	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 / 39.79833; -86.23278 (Indianapolis Motor Speedway)	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 / 36.58472; -121.75278 (Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca)	Road course	1.900 mi (3.058 km): 1983–1987	1983–2004	22
Laguna Seca Raceway⁶	LAG		Road course	2.238 mi (3.602 km): 1988–2004	1983–2004	22
Las Vegas Motor Speedway	LMS	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)	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 / 36.11694; -115.17500 (Caesar's Palace)	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 / 36.16972; -115.14861 (Las Vegas Street Circuit)	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 / 33.76639; -118.19278 (Long Beach Street Circuit)	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 / 40.81417; -74.07389 (Meadowlands Street Circuit)	Street circuit	1.683 mi (2.709 km): 1984–1987	1984–1991	8
Meadowlands Sports Complex	MEA		Street circuit	1.217 mi (1.959 km): 1988–1991	1984–1991	8
Miami street circuit (Bayfront Park)	MIA²	Miami, Florida 25°46′30″N 80°11′10″W / 25.77500°N 80.18611°W / 25.77500; -80.18611 (Bayfront Park)	Street circuit	1.388 mi (2.234 km): 2002	2002–2003	2
Miami street circuit (Bayfront Park)	MIA²		Street circuit	1.150 mi (1.851 km): 2003	2002–2003	2
Miami street circuit (Bicentennial Park)	MIA²	Miami, Florida 25°47′2″N 80°11′13″W / 25.78389°N 80.18694°W / 25.78389; -80.18694 (Bicentennial Park)	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 / 25.74972; -80.37917 (Tamiami Park)	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 / 42.06639; -84.24139 (Michigan International Speedway)	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 / 40.68917; -82.63639 (Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course)	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 / 43.01861; -88.01028 (Milwaukee Mile)	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 / 46.18778; -74.61000 (Circuit Mont-Tremblant)	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 / 25.67806; -100.28333 (Fundidora Park)	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 / 40.72694; -75.32056 (Nazareth Speedway)	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 / 43.36222; -71.46139	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 / 34.07222; -117.56722 (Ontario Motor Speedway)	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 / 33.37472; -112.31111 (Phoenix International Raceway)	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 / 41.05528; -75.51139 (Pocono Raceway)	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 / 45.59694; -122.69583 (Portland International Raceway)	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 / 33.93694; -117.27250 (Riverside International Raceway)	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 / 43.80000; -87.98694 (Road America)	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 / 52.51500; -0.65750 (Rockingham Motor Speedway)	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 / 27.76639; -82.62917 (St. Petersburg Street Circuit)	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 / 37.32806; -121.89056 (San Jose Street Circuit)	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 / 45.52917; -72.88361 (Sanair Super Speedway)	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 / -27.98833; 153.42833 (Surfers Paradise Street Circuit)	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 / 33.03694; -97.28306 (Texas Motor Speedway)	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 / 43.63278; -79.41611 (Exhibition Place)	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 / 40.23917; -74.72111 (Trenton Speedway)	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 / 52.96167; 6.52333 (TT Circuit Assen)	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 / 36.53361; 140.22750 (Twin Ring Motegi)	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 / 49.27639; -123.10694 (Pacific Place)	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 / 42.33694; -76.92722 (Watkins Glen International)	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 / 50.98889; 5.25556 (Circuit Zolder)	Road course	2.622 mi (4.220 km)	2007	1

Timeline

1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1989	1990	1991	1992	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	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.

List of Champ Car circuits

Contents

Circuits

Timeline

Notes

See also