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 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. 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. Street circuit A temporary circuit composed of temporarily closed-off public roads or airport runways.
Circuit Type Length and Layout Direction Location Map Seasons Races Atlanta International Raceway (ATL) paved oval Counter-clockwise 7 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (AHR) paved road course Clockwise 8 Brands Hatch (BRH) paved road course Clockwise 1 California Speedway (CAL) paved oval Counter-clockwise 6 Chicago Motor Speedway (CHI) paved oval Counter-clockwise 1999–2002 4 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (CGV) paved road course Clockwise 5 (CMT) paved road course Clockwise 1 Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport (CLE) concrete airfield circuit Clockwise 26 concrete airfield circuit concrete airfield circuit Denver street circuit (Civic Center) (DEN) paved street circuit Clockwise 2 Denver street circuit (Pepsi Center) (DEN) paved street circuit Counter-clockwise 5 Detroit Raceway at Belle Isle Park (BEL) Clockwise 10 paved street circuit Detroit Street Circuit (Downtown) (DET) paved street circuit Clockwise 1989–1991 3 Edmonton City Centre Airport (EDM) paved airfield / street circuit Clockwise 3 Emerson Fittipaldi Speedway (EFS) paved oval Counter-clockwise 5 EuroSpeedway Lausitz (LAU) paved oval Counter-clockwise 2 Gateway International Raceway (GTW) paved oval Counter-clockwise 4 Homestead–Miami Speedway (HOM) paved ovalCounter-clockwise 19965 paved oval 1997 paved oval 1998–2000 Houston Street Circuit (Downtown) (HOU) paved street circuit Counter-clockwise 4 Houston Street Circuit (Reliant Park) (HOU) paved street circuit Counter-clockwise 2006–2007 2 Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) paved oval Counter-clockwise 15 (LAG) paved road courseCounter-clockwise 22 paved road course Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVS) paved oval Counter-clockwise 2004–2005 2 Las Vegas Street Circuit (Caesars Palace) (LAS) paved street circuit Counter-clockwise 2 Las Vegas Street Circuit (Downtown) (LAS) paved street circuit Counter-clockwise 1 Long Beach Street Circuit (LBH) paved street circuit: 1984–1991 Clockwise 24 paved street circuit: 1992–1998 paved street circuit: 1999 paved street circuit: 2000–2007Meadowlands Sports Complex (MEA) paved street circuit: 1984–1987 Counter-clockwise 8 paved street circuit: 1988–1991 Miami Street Circuit (Bayfront Park) (BAY) paved street circuit: 2002 Counter-clockwise 2 paved street circuit: 2003 Miami Street Circuit (Bicentennial Park) (BIC) paved street circuit Clockwise 1995 1 Miami Street Circuit (Tamiami Park) (TAM) paved street circuit Clockwise 1985–1988 4 Michigan International Speedway (MIS) paved oval Counter-clockwise 33 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (MOH) paved road course Clockwise 22 Milwaukee Mile (MIL) paved oval Counter-clockwise 30 Monterrey Street Circuit (MTY) paved street circuit Counter-clockwise 6 Nazareth Speedway (NAZ) paved oval Counter-clockwise 1987–2001 15 New Hampshire International Speedway (NHS) paved oval Counter-clockwise 4 Ontario Motor Speedway (ONT) paved oval Counter-clockwise 3 Phoenix International Raceway (PHX) paved oval Counter-clockwise 22 Pocono International Raceway (POC) paved oval Counter-clockwise 9 Portland International Raceway (PIR) paved road course Clockwise 24 Riverside International Raceway (RIV) paved road course Clockwise 1981–1983 3 Road America (ROA) paved road course Clockwise 25 Rockingham Motor Speedway (RMS) paved oval Counter-clockwise 2 (STP) paved airfield / street circuit Clockwise 1 San Jose Street Circuit (SAJ) paved street circuit Clockwise 3 Sanair Super Speedway (SAN) paved oval Counter-clockwise 3 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit (SUR) paved street circuit Counter-clockwise 1991–2007 17 Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) paved oval Counter-clockwise 0Toronto Street Circuit (TOR) paved street circuit: 1986–1996 Clockwise 1986–2007 22 paved street circuit: 1997–1999 paved street circuit: 2000–2007 Trenton International Speedway (TRE) paved oval Counter-clockwise 3 TT Circuit Assen (ASS) paved road course Clockwise 1 Twin Ring Motegi (MOT) paved oval Counter-clockwise 5 Vancouver Street Circuit (VAN) paved street circuit: 1990–1993 Clockwise 15 paved street circuit: 1994–1997 paved street circuit: 1998–2004 Watkins Glen (WGL) paved road course Clockwise 3 (ZOL) paved road course Clockwise 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 Texas 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 List of Champ Car drivers List of fatal Champ Car accidents List of Champ Car pole positions List of Champ Car teams List of Champ Car winners
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