List of Champ Car circuits

This is a list of circuits which hosted a CART/Champ Car World Series race from 1979 to 2007.

In total, 54 different tracks have hosted a Champ Car race. The first to do so was Phoenix International Raceway, where the inaugural CART World Series race, the 1979 Arizona Republic / Jimmy Bryan 150, was held. The last course to hold a Champ Car race was the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, with the 2007 Gran Premio Tecate. 21 ovals, 12 permanent road courses, and 21 temporary street circuits have hosted racing events with 38 tracks located in the United States and 16 abroad.

Circuit	Abbr.	Location	Track Type	Length	Season(s)	Races^1	Map
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	01
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	07
Bayfront Park	MIA^2	Miami, Florida 25°46′30″N 80°11′10″W / 25.77500°N 80.18611°W	Street circuit	1.388 mi (2.234 km) 1.150 mi (1.851 km)	2002 2003	02
The Raceway on Belle Isle	DET^3	Detroit, Michigan 42°20′10″N 82°59′44″W / 42.33611°N 82.99556°W	Street circuit	2.101 mi (3.381 km) 2.347 mi (3.777 km)	1992–1997 1998–2001	10
Bicentennial Park	MIA^2	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	01
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	01
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) 2.369 mi (3.813 km) 2.106 mi (3.389 km)	1982–1989 1990–1996 1997–2007	26
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	06
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	04
Denver street circuit (Civic Center)	DEN^4	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	02
Denver street circuit (Pepsi Center)	DEN^4	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	05
Detroit street circuit	DET^3	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	03
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	03
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	05
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	02
Exhibition Place	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) 1.721 mi (2.770 km) 1.755 mi (2.824 km)	1986–1996 1997–1999 2000–2007	22
Fundidora Park	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	06
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	04
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	05
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	08
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) 1.502 mi (2.417 km)	1996–1997 1998–2000	05
Houston street circuit (downtown)	HOU^5	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	04
Indianapolis Motor Speedway	IND	Speedway, Indiana 39°47′54″N 86°13′58″W / 39.79833°N 86.23278°W	Oval	2.5 mi (4.0 km)	1979–1980, 1983–1995	15
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca^6	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) 2.238 mi (3.602 km)	1983–1987 1988–2004	22
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	02
Las Vegas street circuit (Caesars Palace)	LAS^7	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	02
Las Vegas street circuit (Fremont Street)	LAS^7	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	01
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) 1.586 mi (2.552 km) 1.824 mi (2.935 km) 1.969 mi (3.169 km)	1984–1991 1992–1998 1999 2000–2007	24
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) 1.217 mi (1.959 km)	1984–1987 1988–1991	08
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	01
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	05
Nazareth Speedway^6	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	04
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	03
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	09
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
Reliant Park	HOU^5	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	02
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	03
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	East 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	02
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	01
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	03
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	03
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
Tamiami Park^6	MIA^2	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	04
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)	2001^8	00
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	03
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) 1.703 mi (2.741 km) 1.781 mi (2.866 km)	1990–1993 1994–1997 1998–2004	15
Watkins Glen International	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	03
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	01

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 has twice hosted the Marlboro Challenge, the only non-championship event CART has held.

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

• List of IndyCar Series racetracks