Toronto Street Circuit
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| Grand Prix Circuit (1996–2025) | |
| Grand Prix Circuit (1996–2025) | |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 73,000 |
| Opened | 20 July 1986; 39 years ago (1986年07月20日) |
| Closed | 20 July 2025; 10 months ago (2025年07月20日) |
| Major events | IndyCar Series Grand Prix of Toronto (1986–2007, 2009–2019, 2022–2025) NASCAR Pinty's Series (2010–2011, 2016–2019, 2022–2023) Stadium Super Trucks (2013–2016, 2019) Pirelli World Challenge (2007, 2010, 2013–2014) Trans-Am Series (1993–1994, 2004–2005, 2010) |
| Grand Prix Circuit (1996–2025) | |
| Surface | Asphalt/Concrete |
| Length | 1.755 mi (2.824 km) |
| Turns | 11 |
| Race lap record | 0:58.806 (Brazil Cristiano da Matta, Lola B02/00, 2002, CART) |
| Original Grand Prix Circuit (1986–1995) | |
| Surface | Asphalt/Concrete |
| Length | 1.784 mi (2.871 km) |
| Turns | 11 |
| Race lap record | 0:58.830 (United States Bobby Rahal, Lola T95/00, 1995, CART) |
Exhibition Place in Toronto hosted American open-wheel car racing, sanctioned by IndyCar and formerly ran as the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto. It was held from 1986 to 2025. The race was held annually in July from 1986 to 2025. In addition to the IndyCar race, several support races were also held, including Indy NXT and the NASCAR Canada Series, as well as vendor exhibits, concerts, and other off-track activities. The street circuit used local roads that wound through and around Exhibition Place and was commonly referred to as the "Streets of Toronto". The race festival took place on a weekend, with the roads closed from Thursday until Monday.
Toronto was classified as an FIA Grade Two circuit.[1]
Circuit
[edit ]The start/finish line was located on Princes' Boulevard, slightly west of Newfoundland Drive. From the Start/Finish line, drivers head east towards the Princes' Gates, turning right (south) onto Canada Boulevard before reaching the gate. From Canada Boulevard, the track goes right onto Lake Shore Boulevard (west) which comprises the longest straightaway on the circuit (this straightaway is sometimes incorrectly referred to as Shoreline Drive during race telecasts; Shoreline Drive is the start-finish straight at the Grand Prix of Long Beach). Drivers re-enter the Exhibition grounds at Ontario Drive, heading north towards Prince's Boulevard where they turn left (west). The circuit continues on to Manitoba Drive and heads north-east then east until reaching Nova Scotia Avenue. At Nova Scotia Avenue, drivers turn right (south) then navigate a left-right-left series of turns until rejoining Prince's Boulevard and heading east towards the start/finish line.
Exhibition Place is one of eight Canadian circuits to have held an Indy/Champ Car race, the others being Mosport, Concord Pacific Place in Vancouver, Edmonton City Centre Airport, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Sanair Super Speedway, and Markham (coming in 2026).
Lap records
[edit ]The unofficial track record is 0:57.143, set by Gil de Ferran in a Reynard 99I, during qualifying for the 1999 Molson Indy Toronto.[2] The fastest official race lap records at the Exhibition Place are listed as:
Former series
[edit ]A variety of racing series have previously run as support series on the race weekend. These include:[22]
- Champ Car World Series (1986–2007)
- Indy Lights (1986–1999, 2001, 2009–2019)
- Canadian Formula Ford Championship (1987, 1998–2000, 2002–2003)
- SCCA Corvette Challenge (1989)
- Atlantic Championship (1990–2007)
- Trans-Am Series (1993–1994, 2004–2005, 2010)
- North American Touring Car Championship (1996–1997)
- Motorola Cup (1998–2000)
- CASCAR Super Series (1999–2005)
- Barber Dodge Pro Series (2001–2003)
- North American Fran Am 2000 Pro Championship (2003–2004)
- USF2000 Championship (2006, 2013–2019, 2022–2025)
- Pirelli World Challenge (2007, 2010, 2013–2014)
- USF Pro 2000 Championship (2007, 2012–2013, 2015–2016, 2018–2019, 2022–2025)
- IndyCar Series (2009–2019, 2022–2025)
- Canadian Touring Car Championship (2009–2011, 2015)
- NASCAR Pinty's Series (2010–2011, 2016–2019, 2022–2023)
- Ferrari Challenge North America (2011–2012)
- Stadium Super Trucks (2013–2016, 2019)
- Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada (2014–2019)
- F1600 Super Series (2014)
- Mazda MX-5 Cup (2017)
- Porsche Carrera Cup North America (2022)
- Sports Car Championship Canada (2022–2024)
- Radical Cup North America (2023–2024)
- Radical Cup Canada (2023–2025)
- Miata Canada Cup (2025)
References
[edit ]- ^ "LIST OF FIA LICENSED CIRCUITS UPDATED ON : 2025年12月01日" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. December 1, 2025. Retrieved April 9, 2026.
- ^ a b c "Toronto - Motorsport Magazine". Motor Sport Magazine . Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "2002 Toronto Champ Cars". Motor Sport Magazine . July 7, 2002. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "20 Toronto Indycars - Round 12". Motor Sport Magazine . July 15, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "2011 Toronto Indy Lights". Motor Sport Magazine . July 10, 2011. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "2006 Formula Atlantic Toronto". July 9, 2006. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
- ^ "2019 Cooper Tires Indy Pro 2000 GP Streets of Toronto Race 2 Report" (PDF). July 14, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "2018 Cooper Tires USF2000 GP of Toronto Race 2 Report" (PDF). July 15, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "2022 Streets of Toronto - Porsche Carrera Cup North America - Race 2 - Official Results (24 Minutes)" (PDF). July 19, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "2002 Barber Dodge Pro Series - Round 5: Toronto, 7th July - Race Results". July 7, 2002. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ "Jorge Diaz, Jr. Scores First Motorock Trans-Am Victory at Molson Indy Toronto". July 10, 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ "Radical Cup North America Streets of Toronto - July 14 - 16, 2023 - Race 2 Overall Results - Official". July 15, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "NATCC 1996 » Exhibition Place, Toronto Round 8 Results". July 13, 1996. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Honda Indy Toronto - Sports Car Championship Canada - Round 5" (PDF). July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Honda Indy Toronto - Sports Car Championship Canada - Race 6" (PDF). July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "Toronto Molson Indy Toronto, July 19 Juillet 1998". July 19, 1998. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
- ^ "2017 MX-5 Cup - Toronto GP - Race 2 Results" (PDF). July 16, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "1995 Toronto Champ Cars". Motor Sport Magazine . July 16, 1995. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
- ^ "1995 Toronto Indy Lights". Motor Sport Magazine . July 16, 1995. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ^ "1993 Formula Atlantic Toronto". July 17, 1993. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
- ^ "1994 TRANS-AM BOX SCORE" (PDF). July 16, 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 18, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
- ^ "Exhibition Place". Ultimate Racing History. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
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