Toronto Street Circuit
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 Grand Prix Circuit (1996–2025) | |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 73,000 |
| FIA Grade | 2 |
| Opened | 20 July 1986 |
| Closed | 20 July 2025 |
| 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 | 2.824 km (1.755 mi) |
| Turns | 11 |
| Race lap record | 0:58.806 ( Cristiano da Matta, Lola B02/00, 2002, CART) |
| Original Grand Prix Circuit (1986–1995) | |
| Surface | Asphalt/Concrete |
| Length | 2.871 km (1.784 mi) |
| Turns | 11 |
| Race lap record | 0:58.830 ( 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]
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).