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Location | Montréal–Mirabel International Airport, Mirabel, Quebec, Canada |
Time zone | UTC-5 (UTC-4 DST) |
Coordinates | 45°40′53.04″N 74°01′25.32″W / 45.6814000°N 74.0237000°W |
Capacity | more than 20,000 |
Opened | May 2008 |
Major events | Current: Super Production Challenge (2011–present) NASCAR Pinty's Series (2011–2017, 2021, 2023) Former: Sports Car Championship Canada (2021) Canadian Touring Car Championship (2008–2018) IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada (2011) Canadian Superbike Championship (2009–2011) |
Website | https://icarexperience.ca/, https://icarexperience.ca/en/ |
Road Course | |
Surface | Tarmac |
Length | 2.125 miles (3.420 km) |
Turns | 16 |
Race lap record | 1:28.747 (![]() |
Oval | |
Length | 0.250 miles (0.400 km) |
Turns | 4 |
Drag Strip | |
Length | 0.250 miles (0.402 km) |
Kart Track | |
Length | 0.62 miles (1 km) |
Turns | 14 |
Driftpark | |
Surface | Tarmac |
Banking | 54 000 sq.ft |
The International Center of Advanced Racing (Circuit ICAR) is a multi-track facility located on the former runways at Montréal–Mirabel International Airport, in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada north of Montreal. The facility features a 2.125 mi (3.420 km), 16-turn road course, a 0.400 mi (0.644 km) oval, a 0.250 mi (0.402 km) drag strip, two kart tracks, a driftpark and an offroad course.
The facility opened in May 2008 as a private motorsport country club, and was opened to the general public in 2009 with the opening of the ICAR Racing Academy, and a karting track designed by Formula One World Champion Jacques Villeneuve.[1]
Circuit ICAR now hosts weekly drag racing events, lapping nights, car clubs and major Canadian race series including the Canadian Touring Car Championship and the NASCAR Pinty's Series.[2]
Lap records
As of August 2021, the fastest official race lap records at Circuit ICAR are listed as:
Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event |
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Full Circuit: 3.420 km (2008–present) | ||||
Sports car racing | 1:28.747[3] | Nickoli Roussakov | Radical SR3 SRX | 2021 ICAR Radical Cup Canada round |
GT4 | 1:31.032[4] | Marco Signoretti | Ford Mustang GT4 | 2021 ICAR Sports Car Championship Canada round |
TCR Touring Car | 1:32.050[4] | Nick Looijmans | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 2021 ICAR Sports Car Championship Canada round |
Porsche Carrera Cup | 1:36.826[5] | Perry Bortolotti | Porsche 911 (997 II) GT3 Cup | 2011 ICAR Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada round |
NASCAR Oval Track Record
Year | Date | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Series | ||
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2021 | April 23 | ![]() |
Destroy Brothers | Chevrolet Camaro | 17.067 sec | NASCAR Sportsman | [6] | |
2021 | May 12 | ![]() |
LadouRacing | Honda Civic | 19.236 sec | NASCAR Sport Compacte Élite | [7] |
NASCAR race winners
Year | Date | Driver | Team | Car | Distance | Race Title | |
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2011 | June 5 | ![]() |
Quaker State | Dodge | 33 Laps | Grand Prix ICAR | [8][9] |
2012 | June 3 | ![]() |
Dodge/GC Motorsports | Dodge | 31 Laps | Lucas Oil Grand Prix presented by Budweiser | [10][11] |
2013 | July 7 | ![]() |
La Cite De Mirabel Inc. | Dodge | 30 Laps | Jiffy Lube 100 presented by Snap-on | [12][13] |
2014 | July 6 | ![]() |
Mopar | Dodge | 30 Laps | Jiffy Lube 100 presented by La Petite Bretonne | [14] |
2015 | July 5 | ![]() |
Lacroix Tuning/Excellence Chrysler | Dodge | 30 Laps | Ecko Unlimited 100 | [15] |
2016 | July 3 | ![]() |
Mopar/Pennzoil/Mopar Express Lane | Dodge | 30 Laps | ICAR 100 | [16] |
2017 | July 8 | ![]() |
Lacroix Tuning/Excellence Chrysler | Dodge | 79 Laps | Ecko Unlimited 75 | [17] |
See also
- List of auto racing tracks in Canada
- Other Montreal area race tracks
Footnotes
- ^ "Interview: Circuit ICAR, The Ultimate Motorsports Complex". DSG Performance. 2010-04-12. Archived from the original on 2015-05-11. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ^ "Circuit ICAR Montreal The International Center for Advanced Racing". URecommed. Archived from the original on 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ^ "2021 ICAR Sundown NASCAR Pinty's Emzone Radical Cup Canada Round 5" (PDF). 29 August 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Complexe ICAR, August 29 Août 2021 Nascar Pinty's @ ICAR ASN Canada FIA Sports Car Canadian Championship Round #8/Epreuve #8". 29 August 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "ICAR, June 4 Juin 2011 Grand-Prix ICAR présenté par Continental IMSA Porsche GT3 Challenge canada Round #3/Epreuve #3". 4 June 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Test Day 4/23/2021 - 4/24/2021". race-monitor.com. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ^ "Pratique 5/13/2021". race-monitor.com. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ^ "NCATS ICAR 6/5/11 Official Results". NASCAR Home Tracks. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ^ "NASCAR Canadian Tire: A first victory for Robin Buck at ICAR". Auto123.com. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ^ "NCATS ICAR 6/3/12 Official Results" (PDF). NASCAR Home Tracks. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ^ "NCATS: Ranger wins at ICAR". Inside Track Motorsport News. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ^ "NCATS ICAR 7/7/13 Official Results". NASCAR Home Tracks. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ^ "NCATS: Ranger dominates at Circuit ICAR". Inside Track Motorsport News. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ^ "NCATS ICAR 7/6/14 Results". NASCAR Home Tracks. Archived from the original on October 17, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ "NCATS ICAR 7/5/15 Results". NASCAR Home Tracks. Archived from the original on April 29, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ "NPS ICAR 7/3/16 Results". NASCAR Home Tracks. Archived from the original on August 18, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
- ^ "Circuit ICAR". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
External links
- Official Site
- Circuit ICAR race results at Racing-Reference
- ICAR Le Club
- NASCAR Track Page