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-mile (3.4 km), 16-turn road course, a 0.4 mile oval, a quarter-mile (0.4 km) drag strip, two kart tracks, a driftpark and an offroad course.
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Location | Montréal–Mirabel International Airport, Mirabel, Quebec, Canada |
Time zone | UTC-5 (UTC-4 DST) |
Coordinates | 45.6814°N 74.0237°W / 45.6814; -74.0237 |
Capacity | more than 20,000 |
Opened | 2008 |
Major events | Super Production Challenge (2011–present) NASCAR Pinty's Series (2011–2017, 2020–present) Canadian Touring Car Championship (2008–present) Canadian Superbike Championship (2009–2011) |
Road Course | |
Surface | Tarmac |
Length | 2.125 miles (3.4 km) |
Turns | 16 |
Oval | |
Length | 0.4 miles (0.64 km) |
Turns | 4 |
Drag Strip | |
Length | 0.25 miles (0.4 km) |
Kart Track | |
Length | 0.62 miles (1 km) |
Turns | 14 |
Driftpark | |
Surface | Tarmac |
Banking | 54 000 sq.ft |
Website | icarexperience |
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]
Year | Date | Driver | Team | Car | Time | Series | ||
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2021 | April 23 | ![]() |
Destroy Brothers | Chevrolet Camaro | 17.067 sec | NASCAR Sportsman | [3] | |
2021 | May 12 | ![]() |
LadouRacing | Honda Civic | 19.236 sec | NASCAR Sport Compacte Élite | [4] |
Year | Date | Driver | Team | Car | Distance | Race Title | |
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2011 | June 5 | ![]() |
Quaker State | Dodge | 33 Laps | Grand Prix ICAR | [5][6] |
2012 | June 3 | ![]() |
Dodge/GC Motorsports | Dodge | 31 Laps | Lucas Oil Grand Prix presented by Budweiser | [7][8] |
2013 | July 7 | ![]() |
La Cite De Mirabel Inc. | Dodge | 30 Laps | Jiffy Lube 100 presented by Snap-on | [9][10] |
2014 | July 6 | ![]() |
Mopar | Dodge | 30 Laps | Jiffy Lube 100 presented by La Petite Bretonne | [11] |
2015 | July 5 | ![]() |
Lacroix Tuning/Excellence Chrysler | Dodge | 30 Laps | Ecko Unlimited 100 | [12] |
2016 | July 3 | ![]() |
Mopar/Pennzoil/Mopar Express Lane | Dodge | 30 Laps | ICAR 100 | [13] |
2017 | July 8 | ![]() |
Lacroix Tuning/Excellence Chrysler | Dodge | 79 Laps | Ecko Unlimited 75 | [14] |
NASCAR Pinty's Series race venues | |
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IMSA Ultra94 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada tracks (2011–2020) | |
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