North American Motorsport
Explore the major racing circuits that have shaped motorsport across the United States, Canada and Mexico: from Formula 1 and IndyCar venues to legendary road courses, NASCAR superspeedways, endurance-racing circuits and historic motorsport facilities.
Few regions offer as much variety in motorsport as North America. In a single season you can watch Formula 1 on a purpose-built grand prix circuit in Texas, the Indianapolis 500 on a century-old oval, NASCAR on everything from half-mile bullrings to 2.66-mile superspeedways, and IMSA sports cars racing through the night at Daytona and Sebring. Add endurance racing, MotoGP and MotoAmerica motorcycles, drag racing, historic events and a deep base of grassroots club racing and track days, and the range is hard to match anywhere else.
This directory introduces 40 circuits across the United States, Canada and Mexico that matter to that landscape today, from world-championship venues to regional road courses with long histories. Each entry gives you the essentials at a glance: where the circuit is, what kind of track it is, how long a lap is and which major series race there. Detailed AutoGathering pages for each circuit, covering history, layouts, events and visitor information, will be linked from here as they are published.
The circuits are not ranked. They are grouped by country and can be filtered by type and series, so the aim is discovery rather than a league table.
Eight circuits with international profiles and busy 2026 calendars. They appear again in their country sections below with full details.
Austin, Texas · USA
The only North American circuit on both the Formula 1 and MotoGP calendars in 2026. Its uphill Turn 1 and a sequence of esses modelled on classic European corners make it a regular stop for world championships.
Explore Circuit Circuit of the Americas
Speedway, Indiana · USA
More than a century of racing on one site. The 2.5-mile oval stages the Indianapolis 500 each May, and its infield road course welcomes IndyCar, IMSA and GT racing through the rest of the season.
Explore Circuit Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Daytona Beach, Florida · USA
The Daytona 500 and the Rolex 24 at Daytona both start here, a few weeks apart each winter, making the high banks the opening act of the American racing year for stock cars and sports cars alike.
Explore Circuit Daytona International Speedway
Monterey, California · USA
Set in the hills near Monterey, Laguna Seca pairs the famous Corkscrew with a compact, technical lap. It closed the 2026 IndyCar season and hosts IMSA, MotoAmerica and historic racing.
Explore Circuit WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin · USA
Four miles of Wisconsin countryside with long straights and fast corners, largely unchanged since the 1950s. IndyCar, IMSA, GT World Challenge America and MotoAmerica all race here.
Explore Circuit Road America
Watkins Glen, New York · USA
The former home of the United States Grand Prix, set above Seneca Lake. Today The Glen brings NASCAR and IMSA endurance racing to New York's Finger Lakes region.
Explore Circuit Watkins Glen International
Montreal, Quebec · Canada
Home of the Canadian Grand Prix since 1978, on an island in the St. Lawrence River minutes from downtown Montreal. In 2026 the race moved to May, directly after Miami.
Explore Circuit Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve
Mexico City · Mexico
Mexico City's high-altitude circuit ends each lap through the Foro Sol stadium in front of tens of thousands of fans. It hosts the Mexico City Grand Prix and national racing series.
Explore Circuit Autódromo Hermanos RodríguezThe United States contains one of the world’s most diverse motorsport landscapes, from historic road courses and endurance-racing venues to massive NASCAR superspeedways and modern Formula 1 facilities.
Austin, Texas · USA
Built for Formula 1 and opened in 2012, COTA climbs about 40 metres from the start line to a blind, uphill Turn 1. Its calendar spans the United States Grand Prix, MotoGP, MotoAmerica, NASCAR on a shortened layout and the World Endurance Championship's Lone Star Le Mans.
Explore Circuit Circuit of the AmericasSpeedway, Indiana · USA
Opened in 1909 and still marked by a yard of original bricks at the finish line, the Brickyard is home to the Indianapolis 500. Its 2.5-mile oval and infield road course also host NASCAR's Brickyard 400, IMSA's Battle on the Bricks and the Indianapolis 8 Hour.
Explore Circuit Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayDaytona Beach, Florida · USA
Daytona's 31-degree banking frames the Daytona 500 each February, weeks after the combined infield road course opens the IMSA season with the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Motorcycles take over in March for the Daytona 200, the opening round of MotoAmerica Supersport.
Explore Circuit Daytona International SpeedwayMonterey, California · USA
Known for the Corkscrew, a blind left-right that drops roughly 18 metres in a few car lengths. The circuit in the hills above Monterey hosts the IndyCar season finale, IMSA and MotoAmerica, plus the Monterey Motorsports Reunion for historic racing cars each August.
Explore Circuit WeatherTech Raceway Laguna SecaElkhart Lake, Wisconsin · USA
A four-mile road course in Wisconsin's Kettle Moraine, running on essentially the same layout since 1955. Long straights and heavy braking zones define the lap. The 2026 calendar brings IndyCar, IMSA's first six-hour race at the venue, GT World Challenge America and MotoAmerica.
Explore Circuit Road AmericaWatkins Glen, New York · USA
Home of the United States Grand Prix from 1961 to 1980, The Glen is a fast, flowing road course in New York's Finger Lakes. Its Esses and Inner Loop feature on the NASCAR Cup Series calendar and at IMSA's Six Hours of The Glen, part of the Michelin Endurance Cup.
Explore Circuit Watkins Glen International
Sebring, Florida · USA
Laid out on a former Second World War airfield, Sebring mixes bumpy concrete runway sections with asphalt. The 12 Hours of Sebring has run here since 1952 and anchors IMSA's endurance season, and the circuit is widely used for sports-car testing.
Explore Circuit Sebring International Raceway
Braselton, Georgia · USA
Steep Esses and a plunging downhill run to the final corner shape the lap at Road Atlanta. The Georgia circuit hosts Motul Petit Le Mans, the ten-hour IMSA season finale, along with GT World Challenge America and MotoAmerica, which opened its 2026 Superbike season here.
Explore Circuit Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta
Alton, Virginia · USA
Opened in 1957 and revived in 2000, VIR sits on rolling farmland near the North Carolina border. Its Full Course, with the uphill Esses and the Oak Tree turn, hosts IMSA's Michelin GT Challenge, MotoAmerica and a busy calendar of club racing and track days.
Explore Circuit Virginia International Raceway
Lexington, Ohio · USA
A tight, technical road course in rural Ohio where overtaking is hard won and the Keyhole hairpin shapes the lap. Mid-Ohio hosts the IndyCar Honda Indy 200 and MotoAmerica, and has long been a centre of amateur sports-car racing in the Midwest.
Explore Circuit Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Birmingham, Alabama · USA
Landscaped parkland, sculptures around the grounds and the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum give this Alabama circuit its own character. The 17-turn road course hosts the IndyCar Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, GT World Challenge America and MotoAmerica.
Explore Circuit Barber Motorsports Park
Sonoma, California · USA
A hilly road course in California wine country that hosts the NASCAR Cup Series and GT World Challenge America, while its drag strip stages the NHRA Sonoma Nationals. The facility also runs a large calendar of club racing, driving schools and track days.
Explore Circuit Sonoma Raceway
Portland, Oregon · USA
Built in West Delta Park on land once occupied by the city of Vanport, this flat, fast road course hosts the IndyCar Grand Prix of Portland each summer, alongside a busy regional schedule of club racing and track days.
Explore Circuit Portland International Raceway
Lakeville, Connecticut · USA
A short, fast road course in the hills of northwest Connecticut, racing since 1957. Lime Rock hosts the Trans Am Memorial Day Classic and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and holds the Lime Rock Historic Festival over Labor Day weekend.
Explore Circuit Lime Rock Park
Shelton, Washington · USA
One of the newer permanent circuits in the Pacific Northwest, The Ridge is a hilly, technical road course set among the forests of Washington's Olympic Peninsula. It is a round of the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship and a busy venue for track days.
Explore Circuit The Ridge Motorsports Park
Long Beach, California · USA
The Grand Prix of Long Beach dates to 1975 and hosted Formula 1 from 1976 to 1983. Each April the seaside layout, including the curving run along Shoreline Drive, hosts IndyCar and IMSA at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
Explore Circuit Streets of Long Beach
St. Petersburg, Florida · USA
Laid out around the downtown waterfront and part of the runway at Albert Whitted Airport, this temporary circuit traditionally opens the IndyCar season, as it did again on March 1, 2026.
Explore Circuit Streets of St. Petersburg
Detroit, Michigan · USA
Since 2023 the Detroit Grand Prix has run on a downtown street circuit near the Renaissance Center, with a double-sided pit lane. IndyCar and IMSA share the weekend at the end of May or early June.
Explore Circuit Streets of Detroit
Miami Gardens, Florida · USA
Built around Hard Rock Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins, this temporary circuit has hosted the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix since 2022. The lap combines long straights with a slow, tight section that runs beneath a highway overpass.
Explore Circuit Miami International Autodrome
Las Vegas, Nevada · USA
Formula 1's Saturday-night race runs past the Sphere, Caesars Palace and the Bellagio, with a long flat-out section along the Las Vegas Strip itself. The Las Vegas Grand Prix has been held each November since 2023.
Explore Circuit Las Vegas Strip Circuit
Lincoln, Alabama · USA
The longest oval on the NASCAR calendar at 2.66 miles, with 33-degree banking that keeps the field in tight drafting packs. Talladega hosts two Cup Series races a year, including a round of NASCAR's 2026 playoff, The Chase.
Explore Circuit Talladega Superspeedway
Concord, North Carolina · USA
The 1.5-mile quad-oval hosts the Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR's longest race, over Memorial Day weekend. The complex also includes a road course known as the Roval and zMAX Dragway, home of the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals.
Explore Circuit Charlotte Motor Speedway
Bristol, Tennessee · USA
A half-mile concrete bowl with steep banking and grandstands that wrap the entire track. Bristol runs a spring Cup Series race in April and the Bass Pro Shops Night Race in September, a round of The Chase in 2026.
Explore Circuit Bristol Motor Speedway
Darlington, South Carolina · USA
Opened in 1950 with an egg-shaped layout, reportedly so construction would not disturb a neighbouring minnow pond. Darlington hosts the Southern 500 on Labor Day weekend, which opened NASCAR's 2026 Chase, plus a spring race in March.
Explore Circuit Darlington Raceway
Hampton, Georgia · USA
Known as Atlanta Motor Speedway until 2025. A 2022 reprofile added steeper banking and turned its races into superspeedway-style drafting contests. The Georgia track hosts two NASCAR Cup Series races a year.
Explore Circuit EchoPark Speedway
Avondale, Arizona · USA
A one-mile oval with a distinctive dogleg on the backstretch, set against the desert mountains west of Phoenix. It hosted NASCAR's championship race from 2020 to 2025, and IndyCar returned in 2026 after an eight-year absence.
Explore Circuit Phoenix Raceway
Homestead, Florida · USA
A 1.5-mile oval with variable banking that rewards drivers willing to run close to the wall. Homestead-Miami returned as host of the NASCAR Cup Series championship race in 2026, a role it previously held from 2002 to 2019.
Explore Circuit Homestead-Miami Speedway
Madison, Illinois · USA
Across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, this egg-shaped 1.25-mile oval hosts NASCAR's Enjoy Illinois 300 and an IndyCar night race, while the drag strip on the same site stages the NHRA Midwest Nationals.
Explore Circuit World Wide Technology Raceway
Long Pond, Pennsylvania · USA
Nicknamed the Tricky Triangle, Pocono's 2.5-mile oval has three corners with different banking and radius, each modelled on a different historic track. It hosts a NASCAR Cup Series race each summer in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains.
Explore Circuit Pocono Raceway
Lebanon, Tennessee · USA
A 1.33-mile concrete tri-oval east of Nashville that rejoined the Cup Series calendar in 2021. In 2026 it hosts NASCAR's Cracker Barrel 400 in May and the IndyCar Music City Grand Prix in July.
Explore Circuit Nashville Superspeedway
Brownsburg, Indiana · USA
Home of the NHRA U.S. Nationals, known as the Big Go, held here since 1961 and run over Labor Day weekend. The complex west of Indianapolis also includes a 0.686-mile short oval and a road course used for regional racing.
Explore Circuit Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway ParkCanada has a smaller but historically important motorsport scene, including Formula 1, IMSA, sports-car racing, motorcycle racing and major Canadian racing events.
Montreal, Quebec · Canada
Laid out on Île Notre-Dame, the island created for Expo 67, this semi-permanent circuit has hosted the Canadian Grand Prix since 1978. Long straights end in heavy braking zones, and the final chicane is lined by the barrier known as the Wall of Champions.
Explore Circuit Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve
Bowmanville, Ontario · Canada
Opened as Mosport in 1961, this fast, undulating road course east of Toronto hosted the Canadian Grand Prix in the 1960s and 1970s. It holds a round of the IMSA WeatherTech Championship each July and a busy season of Canadian racing.
Explore Circuit Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
Mont-Tremblant, Quebec · Canada
Carved into the Laurentian Mountains in the mid-1960s, Mont-Tremblant hosted the Canadian Grand Prix in 1968 and 1970. Today its hilly, flowing layout runs a busy season of regional racing, historic events, track days and driving programs.
Explore Circuit Circuit Mont-Tremblant
Calabogie, Ontario · Canada
At just over 5 km with 20 turns, Calabogie is one of the longest road courses in Canada, set in the Ottawa Valley west of Ottawa. It joined the NASCAR Canada Series calendar in 2025 and also hosts the Canadian Superbike Championship.
Explore Circuit Calabogie Motorsports Park
Trois-Rivières, Quebec · Canada
Home of the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières, held since 1967 and North America's longest-running street race. The fairground layout squeezes through the narrow Porte Duplessis gateway and has hosted sports cars, NASCAR Canada and World Rallycross.
Explore Circuit Circuit Trois-RivièresMexico has become an increasingly important part of the North American motorsport landscape, with Formula 1 and major national and international racing events.
Mexico City · Mexico
Named after racing brothers Ricardo and Pedro Rodríguez, the circuit runs through the Foro Sol baseball stadium at about 2,285 metres above sea level. It hosts the Mexico City Grand Prix and, in 2025, staged the first NASCAR Cup points race held outside the U.S. since 1958.
Explore Circuit Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Amozoc, Puebla · Mexico
The Puebla complex combines a road course with an oval and hosted the Formula E Puebla ePrix in 2021. It is a regular stop for the NASCAR Mexico Series, which held its 2025 season finale here, and for national racing championships.
Explore Circuit Autódromo Miguel E. Abed
Apodaca, Nuevo León · Mexico
Opened in 1970 on the northern edge of the Monterrey metro area, this 3.2 km road course and its El Frijol oval host the NASCAR Mexico Series, including a round in early September 2026, along with national championships.
Explore Circuit Autódromo Monterrey
Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes · Mexico
Opened in 2009 and raced in earlier seasons as the Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes, this 0.875-mile oval is a regular NASCAR Mexico Series venue, with a round scheduled for late September 2026.
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The circuits on AutoGathering are connected to the championships and events that fill the North American calendar. Counts reflect the circuits in this directory that host each discipline in 2026; schedules change from year to year.
The FIA Formula One World Championship visits five North American venues in 2026: two permanent circuits, the semi-permanent track in Montreal and two temporary layouts.
Circuit of the Americas, Miami International Autodrome, Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
America's open-wheel championship mixes ovals, road courses and street circuits, including the Indianapolis 500.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Road America, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Barber Motorsports Park, Portland International Raceway, Streets of Long Beach, Streets of St. Petersburg, Streets of Detroit, Phoenix Raceway, World Wide Technology Raceway, Nashville Superspeedway
Cup Series ovals and road courses in the U.S., plus NASCAR-sanctioned national series in Canada and Mexico.
Circuit of the Americas, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Daytona International Speedway, Watkins Glen International, Sonoma Raceway, Lime Rock Park, Talladega Superspeedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Darlington Raceway, EchoPark Speedway, Phoenix Raceway, Homestead-Miami Speedway, World Wide Technology Raceway, Pocono Raceway, Nashville Superspeedway, Calabogie Motorsports Park, Circuit Trois-Rivières, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Autódromo Miguel E. Abed, Autódromo Monterrey, Óvalo Aguascalientes México
The WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, from the Rolex 24 at Daytona to Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Daytona International Speedway, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Road America, Watkins Glen International, Sebring International Raceway, Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Virginia International Raceway, Streets of Long Beach, Streets of Detroit, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
World Endurance Championship at COTA and GT World Challenge America across road courses in the U.S.
Circuit of the Americas, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Road America, Sebring International Raceway, Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Barber Motorsports Park, Sonoma Raceway
MotoGP at COTA, the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship and national superbike racing in Canada.
Circuit of the Americas, Daytona International Speedway, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Road America, Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Virginia International Raceway, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Barber Motorsports Park, The Ridge Motorsports Park, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Calabogie Motorsports Park
Each circuit will have its own AutoGathering page covering its history, layout, major races, events, famous drivers, cars, visitor information, photographs and community discussions.
Racing circuits are more than pieces of asphalt. They are places where drivers, teams, manufacturers, photographers, spectators and automotive enthusiasts come together.
AutoGathering will connect each circuit with its own community discussions, so you can plan a race weekend, compare notes after a track day or find people heading to the same event.
There is no single official list. Widely known venues include Circuit of the Americas, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Daytona International Speedway, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Road America and Watkins Glen International in the United States, Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Canada, and Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico. This directory lists 40 circuits across the three countries.
In 2026 Formula 1 races at five North American venues: Miami International Autodrome (May), Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal (May), Circuit of the Americas in Austin (October), Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City (November) and the Las Vegas Strip Circuit (November). The calendar is confirmed each year, so check the official Formula 1 schedule for current dates.
Canada's best-known permanent circuits are Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park and Calabogie Motorsports Park in Ontario, and Circuit Mont-Tremblant in Quebec. The Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières runs on a temporary street circuit, and IndyCar raced on a new temporary street course in Markham, Ontario, in 2026.
Mexico's main venues include Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, home of the Mexico City Grand Prix, along with Autódromo Miguel E. Abed in Puebla, Autódromo Monterrey in Nuevo León and Óvalo Aguascalientes México, all regular stops for the NASCAR Mexico Series.
Among the circuits in this directory, the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series races at Daytona, Talladega, Charlotte, Bristol, Darlington, EchoPark Speedway, Phoenix, Pocono, Nashville, World Wide Technology Raceway, Indianapolis and Homestead-Miami, the championship venue, plus the road courses at COTA, Watkins Glen and Sonoma. Canada and Mexico have their own NASCAR-sanctioned national series.
The 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship visits Daytona, Sebring, Long Beach, Laguna Seca, Detroit, Watkins Glen, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Road America, Virginia International Raceway and Indianapolis, and ends at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta with Motul Petit Le Mans. Some rounds are for selected classes only.
Well-known permanent road courses include Circuit of the Americas, Road America, Watkins Glen International, WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Sebring International Raceway, Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, Virginia International Raceway, Mid-Ohio, Barber Motorsports Park, Sonoma Raceway, Portland International Raceway, Lime Rock Park and The Ridge Motorsports Park.
Most permanent circuits sell tickets for race weekends, and many also run track days, driving schools, tours or club racing at other times of year. Street circuits such as Long Beach, Detroit and Las Vegas exist only around their event weekends. Access, prices and schedules change every year, so check each circuit's official website before you travel.
From historic road courses to modern international racing facilities, North America’s circuits offer an incredible variety of motorsport experiences.
Explore the tracks, discover their history, follow upcoming events and connect with other enthusiasts on AutoGathering.
