# Circuit ICAR

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Motorsports complex in Mirabel, Quebec

For other uses, see [ICAR (disambiguation)](/source/ICAR_(disambiguation)).

International Center of Advanced Racing (ICAR) The Ultimate Motorsports Complex Location Montréal–Mirabel International Airport, Mirabel, Quebec Coordinates 45°40′53.04″N 74°01′25.32″W / 45.6814000°N 74.0237000°W / 45.6814000; -74.0237000 Capacity more than 20,000 Opened May 2008; 18 years ago (2008-05) Major events Current: Super Production Challenge (2011–present) NASCAR Canada Series (2011–2017, 2021, 2023–present) 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/en/ Road Course (2008–present) Surface Asphalt Length 2.125 mi (3.420 km) Turns 16 Race lap record 1:22.900 ( Brett McCormick [it], BMW S1000RR, 2011, SBK) Oval (2008–present) Surface Asphalt Length 0.249 mi (0.400 km) Turns 4 Drag Strip (2008–present) Length 0.250 mi (0.402 km) Kart Track (2008–present) Length 0.62 mi (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](/source/Montr%C3%A9al%E2%80%93Mirabel_International_Airport), in [Mirabel, Quebec](/source/Mirabel%2C_Quebec), Canada north of [Montreal](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Canadian_Touring_Car_Championship) and the [NASCAR Canada Series](/source/NASCAR_Canada_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 Full Circuit (2008–present): 3.420 km (2.125 mi) Superbike 1:22.900[3] Brett McCormick [it] BMW S1000RR 2011 Mirabel CSBK round Supersport 1:25.366[4] Brett McCormick [it] Suzuki GSX-R600 2009 Mirabel CSBK round Radical Cup 1:28.747[5] Nickoli Roussakov Radical SR3 SRX 2021 Mirabel Radical Cup Canada round GT4 1:31.032[6] Marco Signoretti Ford Mustang GT4 2021 Mirabel Sports Car Championship Canada round TCR Touring Car 1:32.050[6] Nick Looijmans Audi RS 3 LMS TCR (2021) 2021 Mirabel Sports Car Championship Canada round Porsche Carrera Cup 1:36.826[7] Perry Bortolotti Porsche 911 (997 II) GT3 Cup 2011 Mirabel Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada round

## NASCAR Oval Track Record

Year Date Driver Team Car Time Series 2021 April 23 Daniel Descoste Destroy Brothers Chevrolet Camaro 17.067 sec NASCAR Sportsman [8] 2021 May 12 Frederik Ladouceur LadouRacing Honda Civic 19.236 sec NASCAR Sport Compacte Élite [9]

## NASCAR race winners

Year Date Driver Team Car Distance Race title 2011 June 5 Robin Buck Quaker State Dodge 33 Laps Grand Prix ICAR [10][11] 2012 June 3 Andrew Ranger Dodge/GC Motorsports Dodge 31 Laps Lucas Oil Grand Prix presented by Budweiser [12][13] 2013 July 7 Andrew Ranger La Cite De Mirabel Inc. Dodge 30 Laps Jiffy Lube 100 presented by Snap-on [14][15] 2014 July 6 Andrew Ranger Mopar Dodge 30 Laps Jiffy Lube 100 presented by La Petite Bretonne [16] 2015 July 5 Kevin Lacroix Lacroix Tuning/Excellence Chrysler Dodge 30 Laps Ecko Unlimited 100 [17] 2016 July 3 Andrew Ranger Mopar/Pennzoil/Mopar Express Lane Dodge 30 Laps ICAR 100 [18] 2017 July 8 Kevin Lacroix Lacroix Tuning/Excellence Chrysler Dodge 79 Laps Ecko Unlimited 75 [19]

## See also

- [List of auto racing tracks in Canada](/source/List_of_auto_racing_tracks_in_Canada)

- Other Montreal area race tracks - [Circuit Gilles Villeneuve](/source/Circuit_Gilles_Villeneuve) - [Circuit Mont-Tremblant](/source/Circuit_Mont-Tremblant) - [Sanair Super Speedway](/source/Sanair_Super_Speedway)

## Footnotes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Interview: Circuit ICAR, The Ultimate Motorsports Complex"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150511210838/http://www.dsgperformance.com/Interview-Circuit-ICAR-The-Ultimate-Motorsports-Complex_b_16.html). DSG Performance. 2010-04-12. Archived from [the original](http://www.dsgperformance.com/Interview-Circuit-ICAR-The-Ultimate-Motorsports-Complex_b_16.html) on 2015-05-11. Retrieved 2013-09-06.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Circuit ICAR Montreal The International Center for Advanced Racing"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130323111708/http://www.urecomm.com/circuit-icar-montreal). URecommed. Archived from [the original](http://www.urecomm.com/circuit-icar-montreal) on 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2013-09-06.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["CSBK 2011 Race Results - Round 1, ICAR - Results of Pro Superbike - Race"](https://csbk.ca/results/2011/rd1_icar/2011%20-%20Round%201%20-%20Pro%20Superbike%20Race%20Results.pdf) (PDF). 29 May 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["June 14, 2009 - Circuit ICAR - Results of Yoshimura Pro Sport Bike - Race"](https://csbk.ca/index.php/2009-season-results/2009-race-results/june-14-2009-circuit-icar/june-14-2009-circuit-icar-pro-sport-bike-race-results). 14 June 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["2021 ICAR Sundown NASCAR Pinty's Emzone Radical Cup Canada Round 5"](https://felmotorsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ERCC-Race-5.pdf) (PDF). 29 August 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2021_sccc_icar_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2021_sccc_icar_6-1) ["Complexe ICAR, August 29 Août 2021 Nascar Pinty's @ ICAR ASN Canada FIA Sports Car Canadian Championship Round #8/Epreuve #8"](https://www.autocourse.ca/archives/national/FEL-SCCC/2021-sccc.htm). 29 August 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["ICAR, June 4 Juin 2011 Grand-Prix ICAR présenté par Continental IMSA Porsche GT3 Challenge canada Round #3/Epreuve #3"](https://www.autocourse.ca/archives/national/porsche/2011-porsche.htm). 4 June 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Test Day 4/23/2021 - 4/24/2021"](http://www.race-monitor.com/Results/Session/7145126). *race-monitor.com*. Retrieved 2022-10-22.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Pratique 5/13/2021"](http://www.race-monitor.com/Results/Session/7163864). *race-monitor.com*. Retrieved 2022-10-22.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["NCATS ICAR 6/5/11 Official Results"](http://localracing.nascar.com/node/6289). NASCAR Home Tracks. Retrieved 2013-09-06.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["NASCAR Canadian Tire: A first victory for Robin Buck at ICAR"](http://www.auto123.com/en/racing-news/nascar-canadian-tire-a-first-victory-for-robin-buck-at-icar-photos?artid=132093). Auto123.com. Retrieved 2013-09-06.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["NCATS ICAR 6/3/12 Official Results"](http://localracing.nascar.com/http%3A/%252Fhometracks.nascar.com/files/icar_results.pdf) (PDF). NASCAR Home Tracks. Retrieved 2013-09-06.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["NCATS: Ranger wins at ICAR"](http://www.insidetracknews.com/news/breaking-news/item/510-ncats-ranger-wins-at-icar.html). Inside Track Motorsport News. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-06.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["NCATS ICAR 7/7/13 Official Results"](http://localracing.nascar.com/ncats_results_070713_ICAR). NASCAR Home Tracks. Retrieved 2013-09-06.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["NCATS: Ranger dominates at Circuit ICAR"](http://www.insidetracknews.com/news/results-a-points/item/1987-ncats-ranger-dominates-at-circuit-icar.html). Inside Track Motorsport News. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-06.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["NCATS ICAR 7/6/14 Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161017004545/http://hometracks.nascar.com/NCATS_ICAR_070614_Results). NASCAR Home Tracks. Archived from [the original](http://hometracks.nascar.com/NCATS_ICAR_070614_Results) on October 17, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["NCATS ICAR 7/5/15 Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160429211527/http://hometracks.nascar.com/ncats_results_ICAR_070515). NASCAR Home Tracks. Archived from [the original](http://hometracks.nascar.com/ncats_results_ICAR_070515) on April 29, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** ["NPS ICAR 7/3/16 Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170818123639/http://hometracks.nascar.com/results/nps-icar-7316-results). NASCAR Home Tracks. Archived from [the original](http://hometracks.nascar.com/results/nps-icar-7316-results) on August 18, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** ["Circuit ICAR"](http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist3.php?trackid=1047). *Ultimate Racing History*. Retrieved 6 September 2013.

## External links

- [Official Site](https://icarexperience.ca/en/)

- [Circuit ICAR race results](http://www.racing-reference.info/tracks/Circuit_ICAR) at Racing-Reference

- [ICAR Le Club](http://www.icarleclub.com/)

- [NASCAR Track Page](https://archive.today/20130906155402/http://www.nascar.ca/node/5782)

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