Circuit ICAR explained

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, 16-turn road course, a oval, a 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:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
Full Circuit: 3.420 km (2008–present)
1:28.747[3] 2021 ICAR Radical Cup Canada round
GT41:31.032[4] 2021 ICAR Sports Car Championship Canada round
1:32.050 2021 ICAR Sports Car Championship Canada round
1:36.826[5] 2011 ICAR Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada round

NASCAR Oval Track Record

YearDateDriverTeamCarTimeSeries
2021April 23 Daniel DescosteDestroy BrothersChevrolet Camaro17.067 secNASCAR Sportsman[6]
2021May 12 Frederik LadouceurLadouRacingHonda Civic19.236 secNASCAR Sport Compacte Élite[7]

NASCAR race winners

YearDateDriverTeamCarDistanceRace Title
2011June 5 Robin BuckQuaker StateDodge33 LapsGrand Prix ICAR[8] [9]
2012June 3 Andrew RangerDodge/GC MotorsportsDodge31 LapsLucas Oil Grand Prix presented by Budweiser[10] [11]
2013July 7 Andrew RangerLa Cite De Mirabel Inc.Dodge30 LapsJiffy Lube 100 presented by Snap-on[12] [13]
2014July 6 Andrew RangerMoparDodge30 LapsJiffy Lube 100 presented by La Petite Bretonne[14]
2015July 5 Kevin LacroixLacroix Tuning/Excellence ChryslerDodge30 LapsEcko Unlimited 100[15]
2016July 3 Andrew RangerMopar/Pennzoil/Mopar Express LaneDodge30 LapsICAR 100[16]
2017July 8 Kevin LacroixLacroix Tuning/Excellence ChryslerDodge79 LapsEcko Unlimited 75[17]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Interview: Circuit ICAR, The Ultimate Motorsports Complex. DSG Performance. 2010-04-12. 2013-09-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20150511210838/http://www.dsgperformance.com/Interview-Circuit-ICAR-The-Ultimate-Motorsports-Complex_b_16.html. 2015-05-11. dead.
  2. Web site: Circuit ICAR Montreal The International Center for Advanced Racing. URecommed. 2013-09-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20130323111708/http://www.urecomm.com/circuit-icar-montreal. 2013-03-23. dead.
  3. Web site: 2021 ICAR Sundown NASCAR Pinty's Emzone Radical Cup Canada Round 5 . 29 August 2021 . 16 July 2023.
  4. Web site: Complexe ICAR, August 29 Août 2021 Nascar Pinty's @ ICAR ASN Canada FIA Sports Car Canadian Championship Round #8/Epreuve #8 . 29 August 2021 . 16 July 2023.
  5. Web site: ICAR, June 4 Juin 2011 Grand-Prix ICAR présenté par Continental IMSA Porsche GT3 Challenge canada Round #3/Epreuve #3 . 4 June 2011 . 16 July 2023.
  6. Web site: Test Day 4/23/2021 - 4/24/2021 . race-monitor.com . 2022-10-22.
  7. Web site: Pratique 5/13/2021 . race-monitor.com . 2022-10-22.
  8. Web site: NCATS ICAR 6/5/11 Official Results. NASCAR Home Tracks. 2013-09-06.
  9. Web site: NASCAR Canadian Tire: A first victory for Robin Buck at ICAR. Auto123.com. 2013-09-06.
  10. Web site: NCATS ICAR 6/3/12 Official Results. NASCAR Home Tracks. 2013-09-06.
  11. Web site: NCATS: Ranger wins at ICAR. 4 June 2012 . Inside Track Motorsport News. 2013-09-06.
  12. Web site: NCATS ICAR 7/7/13 Official Results. NASCAR Home Tracks. 2013-09-06.
  13. Web site: NCATS: Ranger dominates at Circuit ICAR. 8 July 2013 . Inside Track Motorsport News. 2013-09-06.
  14. Web site: NCATS ICAR 7/6/14 Results. NASCAR Home Tracks. June 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161017004545/http://hometracks.nascar.com/NCATS_ICAR_070614_Results. October 17, 2016. dead.
  15. Web site: NCATS ICAR 7/5/15 Results. NASCAR Home Tracks. June 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160429211527/http://hometracks.nascar.com/ncats_results_ICAR_070515. April 29, 2016. dead.
  16. Web site: NPS ICAR 7/3/16 Results. NASCAR Home Tracks. June 18, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170818123639/http://hometracks.nascar.com/results/nps-icar-7316-results. August 18, 2017. dead.
  17. Web site: Circuit ICAR . Ultimate Racing History. 6 September 2013.

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