The Autódromo Monterrey is a racetrack in
Apodaca
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,
Nuevo León
Nuevo León, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nuevo León, is a Administrative divisions of Mexico, state in northeastern Mexico. The state borders the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Coahuila, Zacatecas, and San Luis Potosí, San Luis ...
,
México
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, in the
Monterrey metropolitan area
The Monterrey metropolitan area, also known as Greater Monterrey, refers to the surrounding urban agglomeration of Monterrey, Nuevo León. Officially called , the metropolitan area is the Metropolitan areas of Mexico, 2nd-largest in Mexico.
Ove ...
. The track currently is operated by DIPSA and host races for
NASCAR México,
drag racing
Drag racing is a type of motor racing in which automobiles or motorcycles compete, usually two at a time, to be first to cross a set finish line. The race follows a short, straight course from a standing start over a measured distance, mos ...
,
karting and
Volks races.
History
The track is located front the
Del Norte International Airport. The Autódromo was inaugurated in 1970 by Filiberto Jiménez. In the 1970s, 500 km of Monterrey was the main event in this circuit.
Layout
The track has a long straight (used for drag racing), followed by a chicane (turn 1) which takes the drivers to a hairpin turn. Turn 6 is another chicane, together with T1 was added later. Originally the last curve was a banking turn, now used in the short layout. In the long version there is a bypass that conducts to the second part of this turn.
There is a second course called ''El Frijol'' for its
bean
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shape. This is a
Dogleg oval in length. In this course the first turn is flat and the second is a banking turn.
Races
Formula K
Formula 2
NASCAR México
Lap records
As of March 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the Autódromo Monterrey are listed as:
Fatalities
American racer Ron Sheldon died in the 1971 Mexico 1000.
In 1993, running in Formula 2, Marco Magaña was hit by a rock in the head. He died instantaneously. A spectator died in the same accident.
In the inaugural season of
Desafío Corona, now NASCAR Corona Series, Marcelo Nuñez avoiding an incident hit the wall in turn 1 creating a cloud of dust blocking the view of incoming drivers. Then, Rafael Vallina hit Nuñez's car in the right side. Nuñez had several injuries including perforation of lung, and died 8 days later in the Muguerza hospital.
References
External links
Autodromo de Monterrey race resultsat Racing-Reference
{{DEFAULTSORT:Autodromo Monterrey
Motorsport venues in Nuevo León
NASCAR tracks
Sports venues in Nuevo León