Downtown Street Circuit – Toronto

When was the track built?

Toronto tried to host a Formula 1 GP in the late 1960s and the 1970s, with two proposals of 3.5km and 3.7km circuits in the Lakeshore area, but they were opposed politically; the same area became the home of one of the most important IndyCar street circuits from 1986.
Canada and its cities will benefit of the new Formula 1 Organization and Toronto was offered a new opportunity for hosting a Grand Prix; the new temporary circuit, designed by me, suitable for Formula 1, is located few metres from the Indy one and will be added to the Database from 2023.

When was its first Grand Prix?

It will be the first ever race on this circuit.
It is one of the eight Canadian circuits which will rotate for four spots in the Continental Series.

What’s the circuit like?

Only sector two has the typical traits of a street course, with short straights and 90° corners.
The first one is made of two long straights after the hairpin at Turn 1, while the final part is characterized by the fast curvy section around the Rogers Centre and the CN Tower.
In its entirety it is a complete circuit that benefits from the traditional wide streets of North American cities, where brakes will be put under severe pressure, with at least four corners enabling wheel-to-wheel action.

Where is it located?

At the heart of the city, in the quartiers of Old Toronto, Downtown, Chinatown and the Fashion District; the International airport is 25km to the West. (+ 43°37’59”, – 79°24’54”)