Race Tracks Near Montreal
Montreal is home to Canada's only Formula 1 round, run every June around Île Notre-Dame on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, a 15-minute drive from downtown. The Mirabel complex north of the city packs a road course (Circuit ICAR), an oval (ICAR Speedway) and SRA Karting's outdoor kart tracks onto one site, while Circuit Mont-Tremblant, one of North America's oldest continuously operating road courses, draws vintage and club racers about 100 minutes north. Sanair Super Speedway near Saint-Pie combines a dormant oval with a still-used motocross facility, Napierville Dragway is the region's main drag strip, and the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières turns a downtown street grid into a temporary circuit every August. Luskville Dragway, out toward the Ottawa Valley, sits close to the edge of a two-hour radius. Two circuits have closed in recent years: Autodrome Saint-Eustache, once a busy oval north-west of the city, and the short-lived Montreal ePrix street circuit for Formula E.
12 venues listed across 7 categories. Venues with a full RaceTrackWorld guide are linked.
Road courses in Montreal
| Venue | Town | Drive | Length | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | Montreal, Quebec | 15 min | 4.361 km | Île Notre-Dame street/park circuit opened 1978, home of the Canadian Grand Prix and Canada's only Formula 1 round. |
| Circuit ICAR | Mirabel, Quebec | 45 min | 2.8 km | Private members' road course opened 2008 on former Mirabel airport land, also home to ICAR Speedway and SRA Karting on the same grounds. |
| Circuit Mont-Tremblant | Mont-Tremblant, Quebec | 1 h 40 min | 4.265 km | One of North America's oldest continuously operating road courses, opened 1964, popular with vintage and club racing plus track days. |
Ovals and speedways in Montreal
| Venue | Town | Drive | Length | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICAR SpeedwaySeasonal | Mirabel, Quebec | 45 min | 0.644 km | Paved oval within the Circuit ICAR complex north of Montreal, used for regional stock car racing. |
| Sanair Super SpeedwayDormant | Saint-Pie, Quebec | 1 h | 1.33 km | Half-mile paved oval that hosted NASCAR Pinty's Series racing; the oval is now dormant, though the adjoining motocross track remains active. |
Drag strips in Montreal
| Venue | Town | Drive | Length | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napierville Dragway | Napierville, Quebec | 45 min | 0.402 km | Montreal's main quarter-mile strip, south of the city near the US border, running national and club drag events. |
| Luskville Dragway | Luskville, Quebec | 2 h 20 min | 0.402 km | Quarter-mile strip in the Ottawa Valley, closer to Gatineau/Ottawa but within reach of Montreal drag racers willing to travel. |
Motocross and off-road in Montreal
| Venue | Town | Drive | Length | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanair Super Speedway (Motocross)Dormant | Saint-Pie, Quebec | 1 h | — | Motocross track on the Sanair grounds, still active even though the adjoining paved oval is dormant. |
Karting in Montreal
| Venue | Town | Drive | Length | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRA Karting | Mirabel, Quebec | 45 min | — | Three outdoor kart circuits at the Complexe ICAR in Mirabel, offering rentals, a racing academy and club events. |
Street circuits and temporary in Montreal
| Venue | Town | Drive | Length | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circuit Trois-RivièresSeasonal | Trois-Rivières, Quebec | 1 h 30 min | 2.462 km | Temporary downtown street circuit, host of the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières each August, one of the longest-running street races in North America. |
Closed and historic in Montreal
| Venue | Town | Drive | Length | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autodrome Saint-EustacheClosed | Saint-Eustache, Quebec | 35 min | 1.78 km | Long-running paved oval north-west of Montreal that hosted stock car racing for decades before closing. |
| Montreal ePrix CircuitClosed | Montreal, Quebec | 15 min | 2.75 km | Temporary downtown street circuit built for Formula E's Montreal ePrix, held in 2017 before the event was discontinued. |
Major race weekends in Montreal
| Event | Venue | When | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Grand Prix | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | June | Formula 1 |
| Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières | Circuit Trois-Rivières | August | NASCAR Pinty's Series / regional |
| Coupe de Montréal karting weekend | SRA Karting | Various | Karting |
| Vintage racing weekend | Circuit Mont-Tremblant | July | Vintage/historic |
Track days and driving experiences in Montreal
Circuit ICAR in Mirabel, about 45 minutes from downtown Montreal, is the closest members' track-day venue, while Circuit Mont-Tremblant, roughly 100 minutes north, runs a full summer calendar of HPDE, driver training and vintage track days. SRA Karting on the same Mirabel site offers rental and club sprint karting for those wanting a lower-cost taste of wheel-to-wheel racing. Expect roughly CAD $300-600 for a full car track day depending on venue and run group.
Frequently asked questions
What is the closest race track to Montreal?+
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, about 15 minutes from downtown on Île Notre-Dame, is the closest circuit, though it operates as a public road most of the year outside Grand Prix week.
Is Circuit Gilles Villeneuve open to the public year-round?+
The circuit doubles as a public park road for most of the year, with cyclists and pedestrians able to use the loop; it's closed off for racing during the Canadian Grand Prix in June and other scheduled events.
Where can I do a track day near Montreal?+
Circuit ICAR in Mirabel is the closest option, about 45 minutes out, with Circuit Mont-Tremblant offering a longer, more scenic circuit roughly 100 minutes north.
Does this guide include horse racing tracks like Hippodrome de Montréal?+
No — the Hippodrome de Montréal and other harness and thoroughbred racing venues are horse racing tracks, not motorsport circuits, so they're excluded from this guide.
Where does the Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières run?+
On a temporary street circuit through downtown Trois-Rivières, about 90 minutes north-east of Montreal, held every August — one of the longest continuously run street races in North America.
What happened to Autodrome Saint-Eustache?+
The long-running paved oval north-west of Montreal closed after decades of stock car racing; the site is no longer used for motorsport.
Venue list checked against 6 sources. Last reviewed 2026-09-11.
Track guides within 120 miles of Montreal
Montreal ePrix
Address: Montreal Street Circuit, Montreal, Quebec Hotels Near Montreal ePrix Track History The 2017 Montreal ePrix, officially known as the 2017 FI...
Circuit Gilles Villenueve
Address: 2170 Pierre-Dupuy Avenue, Office 100, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3R4 Website: http://www.circuitgillesvilleneuve.ca Email: [email protected] Phon...
Autodrome St-Eustache
Address: 1016 Boulevard Arthur-Sauvé, Saint-Eustache, QC J7R 4K3, Canada Website: https://autodrome.ca/en/ Email: [email protected] Phone Number: 45...
Sanair Super Speedway
Address: 900 Rte 235, Saint-Pie, Quebec J0H 1W0, Canada Website: http://sanair.ca Phone Number: (+1) 450-772-6400 Hotels Near Sanair Super Speedway...
Circuit Mont Tremblant
Address: 1281 Chemin du Village, Mont-Tremblant, QC J8E 1G7, Canada Website: http://www.lecircuit.com Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (+1) 81...
Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières
Address: 1450 Rue de l'Hippodrome, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 5L9, Canada Website: http://www.gp3r.com Email: [email protected] Phone Number: (+1) 819 3...