Autódromo San Nicolás Ciudad

Autódromo San Nicolás Ciudad at a glance

Location

San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires

Type

road course & oval

Length

4 km (2.485 mi)

Turns

9

Direction

clockwise

Surface

asphalt

Opened

2018

Owner

Municipality of San Nicolás de los Arroyos

Address

San Nicolás de los Arroyos

Track map and layout

The Autódromo San Nicolás Ciudad, opened in October 2018 on the outskirts of San Nicolás de los Arroyos in northern Buenos Aires province, is one of Argentina's newest permanent circuits and was built with modern layout flexibility in mind. Its full road-course configuration runs 4.000 km (2.485 mi) over 9 turns and is 15 metres wide, giving plenty of room for close national-series racing, while a separate 2.414 km (1.5 mi), four-turn tri-oval peripheral layout allows oval racing on the same site. The design mixes medium and high-speed corners with a strong emphasis on overtaking opportunities, reflecting its purpose-built role as a modern national racing venue rather than a converted or historic track.

Configurations

Events and race weekends

San Nicolás quickly became a regular calendar fixture for Argentina's national touring car categories after opening in 2018, hosting Turismo Carretera, Súper TC2000, Turismo Nacional, Top Race V6 and Turismo Pista, typically with events running monthly from May through November. The venue was officially renamed Autódromo Juan María Traverso in October 2022, honouring the veteran Argentine touring car champion, though it is still widely referred to by its original San Nicolás Ciudad name.

Getting there and parking

San Nicolás de los Arroyos sits on the Paraná River about 230 km northwest of Buenos Aires; most visitors drive or take a long-distance bus from the capital, a journey of roughly three hours. The nearest airports with scheduled commercial services are in Rosario and Buenos Aires, both requiring a further road transfer.

• Rosario Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) · about 90 min drive
• Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini International Airport (EZE) · about 180 min drive

Rosario, roughly 90 minutes away, is a convenient base with more hotel choice and better flight connections than San Nicolás itself.

Hotels and camping near Autódromo San Nicolás Ciudad

San Nicolás de los Arroyos has a modest hotel supply suited to a race weekend, while many visitors prefer to stay in nearby Rosario, a significantly larger city with far more hotel choice, dining and flight connections, about 90 minutes away by road.

Where to look

Central San Nicolás for proximity to the circuit; Rosario for a wider choice of hotels and easier travel connections.

Track days, driving experiences and lap records

There is no commercial track-day operator running public sessions at this circuit; it is used for organised competitive race meetings by Argentina's national motorsport series, with no general public drive or ride-along access outside those events.

Lap records

Spectator guide

As a modern, purpose-built facility, San Nicolás offers more contemporary spectator infrastructure than many of Argentina's older regional circuits, with general-admission viewing areas around the road-course perimeter giving good sightlines over the wider, faster sections of the lap.

Seating

General-admission banks and fencing around the main straight and faster corners of the road circuit.

Best places to watch

Areas near the wide main straight give the clearest view of overtaking moves during national-series races.

Weather

• Dec-Feb (summer): hot, highs around 30-32°C
• Jun-Aug (winter): cool, highs around 14-16°C

History of Autódromo San Nicolás Ciudad

A modern circuit for northern Buenos Aires province

The Autódromo San Nicolás Ciudad opened on 7 October 2018 on the outskirts of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, an industrial city on the Paraná River in northern Buenos Aires province. Built from scratch as a modern, flexible facility rather than converted from an older layout, it was designed with a wide, 15-metre-wide, 4.000 km road-course configuration alongside a separate 2.414 km tri-oval peripheral circuit, giving the venue the ability to host both road racing and oval events on the same site.

Rapid arrival on the national calendar

Argentina's leading touring car categories moved quickly to add the new track to their calendars: Súper TC2000 held a round there within months of opening, with Agustín Canapino setting the circuit's benchmark lap in a Chevrolet Cruze in 2018, and Turismo Carretera, Turismo Nacional, Top Race V6 and Turismo Pista followed. The venue settled into a busy annual rhythm of national-series meetings running roughly monthly from May through November, quickly establishing itself as one of the more active modern circuits in the country.

Renamed for a national legend

In October 2022 the circuit was officially renamed Autódromo Juan María Traverso, honouring the veteran Argentine touring car driver and multiple champion, though the original San Nicolás Ciudad name remains in wide everyday use among fans and media. Today the track continues to host a full national racing calendar each year, valued for its modern facilities and flexible dual road-and-oval design.

Frequently asked questions

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