Open-wheel race cars on temporary streets around Exhibition Place
The Honda Indy Toronto
Toronto has hosted an IndyCar street race on a temporary circuit around Exhibition Place on and off since 1986, closing city streets each July for one of Canada's few major open-wheel racing events.
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Toronto's open-wheel street race began in 1986, run on a temporary circuit built from closed public roads around Exhibition Place, following the model of other North American street races like Long Beach that turned ordinary city streets into a Formula-style racing track for one weekend each year. The race has run under a series of different sanctioning bodies and sponsor names over the decades, including as a Champ Car and later IndyCar event, with periods of hiatus when sponsorship or scheduling fell through.
A recurring July tradition
Now branded the Honda Indy Toronto, the race remains one of the few major open-wheel motorsport events held in Canada, drawing IndyCar teams and drivers to compete on a demanding, tight street circuit rather than a purpose-built racetrack. The event requires closing and barricading a significant stretch of Exhibition Place's streets each July, temporarily transforming the CNE grounds into a professional racing venue before returning to their usual civic and exhibition uses for the rest of the year.
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