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[NOTE: This race fact sheet was used during the CART/Champ Car years. They have not been updated since then. However, we left them up for the historical information.]
Mexico City
Track: Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Type: 2.774-mile road course (17-turn layout)
Lap Record (up to 2007)
Will Power (2007) - 1:23.558 (119.515 mph).
Race Record (up to 2007)
Sebastien Bourdais (2004) - 1:39:02.662 (106.327 mph).
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Past Race Winners
Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
2002 |
Kenny Brack |
73 |
203.378 |
1:56:48.475 |
104.468 |
2003 |
Paul Tracy |
70 |
195.02 |
1:56:51.396 |
100.133 |
2004 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
63 |
175.518 |
1:39:02.662 |
106.327 |
2005 |
Justin Wilson |
70 |
195.02 |
1:58:23.479 |
98.835 |
2006 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
66 |
183.084 |
1:51:31.146 |
98.504 |
2007 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
64 |
177.563 |
1:45:02.885 |
101.403 |
Other Mexico City Venues and Results
Mexico City - 2.48-mile, then 2.5-mile Road Course
Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
1980 |
Rick Mears |
60 |
148.8 |
1:16:43 |
116.376 |
1981 |
Rick Mears |
59 |
147.5 |
1:24:48 |
104.363 |
Monterrey - 2.104-mile Temporary Road Course
Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
2001 |
Cristiano da Matta |
78 |
164.112 |
2:00:44.850 |
81.548 |
2002 |
Cristiano da Matta |
85 |
178.84 |
1:58:30.642 |
90.372 |
2003 |
Paul Tracy |
85 |
178.84 |
2:03:04.677 |
87.184 |
2004 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
72 |
151.488 |
1:45:01.498 |
86.544 |
2005 |
Bruno Junqueira |
76 |
159.904 |
2:03:38.021 |
77.602 |
2006 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
76 |
159.904 |
1:39:50.252 |
96.099 |
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The Track
The Sights
Mexico Musings
1981: Rick Mears becomes the only CART driver to win all road course events in a single
season, also taking victories at Riverside and Watkins Glen.
2001: Race shortened by two laps due to 2-hour limit.
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