# Autódromo Monterrey

The Autódromo Monterrey is a racetrack in Apodaca, Nuevo León, México, in the Monterrey metropolitan area. The track currently is operated by DIPSA and host races for NASCAR México, drag racing, karting and Volks races.

## History

The track is located front the Del Norte International Airport. The Autódromo was inaugurated in 1970 by Filiberto Jiménez. In the 1970s, 500 km of Monterrey was the main event in this circuit.

## Layout

The track has a long straight (used for drag racing), followed by a chicane (turn 1) which takes the drivers to a hairpin turn. Turn 6 is another chicane, together with T1 was added later. Originally the last curve was a banking turn, now used in the short layout. In the long version there is a bypass that conducts to the second part of this turn.
There is a second course called El Frijol for its bean shape. This is a Dogleg oval 1.600 km (0.994 mi) in length. In this course the first turn is flat and the second is a banking turn.

## Races
### Formula K

| Season | Date | Winner |
| 1988 | June 19 | César Tiberio Jiménez |
| 1989 | July 8 | Carlos Guerrero |

### Formula 2

| Season | Date | Winner |
| 1990 | June 22 | Carlos Guerrero |
| 1992 | May 17 | Carlos Guerrero |
| 1993 | May 30 | Marco Magaña |
| 1994 | May 22 | Gerardo Martínez |
| 1995 | May 22 | José Cordova |
| 1997 | September 3 | Ricardo Pérez de Lara |

### NASCAR México

| Season | Date | Winner | Track | Length (km) |
| 2004 | August 1 | César Tiberio Jiménez | Short | 144 |
| 2005 | June 26 | Rogelio López | Long | 160 |
| 2005 | October 22 | Rogelio López | Long | 154 |
| 2006 | September 3 | Carlos Pardo | Long | 147 |
| 2007 | May 20 | Rafael Martínez | Short | 120 |
| 2007 | September 2 | Antonio Pérez | Short | 225 |
| 2008 | June 29 | Antonio Pérez | Short | 119 |
| 2009 | September 20 | Germán Quiroga | Short | 178 |
| 2010 | August 22 | Rubén Rovelo | Long | 202 |
| 2011 | March 20 | Patrick Goeters | Long | 198 |
| 2011 | August 7 | Rafael Martinez | Short | 180 |
| 2012 | March 25 | Ruben Rovelo | Long | 213 |
| 2012 | September 30 | Jorge Goeters | Short | 241 |
| 2013 | June 30 | Daniel Suárez | Long | 208 |
| 2014 | April 27 | Daniel Suárez | Short | 250 |
| 2017 | March 26 | Ruben Rovelo | Long | 94 |

## Lap records

As of March 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the Autódromo Monterrey are listed as:
| Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Date |
| Full Circuit: 3.200 km (1986–present) |||||
| Indy Lights | 1:05.161 | Waldemar Coronas | Lola T96/20 | 2000 1st Monterrey Fórmula de las Américas round |
| Stock car racing | 1:05.912 | Gerardo Nieto [es] | Chevrolet Camaro NASCAR | 2021 Monterrey NASCAR Mexico round |
| Formula Abarth | 1:07.815 | Pablo Sánchez | Tatuus FA010 | 2013 Monterrey Fórmula Panam round |
| Formula 3000 | 1:07.958 | Mario Domínguez | Lola T96/70 | 1997 Monterrey Mexican F3000 round |
| Formula Three | 1:08.861 | Eduardo Troconis | Reynard 933 | 1999 2nd Monterrey Mexican F3 round |
| Formula Renault 2.0 | 1:09.781 | Rudy Camarillo | Tatuus FR2000 | 2011 Monterrey LATAM Challenge round |
| Formula 4 | 1:10.887 | Axel Matus | Mygale M14-F4 | 2016 Monterrey NACAM F4 round |
| TCR Touring Car | 1:12.530 | Andrés Orea Jr. | Hyundai Elantra N TCR | 2024 Monterrey TCR Mexico Endurance round |
| El Frijol Oval: 1.600 km (1970–present) |||||
| Stock car racing | 0:35.431 | Abraham Calderón | Ford Fusion NASCAR | 2022 Gran Premio Monterrey |
| Indy Lights | 0:36.192 | Waldemar Coronas | Lola T96/20 | 2000 2nd Monterrey Fórmula de las Américas round |
| Formula Three | 0:39.689 | José Antonio Ramos | Reynard 933 | 2000 2nd Monterrey Mexican F3 round |

## Fatalities

American racer Ron Sheldon died in the 1971 Mexico 1000.
In 1993, running in Formula 2, Marco Magaña was hit by a rock in the head. He died instantaneously. A spectator died in the same accident.
In the inaugural season of Desafío Corona, now NASCAR Corona Series, Marcelo Nuñez avoiding an incident hit the wall in turn 1 creating a cloud of dust blocking the view of incoming drivers. Then, Rafael Vallina hit Nuñez's car in the right side. Nuñez had several injuries including perforation of lung, and died 8 days later in the Muguerza hospital.