EcoCentro Expositor Querétaro

The EcoCentro Expositor Querétaro is an exposition center located in El Marqués, Quéretaro, near Santiago de Querétaro. Ecocentro was opened in 2001 by then president Vicente Fox.[1] Currently the Querétaro fair is held every year in November,[2] and the El Marqués fair is held in May.[3]

Features

Ecocentro has an arena, a racetrack including an oval and a karting track.

Track
Autódromo de Quéretaro
LocationEl Marqués, Mexico
Time zoneGMT-6
Grand Prix Circuit
SurfaceAsphalt
Length2.3 km (1.44 mi)
Turns9
Oval
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.283 km (0.797 mi)
Turns4

Inaugurated on March 30, 2008 is located in the Ecocentro.[4] The oval was opened in October 2009.

There are two layouts; a road track of 2.3 km (1.438 mi) and oval of 1.275 km (0.797 mi). The oval has paper clip shape with a flat turn 1-2 (common between the two tracks) and a banked turn 3-4. Also, there is a 700 m (7/16 mi) dragstrip where 1/8 mile events are held regularly.

The track has hosted the NASCAR Corona Series, the Copa Pirelli, the LATAM Challenge Series,[5] the Super Copa Telcel,[6] and CARreras.

Nascar PEAK Mexico Series

Waldemar Coronas became the first foreign driver to win at this circuit in this category.[7]

SeasonDateWinnerConfigurationLapsDistance
2008March 30 Rafael MartínezCircuit52120
2008August 31 Waldemar CoronasCircuit63149
2009June 28 Hugo OliverasCircuit68157
2009October 11 Rubén RoveloOval132168
2010April 11 Rafael MartínezCircuit75172
2010October 3 Antonio PérezOval160204
2011October 3TBDOval
2011October 3TBDOval

References
  1. "Inauguración del Ecocentro Expositor Querétaro". Presidencia de la Republica. December 1, 2001.
  2. "Feria Internacional de Querétaro". depaseo.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
  3. "Official Site". Archived from the original on October 28, 2011. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
  4. "Impresiona el Autódromo". ESTO. March 8, 2008.
  5. "Copaturmex al Eco Centro de Querétaro con Latam Series". GoPits.com. August 12, 2010.
  6. "Supercopa decidieron ajustar el calendario 2011". Sportcar. March 18, 2011. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
  7. "Primer triunfo de Waldemar Coronas en Nascar México". Televisa Deportes. September 5, 2008.

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