Fundidora Park raceway

Last updated
Parque Fundidora
Fundidora Park Raceway.svg
Location Monterrey, Mexico
Time zone GMT-6
Grand Prix Circuit
SurfaceAsphalt
Length3.39 km (2.104 mi)
Turns15

Fundidora Park Raceway was a semi-permanent street circuit through Fundidora Park in Monterrey, Mexico. The raceway was inaugurated in 2001 with Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey. It was also the host of A1GP.

Fundidora Park race track

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Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Covering almost 2,000,000 square kilometers (770,000 sq mi), the nation is the fourth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent state in the world. With an estimated population of over 129 million people, Mexico is the tenth most populous country and the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world, while being the second most populous nation in Latin America after Brazil. Mexico is a federation comprising 31 states plus Mexico City (CDMX), which is the capital city and its most populous city. Other metropolises in the country include Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana, and León.

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