The enormous task to turn Toronto's Exhibition Place from sport and event central to a world class street course for the 37th edition of the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto race is well underway, which is good because in a short time the Indy Cars will be ripping through downtown Toronto. The speedfest will take place July 18-20, 2025 and you can purchase your single day, multiday and pit & paddock entrance tickets online.
From the HIT website, "The 2025 weekend schedule, highlighted by the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, will have a full complement of racing series on track. Open-wheel development series USF Pro 2000 Presented by Continental Tire and USF2000 Presented by Continental Tire will battle on the 2.874-kilometre (1.786-mile), 11-turn street course. Exciting sports car action from Emzone Radical Cup Canada presented by Michelin and production car racing from the Miata Canada Cup will add to the schedule. Further weekend activities and entertainment elements will be announced at a later date."
Track construction June 28: starting from Turn 3 to Turn 8, about 70% of blocks and fencing installed. Turn 3 grandstand and Turn 11 north grandstand almost complete. No pedestrian bridge parts yet.
Turn 3 Grandstand along Lake Shore Blvd W and the start of the barriers and fences
Barriers and Fencing along Turn 7
Parts of the Trackside Suites along Pit Row awaiting assembly
Looking towards Turn 11 by BMO Field
"We encourage everyone to act fast to secure their spot for three full days of world-class racing, food and fun for the whole family on the festival grounds,” said Jeff Atkinson, president of the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto. “Your Ontario Honda Dealers Present Free Fan Friday kicks off the action on July 18th as racing from five different series takes the track across the weekend, headlined by Sunday’s IndyCar race which has increased to 90 laps this year.”
The first day, known as Free Fan Friday, will also return in 2025. The Ontario Honda Dealers presents free entrance to the motorsport festival on July 18 with a voluntary donation to Make-A-Wish Canada. You don't need tickets for Fan Friday and seating is first come, first served.
The race track is built around the streets in Exhibition Place and onto Lake Shore Boulevard West before returning to Exhibition Place. The 2.9km, 11-turn track is only a temporary street course and requires massive quantities of concrete blocks, safety fence, scaffolding, stands and suites. We are talking about 2,000 concrete reinforced barriers, 1,200 pieces of 2.4m high steel fencing and 1,600 feet of tire wall barriers (5 tires high). The tires are important and you can find most of them at Turn 1 along Princes' Gates, Turn 3, Turn 5 and Turn 8 as well as the three runoffs (a safe place to go if the car can't get around the sharp turns) - extending the tracks at Turn 3, Turn 8 and through Princes' Gates and onto Strachan Ave. Then you have to add your trackside advertising banners and the start/finish painting in the middle of Princes' Boulevard. The last track prep happens on the westbound lanes of Lake Shore Boulevard West.
In addition to a number of General Admission viewing areas there are four grandstands (Turns 3, 10 and two stands in Turn 11) and two trackside suites near Turn 11. There are three paddocks, two in the Enercare Centre (NTT IndyCar and a supporting series paddock) and one outside near Thunder Alley. There will be a couple of food and beverage areas along and inside the track to keep you hydrated and fed throughout your time at the race.
NTT IndyCar Preliminary Schedule of Events (Subject to Change)
Friday, July 18, 2025
3:05 p.m. - 4:25 p.m. - NTT INDYCAR SERIES Practice 1
Saturday, July 19, 2025
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - NTT INDYCAR SERIES Practice 2
2:35 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - NTT INDYCAR SERIES Qualifying/Firestone Fast 6
Sunday, July 20, 2025
8:32 a.m. - 8:57 a.m. - NTT INDYCAR SERIES Warm-up
12:22 p.m. - Green Flag - Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto (90 Laps)
From HIT, "The stars and cars of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES will take on the 2.874-kilometre (1.786-mile), 11-turn temporary street circuit built on the Exhibition Place grounds near the Lake Ontario shoreline for Round 13 of 17 in the season championship battle. The field will feature Canadian Devlin DeFrancesco, multi-time Toronto winners Scott Dixon, Will Power and Josef Newgarden, three-time series champion and 2025 Indianapolis 500 winner Alex Paou and recent Toronto winners Christian Lundgaard (2023) and Colton Herta (2024)." The best place to see the drivers will be to look for autograph signing events or get tickets for the paddock and pits where you can keep an eye out as the drivers head to and from their racecars.
Friday, July 18, 2025
3:05 p.m. - 4:25 p.m. - NTT INDYCAR SERIES Practice 1
Saturday, July 19, 2025
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - NTT INDYCAR SERIES Practice 2
2:35 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - NTT INDYCAR SERIES Qualifying/Firestone Fast 6
Sunday, July 20, 2025
8:32 a.m. - 8:57 a.m. - NTT INDYCAR SERIES Warm-up
12:22 p.m. - Green Flag - Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto (90 Laps)
From HIT, "The stars and cars of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES will take on the 2.874-kilometre (1.786-mile), 11-turn temporary street circuit built on the Exhibition Place grounds near the Lake Ontario shoreline for Round 13 of 17 in the season championship battle. The field will feature Canadian Devlin DeFrancesco, multi-time Toronto winners Scott Dixon, Will Power and Josef Newgarden, three-time series champion and 2025 Indianapolis 500 winner Alex Paou and recent Toronto winners Christian Lundgaard (2023) and Colton Herta (2024)." The best place to see the drivers will be to look for autograph signing events or get tickets for the paddock and pits where you can keep an eye out as the drivers head to and from their racecars.
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