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]
Ecocentro has an arena, a racetrack including an oval and a karting track.
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 and oval of . 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 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.
Waldemar Coronas became the first foreign driver to win at this circuit in this category.[7]
Season | Date | Winner | Configuration | Laps | Distance |
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2008 | March 30 | Rafael Martínez | Circuit | 52 | 120 |
2008 | August 31 | Waldemar Coronas | Circuit | 63 | 149 |
2009 | June 28 | Hugo Oliveras | Circuit | 68 | 157 |
2009 | October 11 | Rubén Rovelo | Oval | 132 | 168 |
2010 | April 11 | Rafael Martínez | Circuit | 75 | 172 |
2010 | October 3 | Antonio Pérez | Oval | 160 | 204 |
2011 | June 5 | Oval | |||
2011 | September 4 | Oval | |||
April 29 | Oval | ||||
August 12 | Oval | ||||
April 21 | Rafael Martínez | Oval | |||
July 28 | Rafael Martínez | Oval | |||
May 25 | Oval | ||||
August 3 | Oval | ||||
May 17 | Oval | ||||
August 20 | Oval | ||||
August 19 | Circuit | ||||
August 4 | Oval | ||||
2020 | July 9 | Oval | |||
2020 | October 2 | Circuit | |||
2020 | October 3 | Circuit | |||
2020 | November 27 | Oval | |||
2020 | November 28 | Oval | |||
As of May 2023, the fastest official race lap records at the EcoCentro Expositor Querétaro are listed as:
Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event |
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Full Circuit: 2.314 km (2008–present) | ||||
0:56.353[8] | 2013 Querétaro Fórmula Panam round | |||
0:54.260[9] | 2013 Querétaro LATAM Challenge round | |||
0:58.199[10] | Tatuus FR2000 Renault[11] | 2008 Querétaro LATAM Challenge round | ||
0:58.949[12] | 2020 2nd Querétaro NACAM F4 round | |||
1:03.236[13] | Ford Fusion NASCAR[14] | 2021 2nd Querétaro NASCAR Mexico round | ||
Oval: 1.283 km (2008–present) | ||||
0:29.416[15] | 2023 Querétaro 140 | |||