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.
Location | El Marqués, Mexico |
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Time zone | UTC-06:00 |
Coordinates | 20°35′11″N 100°19′41″W / 20.58639°N 100.32806°W |
Opened | 30 March 2008 |
Major events | Current: NASCAR Mexico Queretana 200 (2008–present) Future: NACAM F4 (2020, 2022–2023, 2025) Former: Fórmula Panam (2013, 2015–2016, 2018) LATAM Challenge Series (2008–2011, 2013) |
Full Circuit (2008–present) | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 2.314 km (1.438 miles) |
Turns | 9 |
Race lap record | 0:56.353 ( Rudy Camarillo, Tatuus FA010, 2013, Formula Abarth) |
Oval (2008–present) | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 1.283 km (0.797 miles) |
Turns | 4 |
Race lap record | 0:29.416 ( Salvador de Alba Jr., Ford Fusion NASCAR, 2023, Stock car racing) |
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 1.438 mi (2.314 km) and oval of 0.797 mi (1.283 km). 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 0.700 km (0.435 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.
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 | Homero Richards | Oval | ||
2011 | September 4 | Germán Quiroga | Oval | ||
2012 | April 29 | Homero Richards | Oval | ||
2012 | August 12 | Daniel Suárez | Oval | ||
2013 | April 21 | Rafael Martínez | Oval | ||
2013 | July 28 | Rafael Martínez | Oval | ||
2014 | May 25 | Rubén Pardo | Oval | ||
2014 | August 3 | Homero Richards | Oval | ||
2015 | May 17 | Rodrigo Peralta | Oval | ||
2017 | August 20 | Irwin Vences | Oval | ||
2018 | August 19 | Rubén García Jr. | Circuit | ||
2019 | August 4 | Salvador de Alba Jr. | Oval | ||
2020 | July 9 | Rubén Rovelo | Oval | ||
2020 | October 2 | Salvador de Alba Jr. | Circuit | ||
2020 | October 3 | Rubén Rovelo | Circuit | ||
2020 | November 27 | Rubén García Jr. | Oval | ||
2020 | November 28 | Rubén Rovelo | 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) | ||||
Formula Abarth | 0:56.353[8] | Rudy Camarillo | Tatuus FA010 | 2013 Querétaro Fórmula Panam round |
Formula Vee | 0:54.260[9] | José Sandoval | Tatuus FR2000 Volkswagen | 2013 Querétaro LATAM Challenge round |
Formula Renault 2.0 | 0:58.199[10] | Hugo Oliveras | Tatuus FR2000 Renault[11] | 2008 Querétaro LATAM Challenge round |
Formula 4 | 0:58.949[12] | Thomas Nepveu | Mygale M14-F4 | 2020 2nd Querétaro NACAM F4 round |
Stock car racing | 1:03.236[13] | Salvador de Alba Jr. | Ford Fusion NASCAR[14] | 2021 2nd Querétaro NASCAR Mexico round |
Oval: 1.283 km (2008–present) | ||||
Stock car racing | 0:29.416[15] | Salvador de Alba Jr. | Ford Fusion NASCAR[14] | 2023 Querétaro 140 |