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BITNILE.com Grand Prix of Portland
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8 - 10 Aug
Portland International Raceway
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Track Info
Portland International Raceway - Portland, Oregon, USA
Natural-terrain style road course on the former Vanport site - clockwise - Festival Curves chicane into technical mid-lap and a long back straight
When was the track built?
PIR sits within Delta Park on the former site of Vanport, a wartime housing city destroyed by the Columbia River flood on Memorial Day 1948. Local enthusiasts laid out a road course in the early 1960s, with permanent racing established in 1961. The venue evolved into a Northwest hub for pro racing, adding modern safety features while keeping its compact, flowing character.
When was its first race?
The circuit’s first race events took place in 1961. Top-level open-wheel arrived in 1984 with CART’s Portland round, cementing PIR as a staple of American road racing alongside long runs of IMSA sports cars and today’s IndyCar and NASCAR events.
What's the circuit like?
- Festival Curves chaos: A long front straight feeds a quick left-right-left at T1-2-3 that compresses the field on starts and restarts. Track limits and penalty lane management can decide races.
- Launch onto the back straight: The heavy stop and traction test at Turn 7 set top speed for the lap and enable passes into T10.
- Flat, technical rhythm: With minimal elevation, time is in braking markers, rotation on entry and clean exits across painted surfaces.
- Strategy themes: Cautions around T1 and pit windows near halfway often shuffle order. Undercuts work if you can rejoin into clean air before the Festival Curves queue.
- Benchmark pace: Official IndyCar race lap record 0:58.7403; outright qualifying flyers dip into the low 0:57s on a rubbered-in surface.
Lap records and benchmarks (by series)
- IndyCar (race lap): 0:58.7403 - Carlos Muñoz, 2018 Grand Prix of Portland.
- Indy NXT (race lap): 1:02.8861 - Nolan Siegel, 2023.
- GT3 (race lap): 1:10.791 - Miguel Molina, Ferrari 488 GT3, 2018.
- USF2000 (race lap): 1:11.1947 - Thomas Schrage, 2025.
- Trans-Am TA1 (race lap): 1:13.574 - Greg Pickett, 2019.
- NASCAR Xfinity (race lap): 1:14.552 - Connor Zilisch, 2025.
- Historic outright (qualifying, prior layout): 0:55.760 - Wayne Taylor, IMSA GTP Intrepid RM-1, 1991.
Why go?
A fan-friendly park setting with multiple viewing berms and quick access to downtown Portland. Starts into the Festival Curves are must-see, and the T7 hairpin plus the T10-12 sequence generate passes all race long. The paddock is open and the schedule packs in top series and strong support cards.
Where's the best place to watch?
- Festival Curves (T1-2-3): Starts, restarts, penalty-lane drama and three-wide bravery into the chicane.
- Turn 7 hairpin: Heaviest braking - perfect for late moves that set up the entire back straight.
- Turn 10 braking zone: End of the back straight - classic out-braking and switchbacks into T11-12.
- Main grandstand: Pit stops, podium and the sprint to the flag with full view of the Festival entry.
Not just IndyCar: headline series at PIR
IMSA/ALMS heritage: The Portland Grand Prix ran from 1978 to 2006 across IMSA and ALMS eras.
NASCAR Xfinity and ARCA: Modern stock-car showcases on the GP course bring penalty-lane tactics at T1.
Road to Indy ladder: Indy NXT, USF Pro 2000 and USF2000 produce deep grids and relentless drafting to T1 and T10.
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BITNILE.com Grand Prix of Portland
8 - 10 Aug
Portland International Raceway
Some session times for IndyCar BITNILE.com Grand Prix of Portland 2026 have not yet been finalised, they represent possible times in which each race session could occur. Please check back later for more accurate times.
Track Info
Portland International Raceway - Portland, Oregon, USA
Natural-terrain style road course on the former Vanport site - clockwise - Festival Curves chicane into technical mid-lap and a long back straight
When was the track built?
PIR sits within Delta Park on the former site of Vanport, a wartime housing city destroyed by the Columbia River flood on Memorial Day 1948. Local enthusiasts laid out a road course in the early 1960s, with permanent racing established in 1961. The venue evolved into a Northwest hub for pro racing, adding modern safety features while keeping its compact, flowing character.
When was its first race?
The circuit’s first race events took place in 1961. Top-level open-wheel arrived in 1984 with CART’s Portland round, cementing PIR as a staple of American road racing alongside long runs of IMSA sports cars and today’s IndyCar and NASCAR events.
What's the circuit like?
- Festival Curves chaos: A long front straight feeds a quick left-right-left at T1-2-3 that compresses the field on starts and restarts. Track limits and penalty lane management can decide races.
- Launch onto the back straight: The heavy stop and traction test at Turn 7 set top speed for the lap and enable passes into T10.
- Flat, technical rhythm: With minimal elevation, time is in braking markers, rotation on entry and clean exits across painted surfaces.
- Strategy themes: Cautions around T1 and pit windows near halfway often shuffle order. Undercuts work if you can rejoin into clean air before the Festival Curves queue.
- Benchmark pace: Official IndyCar race lap record 0:58.7403; outright qualifying flyers dip into the low 0:57s on a rubbered-in surface.
Lap records and benchmarks (by series)
- IndyCar (race lap): 0:58.7403 - Carlos Muñoz, 2018 Grand Prix of Portland.
- Indy NXT (race lap): 1:02.8861 - Nolan Siegel, 2023.
- GT3 (race lap): 1:10.791 - Miguel Molina, Ferrari 488 GT3, 2018.
- USF2000 (race lap): 1:11.1947 - Thomas Schrage, 2025.
- Trans-Am TA1 (race lap): 1:13.574 - Greg Pickett, 2019.
- NASCAR Xfinity (race lap): 1:14.552 - Connor Zilisch, 2025.
- Historic outright (qualifying, prior layout): 0:55.760 - Wayne Taylor, IMSA GTP Intrepid RM-1, 1991.
Why go?
A fan-friendly park setting with multiple viewing berms and quick access to downtown Portland. Starts into the Festival Curves are must-see, and the T7 hairpin plus the T10-12 sequence generate passes all race long. The paddock is open and the schedule packs in top series and strong support cards.
Where's the best place to watch?
- Festival Curves (T1-2-3): Starts, restarts, penalty-lane drama and three-wide bravery into the chicane.
- Turn 7 hairpin: Heaviest braking - perfect for late moves that set up the entire back straight.
- Turn 10 braking zone: End of the back straight - classic out-braking and switchbacks into T11-12.
- Main grandstand: Pit stops, podium and the sprint to the flag with full view of the Festival entry.
Not just IndyCar: headline series at PIR
IMSA/ALMS heritage: The Portland Grand Prix ran from 1978 to 2006 across IMSA and ALMS eras.
NASCAR Xfinity and ARCA: Modern stock-car showcases on the GP course bring penalty-lane tactics at T1.
Road to Indy ladder: Indy NXT, USF Pro 2000 and USF2000 produce deep grids and relentless drafting to T1 and T10.
