Non-US Races
For the majority of the National Championship, the races have been held inside the United States. American championship cars raced on the Monza oval in 1957 and 1958 alongside Formula One and sports cars in the non-championship Race of Two Worlds. Also, in 1966 there was a non-championship USAC race at Fuji Speedway in Japan. The first championship events outside of US took place in 1967 at Mosport and Saint-Joive in Canada. In 1971, the USAC season-opening race was held at Rafaela, Argentina, at the Rafaela Oval (Rafaela Indy 300).
Beginning in the mid-1980s, CART expanded throughout North America, venturing into Mexico (Mexico City) and Canada — Sanair, Toronto and Vancouver — the latter two becoming mainstays. Eventually international expansion reached overseas with Surfers Paradise (Australia), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Motegi (Japan), as well as Lausitz (Germany) and Rockingham (England), among others.
Currently, the IndyCar Series holds races in Edmonton and Toronto in Canada; and São Paulo, Brazil.
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