With NASCAR’s absence from Mexico for the 2026 season all however confirmed, the trail is now clear for IndyCar to finalise its personal return to Latin American. The American sequence is now concentrating on a race in Mexico Metropolis subsequent 12 months, however some particulars of the deal nonetheless should be ironed out.
IndyCar has cleared the opening a part of its 2026 schedule to concentrate on the southern United States and scale back journey distance forward of a possible cease in Mexico – one thing that NASCAR didn’t do in 2025.
Roger Penske’s sequence is about to kick off its 2026 season in St. Petersburg, Florida, earlier than instantly touring to the brand new road circuit in Arlington, Texas, across the Dallas Cowboys’ stadium. The Texas race is scheduled 13-15 March.
From that time, there’s a practically one-month hole earlier than the Lengthy Seashore Grand Prix on April 16-18. It’s exactly on this window that IndyCar goals to convey the sequence to Mexico.
Negotiations are superior, with IndyCar concentrating on a race on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Nonetheless, if IndyCar hopes of aligning any announcement with the discharge of the total 2026 calendar it should transfer shortly, because the schedule for subsequent season is predicted within the coming days.
Devlin Defrancesco, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
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With this in thoughts, IndyCar officers visited the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico Metropolis simply final week. The sequence is reportedly working alongside Grupo Rentable on the bid to convey the open-wheel sequence again to Mexico.
The sequence final raced on the website, which additionally hosts F1 and Formulation E, again when IndyCar was divided into IRL and Champ Automotive – with the latter racing there till 2007.
One of many key dialogue factors is which format to make use of for the race: the Formulation 1 Grand Prix circuit, or the NASCAR configuration, which contains a vital shortcut after Flip 3. One other issue on the desk is the internet hosting rights payment.
The occasion can be led by Grupo Rentable, however CIE-Ocesa – promoters of each the Formulation 1 Mexican Grand Prix and NASCAR’s 2025 go to – might additionally enter into the image by way of a partnership because it holds the concession rights to the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Such a collaboration can be a primary for the 2 corporations, and would scale back the monetary dangers in contrast with NASCAR’s try and race in Mexico.
Grupo Rentable is an organization that rents billboard promoting house in Mexico’s principal cities, however in recent times it has additionally organised races within the nation’s capital underneath the identify Pace Fest, an occasion that blends motorsport competitions with concert events that includes high-profile native artists. By way of its efforts and connections with Michel Jourdain Jr., vital progress has been made to convey the sequence again, with negotiations now coming into the ultimate stage.
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Ought to IndyCar safe a race in Mexico, it most likely gained’t have the identical points with ticket gross sales as NASCAR confronted because of the presence of Pato O’Ward. The Arrow McLaren driver is on the verge of ending runner-up within the sequence, and the present wave of “Patomania” has created a brand new technology of followers.
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