IndyCar Indy at Markham 2026
August 14–16, 2026 on the Streets of Markham, Ontario: NTT INDYCAR SERIES street race weekend — race day Sunday, August 16.
- Aug 14–16, 2026
- Streets of Markham
Markham, ON - paid
Recap
Markham 2026: Ericsson wins the inaugural Ontario Honda Dealers Indy
Marcus Ericsson (Andretti Global) won the first Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham on Sunday, August 16, passing Romain Grosjean with five laps left and finishing 7.5305 seconds clear. Will Power completed an Andretti 1–3 on the new 12-turn, 2.19-mile street circuit.
It was Ericsson’s fifth IndyCar win and first since St. Petersburg in 2023 — a debut-weekend result that also left organizers with year-two notes on street-circuit flow and GTA lodging pressure.
For households planning a return: treat Markham as its own product from ImportFest and from Montreal’s F1 weekend, and build parking or transit into the ticket decision before race morning.
The short version
The Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham brings IndyCar back to the GTA on a new 12-turn, 2.19-mile street layout in Markham, with race day Sunday, August 16, 2026. Expect temporary barriers, downtown-adjacent lodging pressure in York Region, and a different product from ImportFest’s tuner fairgrounds energy. Buy official tickets early and treat transit or parking as part of the purchase.
Background
Markham continues IndyCar’s long Toronto-area street-race history on a purpose-built temporary circuit rather than Exhibition Place’s older layouts — a York Region weekend for GTA households who already know 404/407 traffic patterns.
Verified details
- Race day: Sunday, August 16, 2026 (INDYCAR schedule).
- Weekend framing: August 14–16, 2026.
- Venue: Streets of Markham, Markham, Ontario.
- Circuit notes (series): ~12-turn, 2.19-mile temporary street layout.
Planning tips
- Race day is Sunday, August 16; confirm Friday–Saturday session access against your ticket product.
- Same calendar weekend as Monterey’s Quail / Reunion stretch and Woodward Dream Cruise Saturday — do not assume you can stack continents.
- Street-circuit weekends punish late arrivals. Walk farther from a cheaper lot rather than circling for a curb spot.
- Pair with GTA ownership context on our region hub if you are deciding whether a three-row fits Markham plaza parking the other 51 weeks.
Common questions
- When is Indy at Markham 2026?
- Race day is Sunday, August 16, 2026 on the Streets of Markham. Confirm practice and qualifying windows on indycar.com before you travel.
- Is this the same as the Canadian Grand Prix?
- No. Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix runs at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. Markham is an IndyCar street race in York Region.
- How does it relate to ImportFest?
- Different weekends and products. ImportFest is a modified-car show; Markham is an IndyCar race weekend. Cross-check dates before you book one hotel for both.
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