INDYCAR Series Relocates Ontario Event to Markham for Inaugural Street Circuit Race

The 2026 INDYCAR season is set to continue its Canadian operations with the inaugural Ontario Honda Dealers Indy, which will take place on the new Streets of Markham circuit in downtown Markham, Ontario. Scheduled for Sunday, 16 August, the event marks a structural change for the series, moving the annual Ontario race to a new location after 39 editions at Exhibition Place in Toronto.

The 90-lap, 197.1-mile contest will be held on a 2.19-mile temporary street circuit featuring 12 turns, a double-sided pit lane, and technical sections alongside fast straightaways. Markham is located north of Toronto, establishing a new geographic anchor for the series’ long-running Ontario tradition. As the layout is entirely new, there is no defending winner for this specific track, although the field arrives with momentum from the previous round.

Alex Palou enters the event as the defending winner of the OnlyBulls Grand Prix of Portland, which took place on 9 August. The road-course race at Portland International Raceway aired on 9 August, with Palou securing the victory. The final race on the former Toronto street circuit was won by Pato O’Ward in 2025, but the series’ focus now shifts to the new Markham configuration for this weekend’s competition.

Broadcast coverage for the event will be managed by FOX and FOX One, with practice and qualifying sessions beginning on Friday. FOX coverage is scheduled to commence at noon ET, with the race itself set to start at 12:22 p.m. ET. Broadcast times are subject to change, and fans can stream the race, practices, qualifying, and warmup sessions live and free for three days on FOX One.

The event continues the series’ operational schedule following the Portland round, which featured practice and qualifying coverage on FS1 and FOX One. The transition to the Streets of Markham represents a logistical and infrastructural update for the championship, maintaining its presence in the Ontario region while introducing a new technical challenge for the drivers.