Circuit info
Fair Park
We don't have our own real GPS-telemetry-based 3D model for this circuit (typically a pre-2023 or discontinued venue). The outline below is a freely usable, hand-drawn circuit diagram.This layout was in use during: 1984.Circuit diagram: ROY Jules (julesr0y) (CC BY 4.0). source & licenseOther known layouts at this circuit: 1984Interesting facts
The 1984 Dallas Grand Prix ran on a temporary 3.901 km, 23-turn street circuit built through the Fair Park fairground, with two hairpins; the fresh asphalt literally broke apart in 38°C heat, with track temperatures hitting 66°C, and organizers patched the circuit overnight with a backhoe and quick-drying cement. The heat forced an early 11am start, three hours ahead of the usual schedule, and the warm-up session was cancelled because repair crews were still working on the track; only eight cars eventually made it to the finish. Pole-sitter Nigel Mansell led much of the race before a gearbox failure struck on the final lap; he jumped out and tried to push his car to the finish, only to collapse from heat and exhaustion before he got there, and was classified sixth, three laps down. Victory went to Keke Rosberg from eighth on the grid, who fought the heat with a water-cooled skull cap; it was Honda's first turbo-era Grand Prix win since the 1967 Italian Grand Prix. The venue, the 277-acre Fair Park, was originally built as an Art Deco showcase for the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition and is now a National Historic Landmark; the race itself was conceived to show off Dallas as a 'world-class city.' Niki Lauda set the official fastest lap in his McLaren MP4/2 at 1:45.353; there was never a sequel, and Formula 1 never returned to Dallas. You'll find it in Dallas, United States. Only one Formula 1 race has been held here so far, in 1984, won by Keke Rosberg.
Circuit history
The only Formula 1 race held here (1984) was won by Keke Rosberg.