IndyCar confirms no Mexico City race for 2026

Penske Entertainment CEO Mark Miles says the IndyCar Series will not add a calendar visit to Mexico in 2026 and says next year’s World Cup soccer tournament is the reason behind the decision.

“For more than a year, we have been working diligently to bring the IndyCar Series to Mexico City’s Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez,” Miles said. “While extensive progress was made alongside the venue’s operating group and our potential promoter, ultimately the significant impact of next year’s World Cup proved too challenging to ensure a successful event given the available summer dates.

“While we absolutely want to race in Mexico, we also want to ensure everyone involved feels the conditions are in place to plan a world-class and highly engaging race weekend. We will keep working to bring our racing to Mexico and hope for an event to be on the schedule as soon as the right opportunity presents itself.”

Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward, a native of Monterrey, Mexico, has championed the establishment of a home IndyCar race since he joined the series.

“No one wants a race in Mexico more than me,” O’Ward said. “But we want to create an incredible event that is built to last. That requires the right date and the right year for fans and sponsors to fully get behind our sport. I’m motivated to carry this effort forward and take part in a future race in my home country.”

Despite having a resolution on Mexico in place, no timetable was given on the release of IndyCar’s full 2026 schedule.