Fundidora Park

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Fundidora Park is a public park located east of Monterrey, Mexico, inside the former Monterrey Foundry property with an area of 120 hectares (1.2 km²).

Contents 1 History 2 Multifaceted Location 3 Events 3.1 A1GP race history 4 External links

[edit] History

The Monterrey Foundry (Monterrey Steel Foundry Company) operated from 1900 until its bankruptcy in 1986. Two years later, after having been legally declared financially insolvent, the "Fideicomiso Fundidora" (Fundidora Escrow) was installed to administer the Park.

[edit] Multifaceted Location

The park contains several industrial buildings from the old Foundry making the park a famous Archeological Industrial Site in Mexico full of beauty and ambiance. It also contains extensive walking tracks, an artificial lake, playgrounds for children and a 2.1 miles (3.4 km) permanent road course which is popular with joggers, bicyclists and inline skaters. Fundidora Park also includes a CINTERMEX which is a convention center, a hotel, a museum, Sesame Street Park, the Monterrey Arena, an auditorium, Cineteca Nuevo Leon and other smaller buildings with cultural venues.

[edit] Events

• The Champ Car World Series Grand Prix of Monterrey was held from 2001 to 2006.
• Fundidora Park has been the venue of UN and OEA summits.
• On February 26, 2006, the Fundidora Park raceway hosted the A1 Grand Prix racing series.
• The park was the center of the 2007 Universal Forum of Cultures. For this event an area of 30 hectares (0.30 km²) was joined to the 120 original hectares, and also was joined to Macroplaza by an artificial river called "Paseo Santa Lucia".
• For the main Champ Car article see 'Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey'.

[edit] A1GP race history

Season	Sprint Race Winner	Feature Race Winner
2005-2006	Alexandre Premat	Alexandre Premat

[edit] External links

• http://www.parquefundidora.org Fundidora Park official site
• http://www.pistadehielofundidora.com Fundidora Ice Rink: localized at Fundidora Park, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.

v • d • e A1 Grand Prix Circuits Current (2008-09) Mugello • Zandvoort • Sepang • Taupo • Mexico City • Algarve Possible (2008-09) Zhuhai • Durban • Shanghai • Brands Hatch Former/Returning Estoril • Dubai • Monterrey • Laguna Seca • Lausitz • Beijing • Sentul • Brno • Eastern Creek

v • d • e Tracks of the Champ Car World Series (1979-2007) Ovals Atlanta • California • Chicago • Gateway • Homestead • Las Vegas • Loudon • Michigan • Milwaukee • Nazareth • Ontario • Phoenix • Pocono • Sanair • Texas • Texas World • Trenton Road Courses Cleveland • Edmonton • Laguna Seca • Mid-Ohio • Montreal • Mont-Tremblant • Portland • Riverside • Road America • Watkins Glen Street circuits Belle Isle • Caesars Palace • Denver • Detroit • Houston • Las Vegas • Long Beach • Meadowlands • Miami • Reliant Park • San Jose • St. Pete • Tamiami Park • Toronto • Vancouver International Assen • Brands Hatch • EuroSpeedway • Mexico City • Monterrey • Motegi • Rio • Rockingham • Surfers Paradise • Zolder

2008 Champ Car season
NHL	Forsythe/Pettit	Minardi	Australia	Rocketsports	Coyne	PKV	PCM	Conquest
1 Wilson 2 Rahal	3 Tracy 7 TBA	4 TBA 14 Doornbos	5 Power 15 TBA	8 Bernoldi	11 TBA 19 TBA	21 TBA 22 Servià	28 TBA 29 Figge	24 Perera 34 TBA
Long Beach - Houston - Laguna Seca - Zolder - Jerez - Cleveland - Mont-Tremblant - Toronto - Edmonton - Portland - Road America - Assen - Surfers Paradise - Mexico City

Coordinates: 25°40′41″N, 100°17′00″W