Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Motorsport racing track in Magdalena Mixhuca, Mexico City, Mexico.
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez is a motorsport racing track in Tlalpan, in the southeast of Mexico City, sitting at 2,238 meters elevation. The 4.3-kilometer layout combines long straights with tight corners and runs partly through a public park.
Built in 1959 as the Autódromo Magdalena Mixhuca, the circuit was renamed Autódromo Ricardo Rodríguez after the driver died in practice for the 1962 non-championship Mexican Grand Prix. In 1971, after Pedro Rodríguez was killed racing in Germany, President Luis Echeverría ordered the name changed to Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Formula 1 returned in 2015 after a 23-year absence.
Spectators gather in the Foro Sol during race weekends, where they experience music, fireworks and paddock atmosphere inside a converted baseball stadium. Mexican fans bring flags and jerseys, turning this zone into a large grandstand party.
Access is through the Autódromo metro station on Line 9, making a visit without a car easier. The high elevation can be noticeable during exertion, so walking slowly is advisable.
The Peraltada is slightly banked, unlike Monza's flat Parabolica, which lets cars carry more speed through it. It was here that Ricardo Rodríguez died in 1962 when his suspension failed. Since 1992 a baseball stadium, the Foro, has occupied the inner part of the curve.
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