While many circuits in Europe and North America have their roots in disused airfields, the International Center of Advanced Racing (ICAR) is situated on the site of Montreal's Mirabel Airport, which until recently boasted the world's largest airport surface area.

The facility consists of a road circuit, which can be configured in a variety of layouts, a drag strip, an autocross course, a drift park, a driver safety center and a kart circuit, the latter designed by former Formula 1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve. ICAR's race driver academy is also named after the Quebec-born race driver.