# Mid-Ohio map: Keyhole and Thunder Valley Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course near Lexington, Ohio, uses a 2.258-mile, 13-turn layout without the chicane. The track is in Troy Township, Morrow County, between Columbus and Cleveland. It hosts IndyCar, IMSA's Michelin Pilot Challenge, MotoAmerica, and club racing. ## Facts - Location: Troy Township, near Lexington, Ohio. 7721 Steam Corners Road, Lexington, OH. - Opened: 1962. - Length: 2.258 mi (3.634 km) on the course without the chicane. - Turns: 13 on the course without the chicane. - Other configurations: The chicane course is 2.400 miles (3.862 km) with 15 turns. - Major series: IndyCar, IMSA's Michelin Pilot Challenge, and MotoAmerica. - Official site: midohio.com - Lap record: Will Power, 1:05.2600, in 2016. IndyCar. - Sticker: A single is $6.99 and a five-pack is $32.99. ## Questions ### How long is Mid-Ohio? 2.258 miles (3.634 km) on the course without the chicane, the layout on the sticker. ### How many turns does Mid-Ohio have? 13 turns on that course. The chicane course has 15. ### What races are held at Mid-Ohio? IndyCar, IMSA's Michelin Pilot Challenge, and MotoAmerica, plus club events. ### What is the lap record at Mid-Ohio? 1:05.2600, set by Will Power in 2016 in an IndyCar. ### When did Mid-Ohio open? 1962. ### Where is Mid-Ohio? 7721 Steam Corners Road, Lexington, Ohio. The track is in Troy Township, near Lexington. ### What are the named corners at Mid-Ohio? Named sections include the Keyhole, the Esses, Thunder Valley, and the Carousel. ## The layouts Mid-Ohio has two main layouts. The 2.4-mile, 15-turn course uses the chicane and is common for motorcycles and club racing. The 13-turn, 2.258-mile course bypasses the chicane and is what major series like IndyCar, IMSA, and NASCAR have mostly used. Named sections include the Keyhole, the Esses, Thunder Valley, and the Carousel. A separate start line on the back straight is used for rolling starts. Our Mid-Ohio outline is the 2.258-mile course without the chicane, checked against the Wikimedia Commons map. This is the layout on [the Mid-Ohio outline sticker](https://www.trackoutline.com/tracks/mid-ohio-sports-car-course). ## History The track opened in 1962 as a 16-turn clockwise course. After one year, the slow Oak Tree Bend section in the northeast corner was removed and replaced with the Thunder Valley downhill straight. In 1990 a straight was paved through the chicane, which created the shorter layout. ## The Mid-Ohio sticker [See the Mid-Ohio sticker](https://www.trackoutline.com/tracks/mid-ohio-sports-car-course) One sticker is about $12.28 with US shipping. The five-pack ships free, $6.60 a sticker. - 4 inch single: https://291rxa-mt.myshopify.com/cart/67705130877227:1?utm_source=trackoutline&utm_medium=site&utm_campaign=buy&utm_content=mid-ohio-sports-car-course-single&attributes%5B_to_fp%5D=to-067-agent-md-cart-attr-20261030&attributes%5B_to_ref%5D=agent-md.guides.mid-ohio-sports-car-course - Five-pack: https://291rxa-mt.myshopify.com/cart/67705130942763:1?utm_source=trackoutline&utm_medium=site&utm_campaign=buy&utm_content=mid-ohio-sports-car-course-5pack&attributes%5B_to_fp%5D=to-067-agent-md-cart-attr-20261030&attributes%5B_to_ref%5D=agent-md.guides.mid-ohio-sports-car-course ## Nearby and similar tracks - [Road America track guide](https://www.trackoutline.com/guides/road-america): Elkhart Lake, WI · 4.048 mi - [NJMP Thunderbolt track guide](https://www.trackoutline.com/guides/new-jersey-motorsports-park): Millville, NJ · 2.25 mi - [Laguna Seca track guide](https://www.trackoutline.com/guides/weathertech-raceway-laguna-seca): Monterey, CA · 2.238 mi [Compare all 20 US road courses](https://www.trackoutline.com/guides/us-road-courses-compared) ## Sources - [Wikipedia: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Ohio_Sports_Car_Course) - [Wikimedia Commons circuit map](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mid-Ohio.svg) - [Mid-Ohio RV map (PDF)](https://www.midohio.com/media/attachments/2025/01/03/mo_rv_map.pdf) - [IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge 2026 schedule](https://www.imsa.com/michelinpilotchallenge/imsa-michelin-pilot-challenge-2026-schedule/) - [Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course](https://www.midohio.com/) - [TrackOutline price](https://www.trackoutline.com/tracks/mid-ohio-sports-car-course) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1931770) - HTML: https://www.trackoutline.com/guides/mid-ohio-sports-car-course - Track page: https://www.trackoutline.com/tracks/mid-ohio-sports-car-course - Markdown: https://www.trackoutline.com/guides/mid-ohio-sports-car-course.md