Thermal Club

{{Infobox motorsport venue

| Name = The Thermal Club

| Location = Thermal, California

| Coordinates = {{coord|33|36|7|N|116|9|46|W|type:landmark_region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}

| Image = Thermal Club IndyCar Track Map.svg

| Image_caption = IndyCar course layout (2024–2025)

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| Opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2012}}{{cite web |last1=Branman |first1=Miles |title=The Thermal Club, a members-only Mecca for motorsports |url=https://www.robbreport.com.sg/the-thermal-club/ |website=Robb Report |access-date=2 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030201421/https://www.robbreport.com.sg/the-thermal-club/ |archive-date=October 30, 2020 |date=31 August 2017 |url-status=live}}

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| Architect = Alan Wilson

| Events = Former:
IndyCar
The Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix (2025)

| Miles_first = True

| Layout1 = GT Circuit

| Surface = Asphalt

| Length_km = 8.208

| Length_mi = 5.1

| Turns = 26

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| Layout2 = Twin Palms Circuit{{cite web |last1=Pockrass |first1=Bob |title=What is Thermal Club? Inside INDYCAR's most exclusive event |url=https://www.foxsports.com/stories/motor/exclusive-thermal-club-hosts-indycar-points-race |website=Fox Sports |access-date=2 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250504171345/https://www.foxsports.com/stories/motor/exclusive-thermal-club-hosts-indycar-points-race |archive-date=May 4, 2025 |date=March 21, 2025 |url-status=live}}

| Surface2 = Asphalt

| Length_km2 = 4.936

| Length_mi2 = 3.067

| Turns2 = 17

| Record_time2 = 1:39.8051

| Record_driver2 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Palou

| Record_car2 = Dallara DW12-Honda

| Record_year2 = 2024

| Record_class2 = IndyCar

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The Thermal Club is a country club and motorsports circuit in Thermal, California. The venue hosted a non-championship IndyCar event in 2024, the $1 Million Challenge, and a points-paying event in 2025, the Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix.{{Cite web |last=Pruett |first=Marshall |date=13 June 2024 |title=IndyCar unveils 2025 schedule; Thermal Club becomes points round |url=https://racer.com/2024/06/13/indycar-unveils-2025-schedule-thermal-club-becomes-points-round/ |access-date=14 June 2024 |website=RACER |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613135156/https://racer.com/2024/06/13/indycar-unveils-2025-schedule-thermal-club-becomes-points-round/ |archive-date=June 13, 2024 |url-status=live}}

Thermal has three separate road courses that can be combined in up to 20 configurations, up to the {{convert|5.1|mi|km|adj=on}} GT circuit.{{cite web |title=Thermal Club Delivers Ultimate Experience for Motorsports Enthusiasts |url=https://www.palmspringslife.com/the-guide/things-to-do/thermal-club/ |website=Palm Springs Life |access-date=2 July 2025 |date=June 24, 2019 |url-status=live}} Members must purchase an on-site villa which each have large private garages.Undercoffler, David (August 9, 2014) [http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-desert-racing-club-20140809-story.html "At the Thermal Club, wealthy gearheads will have private vrooms"] Los Angeles Times Members also have access to a full-service tuning shop and other non-automotive amenities.{{cite web |last1=Mills |first1=James |title=Life in the fast lane: Thermal Club |url=https://detour-roadtrips.com/home/life-in-the-fast-lane-thermal-club |website=Detour |access-date=2 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613024520/https://detour-roadtrips.com/home/life-in-the-fast-lane-thermal-club |archive-date=13 June 2020 |date=5 February 2020 |url-status=live}}

In 2017, BMW completed construction of their BMW Performance Driving Center West, which is home to the BMW Performance Driving School.{{cite web |last1=Iger |first1=Bradley |title=Inside the Thermal Club's Private Track Facility |url=https://www.motortrend.com/features/1708-inside-the-thermal-clubs-private-track-facility |website=Motor Trend |access-date=2 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725072403/https://www.motortrend.com/features/1708-inside-the-thermal-clubs-private-track-facility |archive-date=July 25, 2021|date=1 August 2017 |url-status=live}}