Molson Indy Montreal
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IndyCar/CART/Champ Car | |
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Venue | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve,Montreal,Quebec,Canada |
First race | 1984 |
Last race | 2006 |
Distance | 181.503 mi |
Laps | 67 laps |
Previous names | Molson Indy 300 (1984–1986) Molson Indy Montreal (2002–2005) Grand Prix of Montreal (2006) |
Most wins (driver) | no repeat winners |
Most wins (team) | Newman/Haas Racing(3) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Lola(6) |
TheMolson Indy Montrealwas an annualauto raceinMontreal,Quebecon theChamp Car World Seriescalendar.
History
[edit]Originally known as theMolson Indy 300,it was first held atSanair Super Speedway,an oval track, from 1984 through 1986. The Champ Car series revived the race in 2002, and it was held in late August each year until 2006 at theCircuit Gilles Villeneuve,a permanent road course most famous as the home of theFormula OneCanadian Grand Prix.
In 2006, the name of the race was changed to theGrand Prix of Montrealafter its sale by Molson Sports & Entertainment. This mirrored the name change of theTorontoChamp Car race from the Molson Indy Toronto to theMolson Grand Prix of Torontoafter its sale by Molson.
Future prospects
[edit]After the 2006 race, the future of the Grand Prix of Montreal became shrouded in doubt. The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is allowed to be used for one race weekend outside of the Canadian Grand Prix, and it was heavily speculated that from 2007 onwards, Canadian Grand Prix promoter Normand Legault (who promotes all races at CGV) would replace the Grand Prix of Montreal with aNASCARBusch Seriesrace.[1]Champ Car announced in September 2006 that it would indeed not be returning to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and would be replacing the event with one atCircuit Mont-Tremblant(2007Mont-Tremblant Champ Car Grand Prix,previously held 1968–1970). Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve replaced the race with the NASCARNAPA Auto Parts 200race.
Race Winners
[edit]Sanair (1984–1986)
[edit]Season | Winning Driver | Chassis | Engine | Team | Report | Ref |
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1984 | ![]() |
Lola | Cosworth | Doug Shierson Racing | report | [2] |
1985 | ![]() |
March | Cosworth | Alex Morales Autosports | report | [3] |
1986 | ![]() |
March | Cosworth | Truesports | report | [4] |
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (2002–2006)
[edit]Season | Winning Driver | Chassis | Engine | Team | Report | Ref |
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2002 | ![]() |
Lola | Honda | Team Green | report | [5] |
2003 | ![]() |
Lola | Ford-Cosworth | Team Rahal | report | [6] |
2004 | ![]() |
Lola | Ford-Cosworth | Newman/Haas Racing | report | [7] |
2005 | ![]() |
Lola | Ford-Cosworth | Newman/Haas Racing | report | [8] |
2006 | ![]() |
Lola | Ford-Cosworth | Newman/Haas Racing | report | [9] |
Formula Atlantic winners
[edit]These races were held atCircuit Gilles Villeneuve.
Attendance
[edit]Year | Race day | Weekend | |
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2002 | 64,000 | 172,000 | [10] |
2003 | 58,000 | 148,000 | [11] |
2004 | 53,320 | 133,726 | [12] |
2005 | 36,204 | 93,755 | [13] |
2006 | 110,030 | [14] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^[1][dead link]
- ^"1984 Molson Indy".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 17,2023.
- ^"1985 Molson Indy 300".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 17,2023.
- ^"1986 Molson Indy Montreal".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 17,2023.
- ^"2002 Molson Indy Montreal".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 17,2023.
- ^"2003 Molson Indy Montreal".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 17,2023.
- ^"2004 Molson Indy Montreal".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 17,2023.
- ^"2005 Molson Indy Montreal".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 17,2023.
- ^"2006 Molson Grand Prix of Montreal".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 17,2023.
- ^Shaw, Jeremy, ed. (2002).Autocourse CART Official Champ Car Yearbook 2002-2003.Richmond, Surrey, England: Hazelton Publishing Ltd. p. 129.ISBN1-903135-17-6.
- ^Shaw, Jeremy, ed. (2004).Autocourse Official Champ Car Yearbook 2003-2004.London, England: Hazelton Publishing Ltd. p. 145.ISBN1-903135-33-8.
- ^Shaw, Jeremy, ed. (2004).Autocourse Official Champ Car Yearbook 2004-2005.Silverstone, Northants, United Kingdom: Crash Media Group. p. 131.ISBN1-903135-33-8.
- ^Shaw, Jeremy, ed. (2005).Autocourse Official Champ Car Yearbook 2005-2006.Silverstone, Northants, United Kingdom: Crash Media Group Ltd. p. 133.ISBN1-905334-05-2.
- ^"NASCAR confirms Montreal event".cbc.ca.October 2, 2006.RetrievedJune 21,2020.
External links
[edit]- Champ Car Stats:Sanair archive,Montreal archive
- Ultimate Racing History:Sanair archive,Montreal archive