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Molson Indy Montreal

Coordinates:45°30′2.08″N73°31′20.86″W/ 45.5005778°N 73.5224611°W/45.5005778; -73.5224611
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Molson Indy Montreal
IndyCar/CART/Champ Car
VenueCircuit Gilles Villeneuve,Montreal,Quebec,Canada
First race1984
Last race2006
Distance181.503 mi
Laps67 laps
Previous namesMolson 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

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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

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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

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Sanair (1984–1986)

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Season Winning Driver Chassis Engine Team Report Ref
1984 United StatesDanny Sullivan Lola Cosworth Doug Shierson Racing report [2]
1985 United StatesJohnny Rutherford March Cosworth Alex Morales Autosports report [3]
1986 United StatesBobby Rahal March Cosworth Truesports report [4]

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (2002–2006)

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Season Winning Driver Chassis Engine Team Report Ref
2002 United KingdomDario Franchitti Lola Honda Team Green report [5]
2003 MexicoMichel Jourdain Jr. Lola Ford-Cosworth Team Rahal report [6]
2004 BrazilBruno Junqueira Lola Ford-Cosworth Newman/Haas Racing report [7]
2005 SpainOriol Servia Lola Ford-Cosworth Newman/Haas Racing report [8]
2006 FranceSébastien Bourdais Lola Ford-Cosworth Newman/Haas Racing report [9]

Formula Atlantic winners

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These races were held atCircuit Gilles Villeneuve.

Season Winning Driver
1978 United StatesJeff Wood
1979 United StatesHowdy Holmes
1980 CanadaJacques Villeneuve
1981 United StatesKevin Cogan
1982 United StatesTim Coconis
1983 BrazilRoberto Moreno
1986 CanadaScott Goodyear
1988 United StatesScott Harrington
1989 CanadaScott Goodyear
1990 United StatesJocko Cunningham
1991 United StatesJimmy Vasser
1992 United StatesChris Smith
1993 CanadaJacques Villeneuve
1994 United StatesRichie Hearn
1995 CanadaDavid Empringham
1996 CanadaPatrick Carpentier
1997 CanadaBertrand Godin
1998 CanadaLee Bentham
1999 CanadaAlex Tagliani
2000 CanadaDavid Rutledge
2001 CanadaDavid Rutledge
2002 United StatesRocky Moran Jr.
2003 United StatesA. J. Allmendinger
2004 United StatesJon Fogarty
2005 CanadaAntoine Bessette
2006 United StatesGraham Rahal

Attendance

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Year Race day Weekend
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

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References

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  1. ^[1][dead link]
  2. ^"1984 Molson Indy".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 17,2023.
  3. ^"1985 Molson Indy 300".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 17,2023.
  4. ^"1986 Molson Indy Montreal".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 17,2023.
  5. ^"2002 Molson Indy Montreal".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 17,2023.
  6. ^"2003 Molson Indy Montreal".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 17,2023.
  7. ^"2004 Molson Indy Montreal".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 17,2023.
  8. ^"2005 Molson Indy Montreal".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 17,2023.
  9. ^"2006 Molson Grand Prix of Montreal".Racing-Reference.NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.RetrievedNovember 17,2023.
  10. ^Shaw, Jeremy, ed. (2002).Autocourse CART Official Champ Car Yearbook 2002-2003.Richmond, Surrey, England: Hazelton Publishing Ltd. p. 129.ISBN1-903135-17-6.
  11. ^Shaw, Jeremy, ed. (2004).Autocourse Official Champ Car Yearbook 2003-2004.London, England: Hazelton Publishing Ltd. p. 145.ISBN1-903135-33-8.
  12. ^Shaw, Jeremy, ed. (2004).Autocourse Official Champ Car Yearbook 2004-2005.Silverstone, Northants, United Kingdom: Crash Media Group. p. 131.ISBN1-903135-33-8.
  13. ^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.
  14. ^"NASCAR confirms Montreal event".cbc.ca.October 2, 2006.RetrievedJune 21,2020.
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