Circuit Mont-Tremblant

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Circuit Mont-Tremblant is a Template:Cvt race circuit located approximately Template:Cvt north of Montreal, Quebec, in the city of Mont-Tremblant, Canada. It is the second-oldest existing race track in Canada, and was originally known as Circuit Mont-Tremblant-St-Jovite until it was renamed in the 1970s. Set in the shadow of the Mont-Tremblant ski hill, the twisting fifteen-corner track uses the natural topography and elevation of the land.

History

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The idea was conceived by local business and hoteliers to boost tourism during the slower spring and summer periods to the levels they enjoyed during winter’s peak ski season.

Legendary race driver Bruce McLaren is creditedTemplate:By whom as a contributor to the design of the track which was completed in two sections; the original Template:Cvt circuit was opened in 1964 and was extended to Template:Cvt the following year.

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The Control Tower and start-finish straight, looking west against the flow of the circuit, towards the Namerow corner.

The 1960s – 1970s

The first race was held August 3, 1964 on the original twelve-turn Template:Cvt circuit and won by Ludwig Heimrath driving a Cooper-Ford. The completion of the bridge, media/officials complex and the pit stalls were ready just prior to the next race that September featuring sports cars and prototypes. Pedro Rodríguez driving Luigi Chinetti’s (N.A.R.T.) Ferrari 330 P would go on to win that race.

The Player’s Quebec Sports Car race in September 1965 would be the first event on the newly-expanded Template:Cvt track and was won by John Surtees driving a Lola T-70.

On September 11, 1966 the track debuted the inaugural Canadian-American (Can-Am) Challenge Cup Series Race. John Surtees would win this event, followed by Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon.

The following summer, on 6 August 1967, Mario Andretti would win both races of the twin 100-mile double header U.S.A.C. Indy Car event ahead of A.J. Foyt. A year later, Andretti would the repeat the same achievement, this time beating out Bobby Unser.

Circuit Mont-Tremblant hosted the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix on two occasions, in 1968 and 1970. Jochen Rindt started the 1968 race from pole position, but Denny Hulme went on to win. The second race marked the debut of the Tyrrell Racing team as a constructor. Jackie Stewart set the pole time and a new track record in the new Tyrrell 001. The Ferraris of Jacky Ickx and Clay Regazzoni would finish 1st and 2nd ahead of Chris Amon in 3rd.

Throughout the late 1960’s and 70’s many of North America’s other top tier race championships such as Can-Am, Trans-Am, Formula 5000 and Formula Atlantic made their championship stops to the track. Many now famous drivers such as Denny Hulme, Bruce McLaren, Dan Gurney, Jackie Stewart, Bobby Rahal, Chris Amon, Mark Donohue, Roger Penske, Parnelli Jones, Al and Bobby Unser, Gordon Johncock, Alan Jones, Peter Revson, John Cannon, Elliot Forbes-Robinson, George Follmer and Gilles Villeneuve all competed at Circuit Mont-Tremblant during these years.

The 1980s – 1990s

Strong National Series such as the Rothmans Porsche (Turbo) Cup, the Players GM Challenge Series, the Honda-Michelin Series, Export A Formula 2000 and the Canadian Formula 1600 series would be predominant throughout the mid-1980s and 1990s, giving rise to some of Canada's most prominent and recognized racing drivers, including Paul Tracy, Scott Goodyear, Ron Fellows, Greg Moore, Claude Bourbonnais, Richard Spenard, Patrick Carpentier and Alex Tagliani.

The Jim Russell Racing School

The circuit is also home to the well-known Jim Russell Racing Driver School (est. 1969) which is notable for graduating Gilles Villeneuve, Jacques Villeneuve, and more recently, F1 drivers Lance Stroll and Nicholas Latifi.

A CIK-FIA rated karting facility was added in 2010 to complement the Jim Russell Racing School's development of young drivers, and has played host to the Canadian nationals.

The 2000s – present

New ownership has concentrated on updating the facility to improved FIA standards by repaving and widening the track, expanding the pit lane, and creating greater run-off areas, while attempting to preserve the character of the original layout. These updates have permitted the return of racing series like Grand Am (formerly Can-Am) and Indy car along with Superbikes and Historic Racing. The historic reputation of the race track and Mont-Tremblant’s appeal as a tourist destination keeps the track in constant demand amongst driving clubs, corporate events and major automotive manufacturers for car launches and driving programs such as Ferrari’s Corso Pilota, Lamborghini, Porsche, Audi, McLaren, Volvo, and BMW among others. On July 21, 2022 the track complex was purchased by 11938053 Canada Inc.,[1] a company owned by Montreal businessman Gad Bitton of Holand Automotive Group.[2]

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Events

Current
  • May: VARAC Vintage Racing Spring Classic
  • July: VARAC Vintage Racing Summer Classic
  • September: VARAC Vintage Racing Fall Classic
Former

Former series and major race winners

FIA Formula One World Championship

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Year Race Driver Constructor Report
1968 Player's Canadian Grand Prix Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford Report
1970 Template:Flagicon Jacky Ickx Ferrari Report

Champ Car World Series

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Year Race Driver Team Chassis Engine Report
2007 Mont-Tremblant Champ Car Grand Prix Template:Flagicon Robert Doornbos Minardi Team USA Panoz DP01 Cosworth Report

USAC Championship Car (IndyCar)

Year Race Driver Team Chassis Engine
1967 Labatt Indy Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti Dean Racing Enterprises Brawner Hawk Ford
1968 Saint-Jovite 200 Template:Flagicon Mario Andretti Andretti Racing Enterprises Brawner Hawk Ford

SCCA Can-Am Series

Year Date Race Driver Team
1966 Sept 11 Player's 200 Template:Flagicon John Surtees Template:Flagicon #3 Team Surtees
1969 June 15 Labatt's 50 Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme Template:Flagicon #5 McLaren Cars
1970 June 28 Mont-Tremblant 50 Template:Flagicon Dan Gurney Template:Flagicon #48 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
1971 June 27 Mont-Tremblant 50 Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart Template:Flagicon #1 Carl Haas Racing
1977 June 12 Template:Flagicon Tom Klausler Template:Flagicon Schkee Cars
1978 June 25 Template:Flagicon George Follmer Template:Flagicon U.S. Racing

SCCA Trans-Am Series

Year Date Race Drivers Car Distance/Duration
1968 July 21 Les Trois Heures du Circuit Template:Flagicon Mark Donohue Chevrolet Camaro 3 Hours / 96 Laps
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1969 Aug 3 Les Trois Heures du Circuit Template:Flagicon Mark Donohue Chevrolet Camaro 3 Hours / 97 Laps
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1970 Aug 2 Le Circuit Trans-Am Template:Flagicon Mark Donohue AMC Javelin 70 Laps
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1970 Aug 2 Le Circuit Trans-Am Template:Flagicon Mark Donohue AMC Javelin 70 Laps
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1971 Aug 1 Player's Quebec Trans-Am Template:Flagicon Mark Donohue AMC Javelin 70 Laps
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1977 Sept 11 Molson Trans-Am Template:Flagicon Peter Gregg Porsche 934 38 Laps
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1978 June 25 Molson Trans-Am Template:Flagicon Monte Shelton Porsche 935 38 Laps
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SCCA United States Road Racing Championship

Year Date Race Over 2.0 Winning Driver Over 2.0 Winning Team Under 2.0 Winning Driver Under 2.0 Winning Team
1968 June 2 Championnat Nord-Americain Template:Flagicon Mark Donohue #6 Roger Penske Racing Template:Flagicon Horst Kroll #37 Altona Motors [9]

SCCA Formula 5000

Year Date Race Driver Chassis Engine
1967 Sept 17 St Jovite Grand Prix Template:Flagicon Fred Ashplant Brabham BT21 Ford [10]
1969 Sept 7 Le Circuit Continental Template:Flagicon David Hobbs Surtees TS5 Chevrolet [11]
1970 Aug 1 Le Circuit Continental Template:Flagicon George Follmer Lotus 70 Ford [12]

Atlantic Championship

Year Date Driver
1975 July 6 Template:Flagicon Elliott Forbes-Robinson [13]
1976 July 11 Template:Flagicon Gilles Villeneuve [14]
2007 July 1 Template:Flagicon Franck Perera [15]
2008 June 29 Template:Flagicon Junior Strous [16]

Grand American Road Racing Championship

Year Date Race Driver Team Chassis Engine
2002 Sept 15 6 Heures du Circuit Mont-Tremblant Template:Flagicon Didier Theys
Template:Flagicon Fredy Lienhard Sr.
Template:Flagicon Fredy Lienhard Jr. 		Template:Flagicon #27 Doran Lista Racing Dallara LMP Judd [17]
2003 Sept 21 Template:Flagicon David Donohue
Template:Flagicon Mike Borkowski
Template:FlagiconSascha Maassen 		Template:Flagicon #58 Brumos Racing Fabcar FDSC/03 Porsche [18]
2004 May 23 Template:Flagicon Scott Pruett
Template:Flagicon Max Papis 		Template:Flagicon #01 CompUSA Chip Ganassi with Felix Sabates Riley MkXI Lexus [19]
2005 May 21 Template:Flagicon Milka Duno
Template:Flagicon Andy Wallace
Template:Flagicon Jan Lammers 		Template:Flagicon #2 CITGO Howard-Boss Motorsports Crawford DP03 Pontiac [20]

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Canadian Superbike Championship

Year Date Driver Motorcycle
2003 August 17 Template:Flagicon Tom Kipp Kawasaki ZX-7RR [22]
2004 August 22 Template:Flagicon Jordan Szoke Honda CBR1000RR [23]
2006 June 4 Template:Flagicon Jordan Szoke Kawasaki ZX-10RR [24]
2007 June 3 Template:Flagicon Jordan Szoke Kawasaki ZX-10RR [25]
2012 August 12 Template:Flagicon Jordan Szoke BMW S1000RR [26]
2013 August 25 Template:Flagicon Jordan Szoke BMW S1000RR [27]

Lap records

As of September 2019, the fastest official race lap records at Circuit Mont-Tremblant (St. Jovite) are listed as:

Category Time Driver Vehicle Event
Road Course: 4.218 km (2004–present)[28]
Champ Car 1:17.327 Sébastien Bourdais Panoz DP01 Champ Car Mont-Tremblant 07
Formula Atlantic 1:21.157[29] Carl Skerlong Swift 016.a 2007 Mont-Tremblant Formula Atlantic round
Daytona Prototype 1:29.308[30] Max Angelelli Riley MkXI 2004 6 Hours of Mont-Tremblant
GT1 (GTS) 1:31.856[31] Tommy Riggins Ford Mustang 2003 6 Hours of Mont-Tremblant
GT 1:35.910[31] Template:Ill Ferrari 360 Modena GT 2003 6 Hours of Mont-Tremblant
Porsche Carrera Cup 1:36.610[32] Parker Thompson Porsche 911 (991 II) GT3 Cup 2019 Mont-Tremblant Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge round
Superbike 1:39.711[33] Jordan Szoke BMW S1000RR 2013 Mont-Tremblant CSBK round
Supersport 1:42.080[34] Francis Martin Suzuki GSX-R600 2007 Mont-Tremblant CSBK round
SGS 1:42.301[30] Randy Pobst Porsche 911 (996) GT3 Cup 2004 6 Hours of Mont-Tremblant
F1600 1:43.418[35] Michel Bonnet Vector MG95 2011 Mont-Tremblant Canadian F1600 round
ST 1:46.847[36] Mathieu Audette Acura RSX Type S 2013 Mont-Tremblant CTCC round
North Road Course: 2.460 km (2004–present)[28]
Superbike 1:21.691[37] Jordan Szoke Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R 2008 Mont-Tremblant CSBK round
Supersport 1:23.482[38] Chris Peris Suzuki GSX-R600 2008 Mont-Tremblant CSBK round
Road Course: 4.260 km (1965–2002)[28]
LMP900 1:24.201[39] Fredy Lienhard, Jr. Dallara SP1 2002 6 Hours of Mont-Tremblant
DP 1:31.176[31] Terry Borcheller Doran JE4 2003 6 Hours of Mont-Tremblant
LMP675 1:31.803[39] Andy Lally Picchio D-USA-BMW 2002 6 Hours of Mont-Tremblant
F1 1:32.200 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 312B 1970 Canadian Grand Prix
Can-Am 1:33.400[40] Alan Jones Lola T333CS 1978 Mont-Tremblant Can-Am round
Formula Atlantic 1:35.033[41] Gilles Villeneuve March 76B 1976 Mont-Tremblant Formula Atlantic round
American GT 1:35.233[39] Rob Morgan Chevrolet Corvette 2002 6 Hours of Mont-Tremblant
GT 1:35.975[39] Bill Auberlen Ferrari 360 Modena GT 2002 6 Hours of Mont-Tremblant
Formula 5000 1:39.000[42] George Follmer Lotus 70 1970 Mont-Tremblant F5000 round
Trans-Am 1:41.513[43] Ludwig Heimrath Porsche 934/5 1977 Mont-Tremblant Trans-Am round
Group 7 1:44.900[44] Bruce McLaren McLaren-Elva Mk.IIB Chevrolet 1966 Labatt 50
Group 4 1:46.200[45] John Surtees Lola T70 Mk.2 1965 Player's Québec Mont-Tremblant
Porsche Carrera Cup 1:46.932[39] Michael Levitas Porsche 911 (996) GT3 Cup 2002 6 Hours of Mont-Tremblant
Group 2 1:52.100[46] Sam Posey Chevrolet Camaro 1968 Mont-Tremblant 3 Hours
Group 3 1:56.700[47] Jean-Paul Ostiguy AC Cobra 1967 St. Jean 67, U.S.A.M. Mont-Tremblant
Original North Road Course: 2.510 km (1964–2002)[28]
Group 4 1:09.900[48] Jim Hall Chaparral 2A 1965 La Course Labatt 50
Prototype 1:16.600[49] Pedro RodríguezTemplate:Efn
Ludwig HeimrathTemplate:Efn		 Ferrari 275 PTemplate:Efn
Cooper T61Template:Efn		 1964 Player's Québec Trophy
Formula Junior 1:20.800[50][51] Walt MackayTemplate:Efn
Norm EvendenTemplate:Efn		 Lotus 18Template:Efn
Cooper-ChevroletTemplate:Efn		 1964 Regional Mont-Tremblant (Invitational)Template:Efn
1964 Regional Mont-Tremblant (Trophy)Template:Efn
Group 3 1:21.700[52] Jean Ouellet AC Cobra 1964 Regional Mont-Tremblant (Main)

See also

Notes

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References

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External links

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