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Molson Indy Montreal

FieldValue
Race titleMolson Indy Montreal
Logo[[File:MolsonIndyMontrealLogo.jpg250px]]
Track map[[File:Île Notre-Dame (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve).svg250px]]
Series longIndyCar / 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 driverno repeat winners
Most wins teamNewman/Haas Racing (3)
Most wins manufacturerLola (6)

Molson Indy Montreal (2002–2005) Grand Prix of Montreal (2006)

The Molson Indy Montreal was an annual auto race in Montreal, Quebec on the Champ Car World Series calendar.

History

Originally known as the Molson Indy 300, it was first held at Sanair 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 the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, a permanent road course most famous as the home of the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix.

In 2006, the name of the race was changed to the Grand Prix of Montreal after its sale by Molson Sports & Entertainment. This mirrored the name change of the Toronto Champ Car race from the Molson Indy Toronto to the Molson Grand Prix of Toronto after its sale by Molson.

Future prospects

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 a NASCAR Busch Series race. 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 at Circuit Mont-Tremblant (2007 Mont-Tremblant Champ Car Grand Prix, previously held 1968–1970). Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve replaced the race with the NASCAR NAPA Auto Parts 200 race.

Race winners

Sanair (1984–1986)

SeasonWinning driverChassisEngineTeamReportRef
1984USA Danny SullivanLolaCosworthDoug Shierson Racingreport
1985USA Johnny RutherfordMarchCosworthAlex Morales Autosportsreport
1986USA Bobby RahalMarchCosworthTruesportsreport

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (2002–2006)

SeasonWinning driverChassisEngineTeamReportRef
2002GBR Dario FranchittiLolaHondaTeam Greenreport
2003MEX Michel Jourdain Jr.LolaFord-CosworthTeam Rahalreport
2004BRA Bruno JunqueiraLolaFord-CosworthNewman/Haas Racingreport
2005ESP Oriol ServiaLolaFord-CosworthNewman/Haas Racingreport
2006FRA Sébastien BourdaisLolaFord-CosworthNewman/Haas Racingreport

Formula Atlantic winners

These races were held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

SeasonWinning driver
1978USA Jeff Wood
1979USA Howdy Holmes
1980CAN Jacques Villeneuve
1981USA Kevin Cogan
1982USA Tim Coconis
1983BRA Roberto Moreno
1986CAN Scott Goodyear
1988USA Scott Harrington
1989CAN Scott Goodyear
1990USA Jocko Cunningham
1991USA Jimmy Vasser
1992USA Chris Smith
1993CAN Jacques Villeneuve
1994USA Richie Hearn
1995CAN David Empringham
1996CAN Patrick Carpentier
1997CAN Bertrand Godin
1998CAN Lee Bentham
1999CAN Alex Tagliani
2000CAN David Rutledge
2001CAN David Rutledge
2002USA Rocky Moran Jr.
2003USA A. J. Allmendinger
2004USA Jon Fogarty
2005CAN Antoine Bessette
2006USA Graham Rahal

Attendance

YearRace dayWeekend
200264,000172,000
200358,000148,000
200453,320133,726
200536,20493,755
2006110,030

References

References

  1. [http://www2.canoe.com/sports/nouvelles/f1/archives/2006/06/20060623-145005.html ]{{dead link. (February 2024)
  2. "1984 Molson Indy". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  3. "1985 Molson Indy 300". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  4. "1986 Molson Indy Montreal". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  5. "2002 Molson Indy Montreal". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  6. "2003 Molson Indy Montreal". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  7. "2004 Molson Indy Montreal". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  8. "2005 Molson Indy Montreal". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  9. "2006 Molson Grand Prix of Montreal". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
  10. (2002). "Autocourse CART Official Champ Car Yearbook 2002-2003". Hazelton Publishing Ltd..
  11. (2004). "Autocourse Official Champ Car Yearbook 2003-2004". Hazelton Publishing Ltd..
  12. (2004). "Autocourse Official Champ Car Yearbook 2004-2005". Crash Media Group.
  13. (2005). "Autocourse Official Champ Car Yearbook 2005-2006". Crash Media Group Ltd..
  14. (October 2, 2006). "NASCAR confirms Montreal event".
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