Circuit Mont-Tremblant () is a race circuit about south of the village of
Mont-Tremblant
Mont-Tremblant () is a city in the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec, Canada, approximately northwest of Montreal and northeast of Ottawa, Ontario. The current municipality with city status was formed in 2000. Mont-Tremblant is most famous for its ...
,
Quebec
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, Canada. The name of the village of
Saint-Jovite was often included in the name of the circuit, but since the village was
amalgamated
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into Mont-Tremblant in the year 2000, it is no longer considered or functions as an independent entity.
History
The first two sections of the circuit were built in 1964 and extended by another mile into September 1965. The extension featured long straights and by virtue of the terrain, a small hill. Nicknamed "the Hump" it gained legendary status during the inaugural 1966
Can Am
The Canadian-American Challenge Cup, or Can-Am, was an SCCA/ CASC sports car racing series from 1966 to 1987.
History
Can-Am started out as a race series for group 7 sports racers with two races in Canada (''Can'') and four races in the United ...
race. Two drivers in practice found that their cars, both near identical Lola T70 CanAm cars, launched themselves into the air. Both drivers emerged unhurt but were unable to compete in the race. The Canadian winters quickly rendered the track surface very bumpy and as a result, the attrition rate was quite high in the two
Canadian Grand Prix
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Formula One
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events staged at the circuit. Of the 40 cars entered in those two races (20 each, in
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Januar ...
and
1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
), 21 reached the checkered flag (with only 16 classified – the rest finishing too far behind the race winners).
![Mont-Tremblant Control Tower](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Mont-Tremblant_Control_Tower.JPG)
The track complex was purchased by
Montreal
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-based fashion mogul
Lawrence Stroll
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in 2000, who tapped track architect
Alan Wilson to redesign the circuit, with the aim of modernizing its safety features in accordance with current
FIA
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regulations.
The resulting redevelopment forced the park to close for the entire 2000 and 2001 racing seasons.
A major overhaul of the circuit in 2004 allowed more domestic and continental sportscar races to be held. Pit road was lengthened and widened featuring a new pit exit, while the pit straight was widened to . A
chicane
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was added in Turn 2, while Turns 6 and 10 were modified to create two separate circuits which could be run simultaneously. The signature hump was lowered for safety, while Namerow corner was modified for additional runoff. The track features 28 metres of elevation change.
On July 1, 2007, Mont-Tremblant
hosted a round of the
Champ Car World Series
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, marking the series'
first race at the circuit since Indy cars competed there in 1967 and 1968, when
Mario Andretti
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won all four races.
The race featured many lead changes and ended in wet weather, with
Robert Doornbos
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emerging victorious. In this race, French driver
Tristan Gommendy
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Early career
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set the unofficial track record in the qualifying, with a time of 1.16.776 in a
Panoz DP01
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.
Current Series
*
Mopar Canadian Superbike Championship
*
Canadian Touring Car Championship
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*
Ferrari Challenge
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* Historic Motor Sports Association
* Formula Tour 1600
Former Series & Major Race Winners
FIA
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Formula One World Championship
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Champ Car World Series
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USAC Championship Car (IndyCar)
SCCA
The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) is a non-profit American automobile club and sanctioning body supporting road racing, rallying, and autocross in the United States. Formed in 1944, it runs many programs for both amateur and professional r ...
Can-Am Series
The Canadian-American Challenge Cup, or Can-Am, was an SCCA/ CASC sports car racing series from 1966 to 1987.
History
Can-Am started out as a race series for group 7 sports racers with two races in Canada (''Can'') and four races in the United ...
SCCA
The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) is a non-profit American automobile club and sanctioning body supporting road racing, rallying, and autocross in the United States. Formed in 1944, it runs many programs for both amateur and professional r ...
Trans-Am Series
The Trans-Am Series is a sports car racing series held in North America. Founded in 1966, it is sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA).
Primarily based in the United States, the series competes on a variety of track types includ ...
SCCA
The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) is a non-profit American automobile club and sanctioning body supporting road racing, rallying, and autocross in the United States. Formed in 1944, it runs many programs for both amateur and professional r ...
United States Road Racing Championship
The United States Road Racing Championship (USRRC) was created by the Sports Car Club of America in 1962. It was the first SCCA series for professional racing drivers. SCCA Executive Director John Bishop helped to create the series to recover ra ...
SCCA
The Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) is a non-profit American automobile club and sanctioning body supporting road racing, rallying, and autocross in the United States. Formed in 1944, it runs many programs for both amateur and professional r ...
Formula 5000
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Atlantic Championship
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Grand American Road Racing Championship
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Lap Records
The official race lap records at Circuit Mont-Tremblant (
St. Jovite) are listed as:
See also
*
List of auto racing tracks in Canada
This is a list of auto racing tracks in Canada. The number of turns and track length are based on the standard, full courses for each track. The major series in bold listed are currently hold a race at the track.
Road courses
Street circuit, ...
* Other Montreal area race tracks
**
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, also spelled ''Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve'' (), is a motor racing circuit in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the venue for the FIA Formula One Canadian Grand Prix. It has previously hosted the FIA World Sportscar ...
**
Circuit ICAR
The International Center of Advanced Racing (Circuit ICAR) is a multi-track facility located on the former runways at Montréal–Mirabel International Airport, in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada north of Montreal. The facility features a 2.125-mile (3.4 ...
**
Sanair Super Speedway
Sanair Super Speedway is a motorsports park with a 0.826-mile (1.33 km) paved triangular oval race track, a quarter-mile dragstrip, a 1/3-mile oval, as well as a 0.12-mile mini-oval and 0.15-mile karting course. It also formerly had a -mile r ...
Notes
References
The Chequered Past: Sports Car Racing and Rallying in Canada, 1951–1991 By David A. Charters
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