Grand Prix of Toronto
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Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario, Canada 43°38′14″N 79°24′56″W / 43.63722°N 79.41556°WCoordinates: 43°38′14″N 79°24′56″W / 43.63722°N 79.41556°W |
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| Corporate sponsor | Honda Canada Inc. |
| First race | 1986 |
| First ICS race | 2009 |
| Laps | 85 |
| Previous names |
Molson Indy Toronto (1986–2005) Molson Grand Prix of Toronto (2006) Steelback Grand Prix of Toronto (2007) |
| Most wins (driver) | Michael Andretti (7) |
| Most wins (team) | Newman/Haas Racing (7) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Lola (12) |
| Surface | Asphalt/Concrete |
| Length | 2.874 km (1.786 mi) |
| Turns | 11 |
| Lap record | 57.143 (Gil de Ferran, Reynard-Honda, 1999, CART) |
The Honda Indy Toronto is an annual IndyCar Series race, held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Originally known as the Molson Indy Toronto, it was a Champ Car World Series race held annually from 1986 to 2007. The track has 11 turns, is a 2.874-kilometre (1.786 mi) street circuit, and is located at Exhibition Place.
It is IndyCar's second-longest running street race, only behind the Grand Prix of Long Beach and the fourth oldest race on the current schedule in terms of number of races run. The Toronto Indy is one of seven Canadian circuits to have held an Indy Car race, the others being Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Mont-Tremblant, Sanair, Montreal, Vancouver, and Edmonton.
In 1967 the first Indy race held in Canada was the Telegram Trophy 200, held at Mosport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario as part of the USAC Championship Car season. The race was won by Bobby Unser for his first career Indy victory. The Telegram Trophy 200 was again held in 1968 at Mosport, this time won by Dan Gurney.
After a nine-year absence, Indycars returned to the Toronto area for the Molson Diamond Indy at Mosport Park won by A. J. Foyt in 1977 and Danny Ongais in 1978.
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