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Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Île Notre-Dame (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve).svg
Location Parc Jean-Drapeau
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H3C 6A1
Time zone UTC-5
Coordinates 45°30′2.08″N 73°31′20.86″W / 45.5005778°N 73.5224611°W / 45.5005778; -73.5224611Coordinates: 45°30′2.08″N 73°31′20.86″W / 45.5005778°N 73.5224611°W / 45.5005778; -73.5224611
Capacity 100,000
FIA Grade 1
Owner City of Montreal
Opened 1978
Former names Île Notre-Dame Circuit (1978–1982)
Major events

FIA Formula One
Canadian Grand Prix
(1978–1986, 1988–2008, 2010–Present)

FIA World Sportscar Championship
Mondial Players Ltd.
(1990)

Champ Car World Series
Grand Prix of Montreal
(2002–2006)

NASCAR Xfinity Series
NAPA Auto Parts 200
(2007–2012)

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
NAPA Autopro 100
(2007–2012)

Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series
Montreal 200
(2007–2012)
Length 4.361 km (2.71 mi)
Turns 13
Lap record 1:13.622 (Brazil Rubens Barrichello, Ferrari, 2004)

FIA Formula One
Canadian Grand Prix
(1978–1986, 1988–2008, 2010–Present)

FIA World Sportscar Championship
Mondial Players Ltd.
(1990)

Champ Car World Series
Grand Prix of Montreal
(2002–2006)

NASCAR Xfinity Series
NAPA Auto Parts 200
(2007–2012)

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
NAPA Autopro 100
(2007–2012)

The 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 Championship, the Champ Car World Series, the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.


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