Circuit Mont-Tremblant
 
Circuit Mont-Tremblant
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| Location | Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada |
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| Owner | Lawrence Stroll |
| Opened | September 1964 |
| Architect | Alan Wilson (2000 redesign) |
| Major events |
FIA Formula One Mont-Tremblant Champ Car Grand Prix (2007) |
| 2004 Road course | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 2.65 mi (4.26 km) |
| Turns | 17 |
| Lap record | 1:16.776 (Tristan Gommendy, Panoz DP01, 2007, Champ Car) |
| 2000 Road course | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 2.65 mi (4.26 km) |
| Turns | 15 |
| Lap record | 1:22.961 (Didier Theys, Doran Lista Racing, Dallara LMP Judd, 2002, SRP1) |
FIA Formula One
Canadian Grand Prix
(1968, 1970)
Can-Am
Mont-Tremblant Can-Am
(1966, 1969-1971, 1977-1978)
Trans-Am
Trois Heures du Circuit
(1968-1971, 1977-1978)
USAC Championship Car
Mont-Tremblant Grand Prix
(1967-1968)
Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series
6 Hours of Mont-Tremblant
(2002-2005)
Circuit Mont-Tremblant (French pronunciation: [siʁkɥi mɔ̃ tʁɑ̃blɑ̃]) is a 4.26 km (2.65 mi) race circuit about 13 km (8.1 mi) south of the village of Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada. The name of the village of Saint-Jovite was often included in the name of the circuit, but since the village was amalgamated into Mont-Tremblant in the year 2000, it is no longer considered or functions as an independent entity.
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 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 Formula One events staged at the circuit. Of the 40 cars entered in those two races (20 each, in 1968 and 1970), 21 reached the checkered flag (with only 16 classified – the rest finishing too far behind the race winners).
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