File:Mosport-Logo.png | |
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | |
Location | Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada |
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Active from | 1961 - present |
Major events | FIA Formula One Canadian Grand Prix (1961-1967,1969,1971-1974,1976-1977)
FIM Road Racing World Championship
Can-Am
USAC Championship Car
FIM World Superbike Championship
United SportsCar Championship
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
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Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 2.459 mi (3.957 km) |
Turns | 10 |
Lap record | 1:05.823 (Marco Werner, Audi Sport North America R10 TDI, 2008, ALMS LMP1) |
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (formerly Mosport Park and Mosport International Raceway) is a multi-track facility located north of Bowmanville, Ontario, Ontario, Canada. The facility features a 2.459-mile (3.957 km), (length reduced through wider track re-surfacing done in 2003) 10-turn road course; a 2.4 km advance driver and race driver training facility with a quarter-mile skid pad (Mosport Driver Development Centre) and a 1.4 km kart track (Mosport International Karting). The name "Mosport" is a contraction of Motor Sport, came from the enterprise formed to build the track; it is pronounced as the two words actually sound, "Mose-Port" (as opposed to often incorrectly pronounced "Moss-Sport").
History[]
The circuit was the second purpose-built road race course in Canada after Westwood Motorsport Park in Coquitlam, British Columbia,[1] succeeding Edenvale (Stayner, Ontario), Port Albert, Ontario's Green Acres (ex-British Commonwealth Air Training Plan), and Nanticoke, Ontario's Nanticoke Refinery (ex-British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Number One Bombing and Gunnery School), all airport circuits, as Ontario racing venues. It was designed and built in the late 1950s, and held its first major race on June 25, 1961, the Player's 200, a sports car race bringing drivers from the world over to rural Ontario. Stirling Moss won the two-heat event in a Lotus 19. Second was Joakim Bonnier with Olivier Gendebien third.[2] The proposed hairpin was expanded into two discrete corners, to be of greater challenge to the drivers and more interesting for the spectators, at his suggestion, and is named Moss Corner in his honour. This is a source of lingering confusion as many people call the track Mossport.
Mosport has had a succession of owners since the original public company created to build the track. Two of those prior owners, Norm Namerow (who owned the track through his publishing company, CanTrack, until his death) and Harvey Hudes, have both been inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame for their contribution to the sport in Canada. In 1998, the Panoz Motor Sports Group purchased the facility, and in 1999, the newly formed American Le Mans Series visited Mosport for the first time. For 2001, the entire circuit was repaved to meet FIA specifications, and is now 42 feet (12.8 m) wide. Drivers were consulted to ensure the character of the "old" track was kept; almost all the "racing lines" have been maintained.
Mosport achieved acclaim though a series of international sports car races under the title "Canadian Grand Prix" normally reserved for Formula 1 races. Many events were wildly popular, breaking Canadian sports attendance records with each successive race. The success of these races led Mosport to be seen as a key component in the founding of the Can Am Series. The CanAm first visited the track in its inaugural season in 1966, and Mosport hosted at least one event in every year of the series' history, except 1968. In 1967, Canada's centennial year, Mosport hosted Formula One, USAC, and a 500cc Motorcycle Grand Prix. F1's Grand Prix of Canada remained at the track until 1977. Mosport has hosted a wide variety of series throughout its history. The circuit has held Formula One, USAC, World Sportscar Championship, Can-Am, Formula 5000, and many other sports car, open-wheel, and motorcycle series.
Mosport has had several fatalities, both track crew, drivers, and riders, the most recognized being German Manfred Winkelhock who was killed in 1985 when his Porsche 962C crashed into a concrete wall. [1] The most recent fatality at the track was in 2008 during the 29th annual Vintage Automobile Racing Association of Canada Racing Festival. Driver Dino Crescentini of Rochester Hills, MI - a ten-year veteran of vintage racing - lost control of his 1977 Wolf Dallara Can-Am car, which previously had been driven by the late Gilles Villeneuve.
Unlike many historic motorsport venues, Mosport's track layout has remained mostly unchanged from its original form.
The fastest ever recorded lap was taken by Rinaldo Capello, in an Audi R10 TDI, in qualifying for the 2008 Grand Prix of Mosport, with a time of 1:04.094. The lap record was set in the race for that meeting with Capello's Audi Sport North America team mate Marco Werner lapping in a time of 1:05.823.[3]
Canadian Motorsports Ventures (CMV) which includes Orlando Corp. Chairman Carlo Fidani and Canadian road racing legend Ron Fellows, purchased the facility in June 2011.[4]
In February 2012, a partnership between Mosport and Canadian Tire was announced. The partnership includes a renaming of the track to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The partnership will help to upgrade the facility, and improve the experience for spectators, participants, race teams, and corporate sponsors.[5]
Bridgestone Racing Academy conducts its programs at Mosport.
Mosport Speedway[]
Mosport Speedway was a one-half mile oval speedway located on the northwest corner of Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. The track featured 800-foot long straightaways, 6-degree banked corners and two grandstands with seating for 8,500.
The oval was constructed in 1989 as a dirt track originally called Mosport’s Ascot North, named after the famous Ascot Park track in Gardena, California. The first event was scheduled in July 1989 and was to feature USAC Midgets and Sprint Cars and the World of Outlaws. The races were cancelled after the initial heat races caused deep ruts in the corners and dislodging stones hidden under the clay.[6]
The track was paved that summer and renamed Mosport International Speedway. The track hosted a weekly Saturday night stock car racing program from May to September for 24 years. The stock car divisions included pure stock, sportsman and late models. The oval also featured regular touring series including the ACT Series, ISMA Supermodifieds, OSCAAR, Lucas Oil Sportsman Cup, CASCAR Super Series and the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series.[7]
The park announced the closing of the oval in July 2013 to accommodate the expansion of the Driver Development Track.[8]
Current series[]
United SportsCar Championship[]
- Main article: Grand Prix of Mosport
It was announced in September 2013 that Canadian Tire Motorsports Park was chosen to host a round of the Tudor United SportsCar Championship in 2014.[9] The new series replaces the American Le Mans Series as the feature race during the tracks annual SportsCar Grand Prix, which is Canada's largest annual sportscar race.[10]
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series[]
- Main article: Chevy Silverado 250 (Mosport)
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series raced at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in September 2013, marking the first time the series has raced in Canada.[11] Chevrolet was announced as the title sponsor and the race is known as the Chevrolet Silverado 250.[12]
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series[]
- Main article: Mosport 200
- Main article: Mosport Trans-Am
- Canadian Superbike Championship
- Pirelli World Challenge
- IMSA Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge
- IMSA Prototype Lites
- IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge
- IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada
- Mazda MX-5 Cup
- Porsche 944 Cup
- Canadian Touring Car Championship
- Canadian Historic Grand Prix
- ISMA Lowes Sportscar Series
The track also hosts vintage racing series, motorcycle racing, and Canadian Automobile Sport Club (CASC) amateur events and lapping days.
Photo gallery[]
Former Series & Major Race Winners[]
FIA Formula One World Championship[]
- Main article: Canadian Grand Prix
Year | Race | Driver | Constructor | Report |
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1967 | Player's Canadian Grand Prix | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco | Report |
1969 | Jacky Ickx | Brabham-Ford | Report | |
1971 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford | Report | |
1972 | Labatt's Canadian Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford | Report |
1973 | Peter Revson | McLaren-Ford | Report | |
1974 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren-Ford | Report | |
1976 | James Hunt | McLaren-Ford | Report | |
1977 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf-Ford | Report |
FIA World Sportscar Championship[]
- Main article: Grand Prix of Mosport
Year | Race | Drivers | Team | Car | Distance/ Duration |
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1976 | Player's 200 Weekend | Jackie Oliver | Shadow | Shadow DN4 Chevrolet | 320 km (200 mi) |
1977 | Molson Diamond Can-Am Trans-Am Weekend | Ludwig Heimrath Paul Miller |
Heimrath Racing | Porsche 934/5 | 6 hours |
1980 | Molson Canadian 1000 | John Fitzpatrick Brian Redman |
Dick Barbour Racing/Sachs USA | Porsche 935 K3/80 | 6 hours |
1981 | Molson 1000 | Harald Grohs Rolf Stommelen |
Andial Meister Racing | Porsche 935 K3 | 6 hours |
1984 | Budweiser GT | Jacky Ickx Jochen Mass |
Rothmans Porsche | Porsche 956 | 1000 km (621 mi) |
1985 | Budweiser GT | Hans-Joachim Stuck Derek Bell |
Rothmans Porsche | Porsche 962C | 1000 km (621 mi) |
USAC Championship Car (IndyCar)[]
- Main article: Honda Indy Toronto
Year | Race | Driver | Team | Chassis | Engine |
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1967 | Telegram Trophy 200 | Bobby Unser | Leader Cards Racing | Eagle | Ford |
1968 | Telegram Trophy 200 | Dan Gurney | Oscar Olson | Eagle | Weslake-Ford |
1977 | Molson Diamond Indy | A.J. Foyt | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Coyote | Foyt |
1978 | Molson Diamond Indy | Danny Ongais | Interscope Racing | Parnelli | Cosworth |
FIM Road Racing World Championship[]
- Main article: Canadian motorcycle Grand Prix
Year | Race | 125 cc | 250 cc | 500 cc | Report | |||
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Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | Rider | Manufacturer | |||
1967 | Canadian motorcycle Grand Prix | Bill Ivy | Yamaha | Mike Hailwood | Honda | Mike Hailwood | Honda | Report |
FIM Formula 750 World Championship[]
Year | Race | Winning Rider | Manufacturer |
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1977 | Molson Diamond Motorcycle Grand Prix of Canada | Gregg Hansford | Kawasaki |
1978 | Michael Baldwin | Yamaha | |
1979 | Patrick Pons | Yamaha |
FIM World Superbike Championship[]
FIM Motocross World Championship[]
Year | Class | Driver | Manufacturer |
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1976 | 500cc | Gerrit Wolsink | Suzuki |
1977 | 125cc | André Massant | Yamaha |
1979 | 500cc | Gerrit Wolsink | Suzuki |
American Le Mans Series[]
- Main article: Grand Prix of Mosport
IMSA GT Championship[]
- Main article: Grand Prix of Mosport
USAC Stock Car[]
- Main article: Mosport 200
SCCA Can-Am Series[]
- Main article: Mosport Can-Am
SCCA Formula 5000[]
Year | Race | Driver | Chassis | Engine |
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1968 | Mosport Continental | Lou Sell | Eagle Mk 5 | Chevrolet V8 |
1969 | Mac’s Mosport Continental | John Cannon | Eagle Mk 5 | Chevrolet V8 |
1970 | Mac’s Mosport Continental | Mark Donohue | Lola T192 | Chevrolet V8 |
1974 | Labatt’s Blue 5000 Weekend | David Hobbs | Lola T332 | Chevrolet V8 |
1975 | Labatt's Blue 5000 Weekend | Mario Andretti | Lola T332 | Chevrolet V8 |
1976 | Labatt’s Blue 5000 Weekend | Alan Jones | Lola T332 | Chevrolet V8 |
Atlantic Championship[]
Year | Date | Driver | |
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1974 | June 30 | Bill Brack | [14] |
1975 | July 20 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | [15] |
1976 | Aug 22 | Bobby Rahal | [16] |
1977 | May 22 | Price Cobb | [17] |
1979 | Aug 19 | Kevin Cogan | [18] |
1981 | June 13 | Jacques Villeneuve Sr. | [19] |
1982 | June 5 | Whitney Ganz | [20] |
1982 | Sept 12 | Whitney Ganz | [20] |
1983 | Sept 11 | Roberto Moreno | [21] |
1987 | June 7 | Calvin Fish | [22] |
1988 | June 19 | Colin Trueman | [23] |
1989 | June 25 | Jocko Cunningham | [24] |
1992 | Sept 20 | David Empringham | [25] |
1993 | June 20 | Claude Bourbonnais | [26] |
1994 | May 22 | Greg Ray | [27] |
2009 | Aug 30 | Jonathan Summerton | [28] |
Formula Super Vee Championship[]
Year | Date | Driver | |
---|---|---|---|
1974 | Sept 22 | Elliott Forbes-Robinson | [29] |
1975 | Sept 21 | Eddie Miller | [30] |
1976 | June 20 | Bill Henderson | [31] |
1977 | Oct 9 | Bob Lazier | [32] |
1979 | June 3 | Geoff Brabham | [33] |
1982 | Sept 12 | Michael Andretti | [34] |
1983 | June 5 | Price Cobb | [35] |
CASCAR Super Series[]
- Main article: Mosport 200
ASA National Tour[]
- Main article: Mosport 200
USAC National Sprint Car Series[]
Year | Date | Race | Driver | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | Sept 17 | USAC Canadian Sprint Car Nationals | Gary Fedewa | |
Sept 17 | Wayne Hammond | [36] |
Music events[]
- Strawberry Fields Festival, August 7–9, 1970
- Canada Jam, August 26, 1978
- Heatwave Festival, August 23, 1980
- Edenfest, July 12–14, 1996
- Boots and Hearts Music Festival, August 10–12, 2012, August 2–4, 2013, July 31 -August 3, 2014
Footnotes[]
- ↑ eTracks: Canada's Racing Pioneer Westwood
- ↑ The Globe and Mail, June 26, 1961, Page 15.
- ↑ "Mobil 1 Grand Prix of Mosport 2008 Official Results". IMSA. 2008-08-24. http://www.imsaracing.net/2008/events/mosport/2008%20Mosport%20Results.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
- ↑ "Canadian Tire Motorsports Park Overview". Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. http://www.canadiantiremotorsportpark.com/about-ctmp/overview. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
- ↑ "Canadian Tire Partners With Mosport". Mosport.com. http://mosport.com/media-centre/news-a-archives/65-news/376-canadian-tire-partners-with-mosport. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ↑ "Bowmanville speedway set to run its final lap". Durham Region.com. http://news.ca.msn.com/ontario/oshawa/bowmanville-speedway-set-to-run-its-final-lap. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
- ↑ "Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Oval". Racing-Reference.info. http://racing-reference.info/tracks/Canadian_Tire_Motorsports_Park_Oval. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
- ↑ "Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Closing Speedway July 27, 2013". Inside Track Motorsport News. http://www.insidetracknews.com/news/breaking-news/item/1841-canadian-tire-motorsport-park-closing-speedway-july-27-2013.html. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
- ↑ "IMSA Announces 2014 Tudor United SportsCar Championship schedule". Autoweek. 2013-09-20. http://www.autoweek.com/article/20130920/grand_am/130929985. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
- ↑ "News and info for the SportsCar Grand Prix at CTMP". PRN Ignition. 2013-07-03. http://www.prnmag.com/index.php/news/motorsport/1793-alms-news-and-info-for-the-sportscar-grand-prix-at-ctmp-mosport-july-18-21. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
- ↑ "Canada to Host Truck Race in 2013". Motor Racing Network. 2012-11-16. http://www.motorracingnetwork.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Camping-World-Trucks/News/Articles/2012/11/Canada-to-Host-Truck-Race-in-2013.aspx. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
- ↑ "Chevrolet To Sponsor NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race At Canadian Tire Motorsport Park". Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. 2013-04-29. http://www.mosport.com/news/65-news/592-chevrolet-to-sponsor-nascar-camping-world-truck-series-race-at-canadian-tire-motorsport-park. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ↑ "Major Spectator Events". Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. http://www.canadiantiremotorsportpark.com/schedules-a-events/major-spectator-events. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ↑ "1974 CASC Player's Challenge Series". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1974.htm. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
- ↑ "1975 CASC Player's Challenge Series". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1975.htm. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
- ↑ "1976 CASC Player's Challenge Series". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1976.htm. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
- ↑ "1977 CASC Labatt Challenge Series". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1977.htm. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
- ↑ "1979 CASC/SCCA North American Formula Atlantic Championship". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1979.htm. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
- ↑ "1981 CASC/SCCA North American Formula Atlantic Championship". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1981.htm. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "1982 CASC/SCCA North American Formula Atlantic Championship". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1982.htm. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
- ↑ "1983 FIA Formula Mondial North American Cup". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1983.htm. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
- ↑ "1987 ECAR HFC Pro Series Atlantic Challenge". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1987.htm. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
- ↑ "1988 ECAR/SCCA HFC Formula Atlantic Championship". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1988e.htm. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
- ↑ "1989 SCCA Toyota Atlantic Championship - Atlantic Division". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1989e.htm. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
- ↑ "1992 SCCA Toyota Atlantic Championship". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1992.htm. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
- ↑ "1993 Player's Toyota Atlantic Championship". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1993.htm. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
- ↑ "1994 Player's Toyota Atlantic Championship". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/1994.htm. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
- ↑ "2009 Cooper Tires Presents the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/atlantic/year/2009.htm. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
- ↑ "1974 SCCA/IMSA Formula Super Vee Championship". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/vee/year/1974.htm. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
- ↑ "1975 SCCA/IMSA U. S. Formula Super Vee Championship". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/vee/year/1975.htm. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
- ↑ "1976 SCCA U. S. Formula Super Vee Championship". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/vee/year/1976.htm. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
- ↑ "1977 SCCA U. S. Formula Super Vee Championship". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/vee/year/1977.htm. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
- ↑ "1979 SCCA Formula Super Vee Championship". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/vee/year/1979.htm. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
- ↑ "1982 SCCA Robert Bosch U. S. Formula Super Vee Championship". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/vee/year/1982.htm. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
- ↑ "1983 SCCA Robert Bosch Formula Super Vee Championship". champcarstats.com. http://www.champcarstats.com/vee/year/1983.htm. Retrieved 2013-04-24.
- ↑ "1989 USAC National Sprint Car Schedule". scrafan.com. http://www.scrafan.com/usac/schedule/1989schedule.html. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ↑ "Mosport International Raceway". Ultimate Racing History. http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/racelist3.php?trackid=18. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ↑ "Mosport - List of Races". Racing Sports Cars. http://www.racingsportscars.com/track/archive/Mosport.html. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
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