Circuit Mont-Tremblant


Circuit Mont-Tremblant is a race circuit about 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.

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 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, 21 reached the checkered flag.
The track complex was purchased by Montreal-based fashion mogul Lawrence Stroll 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 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 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, marking the series' first race at the circuit since Indy cars competed there in 1967 and 1968, when Mario Andretti won all four races. The race featured many lead changes and ended in wet weather, with Robert Doornbos emerging victorious. In this race, French driver Tristan Gommendy set the track record, with a time of 1.16.776 in a Panoz DP01.

Current Series

FIA">Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile">FIA [Formula [One World Championship]]

YearRaceDriverConstructorReport
1968Player's Canadian Grand Prix Denny HulmeMcLaren-FordReport
1970Player's Canadian Grand Prix Jacky IckxFerrariReport

[Champ Car World Series]

YearRaceDriverTeamChassisEngine
2007Mont-Tremblant Champ Car Grand Prix Robert DoornbosMinardi Team USAPanozCosworth

USAC">United States Auto Club">USAC Championship Car (IndyCar)">American Championship car racing">Championship Car (IndyCar)

YearRaceDriverTeamChassisEngine
1967Labatt Indy Mario AndrettiDean Racing EnterprisesBrawner HawkFord
1968Saint-Jovite 200 Mario AndrettiAndretti Racing EnterprisesBrawner HawkFord

[SCCA] Can-Am Series">Can-Am">Can-Am Series

YearDateRaceDriverTeam
1966Sept 11Player's 200 John Surtees #3 Team Surtees
1969June 15Labatt's 50 Denny Hulme #5 McLaren Cars
1970June 28Mont-Tremblant 50 Dan Gurney #48 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing
1971June 27Mont-Tremblant 50 Jackie Stewart #1 Carl Haas Racing
1977June 12 Tom Klausler Schkee Cars
1978June 25 George Follmer U.S. Racing

[SCCA] [Trans-Am Series]

YearDateRaceDriversCarDistance/Duration
1968July 21Les Trois Heures du Circuit Mark DonohueChevrolet Camaro3 Hours / 96 Laps
1969Aug 3Les Trois Heures du Circuit Mark DonohueChevrolet Camaro3 Hours / 97 Laps
1970Aug 2Le Circuit Trans-Am Mark DonohueAMC Javelin70 Laps
1970Aug 2Le Circuit Trans-Am Mark DonohueAMC Javelin70 Laps
1971Aug 1Player's Quebec Trans-Am Mark DonohueAMC Javelin70 Laps
1977Sept 11Molson Trans-Am Peter GreggPorsche 93438 Laps
1978June 25Molson Trans-Am Monte SheldonPorsche 93538 Laps

[SCCA] [United States [Road Racing Championship]]

YearDateRaceOver 2.0 Winning DriverOver 2.0 Winning TeamUnder 2.0 Winning DriverUnder 2.0 Winning Team
1968June 2Championnat Nord-Americain Mark Donohue#6 Roger Penske Racing Horst Kroll#37 Altona Motors

[SCCA] [Formula 5000]

YearDateRaceDriverChassisEngine
1967Sept 17St Jovite Grand Prix Fred AshplantBrabham BT21Ford
1969Sept 7Le Circuit Continental David HobbsSurtees TS5Chevrolet
1970Aug 1Le Circuit Continental George FollmerLotus 70Ford

[Atlantic Championship]

YearDateDriver
1975July 6 Elliott Forbes-Robinson
1976July 11 Gilles Villeneuve
2007July 1 Franck Perera
2008June 29 Junior Strous

[Grand American Road Racing Championship]

YearDateRaceDriverTeamChassisEngine
2002Sept 156 Heures du Circuit Mont-Tremblant Didier Theys
Fredy Lienhard, Sr.
Fredy Lienhard, Jr.
#27 Doran Lista RacingDallara LMPJudd
2003Sept 216 Heures du Circuit Mont-Tremblant David Donohue
Mike Borkowski
Sascha Maassen
#58 Brumos RacingFabcar FDSC/03Porsche
2004May 236 Heures du Circuit Mont-Tremblant Scott Pruett
Max Papis
#01 CompUSA Chip Ganassi with Felix SabatesRiley Mk XILexus
2005May 216 Heures du Circuit Mont-Tremblant Milka Duno
Andy Wallace
Jan Lammers
#2 CITGO Howard-Boss MotorsportsCrawford DP03Pontiac