Mont-Tremblant Champ Car Grand Prix

The Mont-Tremblant Champ Car Grand Prix was an auto race in the Champ Car World Series. It was held from 1967 to 1968 and again in 2007. It was held at Circuit Mont-Tremblant, in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada.

Mont-Tremblant Champ Car Grand Prix
VenueCircuit Mont-Tremblant
First race1967
Last race2007
Previous namesLabatt Indy (1967)
Saint-Jovite 200 (1968)
Mont-Tremblant Champ Car Grand Prix (2007)
Most wins (driver)Mario Andretti (4)
Most wins (team)Dean Van Lines Racing Division (2)
Andretti Racing Enterprises (2)
Most wins (manufacturer)Chassis: Hawk (4)
Engine: Ford/Cosworth (5)

The race replaced the Grand Prix of Montreal in the Champ Car circuit, and was held in a rural zone north of Montreal. The circuit had previously held a number of significant open-wheel championship events: USAC IndyCar races in 1967 and 1968,[1] before the establishment of the Champ Car Grand Prix;[2] the Sports Car Club of America's Formula 5000 championship held events in 1969 and 1970; and the track held the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix in 1968 and 1970.

The only event was held on July 1, 2007, as the sixth round of the 2007 Champ Car World Series Season. Robert Doornbos won his first career Champ Car race, with Sébastien Bourdais and Will Power rounding out the podium. The unification of Champ Car and the Indy Racing League was announced on February 22, 2008, and the Mont-Tremblant Grand Prix's future was left in doubt. It was confirmed on March 5, 2008, that the race was cancelled.

Race winners

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Season Date Driver Team Chassis Engine Race Distance Race Time Average Speed
(mph)
Report
Laps Miles (km)
USAC Championship Car
1967 August 6   Mario Andretti Dean Van Lines Racing Division Hawk Ford 36 95.400 (153.531) 1:05:41 91.353 Report
  Mario Andretti Dean Van Lines Racing Division Hawk Ford 36 95.400 (153.531) 1:01:57 96.88
1968 August 4   Mario Andretti Andretti Racing Enterprises Hawk Ford 38 100.700 (162.060) 1:02:37 96.49 Report
  Mario Andretti Andretti Racing Enterprises Hawk Ford 38 100.700 (162.060) 1:07:07 80.03
1969

2006
Not held
CART/Champ Car World Series
2007 July 1   Robert Doornbos Minardi Team USA Panoz Cosworth 62 162.502 (261.521) 1:45:41 92.245 Report

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References

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  1. ^ "Circuits: Mont-Tremblant". GrandPrix.com. Inside F1, Inc. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Champ Notes: Mont-Tremblant Comes To Play". National Speed Sport News.
  3. ^ "Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant". Champ Car Stats. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Circuit Mont-Tremblant". Ultimate Racing History. Retrieved 9 December 2010.