History
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Before the establishment of the
CART Grand Prix of Montreal
, there was a Montreal-area
USAC Championship Car race held at
Circuit Mont-Tremblant for 1967 and 1968.
Molson Indy Montreal / Grand Prix of Montreal
Originally known as the
Molson Indy Montreal
, it was first held at
Sanair Super Speedway, an oval track, from 1984 through 1986. The Champ Car series revived the race in 2002, and it has been held in late August each year until 2006 at the
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, a permanent road course most famous as the home of the
Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix.
In 2006, the name of the race was changed to the
Grand Prix of Montreal
after its sale by Molson Sports & Entertainment. This mirrored the name change of the
Toronto Champ Car race from the
Molson Indy Toronto
to the
Molson Grand Prix of Toronto
after its sale by Molson.
Future prospects
After the 2006 race, the future of the Grand Prix of Montreal became shrouded in doubt. The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is allowed to be used for one race weekend outside of the
Canadian Grand Prix, and it was heavily speculated that from 2007 onwards, Canadian Grand Prix promoter
Normand Legault (who promotes all races at CGV) would replace the Grand Prix of Montreal with a
NASCAR Busch Series race . Champ Car announced in September 2006 that it would indeed not be returning to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and would be replacing the event with one at
Circuit Mont-Tremblant (
Mont-Tremblant Champ Car Grand Prix). CGV replaced the race with the NASCAR
NAPA Auto Parts 200 race.
Results
1967-1968
These races were held at
Circuit Mont-Tremblant
| Series
| Season
| Date
| Race
| Winning Driver
| Winning Team
| Report
|
| USAC Championship Car
| 1967
| August 6
|
| Mario Andretti
| Dean Racing Enterprises
|
|
| USAC Championship Car
| 1968
| August 4
|
| Mario Andretti
| Andretti Overseas National Airways
|
|
Molson Indy winners (1984-1986)
These races were held at the
Sanair Super Speedway
| Season
| Winning Driver
| Chassis
| Engine
| Team
|
| 1984
| Danny Sullivan
| Lola
| Cosworth
| Doug Shierson Racing
|
| 1985
| Johnny Rutherford
| March
| Cosworth
| Alex Morales Autosports
|
| 1986
| Bobby Rahal
| March
| Cosworth
| TrueSports
|
Molson Indy / Grand Prix of Montreal winners (2002-2006)
These races were held at
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
| Season
| Winning Driver
| Chassis
| Engine
| Team
|
| 2002
| Dario Franchitti
| Lola
| Honda
| Team Green
|
| 2003
| Michel Jourdain Jr.
| Lola
| Ford-Cosworth
| Team Rahal
|
| 2004
| Bruno Junqueira
| Lola
| Ford-Cosworth
| Newman/Haas Racing
|
| 2005
| Oriol Servia
| Lola
| Ford-Cosworth
| Newman/Haas Racing
|
| 2006
| Sébastien Bourdais
| Lola
| Ford-Cosworth
| Newman/Haas Racing
|
Formula Atlantic winners
These races were held at
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
| Season
| Winning Driver
|
| 1978
| Jeff Wood
|
| 1979
| Howdy Holmes
|
| 1980
| Jacques Villeneuve
|
| 1981
| Kevin Cogan
|
| 1982
| Tim Coconis
|
| 1983
| Roberto Moreno
|
| 1986
| Scott Goodyear
|
| 1988
| Scott Harrington
|
| 1989
| Scott Goodyear
|
| 1990
| Jocko Cunningham
|
| 1991
| Jimmy Vasser
|
| 1992
| Chris Smith
|
| 1993
| Jacques Villeneuve
|
| 1994
| Richie Hearn
|
| 1995
| David Empringham
|
| 1996
| Patrick Carpentier
|
| 1997
| Bertrand Godin
|
| 1998
| Lee Bentham
|
| 1999
| Alex Tagliani
|
| 2000
| David Rutledge
|
| 2001
| David Rutledge
|
| 2002
| Rocky Moran, Jr.
|
| 2003
| A.J. Allmendinger
|
| 2004
| Jon Fogarty
|
| 2005
| Antoine Bessette
|
| 2006
| Graham Rahal
|