Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
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Clarington | ||
Route type: | permanent race track | |
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Owner: | Canadian Motorsports Ventures Ltd. | |
Operator: | Canadian Motorsports Ventures Ltd. | |
Architect: | Alan Bunting | |
Building-costs: | $ 500,000 | |
Start of building: | 1960 | |
Opening: | 1961 | |
Formula 1 venue : |
1967-1977 | |
Track layout | ||
Route data | ||
Important events: |
United SportsCar Championship ( Sportscar Grand Prix ) NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (Chevrolet Silverado 250) NASCAR Canadian Tire Series (Clarington 200) |
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Route length: | 3.957 km (2.46 mi ) | |
Curves: | 10 | |
Records | ||
Track record: ( American Le Mans Series ) |
1: 05.823 min. ( Marco Werner , Audi Sport North America , 2008 ) |
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http://www.canadiantiremotorsportpark.com |
Coordinates: 44 ° 3 ′ 0 ″ N , 78 ° 40 ′ 40 ″ W.
The Canadian Tire Motorsports Park is a motorsport race track in Clarington ( Durham Region ), Canada . The route has become known under the name Mosport , which is a combination of the words motor and sport .
investment
The facility consists of a 2.5 mile (4 km) long race track with ten corners, on which races of the United SportsCar Championship are held, among other things . There is also a one-kilometer-long kart track and a Driver Development Center , a 1.5-mile test track. The facility also had a half-mile oval on which the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series , the Canadian equivalent of the American NASCAR Sprint Cup series, was held. The oval was closed in 2013, which is why the Canadian NASCAR only drives on the circuit. A NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race has also been held on the circuit since 2013 .
In 1967 and 1969 and from 1971 to 1977 was here Canadian Grand Prix of Formula 1 held, in 1967 was once the Canadian Grand Prix for motorcycles instead.
The route was renamed at the beginning of the 2012 season, as the operators entered into a cooperation with the Canadian Tire company .
On August 11, 1985, the racing driver Manfred Winkelhock had a serious accident on the track, a few hours later he died of his injuries in hospital.
Route
A lap on the very fast racetrack begins on the short start-finish straight, which leads into a long 90 ° right-hand bend. After the bend, the track drops sharply and after a short straight turns into the second bend, Clayton Corner . This left curve is also long and leads directly into the somewhat narrower Quebec Corner , which in turn goes right. A full-throttle left-hand bend then leads to the strongest braking point in front of the Moss Corner . This double right turn is the slowest part of the course and leads to the long back straight, the Mario Andretti Straightaway . There follows a medium-fast combination of corners known as The Esses . This right-left-right combination gets closer and closer and leads back to the start-finish straight.
statistics
All winners of Formula 1 races in Mosport Park
No. | year | driver | constructor | engine | tires | time | Route length | Round | Ø pace | date | GP of |
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1 | 1967 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | Repco | G | 2: 40: 40,000 h | 3.957 km | 90 | 132.995 km / h | 27 Aug | Canada |
2 | 1969 | Jacky Ickx | Brabham | ford | G | 1: 59: 25.700 h | 3.957 km | 90 | 178.917 km / h | Sep 20 | |
3 | 1971 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | ford | G | 1:55: 12,900 h | 3.957 km | 64 | 131.883 km / h | 19 Sep | |
4th | 1972 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | ford | G | 1: 43: 16,900 h | 3.957 km | 80 | 183.901 km / h | Sep 24 | |
5 | 1973 | Peter Revson | McLaren | ford | G | 1: 59: 04.083 h | 3.957 km | 80 | 159.519 km / h | 23 Sep | |
6th | 1974 | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren | ford | G | 1: 40: 26,136 h | 3.957 km | 80 | 189.112 km / h | 22 Sep | |
7th | 1976 | James Hunt | McLaren | ford | G | 1: 40: 09.626 h | 3.957 km | 80 | 189.632 km / h | Oct. 3 | |
8th | 1977 | Jody Scheckter | wolf | ford | G | 1: 40: 00,000 h | 3.957 km | 80 | 189.936 km / h | Oct 9 |
Record winner
Driver: Jackie Stewart (2) • Driver Nations: Great Britain (3) • Designers: McLaren (3) • Engine manufacturer: Ford (7) • Tire manufacturer: Goodyear (8)
Sports Car Grand Prix
For the winners of the sports car race, see the Sportscar Grand Prix page .