Layout: Fictitious (designed by me) – © 2022 AllAlongTheRacetrack
When was the track built?
The first permanent motor racing facility in Canada, it was inaugurated in 1961, with the final design revisited by Stirling Moss.
It has hosted various two and four-wheels motorsport series, including the F1 Canadian GP from 1967 to 1977, when Montreal took the spot in the calendar.
The dated facilities, narrow circuit and safety concerns made it disappear from the spotlight although recently it has been widened and transformed into a multisport complex by the last two owners, including an oval and a kart track.
Thanks to the new F1 organization and a further improvement and redesign, done by me, to make the circuit longer, more challenging and safer, it will be inserted in the rotation for the Canadian GP from 2023.
When was its first Grand Prix?
The first titled race, after six appointments not valid for the World Championship in the previous years, was in 1967, a Brabham-Repco 1-2, with the team owner Jack in front of Denis Hulme and Dan Gurney on Eagle-Weslake, after the two Lotus-Ford of Jim Clark and Graham Hill, starting from the front, were slowed down and forced to retire by mechanical issues.
It is one of the eight Canadian circuits which will rotate for four spots in the Continental Series.
What’s the circuit like?
The new layout keeps the section between T3 and T7, while the pits are moved to the new longer main straight.
Despite the additions, it still features mainly long-radius fast corners, although some heavy braking corners, more challenging and advantageous for overtaking, appears as well; steep changes of elevations and the forest surroundings remain as the main trait.
It is another example of historical and modern mix.
Where is it located?
North of Bowmanville, in the Ontario region, around 100km East of Toronto and its International airport. (+ 44°02’55”, – 78°40’31”)
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