Grand Prix of Toronto

Last updated

Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto
OHD-INDY Logo.png
Toronto, Ontario street circuit track map 2023.svg
NTT IndyCar Series
Location Exhibition Place
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
43°38′14″N79°24′56″W / 43.63722°N 79.41556°W / 43.63722; -79.41556
Corporate sponsor Ontario Honda Dealers
First race1986
First ICS race2009
Laps90
Previous namesMolson Indy Toronto (1986–2005)
Molson Grand Prix of Toronto (2006)
Steelback Grand Prix of Toronto (2007)
Honda Indy Toronto (2009-2023)
Most wins (driver) Michael Andretti (7)
Most wins (team) Newman/Haas Racing (7)
Most wins (manufacturer)Chassis: Dallara (15)
Engine: Chevrolet (13)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt/Concrete
Length2.874 km (1.786 mi)
Turns11
Lap record0:58.806 ( Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta, Lola B02/00, 2002, CART)

The Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto is an annual Indy Car race, held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Originally known as the Molson Indy Toronto, it was part of the Champ Car World Series from 1986 to 2007. After a one-year hiatus, it has been part of the NTT IndyCar Series schedule since 2009. The race takes place on a 2.874 km (1.786 mi), 11 turn, temporary street circuit through Exhibition Place and on Lake Shore Boulevard. Toronto is classified as an FIA Grade Two circuit. [1]

Contents

It is IndyCar's second-longest running street race, only behind the Grand Prix of Long Beach [2] and is the third oldest race on the current schedule (tied with the Mid-Ohio 200) in terms of number of races run. [3] The Toronto Indy is one of seven Canadian circuits to have held an IndyCar race, the others being Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Mont-Tremblant, Sanair, Montreal, Vancouver, and Edmonton.

Origins

Motorsport and automobile demonstrations has a history at Exhibition Place going back over 100 years. [4] [5] Automotive shows, displays, races and driving demonstrations have taken place on the grounds since the invention of the automobile, including the first appearance of an indy car, the 1916 Indianapolis 500 winning Peugeot during the 1918 Canadian National Exhibition. [6]

2003 Molson Indy pit lane and front straight. 2003 Molson Indy Toronto.jpg
2003 Molson Indy pit lane and front straight.

From 1952 until 1966 the grandstand hosted stock car racing on a paved quarter mile circuit on Friday nights and Sunday afternoons, hosting crowds upwards of 20,000 often broadcast live on CBC in Toronto. [7] [8] In 1958 the venue hosted a NASCAR Cup Series race, the Jim Mideon 500. The race was the first of Richard Petty's 1,184 starts in NASCAR and was won by his father Lee Petty.

Following the 1977 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix, Labatt, the sponsor who held the rights to F1 racing in Canada at the time, as well as the owners of Mosport Park revived the proposal to move the race to Exhibition Place after the FIA deemed Mosport as an unsuitable host facility going forward. [9] Toronto city council turned down the proposal by a margin of two votes and within a few hours, Montreal mayor Jean Drapeau had negotiated with Labatt to move the race permanently to Montreal. [10] [11] [12]

In 1984, Molson Breweries in-house promotional division, Molstar Sports & Entertainment acquired the rights to CART sanctioned IndyCar races in Canada and ran the first Molson Indy at the Sanair Speedway outside Montreal. The tight tri-oval was unpopular with the CART teams in part due to a severe injury to Rick Mears during the first event. [13] In the spring of 1985, Molson revived the idea of a street circuit through Exhibition Place in Toronto for a third time. Toronto City Council approved the race by two votes in July 1985 for the race to be held the following year. [14]

Race history

The first Molson Indy Toronto was won by Bobby Rahal on July 20, 1986. The event quickly became Canada's second largest annual sporting event, eclipsed only by the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, with three-day attendance figures routinely around 170,000 people. [15]

Time trials for the 2013 race.

In the 1996 race, American driver Jeff Krosnoff was killed in a crash with 4 laps remaining. In that same crash, volunteer corner marshal Gary Avrin was killed, and marshal Barbara Johnston also received injuries in the crash; she was treated and released that evening. Adrián Fernández won the race.

The name of the race was changed in 2006 from the Molson Indy Toronto to the Molson Grand Prix of Toronto after it was purchased by the Champ Car World Series from Molstar Sports and Entertainment. The name was also changed to distance Champ Car from the rival Indy Racing League (IRL), which had gained the exclusive right to use the "Indy" name after 2002. In 2007, after Molson dropped their title sponsorship to the race, Steelback Brewery signed a multi-year, multimillion-dollar deal to become the event's title sponsor, renaming it the Steelback Grand Prix of Toronto. This marked the first title sponsorship change since the event started in 1986.

The unification of Champ Car and the Indy Racing League was announced on February 22, 2008, and the Grand Prix of Toronto's future was left in doubt. After attempts were made to preserve the race for 2008, it was confirmed on March 5, 2008, that the race had been cancelled. On May 15, 2008, Andretti Green Racing (co-owned by Michael Andretti) purchased the assets of the former Grand Prix of Toronto. [16] On July 30, 2008, it was confirmed that the race would return to Toronto on July 12, 2009. [17] On September 18, 2008, Andretti Green Racing announced that it had signed a multi-year agreement with Honda Canada Inc. for the title sponsorship of the race, henceforth named from 2009 onward as the Honda Indy Toronto. [18]

Looking towards the Direct Energy Centre during the 2013 race. Team Penske pits are at the bottom of the image. 2013 Honda Indy Toronto Exhibition Place.jpg
Looking towards the Direct Energy Centre during the 2013 race. Team Penske pits are at the bottom of the image.

In 2013, the race weekend was changed to a 2 race format with one race Saturday and one race Sunday. The Saturday race would feature a standing start while the Sunday race would be a rolling start. After an aborted standing start Saturday leading to a rolling start, teams and officials agreed to try the standing start again Sunday. The Sunday standing start was successful on its first attempt and was the first successful standing start in unified IndyCar series history (the Champ Car World Series had used standing starts late in its history shortly before unification). In 2014, weather forced both races to be run Sunday, exposing the difficulty in logistics of running two races in an already packed schedule. By 2015, both standing starts and the two race format were abandoned.

In 2016, the track layout was modified to accommodate the newly constructed Hotel X Toronto. Under the new layout, the pit lane was moved to the opposite side of the race course, starting at the outside of turn 9 and exiting just after turn 11. This, in turn, made turn 11 a sharper turn than it had been in the previous configuration. [19]

Michael Andretti is the all-time race win leader with seven victories.

The 2020 and 2021 editions of the event were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario, marking the second gap in the race's history. This came due to the restrictions that were in place barring non-essential travel at the Canada–United States border (as most IndyCar Series races are within the United States) and after Mayor John Tory announced that all mass public gatherings were banned throughout the summers of 2020 and 2021 respectively in response to the pandemic. [20] [21]

Following the cancellation of the 2020 race, a new three-year agreement was reached in September 2020 between Exhibition Place and Green Savoree Toronto to host the event through 2023. [22]

On March 14, 2024 it was announced that the new title partner of the race would be the Ontario Honda Dealers, changing the name to the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto. [23]

Past winners

SeasonDateDriverTeamChassisEngineRace distanceRace timeAverage speed
(mph)		Report
LapsMiles (km)
CART IndyCar / Champ Car
1986 July 20 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Rahal Truesports March Cosworth 103183.34 (295.057)2:05:5087.414 Report
1987 July 19 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi Patrick Racing March Chevrolet-Ilmor 103183.34 (295.057)1:54:3595.991 Report
1988 July 17 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser Jr. Galles Racing March Chevrolet-Ilmor 103183.34 (295.057)1:59:3491.994 Report
1989 July 23 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Newman/Haas Racing Lola Chevrolet-Ilmor 103183.34 (295.057)2:01:0090.9 Report
1990 July 22 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser Jr. Galles/KRACO Racing Lola Chevrolet-Ilmor 94*167.32 (269.275)2:13:2675.997 Report
1991 July 21 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Newman/Haas Racing Lola Chevrolet-Ilmor 103183.34 (295.057)1:50:5799.143 Report
1992 July 19 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Newman/Haas Racing Lola Ford-Cosworth 103183.34 (295.057)1:52:2197.898 Report
1993 July 18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Penske Racing Penske Chevrolet-Ilmor 103183.34 (295.057)1:53:5896.51 Report
1994 July 17 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard Ford-Cosworth 98174.44 (280.733)1:48:1596.673 Report
1995 July 16 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Newman/Haas Racing Lola Ford-Cosworth 98174.44 (280.733)1:50:2594.787 Report
1996 July 14 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrian Fernandez Tasman Motorsports Lola Honda 93*165.912 (267.009)1:41:5997.548 Report
1997 July 20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell PacWest Racing Reynard Mercedes-Benz 95163.495 (263.119)1:45:4392.779 Report
1998 July 19 Flag of Italy.svg Alex Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard Honda 95163.495 (263.119)1:52:2487.274 Report
1999 July 18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Team Green Reynard Honda 95166.725 (268.317)1:56:2785.897 Report
2000 July 16 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Newman/Haas Racing Lola Ford-Cosworth 112196.56 (316.332)2:00:0298.248 Report
2001 July 15 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Team Green Reynard Honda 95166.725 (268.317)1:59:5883.375 Report
2002 July 7 Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta Newman/Haas Racing Lola Toyota 112196.56 (316.332)2:06:1993.361 Report
2003 July 13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing Lola Ford-Cosworth 112196.56 (316.332)2:02:3696.189 Report
2004 July 11 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing Lola Ford-Cosworth 84147.42 (237.249)1:45:3683.749 Report
2005 July 10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Wilson RuSPORT Lola Ford-Cosworth 86150.93 (242.898)1:46:1085.296 Report
2006 July 9 Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Allmendinger Forsythe Racing Lola Ford-Cosworth 86150.93 (242.898)1:38:0192.386 Report
2007 July 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Walker Racing Panoz Cosworth 73128.115 (206.181)1:45:5872.534 Report
2008 Race cancelled following reunification of Champ Car and IRL.
IndyCar Series
2009 July 12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda 85149.175 (240.073)1:43:4786.24 Report
2010 July 18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Penske Racing Dallara Honda 85149.175 (240.073)1:47:1583.451 Report
2011 July 10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda 85149.175 (240.073)1:56:3276.805 Report
2012 July 8 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Dallara Chevrolet 85149.175 (240.073)1:33:2795.787 Report
2013 July 13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda 85149.175 (240.073)1:41:1788.37 Report
July 14 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda 85149.175 (240.073)1:35:0294.177
2014 July 20* Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais KV Racing Technology Dallara Chevrolet 65*114.075 (183.585)1:15:4490.37 Report
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway Ed Carpenter Racing Dallara Chevrolet 56*98.28 (158.166)1:20:3673.168
2015*June 14 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden CFH Racing Dallara Chevrolet 85149.175 (240.073)1:39:0090.41 Report
2016 July 17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Dallara Chevrolet 85151.81 (244.314)1:42:3988.739 Report
2017 July 16 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Dallara Chevrolet 85151.81 (244.314)1:35:0595.79 Report
2018 July 15 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda 85151.81 (244.314)1:37:0093.898 Report
2019 July 14 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Dallara Chevrolet 85151.81 (244.314)1:30:16100.9 Report
2020 July 12Race cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 July 11
2022 July 17 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda 85151.81 (244.314)1:38:4592.234 Report
2023 July 16 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Dallara Honda 85151.81 (244.31)1:41:5589.361 Report
1997 Molson Indy Toronto 1997 Toronto Molson Indy.jpg
1997 Molson Indy Toronto

Lap records

As of July 2023, the fastest official race lap records at the Grand Prix of Toronto (Exhibition Place) are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleDate
Second Grand Prix Circuit: 2.824 km (1996–present)
CART 0:58.806 [24] Cristiano da Matta Lola B02/00 2002 Molson Indy Toronto
IndyCar 0:59.7140 Will Power Dallara DW12 2018 Honda Indy Toronto
Original Grand Prix Circuit: 2.871 km (1986–1995)
CART 58.830 [25] Bobby Rahal Lola T95/00 1995 Molson Indy Toronto

Charities

During the tenure of Molson's original race ownership, the Molson Indy Festival Foundation hosted various fundraising events in the city in the week leading up to the race week. As of 2004 the foundation had donated $5.6 million towards community groups and charitable organizations. [26]

In 2010 the race introduced the annual Fan Fridays to the race weekend. In lieu of paid admission, attendees are encouraged to make a contribution to the Make-A-Wish Foundation upon entering the grounds. [27] The initiative has raised $820,000 as of 2019 for the organization dedicated to granting wishes for children with critical illnesses. [28] [29]

Race day attendance

YearAttendance
198660,000
198764,000
198859,155
198961,156
199064,245
199161,264
199265,094
199366,225
199466,503
199568,238
200072,976
200173,628
200273,160
200373,255 [30]
200472,561
200573,155
2006
2007
2008Not held
200915,000 est. [31]
2010
201125,000 est [32]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Championship Auto Racing Teams</span> Defunct North American open wheel auto racing organization

Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) was a sanctioning body for American open-wheel car racing that operated from 1979 until dissolving after the 2003 season. CART was founded in 1979 by United States Auto Club (USAC) Championship Division team owners who disagreed with the direction and leadership of USAC, with the then-novel idea of car owners sanctioning and promoting their own series collectively instead of relying on a neutral body to do so. Through the 1980s, the Indy Car World Series became the pre-eminent open-wheel auto racing series in North America, featuring street circuits, road courses, and oval track racing. CART drivers continued to compete at the USAC-sanctioned Indianapolis 500.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canadian Grand Prix</span> Formula One Grand Prix

The Canadian Grand Prix is an annual motor racing event held since 1961. It has been part of the Formula One World Championship since 1967. It was first staged at Mosport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, as a sports car event, before alternating between Mosport and Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, after Formula One took over the event. After 1971, safety concerns led to the Grand Prix moving permanently to Mosport. In 1978, after similar safety concerns with Mosport, the Canadian Grand Prix moved to its current home at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Notre Dame Island in Montreal, Quebec.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul Tracy</span> Canadian racing driver

Paul Anthony Tracy is a Canadian-American professional auto racing driver who participated in Champ Car World Series, the IndyCar Series, and the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART). He started kart racing at age five and quickly became successful and began car racing at sixteen, finishing third in the 1985 Formula Ford 1600 championship with one win and Rookie of the Year honors. Tracy became the youngest Canadian Formula Ford champion in the 1985 CASC Formula 1600 Challenge Series and was the youngest Can-Am race winner the following year. He raced in the American Racing Series for three years between 1988 and 1990, winning the series title with nine wins from fourteen races in 1990.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canadian Tire Motorsport Park</span> Motorsport track in Canada

Canadian Tire Motorsport Park is a multi-track motorsport venue located north of Bowmanville, in Ontario, Canada, 64-kilometre (40 mi) east of Toronto. The facility features a 3.957 km (2.459 mi), 10-turn road course; a 2.9 km (1.8 mi) advance driver and race driver training facility with a 0.402 km (0.250 mi) skid pad and a 1.5 km (0.93 mi) kart track. The name "Mosport", a portmanteau of Motor Sport, came from the enterprise formed to build the track.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Circuit Gilles Villeneuve</span> Motorsport race track in Montreal, Canada

The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, also spelled Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, is a 4.361 km (2.710 mi) motor racing circuit on Notre Dame Island in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the venue for the FIA Formula One Canadian Grand Prix. It has previously hosted the FIA World Sportscar Championship, the Champ Car World Series, the NASCAR Pinty’s Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ryan Hunter-Reay</span> American racecar driver

Ryan Christopher Hunter-Reay is a professional American racing driver best known as a winner of both the Indianapolis 500 (2014) and the IndyCar Series championship in 2012. He currently competes part-time in the IndyCar Series for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. In each accomplishment, Hunter-Reay became the first American to win since Sam Hornish Jr. in 2006. Hunter-Reay also won in the defunct Champ Car World Series twice and the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. In addition to his experience in Indy car racing, Hunter-Reay has competed in the Race of Champions, A1 Grand Prix, and various forms of sports car racing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edmonton Indy</span>

The Edmonton Indy was a round of the IndyCar Series held at a temporary circuit set up at the Edmonton City Centre Airport near the downtown area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was originally launched in 2005, as a race in the Champ Car World Series called the West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix, and was one of three Champ Car races added to the 2008 IndyCar Series following the merger of the two American open-wheel racing series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Molson Indy Montreal</span>

The Molson Indy Montreal was an annual auto race in Montreal, Quebec on the Champ Car World Series calendar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Molson Indy Vancouver</span> Car race in British Columbia, Canada, 1990–2004

Molson Indy Vancouver was an annual Champ Car race held in a street circuit near BC Place and running past Science World in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada held in July, August or September from 1990 to 2004.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Molson Diamond Indy</span>

The Molson Diamond Indy was an annual USAC Championship Car race. It was held in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. It was held from 1967 to 1968 and again from 1977 to 1978.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Simon Pagenaud</span> French racing driver

Simon Pierre Michel Pagenaud is a French professional racing driver, who last drove the No. 60 Honda for Meyer Shank Racing in the NTT IndyCar Series. After a successful career in sports car racing that saw him taking the top class championship title in the 2010 American Le Mans Series, he moved to the Indycar Series where he became the 2016 IndyCar champion and the 2019 Indianapolis 500 winner, becoming the first driver born in France to win the Indianapolis 500 since Gaston Chevrolet in 1920 and the first polesitter to have won the race since Helio Castroneves in 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James Hinchcliffe</span> Canadian racing driver and commentator

James Douglas Meredith Hinchcliffe is a Canadian race car driver and commentator best known for competing in the IndyCar Series. Hinchcliffe won six races for Andretti Autosport and Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. In 2015, his first year driving for Schmidt Peterson, he suffered life-threatening blood loss when he was impaled in a crash when his suspension failed while practicing for the Indianapolis 500. He would recover and win the pole position for the following year's race. In 2016, he appeared on season 23 of the ABC series Dancing with the Stars, finishing in second place. He's often called by his nicknames "Hinch" and "the Mayor of Hinchtown".

Kim Green is a British-Australian former racing driver who was the co-owner and Chief Executive Officer of Andretti Green Racing, a racing team in the Indycar Series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Honda Indy Toronto</span> Motor car race

The 2009 Honda Indy Toronto was the tenth round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season and took place on July 12, 2009 at the 1.755-mile (2.824 km) Exhibition Place temporary street circuit in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dario Franchitti won the race, to join Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon as the only three-time winners in the 2009 season. Franchitti also regained the points lead from Dixon, leading the championship by two points as the championship heads to Edmonton. Ryan Briscoe finished second for the fifth time in the last six races, with Penske Racing teammate Will Power third on his return to the series.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2001 Molson Indy Toronto</span> Motor car race

The 2001 Molson Indy Toronto was a Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) motor race held on July 15, 2001, at the Exhibition Place circuit in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was the tenth round of the 2001 CART season, the 16th annual edition of the Molson Indy Toronto, and the first of two events that were held in Canada. The 95-lap race was won by Team Motorola driver Michael Andretti, who started from the 13th position. Alex Tagliani finished second for the Forsythe Racing team, and Fernandez Racing driver Adrián Fernández came in third.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chevrolet Grand Prix</span> Annual sports car race in Canada

The Chevrolet Grand Prix is an annual IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race held every July at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. The race originated in 1975 and is currently a two hour and forty minute race in order to fit the event into a television-friendly package. Previous editions of the Grand Prix were part of the World Sportscar Championship, the American Le Mans Series and the IMSA GT Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 Honda Indy Toronto</span> Motor car race

The 2014 Honda Indy Toronto was a Canadian open wheel motor race, held as the thirteenth and fourteenth rounds of the 2014 IndyCar Series season. It was the 28th annual edition of the Toronto Indy, and the 29th and 30th IndyCar races to be held at the 1.755-mile (2.824 km) street circuit at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The races were contested over 65 and 56 laps respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Honda Indy Toronto</span> Motor car race

The 2015 Honda Indy Toronto was an open-wheel motorsport event held at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada over June 12–14, 2015. The event marked the 29th annual edition of the Toronto Indy, and the tenth round of the 2015 IndyCar Series season. The headline race on the Sunday was the 31st IndyCar race to be held at the 1.755-mile (2.824 km) street circuit.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Honda Indy Toronto</span> Motor car race

The 2019 Honda Indy Toronto was an IndyCar Series motor race held on 14 July 2019 at the Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was the 11th race of the 2019 IndyCar Series season, and the 38th race at the event. It was won by Team Penske driver Simon Pagenaud who started from pole and led eighty of the eighty-five laps. Scott Dixon finished in second for Chip Ganassi Racing while Alexander Rossi came third for Andretti Autosport.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Motorsport in Canada</span>

Motorsports are a popular physically demanding sport competed in many countries worldwide, including in Canada. One of the most internationally significant Canadian events is the Montreal Grand Prix, a race for the Formula One World Championship. Ongoing since 1967. Lance Stroll is the only Canadian competing in the series in 2024.

References

  1. ↑ "List of FIA licensed circuits" (Press release). Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. December 14, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Toronto could shake up title hunt". ESPN. July 11, 2013. Archived from the original on July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  3. ↑ Genova, Victor. "10 Random Toronto Indy Facts". Honda Indy Toronto. Archived from the original on September 17, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ Wencer, David (August 17, 2013). "Historicist: The Thrills (and Inevitable Spills) of Auto Polo". Torontoist. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  5. ↑ Rogers, Kaleigh (August 13, 2014). "Ferris-wheel highs and nauseating lows from 135 years of The Ex". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  6. ↑ McDonald, Norris (July 14, 2018). "One hundred years of Indy car history in Toronto". The Toronto Star. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  7. ↑ Kenzie, Jim (April 23, 2010). "CNE stock cars planted racing seed in Kenzie". Wheels.ca. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  8. ↑ McDonald, Norris (October 11, 2019). "Farewell to a Canadian auto racing legend". The Toronto Star. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  9. ↑ Brockington, Robert J. (2001). Aykroyd, Steve; Jones, Neal (eds.). Mosport 1961-2001: Four Decades of Racing. Mosport International Raceway. p. 61.
  10. ↑ Walthert, Matthew (June 13, 2017). "Montreal's Legendary F1 Circuit Is Part of the Canadian Grand Prix Allure". Vice.com. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  11. ↑ Charters, David A. (2007). The Chequered Past: Sports Car Racing & Rallying in Canada, 1951-1991. University of Toronto Press. pp. 235–236. ISBN   978-0-8020-9394-3.
  12. ↑ McDonald, Norris (June 10, 2017). "The Canadian Grand Prix has its own, unique story". The Toronto Star. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  13. ↑ Charters, David A. (2007). The Chequered Past: Sports Car Racing & Rallying in Canada, 1951-1991. University of Toronto Press. p. 239. ISBN   978-0-8020-9394-3.
  14. ↑ "Retro T.O.: The first Indy". The Grid TO. Archived from the original on July 3, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Honda Indy Toronto gains momentum". ESPN. July 5, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Andretti Green buys Toronto Champ Car race". Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Toronto, Edmonton on 2009 IndyCar Schedule". Archived from the original on October 16, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  18. ↑ Honda Indy Toronto News Archived December 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  19. ↑ "Honda Indy Toronto track changes include new pit lane". Racer.com . Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. March 21, 2016. Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  20. ↑ Westoll, Nick (May 15, 2020). "Coronavirus: City of Toronto summer camps, all major permitted events cancelled until Aug. 31". Global News. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  21. ↑ "CNE, Caribbean Carnival, Honda Indy among Toronto-led summer events cancelled for 2021 - Toronto | Globalnews.ca".
  22. ↑ "Multi-year Agreement with Green Savoree Toronto (GST) ULC for Honda Indy at Exhibition Place" (PDF). City of Toronto. September 8, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  23. ↑ "Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto - Ontario Honda Dealers becomes title sponsor of iconic Indy Toronto event". hondaindy.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  24. ↑ "Toronto - Motorsport Magazine" . Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  25. ↑ "1995 Toronto Champ Cars" . Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  26. ↑ "Free Molson Canadian Pit Stop Street Party on John Street 500 Additional tickets to the Exclusive Molson Indy Drivers' Party". Auto123.com. June 27, 2005. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  27. ↑ McDonald, Norris (June 3, 2018). "Donations sought for Make-A-Wish now total $600,000". The Toronto Star. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  28. ↑ "Ten years of Honda Indy Toronto race fan and partner generosity totals more than $820,000". makeawish.ca. July 15, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  29. ↑ Sinclair, Adam (November 20, 2019). "Green flag drops on ticket sales for 2020 Honda Indy Toronto". speedwaydigest.com. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  30. ↑ "Tracy takes flag-to-flag hometown win in Toronto". Motorsport.com. July 15, 2003. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  31. ↑ "Toronto Indy organizers pleased despite low turnout". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. November 17, 2009. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
  32. ↑ "Norris McDonald's Auto Racing Blog". Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
Preceded by
Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio 		IndyCar Series
Grand Prix of Toronto		Succeeded by
Iowa 250
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.