AIS, British F2, IMSA GT | |
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Location | Citadel Hill (Fort George), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 44°38′56″N63°34′48″W / 44.64889°N 63.58000°W Coordinates: 44°38′56″N63°34′48″W / 44.64889°N 63.58000°W |
Corporate sponsor | Moosehead Breweries |
First race | 1990 |
Last race | 1995 |
Circuit information | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 1.85 km (1.15 mi) |
Turns | 8 |
Lap record | 0:45.357 ( Andrea Montermini, Reynard 91D, 1993, Formula 3000) |
The Moosehead Grand Prix was an annual auto race held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The race took place on a 1.15 mile (1.851 km) street circuit next to Citadel Hill from 1990 until 1993. The race moved to a 1.45 mile (2.333 km) circuit on the runways of Canadian Forces Base Shearwater for 1994 and 1995. [1]
Following the success of the Labatt sponsored Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, the Molson sponsored IndyCar races in Toronto and Vancouver and the Grand Prix of Trois-Rivières, Moosehead Breweries wanted a high profile city street race in Atlantic Canada to promote their brand.
The Moosehead Grand Prix was launched in 1990 with an American Indycar Series race on the streets next to Citadel Hill in downtown Halifax attracting 30,000 fans the first year. The American IndyCar Series was replaced with the British Formula 2 Championship as the headliner in 1993 and 1994, with the IMSA GT Championship headlining the final year in 1995. [2]
Other support series races included the Player’s Toyota Atlantic Championship, Rothmans Porsche Turbo Cup, Player’s GM Motorsport Series and the Canadian Formula Ford Championship.
The fastest official race lap records at the Moosehead Grand Prix are listed as:
Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Date |
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Grand Prix Circuit: 1.850 km (1990–1995) | ||||
Formula 3000 | 0:45.357 [3] | Andrea Montermini | Reynard 91D | 1993 Moosehead Grand Prix |
Formula Atlantic | 0:47.625 [4] | Mark Dismore | Swift DB4 | 1993 Mooshead Grand Prix at Halifax |
WSC | 1:05.269 [5] | Wayne Taylor | Ferrari 333 SP | 1995 Halifax 3 Hours |
IMSA GTS-1 | 1:09.654 [5] | Irv Hoerr | Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme | 1995 Halifax 3 Hours |
IMSA GTS-2 | 1:14.005 [5] | Bill Auberlen | Porsche 911 | 1995 Halifax 3 Hours |
Porsche Turbo Cup | 1:16.306 [6] | Bill Adam | Porsche 944 | 1990 Moosehead Grand Prix |
Year | Date | Driver | |
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1990 | Aug 10 | Bill Tempero | [7] |
1991 | Sept 15 | Jimmy Santos | [8] |
1992 | Sept 13 | Ken Petrie | [9] |
Season | Date | Laps | Winning Driver | Team | Chassis/Engine | |
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1993 | July 11 | 70 | Andrea Montermini | Junior Team | Reynard 91D-Cosworth | [10] |
1994 | July 10 | 60 | Gianfranco Cane | Fred Goddard Racing | Reynard 90D-Cosworth | [11] |
Year | Date | Laps | WSC Winning Team | GTS-1 Winning Team | GTS-2 Winning Team | |
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WSC Winning Drivers | GTS-1 Winning Drivers | GTS-2 Winning Drivers | ||||
1995 | May 21 | 158 Laps | #3 Scandia Racing Team Ferrari 333 SP | #75 Cunningham Racing Nissan 300ZX V8 | #55 Jorge Trejos Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | [12] |
Fermín Vélez Mauro Baldi | Johnny O'Connell | Jorge Trejos Danny Aase |
Year | Date | Laps | Driver | Car | |
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1993 | July 11 | 60 | Trevor Seibert | Swift DB-4/Toyota | [13] |
Year | Date | Laps | Driver | Car | |
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1990 | Oct 7 | 19 | David Tennyson | Porsche 944 Turbo Cup | [14] |
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