Moosehead Grand Prix

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Moosehead Grand Prix
AIS, British F2, IMSA GT
Location Citadel Hill (Fort George), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
44°38′56″N63°34′48″W / 44.64889°N 63.58000°W / 44.64889; -63.58000
Corporate sponsor Moosehead Breweries
First race1990
Last race1995
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length1.85 km (1.15 mi)
Turns8
Lap record0:45.357 ( Flag of Italy.svg 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]

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History

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.

Lap records

The fastest official race lap records at the Moosehead Grand Prix are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
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

Winners

American Indycar Series

YearDateDriver
1990Aug 10 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Tempero [7]
1991Sept 15 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Santos [8]
1992Sept 13 Flag of the United States.svg Ken Petrie [9]

British F2 Championship

SeasonDateLapsWinning DriverTeamChassis/Engine
1993 July 1170 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Montermini Junior Team Reynard 91D-Cosworth [10]
1994 July 1060 Flag of Mexico.svg Gianfranco CaneFred Goddard Racing Reynard 90D-Cosworth [11]

IMSA Exxon World Sports Car Championship and Supreme GT Series

YearDateLapsWSC Winning TeamGTS-1 Winning TeamGTS-2 Winning Team
WSC Winning DriversGTS-1 Winning DriversGTS-2 Winning Drivers
1995 May 21158 Laps Flag of the United States.svg #3 Scandia Racing Team
Ferrari 333 SP
Flag of the United States.svg #75 Cunningham Racing
Nissan 300ZX V8
Flag of Costa Rica.svg #55 Jorge Trejos
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
[12]
Flag of Spain.svg Fermín Vélez
Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Baldi
Flag of the United States.svg Johnny O'Connell Flag of Costa Rica.svg Jorge Trejos
Flag of the United States.svg Danny Aase

Player's Toyota Atlantic Championship

YearDateLapsDriverCar
1993 July 1160 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Trevor Seibert Swift DB-4/Toyota [13]

Rothmans Porsche Turbo Cup

YearDateLapsDriverCar
1990Oct 719 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David TennysonPorsche 944 Turbo Cup [14]

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