Molson Indy Montreal

This article is about the Champ Car World Series Grand Prix of Montreal race

For the Formula One race, see Canadian Grand Prix.

For the Champ Car Mont-Tremblant Grand Prix, see Mont-Tremblant Champ Car Grand Prix.

The Grand Prix of Montreal was an annual auto race in Montreal, Quebec on the Champ Car World Series circuit.

History

Molson Indy Montreal

Originally known as the Molson Indy Montreal, it was first held at Sanair Super Speedway, an oval track, from 1984 through 1986. The Champ Car series revived the race in 2002, and it has been held in late August each year until 2007 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, a permanent road course most famous as the home of the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix.

Name change

In 2006, the name of the race was changed to the Grand Prix of Montreal after its sale by Molson Sports & Entertainment. This mirrored the name change of the Toronto Champ Car race from the Molson Indy Toronto to the Molson Grand Prix of Toronto after its sale by Molson.

Future prospects

After the 2006 race, the future of the Grand Prix of Montreal became shrouded in doubt. The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is allowed to be used for one race weekend outside of the Canadian Grand Prix, and it is heavily speculated that from 2007 onwards, Canadian Grand Prix promoter Normand Legault (who promotes all races at CGV) will replace the Grand Prix of Montreal with a NASCAR Busch Series race [1]. Champ Car announced in September 2006 that it would indeed not be returning to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and would be replacing the event with one at Circuit Mont-Tremblant (Mont-Tremblant Champ Car Grand Prix).

Results

Molson Indy winners (1984-1986)

Season	Winning Driver	Chassis	Engine
1984	Danny Sullivan	Lola	Cosworth
1985	Johnny Rutherford	March	Cosworth
1986	Bobby Rahal	March	Cosworth

Molson Indy winners (2002-2005)

Season	Winning Driver	Chassis	Engine
2002	Dario Franchitti	Lola	Honda
2003	Michel Jourdain Jr.	Lola	Ford-Cosworth
2004	Bruno Junqueira	Lola	Ford-Cosworth
2005	Oriol Servia	Lola	Ford-Cosworth

Grand Prix of Montreal winners (2006-2007)

Season	Winning Driver	Chassis	Engine
2006	Sébastien Bourdais	Lola	Ford-Cosworth
2007	Robert Doornbos	Panoz	Ford-Cosworth