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The
Canadian Grand Prix (known in French
as the Grand Prix du Canada),
abbreviated as gpc, is an annual
auto race held in Canada starting in
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 it
alternated 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 the Canadian Grand
Prix moved to its current home on
Īle Notre-Dame in Montreal.
The
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is a motor
racing circuit, venue for the
Formula One Canadian Grand Prix,
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, NASCAR
Nationwide Series and Grand-Am Rolex
Sports Car Series. The Canadian
Grand Prix that took place for 30
years at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
was dropped from the 2009 Formula
One calendar and replaced with the
inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. On
November 27, 2009, Quebec's
officials and Canadian Grand Prix.
The
circuit, at Parc Jean-Drapeau on Īle
Notre-Dame, a man-made island in the
St. Lawrence River that is part of
the city of Montreal, was originally
named the Īle Notre-Dame Circuit. It
was renamed in honour of Canadian
Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve,
father of Jacques Villeneuve,
following his death in 1982. The
venue hosted the Champ Car World
Series Grand Prix of Montreal from
2002 to 2006. As part of Parc
Jean-Drapeau, the Circuit is open to
visitors, between races, for
walking, running, biking, in-line
skating, etc. During the few days of
the Grand Prix, Īle Notre-Dame is
one of the noisiest places in
Montreal. At just about any other
time of the year, it is one of the
quietest, being located in the
middle of a river, on an island
filled with greenery and animals,
joggers and cyclists. However, on
June 4, 2009, administration of Īle
Notre-Dame has forbidden the access
of competitive cyclists to the
circuit, justifying this as a
security measure to avoid the
increasing injuries that occurred
between year 2008 and 2009. A total
of 27 injuries have been reported.
The ban on cyclists has since been
lifted due to protests.
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