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[NOTE: This race fact sheet was used during the CART/Champ Car years. They have not been updated since then. However, we left them up for the historical information.]
Grand Prix of Toronto
Track: Exhibition Place
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Type: 1.755-mile street course (13-turn flat layout).
Lap Record (up to 2007)
Helio Castroneves (2000) - 57.200 (110.455 mph).
Race Record (up to 2007)
Mark Blundell (1997) - 1:45:43.936 (92.779 mph) -- for current race distance and track length.
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Past Race Winners
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1986 |
Bobby Rahal |
103 |
183.34 |
2:05:50.51 |
87.414 |
| 1987 |
Emerson Fittipaldi |
103 |
183.34 |
1:54:35.918 |
95.991 |
| 1988 |
Al Unser, Jr. |
103 |
183.34 |
1:59:34.620 |
91.994 |
| 1989 |
Michael Andretti |
103 |
183.34 |
2:01:00.940 |
90.900 |
| 1990 |
Al Unser, Jr. |
94 |
167.32 |
2:13:26.000 |
75.997 |
| 1991 |
Michael Andretti |
103 |
183.34 |
1:50:57.274 |
99.143 |
| 1992 |
Michael Andretti |
103 |
183.34 |
1:52:21.974 |
97.898 |
| 1993 |
Paul Tracy |
103 |
183.34 |
1:53:58.951 |
96.510 |
| 1994 |
Michael Andretti |
98 |
174.44 |
1:48:15.978 |
96.673 |
| 1995 |
Michael Andretti |
98 |
174.44 |
1:50:25.202 |
94.787 |
| 1996 |
Adrian Fernandez |
93 |
165.912 |
1:41:59.809 |
97.548 |
| 1997 |
Mark Blundell |
95 |
163.495 |
1:45:43.936 |
92.779 |
| 1998 |
Alex Zanardi |
95 |
163.495 |
1:52:24.080 |
87.274 |
| 1999 |
Dario Franchitti |
95 |
166.725 |
1:56:27.550 |
85.897 |
| 2000 |
Michael Andretti |
112 |
196.560 |
2:00:02.313 |
98.248 |
| 2001 |
Michael Andretti |
95 |
166.725 |
1:59:58.904 |
83.375 |
| 2002 |
Cristiano da Matta |
112 |
196.56 |
2:06:19.372 |
93.361 |
| 2003 |
Paul Tracy |
112 |
196.56 |
2:02:36.488 |
96.189 |
| 2004 |
Sebastien Bourdais |
84 |
147.42 |
1:45:36.930 |
83.749 |
| 2005 |
Justin Wilson |
86 |
150.93 |
1:46:10.177 |
85.296 |
| 2006 |
A.J. Allmendinger |
86 |
150.93 |
1:38:01.286 |
92.386 |
| 2007 |
Will Power |
73 |
128.115 |
1:45:58.568 |
72.534 |
Other Ontario Area Venues and Results
Mosport - 2.459-mile Road Course
| Year |
Driver |
Laps |
Miles |
Time |
Speed |
| 1967 |
Bobby Unser |
40 |
98.36 |
0:59:14.86 |
102.770 |
| 1967 |
Bobby Unser |
6 |
14.754 |
No Time |
No Speed |
| 1968 |
Dan Gurney |
40 |
100 |
0:56:45 |
105.727 |
| 1968 |
Dan Gurney |
40 |
100 |
0:55:16 |
108.564 |
| 1977 |
A.J. Foyt |
75 |
184.425 |
2:03:35.82 |
90.733 |
| 1978 |
Danny Ongais |
76 |
186.884 |
2:08:38.62 |
87.164 |
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The Track
The Sights
Toronto Teasers
1967: Second heat race halted at six laps due to rain.
1968: Dan Gurney leads every lap of both heats, both times from the pole.
1989: Mario Andretti smashes into Roberto Guerrero's parked car despite seeing it there
for three previous laps.
1991: Michael Andretti won the pole and led every lap in the race. His father finished
second.
1992: Michael Andretti again leads every lap, but this time not from the pole, making it
206 consecutive laps lead.
1993: Paul Tracy becomes first Canadian to win a home country champ car race.
1996: Race halted two laps short of complete distance due to fatal wreck of Jeff Krosnoff.
Course worker, Gary Avrin, was also killed.
1999: Dario Franchitti leads every lap.
2002: Cristiano da Matta leads every lap.
2003: Paul Tracy leads every lap. Becomes only third driver to win Molson Indy Toronto from pole.
2004: Race shortened from 97 laps to 84 due to time limit.
2005: Race shortened from 88 laps to 86 due to time limit.
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