ThinkoftheCanadianGrandPrixandit’sincredibleMontréalCircuitandonecan’thelpbutthinkoflocalheroGillesVilleneuve,inwhosehonourthecircuitisnamed.
This race dates back to 1967, the first of eight times it was held at Mosport Park in Toronto. There were also two Grands Prix staged at Mont Tremblant, a ski resort up country from Montreal.
Inevitably, thanks to the popularity and success of Gilles Villeneuve, the race then moved to the city itself in 1978.
