Circuit Trois-Rivières

The Circuit Trois-Rivières is a street circuit in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada. The circuit has been the home of the annual Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières, the longest-running street race in North America, since 1967.^[1][2] The circuit is located on the Terrain de l'Exposition (fairgrounds) and is unusual in that it passes through Porte Duplessis, the narrow concrete gateway of the grounds at turn 3.^[3]

Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières

Location	Terrain de l'Exposition (fairgrounds) Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada 46°20′51″N 72°33′31″W
First race	1967
Previous names	Grand Prix Molson de Trois-Rivières Grand Prix Labatt de Trois-Rivières Grand Prix Player's Ltee de Trois-Rivières
Circuit information
Length	1.521 mi (2.448 km)
Turns	11
Lap record	0:58.2962 ( Tristan Vautier, Dallara IPS, 2012, Indy Lights)

Throughout its history the circuit has hosted numerous major North American racing series including the American Le Mans Series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, the Trans-Am Series, Can-Am, Indy Lights and Formula Atlantic.

The Grand Prix has been headlined by the NASCAR Pinty's Series since 2007 (except 2020), and from 2014 until 2019 it was expanded to two weekends when it was joined by the FIA World Rallycross Championship and its World RX of Canada race.

World RX layout of Circuit Trois-Rivières

Lap records

As of August 2022, the fastest official race lap records at Circuit Trois-Rivières are listed as:

Category	Time	Driver	Vehicle	Event
Grand Prix Circuit: 2.460 km (1986–present)[4][5]
Indy Lights	0:58.2962[6]	Tristan Vautier	Dallara IPS	2012 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières
Formula Atlantic	0:59.022[7]	Jonathan Summerton	Swift 016.a	2009 Le Grand-Prix de Trois-Rivières
LMP900	0:59.265[8]	Marco Werner	Audi R8	2003 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières
LMP675	0:59.995[8]	Butch Leitzinger	Lola EX257 AER	2003 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières
Star Mazda	1:01.161[9]	Jack Hawksworth	Star Formula Mazda 'Pro'	2012 Trois-Rivières Star Mazda Championship round
Prototype Lites	1:02.143[10]	Austin Versteeg	Élan DP02	2016 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières
LMP3	1:02.430[11]	Kenton Koch	Ligier JS P3	2017 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières
Mazda Prototype Challenge	1:03.341[12]	Kyle Masson	Élan DP02	2017 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières
Trans-Am	1:03.762[13]	Ron Fellows	Ford Mustang	1997 Trois-Rivières Trans-Am round
Porsche Carrera Cup	1:04.163[14]	Scott Hargrove	Porsche 991 (991 II) GT3 Cup	2017 Trois-Rivières IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada round
GT1 (GTS)	1:04.201[15]	Johnny O'Connell	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	2002 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières
GT	1:04.956[8]	Sascha Maassen	Porsche 911 GT3-R (996)	2003 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières
Ferrari Challenge	1:07.020[16]	Benoit Bergeron	Ferrari 488 Challenge	2021 Trois-Rivières CTCC round
AGT	1:07.335[17]	Doug Goad	Chevrolet Corvette	2001 Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières
GTO	1:07.572[18]	Terry Borcheller	Saleen Mustang	2000 Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières
GT4	1:07.947[19]	Romain Monti	Mercedes-AMG GT4	2022 Trois-Rivières Sports Car Championship Canada round
GTU	1:08.268[18]	Andy Pilgrim	BMW M3	2000 Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières
TCR Touring Car	1:08.485[19]	Jean-François Hevey	Audi RS 3 LMS TCR	2022 Trois-Rivières Sports Car Championship Canada round
Super Touring	1:10.105[20]	Peter Hardman	Honda Accord	1996 Trois-Rivières NATCC round
SGS	1:11.588[17]	David Haskell	Porsche 911 Cup (996)	2001 Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières
Grand Prix Circuit: 3.380 km (1978–1985)[4]
Can-Am	1:25.667[21]	Michael Roe	VDS-004	1984 Trois-Rivières Can-Am round
Formula Atlantic	1:27.592[22]	Howdy Holmes	March 79B	1979 Grand-Prix Molson de Trois-Rivieres
Trans-Am	1:33.583[23]	Willy T. Ribbs	Mercury Capri	1985 Trois-Rivières Trans-Am round
Grand Prix Circuit: 2.414 km (1974–1977)[4]
Can-Am	1:03.332[24]	Peter Gethin	Lola T333CS	1977 Trois-Rivières Can-Am round
Formula Atlantic	1:04.848[25]	Gilles Villeneuve	March 76B	1976 Grand-Prix Labatt de Trois-Rivieres
Trans-Am	1:10.311[26]	George Follmer	Porsche 934	1976 Mayor's Cup
Grand Prix Circuit: 2.092 km (1971–1972)[4]
Formula Atlantic	1:00.400[27]	Brian Robertson	Chevron B20	1972 Grand-Prix Labatt de Trois-Rivieres

Current series

• August: NASCAR Canada Series, Sports Car Championship Canada, Nissan Sentra Cup, Super Production Challenge

Future series

• FIA World Rallycross Championship
  • World RX of Canada (2014–2019, 2025)

Former series

• American Le Mans Series (2002–2003)
• Americas Rallycross Championship (2018–2019)
• Atlantic Championship (1974–1983, 1985, 1989–2003, 2008–2009)
• Can-Am Series (1977–1984)
• Canadian Touring Car Championship (2007–2019, 2021)
• CASCAR Super Series (2001, 2006)
• IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada (2013–2018)
• IMSA Prototype Challenge (2016–2017)
• Indy Lights (1996–1998, 2011–2012)
• KONI Sports Car Challenge (2001, 2005–2010)
• North American Touring Car Championship (1996)
• Pro Mazda Championship (2005–2013)
• Rolex Sports Car Series (2000–2001)
• Speed World Challenge (1993–1999, 2002)
• SCCA Spec Racer Ford Pro Series (2011)
• SCCA Super Vee Gold Cup (1984)
• Trans-Am Series (1976, 1979–1985, 1990–1999, 2002–2004, 2011)

Past winners

American Le Mans Series

Year	Date	LMP900 Winning Team	LMP675 Winning Team	GTS Winning Team	GT Winning Team	Results
		LMP900 Winning Drivers	LMP675 Winning Drivers	GTS Winning Drivers	GT Winning Drivers
2002	Aug 3	#2 Audi Sport North America	#56 Team Bucknum Racing	#4 Corvette Racing	#23 Alex Job Racing	Results
		Tom Kristensen Rinaldo Capello	Jeff Bucknum Chris McMurry Bryan Willman	Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins	Sascha Maassen Lucas Luhr
2003	Aug 3	#1 Infineon Team Joest	#37 Intersport Racing	#4 Corvette Racing	#23 Alex Job Racing	Results
		Frank Biela Marco Werner	Jon Field Duncan Dayton	Kelly Collins Oliver Gavin	Sascha Maassen Lucas Luhr

Can-Am Series

Year	Date	Drivers	Team	Car	Distance/Duration	Report
1977	Sept 4	Patrick Tambay	Carl A. Haas Racing Team	Lola-Chevrolet	66 Laps	[28]
1978	Sept 4	Elliot Forbes-Robinson	Newman-Freeman Racing	Spyder-Chevrolet	42 Laps	[29]
1979	Sept 4	Elliot Forbes-Robinson	Newman-Freeman Racing	Spyder-Chevrolet	42 Laps	[30]
1980	Aug 24	Patrick Tambay	Carl A. Haas Racing Team	Lola-Chevrolet	42 Laps	[31]
1981	Sept 6	Al Holbert	Holbert Racing	Holbert-Chevrolet	42 Laps	[32]
1982	Sept 5	Al Holbert	Racing Team VDS	VDS-Chevrolet	60 Laps	[33]
1983	Sept 4	Jacques Villeneuve, Sr.	Canadian Tire Racing	Frissbee-Chevrolet	60 Laps	[34]
1984	Sept 2	Jim Crawford	RK Racing/United Breweries	March-Chevrolet	60 Laps	[35]

CASC/SCCA/CART/IMSA Atlantic Championship

Year	Date	Driver	Car	Distance	Report
1974	Sept. 1	Tom Klausler	Lola T360/Ford BDA	60 laps	[36]
1975	Aug. 31	Vittorio Brambilla	March 75B/Ford BDA	60 laps	[37]
1976	Sept. 5	Gilles Villeneuve	March 76B/Ford BDA	60 laps	[38]
1977	Sept. 4	Price Cobb	March 77B/Ford BDN	60 laps	[39]
1978	Sept. 3	Bill Brack	March 78B/Ford BDN	21 laps	[40]
1979	Sept. 2	Howdy Holmes	March 79B/Ford BDD	42 laps	[41]
1980	Aug. 24	Price Cobb	March 80A/Ford BDD	48 laps	[42]
1981	Sept. 6	Jacques Villeneuve, Sr.	Unknown	Unknown	[43]
1982	Sept. 5	Roberto Moreno	Ralt=Ford RT4	48 laps	[44]
1983	Sept. 4	Michael Andretti	Unknown	Unknown	[45]
1985	Sept. 1	Dan Marvin	Unknown	Unknown	[46]
1989	Aug. 27	Jacques Villeneuve, Sr.	Unknown	Unknown	[47]
1990	Aug. 19	Brian Till	Unknown	Unknown	[48]
1991	Aug. 18	Jacques Villeneuve, Sr.	Swift DB-4/Toyota	50 laps	[49]
1992	Aug. 16	Chris Smith	Swift DB-4/Toyota	50 laps	[50]
1993	Aug. 15	David Empringham	Ralt RT-40/Toyota	50 laps	[51]
1994	Aug. 7	David Empringham	Ralt RT-41/Toyota	50 laps	[52]
1995	Aug. 6	David Empringham	Unknown/Toyota	30 laps	[53]
1995	Aug. 7	Richie Hearn	Unknown/Toyota	30 laps	[54]
1996	Aug. 3	Patrick Carpentier	Ralt RT-41/Toyota	30 laps	[55]
1996	Aug. 4	Patrick Carpentier	Ralt RT-41/Toyota	30 laps	[56]
1997	Aug. 7	Alex Tagliani	Ralt RT-40/Toyota	45 laps	[57]
1998	Aug. 2	Alex Tagliani	Swift 008.a/Toyota	45 laps	[58]
1999	Aug. 1	Anthony Lazzaro	Swift 008.a/Toyota	45 laps	[59]
2000	July 30	Buddy Rice	Swift 008.a/Toyota	45 laps	[60]
2001	Aug. 5	Hoover Orsi	Swift 008.a/Toyota	45 laps	[61]
2002	Aug. 4	Michael Valiante	Swift 014.a/Toyota	45 laps	[62]
2003	Aug. 3	A. J. Allmendinger	Swift 014.a/Toyota	45 laps	[63]
2008	Aug. 17	Jonathan Bomarito	Swift 016.a/Mazda	45 laps	[64]
2009	Aug. 16	Simona de Silvestro	Swift 016.a/Mazda	50 laps	[65]

SCCA Formula Super Vee Championship

Year	Date	Driver	Report
1984	Sept. 2	Arie Luyendyk	[66]

Grand American Road Racing Championship

Year	Date	SR Winning Team	SR II Winning Team	GTO Winning Team	GTU Winning Team	AGT Winning Team
		SR Winning Drivers	SR II Winning Drivers	GTO Winning Drivers	GTU Winning Drivers	AGT Winning Drivers
2000	July 30	#16 Dyson Racing	#22 Archangel Motorsport Services	#5 Saleen-Allen Speedlab	#50 Genesis Racing	#09 The Spirit of Daytona
		James Weaver Butch Leitzinger	Larry Oberto Ryan Hampton	Terry Borcheller Ron Johnson	Rick Fairbanks Andy Pilgrim	Doug Goad Craig Conway	[67]

Year	Date	SRP Winning Team	SRP II Winning Team	GTS Winning Team	GT Winning Team	AGT Winning Team	SGS Winning Team
		SRP Winning Drivers	SRP II Winning Drivers	GTS Winning Drivers	GT Winning Drivers	AGT Winning Drivers	SGS Winning Drivers
2001	Aug 5	#16 Dyson Racing	#88 Porschehaus Racing	#5 Fordahl Motorsports	#34 Zip/Pumpelly Racing	#09 Team X-1R	#65 SpeedSource
		James Weaver Butch Leitzinger	Stephane Veilleux Jean-Francois Dumoulin	Chris Bingham Ron Johnson	Spencer Pumpelly	Doug Goad Craig Conway	Selby Wellman David Haskell	[68]

NASCAR Pinty's Series

Year	Date	Driver	Team	Car	Distance/Duration	Report
2007	Sept 4	Kerry Micks	Beyond Digital Imaging	Ford	41 Laps	[69]
2008	Aug 17	Andrew Ranger	Wal-Mart / Tide	Ford	46 Laps	[70]
2009	Aug 17	Andrew Ranger	Wal-Mart / Tide	Ford	43 Laps	[71]
2010	Aug 15	Andrew Ranger	Dodge Dealers of Quebec	Dodge	42 Laps	[72]
2011	Aug 7	Robin Buck	Quaker State/Durabody	Dodge	44 Laps	[73]
2012	Aug 7	Andrew Ranger	Dodge/GC Motorsports	Dodge	44 Laps	[74]
2013	Aug 11	D. J. Kennington	Castrol Edge/Mahindra Tractors	Dodge	46 Laps	[75]
2014	Aug 10	L.P. Dumoulin	WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare	Dodge	51 Laps	[76]
2015	Aug 2	Kevin Lacroix	Lacroix Tuning/Excellence Chrysler	Dodge	50 Laps	[77]
2016	Aug 14	Kevin Lacroix	Bumper to Bumper/Total/Go Fast	Dodge	50 Laps	[78]
2017	Aug 13	Alex Tagliani	Epipen/Lowe's/St. Hubert/Fast Wheels	Dodge	54 Laps	[79]
2018	Aug 12	Alex Tagliani	Epipen/Rona/St. Hubert/Spectra Premium	Chevrolet	50 Laps	[80]
2019	Aug 11	L.P. Dumoulin	WeatherTech/Bellemare/Eibach	Dodge	50 Laps	[81]
2021	Aug 15	Alex Tagliani	RONA / Viagra / St. Hubert	Chevrolet	60 Laps	[82]
2022	Aug 7	Alex Guenette	Motos Illimitees / DLGL	Ford	64 Laps	[83]
2023	Aug 6	Marc-Antoine Camirand	GM Paille / Chevrolet Canada	Chevrolet	60 Laps

Trans-Am Series

Year	Date	Drivers	Car	Distance/Duration	Race Title	Report
1976	Sept 5	George Follmer	Porsche Carrera	45 Laps - 67.5 miles (108.6 km)	Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières	[84]
1979	Sept 1	John Paul, Sr.	Porsche 935	45 Laps - 67.5 miles (108.6 km)	Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières	[85]
1980	Aug 23	Roy Woods	Chevrolet Camaro	35 Laps - 73.5 miles (118.3 km)	Le Grand Prix Molson de Trois-Rivières	[86]
1981	Sept 6	Eppie Wietzes	Chevrolet Corvette	35 Laps - 73.5 miles (118.3 km)	Le Grand Prix Molson de Trois-Rivières	[87]
1982	Sept 5	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	Pontiac Trans Am	35 Laps - 73.5 miles (118.3 km)	Le Grand Prix Labatt de Trois-Rivières	[88]
1983	Sept 4	John Paul Jr.	Chevrolet Camaro	35 Laps - 73.5 miles (118.3 km)	Le Grand Prix Labatt de Trois-Rivières	[89]
1984	Sept 2	Tom Gloy	Mercury Capri	35 Laps - 73.5 miles (118.3 km)	Le Grand Prix Labatt de Trois-Rivières	[90]
1985	Sept 1	Willy T. Ribbs	Mercury Capri	40 Laps - 84 miles (135 km)	Le Grand Prix Labatt de Trois-Rivières	[91]
1990	Aug 19	Tommy Kendall	Chevrolet Beretta	50 Laps - 80 miles (130 km)	Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières	[92]
1991	Aug 18	Scott Sharp	Chevrolet Camaro	50 Laps - 75.3 miles (121.2 km)	Le Grand Prix Player's Ltee de Trois-Rivières	[93]
1992	Aug 16	Jack Baldwin	Chevrolet Camaro	50 Laps - 75.3 miles (121.2 km)	Le Grand Prix Player's Ltee de Trois-Rivières	[94]
1993	Aug 15	Scott Sharp	Chevrolet Camaro	50 Laps - 75.3 miles (121.2 km)	Le Grand Prix Player's Ltee de Trois-Rivières	[95]
1994	Aug 7	Tommy Kendall	Ford Mustang	55 Laps - 82.83 miles (133.30 km)	Le Grand Prix Player's Ltee de Trois-Rivières	[96]
1995	Aug 6	Ron Fellows	Chevrolet Camaro	55 Laps - 82.83 miles (133.30 km)	Le Grand Prix Player's Ltee de Trois-Rivières	[97]
1996	Aug 4	Ron Fellows	Chevrolet Camaro	55 Laps - 82.83 miles (133.30 km)	Le Grand Prix Player's Ltee de Trois-Rivières	[98]
1997	Aug 3	Tommy Kendall	Ford Mustang	55 Laps - 82.83 miles (133.30 km)	Le Grand Prix Player's de Trois-Rivières	[99]
1998	Aug 2	Paul Gentilozzi	Chevrolet Corvette	55 Laps - 82.83 miles (133.30 km)	Le Grand Prix Player's de Trois-Rivières	[100]
1999	Aug 1	Paul Gentilozzi	Ford Mustang	55 Laps - 82.83 miles (133.30 km)	Le Grand Prix Player's de Trois-Rivières	[101]
2002	Aug 4	Butch Leitzinger	Chevrolet Corvette	66 Laps	Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières	[102]
2003	Aug 2	Scott Pruett	Jaguar XKR	65 Laps - 98.8 miles (159.0 km)	Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières	[103]
2004	Aug 1	Paul Gentilozzi	Jaguar XKR	65 Laps - 98.8 miles (159.0 km)	Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières	[104]
2011	Aug 7	Tony Ave	Chevrolet Corvette	61 Laps - 92.781 miles (149.317 km)	Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières	[105]

SCCA Spec Racer Ford Pro Series

Year	Date	Drivers	Car	Distance/Duration	Race title	Report
2011	Aug 5 - race 1	Brian Schofield	Spec Racer Ford	21 Laps - 31.941 miles (51.404 km)	Le Grand Prix de Trois Rivières	[106]
	Aug 7 - race 2	Richard Spicer		17 Laps - 25.857 miles (41.613 km)

CART Firestone/Dayton Indy Lights

Season	Date	Winning Driver
1996	August 4	Hélio Castroneves
1997	August 3	Tony Kanaan
1998	August 2	Cristiano da Matta

IndyCar Firestone Indy Lights

Season	Date	Winning Driver
2011	August 7	Esteban Guerrieri
2012	August 5	Tristan Vautier

FIA World Rallycross Championship

Season	Date	Winning Driver
2014	August 7–8	Petter Solberg
2015	August 7–8	Davy Jeanney
2016	August 6–7	Timmy Hansen
2017	August 5-6	Johan Kristoffersson
2018	August 4-5	Johan Kristoffersson
2019	August 3	Andreas Bakkerud