# 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. 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.
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.

## 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) |||||
| Indy Lights | 0:58.2962 | Tristan Vautier | Dallara IPS | 2012 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières |
| Formula Atlantic | 0:59.022 | Jonathan Summerton | Swift 016.a | 2009 Le Grand-Prix de Trois-Rivières |
| LMP900 | 0:59.265 | Marco Werner | Audi R8 | 2003 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières |
| LMP675 | 0:59.995 | Butch Leitzinger | Lola EX257 AER | 2003 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières |
| Star Mazda | 1:01.161 | Jack Hawksworth | Star Formula Mazda 'Pro' | 2012 Trois-Rivières Star Mazda Championship round |
| Prototype Lites | 1:02.143 | Austin Versteeg | Élan DP02 | 2016 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières |
| LMP3 | 1:02.430 | Kenton Koch | Ligier JS P3 | 2017 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières |
| Mazda Prototype Challenge | 1:03.341 | Kyle Masson | Élan DP02 | 2017 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières |
| Trans-Am | 1:03.762 | Ron Fellows | Ford Mustang | 1997 Trois-Rivières Trans-Am round |
| Porsche Carrera Cup | 1:04.163 | Scott Hargrove | Porsche 991 (991 II) GT3 Cup | 2017 Trois-Rivières IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada round |
| GT1 (GTS) | 1:04.201 | Johnny O'Connell | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | 2002 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières |
| GT | 1:04.956 | Sascha Maassen | Porsche 911 GT3-R (996) | 2003 Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières |
| Ferrari Challenge | 1:07.020 | Benoit Bergeron | Ferrari 488 Challenge | 2021 Trois-Rivières CTCC round |
| AGT | 1:07.335 | Doug Goad | Chevrolet Corvette | 2001 Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières |
| GTO | 1:07.572 | Terry Borcheller | Saleen Mustang | 2000 Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières |
| GT4 | 1:07.947 | Romain Monti | Mercedes-AMG GT4 | 2022 Trois-Rivières Sports Car Championship Canada round |
| GTU | 1:08.268 | Andy Pilgrim | BMW M3 | 2000 Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières |
| TCR Touring Car | 1:08.485 | Jean-François Hevey | Audi RS 3 LMS TCR | 2022 Trois-Rivières Sports Car Championship Canada round |
| Super Touring | 1:10.105 | Peter Hardman | Honda Accord | 1996 Trois-Rivières NATCC round |
| SGS | 1:11.588 | David Haskell | Porsche 911 Cup (996) | 2001 Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières |
| Grand Prix Circuit: 3.380 km (1978–1985) |||||
| Can-Am | 1:25.667 | Michael Roe | VDS-004 | 1984 Trois-Rivières Can-Am round |
| Formula Atlantic | 1:27.592 | Howdy Holmes | March 79B | 1979 Grand-Prix Molson de Trois-Rivieres |
| Trans-Am | 1:33.583 | Willy T. Ribbs | Mercury Capri | 1985 Trois-Rivières Trans-Am round |
| Grand Prix Circuit: 2.414 km (1974–1977) |||||
| Can-Am | 1:03.332 | Peter Gethin | Lola T333CS | 1977 Trois-Rivières Can-Am round |
| Formula Atlantic | 1:04.848 | Gilles Villeneuve | March 76B | 1976 Grand-Prix Labatt de Trois-Rivieres |
| Trans-Am | 1:10.311 | George Follmer | Porsche 934 | 1976 Mayor's Cup |
| Grand Prix Circuit: 2.092 km (1971–1972) |||||
| Formula Atlantic | 1:00.400 | 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 |
| Year | Date | LMP900 Winning Drivers | LMP675 Winning Drivers | GTS Winning Drivers | GT Winning Drivers | Results |
| 2002 | Aug 3 | #2 Audi Sport North America | #56 Team Bucknum Racing | #4 Corvette Racing | #23 Alex Job Racing | Results |
| 2002 | Aug 3 | Tom Kristensen Rinaldo Capello | Jeff Bucknum Chris McMurry Bryan Willman | Andy Pilgrim Kelly Collins | Sascha Maassen Lucas Luhr | Results |
| 2003 | Aug 3 | #1 Infineon Team Joest | #37 Intersport Racing | #4 Corvette Racing | #23 Alex Job Racing | Results |
| 2003 | Aug 3 | Frank Biela Marco Werner | Jon Field Duncan Dayton | Kelly Collins Oliver Gavin | Sascha Maassen Lucas Luhr | Results |

### Can-Am Series

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

### CASC/SCCA/CART/IMSA Atlantic Championship

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

### SCCA Formula Super Vee Championship

| Year | Date | Driver | Report |
| 1984 | Sept. 2 | Arie Luyendyk | |

### Grand American Road Racing Championship

| Year | Date | SR Winning Team | SR II Winning Team | GTO Winning Team | GTU Winning Team | AGT Winning Team |
| Year | Date | 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 |
| 2000 | July 30 | James Weaver Butch Leitzinger | Larry Oberto Ryan Hampton | Terry Borcheller Ron Johnson | Rick Fairbanks Andy Pilgrim | Doug Goad Craig Conway |
| Year | Date | SRP Winning Team | SRP II Winning Team | GTS Winning Team | GT Winning Team | AGT Winning Team | SGS Winning Team |
| Year | Date | 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 |
| 2001 | Aug 5 | James Weaver Butch Leitzinger | Stephane Veilleux Jean-Francois Dumoulin | Chris Bingham Ron Johnson | Spencer Pumpelly | Doug Goad Craig Conway | Selby Wellman David Haskell |

### NASCAR Pinty's Series

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

### Trans-Am Series

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

### 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 | |
| 2011 | Aug 7 - race 2 | Richard Spicer | Spec Racer Ford | 17 Laps - 25.857 miles (41.613 km) | Le Grand Prix de Trois Rivières | |

### 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 |