The Moosehead Grand Prix was an annual auto race held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The race took place on a 1.15 mile (1.851 km) street circuit next to Citadel Hill from 1990 until 1993. The race moved to a 1.45 mile (2.333 km) circuit on the runways of Canadian Forces Base Shearwater for 1994 and 1995.
History
Following the success of the Labatt sponsored Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, the Molson sponsored IndyCar races in Toronto and Vancouver and the Grand Prix of Trois-Rivières, Moosehead Breweries wanted a high-profile city street race in Atlantic Canada to promote their brand.
The Moosehead Grand Prix was launched in 1990 with an American Indycar Series race on the streets next to Citadel Hill in downtown Halifax attracting 30,000 fans the first year. The American IndyCar Series was replaced with the British Formula 2 Championship as the headliner in 1993 and 1994, with the IMSA GT Championship headlining the final year in 1995.
Other support series races included the Player's Toyota Atlantic Championship, Rothmans Porsche Turbo Cup, Player's GM Motorsport Series and the Canadian Formula Ford Championship.
Lap records
The fastest official race lap records at the Moosehead Grand Prix are listed as:
CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent Grand Prix Circuit: 1.850 km (1990–1995) Formula 3000 0:45.357 Andrea Montermini Reynard 91D 1993 Moosehead Grand Prix Formula Atlantic 0:47.625 Mark Dismore Swift DB4 1993 Mooshead Grand Prix at Halifax WSC 1:05.269 Wayne Taylor Ferrari 333 SP 1995 Halifax 3 Hours IMSA GTS-1 1:09.654 Irv Hoerr Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 1995 Halifax 3 Hours IMSA GTS-2 1:14.005 Bill Auberlen Porsche 911 1995 Halifax 3 Hours Porsche Turbo Cup 1:16.306 Bill Adam Porsche 944 1990 Moosehead Grand Prix
Winners
American Indycar Series
Year Date Driver 1990 Aug 10 Bill Tempero 1991 Sept 15 Jimmy Santos 1992 Sept 13 Ken Petrie
British F2 Championship Season Date Laps Winning driver Team Chassis/Engine 1993 July 11 70 Andrea Montermini Junior Team Reynard 91D-Cosworth 1994 July 10 60 Gianfranco Cane Fred Goddard Racing Reynard 90D-Cosworth
IMSA Exxon World Sports Car Championship and Supreme GT Series Year Date Laps WSC Winning Team GTS-1 Winning Team GTS-2 Winning Team WSC Winning Drivers GTS-1 Winning Drivers GTS-2 Winning Drivers 1995 May 21 158 Laps #3 Scandia Racing TeamFerrari 333 SP #75 Cunningham RacingNissan 300ZX V8 #55 Jorge TrejosPorsche 911 Carrera RSR Fermín Vélez Mauro Baldi Johnny O'Connell Jorge Trejos Danny Aase
Player's Toyota Atlantic Championship
Year Date Laps Driver Car 1993 July 11 60 Trevor Seibert Swift DB-4/Toyota
Rothmans Porsche Turbo Cup
Year Date Laps Driver Car 1990 Oct 7 19 David Tennyson Porsche 944 Turbo Cup
See also Atlantic Motorsport Park
References