Calabogie Motorsports Park
{{Short description|Motorsports park in eastern Ontario, Canada}}
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{{Infobox motorsport venue
|Name = Calabogie Motorsports Park
|Nicknames = CMP
|Time = UTC−05:00 (UTC−04:00 DST)
|Location = 462 Wilson Farm Road
Calabogie, Ontario, Canada
|Coordinates = {{coord|45|18|10|N|76|40|20|W|region:CA-ON_type:landmark_source:GoogleEarth|display=inline,title}}
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|Opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2006|09}}
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|Architect = Alan Wilson
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|Events = Current:
NASCAR Canada Series (2025)
Sports Car Championship Canada (2021–2022, 2024–present)
Former:
Canadian Touring Car Championship
(2007–2009, 2012–2014, 2016–2020)
IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada
(2011–2015)
Canadian Superbike Championship
(2008–2009, 2015, 2020–2022)
Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America (2013)
|Layout1 = Full Circuit (2006–present)
|Surface = Polymer Modified Asphalt (Koch Stylink PG 70-34){{cite web|url= http://www.calabogiemotorsports.com/track-facts|title= Track Specifications|publisher= Calabogie Motorsports Park|access-date= 2011-07-08|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110719084654/http://www.calabogiemotorsports.com/track-facts|archive-date= 2011-07-19|url-status= dead}}
|Length_km = 5.050
|Length_mi = 3.138
|Turns = 20
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|Record_time = 2:00.832
|Record_driver = {{flagicon|CAN}} Chris Green
|Record_car = Porsche 911 (991 I) GT3 Cup
|Record_year = 2014
|Record_class = Carrera Cup
|Layout2 = East Circuit (2006–present)
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|Length_km2 = 2.810
|Length_mi2 = 1.746
|Turns2 = 13
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|Layout3 = West Circuit (2006–present)
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|Length_km3 = 2.200
|Length_mi3 = 1.367
|Turns3 = 8
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Calabogie Motorsports Park is the longest road course in Canada, at {{convert|5.050|km|mi|abbr=on}}, located {{convert|4|km|mi|adj=on}} east of the community of Calabogie in the township of Greater Madawaska, Ontario, Canada. It hosts regional road racing and is the main circuit in the Ottawa metropolitan area.
Events
The park has been the venue for numerous club racing events since its opening in September 2006. Additionally, it was the site of the Castrol Canadian Touring Championship from 2007 to 2009.The track hosted the opening round of the Canadian Superbike Championship in 2008 on the Stadium track and on the full track in 2009. The inaugural race of the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Challenge took place from May 14 to May 15, 2011. This marked the first time the Challenge, which featured 120 events and 255 championship rounds in 2011, was brought to Canada. The park has also been utilized as a testing track for the Harley-Davidson XR1200 and Ford GT. In 2025, the track will host a race for the NASCAR Canada Series.{{cite web |title=NASCAR Canada Series Announces 2025 Schedule |website=www.nascar.ca |publisher=NASCAR Canada Series |url=https://www.nascar.ca/2024/12/20/nascar-canada-series-announces-2025-schedule/ |date=20 December 2024 |access-date=20 December 2024}}
Events
; Current
- July: NASCAR Canada Series, Sports Car Championship Canada
- August: OSCC Summer Classic
; Former
- Canadian Superbike Championship (2008–2009, 2015, 2020–2022)
- Canadian Touring Car Championship (2007–2009, 2012–2014, 2016–2020)
- IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada (2011–2015)
- Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America (2013)
Lap records
Bruno St-Jacques held the unofficial lap record with a lap of 1:52.014 with Stohr WR1 in 2013.{{cite web |title=Bruno St-Jacque has officially broken the CMP Track Record! |website=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/CalabogieMotorsportsPark/posts/bruno-st-jacque-has-officially-broken-the-cmp-track-record/721236657890348/ |date=11 October 2013 |access-date=15 July 2023}} As of July 2022, the fastest official race lap records at the Calabogie Motorsports Park are listed as:
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.calabogiemotorsports.com/}}
- [http://www.trackpedia.com/wiki/Calabogie_Motorsports_Park Guide to Calabogie Motorsports Park] at Trackpedia.com
- [https://ottawacitizen.com/Video+Porsche+Challenge+Canada/4787249/story.html Video] of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge at Calabogie Motorsports Park
- [https://www.racingcircuits.info/north-america/canada/calabogie-motorsports-park.html Calabogie Motorsports Park - Racingcircuits] Racingcircuits page of the circuit
{{NASCAR Canada Series racetracks}}
{{Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America circuits}}
{{Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Canada tracks}}
Category:Road racing venues in Canada
Category:Motorsport venues in Ontario
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