Calabogie Motorsports Park Explained

Calabogie Motorsports Park
Nicknames:CMP
Time:UTC-5 (UTC-4 DST)
Location:462 Wilson Farm Road
Calabogie, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates:45.3028°N -76.6722°W
Architect:Alan Wilson
Events:Current:
Sports Car Championship Canada (2021–2022, 2024)
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)[1]
Length Km:5.050
Length Mi:3.138
Turns:20
Record Time:2:00.832
Record Driver: Chris Green
Record Car:Porsche 911 (991 I) GT3 Cup
Record Year:2014
Record Class:Carrera Cup
Layout2:East Circuit (2006–present)
Length Km2:2.810
Length Mi2:1.746
Turns2:13
Layout3:West Circuit (2006–present)
Length Km3:2.200
Length Mi3:1.367
Turns3:8

Calabogie Motorsports Park is the longest road course in Canada, at 5.05km (03.14miles), located 4km (02miles) 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.

Lap records

Bruno St-Jacques held the unofficial lap record with a lap of 1:52.014 with Stohr WR1 in 2013.[2] As of July 2022, the fastest official race lap records at the Calabogie Motorsports Park are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
Full Circuit: 5.050 km (2006–present)
2:00.832[3] 2014 Calabogie IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada round
2:00.836[4] 2021 2nd Calabogie CSBK round
2:03.190[5] 2022 1st Calabogie Radical Cup Canada round
2:04.100[6] 2022 Calabogie CSBK round
GT42:09.477[7] 2021 Calabogie Sports Car Championship Canada round
2:10.021[8] 2022 1st Calabogie Sports Car Championship Canada round

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Track Specifications. Calabogie Motorsports Park. 2011-07-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20110719084654/http://www.calabogiemotorsports.com/track-facts. 2011-07-19. dead.
  2. Web site: Bruno St-Jacque has officially broken the CMP Track Record! . . 11 October 2013 . 15 July 2023.
  3. Web site: Calabogie Motorsport Park, June 22 Juin 2014 The Calabogie Grand Prix IMSA Ultra 94 Porsche GT3 Challenge Canada by Michelin Round #4/Epreuve #4 . 22 June 2014 . 15 July 2023.
  4. Web site: 2022 Canadian Superbike Championship Round 4 - Canadian Tire Motorsport Park August 12-14, 2022 CPro Superbike Feature Round 4 Race #1 - 20 Laps . 18 September 2021 . 20 July 2023.
  5. Web site: 2022 Calabogie Spring Classic Emzone Radical Cup Canada Round 4 . 5 June 2022 . 15 July 2023.
  6. Web site: 2022 Canadian Superbike Championship Calabogie Motorsports Park July 9-10, 2022 Liqui Moly Pro Sport Bike - Race Result . 10 July 2022 . 20 July 2023.
  7. Web site: Calabogie Motorsports Park, August 8 Août 2021 FEL Motorsports Weekend @ Calabogie ASN Canada FIA Sports Car Canadian Championship Round #6/Epreuve #6 . 8 August 2021 . 15 July 2023.
  8. Web site: 2022 Calabogie Spring Classic Sports Car Championship Canada Round 4 . 5 June 2022 . 15 July 2023.

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