In 1966 the Canadian-American Challenge Cup ran the event, with American Mark Donohue winning. For the first five years, the event would be won by drivers with either prior Formula One experience, or would enter the championship after winning the Canadian Grand Prix. Several international sports car as well as Formula One drivers participated in the event. Mosport Park (which is still in its original layout configuration) was a spectacular and challenging circuit which had many ups and downs the circuit was popular with drivers. The early Canadian Grand Prix was one of the premier events of the new Canadian Sports Car Championship, a series which had been created alongside the Canadian Grand Prix at Mosport Park near Toronto in 1961. After the cancellation of 2021 Canadian Grand Prix, the contract was extended to 2031. The 20 events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The race was also the third most watched sporting event worldwide, behind the first place Super Bowl XXXIX and that year’s UEFA Champions League Final. In 2005, the Canadian Grand Prix was the most watched Formula One Grand Prix in the world.

In 1978, after similar safety concerns with Mosport, the Canadian Grand Prix moved to its current home at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Notre Dame Island in Montreal. After 1971, safety concerns led to the Grand Prix moving permanently to Mosport. It was first staged at Mosport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, as a sports car event, before alternating between Mosport and Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, after Formula One took over the event. It has been part of the Formula One World Championship since 1967. The Canadian Grand Prix ( French: Grand Prix du Canada) is an annual motor racing event held since 1961.

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