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- Circuit type
Street - Circuit Length
4.361 km - Circuit Turns
13 - Circuit Direction
Clockwise - Capacity
100,000 - Established
1978
Profile Formerly called the Ile Notre-Dame Circuit and built on a partly man-made island in the Saint-Lawrence River, the circuit held its first race in 1978 after too many complaints over the safety levels at Mosport. It was renamed in 1982 to honour the late French-Canadian driver Gilles Villeneuve who claimed his maiden Formula One victory at the venue's inaugural F1 race in 1978. Full profile
