race championships such as CAN-AM, Trans-Am, Formula 5000 and Formula Atlantic made their championship stops to the track. Many now famous drivers such as Denny Hulme, Bruce McLaren, Dan Gurney, Jackie Stewart, Bobby Rahal, Chris Amon, Mark Donohue, Roger Penske, Parnelli Jones, Al and Bobby Unser, Gordon Johncock, Alan Jones, Peter Revson, John Cannon, Elliot Forbes-Robinson, George Follmer and Gilles Villeneuve all competed at Circuit Mont-Tremblant during these years. The 1980’s – 1990’s Strong National Series such as the Rothmans Porsche (Turbo) Cup, the Players GM Challenge Series, the Honda-Michelin Series, Export A Formula 2000 and the Canadian Formula 1600 series would be predominant throughout the mid 1980’s and 90’s, giving rise to some of Canada's most prominent and recognized racing drivers, including Paul Tracy, Scott Goodyear, Rob Fellows, Greg Moore, Claude Bourbonnais, Richard Spenard, Patrick Carpentier and Alex Tagliani. The Jim Russell Racing School The circuit is also home to the well-known Jim Russell Racing Driver School (est. 1969) which is notable for graduating Gilles Villeneuve, Jacques Villeneuve, and more recently, current F1 drivers Lance Stroll and Nicholas Latifi. A CIK-FIA rated karting facility was added in 2010 to compliment the Jim Russell Racing School's development of young drivers, and has played host to the Canadian nationals. The 2000’s - present New ownership has concentrated on updating the facility to improved FIA standards by repaving, widening the track, expanding the pit lane, and creating greater run-off areas without losing the character and charm of the original layout. These updates have permitted the return of racing series like Grand Am (formerly CAN-AM) and Champcar (formerly Indy Car) along with Superbikes and Historic Racing. The historic reputation of the race track and Mont-Tremblant’s appeal as a tourist destination keeps the track in constant demand amongst driving clubs, corporate events and major automotive manufacturers for car launches and driving programs such as Ferrari’s Corso Pilota, Lamborghini, Porsche, Audi, McLaren, Volvo, and BMW among others. On July 21, 2022, the track complex was purchased by 11938053 Canada Inc., a company owned by Montreal businessman Gad Bitton of Holand Automotive Group. Current series Mopar Canadian Superbike Championship Canadian Touring Car Championship Ferrari Challenge Historic Motor Sports Association Formula Tour 1600 Former series and major race winners FIA Formula One World Championship Champ Car World Series USAC Championship Car (IndyCar) SCCA Can-Am Series SCCA Trans-Am Series SCCA United States Road Racing Championship SCCA Formula 5000