Atlantic Championship | |
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Location | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 43°15′21″N 79°52′23″W / 43.25583°N 79.87306°W |
Corporate sponsor | Labatt Brewing Company |
First race | 1978 |
First Atlantic Championship race | 1978 |
Last race | 1978 |
Laps | 39 |
Duration | 47m 24.585s |
Most wins (driver) | ![]() |
Most wins (team) | Excita/Fred Opert Racing (1) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevron B45 - Ford (1) |
Circuit information | |
Surface | Asphalt |
Length | 1.3 mi (2.1 km) |
Turns | 10 |
Lap record | 1m05.964s (Price Cobb, March 78B - Ford, 1978, Formula Atlantic) |
Race Hamilton, also known as the Labatt's Hamilton Championship, was a 1978 auto race held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada featuring a round of the Formula Atlantic Labatt Championship Series. The event featured future driving stars Bobby Rahal, Keke Rosberg and Danny Sullivan competing for $10,000 in first-place prize money.[1]
The race took place on August 7 on a 2.092 km (1.30 miles), 10 turn temporary street circuit in downtown Hamilton with the start/finish line located between the Hamilton City Hall and the Art Gallery of Hamilton.[2]
The race attracted an estimated 60,000 fans, half of those watched for free from the roofs of surrounding buildings and by breaking down barriers.[3][4] After a five-hour delay due to insurance issues with the safety barriers around the course, only 39 of the scheduled 73 laps took place due to darkness. Only 16 of the 29 cars entered, completed the race.[5]
Race results
[edit]Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Chassis/Engine | Laps | Time | Speed |
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1 | 4 | ![]() |
Excita/Fred Opert Racing | Chevron B45 - Ford | 39 | 47m 24.585s | 68.113 mph |
2 | 22 | ![]() |
Ecurie Canada | March 78B - Ford | 39 | 47m 25.208s | 68.098 mph |
3 | 2 | ![]() |
Pierre's Motor Racing | Ralt RT1 - Ford | 39 | 67.704 mph | |
4 | 34 | ![]() |
Bluebonnet Foods/Quaker State | March 78B - Ford | 39 | 67.394 mph | |
5 | 6 | ![]() |
Fred Opert Racing/Olympus | Chevron B39 - Ford | 39 | 66.255 mph | |
6 | 31 | ![]() |
Hanna Car Wash/Pierre's Motor Racing | Ralt RT1 - Ford | 38 | ||
7 | 9 | ![]() |
Doug Shierson Racing | March 78B - Ford | 38 | ||
8 | 51 | ![]() |
Brooks Stevens | Excalibur EE2B - Ford | 38 | ||
9 | 19 | ![]() |
James Brolin | Chevron B-34 - Ford | 38 | ||
10 | 78 | ![]() |
Ralt RT1 - Ford | 38 | |||
11 | 13 | ![]() |
March 78B - Ford | 38 | |||
12 | 15 | ![]() |
BDN | March 77B - Ford | 37 | ||
13 | 72 | ![]() |
Ralt RT1 - Ford | 37 | |||
14 | 50 | ![]() |
Starr Racing | Chevron B34 - Ford | 37 | ||
15 | 58 | ![]() |
Norman Racing | March 78B - Ford | 37 | ||
16 | 71 | ![]() |
Ralt RT1 - Ford | 36 | |||
17 | 20 | ![]() |
Great Plains Racing | March 78B - Ford | 35 | Accident | |
18 | 66 | ![]() |
Chevron B39 - Ford | 34 | Accident | ||
19 | 33 | ![]() |
Brian Robertson/Ralt American | Ralt RT1 - Ford | 29 | Cross member | |
20 | 38 | ![]() |
Tom Gloy/Lane Sports | March 77B - Ford | 26 | Transmission | |
21 | 7 | ![]() |
STP Special/Ecurie Canada | March 78B - Ford | 22 | Accident | |
22 | 8 | ![]() |
Jiffy Mixes/Doug Shierson Racing | March 78B - Ford | 10 | Mechanical | |
23 | 67 | ![]() |
Hunter Mountain | March 78B - Ford | 10 | Mechanical | |
24 | 21 | ![]() |
Ralt RT1 - Ford | 10 | Spun | ||
25 | 63 | ![]() |
R.M. Racing | March 76B - Ford | 3 | Mechanical | |
26 | 62 | ![]() |
Charles Gladding | March 78B - Ford | 2 | Suspension | |
25 | 54 | ![]() |
Liebrau Racing | Lola T-560 - Ford | 0 | Accident | |
28 | 75 | ![]() |
Whalley BMW Sales | March 77B - Ford | 0 | Accident | |
29 | 79 | ![]() |
Automatic Radios | March 78B - Ford | 0 | Accident | |
30 | 24 | ![]() |
Racetune/Acme | March 77B - Ford | 0 | Pulled off |
References
[edit]- ^ Zimmermann, John (1998). A Quarter Century on the Road to Stardom (The Atlantic Championship Series). USDC Publishing. pp. 28–32. ISBN 9782930120232.
- ^ "Hamilton Street Circuit (1978)". theracingline.net. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ Miller, Tim (Jan 2, 2011). "Hamilton loved 1978 Formula race, but financially it failed". The Hamilton Spectator. Hamilton: Metroland Media Group. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ Webster, George. "Formula Fiasco". PRN Ignition. Performance Publications Media Group. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ "Formula Atlantic – in Hamilton". Henleys Hamilton 1. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ "Formula Atlantic Labatts Championship Series Race - Hamilton, 7 Aug 1978". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ^ "1978 CASC/SCCA Labatt Challenge Series". champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
- ^ "1978 CASC Formula Atlantic Labatt Championship Series". autocourse.ca. Retrieved 25 November 2013.