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The first winner in Montreal was QuebecQuebec ( In Detail) ( In Detail) National Motto: Je me souviens (I remember CapitalLargest city Quebec City Montreal Area Total % fresh water 2nd largest(1st lgst prov. 1 542 056 km² 11,5% Population Total (2004) Density Ranked 2nd 7 509 928 5,43/km² Admi native, Gilles VilleneuveGilles Villeneuve ( January 18, 1950 May 8, 1982) was a world-renowned Formula One racing driver. Villeneuve was born in the small town of Berthierville, Quebec, Canada. His first Formula One win came in his native province in the 1978 Canadian Grand Prix who died in 1982Events January January 6 William Bonin is convicted of being the "freeway killer". January 8 AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 Mark Thatcher, son of the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, disappears in the Sahara du on the final qualifying lap for the Belgian Grand PrixThe Belgian Grand Prix is an automobile race. The first national race of Belgium was held in 1925 at the Spa region's race course, an area of the country that had been associated with motor sport since the very early years of racing before the turn of the. A few weeks after his death, the race course in Montreal was named Circuit Gilles Villeneuve after him.

The 19971997 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Reef''. Events January January 3 NBC's Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 Mister Rogers receives a star on t Canadian Grand Prix was stopped early due to a huge accident involving Olivier PanisOlivier Panis born September 2, 1966, is a retired French Formula One racing driver. Panis, like most drivers, raced karts early in his career. After graduating from karts, Olivier raced several years in a number of "junior" series before racing in French. Panis spun off and broke his legs. He was sidelined for nine races and some see it as the turning point in the career of the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix winner.

In 1999, the final corner of Circuit Gilles Villeneuve became well-known for catching out former World Champions. Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve all crashed into the same wall. The wall also caught out Ricardo Zonta, who, at the time, was a reigning sports car champion.

Because of tobacco legislations, new venues, and a maximum of 17 races on the schedule, the Canadian Grand Prix was preliminarily removed from the 2004 F1 schedule. However, Canadian officials were able to raise enough money to keep a Grand Prix race, with the FIA allowing expansion to an 18 race schedule.