The Nissan Micra Cup moves to Ontario this weekend with two races at Calabogie Motorsports Park
The Nissan Micra Cup will hold its third and fourth rounds of the 2020 season this weekend at the long and technically challenging Calabogie Motorsports Park, southwest of Ottawa. It will be the fourth time the Micra Cup has visited the demanding Ontario track and the battle for victory will be a tough fight.
While the two-round event will be held behind closed doors, in compliance with public health directions, no spectators will be allowed on site, the 5.05-km long circuit will provide some close action. Kevin King (L&P Apparel / Nissan Gabriel team) is the clear favourite to win this event given his track record of winning three of the six Nissan Micra Cup races held in Calabogie in recent years. He also won the first two races of the 2020 season, but many of his rivals will not make victory so easy this time around.
Jesse Lazare (PayPal / Motorsports In Action team), an experienced racer who won the Daytona 24 Hours in 2017 and who climbed twice on the podium during the Summer Classic in July at the Mont-Tremblant circuit, is looking forward to score his first win of the season. This season, Lazare has decided to have some fun during the Nissan Micra Cup, however, he is not taking things lightly, having proved to be a very determined competitor.
This season, three female drivers are entered in the Micra Cup, and the most experienced of them is without a doubt Valérie Limoges (Total Canada / H Grégoire Nissan). Limoges scored two podium finishes in the opening two races this season, having finished in third place twice behind King and Lazare. Limoges also scored two wins in the Micra Cup last year and may capture her first victory of the season in Calabogie. Potential race winners also include Senior class racers Frédéric Bernier, Sylvain Ouellet and Éric Chaput, as well as young Ontario drivers Gavin Sanders and Justin Di Benedetto, who are also battling for the Rookie of the Year title.
Although spectators will not be at the track this weekend, fans have several ways to follow the action on social media. Both Calabogie races will be featured on television as part of a series to be broadcasted this fall on Réseau Des Sports (RDS). Featuring identical, showroom-stock Micras, the Micra Cup always provides great entertainment as the two 40-minutes races held in Calabogie promise to be as intense as ever.
A new event finds a place on the calendar
Calabogie Motorsports Park in Ontario is the second meeting of four this season. The cancellation of the Canadian Grand Prix in July led to the cancellation of the Micra Cup races scheduled on the Gilles Villeneuve circuit in Montréal. Jacques Deshaies, head of JD Promotion & Compétition and promoter of the Nissan Micra Cup, replaced the Grand Prix with a new event north of Montréal. The new event will be held at Circuit ICAR on the grounds of the Montréal–Mirabel International Airport on September 11 and 12.
“Circuit ICAR is certainly one of the most beautiful motorsport facilities in Canada. Moreover, holding both races on Saturday, September 12, will lower the costs for the teams, which fits perfectly with the philosophy of the Nissan Micra Cup: to offer maximum of fun for minimal expenses," says Deshaies. "Of course, we are very disappointed that the Canadian Grand Prix could not be kept on our race schedule this year, but we understand the difficulty the Formula 1's leaders faced with events outside of Europe. We fully support the Montréal race organizers in the current situation."
With the addition of the new event at Circuit ICAR, the 2020 Micra Cup season will include a total of eight races, making the Nissan Micra Cup the motorsport series with the most events in 2020 among all Canadian championships and classes combined.
Micra Cup competitors in Calabogie can take to the track six times during the official test day on Friday, August 28, organized by the event’s promoter. Qualifying rounds for both races will be held on Saturday, August 29, in the afternoon, before the start of the first race. The second race will begin in the afternoon on Sunday, August 30.
To follow the Nissan Micra Cup:
Facebook: Nissan Micra Cup
Instagram: @nissanmicracup
Twitter: @Micra Cup
Youtube : MicraCupTV
Nissan Micra Cup track schedule this weekend:
- Free practice: Friday August 28th (6 sessions)
- Qualification for Race 1 and 2: Saturday August 29th, from 10:55 to 11:25 am
- Race 1: Saturday August 29th, from 4:35 to 5:15 pm
- Warm-up for Race 2: Sunday August 30th, from 9:25 am to 9:40 am
- Race 2: Sunday, Sunday August 30th, from 2:45 pm to 3:25 pm
Nissan Micra Cup 2020 season schedule:
July 24 to 26: Summer Classic, Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Québec
August 28-30: Calabogie Motorsports Park, Ontario
September 11-12: ICAR Circuit, Mirabel, Québec
September 25 to 27: Fall Classic, Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Québec
The Nissan Micra Cup moves to Ontario this weekend with two races at Calabogie Motorsports Park
- Kevin King is the favourite for the title, but we are anticipating several close battles on the track this weekend -
The Nissan Micra Cup will hold its third and fourth rounds of the 2020 season this weekend at the long and technically challenging Calabogie Motorsports Park, southwest of Ottawa. It will be the fourth time the Micra Cup has visited the demanding Ontario track and the battle for victory will be a tough fight.
While the two-round event will be held behind closed doors, in compliance with public health directions, no spectators will be allowed on site, the 5.05-km long circuit will provide some close action. Kevin King (L&P Apparel / Nissan Gabriel team) is the clear favourite to win this event given his track record of winning three of the six Nissan Micra Cup races held in Calabogie in recent years. He also won the first two races of the 2020 season, but many of his rivals will not make victory so easy this time around.
Jesse Lazare (PayPal / Motorsports In Action team), an experienced racer who won the Daytona 24 Hours in 2017 and who climbed twice on the podium during the Summer Classic in July at the Mont-Tremblant circuit, is looking forward to score his first win of the season. This season, Lazare has decided to have some fun during the Nissan Micra Cup, however, he is not taking things lightly, having proved to be a very determined competitor.
This season, three female drivers are entered in the Micra Cup, and the most experienced of them is without a doubt Valérie Limoges (Total Canada / H Grégoire Nissan). Limoges scored two podium finishes in the opening two races this season, having finished in third place twice behind King and Lazare. Limoges also scored two wins in the Micra Cup last year and may capture her first victory of the season in Calabogie. Potential race winners also include Senior class racers Frédéric Bernier, Sylvain Ouellet and Éric Chaput, as well as young Ontario drivers Gavin Sanders and Justin Di Benedetto, who are also battling for the Rookie of the Year title.
Although spectators will not be at the track this weekend, fans have several ways to follow the action on social media. Both Calabogie races will be featured on television as part of a series to be broadcasted this fall on Réseau Des Sports (RDS). Featuring identical, showroom-stock Micras, the Micra Cup always provides great entertainment as the two 40-minutes races held in Calabogie promise to be as intense as ever.
A new event finds a place on the calendar
Calabogie Motorsports Park in Ontario is the second meeting of four this season. The cancellation of the Canadian Grand Prix in July led to the cancellation of the Micra Cup races scheduled on the Gilles Villeneuve circuit in Montréal. Jacques Deshaies, head of JD Promotion & Compétition and promoter of the Nissan Micra Cup, replaced the Grand Prix with a new event north of Montréal. The new event will be held at Circuit ICAR on the grounds of the Montréal–Mirabel International Airport on September 11 and 12.
“Circuit ICAR is certainly one of the most beautiful motorsport facilities in Canada. Moreover, holding both races on Saturday, September 12, will lower the costs for the teams, which fits perfectly with the philosophy of the Nissan Micra Cup: to offer maximum of fun for minimal expenses," says Deshaies. "Of course, we are very disappointed that the Canadian Grand Prix could not be kept on our race schedule this year, but we understand the difficulty the Formula 1's leaders faced with events outside of Europe. We fully support the Montréal race organizers in the current situation."
With the addition of the new event at Circuit ICAR, the 2020 Micra Cup season will include a total of eight races, making the Nissan Micra Cup the motorsport series with the most events in 2020 among all Canadian championships and classes combined.
Micra Cup competitors in Calabogie can take to the track six times during the official test day on Friday, August 28, organized by the event’s promoter. Qualifying rounds for both races will be held on Saturday, August 29, in the afternoon, before the start of the first race. The second race will begin in the afternoon on Sunday, August 30.
To follow the Nissan Micra Cup:
Facebook: Nissan Micra Cup
Instagram: @nissanmicracup
Twitter: @Micra Cup
Youtube : MicraCupTV
Nissan Micra Cup track schedule this weekend:
- Free practice: Friday August 28th (6 sessions)
- Qualification for Race 1 and 2: Saturday August 29th, from 10:55 to 11:25 am
- Race 1: Saturday August 29th, from 4:35 to 5:15 pm
- Warm-up for Race 2: Sunday August 30th, from 9:25 am to 9:40 am
- Race 2: Sunday, Sunday August 30th, from 2:45 pm to 3:25 pm
Nissan Micra Cup 2020 season schedule:
July 24 to 26: Summer Classic, Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Québec
August 28-30: Calabogie Motorsports Park, Ontario
September 11-12: ICAR Circuit, Mirabel, Québec
September 25 to 27: Fall Classic, Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Québec
The Nissan Micra Cup will hold its third and fourth rounds of the 2020 season this weekend at the long and technically challenging Calabogie Motorsports Park, southwest of Ottawa. It will be the fourth time the Micra Cup has visited the demanding Ontario track and the battle for victory will be a tough fight.
While the two-round event will be held behind closed doors, in compliance with public health directions, no spectators will be allowed on site, the 5.05-km long circuit will provide some close action. Kevin King (L&P Apparel / Nissan Gabriel team) is the clear favourite to win this event given his track record of winning three of the six Nissan Micra Cup races held in Calabogie in recent years. He also won the first two races of the 2020 season, but many of his rivals will not make victory so easy this time around.
Jesse Lazare (PayPal / Motorsports In Action team), an experienced racer who won the Daytona 24 Hours in 2017 and who climbed twice on the podium during the Summer Classic in July at the Mont-Tremblant circuit, is looking forward to score his first win of the season. This season, Lazare has decided to have some fun during the Nissan Micra Cup, however, he is not taking things lightly, having proved to be a very determined competitor.
This season, three female drivers are entered in the Micra Cup, and the most experienced of them is without a doubt Valérie Limoges (Total Canada / H Grégoire Nissan). Limoges scored two podium finishes in the opening two races this season, having finished in third place twice behind King and Lazare. Limoges also scored two wins in the Micra Cup last year and may capture her first victory of the season in Calabogie. Potential race winners also include Senior class racers Frédéric Bernier, Sylvain Ouellet and Éric Chaput, as well as young Ontario drivers Gavin Sanders and Justin Di Benedetto, who are also battling for the Rookie of the Year title.
Although spectators will not be at the track this weekend, fans have several ways to follow the action on social media. Both Calabogie races will be featured on television as part of a series to be broadcasted this fall on Réseau Des Sports (RDS). Featuring identical, showroom-stock Micras, the Micra Cup always provides great entertainment as the two 40-minutes races held in Calabogie promise to be as intense as ever.
A new event finds a place on the calendar
Calabogie Motorsports Park in Ontario is the second meeting of four this season. The cancellation of the Canadian Grand Prix in July led to the cancellation of the Micra Cup races scheduled on the Gilles Villeneuve circuit in Montréal. Jacques Deshaies, head of JD Promotion & Compétition and promoter of the Nissan Micra Cup, replaced the Grand Prix with a new event north of Montréal. The new event will be held at Circuit ICAR on the grounds of the Montréal–Mirabel International Airport on September 11 and 12.
“Circuit ICAR is certainly one of the most beautiful motorsport facilities in Canada. Moreover, holding both races on Saturday, September 12, will lower the costs for the teams, which fits perfectly with the philosophy of the Nissan Micra Cup: to offer maximum of fun for minimal expenses," says Deshaies. "Of course, we are very disappointed that the Canadian Grand Prix could not be kept on our race schedule this year, but we understand the difficulty the Formula 1's leaders faced with events outside of Europe. We fully support the Montréal race organizers in the current situation."
With the addition of the new event at Circuit ICAR, the 2020 Micra Cup season will include a total of eight races, making the Nissan Micra Cup the motorsport series with the most events in 2020 among all Canadian championships and classes combined.
Micra Cup competitors in Calabogie can take to the track six times during the official test day on Friday, August 28, organized by the event’s promoter. Qualifying rounds for both races will be held on Saturday, August 29, in the afternoon, before the start of the first race. The second race will begin in the afternoon on Sunday, August 30.
To follow the Nissan Micra Cup:
Facebook: Nissan Micra Cup
Instagram: @nissanmicracup
Twitter: @Micra Cup
Youtube : MicraCupTV
Nissan Micra Cup track schedule this weekend:
- Free practice: Friday August 28th (6 sessions)
- Qualification for Race 1 and 2: Saturday August 29th, from 10:55 to 11:25 am
- Race 1: Saturday August 29th, from 4:35 to 5:15 pm
- Warm-up for Race 2: Sunday August 30th, from 9:25 am to 9:40 am
- Race 2: Sunday, Sunday August 30th, from 2:45 pm to 3:25 pm
Nissan Micra Cup 2020 season schedule:
July 24 to 26: Summer Classic, Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Québec
August 28-30: Calabogie Motorsports Park, Ontario
September 11-12: ICAR Circuit, Mirabel, Québec
September 25 to 27: Fall Classic, Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Québec