Westwood Motorsport Park


Westwood Motorsport Park was a 8-turn motorsport race track located in Coquitlam, British Columbia on the southern slopes of Eagle Mountain.

History

The track was built and operated by the Sports Car Club of British Columbia. Construction of Westwood began in 1957, and the first race was held on July 26, 1959, making it the first purpose-built permanent road course in Canada.
Westwood hosted many different professional race series over the years, including long stints with the Formula Atlantic Series, Trans-Am Series, and Player's GM Challenge Series. Champion drivers to have raced professionally at Westwood include Formula One World Champion Keke Rosberg, Indianapolis 500 winners Bobby Rahal and Danny Sullivan, as well as other famous names including Gilles Villeneuve and Michael Andretti.
The December 12, 1988 episode of MacGyver, titled , was primarily filmed at Westwood. The Player's GM Challenge Series served as the backdrop of the story.
The track, which was located on leased provincial crown land, eventually fell victim to urban development. The track finally closed in 1990 to make way for the Westwood Plateau housing development and the Westwood Plateau Golf & Country Club.
In 2009, it was digitally recreated as a free download for pc computer simulations such as rFactor, GTR2 and Assetto Corsa.

Major Race Results

CASC">Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs">CASC / [SCCA] [Atlantic Championship]

YearDateDriverCar
1971Oct 3 Craig HillLotus 69B
1972July 9 Craig HillLotus 69B
1973May 27 Allan LaderBrabham BT-40
1974May 26 Allan LaderChevron B27
1975June 1 Bertil RoosMarch 75B
1976May 30 Marty LoftMarch 76B
1977July 17 Keke RosbergChevron B-34
1978April 23 Keke RosbergChevron B-45
1979June 3 Kevin CoganRalt RT-1
1980June 1 Jacques Villeneuve Sr.March 80A
1981Aug 23 Rogelio RodriguezRalt RT-4
1982Aug 23 Tommy PhillipsRalt RT-4
1983May 22 Michael AndrettiRalt RT-4
1984July 22 Chris Bender
1985July 21 Dan Marvin
1986July 6 Ted Prappas
1987Aug 23 Johnny O'Connell
1988Aug 6 Dean Hall
1988Aug 7 Rod Granberry
1988Sept 11 Hiro Matsushita
1989May 28 Hiro MatsushitaSwift DB-4
1989Aug 5 Hiro MatsushitaSwift DB-4
1990Aug 5 Mark DismoreSwift DB-4

[SCCA] [Trans-Am Series]

YearDateDriverCar
1977June 5 Peter GreggPorsche 934
1978June 4 Ludwig HeimrathPorsche 935
1979June 3 John PaulPorsche 935
1980Sept 7 John BauerPorsche 911SC