Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame facts for kids

The Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame (CMHF) was founded in 1993 by Lee Abrahamson and Gary Magwood assisted by Len Coates to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of the Canadian motorsport communities.

The inaugural induction ceremony was held at the Four Seasons Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, August 19, 1993, and has been held annually since. Generally, inductees are required to have been retired from competitive racing for at least three years or have been in motor racing for at least a quarter of a century. Inductees are selected by the CMHF Nomination Committee, which is composed of a panel of motor racing experts, following a nomination process that sees names put forward for consideration and undergo a scoring process by the committee. An international category was created by the CMHF in 2010 to recognize "significant contributions to motorsports in Canada" and "prominent international figures".

The Hall of Fame holds an annual Induction Gala. It originally was located near Milton, Ontario. The building holds plaques of the inductees along with some racing cars. The Canadian Automotive Collection now operates a museum and an archives at 40 Carl Hall Road at Parc Downsview Park in Toronto, as well as the website, Canadian Automotive Collection. A new museum at 39 Carl Hall Road is under construction, and will be called the Canadian Motorsport Heritage Museum.

In 2010 the name will officially change to The Canadian Motorsport Heritage Foundation to better describe the mission of the organization.

Its mission statement is to be "Canada's leading collection of racing vehicles and primary source of historical motorsport information".

Inductees into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame

This list includes notable individuals and companies that have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.