As a motorsports volunteer for nearly five decades, Denis Cadotte has helped with the operation of some of Canada’s most notable road races. Cadotte first got involved as a teenager, helping in the media center at the Formula 1 Canadian GP in 1978. He then assisted Montreal’s F1 Operations department in building and preparing the course for the Canadian GP between 1979 and 1981.

Cadotte served in various roles as part of the track intervention team at the Canadian GP, ​​Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières and Circuit Mont-Tremblant since 1981. He was general manager of the Canadian GP’s volunteer organization ACIND from 2007 to 2013, worked for team services at the Canadian GP from 2014 to 2018 and has dispatched emergency vehicles as the chief communicator in the tower since 1997.

Cadotte spent eight years as clerk of the course at Mont-Tremblant, helping organize the Champ Car race at the track in 2007. He was the vice president of Auto Sport Québec (then known as FSAQ) from 2009 to 2011, where he organized ice racing and karting competitions throughout the province. He’s also worked as the sports director for Groupe de Course Octane and as a member of the Canadian Motorsports Response Team.

In addition to his involvement with Formula 1 in Montreal, Cadotte was part of the training committee for the NASCAR races at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve between 2006 and 2012. He also helped organize IndyCar’s Edmonton event in 2011 and 2012. Cadotte’s efforts extend to the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame, where he’s served as a board member since 2013.