Canadian Grand Prix
Session Results
Top 5
| Pos | Actual |
|---|---|
| P1 | |
| P2 | |
| P3 | |
| P4 | |
| P5 | |
| P6 | |
Head-to-Head
Circuit guide
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Montreal, Canada
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve runs along an island in the St Lawrence, a low-grip, stop-start layout of straights joined by heavy braking zones and chicanes. It ends with the run past the wall that has caught out more than one world champion.
- Track type
- Temporary parkland
- Overtaking
- Good
- Upset risk
- High
What the lap demands
Traction and braking stability dominate. There are very few genuine corners, so the lap comes down to how well a car stops, turns through a chicane and fires out the other side without spinning the rear tyres. Kerb riding matters enormously.
How the racing unfolds
The hairpin onto the back straight is a classic passing move and the walls make errors expensive, which is a productive combination. Safety cars are common, and they reshuffle strategy more decisively here than almost anywhere.
Picking a Top 5 here
One of the higher-variance weekends of the season. Between the safety car probability, the low grip and the proximity of the walls, drivers finish here who had no business being in contention on Saturday. Leave room in the back half of your Top 5 for someone out of position.