Lenovo Grand Prix du Canada 2026

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Lenovo Grand Prix du Canada 2026

Name: Lenovo Grand Prix du Canada 2026
Start: 2026-05-22T00:00:00+10:00
End: 2026-05-24T23:59:59+10:00
Location: CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE

May 22 - May 24

The Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, located on Montréal’s scenic Île Notre-Dame, consistently delivers unpredictable, thrilling races. Famous for its long straights, heavy braking zones, and tight chicanes—particularly the notorious “Wall of Champions”—Montréal favours drivers who combine aggression with calculated precision. Historically, chaotic weather and frequent safety cars add strategic complexity. Teams with strong straight-line speed and excellent braking stability usually excel. Tipsters should consider drivers who manage race incidents calmly, qualify strongly, and show resilience under pressure, as surprise podium finishers are common here.

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Canadian Grand Prix Schedule

Session	Date (Brisbane time)
Practice 1	Sat 23 May 2026, 2:30am
Sprint Qualifying	Sat 23 May 2026, 6:30am
Sprint	Sun 24 May 2026, 2:00am
Qualifying	Sun 24 May 2026, 6:00am
Race	Mon 25 May 2026, 6:00am

2025 Result

Pos	Driver	Team	Time / Status	Pts
1	George Russell	Mercedes	1:31:52.688	25
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.228	18
3	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+1.014	15
4	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+2.109	12
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+3.442	10
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+10.713	8
7	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+10.972	6
8	Nico Hülkenberg	Sauber	+15.364	4
9	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	+1.473	2
10	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+1.886	1
11	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	+3.717	0
12	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	+5.456	0
13	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	+7.018	0
14	Gabriel Bortoleto	Sauber	+7.879	0
15	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	+7.950	0
16	Isack Hadjar	RB F1 Team	+8.737	0
17	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+9.063	0
18	Lando Norris	McLaren	Retired	0
R	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	Retired	0
R	Alexander Albon	Williams	Retired	0

2024 Result

Pos	Driver	Team	Time / Status	Pts
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:45:47.927	25
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	+3.879	18
3	George Russell	Mercedes	+4.317	15
4	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+4.915	13
5	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+10.199	10
6	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+17.510	8
7	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+23.625	6
8	Daniel Ricciardo	RB F1 Team	+28.672	4
9	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	+30.021	2
10	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	+30.313	1
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas F1 Team	+30.824	0
12	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	+31.253	0
13	Valtteri Bottas	Sauber	+40.487	0
14	Yuki Tsunoda	RB F1 Team	+52.694	0
15	Guanyu Zhou	Sauber	+53.528	0
R	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	Retired	0
R	Alexander Albon	Williams	Retired	0
R	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Retired	0
R	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Retired	0
R	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Retired	0

Montréal

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

Montreal, Canada • Map

First race

1978

Races held

45

Most wins

Lewis Hamilton (7)

Most wins (team)

Ferrari (11)

Most poles

Lewis Hamilton (6)

Last 10 winners

2026 – Andrea Kimi Antonelli
2025 – George Russell
2024 – Max Verstappen
2023 – Max Verstappen
2022 – Max Verstappen
2019 – Lewis Hamilton
2018 – Sebastian Vettel
2017 – Lewis Hamilton
2016 – Lewis Hamilton
2015 – Lewis Hamilton

Last 10 poles

2026 – George Russell
2025 – George Russell
2024 – George Russell
2023 – Max Verstappen
2022 – Max Verstappen
2019 – Sebastian Vettel
2018 – Sebastian Vettel
2017 – Lewis Hamilton
2016 – Lewis Hamilton
2015 – Lewis Hamilton

When was the track built?

The man-made Notre Dame Island in the middle of the St Lawrence River was created for the 1967 Expo 67 World’s Fair. Once the expo and the ensuing 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics had left town, some clever people decided to make a race track out of the island’s roads. And lo, the Circuit Ile Notre-Dame, as it then was, came to be.

When was its first Grand Prix?

With the Canadian Grand Prix having been in search of a permanent home for a number of years in the 1960s and 1970s, the Circuit Ile Notre-Dame first hosted the race in 1978. Fittingly, Gilles Villeneuve claimed his maiden win, at the track that would end up bearing his name.

What’s the circuit like?

The fast, low-downforce circuit is one of the drivers’ favourites. The track is quite stop-start, with lots of heavy-braking chicanes and the famous hairpin to get the anchors working hard. Out of the corners, though, the track is quick and flowing, while the most iconic piece of the circuit comes right at the end of the lap: the Wall of Champions, so-called after excursions into it from Damon Hill, Jacques Villeneuve and Michael Schumacher during the 1999 Canadian Grand Prix weekend.

Why go?

The Montrealais really embrace their Grand Prix weekend, with the charming city turning into an F1-loving party town in the week leading up to the race. For the Grand Prix itself, the leafy setting makes the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve one of Formula 1’s most laidback venues.

Where is the best place to watch?

It’s got to be one of either Grandstand 15, 21 or 24, the three that surround the hairpin. It makes for a real amphitheatre vibe down there, as well as allowing you to see all the hairpin overtakes.

Race Results - 2026

Canadian Grand Prix Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	George Russell	Mercedes	1:13.953	1:13.079	1:12.578
2	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:13.380	1:13.076	1:12.646
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:13.503	1:13.049	1:12.729
4	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:13.559	1:13.285	1:12.781
5	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:13.767	1:13.041	1:12.868
6	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:14.067	1:13.479	1:12.907
7	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	1:13.654	1:12.975	1:12.935
8	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:13.825	1:13.496	1:12.976
9	Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	1:13.895	1:13.548	1:13.280
10	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	1:14.466	1:13.857	1:13.697
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	1:14.562	1:13.886
12	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	1:14.346	1:13.897
13	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	1:14.775	1:14.071
14	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	1:14.698	1:14.187
15	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:14.276	1:14.273
16	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:14.449	1:14.416
17	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	1:14.845
18	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:14.851
19	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:15.196
20	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	1:15.429
21	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:16.195
22	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	1:16.272

Canadian Grand Prix

2026-05-24 20:00:00Z

Pos	Driver	Team	Time / Status	Pts
1	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:28:15.758	25
2	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+10.768	18
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+11.276	15
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+44.151	12
5	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	+5.033	10
6	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	+19.510	8
7	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	+34.235	6
8	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	+34.572	4
9	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+58.014	2
10	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	+59.049	1
11	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+12.699	0
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	+14.182	0
13	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	+21.156	0
14	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	+1:08.635	0
15	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+18.397	0
16	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	+53.390	0
R	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	Retired	0
R	Lando Norris	McLaren	Retired	0
R	George Russell	Mercedes	Retired	0
R	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Retired	0
R	Alexander Albon	Williams	Retired	0
W	Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	Did not start	0

Canadian Grand Prix Sprint

Pos	Driver	Team	Time / Status	Pts
1	George Russell	Mercedes	28:50.951	8
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.272	7
3	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+1.843	6
4	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+9.797	5
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+9.929	4
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+10.545	3
7	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+15.935	2
8	Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	+29.710	1
9	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	+31.621	0
10	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+36.793	0
11	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	+1:01.344	0
12	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	+1:01.814	0
13	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	+1:04.209	0
14	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	+1:10.402	0
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	+1:12.158	0
16	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+13.127	0
17	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	+17.861	0
18	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	+23.846	0
19	Alexander Albon	Williams	+53.493	0
20	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	+1:08.477	0
21	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	+18.135	0
R	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Retired	0

CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE

Parc Jean-Drapeau
Montréal, Quebec H3C 6A1 Canada

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