Montreal is a great city with a really unusual track. In a nutshell, it’s very fast, very tight and rather dangerous.
The track is based on the Ile Notre Dame in the St Lawrence river and all spectators have to travel by Metro from the city. The track is always very dirty on the first day which makes setting up the cars difficult, as does the wind which can cause problems. Brakes get a harder time here than anywhere else and fuel consumption is high. The most famous corner is the last one leading on to the pit straight. The advertising hoarding says ‘Welcome to Quebec’ and several world champions have ruined their race by crashing into it.
Circuit de Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Sunday Race
| Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Laps |
Time |
| Sunday Race |
| 1 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
70 |
Winner |
| 2 |
Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
70 |
+2.2 secs |
| 3 |
Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
70 |
+9.2 secs |
| 4 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing |
70 |
+37.8 secs |
| 5 |
Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing |
70 |
+39.2 secs |
| 6 |
Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
70 |
+56.0 secs |
| 7 |
Robert Kubica |
Renault F1 Team |
70 |
+57.3 secs |
| 8 |
Sebastien Buemi |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
69 |
+1 Lap |
| 9 |
Vitantonio Liuzzi |
Force India F1 Team |
69 |
+1 Lap |
| 10 |
Adrian Sutil |
Force India F1 Team |
69 |
+1 Lap |
| 11 |
Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
69 |
+1 Lap |
| 12 |
Jaime Alguersuari |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
69 |
+1 Lap |
| 13 |
Nico Hulkenberg |
AT&T Williams F1 |
69 |
+1 Lap |
| 14 |
Rubens Barrichello |
AT&T Williams F1 |
69 |
+1 Lap |
| 15 |
Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
69 |
+1 Lap |
| 16 |
Heikki Kovalainen |
Lotus Racing |
68 |
+2 Laps |
| 17 |
Vitaly Petrov |
Renault F1 Team |
68 |
+2 Laps |
| 18 |
Karun Chandhok |
HRT F1 Team |
64 |
+4 Laps |
| 19 |
Lucas di Grassi |
Virgin Racing |
65 |
+5 Laps |
| Ret |
Timo Glock |
Virgin Racing |
50 |
+20 Laps |
| Ret |
Jarno Trulli |
Lotus Racing |
42 |
+28 Laps |
| Ret |
Pedro de la Rosa |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
30 |
+40 Laps |
| Ret |
Bruno Senna |
HRT F1 Team |
13 |
+57 Laps |
| Ret |
Kamui Kobayashi |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
1 |
+69 Laps |
Circuit de Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Saturday Qualifying
| Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
| Saturday Qualifying |
| 1 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:15.889 |
1:15.528 |
1:15.105 |
| 2 |
Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing |
1:16.423 |
1:15.692 |
1:15.373 |
| 3 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing |
1:16.129 |
1:15.556 |
1:15.420 |
| 4 |
Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:16.171 |
1:15.597 |
1:15.435 |
| 5 |
Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:16.371 |
1:15.742 |
1:15.520 |
| 6 |
Vitantonio Liuzzi |
Force India F1 Team |
1:17.086 |
1:16.171 |
1:15.648 |
| 7 |
Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:16.673 |
1:16.314 |
1:15.688 |
| 8 |
Robert Kubica |
Renault F1 Team |
1:16.370 |
1:15.682 |
1:15.715 |
| 9 |
Adrian Sutil |
Force India F1 Team |
1:16.495 |
1:16.295 |
1:15.881 |
| 10 |
Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:16.350 |
1:16.001 |
1:16.071 |
| 11 |
Rubens Barrichello |
AT&T Williams F1 |
1:16.880 |
1:16.434 |
|
| 12 |
Nico Hulkenberg |
AT&T Williams F1 |
1:16.770 |
1:16.438 |
|
| 13 |
Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:16.598 |
1:16.492 |
|
| 14 |
Vitaly Petrov |
Renault F1 Team |
1:16.569 |
1:16.844 |
|
| 15 |
Sebastien Buemi |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:17.356 |
1:16.928 |
|
| 16 |
Jaime Alguersuari |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:17.027 |
1:17.029 |
|
| 17 |
Pedro de la Rosa |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
1:17.611 |
1:17.384 |
|
| 18 |
Kamui Kobayashi |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
1:18.019 |
|
|
| 19 |
Heikki Kovalainen |
Lotus Racing |
1:18.237 |
|
|
| 20 |
Jarno Trulli |
Lotus Racing |
1:18.698 |
|
|
| 21 |
Timo Glock |
Virgin Racing |
1:18.941 |
|
|
| 22 |
Bruno Senna |
HRT F1 Team |
1:19.484 |
|
|
| 23 |
Lucas di Grassi |
Virgin Racing |
1:19.675 |
|
|
| 24 |
Karun Chandhok |
HRT F1 Team |
1:27.757 |
|
|
Circuit de Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Saturday Free Practice 3
| Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Time |
Gap |
| Saturday Free Practice 3 |
| 1 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:16.058 |
|
| 2 |
Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing |
1:16.340 |
0.282 |
| 3 |
Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:16.495 |
0.437 |
| 4 |
Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:16.536 |
0.478 |
| 5 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing |
1:16.582 |
0.524 |
| 6 |
Robert Kubica |
Renault F1 Team |
1:16.653 |
0.595 |
| 7 |
Adrian Sutil |
Force India F1 Team |
1:16.673 |
0.615 |
| 8 |
Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:16.699 |
0.641 |
| 9 |
Vitantonio Liuzzi |
Force India F1 Team |
1:16.814 |
0.756 |
| 10 |
Vitaly Petrov |
Renault F1 Team |
1:16.982 |
0.924 |
| 11 |
Nico Hulkenberg |
AT&T Williams F1 |
1:17.121 |
1.063 |
| 12 |
Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:17.231 |
1.173 |
| 13 |
Jaime Alguersuari |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:17.331 |
1.273 |
| 14 |
Kamui Kobayashi |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
1:17.548 |
1.490 |
| 15 |
Pedro de la Rosa |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
1:17.609 |
1.551 |
| 16 |
Sebastien Buemi |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:17.633 |
1.575 |
| 17 |
Rubens Barrichello |
AT&T Williams F1 |
1:17.789 |
1.731 |
| 18 |
Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:17.979 |
1.921 |
| 19 |
Jarno Trulli |
Lotus Racing |
1:19.013 |
2.955 |
| 20 |
Heikki Kovalainen |
Lotus Racing |
1:19.447 |
3.389 |
| 21 |
Timo Glock |
Virgin Racing |
1:19.536 |
3.478 |
| 22 |
Lucas di Grassi |
Virgin Racing |
1:19.844 |
3.786 |
| 23 |
Bruno Senna |
HRT F1 Team |
1:20.325 |
4.267 |
| 24 |
Karun Chandhok |
HRT F1 Team |
No time |
|
Circuit de Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Friday Free Practice 2
| Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Time |
Gap |
| Friday Free Practice 2 |
| 1 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing |
1:16.877 |
|
| 2 |
Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:16.963 |
0.086 |
| 3 |
Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:17.151 |
0.274 |
| 4 |
Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing |
1:17.273 |
0.396 |
| 5 |
Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:17.401 |
0.524 |
| 6 |
Adrian Sutil |
Force India F1 Team |
1:17.415 |
0.538 |
| 7 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:17.522 |
0.645 |
| 8 |
Robert Kubica |
Renault F1 Team |
1:17.529 |
0.652 |
| 9 |
Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:17.688 |
0.811 |
| 10 |
Vitantonio Liuzzi |
Force India F1 Team |
1:17.903 |
1.026 |
| 11 |
Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:17.961 |
1.084 |
| 12 |
Rubens Barrichello |
AT&T Williams F1 |
1:18.385 |
1.508 |
| 13 |
Nico Hulkenberg |
AT&T Williams F1 |
1:18.447 |
1.570 |
| 14 |
Vitaly Petrov |
Renault F1 Team |
1:18.582 |
1.705 |
| 15 |
Pedro de la Rosa |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
1:18.658 |
1.781 |
| 16 |
Kamui Kobayashi |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
1:19.142 |
2.265 |
| 17 |
Sebastien Buemi |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:19.168 |
2.291 |
| 18 |
Jaime Alguersuari |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:19.274 |
2.397 |
| 19 |
Heikki Kovalainen |
Lotus Racing |
1:19.969 |
3.092 |
| 20 |
Karun Chandhok |
HRT F1 Team |
1:20.879 |
4.002 |
| 21 |
Bruno Senna |
HRT F1 Team |
1:21.097 |
4.220 |
| 22 |
Jarno Trulli |
Lotus Racing |
1:21.346 |
4.469 |
| 23 |
Timo Glock |
Virgin Racing |
1:21.488 |
4.611 |
| 24 |
Lucas di Grassi |
Virgin Racing |
1:21.577 |
4.700 |
Circuit de Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Friday Free Practice 1
| Pos |
Driver |
Team |
Time |
Gap |
| Friday Free Practice 1 |
| 1 |
Jenson Button |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:18.127 |
|
| 2 |
Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:18.285 |
0.158 |
| 3 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
1:18.352 |
0.225 |
| 4 |
Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes GP Petronas |
1:18.356 |
0.229 |
| 5 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing |
1:18.549 |
0.422 |
| 6 |
Robert Kubica |
Renault F1 Team |
1:18.662 |
0.535 |
| 7 |
Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:18.726 |
0.599 |
| 8 |
Vitantonio Liuzzi |
Force India F1 Team |
1:19.097 |
0.970 |
| 9 |
Nico Hulkenberg |
AT&T Williams F1 |
1:19.282 |
1.155 |
| 10 |
Rubens Barrichello |
AT&T Williams F1 |
1:19.313 |
1.186 |
| 11 |
Adrian Sutil |
Force India F1 Team |
1:19.373 |
1.246 |
| 12 |
Felipe Massa |
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
1:19.511 |
1.384 |
| 13 |
Vitaly Petrov |
Renault F1 Team |
1:19.549 |
1.422 |
| 14 |
Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing |
1:19.609 |
1.482 |
| 15 |
Kamui Kobayashi |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
1:20.186 |
2.059 |
| 16 |
Sebastien Buemi |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:20.320 |
2.193 |
| 17 |
Pedro de la Rosa |
BMW Sauber F1 Team |
1:20.584 |
2.457 |
| 18 |
Jaime Alguersuari |
Scuderia Toro Rosso |
1:20.823 |
2.696 |
| 19 |
Heikki Kovalainen |
Lotus Racing |
1:21.869 |
3.742 |
| 20 |
Karun Chandhok |
HRT F1 Team |
1:21.977 |
3.850 |
| 21 |
Jarno Trulli |
Lotus Racing |
1:22.543 |
4.416 |
| 22 |
Bruno Senna |
HRT F1 Team |
1:22.701 |
4.574 |
| 23 |
Timo Glock |
Virgin Racing |
1:22.713 |
4.586 |
| 24 |
Lucas di Grassi |
Virgin Racing |
No time |
|