Montréal
In the 1960s the rivalry between French and English speaking Canada meant that the country's Grand Prix had two homes: Mosport Park one year and Mont-Tremblant the next. By 1970, however, Mont-Tremblant was deemed too dangerous and the race moved full time to Mosport Park.
In 1977 the French Canadians, motivated by the incredible success of Gilles Villeneuve, decided it was about time they built a race track. Building a new circuit simply wasn't feasible, however, as time and money were against them. Their solution was simple and effective. Taking the Ile Notre-Dame, they connected all the island's roads and made a circuit. The island had been the home of the 1967 World Fair (Expo'67) and was full of futuristic looking buildings. It was, everyone agreed, a perfect venue for a Grand Prix.
After $2m was spent on upgrading the circuit to Formula One standards, the first race was held there in October 1978. Gilles Villeneuve, in his first season with Ferrari, was yet to win a Formula One race, but at his home Grand Prix he took a memorable debut victory. Following his tragic death in 1982, the track was renamed in his honour.
His son, Jacques, never won at the track but some of the great drivers of the sport have taken the spoils here. Michael Schumacher holds the record of having won seven times in Canada. It is also the scene of Jean Alesi's single Grand Prix victory in 1995, driving the number 27 Ferrari, the same car number which carried Gilles Villeneuve into the hearts of the Canadian Formula One fans.
Session Times
Fri 8 Jun 2012
Practice 1 15:00 - 16:30
Practice 2 19:00 - 20:30
Sat 9 Jun 2012
Practice 3 15:00 - 16:00
Qualifying 18:00
Sun 10 June 2012
Race 19:00
All live on Sky Sports F1. For BBC times and info see here - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18378942
Track:
Track Diagram
Track DRS
One DRS zone -
Circuit information
Circuit Name: Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve
Number of Laps: 70
Circuit Length: 4.361 km
Race Distance: 305.270 km
Lap Record: 1:13.622 - R Barrichello (2004)
2011 Race Edit - http://www.formula1.com/video/race_edits/
Current Standings
Technical Changes
http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/
News
- Red Bull forced to change floor design as FIA clarifies regulation over holes - http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/100074
- Perez needs more experience, says Montezemolo - http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/06/01/motor-racing-montezemolo-idUKL4E8H16D120120601
- Massa expects to build on Monaco progress - http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/06/07/massa-expects-continue-progress-monaco/
Photos from the event
Thursday - http://www.formula1.com/gallery/race/2012/870/general/thursday.html
Friday - http://www.formula1.com/gallery/race/2012/870/general/friday.html
Saturday - http://www.formula1.com/gallery/race/2012/870/general/saturday.html
Sunday - http://www.formula1.com/gallery/race/2012/870/general/sunday.html
FIA Press Conference
Friday - http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/6/13431.html
Saturday - http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/6/13440.html
Sunday - http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2012/6/13451.html
Practice 1
Code:
[b]Pos Driver Team Time Laps[/b]
1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m15.564 30
2. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m15.682s + 0.118 29
3. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m15.782s + 0.218 30
4. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m15.842s + 0.278 34
5. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m15.897s + 0.333 28
6. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m15.986s + 0.422 29
7. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m16.000s + 0.436 31
8. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m16.249s + 0.685 32
9. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m16.264s + 0.700 28
10. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m16.347s + 0.783 12
11. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m16.460s + 0.896 32
12. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m16.619s + 1.055 17
13. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m16.859s + 1.295 25
14. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m16.890s + 1.326 36
15. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m17.014s + 1.450 41
16. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m17.352s + 1.788 28
17. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m17.580s + 2.016 31
18. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m17.935s + 2.371 23
19. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m18.177s + 2.613 16
20. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m18.182s + 2.618 26
21. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m18.762s + 3.198 36
22. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m19.354s + 3.790 23
23. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m20.004s + 4.440 21
24. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m20.067s + 4.503 23Practice 2
Code:
[b]Pos Driver Team Time Laps[/b]
1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m15.259s 43
2. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m15.313s + 0.054 36
3. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m15.410s + 0.151 39
4. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m15.531s + 0.272 44
5. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m15.544s + 0.285 32
6. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m15.651s + 0.392 37
7. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m15.697s + 0.438 32
8. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m15.799s + 0.540 39
9. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m15.812s + 0.553 14
10. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m15.878s + 0.619 40
11. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m15.898s + 0.639 38
12. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m15.907s + 0.648 41
13. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m15.987s + 0.728 39
14. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m16.360s + 1.101 29
15. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m16.562s + 1.303 33
16. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m16.981s + 1.722 24
17. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m17.022s + 1.763 22
18. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m17.075s + 1.816 41
19. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m17.124s + 1.865 41
20. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m17.716s + 2.457 34
21. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m18.908s + 3.649 27
22. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m19.084s + 3.825 40
23. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m19.378s + 4.119 21
24. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m19.902s + 4.643 18Practice 3
Code:
[b][b]Pos Driver Team Time Laps[/b]
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m14.442 22
2. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m14.448s + 0.006 17
3. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m14.712s + 0.270 19
4. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m14.724s + 0.282 21
5. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m14.755s + 0.313 22
6. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m14.767s + 0.325 21
7. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m14.796s + 0.354 19
8. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m14.873s + 0.431 20
9. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m14.977s + 0.535 21
10. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m14.992s + 0.550 22
11. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m15.067s + 0.625 19
12. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m15.112s + 0.670 21
13. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m15.126s + 0.684 24
14. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m15.237s + 0.795 22
15. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m15.327s + 0.885 22
16. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m15.498s + 1.056 19
17. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m16.268s + 1.826 24
18. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m16.545s + 2.103 20
19. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m17.705s + 3.263 21
20. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m17.974s + 3.532 23
21. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m18.189s + 3.747 21
22. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m18.684s + 4.242 23
23. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari no time 3
24. Nico Rosberg Mercedes no time 1Qualifying
Code:
[b]Pos Driver Team Time Gap [/b]
1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1m13.784s
2. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m14.087s + 0.303
3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1m14.151s + 0.367
4. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1m14.346s + 0.562
5. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1m14.411s + 0.627
6. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1m14.465s + 0.681
7. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 1m14.645s + 0.861
8. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m14.705s + 0.921
9. Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1m14.812s + 1.028
10. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1m15.182s + 1.398
Q2 cut-off time: 1m14.680s Gap **
11. Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1m14.688s + 0.501
12. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 1m14.734s + 0.547
13. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes 1m14.748s + 0.561
14. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m15.078s + 0.891
15. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari 1m15.156s + 0.969
16. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault 1m15.170s + 0.983
17. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 1m15.231s + 1.044
Q1 cut-off time: 1m15.552s Gap *
18. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault 1m16.263s + 1.602
19. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault 1m16.482s + 1.821
20. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1m16.602s + 1.941
21. Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth 1m17.492s + 2.831
22. Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1m17.901s + 3.240
23. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth 1m18.255s + 3.594
24. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 1m18.330s + 3.669
107% time: 1m19.887s
* Gap to quickest in Q1 ** Gap to quickest in Q2Race
Code:
[b]Pos Driver Team Time[/b]
1. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1h32:29.586
2. Grosjean Lotus-Renault + 2.513
3. Perez Sauber-Ferrari + 5.260
4. Vettel Red Bull-Renault + 7.295
5. Alonso Ferrari + 13.411
6. Rosberg Mercedes + 13.842
7. Webber Red Bull-Renault + 15.085
8. Raikkonen Lotus-Renault + 15.567
9. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari + 24.432
10. Massa Ferrari + 25.272
11. Di Resta Force India-Mercedes + 37.693
12. Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes + 46.236
13. Maldonado Williams-Renault + 47.052
14. Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1:04.475
15. Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1 lap
16. Button McLaren-Mercedes + 1 lap
17. Senna Williams-Renault + 1 lap
18. Kovalainen Caterham-Renault + 1 lap
19. Petrov Caterham-Renault + 1 lap
20. Pic Marussia-Cosworth + 2 laps
[b]Fastest lap:[/b] Vettel, 1:15.752World Championship standings, round 7:
Code:
[b]Drivers: Constructors: [/b]
1. Hamilton 88 1. Red Bull-Renault 164
2. Alonso 86 2. McLaren-Mercedes 133
3. Vettel 85 3. Lotus-Renault 108
4. Webber 79 4. Ferrari 97
5. Rosberg 67 5. Mercedes 69
6. Raikkonen 55 6. Sauber-Ferrari 58
7. Grosjean 53 7. Williams-Renault 44
8. Button 45 8. Force India-Mercedes 28
9. Perez 37 9. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 6
10. Maldonado 29
11. Kobayashi 21
12. Di Resta 21
13. Senna 15
14. Massa 11
15. Hulkenberg 7
16. Vergne 4
17. Schumacher 2
18. Ricciardo 2
Last edited:
Only one DRS zone this year rather than two.
