Location:Montreal
Lap distance: 4.3 km
Number of laps:70
Racing direction:Clockwise
The Canadian GP has been run in Montreal
since 1978. Part street circuit and part race
track, it is built around a lake on an island in
the St Lawrence Seaway. A mixture of tight
corners and fast straights. The circuit has produced some
good races, but can be hard on cars.The 2011 race was wet, had numerous safety cars and a 2 hour red flag break for rain, but was one of the most dramatic F1 races. Lewis Hamilton crashed out of the race after a collision with Jenson Button, and Jenson Button was at the back of the field after one of the safety cars, but came through with a great dive and overtaking manoeuvres to win the race after forcing Sebastian Vettel into an error on the last lap.
McLaren scored a first and second place in the 2010 race with Lewis Hamilton winning from Jenson Button in an exciting race in which tyre wear played a significant part
The 2008 Canadian GP was notable for the first win for BMW and for Kubica and a bizarre pit lane accident when Hamilton ran into Raikkonen who had stopped at a red light at the end of the pit lane.
Previous Race winners
Year Driver Team
2011 Jenson Button McLaren
2010 Lewis Hamilton McLaren
2009 No race this year
2008 Robert Kubica BMW
2007 Lewis Hamilton McLaren
2006 Fernando Alonso Renault
2005 Kimi Raikkonen McLaren
2004 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2003 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2002 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2001 Schumacher R Williams
2000 Michael Schumacher Ferrari