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The Gilles Villeneuve Circuit is the venue for the seventh race of 2019, the Canadian Grand Prix. The weekend in Montreal is very popular with teams, drivers and fans because of the unique atmosphere in the city. The Gilles Villeneuve Circuit has been hosting this race since 1982, with the exception of 1987 and 2009.
The circuit
The Gilles Villeneuve Circuit is located on an island, which sometimes causes animals to run across the track. The course is fairly fast and has an important chicane before the straight. At the exit of this chicane, there is the "Wall of Champions", where great champions have regularly put their cars in the wall.
undefined Length of the circuit |
undefined 4,361 meters |
undefined Number of racing laps |
undefined 70 |
undefined Total racing distance |
undefined 305,270 kilometres |
undefined Lap record |
undefined 1:13.622 (Rubens Barrichello, 2004) |
Just like last season, there are three DRS zones around the circuit - betweens Turns 7 and 8, 12 and 13 and 14 and 1.
undefined Driving direction |
undefined Clockwise |
undefined Number of turns |
undefined 14 (6 to the left, 8 to the right) |
undefined Distance from the start to the first corner |
undefined 362.1 meters |
undefined Braking points of more than 2G |
undefined 7, of which 6 are heavy |
undefined Percentage on full power |
undefined 64-76 per cent |
undefined Number of gear changes in a lap |
undefined 50 |
undefined Highest lateral G-force |
undefined 3.7G at Turn 5 |
undefined Length of the pits below the limiter |
undefined 401.1 meters |
undefined Duration of the drive through the pits |
undefined 18.1 seconds |
undefined Fuel consumption |
undefined High |
undefined Side of pole position |
undefined Left |
undefined Tyre compounds |
undefined C3, C4, C5 |
undefined DRS zones |
undefined Turn 7-8, 12-13, 14-1 |
undefined The opportunity of a safety car |
undefined High |
undefined Chance of rain |
undefined Average |
The contenders
The Gilles Villeneuve Circuit has completely different characteristics than the circuit in Monaco. Traction and top speed are important on the semi-street circuit and it seems that Mercedes and Ferrari may battle it out. However, Red Bull can't be ruled out either.
Last year in Canada
Canada is traditionally a circuit where Lewis Hamilton performs well, but in 2018 he did not match Sebastian Vettel. The German won the race, while Hamilton didn't even make it to the podium.
undefined Best time FP1 |
undefined 1:13.302 (Verstappen) |
undefined Best time FP2 |
undefined 1: 12.198 (Verstappen) |
undefined Best time FP3 |
undefined 1:11.599 (Verstappen) |
undefined Best time Q1 |
undefined 1:11.710 (Vettel) |
undefined Best time Q2 |
undefined 1:11.434 (Ricciardo) |
undefined Best time Q3 |
undefined 1:10.764 (Vettel) |
undefined Fastest racing lap |
undefined 1:13.864 (Verstappen) |
undefined Total race time |
undefined 1 hour 28 minutes and 31 seconds |
undefined Average speed |
undefined 207.9 kilometres per hour |
undefined Highest top speed |
undefined 349.7 kilometres per hour |
undefined Podium |
undefined Vettel - Bottas - Verstappen |
undefined Winning strategy |
undefined 1 stops, on lap 37 |
undefined Total number of stops |
undefined 22 |
undefined Number of retirements |
undefined 3 |
Trivia
The Canadian Grand Prix of 2011 became the longest race ever in Formula 1 to date; torrential showers delayed the race for hours. When it got underway again, Briton Jenson Button rushed through the field from last place after the restart on the 41st lap. He caught Sebastian Vettel, forcing him to make a mistake, and grabbed the win.
The most important points of attention for the adjustment are top speed, traction and braking stability, which is indispensable because no Formula 1 track in the season has as many braking zones as those in Montreal.
While Canada has had three Grand Prix locations - Mosport, Mont-Tremblant and Montreal - it is the last to become the home of the country's Formula 1 race. This year will be the 36th time that Montreal has organized a round of the world championship. Only five circuits have more GPs to their name: Monza, Monaco, Silverstone, Spa-Francorchamps and the Nurburgring.
The Gilles Villeneuve Circuit got its name in 1982 after the death of Canada's then best-known driver, Gilles Villeneuve. The island on which the circuit is located (Îl Notre-Dame) was built in ten months from the stones that rose above the ground when Montreal built a new metro line. No less than fifteen million tons of stones were conjured from underneath the city. The island served as the location for the Expo 67 and also hosted various sports that were played during the 1976 Summer Olympics. The circuit also hosted the Champ Car World Series between 2002 and 2006.
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Replies (5)
Login to replyRam Samartha
Posts: 1,172
Nice write up! The stats are very informative. It would be interesting to see some stats about overtaking.
I think historically this GP has very few overtakes.
f1fan0101
Posts: 1,804
I think we could see a few easy ones this year
Biggs7
Posts: 38
The atmosphere looks clean and the environment very neat great place for a weekend out one day.
calle.itw
Posts: 8,527
I really like this track. Tends to be some great racing, and the surrounding environment looks really pretty. Which is kinda odd, considering I usually don't favour high-speed tracks (aside from Suzuka and Monza).
abhidbgt
Posts: 283
It's a no-brainer that I feel that Ferrari would have sector 3 as their best sector maybe even best of all whereas Mercedes would decimate everyone in sector 1. Feeling like a pundit here. :D