2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Montreal, June 13 - 15 Sportsbook Motor Sport

[Tom]

Friday 13 June
Practice 1 - 18.30
Practice 2 - 22.00

Saturday 14 June
Practice 3 - 17.30
Qualifying - 21.00

Sunday 15 June
Race - 19.00

 

[Tom]

Team Upgrades/Changes for Canada - McLaren, Mercedes, Aston Martin, Alpine, Racing Bulls

 

[Tom]

McLaren's Lando Norris led Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in a final practice session that suggested three or perhaps four teams could be in contention for pole position at the Canadian Grand Prix.

Norris was 0.078 seconds quicker than Leclerc, with Mercedes' George Russell third fastest, ahead of Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton, Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso.

Russell was 0.151secs behind Norris, Hamilton and Verstappen each about another 0.1secs further adrift.

Championship leader Oscar Piastri ended the session eighth fastest after a collision with the wall at the final corner, the notorious 'wall of champions'.

This could be an epic qualifying session. Very close

 

[Franco Pinion]

George Russell claimed a sensational pole position at the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix, delivering under pressure in the final seconds of Q3 with a 1m10.899s lap on the medium compound tyre. It was a strategic masterstroke from Mercedes and a clinical drive from Russell, who edged out Red Bull's Max Verstappen by 0.160s. In a tight and unpredictable qualifying hour at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, McLaren's Oscar Piastri completed the top three.

Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli followed his teammate's lead with a stellar P4, confirming the Silver Arrows' strong pace around the Canadian track.

Lewis Hamilton was the top Ferrari in fifth, followed closely by Fernando Alonso in sixth for Aston Martin. Lando Norris, after a messy Q3 that included a brush with the chicane, could only manage seventh, while Charles Leclerc's disrupted weekend saw him qualify eighth, leaving Ferrari with plenty to think about overnight. Isack Hadjar initially claimed P9 for Racing Bulls but was later handed a three-place grid penalty for impeding Carlos Sainz in Q1. That promoted Alex Albon to ninth after a wild session that saw the engine cover of his Williams detach mid-run.

Yuki Tsunoda narrowly missed out on Q3 in 11th but will drop to the back of the grid due to a 10-place penalty for his red flag infringement in FP3.

Pos	Driver	Car	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	George Russell	Mercedes	1:12.075	1:11.570	1:10.899	21
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	1:12.054	1:11.638	1:11.059	20
3	Oscar Piastri	McLaren Mercedes	1:11.939	1:11.715	1:11.120	23
4	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:12.279	1:11.974	1:11.391	21
5	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:11.952	1:11.885	1:11.526	27
6	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	1:12.073	1:11.805	1:11.586	27
7	Lando Norris	McLaren Mercedes	1:11.826	1:11.599	1:11.625	22
8	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:12.038	1:11.626	1:11.682	27
9	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls Honda RBPT	1:12.211	1:12.003	1:11.867	21
10	Alexander Albon	Williams Mercedes	1:12.090	1:11.892	1:11.907	30
11	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	1:12.334	1:12.102		15
12	Franco Colapinto	Alpine Renault	1:12.234	1:12.142		20
13	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber Ferrari	1:12.323	1:12.183		18
14	Oliver Bearman	Haas Ferrari	1:12.306	1:12.340		19
15	Esteban Ocon	Haas Ferrari	1:12.378	1:12.634		21
16	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber Ferrari	1:12.385			11
17	Carlos Sainz	Williams Mercedes	1:12.398			13
18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	1:12.517			12
19	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls Honda RBPT	1:12.525			10
20	Pierre Gasly	Alpine Renault	1:12.667			12

Note – Tsunoda penalised 10 positions for overtaking under red flags in practice. Hadjar penalised three positions for impeding in Qualifying.

 

[Son Of Jack]

Clean start but Albon all over the place further down the field.

 

[Recycling Bin]

Impressive that everyone survived that start, which goes to show how good all drivers are.

 

[Son Of Jack]

50 degree track temp, that's going to hurt the tyres

 

[Franco Pinion]

Looking good for Russell at the moment. I think everyone will be stopping twice, so 4 seconds is a big gap to second-placed Verstappen.

 

[Son Of Jack]

Verstappen has pitted again.

 

[Son Of Jack]

Antonelli comes in too, and Verstappen has taken back 2nd place.