Hamilton wins Canadian GP 2010

Lewis Hamilton wins Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal

Lewis Hamilton led Jenson Button to a McLaren one-two in a thrilling Canadian Grand Prix after a race-long five-car battle in Montreal.

Hamilton fought with Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso throughout, but the Spaniard lost out to Button with 14 laps to go. read full story

Hamilton leads another McLaren 1-2

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton claimed his second consecutive win and the world title lead with a perfectly judged drive in an engrossing, strategically framed Canadian Grand Prix.

The 2008 world champion withstood pressure from Fernando Alonso for much of the race, adroitly managed severe tyre wear in the early stages, and emphatically put paid to a late challenge from team-mate Jenson Button with two blistering laps just when he needed an extra burst of speed. read full story

McLaren one-two in Montreal thriller

Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button in their McLaren MP4-25s turned the world championship fight on its head in Montreal on Sunday afternoon, when they scored the team’s third one-two of the season after a tense race in which nobody was able to relax.

Soon it became apparent that those who had gambled on soft rubber in qualifying were in trouble: Button, Hamilton and Alonso all pitted for the harder Bridgestones within seven laps. read full story

Bowmanville, Ontario and Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Quebec hosted the first races until finally the Canadian Grand Prix moved to its current home on Île Notre-Dame in Montreal.

In 2005 Canadian GP set an astonishing record. It became not only the most watched Formula 1 race of the year, but also the 3rd most watched sports event overall.

Sadly, a couple of years later FIA decided to drop the Canadian Grand Prix and the race did not feature on the F1 2009 Calendar. In fact there was not a single F1 Grand Prix race in North America that season.

The good news is that the Canadian Grand Prix is back in 2010. The provisional dates for the race are 11 – 13 June 2010.

Michael Schumacher has more Canadian GP wins than any other F1 – seven (1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004), Nelson Piquet not even a close second with only 3 (1982, 1984, 1991).

Recent Canadian Grand Prix Winners

2008 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber
2007 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
2006 Fernando Alonso Renault
2005 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes
2004 Michael Schumacher Ferrari

Gilles Villeneuve Montreal Circuit Information

Circuit length: 4.361km
Race distance: 70 laps / 305.270km