Overview of the history of the Canadian Grand Prix in a few key facts and figures.

1961: first Canadian Grand Prix

1967: First Canadian Grand Prix in F1

First competition venues: Mosport, in Bowmanville, Ontario, then Circuit Mont-Tremblant

1978 : premier GP au circuit Gilles-Villeneuve

7: Most wins (Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton tied)

Fastest lap ever: 1min 10.240s (Sebastian Vettel, 2019, qualifying)

2011: This edition of the Grand Prix is ​​the longest in F1 history, lasting 4 hours 4 minutes and 39 seconds. It was interrupted for two hours due to heavy rain.

14: number of Ferrari victories at the Canadian GP (compared to 13 for McLaren)

3: number of past winners in Canada at the start of the event (Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso)

6: number of F1 drivers who won their first GP in Canada (Gilles Villeneuve in 1978, Robert Kubica in 2008, Daniel Ricciardo in 2014, Thierry Boutsen in 1989, Jean Alesi in 1995, Lewis Hamilton in 2007)

3: number of former world champions at the start (Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen)

1 and 2: In 2001, Ralf Schumacher and Michael Schumacher achieved the first brotherly double in F1 history. They did it again two years later, but reversed positions.

Wildlife: City employees surround the circuit with traps as the GP approaches, but several drivers have seen their race disrupted by marmots, such as Alessandro Nannini, Ralf Schumacher, Anthony Davidson or, more recently, Romain Grosjean.

14: number of bends on the Gilles-Villeneuve circuit, the most famous being the Senna bend (2), the Hairpin (10) and the Wall of Champions (13)

Salut: On the starting line is “Salut Gilles” in tribute to Gilles Villeneuve, and, since 2022, “Salut Guy” in tribute to another Quebec sports legend who passed away, Guy Lafleur.