Canadian Grand Prix
The title of this article is ambiguous. For motorcycle racing, see Canadian Grand Prix (motorcycle).
As the Canadian Grand Prix, a Formula One World Championship race has been held in Canada every year since 1967, with the exception of 1975, 1987 and 2009. Previously, sports car races had already been held under the same name: Canadian Sports Car Championship from 1961 to 1965 and CanAm Series in 1966.
The first Formula One Canadian Grand Prix was held at Mosport Park, some 100 km east of Toronto, in the 1967 season, the venue having previously hosted the sports car races also known as the Canadian Grand Prix. In 1968 and 1970, the race was held at the Mont-Tremblant circuit near the village of Saint-Jovite in the province of Quebec. In 1969 and from 1971 to 1977, Mosport Park was again the venue for the Canadian Grand Prix. From 1978, Formula One races were held at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve (known as Circuit Île Notre-Dame until 1981) in Montreal. At the 1982 Canadian Grand Prix, Italian racing driver Riccardo Paletti was killed in a rear-end collision on the grid.
The Canadian Grand Prix has not been included in the 2009 Formula One calendar. The reason given by Formula One promoter Bernie Ecclestone was that the circuit's operators still owed payments for past races. The organisers of the Canadian Grand Prix disagreed, but acknowledged that there were differences of opinion over the size of their obligations. Rescue attempts involving the city of Montreal and the Canadian government ultimately failed because no agreement could be reached with Ecclestone on payments for future races.
The 2011 Canadian Grand Prix on 12 June 2011 was the longest (4:04:39.537 h) and also slowest (average speed 74.864 km/h) race in Formula One history. The reason was heavy rainfall and several accidents, which led to a total of 30 safety car laps (also a record).
The race has been cancelled for 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID 19 pandemic.
Route variants
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Mosport Park Circuit
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Circuit Mont-Tremblant
| Circulation | Year | Route | Class | Winner | Second | Third | Pole position | Fastest lap |
| 1961 | Mosport | SW | Canada 1957 | Mexico 1934 | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |
| 1962 | Mosport | SW | United States | Mexico 1934 | Canada 1957 | United States | United States | |
| 1963 | Mosport | SW | Mexico 1934 | United Kingdom | Canada 1957 | United Kingdom | ||
| 1964 | Mosport | SW | Mexico 1934 | Italy | New Zealand | United States | United States | |
| 1965 | Mosport | SW | United States | New Zealand | Mexico 1934 | New Zealand | United States | |
| 1966 | Mosport | SW | United States | United States | United States | United States | United States | |
| 1967 | Mosport | F1 | Australia | New Zealand | United States | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |
| 1968 | Mont-Tremblant | F1 | New Zealand | New Zealand | Mexico 1934 | Austria | Switzerland | |
| 1969 | Mosport | F1 | Belgium | Australia | Austria | Belgium | Belgium | |
| 10 | 1970 | Mont-Tremblant | F1 | Belgium | Switzerland | New Zealand | United Kingdom | Switzerland |
| 11 | 1971 | Mosport | F1 | United Kingdom | Sweden | United States | United Kingdom | New Zealand |
| 12 | 1972 | Mosport | F1 | United Kingdom | United States | New Zealand | United States | United Kingdom |
| 13 | 1973 | Mosport | F1 | United States | Brazil 1968 | United Kingdom | Sweden | Brazil 1968 |
| 14 | 1974 | Mosport | F1 | Brazil 1968 | Switzerland | Sweden | Brazil 1968 | Austria |
| 1975 | No Canadian Grand Prix | |||||||
| 15 | 1976 | Mosport | F1 | United Kingdom | France | United States | United Kingdom | France |
| 16 | 1977 | Mosport | F1 | Sud Africa 1961 | France | Germany | United States | United States |
| 17 | 1978 | Montreal | F1 | Canada | Sud Africa 1961 | Argentina | France | Australia |
| 18 | 1979 | Montreal | F1 | Australia | Canada | Switzerland | Australia | Australia |
| 19 | 1980 | Montreal | F1 | Australia | Argentina | France | Brazil 1968 | France |
| 20 | 1981 | Montreal | F1 | France | United Kingdom | Canada | Brazil 1968 | United Kingdom |
| 21 | 1982 | Montreal | F1 | Brazil 1968 | Italy | United Kingdom | France | France |
| 22 | 1983 | Montreal | F1 | France | United States | France | France | France |
| 23 | 1984 | Montreal | F1 | Brazil 1968 | Austria | France | Brazil 1968 | Brazil 1968 |
| 24 | 1985 | Montreal | F1 | Italy | Sweden | France | Italy | Brazil 1968 |
| 25 | 1986 | Montreal | F1 | United Kingdom | France | Brazil 1968 | United Kingdom | Brazil 1968 |
| 1987 | No Canadian Grand Prix | |||||||
| 26 | 1988 | Montreal | F1 | Brazil 1968 | France | Belgium | Brazil 1968 | Brazil 1968 |
| 27 | 1989 | Montreal | F1 | Belgium | Italy | Italy | France | United Kingdom |
| 28 | 1990 | Montreal | F1 | Brazil 1968 | Brazil 1968 | United Kingdom | Brazil 1968 | Austria |
| 29 | 1991 | Montreal | F1 | Brazil 1968 | Italy | Italy | Italy | United Kingdom |
| 30 | 1992 | Montreal | F1 | Austria | Germany | France | Brazil | Austria |
| 31 | 1993 | Montreal | F1 | France | Germany | United Kingdom | France | Germany |
| 32 | 1994 | Montreal | F1 | Germany | United Kingdom | France | Germany | Germany |
| 33 | 1995 | Montreal | F1 | France | Brazil | United Kingdom | Germany | Germany |
| 34 | 1996 | Montreal | F1 | United Kingdom | Canada | France | United Kingdom | Canada |
| 35 | 1997 | Montreal | F1 | Germany | France | Italy | Germany | United Kingdom |
| 36 | 1998 | Montreal | F1 | Germany | Italy | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | Germany |
| 37 | 1999 | Montreal | F1 | Finland | Italy | United Kingdom | Germany | United Kingdom |
| 38 | 2000 | Montreal | F1 | Germany | Brazil | Italy | Germany | Finland |
| 39 | 2001 | Montreal | F1 | Germany | Germany | Finland | Germany | Germany |
| 40 | 2002 | Montreal | F1 | Germany | United Kingdom | Brazil | Colombia | Colombia |
| 41 | 2003 | Montreal | F1 | Germany | Germany | Colombia | Germany | Spain |
| 42 | 2004 | Montreal | F1 | Germany | Brazil | United Kingdom | Germany | Brazil |
| 43 | 2005 | Montreal | F1 | Finland | Germany | Brazil | United Kingdom | Finland |
| 44 | 2006 | Montreal | F1 | Spain | Germany | Finland | Spain | Finland |
| 45 | 2007 | Montreal | F1 | United Kingdom | Germany | Austria | United Kingdom | Spain |
| 46 | 2008 | Montreal | F1 | Poland | Germany | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | Finland |
| 2009 | No Canadian Grand Prix | |||||||
| 47 | 2010 | Montreal | F1 | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | Spain | United Kingdom | Poland |
| 48 | 2011 | Montreal | F1 | United Kingdom | Germany | Australia | Germany | United Kingdom |
| 49 | 2012 | Montreal | F1 | United Kingdom | France | Mexico | Germany | Germany |
| 50 | 2013 | Montreal | F1 | Germany | Spain | United Kingdom | Germany | Australia |
| 51 | 2014 | Montreal | F1 | Australia | Germany | Germany | Germany | Brazil |
| 52 | 2015 | Montreal | F1 | United Kingdom | Germany | Finland | United Kingdom | Finland |
| 53 | 2016 | Montreal | F1 | United Kingdom | Germany | Finland | United Kingdom | Germany |
| 54 | 2017 | Montreal | F1 | United Kingdom | Finland | Australia | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| 55 | 2018 | Montreal | F1 | Germany | Finland | Netherlands | Germany | Netherlands |
| 56 | 2019 | Montreal | F1 | United Kingdom | Germany | Monaco | Germany | Finland |
| - – | 2020 | cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic | ||||||
| - – | 2021 | |||||||
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| Legend | ||
| Abbreviation | Class | Comment |
| F1 | Formula 1 | Formula 1 World Championship from 1950 |
| F2 | Formula 2 | |
| FL | Formula libre | Vehicle class usually advertised by the organizer |
| SW | Sports car | |
| TW | Touring car | |
| GP | Grand Prix cars | |
| ↓ Solid gray lines indicate when a new course was taken in history. ↓ | ||
| Entries with a bright red background were not rounds of the automobile or Formula 1 World Championship. | ||
| Entries with yellow background were heats for the European Championship. | ||
Questions and Answers
Q: What is the Canadian Grand Prix?
A: The Canadian Grand Prix is an auto race held in Canada since 1961 and has been part of the Formula One World Championship since 1967.
Q: Where was the first Canadian Grand Prix held?
A: The first Canadian Grand Prix was held at Mosport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario.
Q: Why did the Grand Prix move permanently to Mosport after 1971?
A: After 1971 safety concerns led to the Grand Prix moving permanently to Mosport.
Q: When did the Canadian Grand Prix move to its current home on Circuit Île Notre-Dame in Montreal?
A: The Canadian Grand Prix moved to its current home on Circuit Île Notre-Dame in Montreal in 1978.
Q: What was the track renamed to honor Gilles Villeneuve following his death in 1982?
A: In 1982, the track was renamed to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as a way of honoring Canadian Formula One driver Gilles Villeneuve following his death that year.
