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1:57 PM on June 2nd, 2015 by Nathan Susanto

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The inaugural Canadian GP was held in 1961 and was part of the newly-formed Canadian Sports Car Championship. The Canadian-American Challenge Cup took over the running of the event in 1966 before the race was granted Formula 1 status in 1967, alternating between Mosport Park and Circuit Mont-Tremblant until the former took over exclusively in 1971.

The 1973 event concluded amid confusion and disputes, but the 1977 race witnessed a serious accident and Mosport Park's safety came under scrutiny. A new venue was required if the Grand Prix was to remain on the calendar and so a circuit in Montreal was delivered in time for the 1978 season.

The Circuit Île Notre-Dame, renamed Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in 1982 after the death of the Ferrari driver, is narrow by modern standards and some sections are lined by walls. The most famous is the one at the exit of the final chicane, dubbed "Mur du Québec" (Quebec Wall). In the 1999 event three world champions - Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve - saw their race end prematurely in the notorious wall, leading to its nickname the "Wall of Champions".

Canada was dropped from the 2009 calendar because of required venue upgrades, in particular the track surface which deteriorated significantly during the 2008 race. Its absence meant there was no North American Formula 1 event for the first time since 1958. The Canadian GP was reinstated in 2010, though, and in 2011 it produced the longest event in Formula 1 history.

The 2015 Formula 1 season briefly leaves Europe to hold round seven in Canada on Sunday, June 7th. The pressure is on championship leader Lewis Hamilton after a bad strategy call cost him victory last time out in Monaco, handing maximum points to his closest rival and Mercedes teammate, Nico Rosberg. The Silver Arrows drivers are now separated by just ten points at the top of the standings.

Nico Rosberg grabbed pole in Montreal last year and the race became a duel between the Mercedes drivers. Lewis Hamilton briefly took the lead but both Mercedes cars suffered brakes failure and Hamilton's problem proved terminal. Rosberg was forced to ease off and with three laps remaining Daniel Riccardo caught the Silver Arrow and took the lead. A late crash between Sergio Pérez and Felipe Massa ensured Ricciardo took his maiden win behind the safety car, with Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel completing the podium.

Remember to make your game picks in the 2015 Fantasy Formula 1 thread before the deadline of Saturday, June 6th at 1 PM ET, when qualifying begins. Here we run down some Canadian GP facts and season stats.



Race Info
Grand Prix Canadian GP
Round 7 of 19
Circuit Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Location Montréal, Québec
Circuit Type Road/race circuit
Circuit Length 2.71 mi (4.361 km)
Circuit Direction Clockwise
Turns 14 (6 Left, 8 Right)
Lap Record 1:13.622, Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari), 2004
Race Length 189.694 mi (305.270 km)
Laps 70
2014 Polesitter Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
2014 Winner Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull Racing)
Timetable
Free Practice 1 Friday, June 5th at 10 AM ET - 11:30 AM ET
Free Practice 2 Friday, June 5th at 2 PM ET - 3:30 PM ET
Free Practice 3 Saturday, June 6th at 10 AM ET - 11 AM ET
Fantasy Deadline / Qualifying Saturday, June 6th at 1 PM ET
Race Sunday, June 7th at 2 PM ET



Montreal facts:
  • Four of the last eight polesitters have won in Montreal.
  • The last ten Canadian GP podiums have had six polesitters on them.
  • The polesitter has failed to finish twice and has been disqualified once in the last ten events.
  • Four winners in the last ten Montreal races started from behind the front two rows of the grid.
  • Thirteen podium finishers in the last ten Canadian GP started from behind the front two rows.
  • Lewis Hamilton (3) is the only current driver with multiple Canadian GP wins.
  • Ferrari has won a record ten races at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
  • McLaren has won five of the last nine Canadian GP, including three of the last five.
  • Red Bull has won the last two Circuit Gilles Villeneuve events.
  • The most positions gained in a Montreal race is 18, most recently achieved by Heikki Kovalainen in 2007.
  • Only three races at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve have had fewer than six retirements.
  • There has been a first lap retirement at five of the last ten races in Montreal.
  • The safety car has been deployed at six of the last nine Canadian GP.
  • The 2011 race started behind the safety car and it was deployed a further five times.
  • With the checkered flag falling just over four hours after the start, the 2011 race is the longest in F1 history.



2014 Canadian GP Qualifying Results
Rank
Driver Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Grid
1.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:16.471
1:15.289
1:14.874
1
2.
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:15.750
1:15.054
1:14.953
2
3.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing
1:17.470
1:16.109
1:15.548
3
4.
Valtteri Bottas
Williams
1:16.772
1:15.806
1:15.550
4
5.
Felipe Massa
Williams
1:16.666
1:15.773
1:15.578
5
6.
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull Racing
1:17.113
1:15.897
1:15.589
6
7.
Fernado Alonso
Ferrari
1:17.010
1:16.131
1:15.814
7
8.
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
1:17.178
1:16.255
1:16.162
8
9.
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:16.631
1:16.214
1:16.182
9
10.
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
1:17.013
1:16.245
1:16.214
10
11.
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
1:16.897
1:16.300
-
11
12.
Kevin Magnussen
McLaren
1:18.446
1:16.300
-
12
13.
Sergio Pérez
Force India
1:18.235
1:16.472
-
13
14.
Romain Grosjean
Lotus
1:17.732
1:16.687
-
14
15.
Daniil Kvyat
Toro Rosso
1:16.938
1:16.713
-
15
16.
Adrian Sutil
Sauber
1:17.519
1:17.314
-
16
17.
Pastor Maldonado
Lotus
1:18.328
-
-
17
18.
Max Chilton
Marussia
1:18.348
-
-
18
19.
Jules Bianchi
Marussia
1:18.359
-
-
19
20.
Kamui Kobayashi
Caterham
1:19.278
-
-
21
21.
Marcus Ericsson
Caterham
1:19.820
-
-
20


107% Time:
1:21.052



NC.
Esteban Gutiérrez
Sauber
No Time
-
-
PL



Qualifying Notes
Mercedes locked out the front row.
Williams and Red Bull had two cars in the top 6.
Ferrari had two cars in the top 10.
Esteban Gutiérrez didn't set a time in Q1 due to a crash in FP3. He was allowed to race.
Kamui Kobayashi received a 5-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
Esteban Gutiérrez received a penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change; he would start from the pitlane.



2014 Canadian GP Race Results and Drivers' Fantasy Points
Rank
Driver Team Retirement
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
1.
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull Racing

1
40
1
1
0
0
43
2.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes

5
38
1
1
2
0
47
3.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing

2
36
1
0
0
0
39
4.
Jenson Button
McLaren

1
34
1
0
0
0
36
5.
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India

0
32
1
0
0
0
33
6.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1
30
1
0
0
0
32
7.
Valtteri Bottas
Williams

1
28
1
0
0
0
30
8.
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso

1
26
1
0
0
0
28
9.
Kevin Magnussen
McLaren

0
24
1
0
0
0
25
10.
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari

1
22
1
0
0
0
24
11.
Sergio Pérez
Force India
Collision
0
20
1
0
0
0
21
12.
Felipe Massa
Williams
Collision
1
18
1
1
0
1
22
13.
Adrian Sutil
Sauber

0
16
1
0
0
0
17
14.
Esteban Gutiérrez
Sauber
Power unit
0
14
1
0
0
0
15
Ret.
Romain Grosjean
Lotus
Rear wing
0
12
0
0
0
0
12
Ret.
Daniil Kvyat
Toro Rosso
Driveshaft
0
10
0
0
0
0
10
Ret.
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
Brakes
3
8
1
0
0
0
12
Ret.
Kamui Kobayashi
Caterham
Suspension
0
6
0
0
0
0
6
Ret.
Pastor Maldonado
Lotus
Power unit
0
4
0
0
0
0
4
Ret.
Marcus Ericsson
Caterham
Oil leak
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
Ret.
Max Chilton
Marussia
Collision
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Ret.
Jules Bianchi
Marussia
Collision
0
0
0
0
0
0
0



2014 Canadian GP Teams' Fantasy Points
Team Drivers
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
Red Bull Racing
(Sebastian Vettel/Daniel Ricciardo)
2
38
2
1
0
0
43
Mercedes
(Lewis Hamilton/Nico Rosberg)
5
23
0
1
2
0
31
Ferrari
(Fernando Alonso/Kimi Räikkönen)
1
26
2
0
0
0
29
Lotus
(Romain Grosjean/Pastor Maldonado)
0
8
0
0
0
0
8
McLaren
(Jenson Button/Kevin Magnussen)
0
29
2
0
0
0
31
Force India
(Nico Hülkenberg/Sergio Pérez)
0
26
2
0
0
0
28
Sauber
(Adrian Sutil/Esteban Gutiérrez)
0
15
2
0
0
0
17
Toro Rosso
(Jean-Éric Vergne/Daniil Kvyat)
0
18
0
0
0
0
18
Williams
(Valtteri Bottas/Felipe Massa)
2
23
2
1
0
1
29
Marussia
(Jules Bianchi/Max Chilton)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Caterham
(Kamui Kobayashi/Marcus Ericsson)
0
4
0
0
0
0
4



Race Notes
Classified finishers Top 14 drivers.
Two classified finishers Red Bull, McLaren, Ferrari, Force India, Williams, Sauber.
Race leaders Rosberg (Mercedes), Hamilton (Mercedes), Ricciardo (Red Bull),
Massa (Williams).
Laps led Rosberg (1-17), Hamilton (18), Rosberg (19-43), Hamilton (44-45),
Massa (46-47), Rosberg (48-67), Ricciardo (68-70).
Fastest lap Felipe Massa (Williams) on lap 58 (1:18.504).
Miscellaneous Safety car: Lap 70 (race finished under safety car conditions).

Sergio Pérez retired on lap 70/70 but was classified (+1 lap).

Felipe Massa retired on lap 70/70 but was classified (+1 lap).

Esteban Gutiérrez retired on lap 65/70 but was classified (+6 laps).

Max Chilton received a 3-place grid penalty at the next event for causing a
collision with Jules Bianchi.

Sergio Pérez received a 5-place grid penalty at the next event for causing
a collision with Felipe Massa.



Points and Bonus Points Key
Q.P.
Qualifying Points
R.P.
Race Points
C.F.
Classified Finisher(s) Bonus Point(s)
L.L.
Lap Led Bonus Point
M.L.
Most Laps Led Bonus Points
F.L.
Fastest Lap Bonus Point



Canadian GP 2005 - 2014 and This Season's Statistics
List
Driver/Team
TM
This
Races
Poles
Avg Start
Avg Finish
Best
Top-10
Top-5
Wins
FP/Race
A
Lewis Hamilton
MER
Race
7
3
2.00
9.43
1
4
4
3
29.86
Season
6
5
1.17
1.67
1
6
6
3
47.17
A
Nico Rosberg
MER
Race
8
1
5.50
8.88
2
6
2
0
26.88
Season
6
1
2.17
2.00
1
6
6
2
43.33
A
Daniel Ricciardo
RBR
Race
3
0
10.00
10.00
1
1
1
1
23.67
Season
6
0
6.50
7.17
5
6
1
0
29.83
A
Valtteri Bottas
WIL
Race
2
0
3.50
10.50
7
1
0
0
23.00
Season
6
0
7.67
6.60
4
4
3
0
25.67
A
Sebastian Vettel
FER
Race
6
3
1.80
3.67
1
6
5
1
40.17
Season
6
0
2.83
2.83
1
6
6
1
40.00
A
Fernando Alonso
MCL
Race
9
1
3.56
8.78
1
6
4
1
28.11
Season
5
0
15.60
16.00
11
0
0
0
10.40
B
Daniil Kvyat
RBR
Race
1
0
15.00
16.00
16
0
0
0
10.00
Season
6
0
10.00
10.20
4
4
1
0
19.17
B
Felipe Massa
WIL
Race
9
0
7.67
8.13
4
6
3
0
25.00
Season
6
0
7.17
7.67
4
5
2
0
28.67
B
Kimi Räikkönen
FER
Race
8
0
6.86
7.71
1
6
3
1
29.14
Season
6
0
6.50
5.50
2
5
4
0
33.33
B
Jenson Button
MCL
Race
9
1
9.78
9.78
1
4
3
1
24.44
Season
6
0
16.17
13.20
8
1
0
0
13.67
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
Race
4
0
11.75
12.75
5
1
1
0
17.00
Season
6
0
13.50
13.30
7
1
0
0
16.33
B
Sergio Pérez
FI
Race
3
0
13.33
8.33
3
1
1
0
26.00
Season
6
0
13.30
10.33
7
3
0
0
22.50
B
Max Verstappen
TR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
6
0
10.33
14.00
7
1
0
0
15.00
B
Carlos Sainz Jr
TR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
6
0
9.83
11.33
8
4
0
0
20.83
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
Race
3
0
13.33
10.00
2
1
1
0
23.33
Season
6
0
9.50
9.83
7
3
0
0
23.83
B
Pastor Maldonado
LOT
Race
4
0
14.75
16.75
13
0
0
0
9.00
Season
6
0
11.67
17.17
15
0
0
0
8.17
B
Marcus Ericsson
SAU
Race
1
0
21.00
20.00
20
0
0
0
2.00
Season
6
0
13.83
13.00
8
2
0
0
17.17
B
Felipe Nasr
SAU
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
6
0
13.17
9.67
5
3
1
0
23.83
B
Will Stevens
MAR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
6
0
18.75
16.25
15
0
0
0
7.00
B
Roberto Merhi
MAR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
6
0
19.60
16.40
15
0
0
0
8.50
TM
Mercedes
MER
Race
5
1
6.00
8.70
2
6
4
0
28.80
Season
6
6
1.67
1.83
1
12
12
5
48.00
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
Race
9
3
7.17
6.00
1
15
10
2
34.56
Season
6
0
8.25
8.55
4
10
2
0
25.17
TM
Williams
WIL
Race
9
0
11.28
12.44
3
6
2
0
18.67
Season
6
0
7.42
7.18
4
9
5
0
28.33
TM
Ferrari
FER
Race
9
0
5.82
7.47
2
14
9
0
28.89
Season
6
0
4.67
4.17
1
11
10
1
38.17
TM
McLaren
MCL
Race
9
3
6.11
8.18
1
11
8
5
28.89
Season
6
0
16.08
14.60
8
1
0
0
11.00
TM
Force India
FI
Race
6
0
12.08
12.33
5
5
1
0
18.83
Season
6
0
13.42
11.83
7
4
0
0
20.00
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
Race
8
0
14.33
11.81
6
7
0
0
20.13
Season
6
0
10.08
12.67
7
5
0
0
18.17
TM
Lotus
LOT
Race
3
0
13.00
11.00
2
3
1
0
21.67
Season
6
0
10.58
13.50
7
3
0
0
15.50
TM
Sauber
SAU
Race
9
0
11.59
11.28
1
9
5
1
21.33
Season
6
0
13.50
11.33
5
5
1
0
21.17
TM
Marussia
MAR
Race
3
0
20.50
20.00
17
0
0
0
3.00
Season
6
0
19.22
16.33
15
0
0
0
8.33



Recent Form Table
List
Driver/Team
TM
Last 4 Races
Poles
Avg Start
Avg Finish
Best
Top-10
Top-5
Wins
FP/Race
TM
Mercedes
MER
1,1,2,3
4
1.63
1.75
1
8
8
4
48.50
2,3,1,1
A
Lewis Hamilton
MER
1,1,2,3
3
1.25
1.75
1
4
4
2
47.00
A
Nico Rosberg
MER
2,3,1,1
1
2.00
1.75
1
4
4
2
44.25
TM
Ferrari
FER
3,5,3,2
0
4.25
3.75
2
8
7
0
39.50
4,2,5,6
A
Sebastian Vettel
FER
3,5,3,2
0
2.75
3.25
2
4
4
0
38.75
A
Kimi Räikkönen
FER
4,2,5,6
0
5.75
4.25
2
4
3
0
36.50
B
Daniel Ricciardo
RBR
9,6,7,5
0
7.00
6.75
5
4
1
0
30.75
B
Valtteri Bottas
WIL
6,4,4,14
0
7.75
7.00
4
3
2
0
29.75
TM
Williams
WIL
6,4,4,14
0
8.00
8.00
4
6
3
0
29.25
5,10,6,15
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
9,6,7,5
0
8.75
8.63
4
7
2
0
27.25
DNF,9,10,4
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
7,7,8,12
0
10.00
8.50
7
3
0
0
26.50
B
Felipe Massa
WIL
6,10,6,15
0
8.25
9.00
6
3
0
0
25.75
B
Sergio Pérez
FI
11,8,13,7
0
12.75
9.75
7
2
0
0
23.75
B
Felipe Nasr
SAU
8,12,12,9
0
13.00
10.25
8
2
0
0
22.75
B
Daniil Kvyat
RBR
DNF,9,10,4
0
10.50
10.50
4
3
1
0
22.25
TM
Sauber
SAU
10,14,14,13
0
13.63
11.50
8
3
0
0
21.25
8,12,12,9
TM
Force India
FI
DNF,13,15,11
0
13.13
12.25
7
2
0
0
19.00
11,8,13,7
B
Carlos Sainz Jr
TR
13,DNF,9,10
0
9.00
12.75
9
2
0
0
18.00
B
Marcus Ericsson
SAU
10,14,14,13
0
14.25
12.75
10
1
0
0
17.75
TM
Lotus
LOT
7,7,8,12
0
11.00
13.25
7
3
0
0
16.00
DNF,15,DNF,DNF
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
17,DNF,11,DNF
0
10.00
14.38
9
2
0
0
15.00
13,DNF,9,10
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
DNF,13,15,11
0
13.50
14.75
11
0
0
0
13.50
A
Jenson Button
MCL
14,DNS,16,8
0
15.75
12.67
8
1
0
0
13.25
TM
McLaren
MCL
12,11,DNF,DNF
0
15.38
14.29
8
1
0
0
12.25
14,DNS,16,8
A
Fernando Alonso
MCL
12,11,DNF,DNF
0
15.00
15.50
11
0
0
0
11.50
TM
Marussia
MAR
15,16,17,17
0
19.25
16.50
15
0
0
0
11.00
16,17,18,16
B
Max Verstappen
TR
17,DNF,11,DNF
0
11.00
16.00
11
0
0
0
11.00
B
Will Stevens
MAR
15,16,17,17
0
18.75
16.25
15
0
0
0
10.50
B
Roberto Merhi
MAR
16,18,18,16
0
19.75
16.75
16
0
0
0
9.50
B
Pastor Maldonado
LOT
DNF,15,DNF,DNF
0
12.00
18.00
15
0
0
0
6.50

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Tags: Fantasy_Formula_1, Unofficial_Games, ASFL2_Fantasy_Games, Bonus_Points

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