Grand Prix du Canada

This year’s Grand Prix of Canada will take place on June10th, 11th and 12th on the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal. The best drivers in the world will fight for this prestigious award.

It’s Gilles Villeneuve who won Canada’s first Grand Prix taking place on the Notre-Dame Island in 1978. In 1982, following his death, the Notre-Dame Track was renamed Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in his honour.

Each driver must complete 70 laps (4,361 km per lap) in the best time. A total of 305,270 kilometers completes the race. In 2014, the winner was Daniel Ricciardo who earned the title by completing the race in 1 hour and 39 minutes 12 seconds with an average speed of 184.613 km per hour.