Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve
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Montréal , Canada | ||
Route type: | temporary racetrack | |
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Architect: | Roger Peart | |
Opening: | 1978 | |
Formula 1 venue : |
since 1978 | |
Time zone: | UTC-5 | |
Track layout | ||
Route data | ||
Important events: |
Formula 1 , NASCAR Nationwide Series | |
Route length: | 4.361 km (2.71 mi ) | |
Curves: | 15th | |
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Track record: (Formula 1) |
1: 13.078 min. ( Valtteri Bottas , Mercedes , 2019 ) |
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www.circuitgillesvilleneuve.ca |
Coordinates: 45 ° 30 ′ 11 " N , 73 ° 31 ′ 35" W.
The Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve is a temporary motorsport racing track on the Île Notre-Dame in the Canadian city of Montréal . The track was named on June 12, 1982 after the Canadian racing driver Gilles Villeneuve . Villeneuve had had a fatal accident at the Belgian Grand Prix five weeks earlier .
The original name Circuit Île-Notre-Dame was derived from the island of the same name. On the street circuit which found 1978-2008 annual Canadian Grand Prix of Formula 1 instead. After a one-year hiatus, the event returned in 2010.
Description of the route
The course is on the Île Notre-Dame, an artificial island in the Saint Lawrence River . When there are no races, parts of the track are open to normal traffic. Due to the location on the elongated island, a fast racing course with long straights has been created. The route has a length of 4.361 km and is driven clockwise.
Since the debut in 1978, the route has hardly been varied. The main changes were the relocation of the start-finish line and the pit lane from the area behind the hairpin "Épingle des Stands" to the end of the straight "Droit du Casino" in 1987 and the relocation of the pit exit for the 2002 season, which is not now merges more into the first curve, but into the following hairpin "Virage de Senna" (formerly: "Épingle de l'île").
The track has been notorious since 1999 with the “Wall of Champions” at the end of the last chicane before the start and finish, where the three F1 world champions Damon Hill , Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve collided during the 1999 race had to end the race early. Also of Ricardo Zonta , GT1 world champion in 1998 , was stranded first in the wall. Ironically, at the time, the wall was labeled “Bienvenue au Québec” (Welcome to Québec ).
The track offers the possibility of comparing the three largest racing series. In addition to the Formula 1 World Championship, races of the American Champ Car Series were held from 2002 to 2006 . The NASCAR Nationwide Series has also been a guest at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve since 2007 . In qualifying for the 2006 Canadian Grand Prix , the fastest driver was 1: 14.942 minutes, around five seconds faster than the winner of the qualifying for the Montreal Grand Prix of the Champ Car Series, who achieved a time of 1: 20.005 minutes.
Others
The race was canceled for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
statistics
All winners of Formula 1 races in Montréal
No. | year | driver | constructor | engine | tires | time | Route length | Round | Ø pace | date | GP of |
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1 | 1978 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Ferrari | M. | 1: 57: 49.196 h | 4,500 km | 70 | 160.414 km / h | Oct 8 | Canada |
2 | 1979 | Alan Jones | Williams | ford | G | 1: 52: 06.892 h | 4,410 km | 72 | 169.926 km / h | Sep 30 | |
3 | 1980 | Alan Jones | Williams | ford | G | 1: 46: 45.530 h | 4,410 km | 70 | 173.494 km / h | 28 Sep | |
4th | 1981 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Matra | M. | 2: 01: 25.205 h | 4,410 km | 63 | 137.290 km / h | 27 Sep | |
5 | 1982 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | BMW | G | 1: 46: 39.577 h | 4,410 km | 70 | 173.655 km / h | June 13th | |
6th | 1983 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | Ferrari | G | 1: 48: 31.838 h | 4,410 km | 70 | 170.661 km / h | June 12 | |
7th | 1984 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | BMW | M. | 1: 46: 23.748 h | 4,410 km | 70 | 174.086 km / h | 17th of June | |
8th | 1985 | Michele Alboreto | Ferrari | Ferrari | G | 1: 46: 01.813 h | 4,410 km | 70 | 174.686 km / h | June 16 | |
9 | 1986 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | Honda | G | 1: 42: 26.415 h | 4,410 km | 69 | 178.225 km / h | 15th June | |
10 | 1988 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | Honda | G | 1: 39: 46.618 h | 4,390 km | 69 | 182.152 km / h | June 12 | |
11 | 1989 | Thierry Boutsen | Williams | Renault | G | 2: 01: 24.073 h | 4,390 km | 69 | 149.707 km / h | 18th of June | |
12 | 1990 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | Honda | G | 1: 42: 56.400 h | 4,390 km | 70 | 179.114 km / h | June 10th | |
13 | 1991 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton | ford | P | 1: 38: 51.490 h | 4,430 km | 69 | 185.520 km / h | 2th of June | |
14th | 1992 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | Honda | G | 1: 37: 08.299 h | 4,430 km | 69 | 188.805 km / h | 14th June | |
15th | 1993 | Alain Prost | Williams | Renault | G | 1: 36: 41.822 h | 4,430 km | 69 | 189.667 km / h | June 13th | |
16 | 1994 | Michael sSchumacher | Benetton | ford | G | 1: 44: 31.887 h | 4,450 km | 69 | 176.244 km / h | June 12 | |
17th | 1995 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | Ferrari | G | 1: 44: 54.171 h | 4,430 km | 68 | 172.297 km / h | June 11th | |
18th | 1996 | Damon Hill | Williams | Renault | G | 1: 36: 03.465 h | 4,421 km | 69 | 190.541 km / h | June 16 | |
19th | 1997 | Michael sSchumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | G | 1: 17: 40.646 h | 4,421 km | 54 | 184.404 km / h | 15th June | |
20th | 1998 | Michael sSchumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | G | 1: 40: 57.355 h | 4,421 km | 69 | 181.296 km / h | June 7th | |
21st | 1999 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | Mercedes | B. | 1: 41: 35.727 h | 4,421 km | 69 | 180.155 km / h | June 13th | |
22nd | 2000 | Michael sSchumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | B. | 1: 41: 12.313 h | 4,421 km | 69 | 180.850 km / h | 18th of June | |
23 | 2001 | Ralf Schumacher | Williams | BMW | M. | 1: 34: 31.522 h | 4,421 km | 69 | 193.630 km / h | June 10th | |
24 | 2002 | Michael sSchumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | B. | 1: 33: 36.111 h | 4,361 km | 70 | 195.682 km / h | June 9th | |
25th | 2003 | Michael sSchumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | B. | 1: 31: 13.591 h | 4,361 km | 70 | 200.777 km / h | 15th June | |
26th | 2004 | Michael sSchumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | B. | 1: 28: 24.803 h | 4,361 km | 70 | 207.165 km / h | June 13th | |
27 | 2005 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren | Mercedes | M. | 1: 32: 09.290 h | 4,361 km | 70 | 198.755 km / h | June 12 | |
28 | 2006 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | Renault | M. | 1: 34: 37.308 h | 4,361 km | 70 | 193.573 km / h | 25th June | |
29 | 2007 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Mercedes | B. | 1: 44: 11.292 h | 4,361 km | 70 | 175.799 km / h | June 10th | |
30th | 2008 | Robert Kubica | BMW clean | BMW | B. | 1: 36: 24.447 h | 4,361 km | 70 | 189.987 km / h | 8th June | |
31 | 2010 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Mercedes | B. | 1: 33: 53.456 h | 4,361 km | 70 | 195.079 km / h | June 13th | |
32 | 2011 | Jenson Button | McLaren | Mercedes | P | 4: 04: 39.537 h | 4,361 km | 70 | 74.864 km / h | June 12 | |
33 | 2012 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | Mercedes | P | 1: 32: 29.586 h | 4,361 km | 70 | 198.028 km / h | June 10th | |
34 | 2013 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Renault | P | 1: 32: 09.143 h | 4,361 km | 70 | 198.760 km / h | June 9th | |
35 | 2014 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Renault | P | 1: 39: 12.830 h | 4,361 km | 70 | 184.613 km / h | 8th June | |
36 | 2015 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Mercedes | P | 1: 31: 53.145 h | 4,361 km | 70 | 199.337 km / h | June 7th | |
37 | 2016 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Mercedes | P | 1: 31: 05.296 h | 4,361 km | 70 | 201.082 km / h | June 12 | |
38 | 2017 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Mercedes | P | 1: 33: 05.154 h | 4,361 km | 70 | 196.767 km / h | June 11th | |
39 | 2018 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Ferrari | P | 1: 28: 31.377 h | 4,361 km | 68 | 200.997 km / h | June 10th | |
40 | 2019 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Mercedes | P | 1: 29: 07.084 h | 4,361 km | 70 | 205.527 km / h | June 9th | |
- | 2020 | canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
Record winners
Drivers: Lewis Hamilton / Michael Schumacher (7 each), Nelson Piquet (3)
Driver nations: Germany / Great Britain each (10), Brazil (5)
Constructors: Ferrari (11), McLaren (9), Williams (7)
Engine manufacturers: Ferrari (11), Mercedes (10), Renault (6)
Tire manufacturers: Goodyear (16), Pirelli (10), Bridgestone (8)
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gronau: Only 48 hours after the death was honored, the next one raced towards its doom. In: Neues Deutschland from June 15, 1982, p. 7.
- ↑ Results for the 2006 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix ( Memento from March 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Results for the Grand Prix of Montreal 2006 of the Champ Car series ( Memento of the original from March 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Formula 1 calendar 2020 with "Eifel-Grand-Prix", but without America , motorsport-total.com from July 24, 2020; Accessed August 20, 2020