Canadian Grand Prix Guide, Betting Odds, Tips & Predictions:

The Formula One season returns to Canada for the first time in three years. Here is Bettingpro's guide to the Canadian Grand Prix and its host venue, the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

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Canadian Grand Prix Guide, Betting Odds, Tips & Predictions:

The 2022 Formula One season is in danger of turning into a one-horse race if Ferrari don’t sort out their recent problems.

It looked like Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was going to be a genuine title challenger to champion Max Verstappen, but he has not finished on the podium since the Miami Grand Prix on May 8.

Engine problems and strategy confusion has seen him drop off the pace. He is in third place with 116 points and is 34 points behind leader Verstappen.

The defending champion has won five races this season, and his nearest contender is Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez. When it comes down to it, Red Bull will push their number one driver to go for the title – and that is Verstappen.

Perez’s main role is to protect Verstappen, but if the champion crashes out then Perez will have the green light to push on for constructor’s points and keep Verstappen in contention.

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton loves the Gilles Villeneuve circuit in Montreal with seven victories, but unless the top three drivers fail to finish, I cannot see him claiming his eighth success and going ahead of Michael Schumacher with the most wins in Canada.

In fact, the only Mercedes driver who could finish on the podium is George Russell. The King’s Lynn-born driver is having a great season, he is fourth overall with 99 points and a few more podium finishes will see him genuinely challenge for a top-three finish.

Verstappen is head and shoulders above everyone else and I am backing him to record win number six and move closer to back-to-back championships.

For the podium finish, I am going with Verstappen, Perez and Russell with Leclerc ending the race in fourth place.

Circuit Guide

The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve began hosting the Canadian Grand Prix in 1982, with the legendary Gilles Villeneuve winning the first F1 race to be held there, and with the exception of 1987 and 2009 it has hosted this race ever since. The circuit has undergone a number of changes since the early 90s and they have paid off because this track is now one of the most popular venues on the Formula 1 calendar with both drivers and fans. There are plenty of opportunities to overtake and that means there is never a shortage of drama as drivers battle for positions. Michael Schumacher had long been the most successful driver in the history of Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, having won the race seven times, but he is no longer alone at the top of the all-time list after Lewis Hamilton won here for the seventh time in 2019. This will be the first Canadian Grand Prix since Hamilton’s last win.

Location: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Number of Laps: 70
Lap Length: 2.709 miles
Lap Record: Valtteri Bottas, 1 minute, 13.078 seconds (2019)

Canadian Grand Prix Winners

YEAR	DRIVER	TEAM	CIRCUIT
1961	Peter Ryan	Lotus-Climax	Mosport Park
1962	Masten Gregory	Lotus-Climax	Mosport Park
1963	Pedro Rodriguez	Ferrari	Mosport Park
1964	Pedro Rodriguez	Ferrari	Mosport Park
1965	Jim Hall	Chaparral-Chevrolet	Mosport Park
1966	Mark Donohue	Lola-Chevrolet	Mosport Park
1967	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Repco	Mosport Park
1968	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	Mont-Tremblant
1969	Jacky Ickx	Brabham-Ford	Mosport Park
1970	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	Mont-Tremblant
1971	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	Mosport Park
1972	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	Mosport Park
1973	Peter Revson	McLaren-Ford	Mosport Park
1974	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren-Ford	Mosport Park
1976	James Hunt	McLaren-Ford	Mosport Park
1977	Jody Scheckter	Wolf-Ford	Mosport Park
1978	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Circuit Ile Notre-Dame
1979	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Circuit Ile Notre-Dame
1980	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Circuit Ile Notre-Dame
1981	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	Circuit Ile Notre-Dame
1982	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
1983	Rene Arnoux	Ferrari	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
1984	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
1985	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
1986	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Honda	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
1988	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
1989	Thierry Boutsen	Williams-Renault	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
1990	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
1991	Nelson Piquet	Benetton-Ford	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
1992	Gerhard Berger	McLaren-Honda	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
1993	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
1994	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
1995	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
1996	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
1997	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
1998	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
1999	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
2000	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
2001	Ralf Schumacher	Williams-BMW	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
2002	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
2003	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
2004	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
2005	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren-Mercedes	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
2006	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
2007	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
2008	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
2010	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
2011	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
2012	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
2013	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
2014	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-Renault	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
2015	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
2016	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
2017	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
2018	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
2019	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve