Bettingpro's guide to the Canadian Grand Prix and it's host venue, the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
Circuit Guide
The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve will celebrate its 40th anniversary next year, having been built and opened in 1978. The Montreal track began hosting the Canadian Grand prix four years later, 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.
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 |