| 2025 Canadian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 10 of 24 in the2025 Formula One World Championship
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.svg) Layout of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Canada | |||||
| Race details[1] | |||||
| Date | 15 June 2025 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 PirelliGrand Prix du Canada 2025 | ||||
| Location | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve,Montréal,Quebec,Canada | ||||
| Course | Semi-permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.361 km (2.710 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 70 laps, 305.270 km (189.686 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||
| Attendance | 352,000[2] | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:10.899 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  George Russell | Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:14.119 on lap 63 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | ||||
| Third | Mercedes | ||||
Lap leaders | |||||
The2025 Canadian Grand Prix (officially known as theFormula 1 Pirelli Grand Prix du Canada 2025) was aFormula One motor race which was held on 15 June 2025 at theCircuit Gilles Villeneuve inMontreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the tenth round of the2025 Formula One World Championship.
George Russell ofMercedes took pole position and victory for the event, ahead ofMax Verstappen in theRed Bull in second and Russell's teammateKimi Antonelli in third, the latter becoming thethird-youngest driver to score a podium finish in Formula One. Championship rivalsOscar Piastri andLando Norris collided in the closing stages leading to Norris's retirement from the race. Norris apologised and was penalised for the collision.
By finishing fourth, Piastri increased his championship lead to 22 points over Norris, with Verstappen a further 21 points behind in third. In the Constructors' Standings, the result moved Mercedes to second place with 199 points, 16 clear from Ferrari who dropped down to third.
The event was held at theCircuit Gilles Villeneuve inMontreal for the 44th time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 13–15 June.[3] The Grand Prix was the tenth round of the2025 Formula One World Championship and the 54th running of theCanadian Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship.[4]
Going into the weekend,Oscar Piastri led theDrivers' Championship with 186 points, ten points ahead of his teammateLando Norris in second, and 49 ahead ofMax Verstappen in third.McLaren, with 362 points, led theConstructors' Championship fromMercedes andRed Bull Racing, who are second and third with 165 and 159 points, respectively.[5]
The drivers and teams were the same as published in the season entry list with two exceptions;[6]Yuki Tsunoda atRed Bull Racing was in the seat originally held byLiam Lawson before the latter was demoted back toRacing Bulls from theJapanese Grand Prix onward,[7] andFranco Colapinto replacedJack Doohan atAlpine from theEmilia Romagna Grand Prix onward until at least the followingAustrian Grand Prix on a rotating seat basis.[8]
The event marked Tsunoda's 100th Grand Prix entry, andHaas andAlpine 200th and 100th Grand Prix appearance, respectively.[9]
Tyre supplierPirelli brought the C4, C5, and C6 tyre compounds—the softest three in their range (designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively)—for teams to use at the event.[10]
Threefree practice sessions were held for the event.[1] The first free practice session was held on 13 June 2025, at 13:30 local time (UTC–4),[1] and was topped byMax Verstappen ofRed Bull Racing ahead ofAlexander Albon ofWilliams and his teammateCarlos Sainz Jr. The session was red-flagged early on asCharles Leclerc ofFerrari crashed into the barriers at turn 3.[11] The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 17:00 local time,[1] and was topped byGeorge Russell ofMercedes ahead ofLando Norris ofMcLaren and Russell's teammateKimi Antonelli. Due to repairs to his car, Leclerc had to miss the second session.[12]
The third free practice session was held on 14 June 2025, at 12:30 local time,[1] and was topped by Norris ahead of Leclerc and Russell. The session was red-flagged for loose debris afterOscar Piastri in his McLaren hit the Wall of Champions at turn 14. He got a puncture and was able to make it back to the pit lane.[13]
Qualifying was held on 14 June 2025, at 16:00 local time (UTC–4), and determined the starting grid order for the race.[1]
Notes
The race was held on 15 June 2025, at 14:00 local time (UTC–4), and was run for 70 laps.[1]
PolesitterGeorge Russell ofMercedes comfortably held his position off the start, as did second-placed startingMax Verstappen ofRed Bull. Third-placedOscar Piastri ofMcLaren did not get as strong of a start, and was challenged by Russell's teammateKimi Antonelli into the first corner. This forced Piastri to the outside of theVirage Senna hairpin, which compromised his exist and allowed Antonelli to pull alongside and then pass Piastri down the inside of turn 3. Further around the lap,Alexander Albon ofWilliams attempted to overtakeFranco Colapinto ofAlpine into turn 8 for the ninth position, but ran wide and onto the grass. As Albon rejoined the track, Colapinto was forced to slow down in avoidance. This allowedNico Hülkenberg ofSauber to pass both cars, with Albon also losing out toIsack Hadjar ofRacing Bulls.[18]
The medium tyre was initially the fastest compound, however as the opening stint continued drivers running the hard tyre – the highest placed of which were Piastri's teammateLando Norris in seventh andCharles Leclerc ofFerrari in eighth – began to make progress. On lap 11, Norris passedFernando Alonso ofAston Martin exiting theL'Epingle hairpin to take sixth position. On lap 12 Verstappen became the first of the leading contenders to pit, doing so just as he was coming under pressure from Antonelli. To cover off the threat of anundercut, Russell pitted the following lap and was ultimately able to return not just ahead of Verstappen but also the yet-to-stop Hülkenberg, putting a car between him and his main rival for victory. Antonelli pitted the following lap, and emerged behind Verstappen. Norris and Leclerc, still yet to pit, therefore moved into first and second position – however they were quickly being caught by those of whom had already stopped. On lap 26, Russell passed Leclerc for second along theCasino Straight and both Leclerc and Norris pitted shortly after, with Leclerc taking hard tyres, and Norris mediums. The pair emerged in fifth and sixth ahead of Leclerc's teammateLewis Hamilton, who had started ahead but lost ground due to being caught in traffic after his pit stop as well as suffering damage from running over agroundhog on the 13th lap.[18]
On lap 37, Verstappen became the first leading driver to make this second pit stop, having once again come under threat from Antonelli. Antonelli pitted the following lap, emerging alongside Verstappen, falling behind due to the lowered speed that comes from exiting the pit lane. On lap 42, Russell pitted from the lead and emerged in fourth ahead of Verstappen. Following Piastri's pit stop on lap 45, Norris's on lap 46, and Leclerc's on lap 53, Russell retook the lead. A straight fight now began between the top 5 – whom were separated by about eight seconds – for the podium positions. Initially Piastri, seeking to take third, closed in on Antonelli but was unable to make a pass, leading to Piastri himself coming under pressure from his teammate Norris. On lap 66, Norris dived past Piastri enteringL'Epingle, but ran wide on the corner's exit, allowing Piastri to pull back alongside as the teammates raced along theCasino Straight. Piastri retook the position down the inside of turn 13. Norris's line through the corner allowed him to get the better exit onto the start/finish straight. He attempted to move to the left of Piastri, giving him the inside line for turn 1, but misjudged. Norris's front wing clipped the back of Piastri's left-rear tyre and Norris hit the pit wall at high speed, breaking his front-left suspension.[18]
The damage to Norris's car was terminal and thesafety car was deployed to clear the McLaren. With insufficient time to clear the debris and resume the race, the Grand Prix finished under neutralised conditions. Russell therefore took his and Mercedes's first win of the season, and the fourth of his career. By crossing the line in third, Antonelli took his first podium finish in Formula One which, at the age of 18 years and 294 days, made him the third youngest podium finisher of all time behind Verstappen andLance Stroll.[19] Antonelli also became the first Italian driver to achieve a podium finish sinceJarno Trulli finished second in the2009 Japanese Grand Prix.[20] Piastri extended his lead in the championship over second-placed Norris, and Mercedes overtook Ferrari for second in the Constructors' standings. There were three retirements:Liam Lawson, whose car overheated, Albon due to engine-related issues, and Norris due to his collision.[21]
Following the race, Norris admitted fault for the late-stage collision with Piastri.[22] He received a five-second penalty for the collision, which did not affect his race as he had retired. The stewards stated in their verdict on the Norris–Piastri collision that Norris was given an in-race time penalty rather than grid penalty for the next race because Norris was classified as a race finisher in 18th place and four laps down on race winner Russell.[a] The stewards verdict also stated Norris was given lesser five-second time penalty rather than the standard ten-second penalty as the collision did not affect Piastri's result.[23] Meanwhile, Red Bull lodged a protest against Russell for erratic driving during the safety car period, which was rejected by the stewards,[24] and Hamilton, a well-known animal lover, felt devastated after he ran over a groundhog during the race, damaging his Ferrari's floor.[25]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 70 | 1:31:52.688 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 1 |  Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 70 | +0.288 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 12 |  Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 70 | +1.014 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | 81 |  Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | 70 | +2.109 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | 16 |  Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 70 | +3.442 | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 70 | +10.713 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 14 |  Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 70 | +10.972 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | 27 |  Nico Hülkenberg | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 70 | +15.364 | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | 31 |  Esteban Ocon | Haas-Ferrari | 69 | +1 lap | 14 | 2 |
| 10 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Williams-Mercedes | 69 | +1 lap | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas-Ferrari | 69 | +1 lap | 13 | |
| 12 | 22 |  Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 69 | +1 lap | 18 | |
| 13 | 43 |  Franco Colapinto | Alpine-Renault | 69 | +1 lap | 10 | |
| 14 | 5 |  Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 69 | +1 lap | 15 | |
| 15 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine-Renault | 69 | +1 lap | PL | |
| 16 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT | 69 | +1 lap | 12 | |
| 17 | 18 |  Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 69 | +1 lap | 17 | |
| 181 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 66 | Collision1 | 7 | |
| Ret | 30 |  Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT | 53 | Overheating | PL | |
| Ret | 23 |  Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 46 | Engine | 9 | |
| Source:[15][26][21] | |||||||
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