The 2024 Canadian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 AWS Grand Prix du Canada 2024) was a Formula One motor race, which was held on 9 June 2024, at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the ninth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship. In a rain affected race, Max Verstappen won his sixtieth Grand Prix, ahead of Lando Norris and George Russell, who scored Mercedes's first Grand Prix podium finish of the season. After struggling in qualifying, with both cars failing to reach Q3 for the first time since the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix, Ferrari suffered their first double DNF since the 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Following his victory, coupled with Ferrari not finishing, Verstappen and Red Bull were able to extend their respective leads in the Drivers' and Constructors' Championship to 56 and 49 points over Charles Leclerc and Ferrari, respectively.
Background The event was held at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal for the 43rd time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 7–9 June. The Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the 53rd running of the Canadian Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship.
Championship standings before the race Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen led the Drivers' Championship with 169 points, 31 points ahead of Charles Leclerc in second, and 56 ahead of Lando Norris in third. Red Bull Racing, with 276 points, led the Constructors' Championship from Ferrari and McLaren, who were second and third with 252 and 184 points, respectively.
Entrants
The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race. Jack Doohan drove for Alpine in the first free practice session, taking the spot of Esteban Ocon.
Tyre choices
Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C3, C4, and C5 tyre compounds (the softest three in their range) designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.
Penalties Esteban Ocon of Alpine carried a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with his teammate Pierre Gasly at the preceding Monaco Grand Prix.
Practice Three free practice sessions were held for the event. The first free practice session was held on 7 June 2024, at 13:30 local time (UTC−4), and was topped by Lando Norris of McLaren ahead of Carlos Sainz Jr. of Ferrari and his teammate Charles Leclerc. The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 17:00 local time, and was topped by Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin ahead of George Russell of Mercedes and Alonso's teammate Lance Stroll. The third free practice session was held on 8 June 2024, at 12:30 local time, and was topped by Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes ahead of Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing and Hamilton's teammate Russell.
Qualifying Qualifying was held on 8 June 2024, at 16:00 local time (UTC−4).
Qualifying report George Russell set an identical time to Max Verstappen in Q3 but took pole position by virtue of setting his lap earlier, only the second time that pole position has been decided in such a way since Formula One adopted a three-decimal timing system after the 1997 European Grand Prix.
Qualifying classification DriverConstructorQ1Q2Q3163 George RussellMercedes1:13.0131:11.7421:12.000121 Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPT1:12.3601:12.5491:12.000234 Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1:12.9591:12.2011:12.0213481 Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes1:12.9071:12.4621:12.103453 Daniel RicciardoRB-Honda RBPT1:13.2401:12.5721:12.1785614 Fernando Alonso1:13.1171:12.6351:12.2286744 Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:12.8511:11.9791:12.2807822 Yuki TsunodaRB-Honda RBPT1:12.7481:12.3031:12.4148918 Lance Stroll1:13.0881:12.6591:12.70191023 Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes1:12.8961:12.4851:12.976101116 Charles LeclercFerrari1:13.1071:12.691N/A111255 Carlos Sainz Jr.Ferrari1:13.0381:12.728N/A12132 Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes1:13.0631:12.736N/A131420Haas-Ferrari1:13.2171:12.916N/A141510 Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault1:13.2891:12.940N/A151611 Sergio PérezRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPT1:13.326N/AN/A161777 Valtteri BottasKick Sauber-Ferrari1:13.366N/AN/A1831 Esteban OconAlpine-Renault1:13.435N/AN/A181927Haas-Ferrari1:13.978N/AN/A172024 Zhou GuanyuKick Sauber-Ferrari1:14.292N/AN/A107% time: 1:17.425Source: Notes – George Russell and Max Verstappen set identical lap times in Q3. Russell got pole position as he set the time earlier. – Valtteri Bottas qualified 17th, but was required to start the race from the pit lane as his car was modified during parc fermé conditions. – Esteban Ocon received a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with his teammate Pierre Gasly at the previous round. – Zhou Guanyu qualified 20th, but was required to start the race from the pit lane as his car was modified during parc fermé conditions.
Race The race was held on 9 June 2024, at 14:00 local time (UTC−4), and was run for 70 laps.
Race report The Saubers changed their rear wings during parc fermé, relegating them to a pit lane start. The start was held under intermediate conditions, with Haas opting to start their drivers on the wet compound of tyres. While polesitter George Russell kept the lead on the start, Kevin Magnussen immediately benefited from the wet tyres, and he climbed up to as high as fourth while Nico Hülkenberg worked his way up to the points. Charles Leclerc, who had won the previous race at Monaco, suspected engine issues with his Ferrari SF-24, reducing his pace. He was stuck in the midfield for a majority of the race.
On lap eight, the conditions started to change; the rain was clearing up, so drivers switched to the intermediates. Magnussen lost time when his pit crew were not ready with intermediate tyres. Lando Norris passed Max Verstappen using DRS on lap 20, taking him into the lead. However, Logan Sargeant caused a safety car period by spinning out of the chicane at turns 3 and 4 and into retirement. Norris crossed the pit lane entry line too late to enter and change tyres, so other drivers, including Verstappen, gained a tyre advantage. Norris dropped to third behind Verstappen and Russell.
The safety car exited the track on lap 29 as Leclerc, already suffering from power unit issues, switched to hard tyres, dropping him to last place. Leclerc would soon retire from the race, with the power unit issues persisting. On the restart, Verstappen kept the lead ahead of Russell. Meanwhile, Alexander Albon overtook Daniel Ricciardo and Esteban Ocon into the final corner, but he encountered Carlos Sainz Jr. spinning on his way to turn 7. He failed to avoid the Ferrari and he and Sainz were both forced to retire. Ferrari failed to score points for the first time since the 2023 Australian Grand Prix. This was Ferrari's first retirement of the season, and their first double retirement since the 2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Sergio Pérez, who was knocked out in Q1 for the second consecutive race weekend in a row, failed to finish once again after he spun into the wall at turn six, hitting the rear wing of his RB20 and destroying it. His team advised him to limp back to the pits to retire, as leaving the car on the track would risk a safety car. However, the Albon-Sainz incident brought out the second and final safety car period.
The safety car period allowed drivers to change their tyres again. These drivers included Russell and teammate Lewis Hamilton, who went wheel-to-wheel with Russell winning out. Russell also battled Oscar Piastri, with the latter keeping his car on the track as Russell was forced off the track in an incident that was ultimately deemed by stewards as a racing incident. Yuki Tsunoda lost control of his RB and spun across the track, leaving him in a dangerous position on track that he was barely able to escape. This dropped Tsunoda out of the points. Verstappen crossed the line to win the race, his sixtieth career win, ahead of Norris and Russell. Russell's third-place finish was Mercedes's first podium of the season, and his teammate Hamilton scored the fastest lap in fourth.
Under advice from his Red Bull team, as they wanted to avoid a safety car situation, Pérez limped back to the pits in an unsafe condition – his rear wing had already been destroyed, scattering debris on track. Red Bull received a €25,000 penalty for the incident, and Pérez received a three-place grid drop for the following Spanish Grand Prix. The Pérez incident facilitated a rule change for the following season, where cars suffering from a critical failure, be it to the chassis or mechanically, would not have to go to the pit lane; instead, the driver has to park at a nearby safe location to retire the car.
Race classification DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredPoints 1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 70 1:45:47.927 2 25 2 4 Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 70 +3.869 3 18 363 George Russell Mercedes 70 +4.3171 15 444 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 70 +4.9157 13 581 Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes 70 +10.1994 10 614 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 70 +17.5106 8 718 Lance Stroll 70 +23.6259 6 83 Daniel Ricciardo RB-Honda RBPT 70 +28.6725 4 910 Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault 70 +30.02115 2 1031 Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 70 +30.31318 1 1127 Haas-Ferrari 70 +30.82417 1220 Haas-Ferrari 70 +31.25314 1377 Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber-Ferrari 70 +40.487 1422 Yuki Tsunoda RB-Honda RBPT 70 +52.6948 1524 Zhou GuanyuKick Sauber-Ferrari69 +1 lap 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 52 Collision damage12 23 Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes52 Collision10 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT51 Accident damage16 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 40 Engine 11 2 Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes23 Accident13Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 1:14.856 (lap 70)Source: Notes – Includes one point for fastest lap.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points1 Max Verstappen1942 Charles Leclerc1383 Lando Norris1314 Carlos Sainz Jr.1085 Sergio Pérez107Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points1 Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT3012 Ferrari2523 McLaren-Mercedes2124 Mercedes124558Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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