2024 Canadian Grand Prix

2024 Canadian Grand Prix
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Race details
Date	9 June 2024
Official name	Formula 1 AWSGrand Prix du Canada2024
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	Rainy at start, dry later
Attendance	350,000
Pole position
Driver	George Russell	Mercedes
Time	1:12.000
Fastest lap
Driver	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Time	1:14.856 on lap 70
Podium
First	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
Second	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes
Third	George Russell	Mercedes
Lap leaders

The2024 Canadian Grand Prix(officially known as theFormula 1 AWS Grand Prix du Canada 2024) was aFormula Onemotor race, which was held on 9 June 2024, at theCircuit Gilles VilleneuveinMontreal,Quebec,Canada. It was the ninth round of the2024 Formula One World Championship.In a rain affected race,Max Verstappenwon his sixtieth Grand Prix, ahead ofLando NorrisandGeorge Russell,who scoredMercedes' first Grand Prix podium finish of the season. After struggling in qualifying,Ferrarisuffered their first doubleDNFsince the2022 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Background

The event was held at theCircuit Gilles VilleneuveinMontrealfor the 43rd time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 7–9 June.The Grand Prix was the ninth round of the2024 Formula One World Championshipand the 53rd running of theCanadian Grand Prixas a round of the Formula One World Championship.

Championship standings before the race

Going into the weekend,Max Verstappenled theDrivers' Championshipwith 169 points, 31 points ahead ofCharles Leclercin second, and 56 ahead ofLando Norrisin third.Red Bull Racing,with 276 points, led theConstructors' ChampionshipfromFerrariandMcLaren,who are second and third with 252 and 184 points, respectively.

Entrants

See also:2024 Formula One World Championship § Entries

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.Jack Doohandrove forAlpinein the first free practice session, taking the spot ofEsteban Ocon.

Tyre choices

Further information:Formula One tyres

Tyre supplierPirellibrought 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 OconofAlpinecarried a five-placegrid penaltyfor causing a collision with his teammatePierre Gaslyat the precedingMonaco Grand Prix.

Practice

Threefree practicesessions 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 byLando NorrisofMcLarenahead ofCarlos Sainz Jr.ofFerrariand his teammateCharles Leclerc.The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 17:00 local time, and was topped byFernando AlonsoofAston Martinahead ofGeorge RussellofMercedesand Alonso's teammateLance Stroll.The third free practice session was held on 8 June 2024, at 12:30 local time, and was topped byLewis Hamiltonof Mercedes ahead ofMax VerstappenofRed Bull Racingand Hamilton's teammate Russell.

Qualifying

Qualifyingwas held on 8 June 2024, at 16:00 local time (UTC−4).

Qualifying report

George Russellset an identical time toMax Verstappenin 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 the1997 European Grand Prix.

Qualifying classification

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Qualifying times			Final grid
				Q1	Q2	Q3
1	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1:13.013	1:11.742	1:12.000	11
2	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	1:12.360	1:12.549	1:12.000	21
3	4	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes	1:12.959	1:12.201	1:12.021	3
4	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren-Mercedes	1:12.907	1:12.462	1:12.103	4
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	RB-Honda RBPT	1:13.240	1:12.572	1:12.178	5
6	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAramco-Mercedes	1:13.117	1:12.635	1:12.228	6
7	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:12.851	1:11.979	1:12.280	7
8	22	Yuki Tsunoda	RB-Honda RBPT	1:12.748	1:12.303	1:12.414	8
9	18	Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAramco-Mercedes	1:13.088	1:12.659	1:12.701	9
10	23	Alexander Albon	Williams-Mercedes	1:12.896	1:12.485	1:12.976	10
11	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:13.107	1:12.691	N/A	11
12	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	1:13.038	1:12.728	N/A	12
13	2	Logan Sargeant	Williams-Mercedes	1:13.063	1:12.736	N/A	13
14	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas-Ferrari	1:13.217	1:12.916	N/A	14
15	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine-Renault	1:13.289	1:12.940	N/A	15
16	11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	1:13.326	N/A	N/A	16
17	77	Valtteri Bottas	KickSauber-Ferrari	1:13.366	N/A	N/A	PL2
18	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine-Renault	1:13.435	N/A	N/A	183
19	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas-Ferrari	1:13.978	N/A	N/A	17
20	24	Zhou Guanyu	KickSauber-Ferrari	1:14.292	N/A	N/A	PL4
107% time:1:17.425
Source:

Notes

• ^1–George RussellandMax Verstappenset identical lap times in Q3. Russell got pole position as he set the time earlier.
• ^2–Valtteri Bottasqualified 17th, but was required to start the race from the pit lane as his car was modified duringparc ferméconditions.
• ^3–Esteban Oconreceived a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with his teammatePierre Gaslyat the previous round.
• ^4–Zhou Guanyuqualified 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

TheSauberschanged their rear wings duringparc 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 polesitterGeorge Russellkept the lead on the start,Kevin Magnussenimmediately benefited from the wet tyres, and he climbed up to as high as fourth whileNico Hülkenbergworked his way up to the points.Charles Leclerc,who had wonthe previous raceat Monaco, suspected engine issues with hisFerrari 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 NorrispassedMax VerstappenusingDRSon lap 20, taking him into the lead. However,Logan Sargeantcaused 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 AlbonovertookDaniel RicciardoandEsteban Oconinto the final corner, but he encounteredCarlos 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 the2023 Australian Grand Prix.This was Ferrari's first retirement of the season, and their first double retirement since the2022 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 hisRB20and 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 teammateLewis Hamilton,who went wheel-to-wheel with Russell winning out. Russell also battledOscar 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 Tsunodalost control of hisRBand 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' first podium of the season, and his teammate Hamilton scored the fastest lap in fourth.

Pérez received a three-place grid drop for the followingSpanish Grand Prix.Under advice from the team, as they wanted to avoid a safety car situation, he 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.

Race classification

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
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
3	63	George Russell	Mercedes	70	+4.317	1	15
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	70	+4.915	7	131
5	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren-Mercedes	70	+10.199	4	10
6	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAramco-Mercedes	70	+17.510	6	8
7	18	Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAramco-Mercedes	70	+23.625	9	6
8	3	Daniel Ricciardo	RB-Honda RBPT	70	+28.672	5	4
9	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine-Renault	70	+30.021	15	2
10	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine-Renault	70	+30.313	18	1
11	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas-Ferrari	70	+30.824	17
12	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas-Ferrari	70	+31.253	14
13	77	Valtteri Bottas	KickSauber-Ferrari	70	+40.487	PL
14	22	Yuki Tsunoda	RB-Honda RBPT	70	+52.694	8
15	24	Zhou Guanyu	KickSauber-Ferrari	69	+1 lap	PL
Ret	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	52	Collision	12
Ret	23	Alexander Albon	Williams-Mercedes	52	Collision	10
Ret	11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	51	Accident	16
Ret	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	40	Engine	11
Ret	2	Logan Sargeant	Williams-Mercedes	23	Accident	13
Fastest lap:Lewis Hamilton(Mercedes) – 1:14.856 (lap 70)
Source:

Notes

• ^1– Includes one point for fastest lap.

Championship standings after the race

For full season standings, see2024 Formula One World Championship § Results and standings.

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
	1	Max Verstappen	194
	2	Charles Leclerc	138
	3	Lando Norris	131
	4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	108
	5	Sergio Pérez	107
Source:

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos.	Constructor	Points
	1	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	301
	2	Ferrari	252
	3	McLaren-Mercedes	212
	4	Mercedes	124
	5	Aston MartinAramco-Mercedes	58
Source:

• Note:Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.