Canadian GP Facts & Figures

By Andrew Hooper
June 6 2003

 

 

  
Facts & Figures
 
* Montreal was named in 1642 by French explorers and after the mountain Mount Royal

* Montreal is the capital of the French-speaking province of Quebec and is located between the Ottawa and the Saint Lawrence Rivers. The city is inhabited by over a 1 million people

* The circuit lies in the Isle Notre Dame and has hosted the 1967 World Fair and the 1976 Olympic Games. The Formula One paddock is situated right next to the former rowing basin

* This year's race will be the 35th Canadian Grand Prix. The first seven Grands Prix to be hosted in Canada were staged at Mosport. Two races have been held at Mont-Tremblant. Montreal has hosted the Grand Prix since 1978 and is named after the debut race's winning driver, Gilles Villeneuve

* The track length is 4.361 kilometres. The race distance is 305.270 km (70 laps)

* In 2002, Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher qualified on pole and fourth place respectively but did not make it into the points. Juan Pablo retired after 13 laps in the lead, due to an engine failure, while Ralf's race was hampered by a fuel rig problem forcing him to make an additional pit stop, dropping him down to seventh place at the finish

* Ralf Schumacher scored his second career victory at the 2001 Canadian Grand Prix in the WilliamsF1 BMW FW23

* WilliamsF1 has scored six wins in Canada (1979, 80, 86, 89, 93 and 96), BMW has won twice (1982 and 84)

* Michael Schumacher won in 2002 for Ferrari. Montoya took pole position with a lap time of 1min12.836sec and is holder of the lap record (1min15.960 sec).

* The Grand Prix will take place on Sunday 15th June 2003, at 13:00 hours local time (18:00 hours in the UK).
 
 
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