2024 Canadian Grand Prix

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2024 Canadian Grand Prix
Race 9 of 24 in the 2024 Formula One World Championship
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Ile Notre-Dame (Circuit Gilles Villeneuve).svg
Race details [1]
Date9 June 2024
Official name Formula 1 AWS Grand Prix du Canada 2024
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 [2]
Pole position
Driver Mercedes
Time 1:12.000
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
Time 1:14.856 on lap 70
Podium
First Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
Second McLaren-Mercedes
Third Mercedes
Lap leaders
  • 2024 Canadian Grand Prix

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.

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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. [3] 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. [4]

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. [5]

Entrants

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race. [6] Jack Doohan drove for Alpine in the first free practice session, taking the spot of Esteban Ocon. [7]

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. [8]

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. [9]

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. [1]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 8 June 2024, at 16:00 local time (UTC−4). [1]

Qualifying report

George Russell set an identical time to Max Verstappen in Q3 but took pole position by virtue of setting his lap earlier, [10] 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. [11]

Qualifying classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorQualifying timesFinal
grid
Q1Q2Q3
163 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell Mercedes 1:13.0131:11.7421:12.0001 1
21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 1:12.3601:12.5491:12.0002 1
34 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.9591:12.2011:12.0213
481 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.9071:12.4621:12.1034
53 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo RB-Honda RBPT 1:13.2401:12.5721:12.1785
614 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 1:13.1171:12.6351:12.2286
744 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:12.8511:11.9791:12.2807
822 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Tsunoda RB-Honda RBPT 1:12.7481:12.3031:12.4148
918 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 1:13.0881:12.6591:12.7019
1023 Flag of Thailand.svg Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 1:12.8961:12.4851:12.97610
1116 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:13.1071:12.691N/A11
1255 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1:13.0381:12.728N/A12
132 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Sargeant Williams-Mercedes 1:13.0631:12.736N/A13
1420 Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 1:13.2171:12.916N/A14
1510 Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault 1:13.2891:12.940N/A15
1611 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 1:13.326N/AN/A16
1777 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber-Ferrari 1:13.366N/AN/APL 2
1831 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 1:13.435N/AN/A18 3
1927 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Haas-Ferrari 1:13.978N/AN/A17
2024 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Guanyu Kick Sauber-Ferrari 1:14.292N/AN/APL 4
107% time: 1:17.425
Source: [12] [13]

Notes

Race

The race was held on 9 June 2024, at 14:00 local time (UTC−4), and was run for 70 laps. [1]

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. [14]

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. [14]

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. [14] [15] 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. [14]

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. [14]

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. [16] 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. [17]

Race classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 701:45:47.927225
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 70+3.869318
363 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell Mercedes 70+4.317115
444 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 70+4.915713 1
581 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes 70+10.199410
614 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 70+17.51068
718 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 70+23.62596
83 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo RB-Honda RBPT 70+28.67254
910 Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault 70+30.021152
1031 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 70+30.313181
1127 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Haas-Ferrari 70+30.82417
1220 Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 70+31.25314
1377 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber-Ferrari 70+40.487PL
1422 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Tsunoda RB-Honda RBPT 70+52.6948
1524 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Guanyu Kick Sauber-Ferrari 69+1 lapPL
Ret55 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 52Collision12
Ret23 Flag of Thailand.svg Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 52Collision10
Ret11 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 51Accident16
Ret16 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Ferrari 40Engine11
Ret2 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Sargeant Williams-Mercedes 23Accident13
Fastest lap: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 1:14.856 (lap 70)
Source: [13] [18] [19] [20]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

References

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