Tyre supplier Pirelli 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]
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 after Oscar 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
Qualifying was held on 14 June 2025, at 16:00 local time (UTC–4), and determined the starting grid order for the race.[1]
^2 – Yuki Tsunoda received a ten-place grid penalty for overtaking Oscar Piastri under red flag conditions during the third free practice session.[15][17]
^3 – Liam Lawson and Pierre Gasly qualified 19th and 20th, respectively, but they were required to start the race from the pit lane as their cars were modified under parc fermé conditions and additional power unit elements were used.[15]
Race
The race was held on 15 June 2025, at 14:00 local time (UTC–4), and was run for 70 laps.[1]
Race report
Opening lap of the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix
Polesitter George Russell of Mercedes comfortably held his position off the start, as did second-placed starting Max Verstappen of Red Bull. Third-placed Oscar Piastri of McLaren did not get as strong of a start, and was challenged by Russell's teammate Kimi Antonelli into the first corner. This forced Piastri to the outside of the Virage 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 of Williams attempted to overtake Franco Colapinto of Alpine 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 allowed Nico Hülkenberg of Sauber to pass both cars, with Albon also losing out to Isack Hadjar of Racing 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 teammate Lando Norris in seventh and Charles Leclerc of Ferrari in eighth – began to make progress. On lap 11, Norris passed Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin exiting the L'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 an undercut, 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 the Casino 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 teammate Lewis 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 a groundhog 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 entering L'Epingle, but ran wide on the corner's exit, allowing Piastri to pull back alongside as the teammates raced along the Casino 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 the safety 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 and Lance Stroll.[19] Antonelli also became the first Italian driver to achieve a podium finish since Jarno Trulli finished second in the 2009 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]
Post-race
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 car's floor.[25]
^1 – Lando Norris was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance. He also received a five-second time penalty for causing a collision with Oscar Piastri. The penalty made no difference as he was classified in the last position.[26]
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Notes
↑ Under the Formula One regulations, a driver is classified as a finisher if they have completed 90% of the race winners distance, even if they did not physically cross the finish line.
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