Formula One Canadian Grand Prix - Montreal

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In the 1960s the rivalry between French and English speaking Canada meant that the country's Grand Prix had two homes: Mosport Park one year and Mont-Tremblant the next. By 1970, however, Mont-Tremblant was deemed too dangerous and the race moved full time to Mosport Park.

In 1977 the French Canadians, motivated by the incredible success of Gilles Villeneuve, decided it was about time they built a race track. Building a new circuit simply wasn't feasible, however, as time and money were against them. Their solution was simple and effective. Taking the Ile Notre-Dame, they connected all the island's roads and made a circuit. The island had been the home of the 1967 World Fair (Expo'67) and was full of futuristic looking buildings. It was, everyone agreed, a perfect venue for a Grand Prix.

After $2m was spent on upgrading the circuit to Formula One standards, the first race was held there in October 1978. Gilles Villeneuve, in his first season with Ferrari, was yet to win a Formula One race, but at his home Grand Prix he took a memorable debut victory. Following his tragic death in 1982, the track was renamed in his honour.

His son, Jacques, has never won at the track but some of the great drivers of the sport have taken the spoils here. Michael Schumacher holds the record of having won seven times in Canada. It is also the scene of Jean Alesi's single Grand Prix victory in 1995, driving the number 27 Ferrari, the same car number which carried Gilles Villeneuve into the hearts of the Canadian Formula One fans.
The Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve lies on the island of Ile Notre-Dame on the St. Lawrence River, near downtown Montreal. It is within walking distance of the Jean Drapeau underground metro station. The metro (Line 4) runs from the city (Berri) to Jean Drapeau, a 20 minute ride. Bus 167 runs to the circuit.

By road the circuit is accessible direct via the De la Concorde Bridge and Jacques-Cartier Bridge (exit Jean Drapeau) or from South Shore.

All international and domestic flights come into Montreal-Trudeau Airport, which is located 18km west of the city (route 20). There is a frequent shuttle bus service that takes you into the City Centre Air Terminal from where the bus or metro can be taken to the circuit.

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	70	1:44:11.292	1	10
2	9	Nick Heidfeld	BMW	70	+4.3 secs	3	8
3	17	Alexander Wurz	Williams-Toyota	70	+5.3 secs	19	6
4	4	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault	70	+6.7 secs	22	5
5	6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	70	+13.0 secs	4	4
6	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri-Honda	70	+16.6 secs	11	3
7	1	Fernando Alonso	McLaren-Mercedes	70	+21.9 secs	2	2
8	11	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	70	+22.8 secs	18	1
9	15	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	70	+22.9 secs	6
10	16	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Toyota	70	+23.9 secs	7
11	23	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri-Honda	70	+24.3 secs	17
12	8	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	70	+30.4 secs	13
Ret	12	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	58	Accident	10
Ret	18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	STR-Ferrari	54	Accident	12
Ret	21	Christijan Albers	Spyker-Ferrari	47	Accident	21
Ret	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Renault	36	Gearbox	14
Ret	10	Robert Kubica	BMW	26	Accident	8
Ret	20	Adrian Sutil	Spyker-Ferrari	21	Accident	20
Ret	19	Scott Speed	STR-Ferrari	8	Accident	16
Ret	7	Jenson Button	Honda	0	Gearbox	15
DSQ	5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	51	Black flagged	5
DSQ	3	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	51	Black flagged	9