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Formula 1 heads to the Atlantic this weekend for the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal from June 13-15.
As the series hits round 10 and nears the halfway point of the 24-race season, things are about to get pretty intense especially for the McLaren team as they will be looking to run away with their lead in both championships in the coming rounds.
The Woking squad pulled off two victories during the European triple-header, with their only slip-up being the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola where Max Verstappen of Red Bull was just too brilliant for Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris to beat.
With seven wins under their belt in the first nine races, McLaren is sitting pretty at the top of the constructors’ championship with 362 points so far – 197 points ahead of their closest rivals Ferrari.
On the drivers’ side, Piastri is holding onto the championship lead with just 10 points ahead of his teammate Norris after clinching a win last time in Barcelona, making it five victories for him this season.
Now heading to Montreal this weekend, Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve’s high-speed, low-downforce, and overtaking nature makes it one of the drivers’ favorite tracks on the calendar.
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Yet it is considered to be one of the toughest with its heavy-braking chicanes, hairpins, barriers and of course the infamous ‘Wall of Champions’ located right at the exit of the final chicane. The wall at Turn 14 got its name following the 1999 race during which Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher, and Jacques Villeneuve all crashed there.
That’s why drivers looking to score big points this weekend will have to keep their noses clean and avoid mistakes around this unforgiving 2.710-mile circuit.
F1 Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve Stats
- First Grand Prix: 1978
- Circuit Length: 4.361km (2.710 miles)
- Race Distance: 305.27km (189.686 miles)
- Number of Laps: 70
- Number of Turns: 14
- Lap Record: 1:13.078 – Valtteri Bottas (2019)
- Most Wins (Driver): Michael Schumacher (7), Lewis Hamilton (7)
- Most Wins (Constructor): Ferrari (11)
- Most Pole Positions (Driver): Michael Schumacher (6), Lewis Hamilton (6)
- Most Pole Positions (Constructor): Ferrari (8), McLaren (8), Williams (8)
F1 2025 Canadian Grand Prix Schedule
Round 10 of the season at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal kicks off with FP1 on Friday, June 13 at 1:30 p.m. local time (EDT), followed by FP2 later in the day at 5 p.m.
On Saturday, June 14, drivers will climb into their cars for the final practice run (FP3) at 12:30 p.m. before they fight for grid positions in qualifying at 4 p.m.
The 70-lap race will get underway at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 15.
Canadian Grand Prix 2025: Free Practice 1 Start Times
All below start times are on Friday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (EDT): 1:30 p.m.
- United States and Canada (CDT): 12:30 p.m.
- United States and Canada (PDT): 10:30 a.m.
- United States and Canada (MDT): 11:30 a.m.
- United Kingdom (BST): 6:30 p.m.
- Central European Time (CEST): 7:30 p.m.
- Australia (AEST): 3:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Australia (AWST): 1:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Australia (ACST): 3 a.m. on Saturday
- Saudi Arabia: 8:30 p.m.
- Brazil: 2:30 p.m.
- Japan (JST): 2:30 a.m. on Saturday
- India (IST): 11 p.m.
Canadian Grand Prix 2025: Free Practice 2 Start Times
All below start times are on Friday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (EDT): 5 p.m.
- United States and Canada (CDT): 4 p.m.
- United States and Canada (PDT): 2 p.m.
- United States and Canada (MDT): 3 p.m.
- United Kingdom (BST): 10 p.m.
- Central European Time (CEST): 11 p.m.
- Australia (AEST): 7 a.m. on Saturday
- Australia (AWST): 5 a.m. on Saturday
- Australia (ACST): 6:30 a.m. on Saturday
- Saudi Arabia: 12 a.m. on Saturday
- Brazil: 6 p.m.
- Japan (JST): 6 a.m. on Saturday
- India (IST): 2:30 a.m. on Saturday
Canadian Grand Prix 2025: Free Practice 3 Start Times
All below start times are on Saturday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (EDT): 12:30 p.m.
- United States and Canada (CDT): 11:30 a.m.
- United States and Canada (PDT): 9:30 a.m.
- United States and Canada (MDT): 10:30 a.m.
- United Kingdom (BST): 5:30 p.m.
- Central European Time (CEST): 6:30 p.m.
- Australia (AEST): 2:30 a.m. on Sunday
- Australia (AWST): 12:30 a.m. on Sunday
- Australia (ACST): 2 a.m. on Sunday
- Saudi Arabia: 7:30 p.m.
- Brazil: 1:30 p.m.
- Japan (JST): 1:30 a.m. on Sunday
- India (IST): 10 p.m.
Canadian Grand Prix 2025: Qualifying Start Times
All below start times are on Saturday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (EDT): 4 p.m.
- United States and Canada (CDT): 3 p.m.
- United States and Canada (PDT): 1 p.m.
- United States and Canada (MDT): 2 p.m.
- United Kingdom (BST): 9 p.m.
- Central European Time (CEST): 10 p.m.
- Australia (AEST): 6 a.m. on Sunday
- Australia (AWST): 4 a.m. on Sunday
- Australia (ACST): 5:30 a.m. on Sunday
- Saudi Arabia: 11 p.m.
- Brazil: 5 p.m.
- Japan (JST): 5 a.m. on Sunday
- India (IST): 1:30 a.m. on Sunday
Canadian Grand Prix 2025: Race Start Times
All below start times are on Sunday unless stated otherwise.
- Local Time (EDT): 2 p.m.
- United States and Canada (CDT): 1 p.m.
- United States and Canada (PDT): 11 a.m.
- United States and Canada (MDT): 12 p.m.
- United Kingdom (BST): 7 p.m.
- Central European Time (CEST): 8 p.m.
- Australia (AEST): 4 a.m. on Monday
- Australia (AWST): 2 a.m. on Monday
- Australia (ACST): 3:30 a.m. on Monday
- Saudi Arabia: 9 p.m.
- Brazil: 3 p.m.
- Japan (JST): 3 a.m. on Monday
- India (IST): 11:30 p.m.
How To Watch F1 Canadian Grand Prix
Fans in the United States can catch the live action across ESPN platforms. Free Practice 1 (FP1) and Free Practice 2 (FP2) will be broadcast on ESPNU, while Free Practice 3 (FP3) and qualifying will air on ESPN2. Sunday’s race will be live on ESPN+, with Spanish coverage available on ESPN3 and ESPN Deportes throughout the weekend.
Meanwhile, viewers in the United Kingdom can enjoy extensive coverage on Sky Sports. The channel’s hit show, Ted’s Notebook, will return to the screen this weekend following the qualifying and the race and it will also be available on ESPN3.
In select regions, F1 TV Pro subscribers can tune in for live coverage on any device, along with the opportunity to catch up on full session replays and highlights afterward.
Below is the broadcast information for some key territories:
- United States: ESPN
- United Kingdom: Sky Sports
- Canada: RDS, RDS 2, TSN, Noovo
- Italy: Sky Italia
- Australia: Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo
- Japan: Fuji TV, DAZN
- China: Tencent
- Netherlands: Viaplay
- New Zealand: Sky NZ
- Spain: DAZN
- Germany: Sky Deutschland, RTL
- France: Canal+
- Portugal: DAZN
- Belgium: RTBF, Play Sports
- Mexico: Fox Sports Mexico, Televisa
- Singapore: beIN SPORTS
- Brazil: Bandeirantes, Bandsports
- Middle East and Turkey: beIN SPORTS
- Latin America: ESPN
- Africa: SuperSport
Highlights from each day of the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix weekend will be available on F1’s YouTube channel.
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