Circuit Information

Location; Montréal, Canada, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve,
Lap : 4.361kms / 2.709miles | Race : 70 laps (305.270kms / 189.694miles) | Offset : 0.000

The Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, is named after the nation's favorite driver, Gilles Villeneuve.
History of the Circuit
It was Gilles Villeneuve who provided the fans with a debut victory on the first running of the race in 1978 and thrilled fans thereafter until his death at Zolder Circuit in 1982.

Situated on a man-made island in the St Lawrence Seaway, popular with the drivers, the circuit was given a few modifications in 1979.
It is now has twisty sections joined by high-speed straights and tight hairpins.

The pits used to be located directly after the Casino hairpin. In 1987 it was time for a circuit upgrade and new pit facilities where built.
There have been a few modifications to the final chicane and the back straight, the chicane is usually referred to as 'Champion's Corner', it now has a rubber-belted tyre wall added.

Events Today
During the Formula One Grand Prix there are other great support races on the shedule ; the Grand Prix du Canada always makes sure to offer extra on-track activities to its fans. This year, a great support races schedule is being put together. Apart from the CCTC Series and the Ferrari Challenge, we also have secured the Formula 1600 Series. The F1600, also called Formula Ford, is an open wheel vehicle, the series race in 40 different countries and is one of the most accessible race series for motorsports enthousiasts. Watch those cars go from 0 to 100 km/h in 6 seconds, and go as fast as 240 km/h around Circuit Gilles Villeneuve this summer!

Grandstand Locations
General Admission
In order to observe all the action on the track, you have access to the following areas: between grandstands 15, 24 and 22 in the hairpin; behind grandstand 34, close to grandstand 33. Space is limited and the early birds are more susceptible to occupy the best observation posts. You can visit the exhibits in the center of the track as well as the support races paddocks.

Gold 1 & 2
Facing the pits and starting grid In the western part of the circuit, the F1 teams' pit-stalls are a scene of intense and frenzied activity during practice, qualifying and the race as cars enter the pits area. From ultra-comfortable seats, you'll also see the formation of the starting grid, the pre-race ceremonies and the final preparations in the half-hour before the start of the Grand Prix. A giant screen allows you to follow the action at all times.

Silver 11 & 12
At the Senna corner in the western part of the circuit, a few hundred yards past the startline, drivers must negotiate one of the most spectacular and legendary series of corners in the entire world championship: intense braking at the end of the straight, a left-hand corner, followed immediately by a hairpin, out of which they accelerate up towards a chicane. It's often the scene of spectacular manoeuvres and incidents likely to change the course of the event. A giant screen allows you to follow the action at all times.

Silver 15, 21, 22 & 24
At the Hairpin In the eastern part of the circuit, a short walk from the Cosmos bridge and metro station, the Hairpin offers great passing opportunities and is also notable for its piercing sounds as the F1 cars slow down at the entrance to the corner and then accelerate again as they exit onto Casino straight. A true mechanical symphony as the speeds go from 290 to 60 km/h. Your seat in this grandstand is also just a short distance from a visit to the support race paddock. A giant screen allows you to follow the action at all times.

Bronze 31
At the bridge chicane In the northern part of the circuit, a short walk across the Cosmos bridge from the metro station, this sequence again requires hard braking (from 300 to 110 km/h) under the bridge to negotiate the first right-hand corner over the curbs and then to resume the racing line for the left-hander which follows immediately. No rest for the drivers. A giant screen allows you to follow the action at all times. There's also plenty of souvenir shops nearby as well as a footbridge to the interior of the circuit to occupy any breaks in the on-track action.

Bronze 33
At the Canada Pavilion Located in the northern part of the circuit, reached via the Concorde bridge, this left-right sequence requires the drivers to break hard for the first turn (from 260 to 90 km/h), and then after a straight of few dozen meters long, they have to negotiate the second corner with precision so as not to get off-line or to close to the outside wall. Your grandstand seat offers you a magnificent view of downtown Montreal and the shaded Floralies gardens. A giant screen allows you to follow the action at all times. So you get both action and a pastoral environment.