ROUND

5

Canadian Grand Prix

2026-05-24·68 laps

Kimi Antonelli claimed a fourth consecutive victory in an attritional Canadian Grand Prix, inheriting clear control of the race after teammate and pole-sitter George Russell retired from the lead battle with a sudden power unit failure on Lap 29. The two Mercedes drivers had fought a fierce intra-team battle in the opening laps, with the lead changing hands more than once, before Russell's reliability issue ended his afternoon and handed Antonelli an unchallenged run to the flag. Behind him, Lewis Hamilton took his best result of the season for Ferrari, passing Max Verstappen late on for second after the pair traded paint in a tense scrap, with Verstappen completing the podium in third. Charles Leclerc took fourth for Ferrari, while a chaotic race for the rest of the field saw six cars fail to finish, including reigning champion Lando Norris and Sergio Perez. Antonelli's win extended his championship lead over Russell to 43 points.

Race Winner

Kimi Antonelli

Mercedes

Fastest Lap

1:14.210

Kimi Antonelli

Conditions

☀ Dry

Circuit Profile

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

Lap length

4.361 km

Race distance

68 laps · 296.5 km

Tyre allocation

H C3 · M C4 · S C5

Pit-lane loss (model)

≈ 25.1 s

Tyre degradation

Low

Overtaking

Easier

Pit-lane loss, degradation and overtaking are PITWALL simulator inputs for this circuit, not official figures.

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Qualifying

POS	Driver	Q1	Q2	Q3	Grid
1	George Russell	1:13.953	1:13.079	1:12.578	1
2	Kimi Antonelli	1:13.380	1:13.076	1:12.646	2
3	Lando Norris	1:13.503	1:13.049	1:12.729	3
4	Oscar Piastri	1:13.559	1:13.285	1:12.781	4
5	Lewis Hamilton	1:13.767	1:13.041	1:12.868	5
6	Max Verstappen	1:14.067	1:13.479	1:12.907	6
7	Isack Hadjar	1:13.654	1:12.975	1:12.935	7
8	Charles Leclerc	1:13.825	1:13.496	1:12.976	8
9	Arvid Lindblad	1:13.895	1:13.548	1:13.280	9
10	Franco Colapinto	1:14.466	1:13.857	1:13.697	10
11	Nico Hulkenberg	1:14.562	1:13.886	—	11
12	Liam Lawson	1:14.346	1:13.897	—	12
13	Gabriel Bortoleto	1:14.775	1:14.071	—	13
14	Pierre Gasly	1:14.698	1:14.187	—	14
15	Carlos Sainz	1:14.276	1:14.273	—	15
16	Oliver Bearman	1:14.449	1:14.416	—	16
17	Esteban Ocon	1:14.845	—	—	17
18	Alexander Albon	1:14.851	—	—	18
19	Fernando Alonso	1:15.196	—	—	19
20	Sergio Perez	1:15.429	—	—	20
21	Lance Stroll	1:16.195	—	—	22
22	Valtteri Bottas	1:16.272	—	—	21

Grid to Finish

Places gained or lost between the starting grid (after penalties) and the flag, for 16 of 16 classified drivers.

Biggest gains

Lance StrollP22 → P15+7

Pierre GaslyP14 → P8+6

Carlos SainzP15 → P9+6

Biggest losses

Oscar PiastriP4 → P11-7

Nico HulkenbergP11 → P12-1

Sprint Race

POS	Driver	Time	Gap	Pts
1	George Russell	1730.951	Leader	+8
2	Lando Norris	1732.223	+1.272	+7
3	Kimi Antonelli	1732.794	+1.843	+6
4	Oscar Piastri	1740.748	+9.797	+5
5	Charles Leclerc	1740.880	+9.929	+4
6	Lewis Hamilton	1741.496	+10.545	+3
7	Max Verstappen	1746.886	+15.935	+2
8	Arvid Lindblad	1760.661	+29.710	+1
9	Franco Colapinto	1762.572	+31.621	—
10	Carlos Sainz	1767.744	+36.793	—
11	Liam Lawson	1792.295	+61.344	—
12	Gabriel Bortoleto	1792.765	+61.814	—
13	Esteban Ocon	1795.160	+64.209	—
14	Sergio Perez	1801.353	+70.402 (incl. 10s penalty)	—
15	Nico Hulkenberg	1803.109	+72.158 (incl. 10s penalty)	—
16	Lance Stroll	1806.451	+1 Lap	—
17	Valtteri Bottas	1808.451	+1 Lap	—
18	Oliver Bearman	1810.451	+1 Lap	—
19	Alexander Albon	1812.451	+1 Lap	—
20	Pierre Gasly	1814.451	+1 Lap	—
21	Isack Hadjar	1967.451	+3 Laps	—
22	Fernando Alonso	DNF	DNF	—

Race Timeline

🚦LAP 1Lights out — 68 laps scheduled

🏎LAP 1Pole-sitter Russell and teammate Antonelli, starting alongside him on the front row, begin an intense intra-team fight for the lead.

🔧LAP 1First pit stop of the race: Oscar Piastri switches to Medium

🏎LAP 12Several position swaps between the two Mercedes drivers, with Antonelli briefly reclaiming the lead before Russell fights back immediately.

🏎LAP 29George Russell retires from the lead battle with a sudden power unit failure, handing Antonelli an unchallenged run to the win.

🏆LAP 31Race winner Kimi Antonelli makes stop 1, fitting Medium

🔧LAP 52Last pit stop of the race: Isack Hadjar switches to Soft

🏎LAP 60Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen trade paint in a late-race scrap for second place, with Hamilton coming out on top.

🏁LAP 68Chequered flag — Kimi Antonelli wins

Tyre Strategy

Every stint for the 16 classified drivers with recorded pit data (16 classified in total). Bar lengths are to scale with the 68-lap race distance.

P1Kimi Antonelli

S 31

M 37

P2Lewis Hamilton

S 31

M 37

P3Max Verstappen

S 31

M 37

P4Charles Leclerc

S 31

M 37

P5Isack Hadjar

S 31

M 21

S 16

P6Franco Colapinto

M 30

H 38

P7Liam Lawson

M 30

S 38

P8Pierre Gasly

M 30

H 38

P9Carlos Sainz

I

M 28

M 38

P10Oliver Bearman

S 30

M 38

P11Oscar Piastri

I

M 11

M 39

S 17

P12Nico Hulkenberg

I

S 18

M 48

P13Gabriel Bortoleto

I

S 16

M 50

P14Esteban Ocon

S 16

M 14

S 38

P15Lance Stroll

S 14

S 35

M 19

P16Valtteri Bottas

I

S

M 20

S 20

M 19

LAP 1LAP 34LAP 68

One-stop

8

Two-stop

6

Three+ stops

2

Winner's strategy: Soft → Medium

Longest stint: Gabriel Bortoleto, 50 laps on Medium

Compound sequences used

Soft → Medium

5 driver(s) · best result P1

Soft → Medium → Soft

2 driver(s) · best result P5

Medium → Hard

2 driver(s) · best result P6

Intermediate → Soft → Medium

2 driver(s) · best result P12

Medium → Soft

1 driver(s) · best result P7

Intermediate → Medium → Medium

1 driver(s) · best result P9

Intermediate → Medium → Medium → Soft

1 driver(s) · best result P11

Soft → Soft → Medium

1 driver(s) · best result P15

Intermediate → Soft → Medium → Soft → Medium

1 driver(s) · best result P16

Pit Stops & Neutralisations

First stops came between lap 1 and lap 31, with a median of lap 30.

Why They Lost

Strategy and race factors that shaped the result for drivers who finished behind Kimi Antonelli.

P5Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing

▸Made 2 stops to the winner's 1, conceding track position on the extra in-lap and out-lap.

P9Carlos SainzWilliams

▸Made 2 stops to the winner's 1, conceding track position on the extra in-lap and out-lap.
▸Pitted 29 laps earlier than Kimi Antonelli (lap 2 vs 31), exposing the next stint to more wear.

P11Oscar PiastriMcLaren

▸Made 3 stops to the winner's 1, conceding track position on the extra in-lap and out-lap.
▸Pitted 30 laps earlier than Kimi Antonelli (lap 1 vs 31), exposing the next stint to more wear.
▸Started P4 and finished 7 places lower.

P12Nico HulkenbergAudi

▸Made 2 stops to the winner's 1, conceding track position on the extra in-lap and out-lap.
▸Pitted 29 laps earlier than Kimi Antonelli (lap 2 vs 31), exposing the next stint to more wear.

P13Gabriel BortoletoAudi

▸Made 2 stops to the winner's 1, conceding track position on the extra in-lap and out-lap.
▸Pitted 29 laps earlier than Kimi Antonelli (lap 2 vs 31), exposing the next stint to more wear.

P14Esteban OconHaas

▸Made 2 stops to the winner's 1, conceding track position on the extra in-lap and out-lap.
▸Pitted 15 laps earlier than Kimi Antonelli (lap 16 vs 31), exposing the next stint to more wear.

Strategy Breakdown

Simulator replay is unavailable for this race: some drivers changed tyres more than twice, and the simulator replay link can carry at most two stops per car.

POS	Driver	Strategy	Time	Gap
1	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	S→ML31	1:28:15.758	+0.000	—
2	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	S→ML31	1:28:26.526	+10.768	—
3	Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing	S→ML31	1:28:27.034	+11.276	—
4	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	S→ML31	1:28:59.909	+44.151	—
5	Isack Hadjar Red Bull Racing	S→ML31→SL52	1:28:20.791	+1 lap	—
6	Franco Colapinto Alpine	M→HL30	1:28:35.268	+1 lap	—
7	Liam Lawson Racing Bulls	M→SL30	1:28:49.993	+1 lap	—
8	Pierre Gasly Alpine	M→HL30	1:28:50.330	+1 lap	—
9	Carlos Sainz Williams	I→ML2→ML30	1:29:13.772	+1 lap	—
10	Oliver Bearman Haas	S→ML30	1:29:14.807	+1 lap	—
11	Oscar Piastri McLaren	I→ML1→ML12→SL51	1:28:28.457	+2 laps	—
12	Nico Hulkenberg Audi	I→SL2→ML20	1:28:29.940	+2 laps	—
13	Gabriel Bortoleto Audi	I→SL2→ML18	1:28:36.914	+2 laps (incl. 5s penalty)	—
14	Esteban Ocon Haas	S→ML16→SL30	1:29:24.393	+2 laps	—
15	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	S→SL14→ML49	1:28:34.155	+4 laps	—
16	Valtteri Bottas Cadillac	I→SL3→ML9→SL29→ML49	1:29:09.148	+4 laps	—
17	Sergio Perez Cadillac	I→SL2→ML15→SL29	—	DNF	—
18	Lando Norris McLaren	I→ML2→ML15	—	DNF	—
19	George Russell Mercedes	S	—	DNF	—
20	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	S→SL20	—	DNF	—
21	Alexander Albon Williams	S	—	DNF	—
22	Arvid Lindblad Racing Bulls	M	—	DNS	—