Track
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (Canadian Grand Prix)
Answer
The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is a 4.361 km semi-permanent track on Ile Notre-Dame in Montreal, host of the Canadian Grand Prix. It is a stop-start layout of straights linked by tight chicanes and hairpins, brutal on brakes, and famous for the Wall of Champions at the final corner that has caught out many a title contender.
At a glance
- Location: Montreal, Canada (Ile Notre-Dame)
- Length: 4.361 km
- Corners: 14
- Layout: semi-permanent circuit, run clockwise
The character
Strategy and overtaking
The long straights into the hairpin and the final chicane give two strong DRS-assisted passing zones, so track position is less sacred here than at most circuits[1]. The high safety-car probability makes timing a stop around a caution period a major strategic lever, and the abrasive, low-grip surface can swing teams between one and two stops.
Related
Related reading
Sources
- [1]Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (Wikipedia) (wikipedia-en). Accessed 2026-06-18.
Published 2026-06-18