OT-FORMULA 1 PIRELLI GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2025; June 13-15 OT

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Race schedule Below. All times EDT.  Broadcast channels included.

15 Jun

Race 14:00 (ABC)

14 Jun

Qualifying 16:00 - 17:00 (ESPN2)

14 Jun

Practice 3 12:30 - 13:30 (ESPN2)

13 Jun

Practice 2 17:00 - 18:00 (ESPNU)

13 Jun

Practice 1 13:30 - 14:30 (ESPNU)

Race course:

Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve

70 Laps- 

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Skip the run up to the CHEETO deal and get with the racing-granted the FP sessions are  lacking in high drama but they've got to be better than the alternative.  "No Kings" has a resonance.  At least those in the GWN are somewhat insulated from the Clown Show despite his rhetoric.   

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Starting Grid for Sunday's race:

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1:12.075	1:11.570	1:10.899	21
2	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	1:12.054	1:11.638	1:11.059	20
3	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren Mercedes	1:11.939	1:11.715	1:11.120	23
4	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:12.279	1:11.974	1:11.391	21
5	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:11.952	1:11.885	1:11.526	27
6	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	1:12.073	1:11.805	1:11.586	27
7	4	Lando Norris	McLaren Mercedes	1:11.826	1:11.599	1:11.625	22
8	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:12.038	1:11.626	1:11.682	27
9	6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls Honda RBPT	1:12.211	1:12.003	1:11.867	21
10	23	Alexander Albon	Williams Mercedes	1:12.090	1:11.892	1:11.907	30
11	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	1:12.334	1:12.102		15
12	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine Renault	1:12.234	1:12.142		20
13	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber Ferrari	1:12.323	1:12.183		18
14	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas Ferrari	1:12.306	1:12.340		19
15	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas Ferrari	1:12.378	1:12.634		21
16	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber Ferrari	1:12.385			11
17	55	Carlos Sainz	Williams Mercedes	1:12.398			13
18	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	1:12.517			12
19	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls Honda RBPT	1:12.525			10
20	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine Renault	1:12.667			12
Note - Tsunoda penalised 10 positions for overtaking under red flags in practice. Hadjar penalised three positions for impeding in Qualifying.

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2025 F1 Canadian Grand Prix - Race Results
Pos	Driver	Nat.	Team	Laps
1	George Russell	GBR	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	70 laps
2	Max Verstappen	NED	Oracle Red Bull Racing	+0.228s
3	Kimi Antonelli	ITA	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	+1.014s
4	Oscar Piastri	AUS	McLaren F1 Team	+2.109s
5	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+3.442s
6	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+10.713s
7	Fernando Alonso	ESP	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	+10.972s
8	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber	+15.364s
9	Esteban Ocon	FRA	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team	+1 lap
10	Carlos Sainz	ESP	Atlassian Williams Racing	+1 lap
11	Oliver Bearman	GBR	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team	+1 lap
12	Yuki Tsunoda	JPN	Oracle Red Bull Racing	+1 lap
13	Franco Colapinto	ARG	BWT Alpine F1 Team	+1 lap
14	Gabriel Bortoleto	BRA	Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber	+1 lap
15	Pierre Gasly	FRA	BWT Alpine F1 Team	+1 lap
16	Isack Hadjar	FRA	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	+1 lap
17	Lance Stroll	CAN	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	+1 lap
DNF	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren F1 Team	67 laps
DNF	Liam Lawson	NZL	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	57 laps
DNF	Alex Albon	THA	Atlassian Williams Racing	49 laps

George Russell fended off Max Verstappen to claim an impressive first victory of the 2025 F1 season at the Canadian Grand Prix.

There were no fireworks between Russell and Verstappen following their controversial clash last time out in Spain, with Russell in complete control as he kept Verstappen’s Red Bull at bay throughout the 70-lap race in Montreal.

Russell’s win marks his and Mercedes’ first of the season.

18-year-old rookie Kimi Antonelli scored his first grand prix podium in third place with his best drive in F1 to date.

The race ended under a Safety Car after Lando Norris hit Oscar Piastri as he tried to overtake his McLaren teammate, putting him out on the spot. 

Next up-back across the pond to the Austrian Grand Prix-June 27-29. Separate thread to follow.