Montreal
With Quebec’s Gilles Villeneuve becoming a major star and increasing safety concerns over Mosport Park, a new circuit on Montreal’s man-made Ile de Notre Dame was prepared in record time for the 1978 Canadian Grand Prix.
Circuit
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Type
Temporary road course
Length
2.709 (Miles)
Change
Increased run-off areas created at first corner and final hairpin by re-profiling corners
Fastest Race Lap
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-Benz F1 W10 EQ Power+), 1m13.078, 133.452 mph, F1, 2019
Fastest Qualifying Lap
Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari SF90), 1m10.240, 138.844 mph, F1, 2019
Type
Temporary road course
Length
2.747 (Miles)
Change
Chicane on old pitlane and Casino Esses bypassed to form Casino Straight
Fastest Race Lap
Ralf Schumacher (Williams FW23-BMW), 1m17.205, 128.090 mph, F1, 2001
Fastest Qualifying Lap
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari F2001), 1m15.782, 130.496 mph, F1, 2001
Type
Temporary road course
Length
2.765 (Miles)
Change
Chicane built on old pitlane before Esses
Fastest Race Lap
Michael Schumacher (Benetton B194-Ford), 1m28.927, 111.935 mph, F1, 1994
Fastest Qualifying Lap
Michael Schumacher (Benetton B194-Ford), 1m26.178, 115.505 mph, F1, 1994
Type
Temporary road course
Length
2.753 (Miles)
Change
Pitlane entrance modified
Fastest Race Lap
Michael Schumacher (Benetton B193B-Ford), 1m21.500, 121.605 mph, F1, 1993
Fastest Qualifying Lap
Alain Prost (Williams FW15C-Renault), 1m18.987, 125.474 mph, F1, 1993
Type
Temporary road course
Length
2.728 (Miles)
Change
New pits built and startline moved
Fastest Race Lap
Gerhard Berger (McLaren MP4/5B-Honda), 1m22.077, 119.654 mph, F1, 1990
Fastest Qualifying Lap
Ayrton Senna (McLaren MP4/5B-Honda), 1m20.399, 122.151 mph, F1, 1990
Type
Temporary road course
Length
2.74 (Miles)
Change
Chicane before Island Hairpin and pitlane modified
Fastest Race Lap
Nelson Piquet (Williams FW11-Honda), 1m25.443, 115.446 mph, F1, 1986
Fastest Qualifying Lap
Nigel Mansell (Williams FW11-Honda), 1m24.118, 117.264 mph, F1, 1986
Type
Temporary road course
Length
2.796 (Miles)
Change
Original circuit
Fastest Race Lap
Alan Jones (Williams FW06-Ford), 1m38.072, 102.625 mph, F1, 1978
Fastest Qualifying Lap
Jean-Pierre Jarier (Lotus 79-Ford), 1m38.015, 102.695 mph, F1, 1978
