2024 Canadian Grand Prix

The event was held at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal for the 43rd time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 7–9 June. The Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the 53rd running of the Canadian Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship. Championship standings before the race Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen led the Drivers' Championship with 169 points, 31 points ahead of Charles Leclerc in second, and 56 ahead of Lando Norris in third. Red Bull Racing, with 276 points, led the Constructors' Championship from Ferrari and McLaren, who were second and third with 252 and 184 points, respectively. Entrants The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race. Jack Doohan drove for Alpine in the first free practice session, taking the spot of Esteban Ocon. Tyre choices Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C3, C4, and C5 tyre compounds (the softest three in their range) designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event. Penalties Esteban Ocon of Alpine carried a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with his teammate Pierre Gasly at the preceding Monaco Grand Prix. ==Practice==

Three free practice sessions were held for the event. The first free practice session was held on 7 June 2024, at 13:30 local time (UTC−4), and was topped by Lando Norris of McLaren ahead of Carlos Sainz Jr. of Ferrari and his teammate Charles Leclerc. The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 17:00 local time, and was topped by Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin ahead of George Russell of Mercedes and Alonso's teammate Lance Stroll. The third free practice session was held on 8 June 2024, at 12:30 local time, and was topped by Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes ahead of Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing and Hamilton's teammate Russell. ==Qualifying==

Qualifying was held on 8 June 2024, at 16:00 local time (UTC−4). only the second time that pole position has been decided in such a way since Formula One adopted a three-decimal timing system after the 1997 European Grand Prix. Qualifying classification Notes • – George Russell and Max Verstappen set identical lap times in Q3. Russell got pole position as he set the time earlier. • – Valtteri Bottas qualified 17th, but was required to start the race from the pit lane as his car was modified during parc fermé conditions. • – Esteban Ocon received a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with his teammate Pierre Gasly at the previous round. • – Zhou Guanyu qualified 20th, but was required to start the race from the pit lane as his car was modified during parc fermé conditions. ==Race==

The race was held on 9 June 2024, at 14:00 local time (UTC−4), and was run for 70 laps. Sergio Pérez, who was knocked out in Q1 for the second consecutive race weekend in a row, failed to finish once again after he spun into the wall at turn six, hitting the rear wing of his RB20 and destroying it. His team advised him to limp back to the pits to retire, as leaving the car on the track would risk a safety car. However, the Albon-Sainz incident brought out the second and final safety car period. Under advice from his Red Bull team, as they wanted to avoid a safety car situation, Pérez limped back to the pits in an unsafe condition – his rear wing had already been destroyed, scattering debris on track. Red Bull received a €25,000 penalty for the incident, and Pérez received a three-place grid drop for the following Spanish Grand Prix. The Pérez incident facilitated a rule change for the following season, where cars suffering from a critical failure, be it to the chassis or mechanically, would not have to go to the pit lane; instead, the driver has to park at a nearby safe location to retire the car. Race classification Notes • – Includes one point for fastest lap. ==Championship standings after the race==

Following his victory, coupled with Ferrari's double DNF, Verstappen and Red Bull were able to extend their respective leads in the Drivers' and Constructors' Championship to 56 and 49 points over Charles Leclerc and Ferrari, respectively. Leclerc, who remained in second with 138 points, was only seven points ahead of Norris. ;Drivers' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. == References ==