{"id":678472,"date":"2026-05-18T11:11:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/678472\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T11:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:11:13","slug":"the-2026-formula-1-canadian-grand-prix-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/678472\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2026 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

It has now been three weeks since the Formula 1<\/a> was heading to a circuit for the last time. The Miami Grand Prix, the most recent race weekend, saw Andrea Kimi Antonelli confirmed as the solid championship leader. The current Formula 1 leader won for the third time this season, and in a row, ahead of the two other drivers. McLaren<\/a> : Lando Norris<\/a> et Oscar piastri<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This weekend, the focus shifts to the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, on \u00cele Notre-Dame, for the fifth round of the 2026 Formula 1 season. And after a three-week break, the Canadian Grand Prix will be a particularly anticipated weekend for the teams, with the arrival of new upgrades for some teams.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

In a new regulation where Mercedes Benz<\/a> Seems to excel, the three-pointed star brand will bring several technical innovations to Montreal, notably to the floor and rear aerodynamics of the W17. The leading force on the grid, the three-pointed star brand is one of the few teams that has not yet made any major improvements to its car since the start of the season.<\/p>\n

ALSO READ > Carlos Sainz completes his first laps on the Madring: “It was honestly impressive.”<\/a><\/p>\n

At Alpine<\/a>The French team recently strengthened its aerodynamics department with the arrival of Jason Somerville, former head of aerodynamics at the FIA, in order to accelerate the development of its car<\/a> in this new regulation. A strategic reinforcement whileAlpine hopes to confirm the progress and potential observed since the start of the season in Montreal.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the plateau of Formula 2<\/a> will also be participating this weekend. This comes after its last-minute addition to the schedule, to fill the gap left by the cancellation of the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia races earlier in the season due to the geopolitical situation in the Middle East. The F1 Academy will also be present on the Montreal circuit, with Lisa Billard and Jade Jacquet battling to continue their progress within the midfield.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcca The Gilles-Villeneuve circuit (Montreal) in numbers<\/p>\n

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First Grand Prix : 1978<\/p>\n

Number of turns : 70<\/p>\n

Length : 4,361 km<\/p>\n

Running distance : 305.27 km<\/p>\n

turns : 14<\/p>\n

Lap record : 1: 13.078 Valtteri Bottas<\/a>, Mercedes (2019)<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd52 Canadian Grand Prix schedule and TV channels<\/p>\n

Formula 1
Canadian Grand Prix, round 5<\/p>\n

Friday May 22
18:15\u00a0\u2013 Free Practice 1 (Canal+ Sport)
22:10 \u2013 Sprint Qualification (Canal+ Sport)<\/p>\n

Saturday May 23
17:40 \u2013 Sprint race (Canal+Sport)
21:40 \u2013 Qualifications (Canal+Sport)<\/p>\n

Sunday, May 24
22:00 \u2013 Race (Canal+)<\/p>\n

Formula 2
Montreal (Canada), 3rd leg<\/p>\n

Friday May 22
16:05p.m.-16:50p.m. \u2013 Free Trial (Canal+ Sport)
20:00p.m.-20:30p.m. \u2013 Qualification (Canal+ Sport)<\/p>\n

Saturday May 23
20:10p.m.-20:55p.m. \u2013 Sprint Race (Canal+Sport)<\/p>\n

Sunday, May 24
18:05p.m.-19:05p.m. \u2013 Main Race (Canal+ Sport)<\/p>\n

F1 Academy
Montreal (Canada), 2e\u00a0some
Saturday May 23
15h35 –\u00a0Race 1 (Canal+ Sport)
23h55 –\u00a0Race 2 (Canal+ Sport)
Sunday, May 24
16h40 –\u00a0Race 3 (Canal+ Sport)<\/p>\n

ALSO READ > Alpine strengthens its technical department with a former FIA aerodynamicist<\/a><\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfc6 The Drivers’ Championship standings before the Canadian Grand Prix<\/p>\n

1. Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) \u2013 100 points
2. George Russell (Mercedes) \u2013 80 points
3. Charles Leclerc<\/a> (Classic Ferrari for sale<\/a>) \u2013 59 points
4. Lando Norris (McLaren) \u2013 51 points
4. Lewis Hamilton<\/a> (Ferrari) \u2013 51 points
6. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) \u2013 43 points
7. Max Verstappen<\/a> (Red Bull<\/a>) \u2013 26 points
8. Oliver Bearman (TGR Haas<\/a>) \u2013 17 points
9. Pierre Gasly<\/a> (Alpine) \u2013 16 points
10. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) \u2013 10 points
11. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) \u2013 7 points
12. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) \u2013 4 points
13. Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) \u2013 4 points
14. Carlos Sainz<\/a> (Williams<\/a>) \u2013 4 points
15. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) \u2013 2 points
16. Esteban Ocon<\/a> (TGR Haas) \u2013 1 points
17. Alexander albon<\/a> (Williams) \u2013 1 points
18. Nico Hulkenberg<\/a> (Audi) \u2013 0 points
19. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) \u2013 0 points
20. Sergio P\u00e9rez (Cadillac) \u2013 0 points
21. Fernando Alonso<\/a> (Aston Martin<\/a>) \u2013 0 points
22. Lance stroll<\/a> (Aston Martin) \u2013 0 points<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfc6 The Constructors’ Championship standings before the Canadian Grand Prix<\/p>\n

1. Mercedes \u2013 180 points
2. Ferrari \u2013 110 points
3. McLaren \u2013 94 points
4. Red Bull \u2013 30 points
5. Alpine – 23 points
6. Haas \u2013 18 points
7. Racing Bulls \u2013 14 points
8. Williams \u2013 5 points
9. Audi \u2013 2 points
10. Cadillac \u2013 0 points
11. Aston Martin \u2013 0 points<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It has now been three weeks since the Formula 1 was heading to a circuit for the last…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":678473,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[64,63,817,813,816,85],"class_list":["post-678472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=678472"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/678472\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/678473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=678472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=678472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=678472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}