{"id":653439,"date":"2026-05-07T09:27:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/653439\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T09:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:27:11","slug":"formula-1-grand-prix-fever-takes-over-montreal-may-22-to-24-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/653439\/","title":{"rendered":"Formula 1 Grand Prix fever takes over Montreal &#8211; May 22 to 24, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada transforms the city into the centre of the racing world for three days. Montreal will be decked out in the colours of the most celebrated F1 teams as enthusiastic crowds from across the globe cheer on the greatest drivers in the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, the track on which the motor race is run, is located on \u00cele Notre-Dame at Parc Jean-Drapeau, right in the heart of the majestic Saint Lawrence River.<\/p>\n<p>Formula 1 drivers cover the 4,361 metres of the circuit in under one minute and 15 seconds, with speeds that can reach more than 300 kilometres an hour in the straightaways. Because of its tight 14 turns that put a demand on the brakes of the cars, Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve is conducive to a lot of driving errors and overtaking. The Grand Prix du Canada is a thrilling and spectacular race!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-80069\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/black-redbull-wide--e1778101574120-300x98.webp.webp\" alt=\"Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada\" width=\"375\" height=\"123\"  \/>Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve Facts<br \/>First Grand Prix \u00a0 1978<br \/>Circuit Length\u00a0\u00a0 4.361km<br \/>Race Distance\u00a0\u00a0 305.27km<br \/>Lap\u00a0 Record \u00a0 1:13.622 by Rubens Barrichello (2004)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-80075 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/prix-shows-203x610.webp.webp\" alt=\"CGV Experience at Jean-Dor\u00e9 Beach\" width=\"203\" height=\"610\"  \/>New for 2026 \u2013 CGV Experience at Jean-Dor\u00e9 Beach<\/p>\n<p>The CGV Experience is an immersive, festival-style event that brings Formula\u202f1 action and Canadian music talent together at Jean-Dor\u00e9 Beach, Parc Jean-Drapeau, right in the heart of Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve.<\/p>\n<p>Your CGV Experience ticket gives you full access to both the general admission areas of the Grand Prix and an exclusive floating platform on the beach. By day, watch the Formula\u202f1 Canadian Grand Prix live on giant screens from a relaxed, waterside setting. By night, see top Canadian artists perform on stage as the venue transforms into an open-air music festival. Open from 8\u202fam to\u202f11\u202fpm.<\/p>\n<p>Friday, May\u202f22<br \/>7:30 \u2013 8:30pm : Matt Lang<br \/>9:00 \u2013 10:30pm : Simple Plan<br \/>11:00pm : Closing of the CGV Experience<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, May\u202f23<br \/>7:30 \u2013 8:30pm : Dean Brody<br \/>9:00 \u2013 10:30pm : Bryan Adams<br \/>11:00pm : Closing of the CGV Experience<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, May\u202f24<br \/>7:30 \u2013 8:30pm : The Beaches<br \/>9:00 \u2013 10:00pm : Alessia Cara<br \/>11:00pm : Closing of the CGV Experience<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the Grand Prix and the CGV Experience, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/gpcanada.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">www.gpcanada.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada transforms the city into the centre of the racing world&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":653440,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[49,48,578,576,577,3758,10095,2338,341,3093,120496,1164,582,82],"class_list":["post-653439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-grand-prix","tag-live-events","tag-montreal","tag-music","tag-outdoors","tag-parc-jean-drapeau","tag-race","tag-racing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=653439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/653440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=653439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=653439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=653439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}