Formula 1 returned to the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Canada for round seven of the 2016 season.
It marked the 47th running of the event and the 37th time the Canadian Grand Prix has taken place at the track, which is located on an island in the middle of the St. Lawrence River.
FP1
Lewis Hamilton started the weekend off on the right foot by setting the pace in first practice with a 1m14.755, finishing three tenths clear of Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg.
Sebastian Vettel showed improved pace with Ferrari's updated turbo power unit component in third, ahead of Max Verstappen, Kimi Raikkonen, Valtteri Bottas and Nico Hulkenberg.
Carlos Sainz Jr. and Sergio Perez were next up, with Fernando Alonso rounding out the top 10 despite suffering hydraulics problems. Daniel Ricciardo was down in 11th, with Jenson Button 12th.
Felipe Massa brought out the red flag early on in the session after losing control of his Williams at Turn 1 and spinning into the wall. However, he still finished 14th in FP1.
FP2
Hamilton continued to set the pace in second practice, improving on his earlier time with a 1m14.212 to go two and a half tenths clear of Vettel's Ferrari.
Rosberg slipped to third, struggling more on the ultra-soft tyre. Red Bull weren't far behind in fourth and fifth for Verstappen and Ricciardo. Bottas and Button set identical times but the Williams was classified sixth as he put the lap in first.
Raikkonen, Hulkenberg and Sainz completed the top 10. Alonso was 11th, while Massa finished 13th as he looked to recover lost track time after his earlier FP1 shunt.
It was a largely trouble-free session, with no major incidents, although plenty of drivers used the Montreal track's run-off areas after lock-ups or mistakes.
FP3
Vettel moved to the top of the timesheets in a shortened third practice session, finishing two tenths clear of Verstappen with a 1m13.919 on the ultra-soft tyre.
A crash for Magnussen in the final 15 minutes brought FP3 to an early end. He lost control at Turn 7 on an out-lap and hit the wall heavily.
Rosberg, Raikkonen and Hamilton were third, fourth and fifth respectively, ahead of Ricciardo, Sainz, Alonso, Perez and Massa. Hulkenberg, Bottas and Button were next up.
Kvyat and Gutierrez were just ahead of Magnusen’s team-mate Jolyon Palmer. The Toro Rosso driver was one of several drivers to go off and take to the escape roads during FP3. Conditions were tricky at times due to drops of rain falling.
Qualifying
Hamilton claimed a fifth Canadian GP pole position, beating Rosberg by just 0.062 seconds with a 1m12.812.
Vettel moved up to third after a late improvement, just missing out on splitting the two Mercedes drivers. Ricciardo and Verstappen were next up for Red Bull.
Raikkonen was a low-key sixth, ahead of the Williams duo of Bottas and Massa. Hulkenberg and Alonso just made it through to Q3 and were ninth and 10th.
Perez just missed out on a spot in the top 10 shoot-out and dropped out in Q2, just ahead of Button and Kvyat.
Gutierrez was 14th, just ahead of Haas team-mate Grosjean, while Sainz crashed at the final chicane and dropped to 16th by the end of the session.
Palmer was the first to be eliminated from qualifying in Q1, not helped by Rio Haryanto parking his damaged Manor after hitting the Turn 4 wall.
The Indonesian’s team-mate Pascal Werhlein qualified 18th, with Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr next up. Haryanto was the last of the runners, while Magnussen’s FP3 crash meant he was forced to miss qualifying.
Race
The Canadian GP grid lined up in dry conditions but dark clouds loomed overhead, with question marks over the weather forecast. Hamilton lined up on pole position, could he hang on to the lead and win for the second time in 2016?
The revs rose, the lights went out and the seventh round of the season got underway. Off the line, Hamilton had a decent start but Vettel got a better one to storm from third to first. The two Mercedes cars touched into Turn 1 and Rosberg went off, dropping back.
Verstappen and Ricciardo took advantage to move up to third and fourth, with Raikkonen chasing in fifth. Vettel was able to eke out a comfortable advantage over the opening lap but Hamilton quickly caught the Ferrari.
This was thanks to Vettel cutting the final chicane. Magnussen and Nasr came together on the opening lap, with the Sauber spinning. Meanwhile Rosberg dropped to 10th behind Hulkenberg, with the Force India driver then moving ahead of Button.
The gap between the top two was nine tenths of a second by the sixth tour of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Verstappen quickly dropped back from the leaders, while Rosberg started to fight back. He was up to ninth by the seventh lap but was struggling to pass Hulkenberg.
The yellow flags emerged on the back straight after Button pulled off on lap 10 with a fire. He exited the race and the Virtual Safety Car was briefly deployed while his MP4-31 was recovered.
Just as it ended, the two Ferrari drivers dived into the pits, with both Vettel and Raikkonen going onto super-softs. The former emerged in fourth place and quickly began to catch the Red Bull drivers, passing Ricciardo on lap 17 and Verstappen the next time round. Palmer became the race's second retirement.
The remainder of the frontrunners pitted between laps 21 and 24. Hamilton emerged well clear of Verstappen in second place. Meanwhile Rosberg passed Perez for seventh. By the 30th lap, the biggest battle on track was for fourth place between Raikkonen, Ricciardo and Bottas, with just one second separating the three cars.
Rosberg soon joined the club as Raikkonen started to struggle more on the super-softs, with his rivals on the hardest compound. Ferrari pitted the Finnish driver on lap 33 for new Pirelli rubber. Massa pulled into the Williams garage and become the third driver to exit the race.
Ricciardo stopped for softs on lap 39. It was a slightly slow trip to the pits and he emerged in seventh place. Bottas and Rosberg stayed out, with just six tenths between them on lap 45. Hamilton remained out on track as he attempted to make it to the end, with a six second lead over Vettel by lap 57.
Verstappen and Rosberg battled closely for fourth place, with the Mercedes trying a move at the final chicane on lap 65. He failed to find a way through and mistakes on the following tour caused him to lose some ground. There was drama on the penultimate lap when Rosberg spun at the final chicane, cutting his challenge short.
Meanwhile Hamilton crossed the line to win the Canadian Grand Prix, with Vettel in second place and Bottas completing the podium. Verstappen, Rosberg and Raikkonen were next up. Ricciardo fell to seventh, ahead of Hulkenberg, Sainz and Perez.
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FP1
Lewis Hamilton started the weekend off on the right foot by setting the pace in first practice with a 1m14.755, finishing three tenths clear of Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg.
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Sebastian Vettel showed improved pace with Ferrari's updated turbo power unit component in third, ahead of Max Verstappen, Kimi Raikkonen, Valtteri Bottas and Nico Hulkenberg.
Carlos Sainz Jr. and Sergio Perez were next up, with Fernando Alonso rounding out the top 10 despite suffering hydraulics problems. Daniel Ricciardo was down in 11th, with Jenson Button 12th.
Felipe Massa brought out the red flag early on in the session after losing control of his Williams at Turn 1 and spinning into the wall. However, he still finished 14th in FP1.
FP2
Hamilton continued to set the pace in second practice, improving on his earlier time with a 1m14.212 to go two and a half tenths clear of Vettel's Ferrari.
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Rosberg slipped to third, struggling more on the ultra-soft tyre. Red Bull weren't far behind in fourth and fifth for Verstappen and Ricciardo. Bottas and Button set identical times but the Williams was classified sixth as he put the lap in first.
Raikkonen, Hulkenberg and Sainz completed the top 10. Alonso was 11th, while Massa finished 13th as he looked to recover lost track time after his earlier FP1 shunt.
It was a largely trouble-free session, with no major incidents, although plenty of drivers used the Montreal track's run-off areas after lock-ups or mistakes.
FP3
Vettel moved to the top of the timesheets in a shortened third practice session, finishing two tenths clear of Verstappen with a 1m13.919 on the ultra-soft tyre.
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A crash for Magnussen in the final 15 minutes brought FP3 to an early end. He lost control at Turn 7 on an out-lap and hit the wall heavily.
Rosberg, Raikkonen and Hamilton were third, fourth and fifth respectively, ahead of Ricciardo, Sainz, Alonso, Perez and Massa. Hulkenberg, Bottas and Button were next up.
Kvyat and Gutierrez were just ahead of Magnusen’s team-mate Jolyon Palmer. The Toro Rosso driver was one of several drivers to go off and take to the escape roads during FP3. Conditions were tricky at times due to drops of rain falling.
Qualifying
Hamilton claimed a fifth Canadian GP pole position, beating Rosberg by just 0.062 seconds with a 1m12.812.
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Vettel moved up to third after a late improvement, just missing out on splitting the two Mercedes drivers. Ricciardo and Verstappen were next up for Red Bull.
Raikkonen was a low-key sixth, ahead of the Williams duo of Bottas and Massa. Hulkenberg and Alonso just made it through to Q3 and were ninth and 10th.
Perez just missed out on a spot in the top 10 shoot-out and dropped out in Q2, just ahead of Button and Kvyat.
Gutierrez was 14th, just ahead of Haas team-mate Grosjean, while Sainz crashed at the final chicane and dropped to 16th by the end of the session.
Palmer was the first to be eliminated from qualifying in Q1, not helped by Rio Haryanto parking his damaged Manor after hitting the Turn 4 wall.
The Indonesian’s team-mate Pascal Werhlein qualified 18th, with Marcus Ericsson and Felipe Nasr next up. Haryanto was the last of the runners, while Magnussen’s FP3 crash meant he was forced to miss qualifying.
Race
The Canadian GP grid lined up in dry conditions but dark clouds loomed overhead, with question marks over the weather forecast. Hamilton lined up on pole position, could he hang on to the lead and win for the second time in 2016?
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The revs rose, the lights went out and the seventh round of the season got underway. Off the line, Hamilton had a decent start but Vettel got a better one to storm from third to first. The two Mercedes cars touched into Turn 1 and Rosberg went off, dropping back.
Verstappen and Ricciardo took advantage to move up to third and fourth, with Raikkonen chasing in fifth. Vettel was able to eke out a comfortable advantage over the opening lap but Hamilton quickly caught the Ferrari.
This was thanks to Vettel cutting the final chicane. Magnussen and Nasr came together on the opening lap, with the Sauber spinning. Meanwhile Rosberg dropped to 10th behind Hulkenberg, with the Force India driver then moving ahead of Button.
The gap between the top two was nine tenths of a second by the sixth tour of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Verstappen quickly dropped back from the leaders, while Rosberg started to fight back. He was up to ninth by the seventh lap but was struggling to pass Hulkenberg.
The yellow flags emerged on the back straight after Button pulled off on lap 10 with a fire. He exited the race and the Virtual Safety Car was briefly deployed while his MP4-31 was recovered.
Just as it ended, the two Ferrari drivers dived into the pits, with both Vettel and Raikkonen going onto super-softs. The former emerged in fourth place and quickly began to catch the Red Bull drivers, passing Ricciardo on lap 17 and Verstappen the next time round. Palmer became the race's second retirement.
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The remainder of the frontrunners pitted between laps 21 and 24. Hamilton emerged well clear of Verstappen in second place. Meanwhile Rosberg passed Perez for seventh. By the 30th lap, the biggest battle on track was for fourth place between Raikkonen, Ricciardo and Bottas, with just one second separating the three cars.
Rosberg soon joined the club as Raikkonen started to struggle more on the super-softs, with his rivals on the hardest compound. Ferrari pitted the Finnish driver on lap 33 for new Pirelli rubber. Massa pulled into the Williams garage and become the third driver to exit the race.
Ricciardo stopped for softs on lap 39. It was a slightly slow trip to the pits and he emerged in seventh place. Bottas and Rosberg stayed out, with just six tenths between them on lap 45. Hamilton remained out on track as he attempted to make it to the end, with a six second lead over Vettel by lap 57.
Verstappen and Rosberg battled closely for fourth place, with the Mercedes trying a move at the final chicane on lap 65. He failed to find a way through and mistakes on the following tour caused him to lose some ground. There was drama on the penultimate lap when Rosberg spun at the final chicane, cutting his challenge short.
Meanwhile Hamilton crossed the line to win the Canadian Grand Prix, with Vettel in second place and Bottas completing the podium. Verstappen, Rosberg and Raikkonen were next up. Ricciardo fell to seventh, ahead of Hulkenberg, Sainz and Perez.
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