2019 Canadian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Lewis Hamilton won the 2019 Canadian Grand Prix after a five-second penalty changed the result of his close contest with Sebastian Vettel. Vettel crossed the line first at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, but the official victory went to Hamilton after one of the season’s most debated incidents.

Pole position
Driver	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Time	1:10.240
Fastest lap
Driver	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
Time	1:13.078 on lap 69
Podium
First	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Second	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Third	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
7 June 2019	Practice 1	10:00 – 11:30
7 June 2019	Practice 2	14:00 – 15:30
8 June 2019	Practice 3	11:00 – 12:00
8 June 2019	Qualifying	14:00 – 15:00
9 June 2019	Race	14:10

All times are local (UTC-04:00). The race time is the scheduled start.

Championship background

Hamilton arrived in Montreal 17 points ahead of Valtteri Bottas. Mercedes had won every race so far, but the long straights and heavy braking zones offered Ferrari another opportunity to turn its straight-line speed into a first victory of the season.

Race entries

The regular 20 drivers contested the race. Nicholas Latifi made a home practice appearance for Williams in FP1, replacing Robert Kubica, before Kubica returned for the remainder of the weekend.

Free Practice

Lewis Hamilton led FP1 with a 1:12.767, followed by Valtteri Bottas and Charles Leclerc. Mercedes began strongly, but Ferrari‘s pace developed as the weekend progressed.

Leclerc topped FP2 with a 1:12.177, ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Bottas. Hamilton’s contact with the wall curtailed his running, leaving Mercedes with work to do before the final practice session.

Vettel led a Ferrari one-two in FP3, setting a 1:10.843 ahead of Leclerc. Hamilton was third, and the qualifying battle looked much closer than Mercedes‘ season-long winning record suggested.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2019 Canadian Grand Prix FP1, 7 June 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:12.767	31
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.147s	25
3	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.953s	24
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.988s	26
5	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+1.138s	28
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.178s	30
7	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1.206s	34
8	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+1.356s	31
9	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+1.405s	31
10	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1.435s	32
11	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.479s	33
12	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.707s	30
13	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	+1.803s	27
14	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.815s	17
15	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.878s	31
16	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	+1.936s	36
17	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+2.045s	32
18	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.576s	32
19	63	George Russell	Williams	+3.222s	29
20	40	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	+3.432s	33

Free Practice 2 Classification

2019 Canadian Grand Prix FP2, 7 June 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:12.177	39
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.074s	38
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.134s	46
4	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+0.376s	45
5	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+0.758s	41
6	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.761s	8
7	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+0.826s	39
8	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+0.839s	40
9	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+0.991s	42
10	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+0.994s	37
11	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.072s	38
12	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	+1.168s	38
13	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+1.211s	22
14	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	+1.259s	45
15	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.344s	40
16	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.365s	41
17	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.421s	39
18	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+2.693s	16
19	63	George Russell	Williams	+2.859s	36
20	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	+3.110s	44

Free Practice 3 Classification

2019 Canadian Grand Prix FP3, 8 June 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:10.843	19
2	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.139s	17
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.393s	20
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.688s	19
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.999s	15
6	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	+1.071s	19
7	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+1.202s	16
8	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.311s	17
9	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+1.332s	17
10	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.455s	23
11	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.462s	17
12	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1.494s	17
13	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1.556s	21
14	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	+1.580s	20
15	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.784s	24
16	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.865s	19
17	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+2.354s	11
18	63	George Russell	Williams	+3.123s	17
19	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	+3.583s	24
20	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	No time	1

Qualifying

Sebastian Vettel took pole with a 1:10.240, beating Lewis Hamilton by 0.206 seconds. Charles Leclerc was third, while Daniel Ricciardo produced an excellent lap to put Renault fourth on the grid.

Kevin Magnussen crashed at the final corner near the end of Q2, preventing Max Verstappen from completing a lap that might have carried him into Q3. Magnussen’s earlier time had been quick enough to progress, but repairs required a pit-lane start. Valtteri Bottas qualified sixth after an untidy final session.

Qualifying Classification

2019 Canadian Grand Prix Qualifying, 8 June 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:11.200	1:11.142	1:10.240	23
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:11.518	1:11.010	1:10.446	22
3	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:11.214	1:11.205	1:10.920	23
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	1:11.837	1:11.532	1:11.071	20
5	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	1:12.023	1:11.196	1:11.079	17
6	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:11.229	1:11.095	1:11.101	19
7	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	1:11.720	1:11.553	1:11.324	21
8	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:11.780	1:11.735	1:11.863	20
9	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	1:11.750	1:11.572	1:13.981	19
10	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:12.107	1:11.786	No time	15
11	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:11.619	1:11.800	—	12
12	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:11.965	1:11.921	—	17
13	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	1:12.122	1:12.136	—	16
14	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	1:12.020	1:12.193	—	16
15	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:12.109	No time	—	15
16	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	1:12.197	—	—	6
17	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	1:12.230	—	—	10
18	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	1:12.266	—	—	9
19	63	George Russell	Williams	1:13.617	—	—	10
20	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	1:14.393	—	—	10

Carlos Sainz received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Alexander Albon during qualifying.

Kevin Magnussen was required to start from the pit lane after having his chassis replaced due to a crash in qualifying. He also received a 15-place grid penalty: 10 places for his third Control Electronics (CE) and 5 places for an unscheduled gearbox change.

What happened in the 2019 Canadian Grand Prix?

Sebastian Vettel kept Lewis Hamilton behind at the start and controlled the early stages. Hamilton remained close enough to apply pressure, creating a direct contest between Ferrari and Mercedes as the race settled into its rhythm.

Alexander Albon lost his front wing in opening-lap contact and later retired his damaged Toro Rosso. McLaren also had a difficult afternoon: Carlos Sainz needed an early stop to clear a brake-duct blockage, while Lando Norris retired after overheating brakes damaged the rear suspension.

The leaders’ pit stops preserved Vettel’s advantage over Hamilton. Charles Leclerc ran longer before stopping and settled into third, while Valtteri Bottas worked past the Renaults after losing ground at the start.

The decisive incident came on lap 48. Vettel ran across the grass at Turns 3 and 4 and rejoined with Hamilton close behind. The stewards judged that the Ferrari had returned unsafely and forced Hamilton to take avoiding action, imposing a five-second penalty.

Vettel stayed ahead on the road but could not build the required five-second margin. Hamilton therefore became the official winner, with Vettel second and Leclerc third. Vettel strongly disputed the decision and moved the first- and second-place boards after the finish in a visible protest.

Bottas finished fourth and claimed fastest lap after a late tyre stop. Verstappen recovered to fifth, followed by Ricciardo and Nico Hülkenberg in a valuable double-points result for Renault. Pierre Gasly, Lance Stroll and Daniil Kvyat completed the top ten.

Ferrari later sought a review of the penalty, but the result remained unchanged. Hamilton extended his championship lead to 29 points, while Ferrari left with a double podium and the frustration of having crossed the finish line first without taking the win.

2019 Canadian Grand Prix race results

The 2019 Canadian Grand Prix was held on 9 June 2019, with a scheduled start of 14:10 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	70	1:29:07.084	25
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	70	+3.658s	18
3	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	70	+4.696s	15
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	70	+51.043s	13
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	70	+57.655s	10
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	69	+1 lap	8
7	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	69	+1 lap	6
8	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	69	+1 lap	4
9	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	69	+1 lap	2
10	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	69	+1 lap	1
11	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	69	+1 lap	0
12	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	69	+1 lap	0
13	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	69	+1 lap	0
14	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	69	+1 lap	0
15	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	69	+1 lap	0
16	63	George Russell	Williams	68	+2 laps	0
17	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	68	+2 laps	0
18	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	67	+3 laps	0
Ret	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	59	Collision damage	0
Ret	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	8	Suspension	0

Sebastian Vettel completed the race first but received a 5-second penalty for re-joining the track unsafely and forcing Lewis Hamilton off the track.

Valtteri Bottas earned the additional point for fastest lap.

2019 Canadian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	69	15:41:46	1:13.078	214.833
2	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	63	15:33:31	1:14.356	211.140
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	67	15:39:21	1:14.767	209.980
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	62	15:32:08	1:14.813	209.851
5	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	57	15:25:50	1:14.875	209.677
6	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	60	15:31:55	1:15.442	208.101
7	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	57	15:26:47	1:15.995	206.587
8	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	47	15:14:29	1:16.043	206.456
9	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	55	15:24:13	1:16.075	206.370
10	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	51	15:19:17	1:16.157	206.147
11	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	44	15:10:41	1:16.198	206.036
12	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	60	15:31:51	1:16.245	205.909
13	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	61	15:32:38	1:16.314	205.723
14	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	69	15:43:18	1:16.365	205.586
15	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	37	15:01:32	1:16.471	205.301
16	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	47	15:15:26	1:17.151	203.491
17	63	George Russell	Williams	58	15:30:00	1:17.241	203.254
18	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	64	15:38:47	1:17.285	203.139
19	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	41	15:07:55	1:17.309	203.075
20	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	4	14:18:26	1:18.023	201.217

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear in this table. Time of Day is local time; average speeds are in km/h.

2019 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings for drivers and teams after the 2019 Canadian Grand Prix.

2019 Post-Race F1 Drivers’ Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Mercedes	162
2	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Mercedes	133
3	Sebastian Vettel	GER	Ferrari	100
4	Max Verstappen	NED	Red Bull Racing	88
5	Charles Leclerc	MON	Ferrari	72
6	Pierre Gasly	FRA	Red Bull Racing	36
7	Carlos Sainz	ESP	McLaren	18
8	Daniel Ricciardo	AUS	Renault	16
9	Kevin Magnussen	DEN	Haas	14
10	Sergio Perez	MEX	Racing Point	13
11	Kimi Räikkönen	FIN	Alfa Romeo Racing	13
12	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren	12
13	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Renault	12
14	Daniil Kvyat	RUS	Toro Rosso	10
15	Alexander Albon	THA	Toro Rosso	7
16	Lance Stroll	CAN	Racing Point	6
17	Romain Grosjean	FRA	Haas	2
18	Antonio Giovinazzi	ITA	Alfa Romeo Racing	0
19	George Russell	GBR	Williams	0
20	Robert Kubica	POL	Williams	0

2019 Post-Race F1 Constructors’ Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	295
2	Ferrari	172
3	Red Bull Racing	124
4	McLaren	30
5	Renault	28
6	Racing Point	19
7	Toro Rosso	17
8	Haas	16
9	Alfa Romeo Racing	13
10	Williams	0

2019 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2019 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit , Melbourne	17 March
2	2019 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	31 March
3	2019 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	14 April
4	2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit, Baku	28 April
5	2019 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	12 May
6	2019 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco , Monte Carlo	26 May
7	2019 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve , Montréal	9 June
8	2019 French Grand Prix	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	23 June
9	2019 Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	30 June
10	2019 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit , Silverstone	14 July
11	2019 German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	28 July
12	2019 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring , Mogyoród	4 August
13	2019 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	1 September
14	2019 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza , Monza	8 September
15	2019 Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	22 September
16	2019 Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	29 September
17	2019 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	13 October
18	2019 Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	27 October
19	2019 United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	3 November
20	2019 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace , São Paulo	17 November
21	2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	1 December