| Canada's Montreal circuit is
a modern circuit which is part permanent and part street.
The original tree-lined Canadian GP circuit, Mosport
Park, was considered too dangeroud for F1 racing and the
sport moved to Montreal in 1978. Races have been held at
this circuit ever since and without a break. |
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Race
Day : June 15th 1997
Circuit
Length: 4.421 kilometres/2.75 miles
GMT
-5 hours
Friday
Practice: 11.00-12.00 and 13.00-14.00
Saturday Practice: 09.00-09.45 and
10.15-11.00
Saturday Qualifying: 13.00-14.00
Sunday
Warm-Up: 08.30-09.00
CANADIAN GRAND PRIX: 14.00 ... 69 Laps, 305 km,
189 miles
| Lap
Record |
Villeneuve |
1m21.916s 194.291
km/h |
Winners: |
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| 1996 |
Damon Hill |
Williams |
| 1995 |
Jean Alesi |
Ferrari |
| 1994 |
Michael
Schumacher |
Benetton |
| 1993 |
Alain Prost |
Williams |
| 1992 |
Gerhard Berger |
McLaren |
| 1991 |
Nelson Piquet |
Benetton |
| 1990 |
Ayrton Senna |
McLaren |
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With this circuit, set in
Quebecan parkland, Formula One has an excellent
facility which is usually popular with the drivers.
The track itself isn't necessarily the finest but it
provides a mixture of driving but is very flat in
comparison to most GP circuits.
The track
was re-named as the Gilles-Villeneuve Circuit
following the death of Canada's most famous Grand
Prix driver in 1982. His son, Jaques Villeneuve is
Canada's latest hope in the sport and with his form
in the 1997 Williams it would be difficult to bet
against him taking his first home win here.
1997 Championship Contents 
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