2025 Canadian Grand Prix

Championship standings

Piastri leads the Drivers’ Championship with 186 points, ten ahead of Norris and forty-nine ahead of Verstappen in third.

Previous race

Piastri won his fifth race of the season in Spain, with Norris second and Leclerc third. Verstappen received a ten-second penalty for causing a collision with Russell after the final safety car restart and dropped to tenth. Lance Stroll withdrew from the race after qualifying, having been experiencing pain in his hands and wrists. This was the last Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Between-race developments

Stroll underwent a medical procedure following his withdrawal in Spain and has returned in time for Canada.

Entrants

Tsunoda starts his 100th Formula One Grand Prix this weekend. This is also Haas’s 200th Grand Prix appearance and Alpine’s 100th.

Tyre choices

Pirelli brings the three softest compounds — C4, C5 and C6 — designated hard, medium and soft.

Practice

Verstappen topped FP1 ahead of Albon and Sainz. Leclerc crashed at turn 3 early in FP1 and missed FP2 entirely while repairs were made. FP2 was led by Russell ahead of Norris and Antonelli. In FP3, Norris set the pace ahead of Leclerc and Russell; Piastri hit the Wall of Champions at turn 14, picked up a puncture and was able to limp back to the pits, but a red flag was shown for loose debris.