Gilles Villeneuve Circuit

Gilles Villeneuve Circuit

Montreal

Geographical Information

The Gilles Villeneuve circuit is located on Notre Dame Island near downtown Montreal. Reaching the facility from Mirabel International Airport is easy. To get to the island, you can use the subway or use the Jacques Cartier Bridge over the Saint-Laurent River.

Great attention is paid by the organizers to the press, with shuttle buses available to journalists for connections to the city and modern press centers.

Historical Information

The 4.361-kilometer track is named after Gilles Villeneuve and features six left-hand and eight right-hand turns, and has one of the lowest average speeds of the season.

Stability under braking and traction coming out of chicanes and slower corners, including the hairpin that leads onto a very long straight, are the keys to being competitive, as is a car that can change direction quickly. Overtaking is possible here, especially at the end of the straight leading to the last chicane, the exit of which features the “Wall of Champions,” named in honor of three world champions, Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve, who ended their races there in 1999 by crashing into the wall on the outside of the corner.

A characteristic feature lies in the fact that part of the track is permanent, while the other part is obtained from urban roads, in a succession of slow and fast corners and very fast straights, which strongly stress the mechanics of single-seaters.

Address

Grand Prix Player's du Canada, Tour de contràle, Ile Notre-Dame, Montràal, Quàbec H3C 1A0 Tel: (1) 514 392 4731 Fax: (1) 514 392 0007
Satellite map

Fastest laps records

Race: Valtteri Bottas 1:13.078 at an average speed of 0 km/h (2019).
Qualifying: Sebastian Vettel 1:10.240 at an average speed of 0 km/h (2019).
Endurance: Michael Schumacher 70 laps in 1h28:24.803 at an average speed of 207.165 km/h (2004).

Organisation

Automobile Club de l'Ile Notre Dame, CP 41014 Comptoir Postal, Centre Duvernay, LAVAL QUEBEC H7E 5H1 - CDN
Tel: (1) 514 878 3771
Fax: (1) 514 878 3770
Site: www.circuitgillesvilleneuve.ca