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The Canadian Grand Prix |
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Visit the official web site of the 2002
Canadian Grand Prix: : http://www.grandprix.ca/
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The Canadian Grand Prix Course Map |  |
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Statistics | |
| Note: | This circuit's layout has changed slightly since last year's event. The fastest lap, lap record, & pole position times listed here were recorded on the previous circuit configuration and are not necessarily representative of any times that will be set during the 2002 event. | |||
| 2001 result - top six | 2001 Pole Position & Grid Top Four | |||
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1. R Schumacher 2. M Schumacher 3. M Häkkinen 4. K Räikkönen 5. J Alesi 6. P De La Rosa |
Williams Ferrari McLaren Sauber Prost Jaguar |
1. M Schumacher (Pole Position) 2. R Schumacher 3. D Coulthard 4. J Trulli |
Ferrari Williams McLaren Jordan |
1:15.782 |
| Pit stops schedule | Previous pole positions | |||
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1 Stop 2 Stops 3 Stops |
33-38 22-30, 46-52 17-22, 31-37, 47-52 |
2000 - M Schumacher 1999 - M Schumacher 1998 - D Coulthard |
Ferrari Ferrari McLaren |
1:18.439 1:19.298 1:18.213 |
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Fastest Lap | |||
| R Schumacher | Williams | 1:17.205 | ||
| Lap Record | ||||
| R Schumacher | Williams | 1:17.205 | ||
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History of The Canadian Grand Prix | |
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The Formula 1 World Championship began visiting Canada in the mid 1960s but because of the rivalry between the French-Canadians of Quebec and the English-speaking population the race was held at Mosport Park one year and at Mont-Tremblant the next. The
In 1977 the French-Canadians, inspired by the success of rising star Gilles Villeneuve (who had been signed to drive for Ferrari in 1978) decided that they needed a new circuit in Quebec. Building a completely new facility was out of the question. It wa
The island had been built in 1967 between the free-flowing St. Lawrence River and the St. Lawrence Seaway (a ship canal which had been built in 1959 to bypass Montreal's treacherous rapids so that ships could sail from the Atlantic Ocean right through t
When the Formula 1 circus arrived Villeneuve had yet to win a race. The season had been dominated by Team Lotus with the ground-effect Lotus 79 and Mario Andretti had been crowned World Champion at Monza, although, on the same day, his team mate Ronnie
The following year Alan Jones won the race for Williams, but the racing was overshadowed by Niki Lauda's decision to retire from the sport. The 1980 race witnessed another victory for Jones and this time he took the World Championship despite a collisio
The autumn date meant that the weather could not always be guaranteed and in 1981 the race took place in torrential rain with Jacques Laffite winning for Ligier thanks to Michelin wet tires and the easy-to-handle Matra V12 engine. Villeneuve as usual ke
For 1982 the race was scheduled for June but it was to be sad affair because a month before the event Villeneuve died in a qualifying crash at Zolder. His Ferrari team mate Didier Pironi put his car on pole position but stalled at the start and was hit
In 1987 the race fell victim to a dispute between the F1 authorities and the local organizers which had clashing sponsorship deals with beer companies Molson and Labatt. The dispute led to the removal of the Canadian Automobile Sports Club as the nation
In 1996 there was much excitement as Gilles Villeneuve's son Jacques became a Williams driver but he was beaten by his team mate Damon Hill that day. In 1997 and 1998 the race belonged to Michael Schumacher (although he was lucky to win the second after
Schumacher made up for it by winning in 2000 and was second to brother Ralf the following year.
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2002 Canadian Grand Prix Qualifying Places | |
| Qulifying for the Canada Grand Prix is due to take place on Saturday 8th June 2002... The results will be posted here once they are made official. |