2007 Canadian Grand Prix
The 2007 Canadian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2007) was a Formula One motor race held on 10 June 2007 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the sixth race of the 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship. The race was won by Lewis Hamilton, starting from pole position, in his first season in the top formula. It was Hamilton's first of an eventual record breaking 103 victories in Formula One. Nick Heidfeld finished second and Alexander Wurz was third, making it the first Grand Prix of the 2007 season that drivers from teams other than Ferrari and McLaren achieved podium positions.
| 2007 Canadian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 6 of 17 in the 2007 Formula One World Championship | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 10 June 2007 | ||
| Official name | Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2007 | ||
| Location | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Course | Street circuit | ||
| Course length | 4.361 km (2.710 miles) | ||
| Distance | 70 laps, 305.270 km (189.686 miles) | ||
| Weather | Warm with temperatures approaching 26 °C (79 °F); wind speeds up to 5.8 kilometres per hour (3.6 mph) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
| Time | 1:15.707 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| Time | 1:16.367 on lap 46 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
| Second | BMW Sauber | ||
| Third | Williams-Toyota | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The safety car was deployed an unprecedented four times during the course of the race. One of these periods was due to Robert Kubica's crash, which resulted in him suffering a sprained ankle and concussion. During the race Felipe Massa and Giancarlo Fisichella were disqualified for exiting the pit lane when the red light was on.