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Welcome To Montreal 📍
Hey friends,
I wanted to share some great news that I will be in the paddock as an accredited media member this weekend at the Canadian GP with a few ideas I hope to bring to life. This is the one race a year I get to cover on the ground, which makes it extremely special for me.
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Lastly, I’ve added some improvements to this Stat Pack. If you scroll down to the 2026 Leaderboards section, you will now find the qualifying H2H record between teammates, most laps spent in a podium position, and a tracker of the most overtakes completed this season for F1 Fantasy purposes.
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📊 Now let’s give you a rundown of the Gilles Villeneuve circuit
First race: 1978, won by Gilles Villeneuve for Ferrari
Laps: 70
Lap distance: 4.361 km
Race distance: 305.27 km
Corners: 14
Straight Mode Zones: 3
Pirelli tyre range: C3 - C4 - C5
Overtakes (VIA F1 FANTASY)
2025: 75
2024: 83
2023: 105
🔑 Key Feats To Know
Furthest winning grid spot:
P10 by Jacques Laffite in 1981 for Ligier
Furthest grid spot to finish on the podium:
Pit Lane by Rubens Barrichello in 2005 for Ferrari
Lap Record:
1:13.078 by Valtteri Bottas in 2019 for Mercedes
Track Record:
1:10.240 by Sebastian Vettel in 2019 for Ferrari
🥇 Most Wins
🛞 Most Poles
🏆 Most Podiums
🥇 🛞 Recent Results
🥇 Most Wins By Grid Position
Pole - 22 (50%)
P2 - 8 (18.18%)
P3 - 4 (9.09%)
P6 - 3 (6.82%)
P4 - 2 (4.55%)
P7 - 2 (4.55%)
P5 - 1 (2.27%)
P8 - 1 (2.27%)
P10 - 1 (2.27%)
🥇 Maiden Wins
Gilles Villeneuve in 1978 for Ferrari
Thierry Boutsen in 1989 for Williams
Jean Alesi in 1995 for Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton in 2007 for McLaren
Robert Kubica in 2008 for BMW Sauber
Daniel Ricciardo in 2014 for Red Bull
🛞 Maiden Poles
Lewis Hamilton in 2007 for McLaren
🏆 Maiden Podiums
Stefan Johansson in 1985 for Ferrari
Eddie Irvine in 1995 for Jordan
Giancarlo Fisichella in 1997 for Jordan
Kimi Antonelli in 2025 for Mercedes
😲 Stats Of The Week
🏎️ How Teams Have Fared Recently In Montreal
⚔️ Qualifying Head-To-Head Record At Montreal?
👀 Streaks To Watch
Consecutive Wins
Kimi Antonelli - 3 | Mercedes - 4
Consecutive Poles
Kimi Antonelli - 3 | Mercedes - 4
Consecutive Podiums
Kimi Antonelli - 4 | Mercedes - 4
Oscar Piastri - 2 | McLaren - 2
Consecutive Top 5 Race Results
George Russell - 5
Kimi Antonelli - 4
Oscar Piastri - 2
Lando Norris - 2
Consecutive Points Finishes (Without sprints)
George Russell - 20
Charles Leclerc - 7
Lewis Hamilton - 5
Kimi Antonelli - 4
Oscar Piastri - 2
Lando Norris - 2
Max Verstappen - 2
Consecutive Q3 Appearances (Last non-Q3 appearance)
Lando Norris - 35 (Baku 2024)
Oscar Piastri - 32 (Mexico 2024)
Charles Leclerc - 21 (Imola 2025)
George Russell - 20 (Monaco 2025)
Isack Hadjar - 9 (Austin 2025)
Kimi Antonelli - 4 (Abu Dhabi 2025)
Lewis Hamilton - 4 (Abu Dhabi 2025)
Pierre Gasly - 3 (Australia 2026)
📊 2026 Leaderboards
🏃 Sprint Stats
🏎️ Full Stats For Each Driver
Oscar Piastri
WINS: 9 | POLES: 6 | PODIUMS: 28 | GRAND SLAMS: 1
CIRCUIT STATS
Piastri & Lewis Hamilton are the only drivers to have a perfect 100% Q3 rate in Montreal (min. multiple appearances)
Montreal is 1 of 6 circuits where Piastri has raced & doesn’t have a podium, joining Mexico, Albert Park, Las Vegas, Interlagos & Austin
Piastri has scored 22 points in Montreal. The only tracks where he has scored fewer points are Interlagos (21), Austin (20), Albert Park (18), Mexico (18) & Las Vegas (8)
Piastri has led 5 laps in Montreal with all of them occurring last year
Has scored points in each of the last 2 races in Montreal (4th in 2025, 5th in 2024)
Montreal would be the 19th different circuit that Piastri stands on the podium at, 10th different circuit he wins at & 7th different circuit he takes pole at
Piastri has scored more points in Montreal (22) than teammate Lando Norris (18)
Montreal last year marked the end of an 8-race podium streak for Piastri
KEY STATS
Piastri’s number of points scored per race weekend has increased with every GP this season (see below)
Piastri has started 2 races this season & finished on the podium in both of them
Piastri (2/2) & Kimi Antonelli (4/4) are the only drivers who have finished on the podium in every race they’ve started this season
Piastri has finished inside the top 5 in every race he’s finished (excludes DNFs & DSQs) since the 2025 Australia GP. This is the longest streak on the grid currently.
Piastri has finished on the podium in each of the last 4 races he’s started (2025 Qatar, 2025 Abu Dhabi, 2026 Suzuka, 2026 Miami)
A podium in Montreal would mark the first time since Austria to Monza 2025 that Piastri strings together 3 consecutive podiums
Piastri has made Q3 in 32 consecutive races, 2nd longest streak on the grid
OTHER STATS
Is 3-1 in qualifying against Lando Norris this season with his only loss coming at the last race in Miami
Last race in Miami was the first time Piastri qualified outside the top 5 since Mexico 2025
Miami 2026 tied Austria 2024 for Piastri’s furthest starting grid position to end up on the podium (started 7th in both)
Miami 2026 was the 3rd time in Piastri’s career that he started from outside the top 5 & finished on the podium, joining Qatar 2023 & Austria 2024
Piastri would surpass his manager Mark Webber in career wins (both tied at 9) with his next victory
1 win away from becoming the 7th McLaren driver to hit 10 wins (would join Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Lewis Hamilton, Mika Hakkinen, David Coulthard & Lando Norris)
1 win away from becoming the 37th driver in F1 history to reach 10+ wins
Last led the drivers’ championship at the 2025 USA GP
Tied with Alan Jones for 3rd most all-time poles by an Australian (Mark Webber - 13, Jack Brabham - 13, Jones - 6, Piastri - 6)
Once recorded 8 straight podiums in 2025, a feat only Lewis Hamilton (9 straight in 2007) & Ayrton Senna (8 straight in 1988) have replicated as McLaren drivers
Holds the record for most poles in a season by an Australian (6 in 2025)
Grand slam at Zandvoort 2025 is McLaren’s only grand slam this century & the team’s first since Mika Hakkinen at Monaco 1998
Piastri, Max Verstappen & Charles Leclerc are the only drivers to record a grand slam this decade
McLaren Key Stats
McLaren has converted all of its 5 race starts into a top 5 finish this season
McLaren enters Montreal having scored more points than any other team in Miami
Last year’s GP Montreal was the first race in 2025 that finished with no McLaren drivers on the podium
There have been 2 high-profile crashes between McLaren teammates in Montreal with Lando Norris & Oscar Piastri in 2025 plus Lewis Hamilton & Jenson Button in 2011
McLaren has only 1 podium in Montreal since 2013 (Lando Norris in 2024)
Since 2013, McLaren has fewer podiums in Montreal (1) than Williams (2) & are tied with Aston Martin (1)
McLaren has not started on the front row in Montreal since Lewis Hamilton in 2012
Since Lewis Hamilton left McLaren after 2012, Alpine (1) & Aston Martin (1) have more front row starts than McLaren in Montreal
McLaren has 9 wins in Montreal from 6 different drivers with Ayrton Senna (1988, 1990), Gerhard Berger (1992), Mika Hakkinen (1999), Kimi Raikkonen (2005), Jenson Button (2011) & Lewis Hamilton (2007, 2010, 2012)
McLaren has 8 poles in Montreal from 4 different drivers with Ayrton Senna (1988, 1990, 1992), Alain Prost (1989), David Coulthard (1998) & Lewis Hamilton (2007, 2008, 2010)
McLaren has 2 1-2 podiums in Montreal (1988 & 2010)
McLaren has 5 front-row lockouts in Montreal (1988, 1989, 1990, 1998 & 2007)
McLaren’s next win will make them the second team to win a race in 40 different seasons, joining Ferrari (59)
McLaren will make its 1000th GP appearance at Barcelona later this year (currently at 996) & will join Ferrari as the only constructor with +1000 starts
Lando Norris
WINS: 11 | POLES: 16 | PODIUMS: 45
CIRCUIT STATS
Norris has scored 18 points in Montreal with all 18 points coming from his 2nd place podium finish in 2024
Norris’ 18 points in Montreal are his fewest at any circuit he’s made at least 5 starts at
Montreal & Las Vegas are the only tracks on the current calendar where Norris has only 1 points finish (not counting Madrid)
Montreal is the only track where Norris has multiple DNFs
Norris has led 23 laps in Montreal
Norris has led the last 2 races in Montreal with 15 laps led in 2025 & 8 laps led in 2024
Montreal would be his 12th different circuit with a win & his 16th different circuit with a pole
Norris has made Q3 in each of the last 3 races in Montreal
The last 3 DNFs of Norris’ career have all come on Lap 64 or later (Zandvoort 2025, Montreal 2025 & Austria 2024)
KEY STATS
Norris is the only driver this season to lead from start to finish in any format (more below)
Norris is the only non-Mercedes driver to take pole in any format this season
Norris is the only non-Mercedes driver to win in any format this season
Norris is the only polesitter in any format this year to not lose the lead at any point on Lap 1 (Miami sprint)
Norris’ next podium will make him the 20th driver in F1 history to record more than 45 career podiums
Norris joined David Coulthard & Mika Hakkinen as the only drivers to record a podium finish in 7+ consecutive seasons for McLaren
Norris is only 4 podiums away (45) from matching Lewis Hamilton in podiums for McLaren (49)
Has made Q3 in 35 consecutive races, the longest streak on the grid
Has 1481 career points, meaning he is 19 points away from becoming the 11th driver in F1 history to reach 1500+ points
If he finishes on the podium in Montreal, it will be the first time Norris gets consecutive podiums since Singapore to Brazil 2025
Norris is now 30th in F1 history in laps led (720)
Norris needs to lead 9 laps to pass Valtteri Bottas & move to 29th in F1 history in laps led
OTHER STATS
Norris has now stood on the podium in 7 consecutive seasons
Norris is the 29th driver in F1 history to go 7+ straight seasons with a podium.
Could join Mika Hakkinen as the only McLaren drivers ever to have 10+ podium finishes in three straight seasons
Norris has finished in the top 5 in all 3 races he’s started this season
Since joining McLaren in 2019, Norris has 45 podiums to his teammates’ combined total of 31
1 win away from tying David Coulthard for 5th most wins in McLaren history (12)
Norris has only 6 Q1 exits over his career with his last being the 2024 Azerbaijan GP
Norris the only driver with 30+ podiums since the start of 2024 (32) with Max Verstappen (29) the next closest & his teammate Piastri with 3rd most (26)
Hasn’t led the drivers’ championship since he won it at Abu Dhabi 2025
Is the only driver in F1 history to have his 1st 11 wins come at 11 different circuits
Has 16 poles at 15 different circuits
Is McLaren’s all-time leader in race starts (155)
Is 1 of only 3 drivers to start their career with McLaren & win their maiden title with the team, joining Alain Prost & Lewis Hamilton
Is the only driver in F1 history to win their maiden championship after doing 150+ races with the same team that took them to a title
Is 4th in poles in McLaren history (16), trailing Ayrton Senna (46), Mika Hakkinen (26) & Lewis Hamilton (26)
Has never lost the qualifying H2H battle against a teammate since joining F1
Owns the record for most podiums in a season by a McLaren driver with 18 in 2025
Max Verstappen
WINS: 71 | POLES: 48 | PODIUMS: 127 | GRAND SLAMS: 6
CIRCUIT STATS
Verstappen has stood on the podium in 4 consecutive races in Montreal (2022-2025)
Verstappen is 1 of 5 drivers to collect 4 consecutive podiums in Montreal, joining Michael Schumacher (2000-2006), Jean Alesi (1994-1997), Valtteri Bottas (2015-2018) & Giancarlo Fisichella (1997-2000)
Verstappen would join Michael Schumacher as the only drivers ever to record 5+ consecutive podiums in Montreal
Verstappen has 4 straight front row starts in Montreal (2022-2025)
Verstappen is 1 of 4 drivers to have 4 consecutive front row starts in Montreal, joining Lewis Hamilton (2012-2017), Michael Schumacher (1999-2002) & Sebastian Vettel (2010-2013)
Verstappen would join Lewis Hamilton as the only drivers with 5+ consecutive front row starts in Montreal
Since joining Red Bull in 2016, Verstappen has finished in the top 5 in Montreal every time he completes the race & sees the chequered flag
Verstappen is responsible for the largest pole margin (1.244s in 2023) at the circuit
Verstappen was also involved in the smallest pole margin (0.000s in 2024) when he & George Russell posted the exact same lap time, but Russell was awarded pole because he set his lap first
Verstappen is responsible for 2 of the 5 biggest pole margins at the circuit (1.244s in 2023 is 1st, 0.645s in 2022 is 5th)
Another win in Montreal would see Verstappen join Michael Schumacher & Lewis Hamilton as the only drivers to win more than 3 times at the Canadian circuit
Another pole in Montreal would see Verstappen join Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Nelson Piquet & Ayrton Senna as the only drivers with at least 3 poles at the circuit
Another podium in Montreal would see Verstappen join Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton & Sebastian Vettel as the only drivers with more than 5 podiums at the circuit
Has led 165 laps in Montreal, 4th most in the circuit’s history & only trailing Michael Schumacher (433), Lewis Hamilton (354) & Sebastian Vettel (311)
Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton & Michael Schumacher are the only drivers to win 3 races in a row in Montreal
During the ground-effect era, Verstappen was responsible for 93 of Red Bull’s 102 points in Montreal
KEY STATS
The last time a Red Bull driver used the #3, they ended up collecting their first podium of the season in the 5th race (Daniel Ricciardo in 2014). Montreal will be the 5th race for Verstappen since switching to #3
The last time a Red Bull driver used the #3, their first win came in Montreal (Daniel Ricciardo in 2014). This will be Verstappen’s first time racing in Montreal using the #3
Verstappen has 26 points, his fewest after 4 GPs since 2018 when he had 18
If Verstappen makes Q3 in Montreal, it will be the first time he strings together consecutive Q3 appearances all season
If Verstappen isn’t on the podium in Montreal, it will be the first time he begins a season with Red Bull & doesn’t collect a podium over the first 5 races of the season
Verstappen is now 1 of only 6 drivers in F1 history to lead a race in 11+ consecutive seasons, joining Lewis Hamilton (20), Michael Schumacher (15), Sebastian Vettel (13), Fernando Alonso (12) & Alain Prost (11)
Verstappen has not finished outside of the points since the 2016 Belgian GP when he was still only 18 years old
We just passed the 10-year anniversary of Verstappen’s debut with Red Bull & since then he’s won 33% (33.18%) of all F1 races
OTHER STATS
Verstappen has now recorded a top 5 finish in each of his 12 seasons in F1 (2015-2026)
Hasn’t missed Q3 in consecutive races since 2015 (Spa-Monza)
Verstappen has never had multiple Q1 exits in the same season since joining F1 in 2015 (this could change this season)
Verstappen only has 8 career Q1 eliminations
Will make his 250th race start in Austin later this year assuming the calendar stays the same
Verstappen has now scored points in cars powered by Honda, Renault, Ferrari & Red Bull-Ford (Honda, Renault, Ferrari & Ford are 4 of the 5 most successful power units in F1 history with only Mercedes missing from his arsenal)
Next win with Red Bull will be his 72nd, tying Michael Schumacher with Ferrari for 2nd most wins with a single constructor
Has as many Q1 eliminations since the start of 2026 (1) as he did over the entire ground-effect era (1)
Won a race & stood on the podium in 10 consecutive seasons, taken pole in 7 consecutive seasons
Next win would make Verstappen only 1 of 3 drivers in F1 history to win a race in 11 consecutive seasons (Schumacher & Lewis Hamilton tied with 15 are the others)
Next pole would make Verstappen 1 of only 5 drivers in F1 history to take pole in 8+ consecutive seasons, joining Hamilton (15), Schumacher (13), & Nelson Piquet (8)
Would become the first driver to win a race or finish on the podium with the #3 since Daniel Ricciardo at Monza 2021
Won more races (71) than any other driver since his Red Bull debut (Lewis Hamilton is next closest with 62)
Needs 2 more poles to become the 5th driver in F1 history to have 50+ poles
Won 18 races from start to finish, 1 away from tying Ayrton Senna for 2nd most in F1 history
Tied with Lewis Hamilton for second most grand slams in F1 history at 6, 2 away from matching the F1 record of 8 by Jim Clark
Has gotten on the podium from an F1-record 17 different starting grid spots (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th (PL), 20th)
Won races from a record 10 different grid positions (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 14th, 17th)
Red Bull Key Stats
Red Bull is 3 podiums away from their 300th F1 podium
Only 3 Red Bull drivers have won in Montreal: Max Verstappen (2022-2024), Daniel Ricciardo (2014) & Sebastian Vettel (2013)
Only 2 Red Bull drivers have taken pole in Montreal: Max Verstappen (2022-2023) & Sebastian Vettel (2011-2013)
Only 5 Red Bull drivers have stood on the podium in Montreal (Max Verstappen: 2018, 2022-2025), Daniel Ricciardo (2014, 2017), Sebastian Vettel (2011, 2013, 2024), Mark Webber (2011) & David Coulthard (2008)
The 3rd podium in Red Bull’s history came in Montreal via David Coulthard in 2008
Red Bull has never had a 1-2 finish in Montreal & they’ve never locked out the front row there
Red Bull has 4 consecutive podium finishes in Montreal (2022-2025)
Isack Hadjar
WINS: 0 | POLES: 0 | PODIUMS: 1
CIRCUIT STATS
Qualified 9th in Montreal last year, joining Max Verstappen as the only Red Bull-controlled drivers to make Q3
Finished 16th, outside the points
The last Red Bull driver not named Max Verstappen to score points in Montreal was Sergio Perez in 2023
The last Red Bull driver not named Max Verstappen to finish on the podium in Montreal was Daniel Ricciardo in 2017
The only French drivers to win in Montreal are Jean Alesi (1995), Alain Prost (1993), Rene Arnoux (1983) & Jacques Laffite (1981)
The only French drivers to take pole in Montreal are Alain Prost (1989, 1993), Rene Arnoux (1983), Didier Pironi (1982) & Jean-Pierre Jarier (1978)
The last French driver to finish on the podium in Montreal was Romain Grosjean in 2012
KEY STATS
Hadjar has scored fewer points (4) than Yuki Tsunoda did over his first 4 races as a Red Bull driver (6)
If Hadjar makes Q3 in Montreal, it would mark 10 consecutive races where he has made Q3
Has made Q3 in all 4 races so far this season
Hadjar is the only non-Mercedes, Ferrari & McLaren driver to make Q3 in all 4 races this season
Has as many points (4) as Q3 appearances (4) this season
Has outqualified Max Verstappen in 2 of 4 races this season
If Hadjar outqualifies Verstappen 1 more time, he will have outqualified him the same number of times as Verstappen’s teammates since 2023 (3-67)
Could become the first French driver to win a race since Esteban Ocon at Hungary 2021
Is the first Red Bull driver to make Q3 in their first 4 races for the team since Daniel Ricciardo in 2014
OTHER STATS
Hadjar has only scored points in 1 event this season (China GP race)
Hadjar has DNFed in 2 of 4 races this season (Australia & Miami)
Hadjar already has as many retirements/DNFs (2) in 2026 as he did throughout his entire rookie season (2)
Hadjar has already outqualified Verstappen more times (2) in 4 races than Verstappen’s teammates have since the start of 2024 (1-47)
Is 1 of only 3 drivers to qualify in the top 3 in their Red Bull debut (Isack Hadjar - P3, Australia 2026/ Daniel Ricciardo - P2, Australia 2014/ Sebastian Vettel - P3, Australia 2009)
Was the first Red Bull driver to make Q3 on their debut for the team since Max Verstappen at Barcelona 2016
Holds the record for most Q3 appearances by a Red Bull junior team driver in their debut season with 16 last year
Youngest French driver in F1 history to stand on the podium
5th youngest podium finisher in F1 history (only Max Verstappen, Lance Stroll, Kimi Antonelli & Lando Norris were younger)
Has only 2 career Q1 eliminations
George Russell
WINS: 6 | POLES: 8 | PODIUMS: 26
CIRCUIT STATS
Won last year’s race in Montreal
Got his first career hat trick in Montreal last year (pole, win, fastest lap)
Is the only Mercedes driver not named Lewis Hamilton to win in Montreal
Has qualified on pole in each of the last 2 races in Montreal
Has finished on the podium in each of the last 2 races in Montreal
Has a 100% Q3 rate in Montreal since joining Mercedes in 2022
Since joining Mercedes, Russell has 3 race finishes in Montreal & they’re all top 4 finishes (1st in 2025, 3rd in 2024, DNF in 2023 & 4th in 2022)
Just like his driver number, Russell has led 63 laps in Montreal
The only circuit where Russell has led more laps than Montreal (63) is Interlagos (94)
If he wins in Canada again this year, Montreal would be the first circuit where Russell has multiple wins
With another victory, Russell would become the 8th driver with multiple wins in Montreal, joining Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Nelson Piquet, Max Verstappen, Alan Jones, Ayrton Senna & Sebastian Vettel
Worth mentioning - all drivers with multiple wins in Montreal are world champions
Montreal is already the only circuit where Russell has multiple poles
Another pole in Montreal would see Russell become the 6th driver with at least 3 poles at the circuit, joining Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, Nelson Piquet & Ayrton Senna
A third straight pole in Montreal would see Russell join Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel & Michael Schumacher as the only drivers to accomplish the feat
Has outqualified his teammate in Montreal in each of the last 2 years
KEY STATS
Another win for Russell would mean 2026 ties his personal record for wins in a season (2 in 2024 & 2 in 2025)
Russell has scored points in 20 consecutive GP races dating back to the 2025 Spanish GP, the longest streak on the grid & his personal best
Outqualified in 3 straight races by a teammate for the first time since 2023 (Austin-Mexico-Brazil)
Hasn’t been outqualified by a teammate in 4 straight races since 2023 (Monaco-Barcelona-Montreal-Austria)
The longest streak of Russell being outqualified by a teammate is 6 consecutive races by Lewis Hamilton from 2022 Spa to 2022 Austin
If Kimi Antonelli finishes ahead of George Russell in Montreal, it will be 4 straight races Russell finishes behind a teammate, matching the longest streak of his career
Russell & Kimi Antonelli are the only drivers to finish in the top 5 in every race this season
Has made Q3 in 20 consecutive races
3 race starts away from his 100th GP as a Mercedes driver (currently scheduled for Barcelona)
OTHER STATS
Lost the lead of the drivers’ championship in Suzuka after leading for the first 2 GPs (Australia & China)
Since he joined Mercedes in 2022, Russell is the only Mercedes driver who hasn’t had 3 consecutive podiums
Is 8 Q3 appearances away from his 100th Q3 appearance
Won the 1st race of 2026 with the last 3 winners of the season-opening race going on to become world champion that year
Currently has finished 38 consecutive races, 4th most in F1 history
Russell has won races on 5 different continents (Australia, Asia, North America, Europe, South America)
Every driver who has won a race in 5 different continents has gone on to become world champion (h/t to f1statsguru)
Has converted his last 3 poles to victory
Started his career with 0 of his first 3 poles converted to victory but has now converted 4 of his last 5 poles to victory
Has a win in 3 consecutive seasons, a pole in 3 consecutive seasons & a podium in 6 consecutive seasons
Has not gone more than 3 races without a podium appearance since Singapore-Brazil 2024
5 of Russell’s 6 wins have seen him start from 1st on the grid with the lone exception being 3rd in Austria 2024
Since the start of 2025, Russell has qualified inside the top 6 in 27 of 28 races (Monaco 2025 the only exception due to mechanical issue)
If Russell becomes world champion in 2026, he would become the first driver to win their maiden title in their 8th season or later since Nico Rosberg in 2016
Out of all the drivers in F1 history who have lost wins due to disqualification, Russell is the only one who isn’t a world champion (Michael Schumacher, Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Nelson Piquet, James Hunt)
Mercedes Key Stats
If Mercedes wins in Montreal, it will be their 5th win of the year, making it their best season since 2021
Mercedes is only 4 wins away from joining Red Bull as the most successful constructor since the start of this century (Mercedes - 126 wins, Red Bull - 130)
Mercedes is 1 podium away from reaching 300 podiums since returning to F1 in 2010
Mercedes is just 3rd all time in F1 podiums with 316 after passing Williams in Miami (315)
Mercedes has as many 1-2s through 2 races of the 2026 regulations (2) as they did throughout the entire ground-effect era (2)
If Mercedes takes pole in Montreal, it will be their 5th pole of the year, making it their best season since 2021
Only 2 Mercedes drivers have won in Montreal: Lewis Hamilton (2015-2017, 2019) & George Russell (2025)
Only 3 Mercedes drivers have taken pole in Montreal: Nico Rosberg (2014), Lewis Hamilton (2015-2017) & George Russell (2024-2025)
Mercedes has finished on the podium in Montreal in every race dating back to 2013
Mercedes has 2 1-2 podiums in Montreal (2015, 2017)
Mercedes has 3 front-row lockouts in Montreal (2014-2016)
Kimi Antonelli
WINS: 3 | POLES: 3 | PODIUMS: 7
CIRCUIT STATS
Got his maiden F1 podium in Montreal last year
Became the 217th different podium finisher in F1 history at the race in Montreal last year
Became the 3rd youngest podium finisher in F1 history & youngest Italian podium finisher at the race in Montreal last year
At last year’s race in Montreal, Antonelli became the first Italian to finish on the podium since Jarno Trulli at Suzuka in 2009
Montreal would be the first circuit where Antonelli has multiple podiums
Led 1 lap in Montreal last year
A win would see Antonelli join Michele Alboreto (1985) as the only Italians to win in Montreal
Antonelli would join Elio De Angelis (1985) & Riccardo Patrese (1991) as the only Italian polesitters in Montreal
Antonelli would join Giancarlo Fisichella (1997-2000) as the only Italians with consecutive podiums in Montreal
KEY STATS
Antonelli’s championship lead is the largest by a driver after 4 GPs since 2022 (more below)
Antonelli would become the first driver in F1 history to have their first 4 poles come consecutively and/or their first 4 wins come consecutively
Antonelli is the only driver in F1 history to take their first 3 career poles consecutively and convert all of them into victory
If you normalize the points (no sprints or fastest lap points), Antonelli has more points (93) than Max Verstappen in 2023 (86) after 4 GPs & has as many points as Lewis Hamilton in 2021 (93) after 4 GPs
A win would give Antonelli 4 consecutive wins, which would be the longest streak by an Italian driver or team since Ferrari’s last constructors’ title in 2008 (Ferrari’s longest win streak in this span was 3 in a row in 2019)
Antonelli is the 23rd driver to win 3 races in a row with 20 going on to being world champions (Oscar Piastri & Stirling Moss are only exception besides Antonelli)
The last 2 drivers to win 3 races in a row did not become champion that season (Oscar Piastri in 2025, Max Verstappen in 2025)
Antonelli’s win streak (3) is longer than George Russell’s best podium streak (2)
Antonelli would become the 16th driver to win 4 races in a row
Antonelli would become the first driver to win 4+ races in a row since Max Verstappen (2023-2024) & the first Mercedes driver to do so since Lewis Hamilton in 2020
The longest winning streaks by a Mercedes driver: Nico Rosberg - 7, Lewis Hamilton - 5, Juan Manuel Fangio - 3, Kimi Antonelli - 3)
His 3 consecutive wins is the longest winning streak by an Italian driver since Alberto Ascari won 7 in a row from 1952—1953
Antonelli & Alberto Ascari are the only Italian drivers to win 3+ consecutive races in a row
Is the first Italian driver to lead the championship for consecutive GPs since Michele Alboreto in 1985
Since becoming teammates in 2025, Antonelli is now equal on wins (3) & poles (3) as George Russell (3)
A podium in Montreal would give Antonelli 5 consecutive podiums, making him the first Mercedes driver to have 5 consecutive podiums since Lewis Hamilton in 2022
Antonelli would be the first Italian to record 5+ consecutive podiums since Giuseppe Farina (British GP 1953 to Argentina GP 1954)
Antonelli would join Alberto Ascari (7) & Giuseppe Farina (5) as the only Italians to record 5+ consecutive podiums.
Since 2025, the only 2 drivers to have 3 consecutive poles are Lando Norris & Antonelli
Antonelli would become the first Mercedes driver to have 4+ consecutive poles since Lewis Hamilton from 2020 Spanish GP to 2020 Russian GP (5 in a row)
Antonelli would join Lewis Hamilton & Nico Rosberg as the only Mercedes drivers to take 4+ consecutive poles
Has converted all 3 of his poles to victory, giving him the best pole-to-win conversion rate in F1 history among all drivers with multiple poles
If Antonelli wins from pole in Montreal, he will have the same number of poles converted to wins as Oscar Piastri & George Russell (4)
Has led more laps (118) than all other drivers combined (106) this season
Has lost positions on Lap 1 at every single race & sprint this season
Antonelli has already outqualified George Russell as many times this season (3) as he did all of last season (3)
Antonelli has finished a race ahead of George Russell in 3 of 4 races this season. He finished ahead of Russell in only 3 of 24 races last season.
Antonelli has more podiums (6) than George Russell (3) over the last 10 races
Finished 43.051 seconds ahead of George Russell at the last race in Miami
OTHER STATS
Joined Michael Schumacher & Ayrton Senna as only drivers to get their first 3 poles consecutively
Joined Damon Hill & Mika Hakkinen as only drivers to get their first 3 wins consecutively
Is the first Italian driver to take 3 straight poles since Riccardo Patrese in 1991
Is the first Mercedes driver to win 3 consecutive races since Lewis Hamilton in 2021
Antonelli is the first Mercedes driver since Lewis Hamilton to have 3 consecutive poles (Styria GP to British GP 2020)
Can break Sebastian Vettel’s record of being the youngest driver’s champion in F1 history (23 years, 4 months, 11 days) if he wins a title before 2030
If Antonelli wins the championship in 2026, he’ll become the first driver to win the title in their 2nd season since Lewis Hamilton in 2008
Is the youngest driver in F1 history to lead the drivers’ championship & is also the first teenager to lead the standings
Is the first driver in F1 history to have their first 2 wins be hat tricks
Is the first teenager in F1 history to win multiple races
Antonelli would become the first driver to win the championship & their first race in the same season since Keke Rosberg in 1982
Is the youngest driver to win consecutive races in F1 history
At Chinese GP, Antonelli became the youngest driver to qualify on pole in F1 history at the age of 19 years, 6 months & 17 days old
Got his maiden win in China, becoming the 116th different winner in F1 history
At the Chinese GP, Antonelli became the youngest driver to convert pole to victory & the youngest driver to record a hat trick (pole, win, fastest lap)
At the Chinese GP, Antonelli became the second youngest driver to win a race, only trailing Max Verstappen (2016 Spanish GP)
Became the 3rd Italian driver to record a hat trick, joining Alberto Ascari & Giuseppe Farina
Antonelli’s favourite driver was Ayrton Senna. Both drivers got their maiden win in the second race of their second season while using the #12 & both wins were hat tricks
Holds the record for most points by a rookie driver with 150 in 2025 (not adjusted by era)
Is the youngest driver in F1 history to record a fastest lap & lead a lap (18 years 7 months 12 days old in Suzuka 2025)
Charles Leclerc
WINS: 8 | POLES: 27 | PODIUMS: 52 | GRAND SLAMS: 1
CIRCUIT STATS
Leclerc’s 2-4 qualifying H2H record against his teammates in Montreal is his worst at any circuit
Hasn’t qualified better than 8th in Montreal since 2019
2019 is also the only time that Leclerc has qualified better than 8th in Montreal (3rd)
Leclerc’s 2 Q3 appearances in Montreal are his fewest of any track he’s previously raced at on the current F1 calendar
The only tracks where Leclerc has fewer Q3 appearances than Montreal are Turkey (1), Mugello (1) & Nurburgring (1)
However, Leclerc has scored points in 5 of his 6 starts in Montreal with the only exception being a DNF in 2024
Leclerc even scored points in Montreal as a rookie driving for Sauber in 2018 (10th)
Leclerc has placed inside the top 5 every time he’s finished the race in Montreal since joining Ferrari (3rd in 2019, 5th in 2022, 4th in 2023, 5th in 2025)
Montreal would be the 17th different circuit Leclerc takes pole at & 8th different track he wins at
Out of all the tracks where Leclerc has made at least 6 race starts, his 48 points in Montreal ranks last in points scored
Leclerc has led 11 laps in Montreal (6 in 2025, 5 in 2019)
KEY STATS
Leclerc has now gone 33 consecutive races without a win, tying his 3rd longest wins drought (2018 Australian GP - 2019 Hungary)
If Leclerc goes 2 more races without a pole, he will tie his 4th longest drought without a pole (16 from 2021 French GP to 2021 Abu Dhabi GP)
2026 is the 5th straight season where Leclerc has multiple podiums
Leclerc needs to lead 15 more laps to surpass his total amount of laps led last season (48)
Leclerc has done 175 GPs with a Ferrari power unit, only 5 fewer than Michael Schumacher (180) & 34 fewer than Kimi Raikkonen (209)
Has gained more places on Lap 1 than any other driver this season (see below)
Leclerc has taken the lead on Lap 1 twice this season (Australia & Miami) but didn’t win either race
Leclerc is tied with Kimi Raikkonen for 4th most podiums as a Ferrari driver with 52 & can pass him in Montreal
Leclerc’s 8th place finish at the last race in Miami was his worst result since finishing 8th in Qatar in 2025
Leclerc has finished on the podium in every other race this season (Australia - podium, China - no podium, Japan - podium, Miami, no podium, Montreal - ?)
Coming off his best qualifying result of the season (3rd in Miami)
Has qualified inside the top 5 in 5 straight races dating back to Abu Dhabi 2025 & in 8 of his last 10 races dating back to Austin 2025
The next win by a Ferrari-powered car will be the 250th by the power unit in F1 history
OTHER STATS
3 podiums away from tying Sebastian Vettel & Rubens Barrichello for 2nd most podiums as a Ferrari driver (55)
Needs to lead 88 more laps to reach 1000 laps led
Hasn’t won a race since Oct. 20 2024 at the US GP
Leclerc’s longest drought without a win is 46 consecutive races from 2019 Singapore to 2021 Abu Dhabi (Leclerc is currently at 33 consecutive races without a win, meaning he could surpass this in 2026)
Is the only driver in F1 history to not deliver a team a drivers’ title after doing 150+ races for them
Is 4 Q3 appearances away from 150 career Q3 appearances
Has only 7 career Q1 exits with his last being the 2023 Spanish GP
Has now outqualified Lewis Hamilton in 22 of their 28 races as teammates
Responsible for 10 of Ferrari’s last 11 podiums
His next win would tie Rubens Barrichello for 8th most in Ferrari history (9)
Has a podium in 8 straight seasons (2019-2026), which would be the longest on the grid if Max Verstappen doesn’t end up on the podium this season (10 straight from 2016-2025)
Leclerc has taken pole in 5 consecutive seasons, the 2nd longest streak on the grid behind Max Verstappen (7 straight seasons)
Leclerc is the only driver in F1 history with more than 20 poles to not be a world champion & is the only driver in F1 history to make 150+ starts with a team & have less than 10 wins with them
If Leclerc doesn’t win a world championship in 2026, he will join Felipe Massa as the only Ferrari drivers to complete at least 8 seasons with the Scuderia & not win a title
Since the start of the 2009 season, Leclerc has more poles (27) than all other Ferrari drivers combined (24)
Has more poles (27) than his teammates have front row starts (21) during their time spent as teammates
During his time with Ferrari, Leclerc has 27 poles to his teammates’ combined total of 8
Leclerc has only converted 1 of his last 16 poles to victory
Looking to become Ferrari’s 16th drivers’ champion & end their championship drought as their last drivers’ title came in 2007 & last constructors’ title in 2008
2 poles away from tying Juan Manuel Fangio’s 29 poles for 10th most in F1 history
Leclerc’s 27 poles with Ferrari only trails Michael Schumacher (58) for most in team history
Has converted only 5 of his 27 poles to victory, giving him a pole-to-win rate of 18.52%, 5th worst in F1 history among drivers with at least 1 win from pole
Ferrari Key Stats
6 Ferrari drivers have won in Montreal: Gilles Villeneuve (1978), Rene Arnoux (1983), Michele Alboreto (1985), Jean Alesi (1995), Michael Schumacher (1997-1998, 2000, 2002-2004) & Sebastian Vettel (2018)
More than half of Ferrari’s 11 wins in Montreal have come from Michael Schumacher (6)
4 Ferrari drivers have taken pole in Montreal: Didier Pironi (1982), Rene Arnoux (1983), Michael Schumacher (1997, 1999-2001) & Sebastian Vettel (2018-2019)
Since Michael Schumacher left Ferrari, their only podiums in Montreal have come via Fernando Alonso (2010, 2013), Sebastian Vettel (2016, 2018-2019), Charles Leclerc (2019) & Carlos Sainz (2022)
Ferrari has 3 1-2 podiums in Montreal (1985, 2000 & 2004)
Ferrari has never locked out the front row in Montreal
Since 2007, Ferrari has fewer podiums in Montreal (7) than Red Bull (12) & Mercedes (14)
In the ground-effect era (2022-2025), Ferrari had the same number of podiums in Montreal (1) as Aston Martin (1) & McLaren (1)
In the ground-effect era, Alpine & Aston Martin (1 each) had more front row starts in Montreal than Ferrari (0)
Ferrari has scored a total of 18 points in Montreal over the last 2 years
Lewis Hamilton
WINS: 105 | POLES: 104 | PODIUMS: 203 | GRAND SLAMS: 6
CIRCUIT STATS
Got his maiden pole & win in Montreal as a rookie in 2007
Hamilton (2017) Michael Schumacher (1994) & Nelson Piquet Sr. (1984) are the only drivers to score a grand slam in Montreal
Hamilton’s best qualifying H2H record against teammates of circuits on the current calendar is Montreal (13-3)
Would become the first driver to win or take pole in Montreal with 3 different teams
Hamilton would join Fernando Alonso & Nelson Piquet Sr. as only drivers to take a podium in Montreal with 3 different teams
Would become the first British Ferrari driver to ever win in Montreal
Would become the 3rd world champion to win in Montreal for Ferrari, joining Michael Schumacher & Sebastian Vettel
Hamilton is tied with Michael Schumacher for most wins (7) & poles (6) in Montreal
Hamilton (10) & Michael Schumacher (12) are the only drivers with 10+ podiums in Montreal
Hamilton is the only driver who has scored over 200 points in Montreal (236) with the next closest being Sebastian Vettel (166)
Hamilton has led 354 laps in Montreal, only trailing Michael Schumacher (433)
Hamilton’s 7 wins in Montreal only trails Hungary (8) & Silverstone (9) for circuits with the most wins
Hamilton’s 6 poles in Montreal only trails Silverstone (7), Monza (7), Melbourne (8) & Hungary (9)
Hamilton’s 354 laps led in Montreal only trails Silverstone (367) & Hungary (487)
If Hamilton completes 20 laps in Montreal, he will become the 4th driver in history to reach 1000 laps raced at the circuit, joining Fernando Alonso (1158), Michael Schumacher (1138) & Kimi Raikkonen (1063)
Owns the best average finishing position in the circuit’s history (2.38)
Hamilton & Oscar Piastri are the only drivers to have a 100% Q3 rate in Montreal (min. 2 appearances)
Every time Hamilton has finished a race in Montreal, he’s placed inside the top 6
Hamilton has only been outqualified 3 times in Montreal by a teammate: Nico Rosberg in 2014, Valtteri Bottas in 2018, George Russell in 2024
KEY STATS
Has started 6th & finished 6th in each of the last 2 races
If Hamilton makes Q3 in Montreal, it will tie his longest Q3 streak (5) as a Ferrari driver
Hamilton has finished ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc in 2 of 4 races this season
If Hamilton finishes a race ahead of Charles Leclerc again, he will already match the number of times he accomplished that last season (3)
Needs to lead 8 laps to reach 5500 career laps led
Would join Juan Manuel Fangio as the only drivers to win a race or take pole with Mercedes & Ferrari
Hamilton’s next front row start will be his first since Silverstone in 2024
Hamilton’s next pole will be his first since Hungary in 2023
The only time a Ferrari driver using #44 won a race was Maurice Trintignant at the 1955 Monaco GP
Is the first driver ever to have a podium with McLaren, Mercedes & Ferrari
Always won the drivers’ championship in his second season with his new team
Looking for his 17th season with a victory, 17th season with a pole
Would also become the first driver ever to have a win/pole with McLaren, Mercedes & Ferrari
Would join Fernando Alonso as the only drivers currently on the grid to win with a Mercedes & Ferrari engine
Would be the 1st race winner & polesitter aged 40+ since Nigel Mansell at Australia 1994
Needs to lead 6 more races to have 200 races led in his career (has led 194 GPs)
If Hamilton records a fastest lap this year, it will be his 17th consecutive season with a fastest lap & 19th different season with a fastest lap, extending his F1 record
OTHER STATS
Has already led as many races (2) in 2026 as he did in all of 2025 (2)
Would join Juan Manuel Fangio, Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso & Rubens Barrichello as the only drivers ever to win with a Mercedes & Ferrari engine
Will make his 400th race start at the Las Vegas GP
Is 6 Q3 appearances away from 350 career Q3 appearances
Hamilton is the first driver since Michael Schumacher to have a podium for Ferrari & Mercedes & is the fourth driver in F1 history to have a podium for Ferrari & Mercedes (Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Juan Manuel Fangio, Piero Taruffi)
Hamilton is 1 of 4 drivers to take a podium in their 20s, 30s & 40s, joining Nigel Mansell, Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso (h/t to F1StatsGuru on X)
Hamilton, Alonso & Schumacher are the only drivers 40 years or older to take a podium since the start of this century
Owns the record for number of different seasons with a podium with 19 (next closest is Michael Schumacher at 16 seasons)
Hamilton, Michael Schumacher & Juan Manuel Fangio are the only drivers to lead a race with Mercedes & Ferrari
Would join Juan Manuel Fangio as the only drivers to win a championship with Mercedes & Ferrari
Has now led a race in 20 consecutive seasons & in 20 different seasons, the only driver in F1 history to do so
Hamilton & Fernando Alonso are the only drivers to start 20+ different seasons
Hamilton hasn’t won a race in 3 of the last 4 seasons
Is tied for 2nd most grand slams in F1 history with Max Verstappen (6 each). Hamilton’s last grand slam was Abu Dhabi 2019
Is the only driver in F1 history to score over 5000 points, not adjusted for eras
Holds the record for longest gap between 1st & last win (over 17 years from Canada 2007 to Spa 2024)
Won at 31 different circuits, taken pole at 32 different circuits & stood on the podium at 36 different circuits, all F1 records
Was the first Ferrari driver to go an entire season (2025) without a podium since Kimi Raikkonen in 2014
Hasn’t led the drivers’ championship since the 2021 Russian GP
Carlos Sainz
WINS: 4 | POLES: 6 | PODIUMS: 29
CIRCUIT STATS
Since Montreal returned to the calendar in 2022, Sainz is responsible for Ferrari’s only podium (2022) at the track
Sainz scored points in Montreal last year with Williams, finishing 10th
Sainz has scored points in Montreal for 4 different teams (Ferrari, Williams, Renault & Toro Rosso)
Sainz has made Q3 in Montreal for Ferrari, McLaren & Renault
Sainz has scored 36 points in Montreal
Sainz has also led 17 laps in Montreal with all 17 coming in 2022
Sainz has scored more points (36) than his teammates (28) in Montreal
Sainz scored more points in Montreal (29) than Charles Leclerc (22) during their time together as teammates
KEY STATS
Sainz has gained 11 positions on Lap 1 this year, tied with Alex Albon for 2nd most & only trailing Charles Leclerc (12)
Both Williams drivers finished in the points in Miami, marking the team’s first double points finish in a GP race since Monaco in 2025
Montreal could mark the first time Williams has a double points finish in consecutive GP races since Jeddah to Monaco last year
Responsible for 52 of Williams’ last 56 points dating back to last year’s Azerbaijan GP
Sainz is the only Williams driver with multiple points finishes (2) this season (Alex Albon only has 1)
Sainz has recorded multiple points finishes every season since he debuted in F1
The only drivers with multiple points finishes this season are Carlos Sainz (Williams), Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), Franco Colapinto (Alpine), George Russell (Mercedes), Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes), Lando Norris (McLaren), Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls), Max Verstappen (Red Bull), Ollie Bearman (Haas), Oscar Piastri (McLaren) & Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
Has made Q2 in consecutive races (Japan & Miami)
Sainz’s qualifying position has improved with each race this season (21st in Australia, 17th in China, 16th in Suzuka, 14th in Miami)
OTHER STATS
1 podium away from his 30th career podium
Will make his 250th race start in Qatar this year
Sainz & Alain Prost are the only drivers in F1 history to score podiums for McLaren, Ferrari & Williams
Has been outscored by Alex Albon 74-68 during their time together as teammates
Has a podium in 7 consecutive seasons (2019-2025) & front row start in 5 straight seasons (2021-2025)
10 straight seasons of at least 10 points finishes, with 5 different constructors (Toro Rosso, Renault, McLaren, Ferrari & Williams)
8 straight seasons of 10+ Q3 appearances, with 4 different constructors (Renault, McLaren, Ferrari, Williams)
Podiums for Williams: Sainz - 2, All other Williams drivers since 2017 - 2
His 150 GPs before his first win is 2nd most in F1 history, only trailing Sergio Perez, who had to wait 190 GPs
Last year, Sainz became the 1st Williams driver to get 2+ podiums in a season since 2015 when Valtteri Bottas & Felipe Massa each had 2
Was the only driver to make podium appearances with multiple constructors in the ground-effect regs (2022-2025)
Is 1 of 5 current drivers on the grid with a podium for +3 different constructors (Sainz - 3, Lewis Hamilton - 3, Pierre Gasly - 3, Sergio Perez - 4, Fernando Alonso - 5)
Alex Albon
WINS: 0 | POLES: 0 | PODIUMS: 2
CIRCUIT STATS
Hasn’t scored points in Montreal since 2023, which was his only points finish
Has qualified 10th in each of the last 3 races in Montreal
Has DNFed in Montreal in each of the last 2 races
Has 3 DNFs in 5 race starts in Montreal
Has 6 points after 5 race starts in Montreal
KEY STATS
Will tie Ralf Schumacher for 2nd most race starts as a Williams driver at the Canadian GP (94)
Will tie Nigel Mansell for most race starts as a Williams driver in Monaco (95)
Will become Williams’ all-time leader in race starts in Barcelona (96)
Albon has gained 11 positions on Lap 1 this year, tied with Carlos Sainz for 2nd most & only trailing Charles Leclerc (12)
Albon scoring points in Miami marked the first time he scored points in a GP race since Monza last year & the first time he scored points at all since the US GP sprint race
Prior to Miami, Albon hadn’t scored points in a GP race in 10 consecutive race starts
Has made Q2 in 2 of 4 races this season
Has missed Q3 in 15 straight races with his last Q3 appearance being Spa 2025
Montreal could be the first time Albon scores points in consecutive races since Zandvoort to Monza last year
Both Williams drivers finished in the points in Miami, marking the team’s first double points finish in a GP race since Monaco in 2025
Montreal could mark the first time Williams has a double points finish in consecutive GP races since Jeddah to Monaco last year
OTHER STATS
Is 3 Q3 appearances away from his 50th Q3 appearance
Will make his 100th race start with Williams in Hungary
His 314 points without a win are 4th most in F1 history
73 points scored in 2025 were more than all his other years at Williams combined (43)
In 2025, Albon became first Williams driver to finish in the top 8 in the drivers’ standings since Valtteri Bottas in 2016
Albon is 1 of 3 drivers in F1 history to make more than 120 starts without starting a race in the top 3, joining Kevin Magnussen & Johnny Herbert
Arvid Lindblad
WINS: 0 | POLES: 0 | PODIUMS: 0
CIRCUIT STATS
Has never raced in Montreal before
The only rookie driver who scored points in Montreal last year was Kimi Antonelli
KEY STATS
Miami last race was his first Q1 elimination of his career
Has finished 14th in back-to-back races
Hasn’t scored points since the season opener in Australia
Has made Q3 in 2 of his 4 races this season
If Lindblad finishes on the podium in Montreal, he will be the 3rd youngest driver to finish on the podium, trailing Max Verstappen (Spain 2016) & Lance Stroll (2017 Azerbaijan)
Can become the 2nd youngest driver to record a fastest lap, trailing Kimi Antonelli (2025 Japan GP)
Can become the 3rd youngest driver to lead a lap, trailing Kimi Antonelli (2025 Japan GP) & Max Verstappen (2016 Spanish GP)
The Monaco GP will be Lindblad’s last chance to become the youngest front-row starter in F1 history, beating Lance Stroll’s record of 18 years, 10 months & 5 days
Now has until Feb. 25 2027 to become the youngest polesitter in F1 history by beating Kimi Antonelli’s record of 19 years, 6 months & 18 days. But since there likely won’t be a race in February, Lindblad essentially has until the end of this season
Has as many Q3 appearances this season (2) than Max Verstappen (2) & more Q3 appearances than his teammate Liam Lawson (1)
OTHER STATS
Is the fourth youngest driver to start a race in F1 history & the youngest British driver to start a race in F1 history
Became the 3rd youngest points scorer in F1 history on his F1 debut after finishing 8th in Australia
Is the youngest British driver to score points in F1 history
Was the 357th different point scorer in F1 history
Overtook reigning champion Lando Norris & 7-time champion Lewis Hamilton on Lap 1 of the Australian GP, his first F1 racing lap ever
Lindblad is now 1 of 5 drivers on the grid currently who scored points on their F1 debut, joining Lewis Hamilton, Carlos Sainz, Ollie Bearman & Kimi Antonelli
Lindblad is the first driver for Red Bull’s junior team to finish in the top 8 in their F1 debut since Sebastian Buemi at the 2009 Australian GP
Finished 6th in his rookie F2 season in 2025, collecting 3 wins, 1 pole & 5 podiums for Campos
Liam Lawson
WINS: 0 | POLES: 0 | PODIUMS: 0
CIRCUIT STATS
Qualified 19th last year in Montreal with only Pierre Gasly behind him
Ended up DNFing in the race
KEY STATS
Since the rebrand to RB/Racing Bulls in 2024, Lawson has scored more points (52) for the team than any other driver (Isack Hadjar next closest with 51)
Didn’t score points in Miami, which ended a run of 2 straight points finishes
Has scored the second most points by a Red Bull-controlled driver this season with 10, only trailing Max Verstappen who has 26
Has scored more points (10) than Arvid Lindblad (4) & Isack Hadjar (4) combined (8)
Has not been eliminated in Q1 since Monza 2025
In the 16 races since Monza 2025, Lawson has 7 Q3 appearances & 9 Q2 exits
OTHER STATS
Needs to score 30 points to pass Chris Amon for the 3rd most points by a Kiwi driver in F1 history (Lawson - 54, Amon - 83)
The last F1 win by a Kiwi driver was Denny Hulme at 1974 Argentina GP at Buenos Aires
Last F1 pole by Kiwi driver was Hulme at 1973 South African GP at Kyalami
Last F1 podium by Kiwi driver was Hulme at 1974 Austrian GP
Fernando Alonso
WINS: 32 | POLES: 22 | PODIUMS: 106 | GRAND SLAMS: 1
CIRCUIT STATS
No driver has completed more laps in Montreal than Alonso (1158)
Alonso has scored points in the last 4 races in Montreal (7th in 2025, 6th in 2024, 2nd in 2023, 9th in 2022)
Alonso has also made Q3 in the last 4 races in Montreal
Alonso had back-to-back front row starts in Montreal (2022-2023) & did it for 2 different teams (Alpine in 2022, Aston Martin in 2023)
Alonso has twice taken consecutive front row starts in Montreal for different teams (2022-2023 for Alpine + Aston Martin & 2006-2007 for Renault + McLaren)
The only drivers to take consecutive front row starts in Montreal for different teams are Alonso, Alain Prost, Lewis Hamilton & Rene Arnoux but Alonso is the only one who has done it multiple times
Alonso & Nelson Piquet Sr. are the only drivers to stand on the podium in Montreal for 3 different teams. Alonso did it for Renault, Ferrari & Aston Martin
Alonso has scored points in Montreal for every team he’s driven for except Minardi (Renault, McLaren, Ferrari, Alpine & Aston Martin)
Owns the best qualifying H2H record against a teammate in the circuit’s history (17-2)
The only teammates who have outqualified Alonso in Montreal are Jarno Trulli in 2004 & Lewis Hamilton in 2007
Has outqualified his teammate in the last 14 GPs in Montreal that he’s participated in
The last time Alonso finished a race behind his teammate in Montreal was 2022 (Esteban Ocon)
The only 2 times that Alonso & his teammate both finished a race in Montreal but Alonso finished behind his teammate was Esteban Ocon in 2022 & Lewis Hamilton in 2007
Alonso has 102 points in Montreal, making it 1 of 10 tracks where he has exceeded 100 points scored
Has led 103 laps in Montreal, making it 1 of 9 tracks where he has led over 100 laps
Alonso is 1 of 9 drivers with to record the fastest lap in multiple races in Montreal; Alonso & Lewis Hamilton are the only active drivers to do so (2 each)
Only 5 drivers have scored over 100 points in Montreal (Lewis Hamilton - 236, Sebastian Vettel - 166, Max Verstappen - 130,, Michael Schumacher - 118 & Fernando Alonso - 102)
Alonso has scored more points in Montreal (102) than his former team Renault (78)
Only 8 drivers have led over 100 laps in Montreal (Michael Schumacher - 433, Lewis Hamilton - 354, Sebastian Vettel - 311, Max Verstappen - 165, Nelson Piquet - 154, Nigel Mansell - 131, Ayrton Senna - 129, Fernando Alonso - 103)
KEY STATS
This weekend will be the 430th career GP & the 75th GP as an Aston Martin driver for Alonso
We recently passed the 13th anniversary of Alonso’s last win & 16 different drivers have won since then (see below)
The last time Alonso scored points using a Honda engine was 2017 Abu Dhabi GP on Nov. 26 2017 & the last time Alonso made Q3 using a Honda engine was 2017 Brazilian GP on Nov. 12 2017
Outqualified Lance Stroll in 40 consecutive races with the last time he was outqualified by his teammate being Silverstone 2024
Alonso is 1 of 4 drivers in F1 history to outqualifying a teammate in 40+ consecutive races, joining Michael Schumacher (56), Alex Albon (47) & Ayrton Senna (44)
Next Q3 appearance will be his 50th as an Aston Martin driver
After DNFing in the first 2 races of this season, Alonso has now finished each of the last 2 races
Last race in Miami was the first time both Aston Martin drivers finished a race this season
No Aston Martin driver has made it out of Q1 yet this season
This is the first time in Alonso’s career where he was eliminated in Q1 in each of the first 4 races of a season since the format was introduced in 2006
This is the 2nd straight season where Alonso has scored 0 points after 4 GPs. For reference, Alonso didn’t score his first points of the season in 2025 until the 9th race (Spanish GP)
This is the first time since 2018 that he has no Q3 appearances in the first 4 races
If Alonso doesn’t make Q3 in Montreal, it will be the first time he doesn’t have a Q3 appearance after his first 5 races of the season since 2015
1 more DNF for Alonso will see him enter the top 10 for most DNFs in F1 history, passing Eddie Cheever & Derek Warwick
Has wins, poles, podiums & laps led using a Renault, Ferrari & Mercedes power unit but not a Honda power unit
OTHER STATS
A podium in 2026 means Alonso will become only the third driver ever to stand on the podium in 15+ different seasons, joining Lewis Hamilton (18) & Michael Schumacher (16)
A win in 2026 means Alonso will become the 7th driver to win a race in 10+ different seasons
Has finished inside the top 10 of the drivers’ standings every season since returning to F1 in 2021
Is 5 Q3 appearances away from 250 Q3 appearances
Alonso has made 10+ Q3 appearances in 5 consecutive seasons
Hasn’t led a race since the 2023 Saudi Arabian GP
Has not lost a qualifying H2H battle against a teammate during a season since Lewis Hamilton in 2007 (8-9), though he did tie Esteban Ocon 11-11 in 2021
If Alonso wins a race, he will break the F1 record for longest interval between wins in F1 history (current record for time between wins is 6y 6m 28d by Riccardo Patrese at 1990 San Marino GP & current record for GPs between wins is 114 GPs between wins by Kimi Raikkonen at 2018 US GP)
Alonso would also break the record for longest interval between first & last win ever if he wins a race (current record for time & GPs is 17y 1m 18d & 340 GPs by Lewis Hamilton)
Alonso owns the record for most GPs between podiums with 146 races passing between his podiums at Hungary in 2014 & Qatar in 2021
Also owns the record for most time (20y 7m 13d) & GPs (399) between first & last podium
Is the only driver in F1 history to make +400 GP starts (429)
Won from 9 different grid positions, 2nd most in F1 history (P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, P6, P8, P11, P15)
Lance Stroll
WINS: 0 | POLES: 1 | PODIUMS: 3
CIRCUIT STATS
Stroll’s home track is arguably his best, Montreal is tied with Silverstone for Stroll’s most points finishes at a circuit (5)
Owns the worst qualifying H2H record at Montreal, his home race, among all drivers on the current grid with multiple appearances at the GP (1-6)
The only teammate Lance Stroll outqualified in Montreal was Sergey Sirotkin in 2018
Has 13 points in 7 race starts in Montreal
Stroll didn’t score points in Montreal last year, which ended a run of 4 consecutive points finishes at the track (2019, 2022-2024)
Stroll has seen the chequered flag 6 times in Montreal (1 DNF in 2018) & he’s taken points in 5 of them (9th in 2017, 9th in 2019, 10th in 2022, 9th in 2023, 7th in 2024, 17th in 2025)
Stroll has started 16th or 17th in 6 of his 7 starts in Montreal (17th in 2017, 16th in 2018, 17th in 2019, 17th in 2022, 16th in 2023, 9th in 2024, 17th in 2025)
Stroll’s only Q3 appearance in Montreal was in 2024
KEY STATS
Last race in Miami was the first time Stroll finished a race this season
It was also the first time both Aston Martin drivers finished a race
No Aston Martin driver has made it out of Q1 yet this season
Hasn’t scored points since the last race of last season (Abu Dhabi 2025)
Has scored 1 point over the last 13 GPs
Outqualified by Fernando Alonso in 40 consecutive races with the last time he outqualified his teammate being Silverstone 2024
Holds the F1 record with 91 Q1 eliminations, which is 17 more than the next closest driver (Kevin Magnussen, 74)
4 points finishes away from his 70th career points finish (GP races)
OTHER STATS
Hungary is scheduled to be Stroll’s 200th GP in F1
In Australia earlier this season, Stroll became the first driver to finish 15 or more laps down since Takuma Sato at the Turkish GP in 2006 (17 laps down); Sato also used a Honda PU
Made the last ever DRS overtake at Abu Dhabi 2025
Has never won the qualifying H2H battle against his full-time teammate in any of his F1 seasons
Holds the record for youngest front-row starter in F1 history (18 years 10 months 5 days at Monza in 2017)
Became the 101st different polesitter in F1 history at the 2020 Turkish GP
His 193 GPs without a win are 3rd most in F1 history, only trailing Andrea De Cesaris (208) & Nico Hulkenberg (250)
His 325 points without a win is 3rd most in F1 history, only trailing Romain Grosjean (391) & Nico Hulkenberg (622)
Esteban Ocon
WINS: 1 | POLES: 0 | PODIUMS: 4
CIRCUIT STATS
Ocon has scored points in every race he’s started in Montreal (6th in 2017, 9th in 2018, 6th in 2022, 8th in 2023, 10th in 2024, 9th in 2025)
Out of all the current drivers with multiple races driven in Montreal, Ocon is the only one with a 100% points-finishing rate
If Ocon scores points again in Montreal, it will tie Spa for the circuit where he has the most points finishes (7)
Has scored points in Montreal with Force India, Alpine & Haas
Hasn’t made Q3 in Montreal since 2023
Eliminated in Q2 last year & in Q1 in 2024 in Montreal
Made Q3 in 4 consecutive trips to Montreal from 2017-2018 & 2022-2023 (Ocon didn’t drive in F1 in 2019)
Has scored 25 points in Montreal
KEY STATS
Montreal will be Ocon’s 185th race, tying him with Kevin Magnussen for 29th most all time
Ocon has 0 Q3 appearances & 4 Q2 eliminations this season
Ocon only has 1 Q3 appearance in his last 20 races (Abu Dhabi 2025)
Outscored 42-11 in points by Ollie Bearman since Singapore last year & 17-1 to start 2026
OTHER STATS
Ocon owns the F1 record for most GPs without a pole position (184)
Trying to make it 7 straight seasons with at least 1 finish inside the top 5 (2020-2025) & has finished at least 1 race inside the top 6 in every season since 2017
Is the last French driver to win a race (Hungary 2021)
Has only 3 Q3 appearances since the start of 2025 & only 7 Q3 appearances since the start of 2024
The only French driver with more points scored than Ocon (484) is Alain Prost (798.5)
Haas Key Stats
Haas’ best finish in Montreal is 9th by Esteban Ocon in 2025
Haas has 2 points finishes in Montreal (Esteban Ocon 9th in 2025, Romain Grosjean 10th in 2017)
Haas has 1 double Q3 appearance in Montreal, which came in 2022 (Kevin Magnussen 5th, Mick Schumacher 6th)
Ollie Bearman
WINS: 0 | POLES: 0 | PODIUMS: 0
CIRCUIT STATS
Made Q2 & outqualified his teammate Esteban Ocon in Montreal last year
Finished 11th, just narrowly missing out on points
KEY STATS
Is the only driver with a top 5 finish this season that doesn’t drive for Mercedes, Ferrari, Red Bull or McLaren
Is the only driver that has finished in the top 5 in a race this season after starting 10th or worse on the grid
Since Mexico last year, Bearman has scored more points (38) than Racing Bulls (34), Williams (31), Alpine (25), Aston Martin (20) & Sauber/Audi (13)
Owns a career 18-12 H2H qualifying record against his teammates
After scoring points in the first 2 GPs of the season, Bearman hasn’t scored points in either of the last 2 GPs
If Bearman doesn’t score points in Montreal, it will be the first time he goes 3 straight races without points since Jeddah to Silverstone last year
Responsible for 17 of Haas’ 18 points this season
Outqualified Esteban Ocon in 3 of 4 GPs this season
Outqualified Esteban Ocon in 8 of the last 11 races
Another top 5 finish would see Bearman tie Kevin Magnussen for most top 5 finishes by a Haas driver with 3
Has finished in the points in 7 of his last 11 races with 2 top 5 finishes (Mexico 2025, China 2026)
OTHER STATS
Has scored 42 of Haas’ 53 points since Singapore last year
Is 3 Q3 appearances away from his 10th career Q3 appearance
Bearman has the 3rd most points finishes in Haas history with 12
Bearman needs 12 more points finishes as a Haas driver to match Romain Grosjean (24) & 23 more to match Kevin Magnussen (35)
Bearman (2025 Chinese GP), Kevin Magnussen (2022 Bahrain GP) & Romain Grosjean (2016 Bahrain GP) are the only times a Haas driver has been top 5 in the drivers’ standings
Is the only driver in Haas’ history to score points in 5 consecutive races (Singapore 2025 to Las Vegas 2025)
His all-time best race finish was 4th place at the 2025 Mexican GP
Shares the joint best result in Haas history with Romain Grosjean (Bearman - 4th at 2025 Mexico GP, Grosjean - 4th at 2018 Austrian GP)
Pierre Gasly
WINS: 1 | POLES: 0 | PODIUMS: 5
CIRCUIT STATS
Gasly has scored a total of 6 points over 6 starts in Montreal, meaning he averages 1 point per race
Gasly’s 2 points finishes in Montreal are 9th for Alpine (2024) & 8th for Red Bull (2019)
Gasly’s only Q3 appearance in Montreal came in 2019, a weekend where he was the only Red Bull driver to make Q3
Qualified last in Montreal last year (20th) & finished 15th
Montreal last year was the first race where Gasly was outqualified by Franco Colapinto as teammates
The only tracks on the current calendar where Gasly has raced & scored fewer points than Montreal are Albert Park (3) & Las Vegas (0)
Montreal is tied with Singapore, China & Spa for fewest Q3 appearances (1) among tracks on the current calendar that Gasly has raced at
The only French drivers to win in Montreal are Jean Alesi (1995), Alain Prost (1993), Rene Arnoux (1983) & Jacques Laffite (1981)
The only French drivers to take pole in Montreal are Alain Prost (1989, 1993), Rene Arnoux (1983), Didier Pironi (1982) & Jean-Pierre Jarier (1978)
The last French driver to finish on the podium in Montreal was Romain Grosjean in 2012
KEY STATS
Has made Q3 in 3 consecutive races
If Gasly makes Q3 in Montreal, it will be his longest streak of consecutive Q3 appearances since joining Alpine & his longest since he had 6 straight Q3 appearances from 2021 Turkey to 2021 Saudi Arabia as an AlphaTauri driver
Gasly didn’t score points in the Miami GP race (DNF) but he picked up 1 point in the sprint, meaning that he still has collected points at every GP weekend this year so far
The only drivers who have scored points at every GP weekend this year are Kimi Antonelli, George Russell, Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton & Pierre Gasly
Responsible for 38 of Alpine’s 45 points scored since the start of 2025
Gasly has 3 GP race points finishes, which means he’s already 2 away from matching his total last year (5)
Gasly has 16 points currently, meaning he is only 6 points away from matching his 2025 output already (22)
Made Q3 in 6 of his last 8 races dating back to Brazil last year
Was outqualified by Franco Colapinto in Miami, marking the first time he was outqualified by a teammate since Singapore last year
Hasn’t been outqualified by a teammate in consecutive races since Monza to Singapore last year (3 straight races)
Has still outqualified Colapinto in 9 of the last 10 races
OTHER STATS
Gasly is now 2nd all time in most GPs without a pole position (182), only trailing former teammate Esteban Ocon (184)
The last French driver to take pole was Jean Alesi in 1997 at Monza
Gasly trails Esteban Ocon by 10 points (484-474) for 2nd most points scored in F1 history by a French driver. Alain Prost is first with 798.5 points
Is 15 Q3 appearances away from reaching 100 Q3 appearances
Has at least 5 points finishes in 8 straight seasons dating back to 2018
Has at least 6 Q3 appearances in 8 straight seasons dating back to 2018
Franco Colapinto
WINS: 0 | POLES: 0 | PODIUMS: 0
CIRCUIT STATS
Montreal was his best qualifying performance (12th) & starting grid position (10th) in 2025
Montreal was the first race where Colapinto outqualified Pierre Gasly as teammates & the first race where he finished ahead of Gasly as teammates
The last Argentine driver to score points/finish on the podium in Montreal was Carlos Reutemann in 1980 (placed 2nd)
No Argentine driver has ever won or started on pole in Canada
KEY STATS
Recorded the best qualifying result (8th) & finishing result (7th) of his F1 career at the last race in Miami
Recorded the best finishing result by an Argentine driver in 44 years at the last race in Miami (see below)
Has already scored more points in 2026 after 4 GPs (7) than he did over the first 26 GPs of his career from 2024-2025 (5)
In Miami, Colapinto reached Q3 for the first time as an Alpine driver & for the first time since Baku 2024
Has scored points in 2 of the last 3 GPs, the first time he’s done that since 2024 with Williams
If he scores points in Montreal, it will be the first time Colapinto has consecutive points finishes
Colapinto would become the first Argentine driver with consecutive points finishes since Carlos Reutemann from 1980-1981
If he makes Q3 in Montreal, it will be the first time Colapinto has consecutive Q3 appearances
Miami was the first time Colapinto outqualified Gasly since Singapore last year
Could outqualify Gasly in consecutive races for the first time since Monza to Singapore (3 straight races) last year
Colapinto (12 career points) needs to score 2 more points to pass Roberto Mieres (13) & move to 4th all time in points scored for an Argentine driver
Has completed 5 laps in a podium position this season
OTHER STATS
At the Chinese GP, Colapinto became the first Argentine driver to complete laps in a top 2 position since Carlos Reutemann at the 1982 South African GP
Is the only Argentine driver to score points using a Mercedes engine for multiple teams (Alpine, Williams)
Has 4 career points finishes
Argentina’s last F1 win was Carlos Reutemann at the Belgian GP at the Zolder circuit in 1981
Argentina’s last F1 pole was also Reutemann in 1981 at Caesars Palace
Argentina’s last F1 podium was Reutemann again at the 1982 South African GP at Kyalami
Colapinto would become the 4th Argentine driver to win a race or take pole & the 6th Argentine driver to finish on the podium
Colapinto could also be the first Argentine to lead a race since Reutemann at the 1981 Belgian GP at the Zolder circuit
In his debut season in 2024 with Williams, Colapinto became the 1st Argentine driver to score points since Carlos Reutemann at the 1982 South African GP
Nico Hulkenberg
WINS: 0 | POLES: 1 | PODIUMS: 1
CIRCUIT STATS
Has not made Q3 in Montreal since 2023
Qualified 2nd in 2023 in Montreal but was then hit with a 3-place grid penalty
Had 6 straight Q3 appearances in Montreal from 2015-2019 & 2023
Finished 8th in last year’s race in Montreal
Finished in the points in 6 straight races in Montreal from 2014 to 2019
Has scored 38 points in Montreal
KEY STATS
Looking for his 1st Q3 appearance & points finish for Audi
His 2026 race results are a DNS, 11th, 11th & DNF
Has qualified 11th in 3 of 4 races this season (Australia, China & Miami)
5 of his 8 results in GP format this season have been 11th
Hasn’t made Q3 in 7 straight GPs but in that span he has qualified 11th 5 times
Has only made Q3 once over his last 28 races
14-14 qualifying H2H record against Gabriel Bortoleto
If Hulkenberg scores points with Audi, he will become only the 3rd driver in F1 history to score points with 8+ different teams (would be tied with John Surtees & trail Andrea De Cesaris with 9)
Hulkenberg would become the first German driver to score points for a German constructor since Nico Rosberg & Mercedes
Only 3 German drivers have started over 250 GPs (Hulkenberg - 253, Sebastian Vettel - 299, Michael Schumacher - 307)
OTHER STATS
Hulkenberg is the 1st driver ever to race with a Ferrari, Mercedes, Renault, Cosworth & Audi engine
Has driven for 9 different constructors in F1 history, something only 8 other drivers have done (Williams, Sauber, Force India, Renault, Racing Point, Aston Martin, Haas, Kick Sauber, Audi)
Nico Rosberg is the last German driver to win for a German engine manufacturer
Owns the F1 record for most GP starts without a win (253)
Is the only driver in F1 history to make +210 starts & not have a win
Got the first podium of his career at Silverstone in 2025, breaking the F1 record for most starts before 1st career podium (239). For context, no other driver with a podium had to wait more than 101 races for their first podium
Has made Q3 with 6 different constructors over his career (Williams, Force India, Sauber, Renault, Racing Point & Haas)
Hulkenberg is 1 of 8 German drivers with a pole & 1 of 14 German drivers with a podium
Gabriel Bortoleto
WINS: 0 | POLES: 0 | PODIUMS: 0
CIRCUIT STATS
Eliminated in Q1 last year in Montreal before finishing 14th
The last Brazilian to make Q3 in Montreal was Felipe Massa in 2017
The last Brazilian to score points in Montreal was Felipe Massa in 2015 (6th)
The only Brazilians who have won at in Montreal are Nelson Piquet (1982, 1984, 1991) & Ayrton Senna (1998, 1990)
The only Brazilians who have poles in Montreal are Nelson Piquet (1980, 1981, 1984) & Ayrton Senna (1988, 1990, 1992)
The last Brazilian to be on the podium in Montreal is Rubens Barrichello in 2005
KEY STATS
Last race in Miami was his first Q1 elimination since 2025 Las Vegas GP
Looking to avoid having consecutive Q1 eliminations for the first time since 2025 Singapore GP to 2025 Las Vegas GP (5 straight)
Only 6 drivers have completed fewer laps than Bortoleto this season (166)
Needs 8 more points to match Felipe Nasr for 8th most points by a Brazilian driver in F1 history
Is 14-14 in qualifying H2H against Nico Hulkenberg since becoming teammates in 2025
Is 3 Q3 appearances away from his 10th career Q3 appearance
OTHER STATS
Bortoleto is responsible for both of Audi’s Q3 appearances this season (Australia & Japan)
Bortoleto is also responsible for both of Audi’s points scored this season (2 points in Australia)
The last Brazilian driver to be on the podium was Felipe Massa at the 2015 Italian GP
The last Brazilian driver to win a race was Rubens Barrichello in Monza in 2009
The last Brazilian driver to be on pole was Felipe Massa at the 2014 Austrian GP
Responsible for Audi’s first F1 Q3 appearance & points ever (Australia 2026)
Bortoleto has 6 points finishes & 7 Q3 appearances in his career now
Bortoleto’s best finishing result is 6th in Hungary last year & his best qualifying result is 7th in Hungary & Abu Dhabi last year
Bortoleto joined Daniel Ricciardo (2019) as the only drivers to outqualify Hulkenberg in 7 straight races (Austria to Baku 2025) & he did it as a rookie
Trying to become the 10th Brazilian in F1 history to lead a lap
His 21 points are 9th most among all Brazilians in F1 history
Sergio Perez
WINS: 6 | POLES: 3 | PODIUMS: 39
CIRCUIT STATS
Perez scored a podium in his first time racing in Montreal in 2012 for Sauber but hasn’t been on the podium since
His points finishes in Montreal at 3rd in 2012 with Sauber, 10th in 2016 with Force India, 5th in 2017 with Force India & 6th in 2023 with Red Bull
Has scored points in Montreal with Sauber, Force India & Red Bull
His only Q3 appearances in Montreal are 2015, 2017 & 2018
Has only scored 35 points in Montreal & has never led a lap there
His last appearance in Montreal ended with a Q1 elimination (2024)
Has DNFed in 2 of his last 3 races in Montreal (2022, 2024)
KEY STATS
Perez (285 GPs) & Rubens Barrichello (323 GPs) are the only drivers in F1 history to start 285+ races & never lead the drivers’ championship
Has finished all 4 races this season
Has completed 219 laps this season, 9th most in F1
Has completed more laps (219) than Max Verstappen (213), Pierre Gasly (170), Lando Norris (168), Isack Hadjar (123) & Oscar Piastri (110), among others
Would become Cadillac’s first points scorer
If Perez scores points with Cadillac, he will become the 15th driver in F1 history to score points with 6+ different teams
1 podium away from getting his 40th career podium, which would make him the 26th driver in F1 history to hit 40+ podiums
Perez’s last Q3 appearance was Abu Dhabi 2024, his final appearance with Red Bull
Perez’s last GP points finish was Las Vegas 2024 (10th place finish)
OTHER STATS
Will reach 300 career race starts later this year in Brazil
Perez, Nico Hulkenberg & Fernando Alonso are the only drivers on the grid to drive for 6+ different constructors (Sauber, McLaren, Force India, Racing Point, Red Bull & Cadillac)
Has recorded a podium in each of the last 5 seasons he’s raced (2020-2024) & a front row start in each of the last 4 seasons he’s raced (2021-2024)
Hasn’t finished outside the top 10 in the drivers’ standings since 2013 for McLaren
Has had at least 5 points finishes & 3 Q3 appearances in all 14 seasons he’s driven in F1 (2011-2024)
Needs to lead 11 more laps to hit 400 career laps led
Perez is Mexico’s all-time leading race winner, polesitter & podium finisher
Valtteri Bottas
WINS: 10 | POLES: 20 | PODIUMS: 67
CIRCUIT STATS
Bottas is 1 of 5 drivers to record 4+ consecutive podiums in Montreal, joining Michael Schumacher (2000-2006), Jean Alesi (1994-1997), Max Verstappen (2022-2025) & Giancarlo Fisichella (1997-2000)
Bottas’ 4 podiums in Montreal came consecutively (2015-2018). He did not stand on the podium before or after this stretch
Bottas has scored points in Montreal with 3 different teams (Williams, Mercedes & Alfa Romeo)
Bottas had 7 consecutive Q3 appearances in Montreal from 2013 to 2019 but hasn’t made Q3 since then
In his first appearance at Montreal, Bottas qualified 3rd in a Williams
The last time Bottas scored points in Montreal was 2023 with Alfa Romeo (finished 10th)
Bottas has 4 podiums in Montreal but has never led a single lap there
Bottas is 1 of 3 drivers to have 4+ podiums in Montreal but not win a race there, joining Rubens Barrichello & Giancarlo Fisichella
His last appearance in Montreal ended with a Q1 elimination (2024)
KEY STATS
Has finished 3 consecutive races, a great achievement for Cadillac
Has completed more laps in 2026 (177) than the likes of Pierre Gasly (170), Lando Norris (168), Isack Hadjar (123) & Oscar Piastri (110), among others
Went over 14,000 laps completed after Miami. Is now 11th in F1 history with 14,036 career laps done
Montreal will be his 251st race start, making Bottas the 14th driver to exceed 150 race starts
Hasn’t finished in the points in his last 33 races, dating back to Qatar 2023
Hasn’t made Q3 since Abu Dhabi 2024, his final race with Kick Sauber
Would become Cadillac’s first points scorer
OTHER STATS
Bottas has made Q3 at every circuit he’s raced at on the current calendar
The only circuits Bottas has raced at & not made Q3 is India (1 GP) & Korea (1 GP)
Holds the record for most consecutive Q3 appearances with 103 between the 2017 Australian GP & 2022 Saudi Arabian GP (next closest was 66 by Lewis Hamilton)
Is 3 points away from becoming the 6th driver in F1 history to reach 1800 points scored
Bottas & new teammate Sergio Perez have shared only 1 podium together in F1 (Turkey 2021)
Bottas & Charles Leclerc are the only drivers in F1 history to have 20+ poles without winning a drivers’ championship
How Long Has It Been Since?
Last Time Each Driver Won
Kimi Antonelli - Miami 2026
George Russell - Australia 2026
Max Verstappen - Abu Dhabi 2025
Lando Norris - Brazil 2025
Oscar Piastri - Zandvoort 2025
Carlos Sainz - Mexico 2024
Charles Leclerc - Austin 2024
Lewis Hamilton - Belgium 2024
Sergio Perez - Baku 2023
Valtteri Bottas - Turkey 2021
Esteban Ocon - Hungary 2021
Pierre Gasly - Monza 2020
Fernando Alonso - Spain 2013
Last Time Each Driver Was on Pole
Kimi Antonelli - Miami 2026
George Russell - Australia 2026
Max Verstappen - Abu Dhabi 2025
Oscar Piastri - Qatar 2025
Lando Norris - Las Vegas 2025
Charles Leclerc - Hungary 2025
Carlos Sainz - Mexico 2024
Lewis Hamilton - Hungary 2023
Sergio Perez - Miami 2023
Valtteri Bottas - Brazil 2021
Lance Stroll - Turkey 2020
Fernando Alonso - Germany 2012
Nico Hulkenberg - Brazil 2010
Last Time Each Driver Was On Podium
Kimi Antonelli - Miami 2026
Oscar Piastri - Miami 2026
Lando Norris - Miami 2026
Charles Leclerc - Japan 2026
Lewis Hamilton - China 2026
George Russell - China 2026
Max Verstappen - Abu Dhabi 2025
Carlos Sainz - Qatar 2025
Isack Hadjar - Zandvoort 2025
Nico Hulkenberg - Britain 2025
Pierre Gasly - Brazil 2024
Esteban Ocon - Brazil 2024
Sergio Perez - China 2024
Fernando Alonso - Brazil 2023
Valtteri Bottas - Saudi Arabia 2021
Lance Stroll - Sakhir 2020
Alex Albon - Bahrain 2020






























































Outstanding information, Daniel!!! Thank you so much!!! 🏁
Amazing job, Dan! Thanks for this :)