2020 Canadian Grand Prix (Coolfastjack)

The 2020 Canadian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Grand Prix Heineken du Canada 2020)[1] is a Formula One motor race that took place on 7 June 2020 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1] The race was the seventh round of the 2020 FIA Formula One World Championship. The race was won by Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari. It was the 57th running of the Canadian Grand Prix, the 51st time the event had been included as a round of the Formula One World Championship since the inception of the series in 1950, and the thirty-ninth time that a World Championship was held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton went in to the race as the defending race winner.[3] Charles Leclerc came into this race leading Sebastian Vettel by 19 points with Leclerc at 114 Points to Vettel's 95. Reigning champion Lewis Hamilton sat 3rd with 94 points.

Contents

 * 1Report
 * 1.1Background
 * 1.1.1Tyres
 * 1.2Practice
 * 1.3Qualifying
 * 1.4Race
 * 2Classification
 * 2.1Qualifying
 * 2.2Race
 * 2.3Championship standings after the race
 * 3References
 * 4External links

Tyres[edit]
The tyre compounds provided for this race were the hypersoft, ultrasoft and supersoft.[4]

Practice[edit]
Hamilton led all 3 practice sessions. FP2 had a massive crash for Lando Norris at Turn 10, the McLaren driver losing the back end and crashing heavily into the inside retaining wall. Norris was uninjured but was unfit to run FP3 but returned for qualifying.

Qualifying[edit]
Q1 Q2 Q3
 * Hamilton was fastest in a rather straightforward session. As the session winded down, the bottom half attempted to set faster times. Pierre Gasly was the surprise as he had been running near the back all weekend in practice. The 5 eliminated were Romain Grosjean, Kevin Magnussen, Daniil Kvyat, George Russell and home hero Nicholas Latifi
 * Hamilton was fastest again. Alexander Albon spun at turn 4 on his first flying lap but continued. As the session ended, the 5 eliminated were Lance Stroll, Kimi Raikkonen, Antonio Giovinazzi, Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris, who didn't set a time after a gearbox change and some pain in his hips
 * Hamilton was fastest from teammate Bottas. The Ferrari duo of Vettel and Leclerc were initially 3rd and 4th until at the checkered flag, Max Verstappen went 3rd to split the Merc's and Ferrari's. Ricciardo and Ocon beat Albon after a miscalculation on Albon's pitbox opted for him not to set a new time in hopes of no track improvement. Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez completed the Top 10

Qualifying[edit]

 * Notes
 * ^1 - Lando Norris received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change
 * ^2  – Esteban Ocon received a ten-place grid penalty for his power unit change.

Championship standings after the race[edit]

 * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.