canadian grand prix canadian grand prix formally formula grand prix canada formula motor race held june circuit montreal canada seventh race formula season 48th canadian grand prix lap race won driver starting seventh position started pole position finished second red bull teammate finishing race began safety car returned pits built lead second safety car deployment caused collision button teammate closed time gaps cars retained lead lap increasingly heavy rain led race suspension restarted hours later button involved collision lap led retirement button falling place remainder race moved place passing started fourth eighth respectively second place lap final lap victory button season second place world drivers championship points leader extended lead despite finishing second remained hamilton retirement meant slipped fourth extended lead points ferrari points hours race set record longest formula history report background grand prix contested teams drivers teams known ferrari mercedes lotus virgin tyre supplier brought different tyre types race dry compounds soft super soft options wet weather compounds intermediate wet drag reduction system activation zones race straight turns second start finish straight final corners going race driver led drivers championship points ahead points fourth points fifth points championship red bull leading points ferrari second points respectively mercedes points contended fourth place far dominated championship winning previous races winning chinese grand prix championship contenders button gained second place finish achieved place podium finishes prior event announced end partnership company responsible designing developing team racing cars order cut costs designed cars exclusively fluid dynamics unlike competitors utilised wind tunnel approach successful team failed qualify higher 20th far season virgin decided end partnership ceo aims challenge podium position inaugural expressed ending partnership mean team greater control destiny continue develop car end season set technical department control director engineering pat teams major technical updates cars ferrari altered brake cars improving cooling manage high brake temperatures encountered montreal ferrari mercedes revised rear suspension brought new wing lower level williams brought new rear wings designed specifically low circuits circuit practice qualifying practice sessions held race minute sessions friday lasting hour saturday fastest driver practice session ahead mercedes driver caused session suspended crashing circuit wall champions corner heavily damaging car morning session suffered concussion crash previous race withdrew passed medical examination said want drive cent need time recover replaced reserve driver competed fastest second session ahead hamilton driver received mid way practice session disrupted incidents struck barriers accidents requiring suspension cleared track debris force india broke suspension crash turn session saturday morning saw fastest ahead failure prevented participating crash final minute brought red flag session prematurely ended limited time remaining qualifying session saturday afternoon split parts ran minutes eliminated cars qualifying finished session 18th lower session rule effect necessitated driver set time quickest lap qualify race second qualifying lasted minutes eliminated cars finished positions final qualifying determined positions tenth decided pole position achieved sixth pole position season time joined row grid teammate giving ferrari best qualifying performance season able use car qualified fourth tenths second hamilton button qualified fifth seventh respectively blamed slow pace high levels high speed circuit mercedes drivers qualified sixth eighth completed paul 11th position ahead fellow pastor adrian struggled grip session 14th following qualifying 18th complained insufficient grip brake balance grid lotus virgin drivers qualify failing set time qualifying session allowed race having considered new chassis accident friday practice set faster lap times race track wet race rain showers hit area day race start local time heavy rain expected arrive hour race air temperature ranged track temperature standing water track causing heavy spray visibility meant race start safety car cars use wet tyres start race modified set car wet conditions race began safety car formation lap despite slow speed drivers struggled grip wet surface safety car came pits laps cars allowed overtake retained place attempts pass hamilton collided corner dropping drivers seventh fourteenth respectively button lost fifth place mid lap running wide losing places hamilton end racing lap moved eighth position followed places grid extended lead lap positions continued change improved eighth recovered twelfth fell thirteenth hamilton lost sixth position running wide failed overtaking fell button attempted overtake pit straight drivers collided hamilton hit pit wall accident caused hamilton retirement prompted safety car deployment end lap race resumed lap button changed intermediate tyres safety car period given drive penalty speeding safety car emerging 15th place began lead second mercedes pitted intermediate tyres leaving second lap switched safety car came began setting times pace leaders gained 15th position drivers changed tyres lap rain storm arrived circuit forcing drivers intermediate tyres switch button fifth eighth respectively fell ninth eleventh drivers wet tyres began pitting fresh wet tyres safety car brought lap intensity rain changed tyres went fresh laps safety car conditions getting worse race suspended torrential rain prevented resumption hours rain eased local time race restarted safety car drivers positions held suspension followed seventh place button safety car remained seven laps circuit began drying suitable intermediate tyres pitted lap change began extend lead safety car came lap fought second place led cars change intermediate tyres button pitted lap drivers change tyres lap button came tenth placed exited button attempted pass turn cars touched ferrari spun beached curb bringing safety car race resumed laps later retained positions fought fourth place button tyre collision place immediately began positions 14th lap damaged wing attempting overtake subsequent pit stop drive penalty dropped having overtaken passed fourth place set fastest lap race enabled lap eighth position button caught passed cars tenth place driver switch slick tyres followed fighting second place passed lap passed place drivers pitted slick tyres laps damaged wing forcing damage car led retirement button risen ninth pit stop fourth catching leading trio lap battling fifth place collided rear damaged wing wing detached folded car losing control car ran escape road turn debris track accident called sixth safety car period race following safety car deployment gained sixth place remaining point scoring positions contested second place safety car resumed fight race resumed lap passed eleventh place overtook williams cars ninth lost fifth place retired spinning wet track turn passing cut lap ceded position avoid penalty button passed cut lap gained second place button began catching race leader overtook place lap lap retired gained eighth position fastest lap race set button lap setting time closing race lead led seconds final lap ran wide turn button passed lead held win race recovered going track finished second ahead fourth took fifth place passed finish line sixth place filled final point scoring positions car lost wing dropping eleventh twelfth final classified drivers post race finishers appeared podium collect trophies subsequent press conference button felt win best career far stated fight hard win race fight got drive speeding safety car fight way times eventually lap chasing ran little bit wide wet circuit able opportunity win button praised team strategy helping victory particular moves intermediate tyres expressed disappointment making mistake final lap driving race point happy second place increased championship lead said happy finish incident beginning race putting recovery fourteenth place correct tyre choices team principal praised button win believing finest performances formula think best wins history let change wing 21st don know times overtake people drove kept focused applied pressure past fantastic job cent cent car great great great job impose penalty button collisions hamilton having judged driver blame incident hamilton agreed button intentionally felt alongside button time later reflected probably hadn spotted went praise teammate race utterly fantastic performance truly great driver place blame button saying final incident day went wrong admitted having mixed feelings race having second position race laps mercedes driver stated obviously loved finish second place podium work end happy result big fight placed second restart shared similar feelings finishing lower position originally qualified 13th bad finish seventh hand started second long red flag looking result disappointing usage safety car came criticism figures sport disagreed decision start safety car felt prevented attacking technical director thought team disadvantage defend quicker cars fifth safety car period competed formula years stated fact drivers came immediately intermediate tyres tells face safety car long felt safety car resort default option recognised race director consider driver visibility inexperience wet weather tyres led caution agreed decisions particular length red flag delay right wait long track conditions improve order cars right agreed decision halt race stating clear needed stop race went opinions drivers taken account decision halt race considered possibility suspension drivers total time hours minutes seconds including hour suspension race longest formula history button set records lowest average race winning speed mph stops pit stops winner world championship race race highest number safety car deployments appearances classification qualifying set lap time rule allowed race discretion race started pit lane finished 14th given post race second penalty cutting gaining advantage championship standings race note positions included sets standings
2011 Canadian Grand Prix