Round 7: Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2008

Lucas Orly Seg Jun 02, 2008 1:35 pm

FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2008

Round 7: Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2008 Montrealby0.th

Wikipedia escreveu:The Canadian Grand Prix (known in French as the Grand Prix du Canada) is an auto race held in Canada since 1961. It has been part of the Formula One World Championship since 1967. It was first staged at Mosport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario as a sports car event before it alternated between Mosport and Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Quebec after Formula One took over the event. After 1971 safety concerns lead to the Grand Prix moving permanently to Mosport. In 1978 the Canadian Grand Prix moved to its current home on Île Notre-Dame in Montreal.

In 2005, the Canadian Grand Prix was the most watched Formula One GP in the world. The race was also the third most watched sporting event on the planet, behind the first place Super Bowl XXXIX and the UEFA Champions League Final.

Grand Prix History

F1.com escreveu:In the 1960s the rivalry between French and English speaking Canada meant that the country's Grand Prix had two homes: Mosport Park one year and Mont-Tremblant the next. By 1970, however, Mont-Tremblant was deemed too dangerous and the race moved full time to Mosport Park.

In 1977 the French Canadians, motivated by the incredible success of Gilles Villeneuve, decided it was about time they built a race track. Building a new circuit simply wasn't feasible, however, as time and money were against them. Their solution was simple and effective. Taking the Ile Notre-Dame, they connected all the island's roads and made a circuit. The island had been the home of the 1967 World Fair (Expo'67) and was full of futuristic looking buildings. It was, everyone agreed, a perfect venue for a Grand Prix.

After $2m was spent on upgrading the circuit to Formula One standards, the first race was held there in October 1978. Gilles Villeneuve, in his first season with Ferrari, was yet to win a Formula One race, but at his home Grand Prix he took a memorable debut victory. Following his tragic death in 1982, the track was renamed in his honour.

His son, Jacques, never won at the track but some of the great drivers of the sport have taken the spoils here. Michael Schumacher holds the record of having won seven times in Canada. It is also the scene of Jean Alesi's single Grand Prix victory in 1995, driving the number 27 Ferrari, the same car number which carried Gilles Villeneuve into the hearts of the Canadian Formula One fans.

Grand Prix Information
Information on Grand Prix races on current track only.

Código:: Laps 70 Circuit length 4.361 km (2.709 miles) Race length 305.270 km (189.694 miles) Turns 15 Direction Clockwise Most wins by single driver Michael Schumacher (7) Most wins by single constructor Ferrari (9) Lap Record Race 1:13.622 Lap Record Driver Rubens Barrichello (2004) Lap Record Team Ferrari Tires Prime Soft Tires Optional Super-Soft

Current championship standings

Código:: DRIVERS: Pos Driver Team Points Finishes in Pts Wins Podiums 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 38 5 2 4 2 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 35 5 2 4 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 34 4 2 4 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 32 5 0 3 5 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 20 4 0 1 6 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 15 4 0 1 7 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 15 5 0 0 8 Fernando Alonso Renault 9 3 0 0 9 Jarno Trulli Toyota 9 3 0 0 10 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 8 3 0 1 11 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 7 3 0 0 12 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 4 1 0 0 13 Jenson Button Honda 3 1 0 0 14 Rubens Barrichello Brazilian 3 1 0 0 15 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 2 1 0 0 16 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 0 0 0 0 17 Timo Glock Toyota 0 0 0 0 18 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 0 0 0 0 19 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 0 0 0 0 20 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 0 0 0 0 21 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 0 0 0 0 22 Adrian Sutil Force-India-Ferrari 0 0 0 0 TEAMS: Pos Team Points Finishes in Pts Wins Podiums 1 Ferrari 69 9 4 8 2 McLaren-Mercedes 53 9 2 5 3 BMW Sauber 52 9 0 4 4 Williams-Toyota 15 6 0 1 5 Red Bull-Renault 15 5 0 0 6 Toyota 9 3 0 0 7 Renault 9 3 0 0 8 STR-Ferrari 6 2 0 0 9 Honda 6 2 0 0 10 Force India-Ferrari 0 0 0 0 11 Super Aguri-Honda 0 0 0 0

Last Race (2007)
Statistics from the last race on this track.

Código:: Winner Lewis Hamilton Winning team McLaren-Mercedes Winning time 1:44:11.292 Pole time 1:15.707 Pole driver Lewis Hamilton Pole team McLaren-Mercedes Fastest lap 1:16.367 Fastest lap driver Fernando Alonso Fastest lap team McLaren-Mercedes Finishers in points: Pos Driver Team Laps Time Grid Points 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 70 1:44:11.292 1 10 2 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 70 +4.343 3 8 3 Alexander Wurz Williams-Toyota 70 +5.325 19 6 4 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 70 +6.729 22 5 5 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 70 +13.007 4 4 6 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 70 +16.698 11 3 7 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 70 +21.936 2 2 8 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 70 +22.888 18 1

Best Times Last Race (2007)
Best times set during the race weekend.

Código:: Fastest lap 1:15.486 Fastest lap driver Lewis Hamilton Fastest lap team McLaren-Mercedes Session Qualifying (Q2) Sector 1 time 21.110 seconds Sector 1 driver Fernando Alonso Sector 1 team McLaren-Mercedes Session Qualifying Sector 2 time 24.016 seconds Sector 2 driver Lewis Hamilton Sector 2 team McLaren-Mercedes Session Qualifying Sector 3 time 30.255 seconds Sector 3 driver Fernando Alonso Sector 3 team McLaren-Mercedes Session Qualifying Combined best lap 1:15.381 Notes: Best sector times of races are unavailable, the sector times presented are the fastest ones of those that are available and may not represent the fastest times during the weekend.

Timetable

Código:: Local time: EDT (UTC - 4 Hours) Western European Times (UK etc.): CEST - 1 Hour Eastern European Times (Finland etc.): CEST + 1 Hour Session CEST EDT Stream / Channel Friday 6th June F1 Friday Practice 1 16:00-17:30 10:00-11:30 ITV F1 Friday Practice 2 20:00-21:30 14:00-15:30 Several Available (See Streams) Saturday 7th June F1 Saturday Practice 16:00-17:00 10:00-11:00 See Streams F1 Qualifying 19:00 13:00 Several Available (See Streams) Sunday 8th June F1 Race (58 Laps) 19:00 13:00 Several Available (See Streams)

Notes: Times are only listed in CEST and EDT (Europe and US).

Weather
Check these sites for weather updates, 5-10 day forecast:
Weather.com
Accuweather
Yahoo Weather

Live Streams
Programs used: Sopcast, TVU Player, PPMate, TV Ants
Schedule

Código:: CHANNEL STREAM STREAM ID TYPE FP1 FP2 FP3 Qualifying Race ITV ITV Web N/A Flash - Web based X X X X SpeedTV Wheels N/A TVU Player X X X Star Sports Star Sports 10005 TVU Player X X Star Sports N/A PPMate X X CCTV5 CCTV5 10007 TVUPlayer X CCTV5 6002 SopCast X RTL RTL Web N/A MMS - Web based X X Eurosport France Eurosport (?) N/A TVAnts X X X

Links:
ITV, Wheels, Star Sports TVU, Star Sports PPMate, CCTV 5 SopCast, CCTV 5 TVU, CCTV 5 TVAnts, CCTV 5 PPMate, RTL
Notes:
The streams listed above should work. ITV and RTL are only available have an IP from the respective country (UK and Germany), use of a proxy will get around this. Eurosport France airs all the pratice sessions, but it's not known if a stream is available as it were last year. There may be a SopCast stream for FP3, check the schedule for details.

Live Timing
Live Timing for all sessions, requires Java & account on F1.com:
http://www.formula1.com/services/live_timing/live_timing_popup.html

Results
Free Pratice 1
Free Pratice 2
Free Pratice 3
Qualifying
Race

Sources and links:
Wikipedia - Canadian Grand Prix
The Official Formula 1 Website
Canadian Grand Prix Official Website