Pole Position Fantasy LeagueGilles Villeneuve (Canadian Grand Prix) F1 Fantasy Guide: Best Picks & Past Results
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is a street circuit in Montreal, Canada (4.361 km, 14 turns, clockwise) that has held 45 Formula 1 World Championship races. It hosts the Canadian Grand Prix 2026, round 5, with session times, what PPFL managers picked and results on the Grand Prix page.
Gilles Villeneuve fantasy guide: what the numbers say
- Qualifying decides a lot here: 10 of the last 10 winners started on the front row. In PPFL a pole is worth 10 qualifying points before the race starts.
- Finishers gain 1.2 places on average from grid to flag (+2 PPFL points per place, up to +10).
- Attrition is high: 16.7% of starters failed to finish. A DNF costs a driver 5 points, and a constructor loses the both-cars-finished bonus.
- Top PPFL scorer here in 2026: Kimi Antonelli with 44 points.
Overtaking, qualifying and reliability at Gilles Villeneuve
From the last 10 races here (2015–2026):
- Average places gained, grid to finish: 1.2 per classified finisher; 52.1% of finishers gained places. Biggest climb: Charles Leclerc, P19 to P5 in 2022.
- How much qualifying matters: 7 of 10 winners started from pole, 10 from the front row and 10 from the top 3. Grid-to-finish correlation: 0.76 (1.00 would mean every finisher ended where they started).
- DNF rate: 16.7% of starters (34 retirements from 203 starts, 3.4 per race).
Top PPFL fantasy scorers at Gilles Villeneuve
2026: Canadian Grand Prix 2026
| Driver | Grid | Finish | PPFL pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimi Antonelli | P2 | P1 | 44 |
| Lewis Hamilton | P5 | P2 | 32 |
| Max Verstappen | P6 | P3 | 28 |
| Charles Leclerc | P8 | P4 | 22 |
| Franco Colapinto | P10 | P6 | 18 |
2025
| Driver | Grid | Finish | PPFL pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Russell | P1 | P1 | 44 |
| Max Verstappen | P2 | P2 | 30 |
| Kimi Antonelli | P4 | P3 | 26 |
| Oscar Piastri | P3 | P4 | 18 |
| Charles Leclerc | P8 | P5 | 18 |
PPFL points before the captain bonus; earlier seasons are scored with the current PPFL rules.
Past winners and pole sitters at Gilles Villeneuve
| Year | Winner | Started | Pole |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) | P2 | George Russell (Mercedes) |
| 2025 | George Russell (Mercedes) | P1 | George Russell (Mercedes) |
| 2024 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) | P2 | George Russell (Mercedes) |
| 2023 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) | P1 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |
| 2022 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) | P1 | Max Verstappen (Red Bull) |
| 2019 | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | P2 | Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) |
| 2018 | Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) | P1 | Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) |
| 2017 | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | P1 | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
| 2016 | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | P1 | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
| 2015 | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | P1 | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
Driver of the Day at Gilles Villeneuve
The fan-voted Driver of the Day at every race here since the vote began.
- 2026: Lewis Hamilton (27.7% of the vote)
- 2025: Kimi Antonelli (27.3% of the vote)
- 2024: Lando Norris (24.7% of the vote)
- 2023: Alexander Albon (28.7% of the vote)
- 2022: Nicholas Latifi (22.6% of the vote)
- 2019: Sebastian Vettel (24.6% of the vote)
- 2018: Sebastian Vettel
- 2017: Sebastian Vettel
- 2016: Max Verstappen
Racing here this year: the Canadian Grand Prix 2026. Check prices and form on the F1 fantasy Price Form before teams lock at the start of FP1.