Canadian Grand Prix 2026: Race Times, F1 Fantasy Picks & Results

The Canadian Grand Prix is round 5 of the 2026 Formula 1 season at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada, a sprint weekend, with the race on Sun 24 May. PPFL teams locked at the start of FP1 (Fri 22 May, 17:30 UK time).

Canadian Grand Prix 2026 session times

Session	UK	US Eastern	US Pacific	Australia (Sydney)	Local (Montreal)
Practice 1	Fri 22 May, 17:30	Fri 22 May, 12:30	Fri 22 May, 09:30	Sat 23 May, 02:30	Fri 22 May, 12:30
Sprint Qualifying	Fri 22 May, 21:30	Fri 22 May, 16:30	Fri 22 May, 13:30	Sat 23 May, 06:30	Fri 22 May, 16:30
Sprint	Sat 23 May, 17:00	Sat 23 May, 12:00	Sat 23 May, 09:00	Sun 24 May, 02:00	Sat 23 May, 12:00
Qualifying	Sat 23 May, 21:00	Sat 23 May, 16:00	Sat 23 May, 13:00	Sun 24 May, 06:00	Sat 23 May, 16:00
Race	Sun 24 May, 21:00	Sun 24 May, 16:00	Sun 24 May, 13:00	Mon 25 May, 06:00	Sun 24 May, 16:00

Times for UK, US Eastern, US Pacific, Sydney and the circuit's local time. Sprints are not scored in PPFL: only qualifying and the Grand Prix count. See the full 2026 F1 race calendar.

What PPFL managers picked

For the Canadian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton was the most-picked driver (27.5% of teams), George Russell the most popular captain (22 teams, 18.3%), Mercedes the favourite constructor (36.7%). 120 teams · 12 changed their team for this race.

Driver	Team	Picked by	Captain
Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	27.5%	11.7% (14)
George Russell	Mercedes	25%	18.3% (22)
Lando Norris	McLaren	18.3%	15.8% (19)
Oscar Piastri	McLaren	18.3%	10% (12)
Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	16.7%	14.2% (17)
Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	13.3%	7.5% (9)
Max Verstappen	Red Bull	12.5%	10.8% (13)
Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	12.5%	2.5% (3)
Oliver Bearman	Haas	11.7%	–
Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	6.7%	4.2% (5)

Constructor	Picked by
Mercedes	36.7%
Ferrari	20%
McLaren	15.8%
Aston Martin	5.8%
Alpine	5%

Most popular full team: George Russell + Lewis Hamilton with Mercedes (9 teams, 7.5%).

Biggest risers since last race (share of teams): Kimi Antonelli 14.2% → 16.7%, Lando Norris 15.8% → 18.3%, Pierre Gasly 4.2% → 6.7%.

Biggest fallers (share of teams): Lewis Hamilton 30.8% → 27.5%, Isack Hadjar 15% → 12.5%, Charles Leclerc 15% → 13.3%.

Guess the Podium: community picks

8 players made Guess the Podium picks. 50% picked George Russell to win. The most popular podium was George Russell, Kimi Antonelli, Lando Norris (2 picks).

P1: George Russell 50%, Kimi Antonelli 37.5%, Lando Norris 12.5%
P2: Kimi Antonelli 37.5%, Lando Norris 37.5%, George Russell 25%
P3: Lando Norris 37.5%, Charles Leclerc 25%, Kimi Antonelli 25%

How the most-picked drivers scored

Lewis Hamilton (owned by 27.5%): 32 pts
George Russell (owned by 25%): 5 pts
Lando Norris (owned by 18.3%): 1 pts
Oscar Piastri (owned by 18.3%): 0 pts
Kimi Antonelli (owned by 16.7%): 44 pts

Best differential: Max Verstappen, owned by only 12.5% of teams, scored 28 PPFL points.

Canadian Grand Prix 2026 results and F1 fantasy points

Top PPFL team this race: Red Bull makes me Gasly with 139 points.

For the Canadian Grand Prix, 102 PPFL teams averaged 63.7 points; the top-scoring driver was Kimi Antonelli with 44 PPFL points; the best value was Isack Hadjar, 1.9 points per $M at $9.0M; Lance Stroll gained the most places: 7, from the pit lane to P15.

The race data below comes from F1DB, the open-source Formula 1 database (release v2026.20.0), licensed under CC BY 4.0. PPFL points are our own.

George Russell took pole in 1:12.578; Kimi Antonelli set the fastest lap, 1:14.210 on lap 68; Lewis Hamilton was Driver of the Day with 27.73% of the fan vote.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	George Russell	1:13.953	1:13.079	1:12.578
2	Kimi Antonelli	1:13.380	1:13.076	1:12.646
3	Lando Norris	1:13.503	1:13.049	1:12.729
4	Oscar Piastri	1:13.559	1:13.285	1:12.781
5	Lewis Hamilton	1:13.767	1:13.041	1:12.868
6	Max Verstappen	1:14.067	1:13.479	1:12.907
7	Isack Hadjar	1:13.654	1:12.975	1:12.935
8	Charles Leclerc	1:13.825	1:13.496	1:12.976
9	Arvid Lindblad	1:13.895	1:13.548	1:13.280
10	Franco Colapinto	1:14.466	1:13.857	1:13.697
11	Nico Hülkenberg	1:14.562	1:13.886
12	Liam Lawson	1:14.346	1:13.897
13	Gabriel Bortoleto	1:14.775	1:14.071
14	Pierre Gasly	1:14.698	1:14.187
15	Carlos Sainz Jr.	1:14.276	1:14.273
16	Oliver Bearman	1:14.449	1:14.416
17	Esteban Ocon	1:14.845
18	Alexander Albon	1:14.851
19	Fernando Alonso	1:15.196
20	Sergio Pérez	1:15.429
21	Lance Stroll	1:16.195
22	Valtteri Bottas	1:16.272

Drivers' championship after round 5

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli	131
2	George Russell	88
3	Charles Leclerc	75
4	Lewis Hamilton	72
5	Lando Norris	58
6	Oscar Piastri	48
7	Max Verstappen	43
8	Pierre Gasly	20
9	Oliver Bearman	18
10	Liam Lawson	16

Constructors' championship after round 5

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Mercedes	219
2	Ferrari	147
3	McLaren	106
4	Red Bull	57
5	Alpine	35
6	Racing Bulls	21
7	Haas	19
8	Williams	7
9	Audi	2
10	Cadillac	0
11	Aston Martin	0

Full race result

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time / gap	F1 pts	PPFL pts	Notes
1	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	68	1:28:15.758	25	44	Fastest lap
2	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	68	+10.768	18	32	Driver of the Day
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	68	+11.276	15	28
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	68	+44.151	12	22
5	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	67	+1 lap	10	17
6	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	67	+1 lap	8	18
7	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	67	+1 lap	6	17
8	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	67	+1 lap	4	15
9	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams	67	+1 lap	2	13
10	Oliver Bearman	Haas	67	+1 lap	1	12
11	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	66	+2 laps		0
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	66	+2 laps		-1	5s penalty
13	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	66	+2 laps		0	5s penalty
14	Esteban Ocon	Haas	66	+2 laps		6
15	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	64	+4 laps		10	Started from the pit lane
16	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	64	+4 laps		10
DNF	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	39	Suspension		-5
DNF	Lando Norris	McLaren	38	Gearbox		1
DNF	George Russell	Mercedes	29	Engine		5
DNF	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	23	Broken seat		-5
DNF	Alexander Albon	Williams	11	Collision		-5
DNS	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	0	Gearbox		-4

PPFL fantasy points by driver

Points before the captain bonus (a captain's race finish points are doubled).

Driver	Team	Grid	Finish	PPFL pts
Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	P2	1	44
Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	P5	2	32
Max Verstappen	Red Bull	P6	3	28
Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	P8	4	22
Franco Colapinto	Alpine	P10	6	18
Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	P7	5	17
Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	P12	7	17
Pierre Gasly	Alpine	P14	8	15
Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams	P15	9	13
Oliver Bearman	Haas	P16	10	12
Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	P21	15	10
Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	P22	16	10
Esteban Ocon	Haas	P17	14	6
George Russell	Mercedes	P1	DNF	5
Lando Norris	McLaren	P3	DNF	1
Oscar Piastri	McLaren	P4	11	0
Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	P13	13	0
Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	P11	12	-1
Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	P9	DNS	-4
Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	P20	DNF	-5
Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	P19	DNF	-5
Alexander Albon	Williams	P18	DNF	-5

Price changes after the Canadian Grand Prix

PPFL prices move after every Grand Prix based on recent form. Changes since round 4 (12 unchanged):

Driver / constructor	Before	After	Change
Alpine	$22.0M	$32.0M	+$10.0M
Oliver Bearman	$23.0M	$32.0M	+$9.0M
Pierre Gasly	$14.0M	$23.0M	+$9.0M
Franco Colapinto	$12.0M	$20.0M	+$8.0M
Ferrari	$47.0M	$50.0M	+$3.0M
Max Verstappen	$38.0M	$41.0M	+$3.0M
Isack Hadjar	$9.0M	$11.0M	+$2.0M
Lewis Hamilton	$41.0M	$43.0M	+$2.0M
Charles Leclerc	$43.0M	$44.0M	+$1.0M
Kimi Antonelli	$44.0M	$45.0M	+$1.0M
Nico Hülkenberg	$9.5M	$10.0M	+$0.5M
Alexander Albon	$10.0M	$9.5M	-$0.5M
Fernando Alonso	$11.0M	$9.0M	-$2.0M
Gabriel Bortoleto	$17.0M	$14.0M	-$3.0M
George Russell	$45.0M	$42.0M	-$3.0M
Liam Lawson	$20.0M	$17.0M	-$3.0M
Mercedes	$50.0M	$47.0M	-$3.0M
Lando Norris	$42.0M	$38.0M	-$4.0M
Carlos Sainz Jr.	$32.0M	$26.0M	-$6.0M
Williams	$32.0M	$22.0M	-$10.0M
Arvid Lindblad	$26.0M	$12.0M	-$14.0M

See every price and the season trend on the F1 fantasy Price Form.

Driver of the Day history at Gilles Villeneuve

The fan-voted Driver of the Day at every race held 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

Recent Canadian Grand Prix winners

Planning your team? Check driver and constructor values on the F1 fantasy Price Form and the Gilles Villeneuve circuit guide.

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