Round 5 · 24 May 2026

Canadian Grand Prix

2026-05-24_Race · 68 laps · 22 entries · from the f1 database

Executive summary

Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) won from P2 by 10.768 s over Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), with Max Verstappen third— sealing it with the fastest lap (1:14.210 on L68, the final lap, on new mediums).

The damp opening split the field: 7 drivers on intermediates, 11 drivers on softs, COL/GAS/LAW on mediums. The biggest pit wave came on lap 30 — 6 cars stopping together. The race was shaped by a lap-31 VSC, a lap-46 VSC, a lap-53 VSC and 1 yellow-flag period, with ≈7 laps run under caution.

ANT did not lead wire-to-wire: the lead changed hands 5 times, with RUS (lap 1 and laps 6–21 and laps 25–29). 6 DNFs: PER (lap 39, DNF in the pits), NOR (lap 38, stopped on track), RUS (lap 29, stopped on track), ALO (lap 23, DNF in the pits), ALB (lap 11, DNF in the pits), LIN (lap-1 pit DNF). ANT leads the championship on 131 points, 43 clear with 474 points still available in 18 rounds.

Official race poster for the Canadian Grand Prix 2026

Key facts

Winner
ANT
+10.768 s
Fastest lap
ANT
1:14.210 L68
Lead changes
5
6 stints in front
Cautions
0 SC · 3 VSC
red flag ×0
DNFs
6
PER, NOR, RUS, ALO, ALB, LIN
Championship
ANT
leads by 43 pts

Session timeline

LocalLapEvent
15:201 GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
15:301 PIT EXIT CLOSED
15:451 RISK OF RAIN FOR THE F1 RACE IS 50%
16:031 EXTRA FORMATION LAP
16:0412 Yellow flag
16:061 EXTRA FORMATION LAP
16:091 GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
16:123 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 77 (BOT) AND 18 (STR) NOTED - STARTING PROCEDURE INFRINGEMENT - OUT OF POSITION AT SAFETY CAR LINE
16:133 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 30 (LAW) AND 27 (HUL) NOTED - STARTING PROCEDURE INFRINGEMENT - OUT OF POSITION AT SAFETY CAR LINE
16:2110 FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 77 (BOT) AND 18 (STR) NO FURTHER ACTION - STARTING PROCEDURE INFRINGEMENT - OUT OF POSITION AT SAFETY CAR LINE
16:25132 Yellow flag
16:3319 FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 30 (LAW) AND 27 (HUL) UNDER INVESTIGATION - STARTING PROCEDURE INFRINGEMENT - OUT OF POSITION AT SAFETY CAR LINE
16:33192 Yellow flag
16:4226 FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 30 (LAW) AND 27 (HUL) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - STARTING PROCEDURE INFRINGEMENT - OUT OF POSITION AT SAFETY CAR LINE
16:47302 Yellow flag
16:48316 VSC deployed
16:51327 VSC ending
17:01402 Yellow flag
17:08466 VSC deployed
17:09467 VSC ending
17:17536 VSC deployed
17:19547 VSC ending
17:2155 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 5 (BOR) NOTED - VSC INFRINGEMENT
17:29612 Yellow flag
17:3667 FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 5 (BOR) UNDER INVESTIGATION - VSC INFRINGEMENT
17:3768 FIA STEWARDS: 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 5 (BOR) - VSC INFRINGEMENT
17:3868 CHEQUERED FLAG

Merged from TrackStatus transitions and race control messages · times local (UTC−4) · lap attribution from the winner's lap completions

Lap-time progression

Click legend entries to isolate drivers · scroll/zoom inside the chart · every lap is drawn · y-axis spans fastest lap → fastest +30%, slower laps clip at the top

Race progress

Grid position (lap 0) → final standing · P1 at the top · a driver's line stops where they went out (DNF) · click legend entries to isolate drivers

Tyre strategies & pit stops

Fastest stationary stops

#DriverLapStopLanevia
1NOR22.2 s23.4 sstop feed
2LAW302.3 s24.2 sseries
3BOR22.4 s28.2 sseries
4BOR182.6 s24.8 sstop feed
5PIA12.7 s24.1 sstop feed
6SAI22.7 s24.8 sseries
7VER312.7 s25.2 sseries
8STR492.9 s24.1 sstop feed

Median stationary stop 3.2 s over 25 timed stops in the feeds. The three pit feeds overlap and miss a few cars — stop counts in the classification table are from live timing and authoritative; timings here are best-effort merges.

7 drivers started on intermediates in the damp; the biggest pit wave came on lap 30 (6 cars) — the simultaneous compound switch is visible across the field.

Corner analysis

Average speed by position around the lap — ANT vs RUS, laps 3–12 (shared clean window), car positions normalised per lap from the start/finish line; C-labels are auto-detected apexes.

ANT is quicker through 83 of 120 track segments vs RUS (36 to RUS); biggest edges: ANT +17 km/h at 63% distance, RUS +41 km/h at 58%.

Penalties & steward decisions

LapCarDecision / message
15 BOR+77 BOT+10 GASFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 5 (BOR), 77 (BOT) AND 10 (GAS) NOTED - FAILING TO FOLLOW RACE DIRECTORS INSTRUCTIONS - MAXIMUM DELTA TIME
15 BOR+77 BOT+10 GASFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 5 (BOR), 77 (BOT) AND 10 (GAS) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - FAILING TO FOLLOW RACE DIRECTORS INSTRUCTIONS - MAXIMUM DELTA TIME
377 BOT+18 STRINCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 77 (BOT) AND 18 (STR) NOTED - STARTING PROCEDURE INFRINGEMENT - OUT OF POSITION AT SAFETY CAR LINE
330 LAW+27 HULINCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 30 (LAW) AND 27 (HUL) NOTED - STARTING PROCEDURE INFRINGEMENT - OUT OF POSITION AT SAFETY CAR LINE
423 ALBCAR 23 (ALB) TIME 1:25.514 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 14 LAP 2 16:12:46
51 NORCAR 1 (NOR) TIME 1:21.170 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 4 LAP 4 16:14:33
66 HADCAR 6 (HAD) TIME 1:18.960 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 14 LAP 4 16:15:12
710 GASCAR 10 (GAS) TIME 1:20.937 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 14 LAP 4 16:15:23
727 HULCAR 27 (HUL) TIME 1:21.051 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 14 LAP 4 16:15:43
812 ANTCAR 12 (ANT) TIME 1:17.710 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 14 LAP 6 16:17:41
927 HULINCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 27 (HUL) NOTED - SPEEDING IN THE PIT LANE
1077 BOT+18 STRFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 77 (BOT) AND 18 (STR) NO FURTHER ACTION - STARTING PROCEDURE INFRINGEMENT - OUT OF POSITION AT SAFETY CAR LINE
1027 HULCAR 27 (HUL) TIME 1:21.876 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 10 LAP 6 16:18:05
1031 OCOCAR 31 (OCO) TIME 1:23.526 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 8 LAP 7 16:18:58
105 BORCAR 5 (BOR) TIME 1:18.545 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 14 LAP 7 16:19:50
1118 STRCAR 18 (STR) TIME 1:23.593 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 8 LAP 8 16:20:29
115 BORTURN 13 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 5 (BOR) NOTED - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE (16:19:44)
1227 HULFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 27 (HUL) UNDER INVESTIGATION - SPEEDING IN THE PIT LANE
1355 SAICAR 55 (SAI) TIME 1:17.454 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 14 LAP 11 16:24:53
1327 HULPenaltyFIA STEWARDS: 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 27 (HUL) - SPEEDING IN THE PIT LANE
1563 RUSCAR 63 (RUS) TIME 1:16.804 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 10 LAP 12 16:24:58
1681 PIA+23 ALBTURN 10 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 81 (PIA) AND 23 (ALB) NOTED - CAUSING A COLLISION (16:25:37)
1716 LECCAR 16 (LEC) TIME 1:20.202 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 8 LAP 14 16:27:29
1787 BEACAR 87 (BEA) TIME 1:17.509 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 14 LAP 15 16:29:52
1930 LAW+27 HULFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 30 (LAW) AND 27 (HUL) UNDER INVESTIGATION - STARTING PROCEDURE INFRINGEMENT - OUT OF POSITION AT SAFETY CAR LINE
191 NORCAR 1 (NOR) TIME 1:23.114 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 10 LAP 16 16:31:10
205 BORFIA STEWARDS: TURN 13 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 5 (BOR) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE (16:19:44)
2087 BEAINCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 87 (BEA) NOTED - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT (16:26:52)
2014 ALOINCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 14 (ALO) NOTED - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT (16:25:49)
2277 BOTCAR 77 (BOT) TIME 1:21.843 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 10 LAP 17 16:33:34
2281 PIA+23 ALBFIA STEWARDS: TURN 10 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 81 (PIA) AND 23 (ALB) UNDER INVESTIGATION - CAUSING A COLLISION (16:25:37)
2381 PIAPenaltyFIA STEWARDS: 10 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 81 (PIA) - CAUSING A COLLISION (16:25:37)
231 NORCAR 1 (NOR) TIME 1:18.118 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 14 LAP 18 16:34:05
233 VERCAR 3 (VER) TIME 1:16.180 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 14 LAP 20 16:35:33
2318 STRCAR 18 (STR) TIME 1:23.042 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 10 LAP 20 16:37:11
2444 HAMCAR 44 (HAM) TIME 1:20.199 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 8 LAP 22 16:37:36
2427 HULFIA STEWARDS: PENALTY SERVED - 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 27 (HUL) - SPEEDING IN THE PIT LANE
2630 LAW+27 HULFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 30 (LAW) AND 27 (HUL) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - STARTING PROCEDURE INFRINGEMENT - OUT OF POSITION AT SAFETY CAR LINE
2612 ANT+63 RUSTURN 13 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 12 (ANT) AND 63 (RUS) NOTED (16:40:28)
2712 ANTCAR 12 (ANT) TIME 1:16.465 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 14 LAP 24 16:40:30
2712 ANTCAR 12 (ANT) TIME 1:16.465 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 10 LAP 24 16:40:10
2881 PIACAR 81 (PIA) TIME 1:16.666 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 14 LAP 18 16:34:20
3012 ANT+63 RUSFIA STEWARDS: TURN 13 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 12 (ANT) AND 63 (RUS) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION (16:40:28)
3063 RUSCAR 63 (RUS) TIME 1:16.828 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 14 LAP 24 16:40:29
335 BORCAR 5 (BOR) TIME 1:44.804 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 14 LAP 30 16:50:47
3363 RUSINCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 63 (RUS) NOTED (16:47:47)
3463 RUSFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 63 (RUS) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE (16:47:47)
3514 ALOFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 14 (ALO) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT (16:25:49)
366 HADINCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 6 (HAD) NOTED - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT (16:47:57)
396 HADTURN 13 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 6 (HAD) NOTED - MORE THAN ONE CHANGE OF DIRECTION
4087 BEAFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 87 (BEA) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT (16:26:52)
436 HADFIA STEWARDS: TURN 13 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 6 (HAD) UNDER INVESTIGATION - MORE THAN ONE CHANGE OF DIRECTION (16:54:33)
4411 PERINCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 11 (PER) NOTED - IGNORING BLUE FLAGS (17:02:52)
446 HADPenaltyFIA STEWARDS: 10 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 6 (HAD) - MORE THAN ONE CHANGE OF DIRECTION
4618 STRCAR 18 (STR) TIME 1:21.728 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 2 LAP 42 17:06:40
4677 BOTINCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 77 (BOT) NOTED - SPEEDING IN THE PIT LANE
4777 BOTFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 77 (BOT) UNDER INVESTIGATION - SPEEDING IN THE PIT LANE
4777 BOTPenaltyFIA STEWARDS: 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 77 (BOT) - SPEEDING IN THE PIT LANE
4911 PERFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 11 (PER) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - IGNORING BLUE FLAGS (17:02:52)
526 HADFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 6 (HAD) UNDER INVESTIGATION - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT (16:47:57)
5210 GASINCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 10 (GAS) NOTED - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT (17:01:36)
555 BORINCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 5 (BOR) NOTED - VSC INFRINGEMENT
576 HADFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 6 (HAD) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT (16:47:57)
5755 SAICAR 55 (SAI) TIME 1:16.764 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 14 LAP 54 17:22:18
586 HADFIA STEWARDS: PENALTY SERVED - 10 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 6 (HAD) - MORE THAN ONE CHANGE OF DIRECTION
5881 PIAFIA STEWARDS: PENALTY SERVED - 10 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 81 (PIA) - CAUSING A COLLISION (16:25:37)
5877 BOTFIA STEWARDS: PENALTY SERVED - 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 77 (BOT) - SPEEDING IN THE PIT LANE
6181 PIACAR 81 (PIA) TIME 1:16.439 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 2 LAP 58 17:26:53
626 HADPenaltyFIA STEWARDS: STOP-AND-GO PENALTY FOR CAR 6 (HAD) - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT (16:47:57)
6327 HULCAR 27 (HUL) TIME 1:25.706 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 2 LAP 60 17:29:15
6410 GASFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 10 (GAS) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT (17:01:36)
656 HADFIA STEWARDS: PENALTY SERVED - STOP-AND-GO PENALTY FOR CAR 6 (HAD) - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT (16:47:57)
6781 PIACAR 81 (PIA) TIME 1:16.439 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 58 17:26:52
675 BORFIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 5 (BOR) UNDER INVESTIGATION - VSC INFRINGEMENT
675 BORCAR 5 (BOR) TIME 1:20.499 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 8 LAP 64 17:35:06
685 BORPenaltyFIA STEWARDS: 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 5 (BOR) - VSC INFRINGEMENT
6881 PIACAR 81 (PIA) TIME 1:16.575 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 14 LAP 65 17:36:50
6855 SAICAR 55 (SAI) TIME 1:19.410 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 8 LAP 66 17:37:05
6818 STRCAR 18 (STR) TIME 1:26.632 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 10 LAP 64 17:37:49
6830 LAWTURN 13 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 30 (LAW) NOTED - FAILING TO FOLLOW RACE DIRECTORS INSTRUCTIONS (17:34:39)
6830 LAWCAR 30 (LAW) TIME 1:16.854 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 14 LAP 64 17:34:40
6810 GASCAR 10 (GAS) TIME 1:16.853 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 14 LAP 64 17:34:39
6830 LAWFIA STEWARDS: TURN 13 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 30 (LAW) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - FAILING TO FOLLOW RACE DIRECTORS INSTRUCTIONS (17:34:39)

Championship state

ANT leads the championship on 131 points, 43 clear with 474 points still available in 18 rounds.

Drivers

PosDriverTeamPointsThis raceModel
1ANTMercedes131+25131
2RUSMercedes88+088
3LECFerrari75+1275
4HAMFerrari72+1872
5NORMcLaren58+058
6PIAMcLaren48+048
7VERRed Bull Racing43+1543
8GASAlpine20+420
9BEAHaas F1 Team18+118
10LAWRacing Bulls16+616
11COLAlpine15+815
12HADRed Bull Racing14+1014
13SAIWilliams6+26
14LINRacing Bulls5+05
15BORAudi2+02
16OCOHaas F1 Team1+01
17ALBWilliams1+01
18HULAudi0+00
19BOTCadillac0+00
20PERCadillac0+00
21STRAston Martin0+00
22ALOAston Martin0+00

Constructors

PosTeamDriversPointsThis raceModel
1MercedesANT · RUS219+25219
2FerrariHAM · LEC147+30147
3McLarenNOR · PIA106+0106
4Red Bull RacingHAD · VER57+2557
5AlpineCOL · GAS35+1235
6Racing BullsLAW · LIN21+621
7Haas F1 TeamBEA · OCO19+119
8WilliamsALB · SAI7+27
9AudiBOR · HUL2+02
10CadillacBOT · PER0+00
11Aston MartinALO · STR0+00

Standings snapshots at this round from the feed (constructors = driver points summed per team they scored them for) · Model = live projection's final predicted points

Weather conditions

Sprint weekend

Sprint Qualifying set the Sprint's grid; the Sprint awarded its own points, counted in the championship state above.

Sprint Qualifying

PosDriverTeamBest lap
1RUSMercedes1:12.965
2ANTMercedes1:13.033
3NORMcLaren1:13.280
4PIAMcLaren1:13.299
5HAMFerrari1:13.326
6LECFerrari1:13.410
7VERRed Bull Racing1:13.504
8HADRed Bull Racing1:13.605
9LINRacing Bulls1:13.737
10SAIWilliams1:14.536
11HULAudi1:14.595
12BORAudi1:14.627
13COLAlpine1:14.702
14OCOHaas F1 Team1:14.928
15BEAHaas F1 Team1:15.197
16ALOAston Martin1:15.760
17PERCadillac1:16.002
18STRAston Martin1:16.354
19GASAlpine1:16.642
20BOTCadillac1:16.866
21ALBWilliams-
22LAWRacing Bulls-

Sprint · 23 laps

PosDriverTeamGridGapBest lapPts
1RUSMercedes1—1:14.702 L168
2NORMcLaren3+1.2721:14.596 L117
3ANTMercedes2+1.8431:14.380 L116
4PIAMcLaren4+9.7971:14.793 L175
5LECFerrari6+9.9291:14.741 L114
6HAMFerrari5+10.5451:14.695 L123
7VERRed Bull Racing7+15.9351:14.974 L112
8LINRacing Bulls9+29.7101:15.653 L141
9COLAlpine13+31.6211:15.478 L120
10SAIWilliams10+36.7931:15.943 L170
11LAWRacing Bulls18+61.3441:16.257 L60
12BORAudi12+61.8141:15.980 L90
13OCOHaas F1 Team14+64.2091:16.849 L90
14PERCadillac16+70.4021:16.641 L90
15HULAudi11+72.1581:16.297 L200
16STRAston Martin171L1:17.120 L170
17BOTCadillac211L1:17.212 L170
18BEAHaas F1 Team191L1:16.210 L220
19ALBWilliams221L1:15.717 L180
20GASAlpine201L1:16.150 L120
21HADRed Bull Racing83L1:14.941 L120
DNFALOAston Martin158L1:17.543 L80

Classification

PosDriverTeamGridGapStopsBest lapTyrePts
1ANTMercedes2—11:14.210 L68MMedium25
2HAMFerrari5+10.76811:14.573 L61MMedium18
3VERRed Bull Racing6+11.27611:14.398 L68MMedium15
4LECFerrari8+44.15111:15.297 L37MMedium12
5HADRed Bull Racing71L31:14.578 L67SSoft10
6COLAlpine101L11:15.462 L67HHard8
7LAWRacing Bulls121L11:15.604 L59SSoft6
8GASAlpine141L11:15.390 L67HHard4
9SAIWilliams151L21:15.852 L65MMedium2
10BEAHaas F1 Team161L11:16.002 L64MMedium1
11PIAMcLaren42L31:15.456 L61SSoft0
12HULAudi112L21:16.275 L57MMedium0
13BORAudi132L21:16.221 L50MMedium0
14OCOHaas F1 Team172L21:16.577 L64SSoft0
15STRAston Martin224L21:18.721 L39MMedium0
16BOTCadillac214L41:17.725 L59MMedium0
DNFPERCadillac2029L41:16.915 L37SSoft0
DNFNORMcLaren330L21:15.845 L36MMedium0
DNFRUSMercedes139L-1:15.477 L16SSoft0
DNFALOAston Martin1945L21:19.635 L10SSoft0
DNFALBWilliams1857L-1:17.221 L11SSoft0
DNFLINRacing Bulls9---MMedium0