The most recent Grand Prix was the Canada Grand Prix that happened this week. This was an important race for all the drivers as the difference was minimal between the drivers. George Russell was at P1 Followed by Max Verstappen.
Let’s look at the Results of the Canada Grand Prix 2024
Canada Grand Prix 2024 Race Standings
Position | Driver | Team | Time | Points |
1. | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:45:47:927 | 25 |
2. | Lando Norris | McClaren | +3.879s | 18 |
3. | George Russell | Mercedes | +4.317s | 15 |
4. | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +4.915s | 13 |
5. | Oscar Piastri | McClaren | +10.199s | 10 |
6. | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +17.510s | 8 |
7. | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +23.625s | 6 |
8. | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | +28.627s | 4 |
9. | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +30.021s | 2 |
10. | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +30.313s | 1 |
11. | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | +30.824s | 0 |
12. | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +31.253s | 0 |
13. | Valteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | +40.487s | 0 |
14. | Yuki Tsonuda | RB | +52.694s | 0 |
15. | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | +1 Lap | 0 |
DNF | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | DNF | 0 |
DNF | Alexander Albon | Williams | DNF | 0 |
DNF | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | DNF | 0 |
DNF | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | DNF | 0 |
DNF | Logan Sargeant | Williams | DNF | 0 |
Key Facts from The Race
Max Verstappen got his 60th race win and his 50th win in the last 75 races.
It was the third successive Canada Grand Prix win for Max Verstappen.
Max Verstappen and Lando Norris finished 1 and 2 for the fourth time in the last 5 races.
McClaren scored points at the Canada Grand Prix for the first time in 10 years.
Lando Norris is the only driver to have scored points in every race in 2024.
The P3 from George Russell was the first podium finish for Mercedes this year.
Race Results: As it Happened
There was rain forecast for the race and the rain played a part in this race. The race started and George Russell got a good start followed by Max Verstappen at P2. The 2 McClaren drivers were P3 and P4. The wet tyres which were used by Kevin Magnussen paid off as he came to P8. More rain arrived and Kevin Magnussen zoomed to P5 thus showing that the Haas team played a masterstroke. Kevin Magnussen got past Oscar Piastri and he reached the P4. The Ferrari drivers were having a bad day as both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz were not in the points. George Russell was ahead of Max Verstappen by 1.2 seconds and Lando Norris was 6 seconds behind. It was Lap 15, Max Verstappen was chasing George Russell. By Lap 20, Lando Norris was in the lead of the Canada Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen got past George Russell and he was in P2. Lap 29 and Charles Leclerc pitted and he was having a bad day. The race was restarted after the yellow flag and Max Verstappen was in P1 ahead of George Russell. It was Lap 40 and George Russell was trying his best to get the lead and the rain was fading away. Pierre Gasly pitted for hard tyres and this was the start of a chain reaction as Lewis Hamilton, Daniel Ricciardo, Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez pitted for medium tyres. At Lap 47, Lando Norris pitted and Max Verstappen just got ahead of Lando Norris and got to P1. George Russell lost his P2 position and Toto Wolff was angry. Lando Norris was heading for another Top 2 finish. Sergio Perez had a horrible race aa he was forced to retire and join Charles Leclerc and Logan Sargeant to have retired.
The safety car was deployed again and George Russell and Lewis Hamilton pitted for mediums. Max Verstappen and Lando Norris were clear in P1 and P2. There was a tight finish in the remaining places. At Lap 64, George Russell and Oscar Piastri collided and Lewis Hamilton was the one who took advantage. At Lap 67, George Russell got past Oscar Piastri and was close to his teammate Lewis Hamilton. Max Verstappen won the race and he was followed by Lando Norris at P2. George Russell was P3 and Lewis Hamilton was P4. Oscar Piastri was P5.
