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George Flood

Canadian Grand Prix 2025: Start time, schedule, how to watch and weather forecast

The 2025 Formula One season resumes this weekend with the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal.

The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve plays host to the 10th race of an enthralling F1 campaign so far that has seen an intriguing title battle develop between McLaren team-mates Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.

Piastri had won three races in a row to increase his world championship lead in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Miami, only for Norris to triumph in style in Monaco to follow Max Verstappen’s impressive victory at Imola.

The Australian was back on top at the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona a fortnight ago, however, leading Norris in a McLaren one-two to push his advantage in the standings back out to 10 points with 15 races still to go this term.

A dramatic afternoon at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya was most notable for Verstappen’s controversial clash with Mercedes’ George Russell that earned him a 10-second penalty and demoted him from fifth to 10th on the grid.

The reigning four-time world champion - 49 points behind leader Piastri in the title race - is now just one more penalty point away from an automatic one-race suspension and will hope to avoid any more punishment in Canada, where he has won the last three races in succession.

When is the Canadian Grand Prix?

The 2025 Canadian Grand Prix takes place on Sunday, June 15 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec.

Canadian Grand Prix start time

The race is due to start at 7pm BST on Sunday evening, which is 2pm local time in Montreal.

Canadian Grand Prix schedule

The first practice session took place on Friday evening as Verstappen set the early pace and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc crashed out, with a second to follow from 10pm BST.

Russell pipped Verstappen to pole in qualifying on Saturday night.

As noted, the race itself gets underway at 7pm BST on Sunday night.

Error: Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc crashed out in the first practice session at the Canadian Grand Prix on Friday (REUTERS)

Canadian Grand Prix grid positions

1. George Russell

2. Max Verstappen

3. Oscar Piastri

4. Kimi Antonelli

5. Lewis Hamilton

6. Fernando Alonso

7. Lando Norris

8. Charles Leclerc

9. Isack Hadjar

10. Alex Albon

11. Franco Colapinto

12. Nico Hulkenberg

13. Ollie Bearman

14. Esteban Ocon

15. Gabriel Bortoleto

16. Carlos Sainz

17. Lance Stroll

18. Liam Lawson

19. Pierre Gasly

20. Yuki Tsunoda*

*Tsunoda has a 10-place grid penalty for overtaking Oscar Piastri in red flag conditions in FP3

How to watch Canadian Grand Prix

TV channel: Every session from the Canadian Grand Prix can be watched live via Sky Sports’ dedicated F1 channel.

Coverage of Grand Prix Sunday begins from 6pm BST. Free-to-air highlights are being broadcast at midnight on Channel 4.

Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can view all the action from Montreal online via the Sky Go app.

Canadian Grand Prix weather forecast

Sunny and dry weather is currently being forecast across the race weekend in Montreal, with temperatures reaching a high of 22 degrees on Saturday and 24 degrees on Sunday.

There looks to be very little chance at the moment of any rain to disrupt proceedings, as we have seen happen many times in the past at this circuit.

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