The Canadian F1 Grand Prix has begun in Montreal after the paddocks were opened to a few lucky fans at the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit on Notre-Dame Island. Thursday was the annual pit walk where about 1,500 fans got a chance to catch a glimpse of some of their favourite racers in person.

After each race, teams disassemble everything from the pit gear to the cars and fly to the next city to put all of it back together again. One thing teams will have to account for is rain and how it might affect the track.

“It’s a new surface. We repaved it back in the fall so we’ll have to see about that, but maybe a little bit of rain, not heavy rain, but just a little bit of rain could make the race a bit more exciting,” said Canadian Grand Prix president and CEO Francois Dumontier. The race brings long-time fans as well as first-timers. Interest in F1 has exploded in recent years thanks in part to the Netflix series “Formula 1: Drive to Survive.”

Ferrari fans will be hoping to see Charles Leclerc atop the podium once again after he won the Monaco Grand Prix two weeks ago.

In the past few years, however, the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit has belonged to Max Verstappen and his Red Bull team, which is looking to make it three in a row.  


RACE SCHEDULE FOR 2024

FRIDAY JUNE 7th 2024

09:05 – 09:45Porsche Carrera Cup North America – First Practice Session
10:15 – 10:45Ferrari Challenge – First Practice Session
11:15 – 11:45Porsche Carrera Cup North America – 2nd Practice Session
12:00 – 13:00FIA – F1 Car Presentation
12:00 – 13:00Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk
12:00 – 13:00Paddock Club Track Tour
13:30 – 14:30Formula 1 – 1st Practice Session
15:00 – 15:30Ferrari Challenge – 2nd Practice Session
15:30 – 16:30Formula 1 – Teams’ Press Conference
15:40 – 16:30Paddock Club Track Tour
15:40 – 16:30Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk
17:00 – 18:00Formula 1 – 2nd Practice Session
18:30 – 18:50Ferrari Challenge – 3rd Practice Session
19:15 – 20:45F1 Experiences Track Tour & Trophy Photo
20:00 – 20:45F1 Experiences Pit Lane Walk

SATURDAY JUNE 8th 2024

08:15 – 08:45Ferrari Challenge – First Qualifying Session
09:15 – 9:45Porsche Carrera Cup North America – Qualifying Session
10:20 – 10:50Ferrari Challenge – Second Qualifying Session
11:10 – 11:40Formula 1 – Team Pit Stop Practice
11:10 – 11:55Paddock Club Track Tour
11:10 – 11:55Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk
12:30 – 13:30Formula 1 – 3rd Practice Session
14:00 – 14:35Ferrari Challenge – First Race (18 Laps or 30 Mins)
14:45 – 15:35Paddock Club Track Tour
14:45 – 15:35Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk
16:00 – 17:00Formula 1 – Qualifying Session
17:00 – 18:00Formula 1 – Press Conference
17:55 – 18:40Porsche Carrera Cup North America – First Race (40 Mins +1 Lap)
18:55 – 19:55F1 Experiences – Champions Club Grid Walk & Trophy Photo

SUNDAY JUNE 9th 2024

09:40 – 10:25Porsche Carrera Cup North America – Second Race (40 Mins +1 Lap)
10:55 – 11:30Ferrari Challenge – 2nd Race (18 Laps or 30 Minutes)
11:55 – 12:55Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk
11:55 – 12:55Paddock Club Track Tour
12:00 – 12:30Formula 1 – Drivers Parade
13:46 – 13:48Canadian National Anthem
14:00 – 16:00Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2023 (70 Laps or 120 Minutes)