Montreal, Canada
Montreal hosts Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, a street-and-park circuit built on Île Notre-Dame in the St. Lawrence River, right next to downtown. The city's bilingual mix of French and English culture, historic Old Montreal, and one of North America's best food scenes give race weekend a different character than most F1 stops. Crowds spill onto Rue Crescent and Rue Saint-Denis after sessions, and the circuit is reachable by metro straight from downtown — no shuttle bus required.
Sporting events in Montreal, Canada
Canadian Grand Prix 2027
21 May – 23 May 2027
Formula 1 returns to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Île Notre-Dame for the 2027 Canadian Grand Prix, one of the calendar's most unpredictable street-adjacent circuits. The Wall of Champions and the tight final chicane routinely catch out even seasoned drivers, and the fan atmosphere downtown after each session is among the best on the calendar. Race weekend falls in late May, when Montreal's patio and festival season is just getting started.
Worth reading
The Grand Prix Arrows Almost Won
Damon Hill led the 1997 Hungarian Grand Prix comfortably in an unfancied Arrows — until a broken washer cost him the win in the closing laps. It remains the closest Arrows ever came to victory, and their last-ever podium.
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F1's First Race Behind the Iron Curtain
The 1986 Hungarian Grand Prix was built in eight months and drew roughly 200,000 fans from across the Eastern Bloc — a Formula One attendance record that stood for almost a decade. Soviet tank crews reportedly watched from the surrounding hillside.
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