TRACK FINGERPRINT
SENSITIVITY PROFILE
What the car and driver need to excel here. Calibrated against F1 venue averages.
WHAT MATTERS HERE
Stop-go braking and traction — six heavy stops per lap and Pirelli's lowest downforce and lateral ratings.
67.9% FLAT · 332 KM/H
DOWNFORCE 1/5 · LOW DRAG
TRACTION 4/5 · HAIRPIN EXIT
BREMBO 4/5 · HAIRPIN 292 TO 69
STRESS 3/5 · C4/C5/C6
LATERAL 1/5 · CHICANES ONLY
WEATHER · CIRCUIT GILLES VILLENEUVE
1978–PRESENT
Historical race-day conditions across 45 World Championship races at this circuit. Classified dry / mixed / wet from race reports.
CONDITIONS BREAKDOWN
OF 45 F1 RACES SINCE 1978
MOST CHAOTIC RACES
CIRCUIT OVERVIEW
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve — 39 dry / 5 mixed / 1 wet of 45 races.
DRIVER-TRACK FIT
HISTORICAL
Drivers with the strongest results here relative to their starts — wins, podiums, and poles at this circuit, with shrinkage so small samples do not dominate.
Lewis Hamilton
Michael Schumacher
Max Verstappen
Sebastian Vettel
Alan Jones
FIT = (25×WINS + 8×PODIUMS + 10×POLES) / STARTS · BAYESIAN SHRINKAGE · MIN SAMPLE
ICONIC MOMENTS
THE ARCHIVE
Races and laps that define Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Moments that shaped the circuit's legend.
KEY MOMENTS SELECTED FROM THE RACE ARCHIVE · CONDITIONS VERIFIED