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Canadian Grand Prix: Qualifying Recap

Event:  Qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix (Round 7 of 21)

Date:  Saturday, June 11

Location:  Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

Layout:  4.361-kilometer (2.710-mile), 14-turn circuit

Weather:  Overcast with some light rain

Temperature:  15 degrees Celsius (59 degrees Fahrenheit)

Lap Record: 1:12.275 set by Ralf Schumacher in 2004 with Williams

Pole Winner:  Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes (1:12.812)

Result:

Esteban Gutiérrez qualified 14th, will start on outside of Row 7

Romain Grosjean qualified 15th, will start on inside of Row 8

• Lasts 18 minutes, with all 22 drivers participating
• Fastest 16 drivers advance to Q2

Gutiérrez:  15th quick (1:15.148), advanced to Q2

Grosjean:  16th quick (1:15.444), advanced to Q2

Fastest Driver:  Nico Rosberg of Mercedes (1:13.714)

Cutoff:  16th-quick Romain Grosjean of Haas F1 Team (1:15.444)

• Lasts 15 minutes, featuring the 16 fastest drivers from Q1
• Fastest 10 drivers advance to Q3

Gutiérrez:  14th quick (1:14.571)

Grosjean:  15th quick (1:14.803)

Fastest Driver:  Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes (1:13.076)

Cutoff:  10th-quick Fernando Alonso of McLaren (1:14.260)

• Lasts 12 minutes, featuring the 10 fastest drivers from Q2, all battling for the pole

Pole Winner:  Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes (1:12.812)

Second:  Nico Rosberg of Mercedes (1:12.874)

Cool weather and intermittent drizzle greeted teams on Saturday at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal as they continued preparation for Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix. It was a turnabout from Friday’s two practice sessions, where sunshine bathed the 4.361-kilometer (2.710-mile), 14-turn track amid warm temperatures.

Final practice allowed Haas F1 Team drivers to record a total of 30 laps – 16 by Esteban Gutiérrez and 14 by Romain Grosjean. Both made their installation laps on the Pirelli P Zero Yellow soft tire before switching to the P Zero Purple ultrasoft tire for the remainder of the session.

Gutiérrez made two stints – a 12-lap run followed by a four-lap run. A third stint was attempted, but just as Gutiérrez exited the garage, the red flag waved for Kevin Magnussen’s encounter with the wall. And when the red flag lifted, rain started falling, rendering the remaining minutes of the session moot. Gutiérrez’s fastest time (1:15.444) was secured on his 15th lap, placing him 15th overall. Grosjean followed a similar program, with a 10-lap stint preceding a four-lap run. His best time (1:15.704) came on his 10th lap, putting him 17th overall. Quickest in final practice was Scuderia Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel (1:13.919).

The weather conditions remained consistent for qualifying, where Gutiérrez and Grosjean each advanced to Q2 to secure 14th and 15th, respectively, on the 22-driver grid for the Canadian Grand Prix. Both used the Purple ultrasoft tire exclusively.

Gutiérrez’s Q1 time was 1:15.148 to place him 15th overall, and Grosjean’s Q1 time was 1:15.444 to place him 16th overall. Only the top-16 drivers advanced to Q2. In Q2, Gutiérrez’s best time was 1:14.571 to place him 14th, and Grosjean’s fast time was 1:14.803 to place him 15th. Only the top-10 drivers moved on to Q3.

The pole went to Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton, whose fast lap of 1:12.812 was .062 of a second better than his nearest competitor and teammate, Nico Rosberg. It was Hamilton’s 53rd career pole, his fourth of the season and his fifth at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.