2007 Canadian Grand Prix
Hamilton's first win, Kubica's crash, and a record four safety car deployments.
The 2007 Canadian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2007) was a Formula One motor race held on 10 June 2007 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the sixth race of the 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship.
Quick Facts
- Driver
- Lewis Hamilton
- Team
- McLaren-Mercedes
- Achievement
- First Career Grand Prix Victory
- Circuit
- Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
- Season context
- 2007 Formula One World Championship
Lore & Background
The race was won by Lewis Hamilton, starting from pole position, in his first season in the top formula. It was Hamilton's first of an eventual record breaking victories in Formula One. Nick Heidfeld finished second and Alexander Wurz was third, making it the first Grand Prix of the 2007 season that drivers from teams other than Ferrari and McLaren achieved podium positions. It was the final podium of Alexander Wurz's career and the last achieved by an Austrian driver.
Reader's Guide
The safety car was deployed an unprecedented four times during the course of the race. One of these periods was due to Robert Kubica's crash, which resulted in him suffering a sprained ankle and concussion. During the race Felipe Massa and Giancarlo Fisichella were disqualified for exiting the pit lane when the red light was on. Both were black flagged, and it was the last time a black flag was shown until Nico Hülkenberg at the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix.
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