2015 Canadian Grand Prix

The 2015 Canadian Grand Prix, formally known as the Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2015, was a Formula One motor race held on 7 June 2015 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The race was the seventh round of the 2015 season, and marked the 52nd running of the Canadian Grand Prix. Daniel Ricciardo was the defending race winner, having won his first ever grand prix the year before.

2015 Canadian Grand Prix
Race 7 of 19 in the 2015 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Race details
Date 7 June 2015
Official name Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2015
Location Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Course Street circuit
Course length 4.361 km (2.710 miles)
Distance 70 laps, 305.270 km (189.686 miles)
Weather Sunny
20–21 °C (68–70 °F) air temperature
39 °C (102 °F) track temperature
4 m/s (13 ft/s) wind from the north
Attendance 244,374 (Weekend) 93,273 (Race Day)
Pole position
Driver
  • Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
Time 1:14.393
Fastest lap
Driver Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
Time 1:16.987 on lap 42
Podium
First
  • Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
Second
  • Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
Third
  • Valtteri Bottas
Williams-Mercedes
Lap leaders

Lewis Hamilton of the Mercedes team won the race from pole position, leading for all but one lap of the race. He extended his championship lead over teammate Nico Rosberg, who finished second, to 17 points.

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