Canadian GP: Circuit Preview

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Time for the Circuit Preview for the Grand Prix of Canada.

The "Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve" is located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and opened back in 1978. Like most circuits, it runs Clockwise. This circuit only has 13 turns, but longer straights, giving a great opportunity to overtake. It's 2.71 Miles in length and the capacity is somewhere around 100,000! 

The lap count for this circuit is 70, which is only 8 less than the previous race that was just held in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

So, let's go ahead and take a quick look at what happened during the Canadian GP of 2013!

Sebastian Vettel started the race in Pole Position and he got to celebrate, as he also took the first place Victory. Fernando Alonso finished in Second, while Lewis Hamilton held off other drivers, to finish in Third.

Nico Hulkenberg and Giedo Van Der Garde were both involved in collisions and had to retire from the race. Esteban Gutierrez had to retire after his Sauber went off track and hit a barrier. During the removal of his car, a marshal was hit and injured. Sadly, the marshal passed away hours later at the hospital, making a tragic end to the weekend.

For more on the 2013 Canadian GP, you can look at our Race Re-Cap, located in our blog archive.

Article Written By: Amy Hawk.

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