Max Verstappen heads to Canada with an extended lead of 21 points over Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez following his victory in Baku last weekend. Charles Leclerc has dropped to third in the standings, 31 points behind Verstappen, after retiring from Azerbaijan due to technical issues on his Ferrari.
In the constructors' championship, Red Bull holds a commanding advantage of 81 points over Ferrari due to their contrasting fortunes in recent races.
Canada has been a happy hunting ground for Lewis Hamilton, with the British driver having won a record-equalling seven races at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve since his F1 debut in 2007, including four in the last five occasions.
However, with Mercedes struggling for competitiveness at the start of F1's ground-effect era, Red Bull and Ferrari are the favourites going into the first Canadian GP since 2019.
Both Red Bull and Ferrari have won races at Montreal since the introduction of V6 turbo engines, with Daniel Ricciardo scoring a memorable win for the former in 2014 and Sebastian Vettel winning the 2018 edition of the race for Scuderia.
2022 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix session timings in different timezones
| Session | GMT | BST | CEST | ET | PT | AEST | JST | IST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FP1 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 14:00 | 11:00 | 04:00¹ | 03:00¹ | 23:30 |
| FP2 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 23:00 | 17:00 | 14:00 | 07:00¹ | 06:00¹ | 02:30¹ |
| FP3 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:00 | 13:00 | 10:00 | 03:00¹ | 02:00¹ | 22:30 |
| Q | 20:00 | 21:00 | 22:00 | 16:00 | 13:00 | 06:00¹ | 05:00¹ | 01:30¹ |
| Race | 18:00 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 14:00 | 11:00 | 04:00¹ | 03:00¹ | 23:30 |
2022 Formula 1 Canadian GP session timings in Montreal
Friday 17th June 2022
- Free Practice 1: 14:00 - 15:00 local time
- Free Practice 2: 17:00 - 18:00 local time
Saturday 18th June 2022
- Free Practice 3: 13:00 - 14:00 local time
- Qualifying: 16:00 - 17:00 local time
Sunday 19th June 2022
- Race: 14:00 local time
2022 Formula 1 Canadian GP session timings in the UK/Portugal
Friday 17th June 2022
- Free Practice 1: 19:00 - 20:00 BST
- Free Practice 2: 22:00 - 23:00 BST
Saturday 18th June 2022
- Free Practice 3: 18:00 - 19:00 BST
- Qualifying: 21:00 - 2:00 BST
Sunday 19th June 2022
- Race: 19:00 BST
2022 Formula 1 Canadian GP session timings in Europe
Friday 17th June 2022
- Free Practice 1: 20:00 - 21:00 CEST
- Free Practice 2: 23:00 -00:00 CEST
Saturday 18th June 2022
- Free Practice 3: 19:00 - 20:00 CEST
- Qualifying: 22:00 - 23:00 CEST
Sunday 19th June 2022
- Race: 20:00 CEST
2022 Formula 1 Canadian GP session timings in the US
Friday 17th June 2022
- Free Practice 1: 14:00 - 15:00 ET / 11:00 - 12:00 PT
- Free Practice 2: 17:00 - 18:00 ET / 14:00 - 15:00 PT
Saturday 18th June 2022
- Free Practice 3: 13:00 - 14:00 ET / 10:00 - 11:00 PT
- Qualifying: 16:00 - 17:00 ET / 13:00 - 14:00 PT
Sunday 19th June 2022
- Race: 14:00 ET / 11:00 PT
2022 Formula 1 Canadian GP session timings in Australia
Saturday 18th June 2022
- Free Practice 1: 04:00 - 05:00 AEST
- Free Practice 2: 07:00 - 08:00 AEST
Sunday 19th June 2022
- Free Practice 3: 03:00 - 04:00 AEST
- Qualifying: 06:00 - 07:00 AEST
Monday 20th June 2022
- Race: 04:00 AEST
2022 Formula 1 Canadian GP session timings in Japan
Saturday 18th June 2022
- Free Practice 1: 03:00 - 04:00 JST
- Free Practice 2: 06:00 - 07:00 JST
Sunday 19th June 2022
- Free Practice 3: 02:00 - 03:00 JST
- Qualifying: 05:00 - 06:00 JST
Monday 20th June 2022
- Race: 03:00 JST
2022 Formula 1 Canadian GP session timings in Africa
Friday 17th June 2022
- Free Practice 1: 20:00 - 21:00 SAST / 21:00 - 22:00 EAT
- Free Practice 2: 23:00 - 00:00 SAST / 00:00 - 01:00 EAT (Saturday)
Saturday 18th June 2022
- Free Practice 3: 19:00 - 20:00 SAST / 20:00 - 21:00 EAT
- Qualifying: 22:00 - 23:00 SAST / 23:00 - 00:00 EAT
Sunday 19th June 2022
- Race: 20:00 SAST / 21:00 EAT
2022 Formula 1 Canadian GP session timings in India
Friday 17th June 2022
- Free Practice 1: 23:30 - 00:30 IST
Saturday 18th June 2022
- Free Practice 2: 02:30 - 03:30 IST
- Free Practice 3: 22:30 - 23:30 IST
Sunday 19th June 2022
- Qualifying: 01:30 - 02:30 IST
- Race: 23:30
Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the Formula 1 schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.
Pirelli tyre allocation for the Canadian Grand Prix
As was the case in Monaco and Baku, Pirelli is bringing the three softest tyres from its range to Montreal - C3 hard, C4 medium and C5 soft.
