THE CIRCUIT, SECTOR BY SECTOR
14 corners across 4.361 km — segment-by-segment, compared to their cousins on the calendar.
The semi-permanent layout on Île Notre-Dame, Montreal: 4.361 km of tarmac laid over a man-made island in the St. Lawrence river. Three long straights, two technical chicanes, a hairpin that is the slowest corner on the calendar, and the legendary Wall of Champions 200 metres from the finish line. Low-downforce setup, brutal brake demand, and asphalt that rarely sees racing outside the Grand Prix weekend.
Virage Senna
They arrive at 305+ km/h down the main straight and brake hard for T1, a third-gear right. T2 is an almost-symmetrical left that opens the exit into the middle sector. This is the first of the lap's two real overtaking zones; whoever arrives best-set into T1 dictates the next ten seconds of the lap.
CIRCUIT MAP
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- APEX SPEED
- 130KM/H
- GEAR
- 3ª
- LENGTH
- 280M
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| Compound | Regular | Sprint |
|---|---|---|
| HardC3 | 2 | 2 |
| MediumC4 | 3 | 4 |
| SoftC5 | 8 | 6 |
 Intermediate | 4 | 4 |
 Wet | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 20 | 19 |
FIA Sporting Regulations Art. 30 (2026): 13 dry sets at a regular GP, 12 at a Sprint, + 4 inter + 3 wet.
Each part declared in the Thursday FIA submission form, grouped by team and type (performance, circuit-specific, reliability).
Pending — publishes on race-week Thursday (~17h GMT-3).
↑ Apex speeds and gears estimated from the latest available edition. Narratives and corner comparisons are editorial.