
Explosive Showdown at the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix: Unmissable Facts and Stats!
2025-06-17
Author: Jacob
2025 Canadian Grand Prix Wrap-Up
The highly anticipated 2025 Canadian Grand Prix concluded dramatically under the Safety Car, following an intense showdown between McLaren's finest. The race brought forth an array of jaw-dropping statistics and highlights that left fans buzzing.
Key Highlights and Stunning Stats
• The Canadian Grand Prix has seen its fair share of Safety Car finishes, notably in 1999 and 2014.
• George Russell celebrated his fourth Grand Prix victory today, becoming the fourth different winner of the 2025 season.
• Remarkably, this marks Mercedes' fifth triumph in Montreal, and for the first time, it was achieved by a driver other than the legendary Lewis Hamilton.
• Russell has now achieved more podium finishes this season (five) than he did throughout the entirety of last season (four).
• In a stunning streak, the last nine winners of the Canadian Grand Prix have all come from the front row of the grid.
• Max Verstappen’s second place ended his incredible three-race winning streak at the Canadian Grand Prix, but he is now just 43 points behind championship leader Oscar Piastri.
• Red Bull is currently trailing Ferrari's all-time record of 81 consecutive races with points finishes.
• This was the third time Russell and Verstappen secured a one-two finish, but uniquely, it was Russell who crossed the finish line first this time.
• Making history at just 18 years and 294 days old, Kimi Antonelli became the third-youngest driver ever to step onto the podium, behind only Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll.
• Antonelli also marked a milestone as the first Italian to finish on the podium since Jarno Trulli’s feat at the 2009 Japanese Grand Prix.
Driver of the Day and Championship Shake-Up
• Fans crowned Antonelli as Driver of the Day for his remarkable maiden podium in Montreal.
• With this victory, Mercedes has reclaimed second place in the Teams’ Championship after surrendering that position to Ferrari in Spain.
• Oscar Piastri’s fourth-place finish for McLaren ended his personal eight-race podium streak, just one short of the team's all-time record held by Lewis Hamilton.
• Piastri has extended his championship lead to 22 points over his teammate Lando Norris.
• The clash between Piastri and Norris echoed the infamous rivalry of former McLaren teammates Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button during the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix.
• Charles Leclerc took the fifth spot for Ferrari, outperforming Lewis Hamilton in nine out of ten races this season.
• Speaking of Hamilton, his sixth-place finish means he has yet to score a podium in the first ten races of the season—an unprecedented situation in his illustrious 19-year career in Formula 1.