Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve

Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve is a 4.361-kilometer semi-permanent street circuit located on Île Notre-Dame in Montreal, Canada, named in honor of the legendary Canadian Formula 1 driver. The track features long straights separated by tight chicanes and a notorious final hairpin known as the "Wall of Champions." It hosts the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix and is renowned for producing dramatic, unpredictable races with heavy attrition due to its stop-and-go character.

The circuit was built in 1978 on Île Notre-Dame, an island in the St. Lawrence River that was created for Expo 67. The first Canadian Grand Prix there was won by hometown hero Gilles Villeneuve for Ferrari, and after his death in 1982 the track was renamed in his honor. The Grand Prix moved to June in 1982 and has been a Formula One mainstay ever since, apart from a one-year absence in 2009. The 2011 race, delayed for hours by rain, became the longest Grand Prix in history at more than four hours.