5 Winners and 5 Losers from Canada – Who nailed the tricky Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal?

George Russell became Formula 1's fourth different winner in 2025 with a commanding performance in the Canadian Grand Prix, but while he and his Mercedes team reached for the bubbles, many of their rivals were left ruing what might have been. Lawrence Barretto selects his winners and losers from the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve.

Winner: George Russell

George Russell was outstanding in Montreal, backing up his strong pace on Friday with a scintillating lap – which he believed was his best ever – to take pole position here for the second successive year.

The Mercedes driver then delivered a masterclass on Sunday, absorbing pressure from Max Verstappen throughout to seize a fourth Grand Prix victory and Mercedes' fifth triumph in Canada.

Russell has now finished on the podium more this season (five) than he managed in the entirety of 2024 and is just 19 points behind four-time world champion Verstappen in the fight for P3 in the Drivers' standings.

Loser: Lando Norris

Lando Norris was arguably the fastest driver of all in Canada but he simply made too many mistakes to capitalise on that supreme pace.

He was left with a mountain to climb after qualifying seventh but made good progress to run fifth and heap the pressure on McLaren team mate and championship leader Oscar Piastri.

But he made a misjudgement on the run down to the first corner, clattering into the back of the Australian and forcing his own retirement. It's cost him 10 points and leaves him 22 behind Piastri in the title fight.

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Winner: Kimi Antonelli

Rookie Kimi Antonelli rebounded from a point-less triple header to become the third-youngest podium finisher of all time (at 18 years and 294 days old) with third in Montreal.

The Mercedes driver, who is heading home to Italy to take his school exams on Tuesday, is the first Italian to finish on the podium since Jarno Trulli in the 2009 Japanese Grand Prix.

The score, combined with Russell's win, helps Mercedes move back into second in the Constructors' Championship.

Loser: Alex Albon

Alex Albon felt P6 or P7 was possible in Qualifying but remained positive about scoring some strong points from ninth on the grid.

However, he struggled on the first lap – taking to the grass after going wheel to wheel with Franco Colapinto. The Thai driver then tried to make a one-stop strategy work but graining made it tricky to manage.

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That dropped him well out of the points – and then to add insult to injury, he was forced to retire with a power unit issue.

Winner: Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso was at his brilliant best in Montreal, the Spaniard – who has felt far more comfortable with his Aston Martin since an upgrade was introduced in Imola – securing his third top-six start in the last four Grands Prix.

While the double World Champion admitted his car wasn't as quick in race trim, that didn't stop him finding a way to extract everything it had and take seventh.

He has now scored in consecutive races, having failed to reach the top 10 in any of the first eight races of the season.

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Losers: Ferrari

This was a challenging weekend on and off the track for Ferrari.

First Charles Leclerc lost almost all of Friday's running after a crash – having looked quick straight of the box. Then boss Fred Vasseur said rumours surrounding his future were "really hurting the team".

Leclerc then ended up eighth in Qualifying, having believed he could have fought for pole, and could only recover to fifth, with team mate Lewis Hamilton sixth after picking up damage early on when he hit a small animal.

They are down to third in the Teams' Championship, 16 points adrift of Mercedes and just 21 clear of Red Bull.

Winner: Nico Hulkenberg

Nico Hulkenberg followed up his stunning P5 in Spain with another impressive showing across the Canadian Grand Prix weekend.

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The Kick Sauber driver lined up 12th – his best start since race two in China – and raced into the points to take eighth for his third top-eight finish of the year.

He is the first Kick Sauber drive to score in consecutive races since Valtteri Bottas in 2022 - with his team now just eight points of P6 in the Teams' Championship.

Loser: Liam Lawson

Liam Lawson suffered his worst Qualifying performance since China (which was his second and last race for Red Bull) with 19th.

The New Zealander started from the pit lane after his Racing Bulls team changed his PU overnight, and his afternoon was then ended courtesy of a cooling issue.

It was his third retirement in 10 races this season.

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Winner: Esteban Ocon

Esteban Ocon executed a tremendous first stint on the hard tyres that saw him stay out until Lap 58 of 70 to rise up from P14 to finish ninth.

It was the Frenchman's fourth Grand Prix points finish of the season and second top 10 in three events.

Ninth was Haas' best-ever finish in Canada in what was their 200th Grand Prix weekend.

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Losers: Alpine

Alpine remain rooted to the bottom of the Teams' Championship after failing to score for the eighth Grand Prix in 10 race weekends so far this season.

Pierre Gasly couldn't recover into the points from his pit lane start, while Franco Colapinto didn't have the pace to convert his P10 starting spot into points.