The 2012 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race that took place on 10 June 2012 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The 70-lap race was the seventh round of the 201
Sebastian Vettel qualified on pole position.
Jenson Button leading a train of cars in the opening stages of the race - he eventually finished sixteenth.
After starting in fifteenth place, Sergio Pérez conserved his tyres to finish in third place and take the second podium finish of his career.
Fernando Alonso led for 17 laps of the race, but his tyres degraded near the end and he quickly lost four places, slipping to fifth.
The Canadian Grand Prix is an annual motor racing event held since 1961. It has been part of the Formula One World Championship since 1967. It was first staged at Mosport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario,
2012 Canadian Grand Prix
…Quebec, Canada. The 70-lap race was the seventh round of the 2012 Formula One season, and the first of two North American rounds. It was the 49th Canadian Grand Prix, and the 33rd to be held at the circuit since its début on the calendar in 1978. Sebastian Vettel started the race from pole. Lewis Hamilton went on…
Salut Gilles on the track of Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The Quebec-born Gilles Villeneuve won the 1978 Canadian Grand Prix.
Ayrton Senna celebrates his victory at the 1988 Canadian Grand Prix with Alain Prost and Thierry Boutsen.
Jean Alesi at the 1995 Canadian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso during the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix