2004 Canadian GP Facts & Figures

By BMW WilliamsF1
June 4 2004

	Facts & Figures
	- As with the Monaco and Nürburgring double header, the forthcoming back-to-back races in North America demand meticulous logistical planning as the two fall within eight days of each other. For the two events, WilliamsF1 will be shipping 23 tonnes of material across the Atlantic, not including the race chassis. In addition, BMW will transport seven tonnes of material per race, including twelve engines. - Some of the freight, including the team's pit equipment, will be flown straight from Montreal to Indianapolis, with the first delivery due on Tuesday, while the chassis will follow on Wednesday, leaving the mechanics just one and a half days to rebuild the cars. - New components, such as steering wheels, chassis and suspension parts, gearboxes and engines, are sent out separately from the factories in Grove and Munich. - The city of Montreal, named after the Mont Royal mountain, was established in 1642 as Ville-Marie-de-Montréal by French settlers. Montreal is the capital of the French-speaking province of Quebec and lies between a tributary of the Ottawa river estuary and the St Lawrence river. The city has a population of just over one million people. - The circuit complex lies on the Notre Dame Island, which was also the venue for the 1967 World Expo and the 1976 Olympic Games. - This year's race will be the 36th Canadian Grand Prix and the 26th time Montreal has staged the event (Montreal first hosted a Grand Prix in 1978). The first Canadian Grand Prix was held at Mosport in 1967, with a further seven races hosted at the same venue, while Mont-Tremblant has hosted a Formula One race only twice. - The circuit was named after the winner of the debut Formula One race, Canadian driver Gilles Villeneuve. - Track length is 4.361 kilometres, with a race distance of 305.270 kilometres (70 laps). - The 2003 Canadian Grand Prix was a successful race weekend for the BMW WilliamsF1 Team. In front of 112,000 spectators, Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya finished second and third behind World Champion Michael Schumacher (Ferrari). In qualifying, both BMW WilliamsF1 Team drivers lined up on the front row of the grid. Ralf Schumacher took pole position in 1:15.529m and Montoya qualified for second place in 1:15.923m. Fernando Alonso (Renault) secured the fastest lap of the race with a 1:16.040m. Montoya has held the lap record since 2002 with a time of 1:15.960m. - WilliamsF1 has won six Canadian Grands Prix (1979, 80, 86, 89, 93 and 96), while BMW has won two (1982 and 84). - The Canadian Grand Prix starts at 12.30hrs local time on Sunday 13th June.

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