Will Montreal's infamous rain disrupt the Canadian Grand Prix?

08:17, 11 Jun

Updated: 09:35, 11 Jun

byOlly Darcy

The F1 Canadian Grand Prix always brings manic weather to the race weekend, with the Montreal rain causing chaos whenever it falls. But will any of it hit this weekend?

Canada will host the tenth race of the 2025 Formula 1 season, with the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal once again bringing the action.

Last year, Max Verstappen won the 60th Grand Prix of his career in a thrilling rain-affected race, finishing ahead of Lando Norris and George Russell, who rounded out the podium, while Ferrari suffered a double DNF.

Verstappen celebrating on the podium after sealing his 60th win in his F1 career in Montreal.

Poor air quality warningd due to wildfires recinded

Earlier in the week, the Canadian government issued a warning about poor air quality in the area of Quebec, with wildfires raging around the rural areas of the province, causing heavy smoke over Montreal.

However, as the week has gone on, the smoke looks to have dissipated, with the air quality alerts that were handed out to the area now being eased across much of the area, including Montreal, meaning this weekend at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve won't be affected.

Rain expected to steer clear of Montreal this weekend

The weather report has been released by the FIA for this weekend, and the rain, which usually has a major hand in proceedings, won't be hitting Montreal at all this weekend for the teams and drivers.

With no sprint weekend in the offing, Friday will see FP1 and FP2 take place, with highs of 21 degrees Celsius expected to hit, with a zero per cent chance of rain forecast, keeping the first day of on-track action dry. Five to 15 kph of winds are expected to hit, with sun and cloud expected to sit over the circuit for the whole day.

Qualifying, of course, will take place on Saturday, with the air temperature reaching highs of 21 degrees Celsius once again. There will be an increase in the chance of rain for qualifying, going up to 20% for the timed session, throwing some potential jeopardy out there for times and drivers. Winds will stay roughly the same as Friday.

For Sunday's Grand Prix, the temperature will be the highest of the weekend, reaching highs of 23 degrees Celsius for the 70-lap race. The chance of rain will decrease from what is seen for Saturday, with a less than 20% chance of rainfall expected, meaning a dry weekend is forecast, while the winds will be at their lowest all weekend.