Antonelli could become the first driver to take his first four victories consecutively, Hamilton could overtake Schumacher for the most wins in Canada and Ocon hopes to maintain his 100% points-scoring record in Montreal. Here are the milestones and the records which could be broken at the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix!
The 2026 Canadian Grand Prix Milestones
The 2026 Canadian Grand Prix will be the 1,154th race in World Championship history.
The 2026 Canadian Grand Prix will be the third Sprint weekend of the 2026 F1 season. This will be the 27th Sprint event in total. It will be the first time that Circuit Gilles Villeneuve has hosted the Sprint format.
This will be the 55th time that Formula 1 has raced in Canada. It will be the 61st Canadian Grand Prix since the event was first held in 1961 and the 55th time that the event has been held as a round of the World Championship.
This will be the 45th time that the Canadian Grand Prix has been held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
The Canadian Grand Prix moves to an earlier slot on the calendar in 2026. This will be the first time that a race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve has taken place outside of the month of June since the 1981 Canadian Grand Prix, which was held in September.
The 2026 Canadian Grand Prix will be the fifth F1 race to take place on May 24 – and the first to do so outside of Monaco since the 1964 Dutch Grand Prix. The 1998, 2009 and 2015 Monaco Grands Prix were all held on this date.
Alex Albon makes his 94th start with Williams at the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix, equalling Ralf Schumacher for second on the list of most starts with the team.
The Formula 1 Records Which Could Be Broken
Kimi Antonelli has won all of the last three Grands Prix. He is only the third driver in F1 history, after Damon Hill and Mika Hakkinen, to take the first three victories of his career at successive race weekends. A win at the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix would see him become the first driver in history to take all of his first four wins consecutively.
A win for Kimi Antonelli at the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix would make him the 16th driver in F1 history to take as many as four consecutive wins. Every previous driver who has taken as many as four wins in a row has been crowned World Champion at some point in their career.
A front row start for Max Verstappen would see him overtake Alain Prost and equal Ayrton Senna for fourth place on the list of most front row starts in Formula 1 history. Verstappen has made 86 front row starts to date.
If a Mercedes-powered car lines up on the front row of the grid, this will be the 33rd race in a row at which a Mercedes-powered car has appeared on the front row. It would overtake the manufacturer’s previous longest streak of cars on the front row at consecutive races, from the 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix to the 2015 Italian Grand Prix.
If Lance Stroll wins the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix, he will become the first driver to take his maiden win at home since Johnny Herbert at the 1995 British Grand Prix. He would be the tenth driver in total to take his first Grand Prix victory at home.
A victory for Lewis Hamilton at the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix would make this only the fourth time that a driver has won as many as eight races at a single circuit.
Victory for Norris would see him equal David Coulthard for sixth on the list of most Grand Prix wins with McLaren.
A victory for McLaren would make 2026 the 40th season in which they’ve taken a win.
If Oscar Piastri wins, he will join a list of eight other drivers who have won as many as ten Grands Prix without ever winning the title.
A sixth place finish for Carlos Sainz or Fernando Alonso will see them equal Felipe Massa for the most sixth place finishes in F1 history. Massa recorded 27 sixth place finishes during his career, while Sainz and Alonso have had 26 to date.
If British drivers lead 19 laps of the race between them, Britain will become the first nation to reach the milestone of 20,000 Grand Prix laps led by a country.
With Kimi Antonelli having taken his maiden win at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix, there are now 13 previous Grand Prix winners on the grid. If another driver takes a maiden victory this year, the next race will be the first time since the 1980 British Grand Prix that as many as 14 previous winners have lined up on the grid.
The Canadian Grand Prix Records On Offer
Lewis Hamilton is currently tied with Michael Schumacher for the most victories at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Another win this weekend would make him the first driver to win the Canadian Grand Prix on eight occasions. Meanwhile, Max Verstappen could become only the third driver to record as many as four Canadian Grand Prix victories.
McLaren lead the way for most victories in Canadian Grand Prix history, with 13. Their tally could be equalled this weekend by Ferrari.
A victory for a Ferrari-powered car in the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix would see Ferrari move clear of Ford Cosworth at the top of the list of most successful engine manufacturers at the Canadian Grand Prix. A victory for a Mercedes-powered car would see them equal Ford Cosworth and Ferrari’s record of 12 wins in Canada. Meanwhile, a win for a Mercedes-powered car would see them set a new record of 12 wins at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, the current record being shared between them and Ferrari.
Esteban Ocon will be hoping to maintain his 100% points-scoring record in Canada, having never previously finished below tenth in any of his six appearances at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
If Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc lead 52 laps of the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix between them, Ferrari will become the first constructor to have led 1,000 laps in the event’s history.
2026 Canadian Grand Prix: Qualifying Records
As well as being tied for most wins, Lewis Hamilton is also tied with Michael Schumacher for the most pole positions in Canadian Grand Prix history. A pole this weekend would make him the first driver to take seven poles in Canada.
Williams, McLaren and Mercedes are all tied for the most pole positions at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, with eight apiece. Any team could set a new record this weekend.
Oscar Piastri, Kimi Antonelli, Isack Hadjar and Lewis Hamilton will be trying to maintain their 100% Q3 appearance rates at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
A Q1 exit for Pierre Gasly would see him equal Lance Stroll’s record of five Q1 eliminations at the Canadian Grand Prix, while Stroll can extend his existing record to six Q1 exits.
VERSTAPPEN AND RED BULL CHASING RECORDS
A podium finish for Max Verstappen would make him the eighth driver to record podium results in as many as 11 consecutive seasons.
Max Verstappen has won 71 races to date with Red Bull. Another victory would see him equal Michael Schumacher for the second-most victories with a single constructor. Schumacher won 72 races with Ferrari during his career. The record for most wins with a team is 84, for Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes.
A fastest lap for Max Verstappen would be his 38th, equalling Sebastian Vettel for fifth on the list of most fastest laps.
A victory for Max Verstappen in 2026 would make him only the fourth driver – after Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton – to have won in as many as 11 different Formula 1 seasons.
If Max Verstappen wins a race in 2026, it would be the 11th consecutive season in which he has won a Grand Prix. Verstappen would be only the third driver to win in as many as 11 successive years. Michael Schumacher reached the milestone in 2002, while Lewis Hamilton achieved the feat in 2017. Both drivers went on to win in 15 consecutive years.
A pole position in 2026 for Max Verstappen would make him the fifth driver – after Nelson Piquet, Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton – to record pole positions in as many as eight consecutive Formula 1 seasons.
If Max Verstappen leads from start to finish, this would be the 19th Grand Prix which he has led from lights to flag. That would see him equal Ayrton Senna for second on the list of most races led from start to end.
If Max Verstappen leads the Drivers’ Championship after any race in 2026, it will be the 79th race after which he has led the standings. He will overtake Alain Prost for the most rounds after which a driver has led the title race.
Max Verstappen holds the record for wins from the most different grid positions in Formula 1. He’ll become the first driver to win from 11 different grid slots this weekend should he win from 5th, 8th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 19th or 20th on the grid.
A victory for Red Bull would be their 131st win, equalling Mercedes for third on the list of all-time Grand Prix victories.
A victory for Red Bull in 2026 would make this the 11th consecutive season in which they have won a Grand Prix. They would be the fifth team to have won in as many as 11 successive seasons, after Lotus, McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes.
If a Red Bull driver leads a Grand Prix in 2026, it will be the 20th consecutive season in which the team has led races in as many as 20 successive years. Red Bull will be the third team to reach the milestone. McLaren hold the record for most consecutive years in which a team has led laps, having led in all 34 years from 1981 to 2014. Ferrari are the only other team to lead laps in as many as 20 years in a row, having done so twice – from 1950 to 1972 and from 1993 to 2019.
Ferrari to the Fore?
A win for Ferrari would make 2026 the 60th season in which they’ve won a Grand Prix.
A pole position for Charles Leclerc would see him equal Nigel Mansell for eighth on the list of most poles with a single team. Mansell took 28 poles with Williams during his career, while Leclerc has taken 27 poles with Ferrari to date.
A win for Lewis Hamilton would make him the 16th driver to have won Grands Prix with as many as three different teams.
A victory for Lewis Hamilton in 2026 would see him extend his record for the most different seasons in which a driver has won a Grand Prix to 17.
A fastest lap for Lewis Hamilton in 2026 would see him extend the record for most consecutive seasons in which a driver has recorded a fastest lap. His streak is currently 16 years, having started in 2010.
A Grand Slam for Max Verstappen or Lewis Hamilton – winning from pole position having led every lap and set the fastest lap – would be their seventh Grand Slam. It would see them take outright second place on the list of most Grand Slams in F1, behind only Jim Clark.
A victory for a Ferrari-powered car at any race in 2026 would be the engine manufacturer’s 250th Grand Prix win. The works team have taken all but one of the previous 249 wins for Ferrari power – the exception being Sebastian Vettel’s victory at the 2008 Italian Grand Prix.
Longevity Records on Offer for Alonso
Fernando Alonso’s last win came at the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix. A victory at any race in 2026 would see him set a new record for the longest gap between wins in F1 history, by quite a margin. Riccardo Patrese holds the current record, having waited 6 years, 6 months and 28 days between wins at the 1983 South African Grand Prix and the 1990 San Marino Grand Prix.
A podium finish for Fernando Alonso at any race in 2026 would see him overtake Alain Prost for fifth on the list of most podium finishes in Formula 1. Both drivers have recorded 106 top three finishes.
If Fernando Alonso leads a race, he would become only the third driver – after Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton – to have led a lap of a Grand Prix in as many as 16 different seasons.
A victory for Fernando Alonso in 2026 would make him only the fourth driver – after Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Jackie Stewart and Alain Prost to have won with as many as four different constructors during his Formula 1 career.