Yahoo Sports Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix: Start time, TV, streaming, starting grid for 2023 race
The 2023 Formula 1 season is chugging along and, after a week break, is back for the Canadian Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen is firmly atop the leaderboard after seven races. The Red Bull Racing driver is coming off his fifth win of the season – and third in a row – after taking home the trophy at the Spanish Grand Prix. His rivals at Mercedes – Lewis Hamilton and George Russell – joined him on the podium after the team made significant upgrades to their cars.
Hamilton is tied with F1 icon Michael Schumacher for most victories at the Canadian Grand Prix with seven. His last victory there was in 2019.
American driver Logan Sargeant will attempt to get out of the bottom five for only the second time this season. This week, the Williams driver joined McLaren CEO Zak Brown and driver Lando Norris in investing in the F1 Arcade, which will open its first stateside location in Boston next year and plans to have 30 locations worldwide by 2027.
Here's everything you need to know for this weekend's race:
When is the Canadian Grand Prix?
The 2023 Canadian Grand Prix will start at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal.
What TV channel will the Canadian Grand Prix be on?
The Canadian Grand Prix will be televised nationally on ABC.
There will also be an alternate broadcast on ESPN2 called "The Grandstand" with co-hosts Daniel Ricciardo and Will Arnett. It will follow a similar format as Peyton and Eli Manning's "ManningCast" for "Monday Night Football." There will be a third option of a Spanish broadcast on ESPN Deportes.
Where will the Canadian Grand Prix be live streamed?
The Canadian Grand Prix can be live streamed on ESPN3 and ESPN+ and on the ESPN app.
Who holds the lap record at the Canadian Grand Prix?
Valtteri Bottas holds the lap record at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. He posted a time of 1:13.078 in 2019.
Who won the F1 race in Canada last year?
Max Verstappen won last year's Canadian Grand Prix. It was his first win in Montréal. He was joined on the podium by Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton after a thrilling finish when a late safety car gave the Spaniard a final chance to catch the Dutchman.
Who is the favorite to win this week's F1 race?
Max Verstappen (-330) is the favorite to win the 2023 F1 Canadian Grand Prix, according to DraftKings Sportsbook. He is followed by Red Bull teammate Sergio Pérez (+500) and seven-time Canadian Grand Prix winner Lewis Hamilton (+1000). Lance Stroll, the lone Canadian on the grid, is a relative long shot at +25000 to win the race.
What is the starting grid for the 2023 F1 Canadian Grand Prix?
The starting grid for the Canadian Grand Prix was determined after a rainy qualifying session on Saturday that saw a red flag with 7:11 on the clock after McLaren rookie Oscar Piastri crashed.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen takes pole position for Sunday's race after struggling in practice on Friday. He's joined on the front row by Haas' Nico Hulkenberg, who gets his best start since the 2016 Austrian Grand Prix. Last season, Kevin Magnussen achieved the American team's first pole position at the Brazilian Grand Prix under similar rainy conditions.
“First row is nice, it’s very sweet," Hulkenberg said after qualifying. "Let’s see how long we can keep that.”
Verstappen, who sits atop the leaderboard with five wins in seven races, is confident in his abilities to stay in front for the race no matter the conditions.
"I like driving in the wet," he said. "I come from Holland, so we are used to driving in the wet.”
Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso will start P3, his fourth Top 3 start of the season. He will be joined by Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton at P4 as he continues his streak of never qualifying outside of the Top 5 in Montréal.
American driver Logan Sargeant had another slow outing for Williams and will start P19.
Here is the starting grid for the Canadian Grand Prix:
(1) Max Verstappen
(27) Nico Hulkenberg
(14) Fernando Alonso
(44) Lewis Hamilton
(63) George Russell
(31) Esteban Ocon
(4) Lando Norris
(55) Carlos Sainz
(81) Oscar Piastri
(23) Alex Albon
(16) Charles Leclerc
(11) Sergio Pérez
(18) Lance Stroll
(20) Kevin Magnussen
(77) Valtteri Bottas
(22) Yuki Tsunoda
(10) Pierre Gasly
(21) Nyck DeVries
(2) Logan Sargeant
(24) Zhou Guanyu
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: F1 Canadian Grand Prix: Start time, TV, starting grid for 2023 race
