USA (2004–2008) Grand Am Rolex Sports Car Series Montreal 200 (2007–2012) NASCAR Xfinity Series NAPA Auto Parts 200 (2007–2012) NASCAR Canadian Tire Series NAPA Autopro 100 (2007–2012) Star Mazda Championship (2005–2006) Trans-Am Series (2005) SCCA Motorola Cup (1998) World Sportscar Championship 480 km of Montreal (1990) Lap records As the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve serves as host to different racing series, it is possible to directly compare different race series' lap times. In 2006, the last time Champ Car and F1 ran on the same track, Formula One was 5 to 7 seconds faster than Champ Car. The fastest lap in the Formula One race was 1:15.841 by Kimi Räikkönen, while Sébastien Bourdais's fastest lap was 1:22.325 in the Champ Car race. 2007 NASCAR Busch Series driver Patrick Carpentier racing in the NAPA Auto Parts 200, posted a pole time of 1:42.086. The pole time at the 2012 NAPA Auto Parts 200 was 1:40.865 by Alex Tagliani. The track record for the Rolex Sports Car Series is 1:32.620. The time was set by Scott Pruett driving for Chip Ganassi Racing in the Daytona Prototype class in 2010. The fastest ever lap around the circuit was set by Sebastian Vettel with a time of 1:10.240 set in qualifying (Q3) for the 2019 Canadian Grand Prix. As this time was set during qualifying, it is not recognized as an official lap record. Lewis Hamilton set the previous lap record with a time of 1:11.459 during qualifying for the 2017 Canadian Grand Prix, earning him pole position. This was Hamilton's 65th pole position which put him level with Ayrton Senna in the F1 history books. After qualifying, Hamilton was awarded a helmet that belonged to his hero as a celebration. This helmet was sent by Senna's family and was awarded to an emotional Hamilton in front of the crowd. The fastest official race lap records at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve are listed as: See also List of auto racing tracks in Canada Other Montreal area race tracks Circuit ICAR Circuit Mont-Tremblant Sanair Super Speedway References External links Circuit Gilles Villeneuve History and Statistics Statistics from official F1 site A lap of Montreal with Honda’s Alex Wurz Montreal – the technical requirements Trackpedia guide to driving Gilles Villeneuve BBC's circuit guide Ciro Pabón's Racetracks 3D views and virtual laps of all F1 circuits, including this one, via Google Earth Spectator testimonial of the Circuit Gilles