🇨🇦 Franco Colapinto at the 2025 Canadian GP
Best quali of the year and another solid race in his 1st season with Alpine
Published
17 Jun 2025
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Franco shone in Montreal:
He achieved his best qualifying result so far with Alpine and delivered an error-free race with consistent pace and great tyre management.
He finished 13th at the Canadian GP after a solid weekend where he showed good race-craft and strategy. Congrats, Franco! 🩵
🇨🇦 Canadian Grand Prix – Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
📆 Date: 15 June 2025
📍 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
🌞 Weather: Sunny
👥 Attendance: 350,000
📊 Qualifying: P12
📈 Final result: P13
🏆 Race Results
🥇 P1: George Russell (Mercedes)
🥈 P2: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
🥉 P3: Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
P13: Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
P15: Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
❌ DNF: Alex Albon, Liam Lawson, Lando Norris
📝 Canadian GP Race Recap
The 2025 Canadian GP, round 10 of the championship, delivered action until the very end.
Franco started from P10 thanks to grid penalties for Hadjar and Tsunoda, and completed a clean race with smart tyre management and solid strategy. He capitalised on the chaos in the midfield and crossed the line in P13, adding another full race to his learning process in F1.
Franco Colapinto approached the weekend with focus and determination.
He secured his best qualifying result of the season with P12 in Q2, and started P10 on Sunday.
He kept his race clean, held steady pace, gained strategic positions, stayed out of DRS range from rivals, and benefitted from others’ penalties to lock in a strong P13 on his first time racing in Montreal.
He finished ahead of his teammate and continues to gain valuable experience in his first season with Alpine in Formula 1.
🛠️Friday and Saturday Breakdown
Free Practice:
FP1: 29 laps, stable lap times, no issues. Best time: 1:14.645 s.
FP2: 33 laps on softs and mediums. Best time: 1:13.898 s.
FP3: 27 laps in improved track conditions. Near the Top 15. Best time: 1:13.060 s.
Qualifying:
Q1: 1:12.234 s.
Q2: 1:12.142 s.
Final result: P12 – his best quali of the year.
Due to penalties for Hadjar (-3) and Tsunoda (-10), Franco started from P10.
🏁 Race
🚦 Start:
From P10, with strong traction and good pace in the opening laps.
⬆️ Progress:
Maintained rhythm against direct rivals, avoided mistakes, and made the most of others' strategies.
⚡ Fastest lap by Franco: 1:16.076 s.
🏁 Final result:
P13 – ahead of his teammate and several midfield contenders.
⚠️ Incidents and Safety Car
🚨 Safety Car at the end due to a collision between Norris and Piastri, which forced Norris to retire.
❌ Other retirements: Albon and Lawson.
✅ Franco stayed out of trouble and didn’t receive any penalties.
🌟 Standout Data
Sectors and Speed
Sector 1: 21.203 s / 256 km/h.
Sector 2: 23.889 s / 283 km/h.
Sector 3: 30.499 s.
Main straight: 293 km/h.
Speed trap: 332 km/h.
📻 Team Radio and Strategy
Franco remained confident and consistent throughout the race, with clear and calm radio communication with his engineer. They adjusted the pace, protected the tyres, and executed a clean and efficient race.
Many fans were hoping to see him finish even higher, but Franco once again proved he has the talent and maturity to take on the challenges of his rookie year with Alpine – and to keep growing.
🗣️ Franco Colapinto’s Comments
“We put ourselves in a good position starting from tenth on the grid and I had a good start to the race to overtake some cars on the first lap,” said Franco after the race in Montreal.
“From there, points were the target, but we were a bit unfortunate on strategy and reaching traffic, which impacted our race.”
He also reflected on the car’s pace and what he expects for the next round: “I am happy with the progress I made through the weekend despite the end result and for sure I want to continue that into Austria.”
Franco described his first race in Montreal as a weekend of learning and progress, beyond the final result. He highlighted his strong start and solid race pace 👏.
The focus now turns to Austria, where he aims to keep building on what he learned in Canada.
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🗓️ Next race: Austrian GP – Red Bull Ring 📍 Spielberg
Franco will return to action from 28–30 June at one of the fastest and most technical tracks on the calendar.
Race day: Sunday 30 June – 15:00 🇦🇹, 10:00 🇦🇷, 14:00 🇬🇧.
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