Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is located near Montreal in Canada. It has a length of 4,361 km and 13 turns. It hosts the Canadian Formula 1 Grand Prix. Originally the circuit was called Circuit Ile de Notre Dame because it is located on the artificial island Ile de Notre Dame in the Saint-Lawrence Seaway. Later on it was named after the late Canadian driver Gilles Villeneuve.
The circuit is designed by Roger Peart and shown during the Expo of 1967. Its most characteristic feature is the pavilion that looks like a huge golf ball at the background of the hairpin. Another famous aspect is the ‘Wall of Champions’. This wall is located on the outside of the final chicane and has ended the races of the 3 Formula 1 World Champions Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve in 1991. Also the race of FIA GT Champion Ricarde Zonta was ended by this wall. In 2005, Jenson Button became a victim of the wall as well as Vitantonio Liuzzi in 2007. 2005/2006 World Champion Fernando Alonso had also crashed into the wall as well as Nico Rosberg and Juan Pablo Montoya.
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve hosts besides the Canadian Grand Prix also the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. The NASCAR races have changed the circuit’s layout; the pit lane had to be extended as a NASCAR pit lane must hold 43 cars. | 
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