# How big is the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve?

A lap of the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve is 4.361 km (2.71 miles). The Canadian Grand Prix is 70 laps, 305 km (190 miles) in all.

- 4.361 km a lap
- 2.71 miles a lap
- 70 laps
- 305 km race
- 14 corners
- 29,073 hamsters nose to tail

Interactive map, to drop it on any town at its true size: https://how-big-is.com/circuit-gilles-villeneuve/

## Drop the lap on your town

Move the track onto your own streets with the map above and see how far one lap would reach.

## The Wall of Champions

The wall at the last chicane is the Wall of Champions, after Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve all hit it in 1999.

## How it compares

- 1.31× a lap of [the Circuit de Monaco](https://how-big-is.com/circuit-de-monaco/), the shortest
- ≈ 1× about the same length as a lap of [the Red Bull Ring](https://how-big-is.com/red-bull-ring/)
- ≈ 1× about the same length as a lap of [the Hungaroring](https://how-big-is.com/hungaroring/)
- 62% of a lap of [Spa-Francorchamps](https://how-big-is.com/spa-francorchamps/), the longest

## Questions people ask

**How long is a lap of the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve?**
4.361 km (2.71 miles).

**How many laps is the Canadian Grand Prix?**
70 laps, 305 km (190 miles).

**How many corners does the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve have?**
14.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 4.361 km (Formula 1). Track: © OpenStreetMap contributors (https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/284595), licence: ODbL 1.0.

Credit: Map: how-big-is.com. Outline: © OpenStreetMap contributors.