CANADIAN GP

Um...who cares?

 

The official race dates were just announced this past Thursday: June 6th - 8th, 2008. Tickets for the race aren't available yet. If you fill in the form here, the organizers will send you an email as soon they are.

Tip: If you want to walk the pitlane/watch the Ferrari parade, you'll want to arrive in Montreal before Thursday morning/night.

 

yes its on for 2008 ...June 8th is the potential official date.


2008 FIA Formula One World Championship Race Calendar01 2008 Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne) 14 - 16 Mar
02 2008 Malaysian Grand Prix (Kuala Lumpur) 21 - 23 Mar
03 2008 Bahrain Grand Prix (Bahrain) 04 - 06 Apr
04 2008 Spanish Grand Prix (Catalunya) 25 - 27 Apr
05 2008 Turkish Grand Prix (Istanbul) 09 - 11 May
06 2008 Monaco Grand Prix (Monte Carlo) 22 - 25 May
07 2008 Canadian Grand Prix (Montreal) 06 - 08 Jun
08 2008 French Grand Prix (Magny-Cours) 20 - 22 Jun
09 2008 British Grand Prix (Silverstone) 04 - 06 Jul
10 2008 German Grand Prix (Hockenheim) 18 - 20 Jul
11 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix (Budapest) 01 - 03 Aug
12 2008 European Grand Prix (Valencia) 22 - 24 Aug
13 2008 Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps) 05 - 07 Sep
14 2008 Italian Grand Prix (Monza) 12 - 14 Sep
15 2008 Singapore Grand Prix (Singapore) 26 - 28 Sep
16 2008 Japanese Grand Prix (Fuji Speedway) 10 - 12 Oct
17 2008 Chinese Grand Prix (Shanghai) 17 - 19 Oct
18 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix (Sao Paulo) 31 Oct - 02 Nov
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We already ordered our tickets at f1-gpt.com. Does anyone know when this date will be made official?

 

Wouldn't you have rather drive a few 100 miles to Indy though? 318 from Detroit. Even though you would take a plane it is nearly 600 miles.

 

To do what at Indy?

 

I guess you could watch a motorcycle race that George prefers to F1...
CH

 

Don't mind him, the TdotO people are just jealous of us Montrealers being able to enjoy the fine GP... along with hotter women, better restaurants, more cultural events, prettier and safer city etc ;-)

 

It appears that the Canadian GP is confirmed. Can someone pm me, or post here, the hotels where the teams usually stay, preferably Ferrari (of course), along with some of the hotels where you all stay/recommend. Thank you all in advance.

 

Maybe I'm wrong-in the past the F1 site always had an * next to the Canadian GP and called it a "provisional" date but now it is gone, leading me to believe that the date is confirmed.

http://www.formula1.com/calendar_preview.html

 

Yes, the * is gone. It is confirmed and I have actually already paid for my ticket (haven't received it yet of course).

 

Thanks Andreas. Now that it is set can someone pm/post the hotel info for me as well as the best seats to view the race? Never been to that track before and it has been years since I've been up that way....Thanks!

 

I suggest you use expedia or travelocity. I was lucky enough by booking so early to get a only mildly inflated rate. Montreal has a great subway system, so as long as your hotel is anywhere near a station, you're fine. Of course all the hotels in the downtown area qualify.

The best seats are normally the most expensive ones. Basically the Southend of the track, the first couple of turns after s/f and the Northern end of the track with the hairpin. If it is your first time at Montreal, I suggest the hairpin, most action for the buck and good infrastructure around that area with lots of food stands, restrooms and the support race paddock nearby. Plus closest to the subway and post race rock concert.

 

Sweet ! I'm going as well, I'll be there with my cousins......let me know if you wanna hook up. I'll be there for all 3 days.

 

I've sat in the grandstans on the main straight and the hairpin; the hairpin seats are without a doubt the better of the two sections. As someone said before, there is non-stop action in this section: massive braking, dynamic cornering, and hard acceleration. Montreal loves F1 and it shows when the GP is in town. Hope you have a blast but, its hard not to.

 

http://www.f1-gpt.com

Having been to the GP a couple of times already, I opted for grandstand 33. Just to get a different perspective.

 

I knew that...... I was basically trying to say that it would be great if there was still an Indy race