Kimi Antonelli Wins Canadian GP as Russell Retires, F1 Results Today
Kimi Antonelli won f1 results today at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, taking the chequered flag after George Russell’s race ended from the lead on lap 30 with a power unit failure. The Mercedes driver also extended his lead atop the Formula 1 driver’s championship standings after five rounds.
Montreal Turns to Antonelli
Russell had started on pole and controlled the front of the field until the power unit failure ended his run. Antonelli moved into first place immediately after that retirement and did not give the advantage back, finishing on Sunday at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.
The win was Antonelli’s fourth consecutive race, a stretch that has taken him from contender to the clear early leader in the standings. That sequence matters because it is not built on one lucky result in Montreal; it is built on repeated finishes at the front, with the Canadian Grand Prix adding another clean score to the run.
Russell’s Lead Ends
For Mercedes, the decisive moment was not a pass on track but a failure under the hood. Russell retired on the 30th lap because of the power unit problem, and Antonelli was the driver who inherited the lead and converted it into the victory.
Russell was visibly frustrated after the retirement, which left the pole sitter with nothing from a race he had controlled. That change also reshaped the championship picture immediately, because Antonelli left Montreal with a 43-point advantage over Russell after five rounds.
Points And Non-Finishers
Behind the podium fight, Charles Leclerc, Isack Hadjar, Franco Colapinto, Liam Lawson, Pierre Gasly, Carlos Sainz and Ollie Bearman all scored points in Montreal. Lando Norris retired with car troubles, and Arvid Lindblad, Alex Albon, Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez also did not finish the race.
The result gives Antonelli a firm early cushion, but the margin is still a product of five rounds rather than a finished season. Russell’s pole and retirement show how quickly one mechanical failure can flip a race, while Antonelli’s fourth straight victory shows he is capitalizing every time the front opens up.
