Canadian GP Friday practice 

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Pos  Driver                 Nat  Constructor            Time  L    Gap  To 1st
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 1.  Michael Schumacher     D    Benetton-Renault   1:28.145 23
 2.  Jean Alesi             F    Ferrari            1:28.487 23  0.342   0.342
 3.  Damon Hill             GB   Williams-Renault   1:29.281 20  0.794   1.136
 4.  David Coulthard        GB   Williams-Renault   1:29.537 20  0.256   1.392
 5.  Mika Hakkinen          FIN  McLaren-Mercedes   1:29.641 21  0.104   1.496
 6.  Rubens Barrichello     BR   Jordan-Peugeot     1:29.798 18  0.157   1.653
 7.  Eddie Irvine           GB   Jordan-Peugeot     1:29.879 21  0.081   1.734
 8.  Olivier Panis          F    Ligier-Mugen       1:30.134 19  0.255   1.989
 9.  Johnny Herbert         GB   Benetton-Renault   1:30.175 16  0.041   2.030
10.  Gianni Morbidelli      I    Arrows-Hart        1:30.429 20  0.254   2.284
11.  Martin Brundle         GB   Ligier-Mugen       1:30.588 23  0.159   2.443
12.  Mark Blundell          GB   McLaren-Mercedes   1:30.698 18  0.110   2.553
13.  Ukyo Katayama          J    Tyrrell-Yamaha     1:30.895 21  0.197   2.750
14.  Gerhard Berger         A    Ferrari            1:30.991  3  0.096   2.846
15.  Heinz-Harald Frentzen  D    Sauber-Ford        1:31.265 20  0.274   3.120
16.  Mika Salo              FIN  Tyrrell-Yamaha     1:31.484 23  0.219   3.339
17.  J.-C. Boullion         F    Sauber-Ford        1:31.923 23  0.439   3.778
18.  Pierluigi Martini      I    Minardi-Ford       1:32.201 21  0.278   4.056
19.  Luca Badoer            I    Minardi-Ford       1:33.161 20  0.960   5.016
20.  Andrea Montermini      I    Pacific-Ford       1:33.829 22  0.668   5.684
21.  Roberto Moreno         BR   Forti Corse-Ford   1:35.036 22  1.207   6.891
22.  Taki Inoue             J    Arrows-Hart        1:35.188 23  0.152   7.043
23.  Bertrand Gachot        B    Pacific-Ford       1:35.834  7  0.646   7.689
24.  Pedro Diniz            BR   Forti Corse-Ford   1:37.990 18  2.156   9.845
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Canadian GP Friday qualifying 

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Pos  Driver                 Nat  Constructor            Time  L    Gap  To 1st
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 1.  Michael Schumacher     D    Benetton-Renault     27.661 11
 2.  Damon Hill             GB   Williams-Renault     28.039 12 22.680  22.680
 3.  Gerhard Berger         A    Ferrari              28.247  9 12.480  35.160
 4.  Jean Alesi             F    Ferrari              28.525  8 16.680  51.840
 5.  David Coulthard        GB   Williams-Renault     28.590 12  3.900  55.740
 6.  Eddie Irvine           GB   Jordan-Peugeot       29.021 12 25.860  81.600
 7.  Johnny Herbert         GB   Benetton-Renault     29.295  9 16.440  98.040
 8.  Rubens Barrichello     BR   Jordan-Peugeot       29.393 10  5.880 103.920
 9.  Mika Hakkinen          FIN  McLaren-Mercedes     29.406  9  0.780 104.700
10.  Olivier Panis          F    Ligier-Mugen         29.809 10 24.180 128.880
11.  Mark Blundell          GB   McLaren-Mercedes     30.279 12 28.200 157.080
12.  Heinz-Harald Frentzen  D    Sauber-Ford          30.285 12  0.360 157.440
13.  Mika Salo              FIN  Tyrrell-Yamaha       30.657 12 22.320 179.760
14.  Gianni Morbidelli      I    Arrows-Hart          30.854 11 11.820 191.580
15.  Martin Brundle         GB   Ligier-Mugen         30.880  5  1.560 193.140
16.  Pierluigi Martini      I    Minardi-Ford         31.859 12 58.740 251.880
17.  J.-C. Boullion         F    Sauber-Ford          31.925 12  3.960 255.840
18.  Ukyo Katayama          J    Tyrrell-Yamaha       31.958  6  1.980 257.820
19.  Luca Badoer            I    Minardi-Ford         32.453 12 29.700 287.520
20.  Taki Inoue             J    Arrows-Hart          32.995 12 32.520 320.040
21.  Bertrand Gachot        B    Pacific-Ford         33.866 12 52.260 372.300
22.  Andrea Montermini      I    Pacific-Ford         33.910  9  2.640 374.940
23.  Roberto Moreno         BR   Forti Corse-Ford     34.000 12  5.400 380.340
24.  Pedro Diniz            BR   Forti Corse-Ford     36.187  7 131.220 511.560


Canadian GP Friday qualifying notes 

Schumacher on provisional pole

Michael Schumacher waited until near the end of the first qualifying session,
but then blasted away with a lap of 1:27.661 on his sixth qualifying lap to
take the provisional pole by 0.378s over Damon Hill. With rain forecast for
Saturday, this could well determine the pole position for Sunday. Johnny
Herbert had a spring change in mid- session but was unable to improve his
time, ending up seventh fastest.

Williams 3rd and 5th

Damon Hill was unhappy with his 2nd place on the provisional grid, describing
it as a "no more than satisfactory start to the weekend." David Coulthard, in
5th despite suffering from a cold, also complained of car balance problems.

Berger has more problems

After his failed engine in the morning practice session, Gerhard Berger suffered
from a refueling valve problem just prior to leaving for a qualifying run,
delaying his last set too late to get a final clean qualifying run; he felt that
he might have made front row instead of 3rd place otherwise. Jean Alesi, in 4th,
also lost some time with an electrical problem.

McLaren still suffering

The revised McLaren was still suffering from chassis balance problems, and Mika
Hakkinen also had a minor fuel pressure problem. As a result, Hakkinen was only
able to manage 9th and Mark Blundell 15th.

Jordan's new Suspension

For qualifying, Eddie Irvine's car also received the revised rear suspension. As
a result, he was able to qualify 6th, with Rubens Barrichello 8th, 0.372 seconds
behind.
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Canadian GP Saturday practice 

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Pos  Driver                 Nat  Constructor            Time  L    Gap  To 1st
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 1.  Damon Hill             GB   Williams-Renault   1:28.691 22
 2.  Jean Alesi             F    Ferrari            1:28.812 22  0.121   0.121
 3.  Gerhard Berger         A    Ferrari            1:28.887 16  0.075   0.196
 4.  Michael Schumacher     D    Benetton-Renault   1:29.068 22  0.181   0.377
 5.  Mika Hakkinen          FIN  McLaren-Mercedes   1:29.070 21  0.002   0.379
 6.  Johnny Herbert         GB   Benetton-Renault   1:29.097 23  0.027   0.406
 7.  David Coulthard        GB   Williams-Renault   1:29.285 17  0.188   0.594
 8.  Heinz-Harald Frentzen  D    Sauber-Ford        1:30.092 23  0.807   1.401
 9.  Rubens Barrichello     BR   Jordan-Peugeot     1:30.164 13  0.072   1.473
10.  Eddie Irvine           GB   Jordan-Peugeot     1:30.406 19  0.242   1.715
11.  Mark Blundell          GB   McLaren-Mercedes   1:30.439 23  0.033   1.748
12.  Martin Brundle         GB   Ligier-Mugen       1:30.627 23  0.188   1.936
13.  Gianni Morbidelli      I    Arrows-Hart        1:30.854 11  0.227   2.163
14.  Ukyo Katayama          J    Tyrrell-Yamaha     1:31.082 20  0.228   2.391
15.  Mika Salo              FIN  Tyrrell-Yamaha     1:31.763 13  0.681   3.072
16.  Pierluigi Martini      I    Minardi-Ford       1:31.831 23  0.068   3.140
17.  Luca Badoer            I    Minardi-Ford       1:32.142 22  0.311   3.451
18.  J.-C. Boullion         F    Sauber-Ford        1:32.457 15  0.315   3.766
19.  Taki Inoue             J    Arrows-Hart        1:32.813 20  0.356   4.122
20.  Bertrand Gachot        B    Pacific-Ford       1:33.169 23  0.356   4.478
21.  Olivier Panis          F    Ligier-Mugen       1:33.397  8  0.228   4.706
22.  Andrea Montermini      I    Pacific-Ford       1:33.683 22  0.286   4.992
23.  Roberto Moreno         BR   Forti Corse-Ford   1:36.317 23  2.634   7.626
24.  Pedro Diniz            BR   Forti Corse-Ford   1:36.851 18  0.534   8.160


Canadian GP Saturday practice notes 

Hill fastest

Damon Hill clocked the fastest time of the free practice just minutes from the
end of the second session, having made numerous handling improvements to the
Williams chassis. David Coulthard, seventh fastest and 0.594s behind Hill,
continues to be troubled by oversteer on corner entry and understeer on exit.

Ferraris impressive again

Jean Alesi piloted his Ferrari to the second fastest time of the free practice,
0.121s behind Hill's benchmark. Gerhard Berger was close behind despite being
able to geta final run with revised suspension settings due to the red-flagged
session.

Schumacher working on race strategy

Benetton used much of the practice session to work on race strategy for Sunday,
trying various suspension settings and working out the effects of fuel load vs
additional pit stop times. Michael Schumacher scored the fourth fastest time,
with a happy Johnny Herbert just 0.029s and two places behind.

McLaren balance improves

McLaren had managed to improve the car's balance somewhat overnight, allowing
Mika Hakkinen to set a strong 6th fastest time. Mark Blundell, still using an
earlier evolution of the Mercedes V10, was further back in 11th place.

Sauber finds more speed

Heinz-Harald Frentzen had a minor collision with Pedro Diniz near the end of
the first session while passibg the Brazilian. Despite damaging his nosecone,
the Sauber-Ford driver managed the 8th quickest time, ahead of Blundell and both
Jordan-Peugeots. His teammate, Jean- Christophe Boullion, was 18th after damaging
his engine through over- revving it.

Barrichello spins off hard

After setting a solid 9th fastest time for Jordan-Peugeot, 0.242s faster than
teammate Eddie Irvine, Rubens Barrichello spun off hard just before the end of
free practice, badly damaging the rear suspension in the tire barriers. The team
will attempt to replace the rear section with that from the spare car.
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Canadian GP Saturday qualifying 

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Pos  Driver                 Nat  Constructor            Time  L    Gap  To 1st
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 1.  Michael Schumacher     D    Benetton-Renault     27.708 10
 2.  David Coulthard        GB   Williams-Renault     28.091 12 22.980  22.980
 3.  Jean Alesi             F    Ferrari              28.474 12 22.980  45.960
 4.  Johnny Herbert         GB   Benetton-Renault     28.498 12  1.440  47.400
 5.  Damon Hill             GB   Williams-Renault     28.552 11  3.240  50.640
 6.  Mika Hakkinen          FIN  McLaren-Mercedes     28.910 12 21.480  72.120
 7.  Rubens Barrichello     BR   Jordan-Peugeot       29.171 12 15.660  87.780
 8.  Eddie Irvine           GB   Jordan-Peugeot       29.259  9  5.280  93.060
 9.  Mark Blundell          GB   McLaren-Mercedes     29.641 12 22.920 115.980
10.  Heinz-Harald Frentzen  D    Sauber-Ford          30.017 11 22.560 138.540
11.  Gianni Morbidelli      I    Arrows-Hart          30.159 12  8.520 147.060
12.  Martin Brundle         GB   Ligier-Mugen         30.255 11  5.760 152.820
13.  Olivier Panis          F    Ligier-Mugen         30.345 11  5.400 158.220
14.  Mika Salo              FIN  Tyrrell-Yamaha       30.695 11 21.000 179.220
15.  Ukyo Katayama          J    Tyrrell-Yamaha       31.382 12 41.220 220.440
16.  Pierluigi Martini      I    Minardi-Ford         31.445 11  3.780 224.220
17.  J.-C. Boullion         F    Sauber-Ford          31.838 17 23.580 247.800
18.  Luca Badoer            I    Minardi-Ford         31.853 11  0.900 248.700
19.  Bertrand Gachot        B    Pacific-Ford         32.841 12 59.280 307.980
20.  Andrea Montermini      I    Pacific-Ford         32.894 12  3.180 311.160
21.  Pedro Diniz            BR   Forti Corse-Ford     34.982 12 125.280 436.440
22.  Roberto Moreno         BR   Forti Corse-Ford     35.559  3 34.620 471.060
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Canadian GP starting grid 

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Pos  Driver                 Nat  Constructor            Time  S    Gap  To 1st
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 1.  Michael Schumacher     D    Benetton-Renault     27.661  1
 2.  Damon Hill             GB   Williams-Renault     28.039  1 22.680  22.680
 3.  David Coulthard        GB   Williams-Renault     28.091  2  3.120  25.800
 4.  Gerhard Berger         A    Ferrari              28.247  1  9.360  35.160
 5.  Jean Alesi             F    Ferrari              28.474  2 13.620  48.780
 6.  Johnny Herbert         GB   Benetton-Renault     28.498  2  1.440  50.220
 7.  Mika Hakkinen          FIN  McLaren-Mercedes     28.910  2 24.720  74.940
 8.  Eddie Irvine           GB   Jordan-Peugeot       29.021  1  6.660  81.600
 9.  Rubens Barrichello     BR   Jordan-Peugeot       29.171  2  9.000  90.600
10.  Mark Blundell          GB   McLaren-Mercedes     29.641  2 28.200 118.800
11.  Olivier Panis          F    Ligier-Mugen         29.809  1 10.080 128.880
12.  Heinz-Harald Frentzen  D    Sauber-Ford          30.017  2 12.480 141.360
13.  Gianni Morbidelli      I    Arrows-Hart          30.159  2  8.520 149.880
14.  Martin Brundle         GB   Ligier-Mugen         30.255  2  5.760 155.640
15.  Mika Salo              FIN  Tyrrell-Yamaha       30.657  1 24.120 179.760
16.  Ukyo Katayama          J    Tyrrell-Yamaha       31.382  2 43.500 223.260
17.  Pierluigi Martini      I    Minardi-Ford         31.445  2  3.780 227.040
18.  J.-C. Boullion         F    Sauber-Ford          31.838  2 23.580 250.620
19.  Luca Badoer            I    Minardi-Ford         31.853  2  0.900 251.520
20.  Bertrand Gachot        B    Pacific-Ford         32.841  2 59.280 310.800
21.  Andrea Montermini      I    Pacific-Ford         32.894  2  3.180 313.980
22.  Taki Inoue             J    Arrows-Hart          32.995  1  6.060 320.040
23.  Roberto Moreno         BR   Forti Corse-Ford     34.000  1 60.300 380.340
24.  Pedro Diniz            BR   Forti Corse-Ford     34.982  2 58.920 439.260
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Canadian GP results 

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Pos  Driver                   Nat  Constructor                Time
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 1.  Jean Alesi               F    Ferrari             1:46:31.333
 2.  Rubens Barrichello       BR   Jordan-Peugeot          +31.687
 3.  Eddie Irvine             GB   Jordan-Peugeot          +33.270
 4.  Olivier Panis            F    Ligier-Mugen            +36.506
 5.  Michael Schumacher       D    Benetton-Renault        +37.060
 6.  Gianni Morbidelli        I    Arrows-Hart              -1 lap
 7.  Mika Salo                FIN  Tyrrell-Yamaha           -1 lap
 8.  Luca Badoer              I    Minardi-Ford             -1 lap
 9.  Taki Inoue               J    Arrows-Hart             -2 laps
10.  Martin Brundle           GB   Ligier-Mugen          On lap 62  Accident
11.  Gerhard Berger           A    Ferrari               On lap 62  Accident

DNF  Pierluigi Martini        I    Minardi-Ford          On lap 61  Throttle
DNF  Roberto Moreno           BR   Forti Corse-Ford      On lap 55  Engine
DNF  Damon Hill               GB   Williams-Renault      On lap 51  Gearbox
DNF  Mark Blundell            GB   McLaren-Mercedes      On lap 48  Engine
DNF  Ukyo Katayama            J    Tyrrell-Yamaha        On lap 43  Engine
DNF  Bertrand Gachot          B    Pacific-Ford          On lap 37  Electrics
DNF  Heinz-Harald Frentzen    D    Sauber-Ford           On lap 27  Engine
DNF  Pedro Diniz              BR   Forti Corse-Ford      On lap 27  Gearbox
DNF  J.-C. Boullion           F    Sauber-Ford           On lap 20  Spun
DNF  Andrea Montermini        I    Pacific-Ford          On lap  6  Gearbox
DNF  David Coulthard          GB   Williams-Renault      On lap  2  Spun
DNF  Johnny Herbert           GB   Benetton-Renault      On lap  1  Accident
DNF  Mika Hakkinen            FIN  McLaren-Mercedes      On lap  1  Accident
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Canadian GP fastest laps 

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Pos  Driver                 Nat  Constructor            Time  L    Gap  To 1st
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 1.  Michael Schumacher     D    Benetton-Renault   1:29.174 67
 2.  Jean Alesi             F    Ferrari            1:30.398 33  1.224   1.224
 3.  Gerhard Berger         A    Ferrari            1:30.491 21  0.093   1.317
 4.  Rubens Barrichello     BR   Jordan-Peugeot     1:30.626 33  0.135   1.452
 5.  Damon Hill             GB   Williams-Renault   1:30.783  9  0.157   1.609
 6.  Eddie Irvine           GB   Jordan-Peugeot     1:30.874 32  0.091   1.700
 7.  Heinz-Harald Frentzen  D    Sauber-Ford        1:31.155 26  0.281   1.981
 8.  Martin Brundle         GB   Ligier-Mugen       1:31.496 56  0.341   2.322
 9.  Mark Blundell          GB   McLaren-Mercedes   1:31.527 25  0.031   2.353
10.  Olivier Panis          F    Ligier-Mugen       1:31.654 66  0.127   2.480
11.  Gianni Morbidelli      I    Arrows-Hart        1:31.791 31  0.137   2.617
12.  Mika Salo              FIN  Tyrrell-Yamaha     1:32.153 40  0.362   2.979
13.  Ukyo Katayama          J    Tyrrell-Yamaha     1:32.435 37  0.282   3.261
14.  Pierluigi Martini      I    Minardi-Ford       1:32.855 46  0.420   3.681
15.  J.-C. Boullion         F    Sauber-Ford        1:32.975 13  0.120   3.801
16.  Luca Badoer            I    Minardi-Ford       1:33.000 15  0.025   3.826
17.  Taki Inoue             J    Arrows-Hart        1:33.079 31  0.079   3.905
18.  Bertrand Gachot        B    Pacific-Ford       1:33.607 21  0.528   4.433
19.  Andrea Montermini      I    Pacific-Ford       1:35.588  5  1.981   6.414
20.  Roberto Moreno         BR   Forti Corse-Ford   1:36.483 51  0.895   7.309
21.  Pedro Diniz            BR   Forti Corse-Ford   1:38.055  5  1.572   8.881
22.  David Coulthard        GB   Williams-Renault   1:40.928  1  2.873  11.754
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