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Event

Montreal Opening Race

Date
Sat 23rd May 2026 (UTC)
Sat 23rd May 2026 (Local)

Timestamp
2026-05-23T00:00:00

Time

00:00:00 UTC

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League
F1 Academy

Season
2026

Round
2

Status
FT

Location
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

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Description

The Montreal round debuted a brand-new three-race weekend format, introducing the "Opening Race" to make up for the cancellation of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix earlier in the season. The starting grid for this specific session was uniquely determined by each driver's second-fastest qualifying time.

Alisha Palmowski converted pole position into a dominant drive in the Montreal Opening Race, maintaining full control to achieve the largest winning margin in F1 ACADEMY history.
The Red Bull Racing driver finished 10.1s clear of Megan Bruce, with Campos Racing securing their first 1-2 finish of the season. Mathilda Paatz took advantage of a mistake by teammate Payton Westcott to take her maiden podium in third.

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Result List

01	Alisha Palmowski	28:18.995
02	Megan Bruce	28:29.114
03	Mathilda Paatz	28:29.822
04	Rafaela Ferreira	28:31.084
05	Alba Larsen	28:31.516
06	Ella Lloyd	28:39.386
07	Kaylee Countryman	28:40.230
08	Ella Stevens	28:41.123
09	Nina Gademan	28:41.313
10	Emma Felbermayr	28:41.567
11	Autumn Fisher	28:49.264
12	Jade Jacquet	28:49.647
13	RacheL Robertson	28:50.283
14	Natalia Granada	28:58.297
15	Lisa Billard	29:16.614
16	Payton Westcott	29:32.393
17	Ava Dobson	29:53.402
18	Esmee Kosterman	1 LAP

Result Description

1 /Alisha Palmowski /Campos Racing /28:18.995
2 /Megan Bruce /Campos Racing /28:29.114
3 /Mathilda Paatz /PREMA Racing /28:29.822
4 /Rafaela Ferreira /Campos Racing /28:31.084
5 /Alba Larsen /MP Motorsport /28:31.516
6 /Ella Lloyd /Rodin Motorsport /28:39.386
7 /Kaylee Countryman /ART Grand Prix /28:40.230
8 /Ella Stevens /Rodin Motorsport /28:41.123
9 /Nina Gademan /MP Motorsport /28:41.313
10 /Emma Felbermayr /Rodin Motorsport /28:41.567
11 /Autumn Fisher /Hitech /28:49.264
12 /Jade Jacquet /ART Grand Prix /28:49.647
13 /Rachel Robertson /Hitech /28:50.283
14 /Natalia Granada /PREMA Racing /28:58.297
15 /Lisa Billard /ART Grand Prix /29:16.614
16 /Payton Westcott /PREMA Racing /29:32.393
17 /Ava Dobson /Hitech /29:53.402
18 /Esmee Kosterman /MP Motorsport /1 LAP

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