Canadian Grand Prix LIVE: Sebastian Vettel wins in Montreal to take championship lead off Lewis Hamilton

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2018 Canadian Grand Prix: Vettel seizes pole

Sebastian Vettel starts the Canadian Grand Prix on pole position as he looks to claw back the 14-point lead that rival Lewis Hamilton holds in the Drivers’ Championship, but an unpredictable race in Montreal could well see a shock or two arrive on Sunday evening.

With Hamilton down in fourth, Vettel can make up serious ground in the battle to become a five-time world champion, though just 0.232 seconds covers the top four with Valtteri Bottas in second and the fast Red Bull of Max Verstappen in third. With Daniel Ricciardo, two-time winner this season, down in sixth with Kimi Raikkonen fifth, and the Circuit Gilles Villeneueve one of the easiest tracks to overtake on in the calendar, a thrilling race is on the cards.

Hamilton though has pedigree around this track, and should he triumph today he will tie Michael Schumacher with seven Canadian Grand Prix victories.

Follow the live action below...

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What time does it start?

The Canadian Grand Prix starts at 19:10 BST.

Where can I watch it?

The race will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports F1 from 17:30 BST.

Starting grid

1 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Ferrari 1min 10.764secs

2 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Mercedes GP 1:10.857

3 Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull 1:10.937

4 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1:10.996

5 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 1:11.095

6 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull 1:11.116

7 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Renault 1:11.973

8 Esteban Ocon (Fra) Force India 1:12.084

9 Carlos Sainz (Spa) Renault 1:12.168

10 Sergio Perez (Mex) Force India 1:12.671

11 Kevin Magnussen (Den) Haas F1 1:12.606

12 Brendon Hartley (Nzl) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:12.635

13 Charles Leclerc (Mon) Sauber-Ferrari 1:12.661

14 Fernando Alonso (Spa) McLaren 1:12.856

15 Stoffel Vandoorne (Bel) McLaren 1:12.865

16 Pierre Gasly (Fra) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:13.047

17 Lance Stroll (Can) Williams 1:13.590

18 Sergey Sirotkin (Rus) Williams 1:13.643

19 Marcus Ericsson (Swe) Sauber-Ferrari 1:14.593

20 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Haas F1 No Time

Key Points

• The Canadian Grand Prix starts at 19:10 BST
• Sebastian Vettel starts on pole position with Lewis Hamilton down in fourth
• Valtteri Bottas second with Max Verstappen third after difficult run of form

[10 June 2018 20:58 · Jack de Menezes]

That's all from our live coverage as Sebatian Vettel wins his first Canadian Grand Prix with Ferrari and ends their 14-year wait for a win in Montreal, taking the championship lead in the process by a single point over Lewis Hamilton.

The F1 circus moves on to Paul Ricard in two weeks' time with the return of the French Grand Prix.

Thanks for joining us and we'll see you then!