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What did the audience think of Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in 2026?

The last running scored 3.21 out of five with a happiness reading of 53 out of 100.

BoxBoxd
4 min read 19 August 2026
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Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, rated 3.21 out of five in 2026.

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve has hosted the championship since 1978. The audience has been scoring what happens there weekend by weekend, and the 2026 running came out at 3.21 out of five against a season average of 3.23.

How did the audience score Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in 2026?

The 2026 running scored 3.21 out of five with a happiness reading of 53 out of 100, which puts it level with the season average of 3.23 and 8th of the rounds measured that year. The full page for that weekend is here.

The previous visit, in 2025, scored 3.6 with a happiness reading of 62, so the venue lost 0.39 of a point between the two. That reading is on the 2025 page.

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve runs 4.361 kilometres over 14 corners and has hosted the championship since 1978, which counts here only because the audience scores the racing it produces rather than the layout on paper.

Did every audience agree?

No. Every rating carries the team its author supports, and the last running produced 0.86 points of difference out of five between the happiest camp and the least happy. A venue can be a good weekend for one half of the grid and a write off for the other.

Which camp gave which number is part of the audience profile rather than a public page, and why the split says more than the average is set out in how a rating is read by allegiance.

Who did the audience pick as the best of the day?

Lewis Hamilton took the Driver of the Day vote with 35.6% at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in 2026. A winner above half the vote usually marks a drive nobody argued about, while anything under a third describes a weekend the audience read in several ways.

Do people want to go?

Interest and intent are different questions. Comparing the people planning to attend with those who would like to and will not, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve converts at 39.9%, against a calendar average of 45.7%. That puts it in the middle of the calendar on conversion.

What that means for an activation on the ground is set out in the activation reading.

Where does it stand on the calendar?

Every round of the last two seasons carries the same three measurements, and the table is on the race ratings index. The season it belongs to is read in full in the mid season review, and what the audience wants changed about the racing itself is in the regulations verdict.

Frequently asked questions

What did fans rate the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix?

3.21 out of five, with a happiness reading of 53 out of 100, against a season average of 3.23.

Is Circuit Gilles Villeneuve worth watching?

It reads 3.21 out of five, a solid round rather than a highlight.

Did all fans rate Circuit Gilles Villeneuve the same?

No. The last running produced 0.86 points of difference out of five between the happiest camp and the least happy. The reading camp by camp is part of the audience profile rather than a public page.

Do fans want to attend the Canadian Grand Prix?

39.9% of the people interested in the round say they plan to go, against a calendar average of 45.7%.

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Source: BoxBoxd, the motorsport social network. Ratings are collected in the hours after each running, out of five, alongside a happiness score out of 100 and a Driver of the Day vote.