F1 Academy: Three races will be held during the fourth round in Montreal

The F1 Academy has announced that three races will be held during the fourth round in Montreal, from June 13 to 15. This is to make up for Race 2 in Miami, which was canceled due to weather conditions in early May.

Published 12/05/2025 à 17:50

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A third race will be held during the fourth round in Montreal

Race 2 of F1 The Miami Academy, which was canceled on Sunday, May 4th due to poor weather conditions, will be held on another circuit. The organizers announced on Monday, May 12th that it will take place on the Gilles-Villeneuve circuit in Montreal, during the fourth round of the season (June 13th-15th).

The organization of the Canadian weekend will therefore be somewhat disrupted. Free practice and qualifying will take place on Friday. Then, two races will be held on Saturday, while the third and final race will take place on Sunday.

The catch-up race will be the first of the weekend. There will be no qualifying for these races. Indeed, in its press release, F1 Academy specifies that "The starting grid for Race 1 will be based on the final starting grid for Race 2 in Miami.".

Urban artist "The Wild Card driver from the 4th round will be allowed to start from the back of the grid."For this race, the first ten classified drivers will receive 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 point respectively.

🚨 Third race added to F1 ACADEMY Round 4 in Montreal.

F1 ACADEMY has confirmed that a third race will be added to the schedule for Round 4 of the 2025 season in Montreal.

The amended schedule will see Free Practice and Qualifying take place on Friday, followed by two races… pic.twitter.com/QTDzvtQFq9

— F1 Academy (@f1academy) May 12, 2025

F1 Academy in Montreal: the rest of the weekend will be identical to the first rounds

For the rest of the weekend in Montreal, there are no surprises. The starting grid for Race 2 will be established by reversing the top eight drivers from qualifying. Points will be awarded to the top eight drivers according to a progressive scale. That is, 10 points for the winner, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 point for the P8 driver.

Finally, each driver's fastest qualifying lap will determine the starting grid for Race 3, which will take place on Sunday. The press release also states that the three F1 Academy races in Canada will last 30 minutes plus one lap. In addition, the top ten drivers will receive 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, and 1 point, respectively.