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Know what your ticket includes and where to enter before you arrive.\n\n- **4.361** km lap\n- **14** turns\n- **16** viewing areas\n\n1. #### Choose the racing action\n\n Compare corners, straights and the view from each area.\n2. #### Check the ticket\n\n Reserved seat or general admission? Check membership and access restrictions.\n3. #### Match the entrance\n\n Find the recommended gate, then follow your ticket’s entry instructions.\n\nFind on map\n\n**Drawing route** The itinerary still works without the map.\n\n1. T1\n\n **Senna S — Turn 1** right\n2. T2\n\n **Senna S — Turn 2** left\n3. T3\n\n **Turn 3** right\n4. T4\n\n **Turn 4** left\n5. T5\n\n **Turn 5** right\n6. T6\n\n **Turn 6** left\n7. T7\n\n **Turn 7** right\n8. T8\n\n **Turn 8** right\n9. T9\n\n **Turn 9** left\n10. T10\n\n **L’Épingle — Turn 10** right\n11. T11\n\n **Turn 11** left\n12. T12\n\n **Turn 12** right\n13. T13\n\n **Wall of Champions — Turn 13** right\n14. T14\n\n **Wall of Champions — Turn 14** left\n\n**Sector 1** ≈ 1.165 km **Sector 2** ≈ 1.498 km **Sector 3** ≈ 1.698 km\n\n[Plan your journey to the circuit →]()\n\nThe spectator’s guide\n\n### Find your *racing view.*\n\nChoose an area. See the view, understand the trade-offs, then find it on the circuit.\n\nRoof category\n\nFilter by covered, partial or uncovered grandstands.\n\nScreen\n\nFind viewing areas with confirmed live screens.\n\nOvertaking\n\nShow grandstands with the most on-track action.\n\n16 viewing areas\n\nFind a viewing area\n\n16 of 16 viewing areas\n\nUpdated 2026-09-07.\n\nViewing area\n\n Premium\n\nBest for Start Action & Senna Curve\n\n#### Grandstand 11 (Senna Curve Inside)\n\nTurns 1 & 2 (Senna Curve)\n\nWatch the opening complex from the inside.\n\nRoof\n\nOpen air\n\nScreen\n\nConfirmed\n\nOvertaking\n\nhigh\n\nWalk\n\n15 min\n\nEntrances, access & seat details\n\nUse the entrance on your ticket. Arrange accessible seating or a companion place when booking. Shade and screen views vary by seat.\n\nCircuit Gilles-Villeneuve Entry essentials\n\n### Your race-day kit.\n\nLess to carry. More to enjoy. Check your essentials before you head to the circuit.\n\nCircuit entry rules **Before you travel** Reviewed 2026-09-08\n\nSize limit\n\n#### Your bag\n\n45.7cm x 25.4cm x 22.8cm (Single bag or soft-sided cooler)\n\n 01 05 essentials\n\nBeyond the essentials\n\n#### The rest of your bag.\n\nFood, family needs and the items to leave at home.\n\n**Food, drink & comfort** Bottles, food and what you can sit on\n\nContainers\n\nPlastic bottles and drink cans allowed; glass containers strictly prohibited.\n\nOutside food\n\nAllowed\n\nSeat cushions\n\nAllowed\n\nFolding chairs\n\nPermitted in General Admission grass areas only; strictly prohibited inside grandstands.\n\n**Cameras & fan gear** Camera supports, flags and banners\n\nTripods & monopods\n\nNot allowed\n\nSelfie sticks\n\nNot allowed\n\nFlagpoles\n\nFlexible fiberglass/plastic poles up to 1.2m allowed; rigid wood/metal poles banned.\n\nBanners\n\nHandheld flags permitted; cannot be tied to safety catch fences.\n\n**Storage, medical & family** Plan for the things you need to bring\n\nOn-site lockers\n\nNot available\n\nRejected items\n\nNo luggage lockers are available on Île Notre-Dame. Use luggage storage at Montreal Central Station or Berri-UQAM.\n\nMedical supplies\n\nMedically required foods, liquids, and prescription medications permitted.\n\nBaby care\n\nDiaper bags permitted; collapsible strollers allowed but must fit under grandstand bleachers.\n\n**Leave these at home** Prohibited items and equipment\n\n- Firearms, ammunition, knives, blades, multi-tools, and self-defence sprays\n- Flares, smoke canisters, fireworks, and pyrotechnics (criminal prosecution & lifetime venue ban)\n- Drones, model aircraft, and remotely piloted aerial systems\n- Glass bottles, glass food jars, and hard metal thermoses/flasks\n- Laser pointers, high-powered optical strobes, and megaphones/air horns\n- Bicycles, electric scooters, hoverboards, skateboards, and rollerblades\n- Commercial broadcasting video cameras and audio recording equipment\n- Ambush marketing materials, political banners, and unauthorized commercial flyers\n\n**Before you leave**\n\nNo luggage lockers are available on Île Notre-Dame. Use luggage storage at Montreal Central Station or Berri-UQAM.\n\nRules can change between editions. Recheck your ticket terms before travelling.\n\nMap notes & sources\n\n[Formula 1 circuit guide]()\n\n[Track map (MIT)]()" }