Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

first came here in 2011 and then again in 2015. The event organizers still maintain a great job at running the Grand Prix. Everything is labeled properly and big signage on where everything is.
I really only come here during race day (Sunday) i don’t normally come during the Practice or Qualifying. I’m pretty busy partying at New City gas or heading to the block parties in Downtown MTL.
This past season (2015) I wish i stayed a little bit to walk the course and try to get a souvenir like the DRS sign or something like that but maybe I’ll do that when I’m back in another 3 – 4 years.
Over all, this place is amazing and I will most definitely be back.

Grandstand 31 for the Formula 1 race 2 years in a row.
Pros: it’s the closest race to my home and they had an announcer via speakers with a big TV in front of our grandstand. Montréal is a nice city.
Cons: the facilities. The grandstand is temporary and quite literally metal bleachers. I have a 36 inch waist and I take up the entire seat. They are unstable metal benches. There is no where to walk if someone next to you gets up to go take a bathroom break, so you stand and they walk on your seats. There are no bathrooms, just portopotties which are gross. They have no queue line so it’s a shit show to take a shit.
Verdict: well it can stay subpar as a faculty versus other athletic venues at this per ticket price point and I will keep coming back because there is no NY Grand Prix anytime soon. I really hope it does happen soon so I can stop going to this crap venue.

For F1 fans it’s a dream come true to be able to actually enter the circuit for free and with total freedom to move around
It has a lane reserved for sports, mainly cycling but you can also run or go for a walk
There also a beach in the facilities and you can get there by bike easily trough an exclusive road for bikes

Went here for the first time for the 2014 Montréal Grand Prix and I had an amazing 3 days on the Circuit.
During downtime between the GrandPrix sessions, there were lots of vendors selling F1 merchandise, food and offering free samples! I think my party and I gathered about $ 200+ worth of free samples that weekend.
We sat at Grandstand 31 which was in the heart of it all. It has a beautiful view of the Montréal skyline on the right, the track in front and the Casino de Montréal on the left. You can tell we were newcomers as everyone had coolers with beers, ready-​made food and snacks while we just had water bottles in our backpack. Forced to buy mediocre food to save money, we came ready the last two days!
Note to people coming to the Grand Prix for the first time, you can bring WHATEVER you want to eat and drink at the Grand Prix! Just as long as your cooler fits under your bench.
At the end of the races on the last day, the crowd got to walk on the circuit which was an amazing feeling! A lot of people started to run and take pictures where cars had crashed and even picked up debris as souvenirs. I walked a few metres down the track before leaving but I am kicking myself in the butt for not walking to where it says «SALUT GILLES» at the start. There will definitely be a next time!

Durant l’été, le circuit Gilles Villeneuve est un endroit formidable pour rouler en vélo ou en roller-​blade. La quasi absence de trafic routier sur le site en fait un endroit très sécuritaire pour s’adonner à son sport préféré. À cause de son revêtement conçu expressément pour la course automobile, il s’agit de la route la mieux entretenue de Montréal. C’est aussi un bon endroit pour courir si l’on préfère les longs parcours plats. À vélo, l’endroit est accessible par la piste cyclable du pont de la Concorde via le vieux Montréal. Pour le roller-​blade ou la course à pied, je vous suggère d’utiliser le métro ou le pont Jacques Cartier.
Bien sûr, la semaine du grand-​prix, le circuit fait place aux amateurs de F1. Il devient donc inaccessible aux cyclistes et autres promeneurs. L’endroit devient bondé de touristes internationaux attirés par l’atmosphère glamour du grand cirque de la F1. À ce moment, les prix de la restauration sur l’île frôlent le ridicule. Je conseil aux amateurs de course d’apporter un gouter, ce qui vous fera économiser beaucoup. Malgré cela, l’Île Notre-​Dame reste la destination F1 la plus abordable au monde !
En conclusion, le CGV est à découvrir, surtout lorsque la F1 n’est pas de passage à Montréal. Vous découvrirez un endroit paisible, dans un milieu naturel et charmant. Le calme garanti.

Must place to visit for F1 or any racing fans!
Come when the weather is warmer. Nothing to see here in the winter but being a huge F1 fans, we were excited just for being at a home of a Canadian Grand Prix. We took a walk on a small part of circuit. We were planning to walk around the whole circuit but there was too much snow when we were there.
The next time we visit this place, it’s definitely gonna be on a grand prix weekend.