Chloe Chambers wasn’t letting this one slip. From the moment the lights went out in Montreal, she had the edge — fast off the line, calm under pressure, and razor-sharp on the restarts. Three Safety Cars, a fast-charging Ella Lloyd, and a race full of twists couldn’t shake her. The win was earned, not handed.
The start was wild. Chambers led away cleanly from pole, but chaos broke out behind as Lloyd surged from fourth and clashed with Palmowski into the first chicane. That sent the Campos driver spinning, and the race was on, with the field shuffled and drama unfolding almost immediately.
Pin clipped her front wing, dodging the incident and dropping to fifth, but she stayed in it. Things went from bad to worse further back. Mathilda Paatz — in as a Wild Card — lost control exiting Turn 7 and was collected by Aiva Anagnostiadis, triggering the first Safety Car before the field had even completed a lap.
When racing resumed on Lap 8, Chambers bolted early and opened a gap on Lloyd. Pin was charging again — this time down the inside of Hausmann at Turn 3 to grab fourth. Felbermayr was moving too, picking off Chloe Chong for sixth before going side-by-side with Gademan at Turn 10. That didn’t end well. The Alpine driver caught the kerb, clipped Felbermayr, and sent the #5 Kick Sauber into a spin. Gademan was later hit with a 10-second penalty for the move.
With Felbermayr shuffled out, Palmowski and Larsen found space to attack. Both slipped past Gademan, trading positions in the midfield before the Safety Car was back out — this time on Lap 10 after Lia Block missed her braking and ploughed into Ferreira. The Racing Bulls car bounced off the wall and struck Aurelia Nobels, eliminating both in a heavy collision.
Chambers didn’t flinch under pressure — nailing another restart late on. But Lloyd wasn’t caught off guard this time. She clung on through the final laps and even clocked the fastest lap in pursuit.
Larsen tried to go around the outside of Chong for P5, but Chong left the door open for Maya Weug. They banged wheels at Turn 3, with the Ferrari driver emerging in front as Larsen dropped back to eighth.
Any final shootout was denied, though, when one last incident brought the Safety Car out with time ticking down — neutralising the fight to the flag. Courtney Crone had tangled with Felbermayr at Turn 10, spinning the Haas car around and bringing the race under control once more.
That sealed it. Chambers took the chequered flag for her first win of the season, with Lloyd collecting a third straight second-place finish and Pin completing the podium after recovering from her opening-lap drama.
Hausmann matched her best-ever result in fourth, followed by a clean drive from Chong in fifth. Weug carved her way up from P15 to finish sixth in one of the day’s most impressive recoveries. Palmowski, Larsen and Joanne Ciconte claimed the next spots, while Felbermayr, despite all the contact, clung on to tenth for the final point.
Championship Picture
Pin’s solid recovery drive kept her championship lead intact — she leaves Montreal on 109 points, still 20 clear of Chambers. Weug, after her quiet but effective charge through the field, holds on to third with 72.
PREMA’s consistent scoring across both drivers has widened their lead — they now sit 32 points ahead of Campos heading into the summer reset, with momentum very much on their side.
What’s Next?
That’s it for Canada — next up is Zandvoort at the end of August. With the summer break to regroup, the title fight is far from settled, and several drivers will know this is their moment to strike back.