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The 2012 Canadian Grand Prix in numbers

3,800,000 – Montreal’s population

3,640 – The total number of gear changes undertaken by an F1 car completing the full race distance (52 per lap)

3,500 – The height, in feet, from which Red Bull Air Force athlete, Jon DeVore skydived during his ‘Race against Gravity’ with Mark Webber before the Grand Prix

1976 – The year in which Montreal hosted the 21st Summer Olympics

400 – the number of islands on the St. Lawrence River – of which the city of Montreal is one

328 - The top speed reached in KPH (203 MPH) in this year’s race, measured in the speed trap

193 – The average lap speed in KPH (120 MPH) of the cars during the Grand Prix

85 – the percentage of the world’s maple syrup which comes from Quebec, Montreal’s Provence

75.752 – The time, in seconds, of the fastest lap of the Grand Prix, set by Sebastian Vettel on the final lap of the race

36 – The total number of pit stops made during the Grand Prix

21.999 - The total time in seconds (from pit lane entry to exit) of Red Bull Racing’s fastest pit stop of the day (Mark Webber)

18 – The number of miles covered by the ‘Underground City’, a subterranean labyrinth of tunnels and shops situated beneath Montreal’s surface

2 -  Montreal is the second largest French speaking city in the world, after Paris

1 – Infiniti-partnered Red Bull Racing’s current position in the 2012 F1 World Constructors’ Championship

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