FINISH: Please join us again in two weeks for the French GP - Magny-Cours final F1 grand prix
FINISH: Congratulations, well done and three cheers to Kubica and BMW are their maiden F1 victories! Many more to come
FINISH: Timo Glock holds off Felipe Massa for fourth place, while Jarno Trulli, Rubens Barrichello and Seb Vettel complete the pionts-finishers
FINISH: David Coulthard bags his first points and first podium of the season
FINISH: Nick Heidfeld comes home in second place, handing BMW the 1-2 in Montreal
FINISH: He crosses the line with a 1:36.24
Lap 70: But all eyes are on Kubica who crosses the line to win the Canadian GP
Lap 70: Webber spins his Red Bull in Turn Seven
Lap 69: Penultimate lap and Kubica's on course for the win
Lap 68: Glock runs wide, which means Trulli has to lift off allowing Massa up into fifth place. The Ferrari driver is now chasing Timo Glock for fourth place
Lap 68: Great battle between Barrichello, Vettel and Kovalainen. They are 7th, 8th and 9th
Lap 67: Massa is right on Trulli's tail
Lap 66: Massa is now 2.7s behind Trulli. Vettel meanwhile has caught Barrichello
Lap 65: Kovalianen looks up the inside of Vettel but the STR driver keeps him at bay. The marbles are also worrying Kovalainen as he goes off line to overtake
Lap 64: Barring any mistakes it does look as if Robert Kubica is going to make history here this afternoon by becoming the first Polish driver to win a F1 grand prix
Lap 63: Kovalainen is closing in on Vettel while Massa chasing down Trulli
Lap 62: Massa has taken sixth place off Barrichello. The Ferrari driver is now 5.8s behind Trulli
Lap 62: However, his fight with Vettel opens him up to an overtaking move from Kovalainen who is up to P9
Lap 61: Rosberg is starting to close the gap to Vettel who currently holds the final points-paying position
Lap 60: Barrichello runs it wide onto the grass allowing both Toyotas through. The Honda driver is now down in sixth place
Lap 59: Red Bull are reportedly worried about Coulthard's brakes which are running far too hot. The team has asked him to cool his brakes whenever possible
Lap 58: Coulthard runs it wide but safely holds onto his third place
Lap 57: Kubica is leading by 8.7s over Heidfeld with Coulthard a further 4.7s adrift
Lap 56: Webber overtakes Button for 11th place at the entrance to Turn Six
Lap 55: Fisichella's car is safetly lifted out of the way without the need for a Safety Car
Lap 54: Massa, Kovalainen, Button and Webber all pit. All four expect Webber were in the top eight
Lap 53: Fisichella is out the grand prix. He lost it at Turn 4, spinning the car and parking it on the side of the track. It's in a dangerous position
Lap 52: Barrichello is now coming under attack from Button
Lap 51: Kovalainen goes to overtake Barrichello but it's Massa who slips through ahead of both drivers and up into fourth place. Kovalainen takes P5 off Barrichello
Lap 49: Kubica pits from the lead. He has a 25.1s lead over his team-mate. The Pole comes out well ahead of Heidfeld. BMW are on course for a 1-2.
Lap 48: Nakajima crashes as he enters pit lane. The Williams driver first tapped Button breaking his front wing. When he pitted for repairs, the wing collapsed and he crashed
Lap 48: Kovalainen and Massa are within a second of Barrichello and looking to take fourth place off the Honda driver
Lap 47: Kubica leads by 20.7s over Heidfeld
Lap 46: Alonso's demise means Coulthard is now in a possible podium finish
Lap 45: Alonso is in the wall! The Renault driver finally loses it once and for all. He's trying to get his car off the track and the marshals come to push it away
Lap 44: Alonso finally passes Heidfeld through the hairpin but runs it wide and reliquishes the position back to the German
Lap 43: Bourdais has pit problems with the fuel rig getting stuck. He is finally released
Lap 42: Glock pits the Toyota, releasing Kubica into the lead. The BMW driver is urged to put in a "big push" by his pit wall
Lap 41: Piquet Jr retires with brake problems. The Brazilian's brakes are almost non-existant
Lap 41: Alonso almost collects the back of Heidfeld at the start of the hairpin
Lap 40: Alonso is all over the back of Heidfeld but he can't find a way through. Nakajima tries to overtake Button but instead runs it wide. That leaves Nakajima open to pass from Massa, who takes P8 off the Williams driver
Lap 40: Trulli pits from the lead, having it over to his team-mate Glock
Lap 39: The two Toyotas, who are leading the race, have yet to stop. They were the only drivers who haven't pitted
Lap 38: Coulthard now pits from the lead. Vettel, who was P4, also pits
Lap 37: Barrichello pits from the lead, which means David Coulthard now leads the Canadian GP
Lap 36: Rosberg pits for the third time today
Lap 35: Barrichello leads by 1.6 seconds from Coulthard and 9.0 from Trulli
Lap 34: Massa fights back, getting ahead of Webber down the back straight
Lap 33: Massa tries to overtake Webber but instead runs wide at the hairpin. Nakajima pits
Lap 32: Fisichella pits in the Force India from eighth place. He drops down the field to 17th place
Lap 31: Webber pits from fourth place. He comes out P13
Lap 30: Kubica goes up the inside of his team-mate and takes 7th place off his team-mate
Lap 29: Heidfeld finally pits. He comes out ahead of Kubica
Lap 28: Heidfeld is told to pit but goes by the pit lane
Lap 27: Piquet Jr spins it at Turn Three. He is able to continue
Lap 26: None of the first nine drivers have yet pitted. Kubica in tenth place is the first of those who have already stopped once for fuel
Lap 25: What a strange looking leaderboard we now have
Lap 24: Massa is the last driver in the pack
Lap 23: Raikkonen is amazingly calm about the accident. Points to Hamilton but then gave him a pat on the back and shook his hand
Lap 22: Safety Car is back in and Heidfeld leads in Canada
Lap 21: Nick Heidfeld now leads the race from Barrichello, Nakajima, Webber, Coulthard, Trulli, Glock, Fisichella and Vettel
Lap 21: Rosberg pits for a new nose
Lap 20: Raikkonen stopped at the end of pit lane as their was a red light. Kubica stopped alongside him. However, Hamilton did not stop and crashed into Raikkonen with Rosberg collecting the back of Hamilton's McLaren. Rosberg's front wing is damaged
Lap 20: Hamilton, Rosberg and Raikkonen all collide in the pits. Rosberg is able to continue. Hamilton and Raikkonen can't!!!
Lap 19: Hamilton, Kubica, Raikkonen, Massa, Rosberg, pretty much half the field is in the pits
Lap 19: Pit lane is now open
Lap 19: Williams mechanics are out even though the pit lane isn't open
Lap 18: Button pits for his first stop of the day. He will face a penalty as the pit lane is not yet open
Lap 17: The Safety Car is finally out as the marshals recover Sutil's car to safety
Lap 16: The front left of Sutil's car has caught fire. Marshals are there now to put the blaze out. Drama
Lap 16: Raikkonen is flying. The Finn has closed to within a second of second placed Kubica and should soon be looking for a way to overtake
Lap 15: Yellow flags are out as Adrian Sutil retires from the grand prix. The Force India driver pulled over at Turn Three with mechanical woes
Lap 14: Heidfeld tries to overtake Kovalainen through the hairpin. However, the chemicals on the track mean both drivers lose grip and Heidfeld is unable to pass even though Kovalainen runs wide
Lap 13: Piquet Jr finally overtakes Trulli. He goes up the inside, Trulli closes the door, the two touch but both are able to continue. The Brazilian is now P13
Lap 12: Barrichello is coming under pressure from Nakajima and Webber
Lap 11: Piquet Jr now attacks Trulli coming out of Turn 1 but the Brazilian is not able to get through. Good racing from both drivers
Lap 10: Piquet Jr takes Glock after getting a better slingshot out of the final chicane
Lap 9: Massa is right behind Alonso's Renault but finding a way through is not an easy thing when you are racing a past World Champion
Lap 8: Vettel has passed Bourdais for 18th place
Lap 7: Hamilton has built up a three second lead
Lap 6: Vettel and Button are the last two drivers in the grand prix. They are already half a minute behind race leader Hamilton
Lap 5: Heidfeld passes Barrichello for eighth place at the hairpin
Lap 4: Heidfeld picked up Barrichello's slipstream, thought about out-braking him but nearly rear ended the Honda instead. Subsequently he ran wide
Lap 3: Hamilton is flying. He is fourth tenths quicker per lap than Kubica and already has a 1.4s lead over the BMW driver
Lap 2: Kovalainen has taken seventh place off Barrichello
Lap 2: Timo Glock was the biggest loser at the start. He has dropped from 11th to 14th place and is now behind his team-mate Jarno Trulli. Nico Rosberg runs wide by holds onto fourth place ahead of Alonso
Lap 1: The drivers head through Casino Hairpin for the first time without any problems - at least for now but you can clearly see where the track has been repaired
Lap 1: Hamilton leads from the start while Kubica prevents Raikkonen from taking second place. Rosberg is up to fourth ahead of Alonso and Massa. And surprisingly we have no first corner incidents!
START: And they are off in Montreal!
18h04: The drivers are back on the grid ready for the start of the 2008 Canadian GP
18h02: Hamilton is the only one of the front runners to be starting the grand prix on the softer option Bridgestones. Kovalainen and the Ferraris, BMWs are on the harder tyres
18h00: The formation lap is underway with Hamilton leading off the grid
17h58: The grid is cleared as the drivers prepare for the start of the formation lap
17h55: The Safety Car heads out to do a reconnaissance lap and see how the circuit is holding up
17h50: Track temperature is 36'C and air temperature is 26'C. The temperatures are expected to rise as the afternoon progresses as it's only 1pm in Canada
17h45: 15 minutes before the start of the grand prix and they are still fixing Turn 10. This is a huge problem. Drivers have been told to use the outside of the track at Turn 10 during the formation lap as marhals are still blow-drying the track
17h40: Official weather forecast: No rain expected during the race
17h30: There are two penalty changes from yesterday's qualifying. Seb Bourdais will start P18 on the grid after his gearbox had to be changed following his accident in Saturday's final practice sessions. Jenson Buttonwill also be dropping down the order due to a gearbox change. In fact the Honda driver is set to start from pit lane along with Seb Vettel who didn't take part in qualifying after causing extensive damage to his car in Practice Three
17h20: There is also the possibility of rain showers during the grand prix. Although the sun is out at the moment the Montreal weathermen have issued a thunderstorm watch for the area
17h10: The big news in the build-up to the race is the track, which broke up so badly during qualifying that marshals had to sweep it clean during the intervals. The track has been resurfaced overnight but there are concerns about whether it will hold up over the 70 laps
17h00: Welcome to coverage of the 2008 Canadian GP, the race takes place over 70 laps at the Circuit Gilles VilleneuveH
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