George Russell ran a perfect race to bring Mercedes its initial 2025 victory after starting from pole position.

George Russell won his first race of the Formula 1 season as the Mercedes driver held off defending race winner Max Verstappen at the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Russell of Mercedes won the pole for the sixth time in his F1 career with a lap of 1 minute, 10.899 seconds to best Verstappen of Red Bull, who was .160 seconds behind.

Check out the complete F1 results from the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. Mercedes’ George Russell has won the Canadian Grand Prix, leading home Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli as McLaren failed to reach the podium for the first time this season after a late-race collision between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.

George Russell of Mercedes wins the Canadian Grand Prix for his first Formula 1 victory of the season.

Russell beat Verstappen by 0.160 seconds to grab the fastest time just seconds after the Dutchman himself had taken it away from McLaren's Oscar Piastri.