Nick Heidfeld finished second and Alexander Wurz was third, making it the first Grand Prix of the 2007 season that drivers from teams other than Ferrari and McLaren achieved podium positions.

During the race Felipe Massa and Giancarlo Fisichella were disqualified for exiting the pit lane when the red light was on.

Pedro de la Rosa was third fastest despite completing fewer laps than other drivers due to his engine failing early in the day.

[8] Fisichella was optimistic about the race after these tests saying "he had more grip, the brakes were good and the front suspension gave him a better turn-in".

[9] During the two weeks leading up to the Grand Prix, Räikkönen and Felipe Massa released statements to the press saying they believed that everything would be different in Canada because of the very different conditions—as shown at Paul Ricard.

[10] Fernando Alonso believed McLaren had momentum from their win in Monaco, and Martin Whitmarsh said that they were realistic about dominating the race.

BMW Sauber were pleased with 5th place in the first session and 7th in the second from Nick Heidfeld despite his report that the car was "very difficult to drive".

Robert Kubica's car suffered a fuel leak resulting in him being unable to post a timed lap in the morning session.

Toyota's suspension problems meant that their second practice was cut short, but not before Ralf Schumacher narrowly missed a groundhog that ran across the track.

After experiencing problems with Jarno Trulli's suspension, Toyota stopped both drivers for 45 minutes as a precautionary measure.

At the end of the afternoon practice, Mark Webber slowed down unexpectedly before turn 8 causing Scott Speed to drive into the back of the Red Bull.

Sato finished the session with the fifth fastest lap in the Super Aguri car, outpacing the Honda works team for the second time during the race weekend.

[20] Massa shared the third row with Mark Webber, who did not seem to be suffering the same braking problem that almost put teammate David Coulthard out in the first session of qualifying.

[21] Nico Rosberg, Robert Kubica, Giancarlo Fisichella and Jarno Trulli completed the top ten.

[22] Consistent with previous form, the Hondas of Barrichello and Button failed to make it into the top ten; they qualified 13th and 15th respectively.

[22] Anthony Davidson missed out on the second session of qualifying, putting his Super Aguri in 17th position, 3 places behind his teammate Sato.

[24][25] Jenson Button had a gearbox problem at the start of the race and was unable to select first gear causing him stall on the grid.

The first accident of the race involved Scott Speed who clipped the rear wing of Wurz' Williams and went into the hairpin with a broken suspension.

The impact forced Kubica onto the grass at the edge of the track, where a bump launched his car into and along the concrete wall just before the hairpin.

On Lap 58, Jarno Trulli was trying to pass Wurz, but his front track rod clipped away causing him to crash.

Anthony Davidson also made an unscheduled pit stop, claiming after the race that a beaver had damaged his front wing although Canadian reports said it more likely to have been a groundhog.

Hamilton sustained his consistent pace throughout all of the incidents and pulled clear of Heidfeld in the closing stages, taking his first race win relatively comfortably.

[24][34] Austria's Alexander Wurz drove through the field in his Williams from 19th at the start to finish third by taking one pitstop, completing 40 laps on super soft tires.

This was the first podium finish for Williams since the 2005 European Grand Prix, with Nick Heidfeld in second place after trailing Hamilton for the majority of the race.

[35] Sato overtook the McLaren-Mercedes of world champion Fernando Alonso on lap 67, just after overtaking Ralf Schumacher and having overtaken Ferrari's Kimi Räikkönen earlier in the race.

Niki Lauda said he was "stunned" by the victory and Damon Hill believed "People should not underestimate what he had achieved in a short space of time".