Montreal ? It’s going to be a lot harder for Michael Schumacher to win the Canadian Grand Prix this time.

The six-time Formula One champion and six-time winner on Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve will start sixth in today’s race.

Schumacher will be going after his third straight win in Montreal and fourth in the last five years. To get it done, though, the Ferrari standout will have to get past four other fast drivers before he can even think about chasing down and passing younger brother Ralf, the record-setting pole-winner.

“I have won races from lower positions on the grid and so I am still confident for tomorrow,” said Michael, whose worst previous start in this race was fifth as a rookie in 1992.

He should be confident, having won six of the first seven races this season and building a 60-46 point lead over teammate Rubens Barrichello, who also struggled in qualifying and will start seventh. Barrichello qualified in his spare car after bouncing hard off a curb during the morning practice.

Ralf Schumacher won his fifth F1 pole and will start from the front of the 20-car field. That’s the same place he started last year, with Michael right behind him in third.

“I hope we have the right strategy,” Ralf said. “Last year, Michael was able to stay out one lap longer than me and then he came out of the pit just in front.