1973 Canadian Grand Prix

May 2022 F1 Canada Canadian Mosport.svg 23 September 1973 XIII Labatt's Grand Prix of Canada Mosport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada Permanent racing facility 2.459 3.957 80 196.72 316.56 Mild with temperatures approaching 22.2 C F; wind speeds up to 11.8 km/h mphhttp://www.almanac.com/weather/history/ON/Bowmanville/1973-09-23 Weather information for the "1973 Canadian Grand Prix" The Old Farmers' Almanac 10 November 2013 Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford Sweden 1:13.697 Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford Brazil 1:15.496 Peter Revson McLaren-Ford United States Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford Brazil Jackie Oliver Shadow-Ford United Kingdom CAN The 1973 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Mosport Park on 23 September 1973. It was race 14 of 15 in both the 1973 World Championship of Drivers and the 1973 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.https://www.racingsportscars.com/covers/_Mosport-1973-09-23e.jpg 1973 Canadian Grand Prix Entry list The 80-lap race was won by Peter Revson, driving a McLaren M23, after starting from second on the grid. This turned out to be Revson's last victory and podium finish in Formula One. 2025 12 As of the conclusion of the 2025 Formula One World Championship, this is the last Grand Prix to be won by a driver born in the USA. Emerson Fittipaldi took second position for Team Lotus, while Jackie Oliver took third in a Shadow, his first podium in five years and his last of all. This was also the 99th and last race start of triple world champion Jackie Stewart. Qualifying classification PosNoDriverConstructorTime/Gap 1 2 SWE Ronnie Peterson Lotus–Ford 1:13.697 2 8 USA Peter Revson McLaren–Ford +1.040 3 0 RSA 1928 Jody Scheckter McLaren–Ford +1.061 4 10 ARG Carlos Reutemann Brabham–Ford +1.116 5 1 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus–Ford +1.338 6 6 FRA François Cevert Tyrrell–Ford +1.421 7 7 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren–Ford +1.622 8 21 AUT Niki Lauda BRM +1.703 9 5 GBR Jackie Stewart Tyrrell–Ford +1.944 10 11 BRA Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham–Ford +2.415 11 29 NZL Chris Amon Tyrrell–Ford +2.531 12 23 GBR Mike Hailwood Surtees–Ford +2.593 13 16 USA George Follmer Shadow–Ford +2.661 14 17 GBR Jackie Oliver Shadow–Ford +2.739 15 27 GBR James Hunt March–Ford +2.807 16 20 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM +2.926 17 12 GBR Graham Hill Shadow–Ford +3.043 18 9 FRG Rolf Stommelen Brabham–Ford +3.149 19 24 BRA Carlos Pace Surtees–Ford +3.331 20 4 ITA Arturo Merzario Ferrari +3.653 21 15 GBR Mike Beuttler March–Ford +3.686 22 25 NZL Howden Ganley Williams–Ford +3.882 23 18 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier March–Ford +4.024 24 26 AUS Tim Schenken Williams–Ford +4.705 25 19 GBR Peter Gethin BRM +4.801 26 28 LIE Rikky von Opel Ensign–Ford +4.985 Source:https://results.motorsportstats.com/results/1973-canadian-grand-prix/classification/c581d384-76ef-4a32-8d32-63ca3ea73673 Formula One 1973 Canadian Grand Prix Classification | Motorsport Stats Race report This was the first Grand Prix to feature a car with the number 0, the car in question being the McLaren of Jody Scheckter.http://www.chicanef1.com/indiv.pl?name=0&type=N Car 0 ChicaneF1.com 15 August 2012 16 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090116062610/http://www.chicanef1.com/indiv.pl?name=0&type=N dead The race start was delayed from 2:30pm to 3:00pm and began in very wet conditions, which caused a number of incidents later in the race. François Cevert and Scheckter collided on the 32nd lap, resulting in the deployment of a safety car for the first time in Formula One historyLang Mike Grand Prix! Vol 2 Haynes Publishing Group 1982 0-85429-321-3 244 (although it would not be until twenty years later, in 1993, when these cars were given an official role). The car in question was a yellow Porsche 914Singh Ashish http://www.aaformula1.com/2012/02/first-ever-safety-car-in-formula-1.html First ever Safety Car in Formula 1 : Rewind to 1973 aaFormula1.com 7 February 2012 2015-04-03 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150407172448/http://www.aaformula1.com/2012/02/first-ever-safety-car-in-formula-1.html 2015-04-07 driven by former F1 privateer Eppie Wietzes. Wietzes stayed in front of Howden Ganley's Iso-Marlboro because of race control's mistake, which allowed several drivers, including eventual winner Peter Revson, to gain a lap on the field.http://www.f1rejects.com/drivers/wietzes/biography.html Eppie Wietzes biography F1 Rejects dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120816202539/http://f1rejects.com/drivers/wietzes/biography.html 16 August 2012 Pit stops at the time were unusual. Formula One had only recently switched to slick tyres but the drying conditions necessitated stops mid-race. The small pit lane at Mosport became busy, with a number of drivers heading into the pit lane only to have to drive through as there was no room for them to be serviced.Jones Iwan https://www.calameo.com/books/00383879636a799392bc1 The Great Grand Prix Robbery Velocity Magazine (Issue 8) May 2015 34–41 2025-05-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20250518234923/https://www.calameo.com/books/00383879636a799392bc1 2025-05-18 Ganley realised the problem and waited until team-mate Tim Schenken had made his stop, making him one of the last to stop. The pit stops caused significant confusion, with some believing the leader to be Ganley and others, including Team Lotus manager Colin Chapman, believing it to be Emerson Fittipaldi. Chapman even went as far as to perform his traditional victory celebration of tossing his cap in the air at the end of what he believed to be the 80th lap, even though Fittipaldi was not shown the checkered flag. After a long pause, the starter waved the flag over a group of cars consisting of Ganley, Mike Hailwood, Peter Revson and James Hunt. Despite seeing the flag first, Ganley did not believe he had won the race, despite lap charts kept by the team showing him leading. The officials then announced Revson as the winner after a long confusion which included protests from Ganley's then girlfriend (later wife) who had been keeping the team's lap chart. Ganley maintains he feels he either won the race or finished third, citing the fact official lap charts have him pitting when he did not. Race classification Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 8 USA Peter Revson McLaren-Ford 80 1:59:04.083 2 9 2 1 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 80 +32.734 5 6 3 17 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver Shadow-Ford 80 +34.505 14 4 4 20 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise BRM 80 +36.514 16 3 5 5 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 79 +1 lap 9 2 6 25 New Zealand Howden Ganley Iso-Marlboro-Ford 79 +1 lap 22 1 7 27 United Kingdom James Hunt March-Ford 78 +2 laps 15   8 10 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham-Ford 78 +2 laps 4   9 23 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Surtees-Ford 78 +2 laps 12   10 29 New Zealand Chris Amon Tyrrell-Ford 77 +3 laps 11   11 11 Brazil Wilson Fittipaldi Brabham-Ford 77 +3 laps 10   12 9 Germany Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 76 +4 laps 18   13 7 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 75 +5 laps 7   14 26 Australia Tim Schenken Iso-Marlboro-Ford 75 +5 laps 24   15 4 Italy Arturo Merzario Ferrari 75 +5 laps 20   16 12 United Kingdom Graham Hill Shadow-Ford 73 +7 laps 17   17 16USA George Follmer Shadow-Ford 73 +7 laps 13   18 24Brazil Carlos Pace Surtees-Ford 72 +8 laps 19   NC Not classified 18France Jean-Pierre Jarier March-Ford 71 +9 laps 23   NC Not classified 28 Liechtenstein Rikky von Opel Ensign-Ford 68 +12 laps 26   Ret Retired 21 Austria Niki Lauda BRM 62 Transmission 8   Ret Retired 0 South Africa 1928 Jody Scheckter McLaren-Ford 32 Collision 3   Ret Retired 6 France François Cevert Tyrrell-Ford 32 Collision 6   Ret Retired 15 United Kingdom Mike Beuttler March-Ford 20 Engine 21   Ret Retired 2 Sweden Ronnie Peterson Lotus-Ford 16 Suspension 1   Ret Retired 19 United Kingdom Peter Gethin BRM 5 Oil pump 25  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1973/500/ 1973 Canadian Grand Prix Formula One 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140903034954/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1973/500/ 3 September 2014 Notes This was the 50th Grand Prix start for British constructor March. Championship standings after the race +Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 UK Jackie Stewart 71 10px 2 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi 54 10px 3 FRA François Cevert 47 10px 4 SWE Ronnie Peterson 43 10px 5 USA Peter Revson 36Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1973/canada/championnat.aspx Canada 1973 – Championship StatsF1.com 14 March 2019 +Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 1 UK Lotus-Ford* 83 (87) 10px 1 2 UK Tyrrell-Ford* 82 (86) 10px 3 UK McLaren-Ford 55 10px 4 UK Brabham-Ford 18 10px 5 ITA Ferrari 12Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Only the best 7 results from the first 8 races and the best 6 results from the last 7 races counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Bold text indicates the 1973 World Drivers' Champion. Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion. References 30em Canadian Grand Prix 1973 1973 Italian Grand Prix 1973 United States Grand Prix 1972 Canadian Grand Prix 1974 Canadian Grand Prix Canadian Grand Prix Category:Canadian Grand Prix Category:1973 in Canadian motorsport Grand Prix Category:Formula One controversies Category:1973 in sports in Ontario