Mosport F1 Records & Statistics

Mosport F1 records and Canadian Grand Prix statistics

Mosport Park played a foundational role in Canada’s Formula 1 history. The fast, undulating circuit near Bowmanville, Ontario hosted the country’s first Formula 1 World Championship Grand Prix in 1967 and went on to stage eight championship races before the Canadian Grand Prix moved permanently to Montreal. Across that period, Mosport produced victories for Jack Brabham, Jacky Ickx, Jackie Stewart, Peter Revson, Emerson Fittipaldi, James Hunt and Jody Scheckter.

This page brings together Mosport F1 records including race victories, pole positions, podium finishes, Ferrari statistics, fastest race laps and qualifying benchmarks. The figures relate specifically to the Formula 1 World Championship events held at Mosport rather than the complete history of the Canadian Grand Prix, which was also staged at Mont-Tremblant before establishing its long-term home in Montreal.

Mosport hosted eight Formula 1 World Championship races

Formula 1 raced at Mosport in 1967, 1969, from 1971 to 1974, and again in 1976 and 1977. The Canadian Grand Prix alternated with Mont-Tremblant during the event’s earliest World Championship years before Mosport became the regular venue through the middle of the 1970s.

Those eight races created a compact but remarkably varied record. Jackie Stewart was the only driver to win more than once, while McLaren became the most successful constructor at the circuit with three victories.

Jack Brabham won the first World Championship Canadian Grand Prix in 1967

The first Canadian Grand Prix to count towards the Formula 1 World Championship took place at Mosport on 27 August 1967. Jack Brabham started seventh but worked his way to victory for his own Brabham team after 90 laps.

Denny Hulme finished second to complete a Brabham one-two, while Dan Gurney took third for Eagle. Ferrari’s Chris Amon qualified fourth and eventually finished sixth, three laps behind the winner.

Jim Clark took pole and fastest lap in Formula 1’s first Mosport race

Although Jack Brabham won the inaugural World Championship race, Jim Clark supplied the outright speed during the 1967 weekend. Clark put his Lotus on pole with a 1:22.400 qualifying lap, three tenths faster than teammate Graham Hill.

Clark also recorded the fastest lap during the Grand Prix with a 1:23.100, but mechanical trouble prevented him from converting that pace into a finish. The contrast between Clark’s speed and Brabham’s race result established an early example of how Mosport could reward both outright pace and durability.

Jacky Ickx dominated Mosport in 1969

Formula 1 returned to Mosport in 1969 after the Canadian Grand Prix had been held at Mont-Tremblant the previous year. Jacky Ickx produced the most complete performance of the weekend for Brabham, qualifying on pole and winning the race ahead of team founder Jack Brabham.

Jochen Rindt completed the podium for Lotus. Ickx and Brabham also shared the fastest race lap at 1:18.100, giving Brabham a particularly strong statistical result across qualifying, the race classification and fastest-lap honours.

Jackie Stewart is Mosport’s only repeat Formula 1 winner

Jackie Stewart holds the outright driver victory record at Mosport with two wins. The Scot won the Canadian Grand Prix at the circuit in both 1971 and 1972 for Tyrrell.

His first victory came in difficult conditions in 1971, when the race was stopped after 64 laps. Stewart returned the following year and won again, this time finishing 48.2 seconds ahead of Peter Revson, with Denny Hulme completing the podium.

No other driver won more than one Formula 1 World Championship race at Mosport, leaving Stewart alone at the top of the circuit’s all-time victory ranking.

McLaren holds the Formula 1 constructor wins record at Mosport

McLaren became Mosport’s most successful Formula 1 constructor through a sequence of victories during the 1970s. Peter Revson won for the team in 1973, Emerson Fittipaldi followed with victory in 1974 and James Hunt added a third Mosport win in 1976.

Brabham and Tyrrell each recorded two victories at the circuit, while Wolf completed the list of winning constructors when Jody Scheckter took the final Formula 1 race held at Mosport in 1977.

The 1973 Canadian Grand Prix introduced Formula 1’s first Safety Car

Mosport occupies a particularly important position in Formula 1 safety history because the 1973 Canadian Grand Prix featured the first deployment of a Safety Car during a World Championship race.

Wet and changing conditions contributed to several incidents, including a collision involving François Cevert and Jody Scheckter. Officials responded by sending a yellow Porsche 914 onto the circuit, driven by Canadian racer Eppie Wietzes.

The idea was historic, but the execution created considerable confusion. The Safety Car picked up the wrong competitor rather than the actual race leader, disrupting the running order and making it extremely difficult for officials and teams to establish the correct classification.

Peter Revson eventually won the confused 1973 Canadian Grand Prix

The uncertainty created by the first Safety Car deployment meant that the final result of the 1973 Canadian Grand Prix was not immediately clear. After the timing information had been examined, Peter Revson was confirmed as the winner for McLaren.

Emerson Fittipaldi finished second for Lotus and Jackie Oliver took third for Shadow. Ronnie Peterson had started the race from pole with a 1:13.697 lap, while Fittipaldi recorded the fastest lap during the Grand Prix.

The unusual circumstances have made the 1973 Mosport race one of the most historically significant Canadian Grands Prix, not simply because of the result but because it introduced a safety procedure that would later become fundamental to Formula 1.

Ferrari came closest to winning at Mosport in 1974

Ferrari never won a Formula 1 World Championship Grand Prix at Mosport, but the Scuderia came particularly close in 1974. Clay Regazzoni finished second behind Emerson Fittipaldi, giving Ferrari its only World Championship podium at the Ontario circuit.

Niki Lauda had also challenged strongly in qualifying. The Austrian recorded a 1:13.230 lap, only 0.042 seconds slower than Fittipaldi’s pole time of 1:13.188. Regazzoni qualified sixth in the second Ferrari.

Lauda then set the fastest lap of the race on lap 60 with a 1:13.659. His race ultimately ended before the finish, but the fastest lap added another significant Ferrari statistic to the team’s Mosport record.

Ferrari’s Formula 1 record at Mosport

Across Mosport’s eight Formula 1 World Championship races, Ferrari did not record a victory or pole position. The team’s strongest race result was Clay Regazzoni’s second place in 1974, while Niki Lauda delivered Ferrari’s only fastest race lap at the circuit during the same weekend.

Other notable Ferrari results included Chris Amon’s sixth place in the inaugural 1967 race and Clay Regazzoni’s fifth position in 1972. The Scuderia’s final appearance at Mosport in 1977 would become far more significant for the identity of one of its drivers than for the result itself.

Gilles Villeneuve made his Ferrari debut at Mosport in 1977

The final Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix at Mosport marked the beginning of one of Ferrari’s most celebrated driver relationships. Gilles Villeneuve made his first Grand Prix start for the Scuderia on 9 October 1977, having previously made his Formula 1 debut with McLaren at Silverstone earlier that season.

Driving a Ferrari alongside Carlos Reutemann, Gilles Villeneuve qualified 17th with a 1:14.465 lap. He completed 76 of the scheduled 80 laps and was classified 12th despite not reaching the finish under normal racing conditions.

The result itself was modest, but the historical importance became clear very quickly. Villeneuve remained with Ferrari and would become one of the most iconic drivers in the Scuderia’s history, making Mosport the venue where his Ferrari Formula 1 career officially began.

Jody Scheckter won Formula 1’s final Mosport Grand Prix

The 1977 Canadian Grand Prix became the eighth and final World Championship race held at Mosport. Jody Scheckter won for Wolf after starting only ninth on the grid, beating Patrick Depailler and Jochen Mass.

Scheckter’s victory was especially notable because the fastest car of the weekend did not win. Mario Andretti put Lotus on pole with a 1:11.385 and later set the fastest race lap, but he failed to reach the chequered flag after completing 77 laps.

After 1977, Formula 1 did not return to Mosport. The Canadian Grand Prix moved to Montreal in 1978, where Gilles Villeneuve immediately gave Ferrari victory in the first Formula 1 race held on Île Notre-Dame.

Mario Andretti holds Mosport’s fastest Formula 1 qualifying record

Mosport’s fastest World Championship qualifying lap belongs to Mario Andretti. His 1:11.385 for Lotus secured pole position for the 1977 Canadian Grand Prix and stands as the quickest recorded qualifying benchmark from Formula 1’s eight visits to the circuit.

James Hunt was second on the grid with a 1:11.942, while Ronnie Peterson qualified third. Ferrari’s Carlos Reutemann started 12th and Gilles Villeneuve 17th.

Mario Andretti also set Mosport’s fastest Formula 1 race lap

Andretti’s 1977 performance also produced the fastest race lap from Mosport’s Formula 1 World Championship history. He recorded a 1:13.299 on lap 56 for Lotus.

That benchmark was quicker than Niki Lauda’s Ferrari fastest lap of 1:13.659 from 1974 and Patrick Depailler’s 1:13.817 from 1976. Andretti therefore holds both the fastest qualifying and fastest race-lap benchmarks from Formula 1’s Mosport era.

A 3.957 km circuit with 10 turns

F1DB records Mosport’s Formula 1 configuration at 3.957 km with 10 turns, running clockwise. Rather than relying on long straights connected by slow corners, Mosport became famous for its flowing high-speed character, elevation changes and corners that followed the natural contours of the Ontario landscape.

The relatively short lap produced increasingly quick times as Formula 1 machinery developed during the decade. Jim Clark’s 1:22.400 pole lap from 1967 had fallen to Mario Andretti’s 1:11.385 by the final Grand Prix ten years later.

One Formula 1 layout at Mosport

F1DB associates the circuit’s World Championship history with one recorded Formula 1 layout, identified as a 3.957 km configuration with 10 corners. The statistics from 1967 to 1977 can therefore be compared without dividing Mosport’s Formula 1 history between several separately classified layouts.

The substantial reduction in lap times across that period instead reflects the rapid development of Formula 1 cars, aerodynamics, tyres and overall performance during one of the sport’s most technically transformative decades.

Mosport records versus Canadian Grand Prix records

Mosport’s Formula 1 statistics should not be confused with the complete records of the Canadian Grand Prix. The World Championship event was also held at Mont-Tremblant in 1968 and 1970 before moving to Montreal in 1978.

Mosport nevertheless remains particularly important because it hosted the first World Championship Canadian Grand Prix, more Canadian Grands Prix than Mont-Tremblant, Formula 1’s first Safety Car deployment and Gilles Villeneuve’s first race for Ferrari.

Explore more Formula 1 circuit records

Use the F1 Circuit Records & Statistics database to compare Mosport with other current and historic Formula 1 venues. You can also compare Canada’s former Grand Prix circuits through our Mont-Tremblant F1 Records & Statistics and Montreal F1 Records & Statistics pages.