The 1967 Canadian Grand Prix was the first Canadian Grand Prix to hold World Championship status, marking Canada's entry into top-tier Formula One competition.
Key Facts
- Race winner
- Jack Brabham (Brabham team)
- Number of laps
- 90 laps
- Championship race number
- 8 of 11
- Circuit
- Mosport Park
- Laps down (Al Pease)
- 43 laps behind winner
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 1967 Formula One season included 11 rounds in both the World Championship of Drivers and the International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. Canada was awarded its first World Championship-status Grand Prix, staged at Mosport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, on August 27, 1967.
The 90-lap race was won by Jack Brabham driving for his own Brabham team. Local driver Al Pease suffered a notable ordeal: after losing six laps on the grid due to a battery change, he spun, stalled, ran back to the pits for a replacement battery, returned to his car on foot, fitted it himself, and continued to the finish, finishing 43 laps down.
Brabham's victory added to his championship points haul for the 1967 season. Canada's hosting of a World Championship round established the Canadian Grand Prix as a recurring fixture in international Formula One, cementing the country's place on the global motorsport calendar.