Mosport International Raceway
Ontario, Canada · 8 races held
Race History
| Year | Grand Prix | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Canadian Grand Prix | Jody Scheckter | Wolf |
| 1976 | Canadian Grand Prix | James Hunt | McLaren |
| 1974 | Canadian Grand Prix | Emerson Fittipaldi | McLaren |
| 1973 | Canadian Grand Prix | Peter Revson | McLaren |
| 1972 | Canadian Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell |
| 1971 | Canadian Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell |
| 1969 | Canadian Grand Prix | Jacky Ickx | Brabham-Ford |
| 1967 | Canadian Grand Prix | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Repco |
About Mosport International Raceway
Mosport International Raceway, set in the rolling countryside of Ontario, Canada, was a fast, undulating natural-terrain circuit that hosted the Canadian Grand Prix during the late 1960s and 1970s. The first championship Canadian Grand Prix was held there in 1967, and Mosport went on to stage the event multiple times, often alternating with Mont-Tremblant before becoming the regular home of the race in the mid-1970s.
Carved into the natural landscape, Mosport was a classic old-school circuit of fast sweeps, blind crests and significant elevation changes, surrounded by minimal run-off. Drivers respected and feared it in equal measure: it was hugely rewarding to drive well but offered little forgiveness, and as Formula 1 cars grew faster the circuit's safety standards came under increasing scrutiny.
After the 1977 race, Formula 1 left Mosport, with the Canadian Grand Prix moving to the new circuit on Île Notre-Dame in Montreal — later named after Gilles Villeneuve — which has hosted the race ever since. Mosport remains a beloved venue in North American motorsport history.
Memorable Moments
- 1967: Jack Brabham won the inaugural world championship Canadian Grand Prix at Mosport for his own Brabham team, in a rain-affected race that suited the experienced campaigners.
- 1971: Jackie Stewart took victory for Tyrrell, the first of back-to-back Mosport wins as he asserted his dominance over the period.
- 1973: Peter Revson won a chaotic, rain-disrupted race featuring one of Formula 1's earliest safety car deployments, which caused considerable confusion over the scoring.
- 1977: Jody Scheckter won the final Formula 1 race held at Mosport before the Canadian Grand Prix moved permanently to Montreal.
Track Character
Mosport was a fast, flowing natural-terrain road course defined by its dramatic elevation changes, blind crests and high-speed sweeping corners. Cars crested rises and plunged downhill through quick bends with little margin for error, demanding bravery, precision and a confident, well-sorted chassis. Its undulating layout made it exhilarating to drive and produced close racing, but the combination of rising speeds and limited run-off ultimately rendered it unsuitable for Formula 1, leaving it remembered as one of the great old-school challenges of the era.