Encyclopedia > Canadian Grand Prix

Article Content

Canadian Grand Prix

The Canadian Grand Prix (FR: Grand Prix du Canada), is a Formula 1 auto race held in Canada since 1967. It was staged in Bowmanville, Ontario[?] or Saint-Jovite, Quebec[?] until 1978 when Montreal became its permanent home.

The first winner in Montreal was Quebec native, Gilles Villeneuve who died in 1982 on the final qualifying lap for the Belgian Grand Prix[?]. The race course in Montreal has been named after him.

Past Winners:

1967 - Jack Brabham, (Australia)
1968 - Denny Hulme[?], (New Zealand)
1969 - Jacky Ickx, (Belgium)
1970 - Jacky Ickx, (Belgium)
1971 - Jackie Stewart[?], (Great Britain)
1972 - Jackie Stewart[?], (Great Britain)
1973 - Peter Revson[?], (United States)
1974 - Emerson Fittipaldi, (Brazil)
1975 - No Grand Prix held
1976 - James Hunt[?], (Great Britain)
1977 - Jody Scheckter, (South Africa)
1978 - Gilles Villeneuve, (Canada)
1979 - Alan Jones, (Australia)
1980 - Alan Jones, (Australia)
1981 - Jacques Lafitte[?], (France)
1982 - Nelson Piquet, (Brazil)
1983 - Rene Arnoux[?], (France)
1984 - Nelson Piquet, (Brazil)
1985 - Michele Alboreto[?], (Italy)
1986 - Nigel Mansell, (Great Britain)
1987 - No Grand Prix held
1988 - Ayrton Senna, (Brazil)
1989 - Thierry Boutsen[?], (Belgium)
1990 - Ayrton Senna, (Brazil)
1991 - Nelson Piquet, (Brazil)
1992 - Gerhard Berger[?], (Austria)
1993 - Alain Prost, (France)
1994 - Michael Schumacher, (Germany)
1995 - Jean Alesi[?], (France)
1996 - Damon Hill, (Great Britain)
1997 - Michael Schumacher, (Germany)
1998 - Michael Schumacher, (Germany)
1999 - Mika Hakkinen, (Finland)
2000 - Michael Schumacher, (Germany)
2001 - Ralf Schumacher[?], (Germany)
2002 - Michael Schumacher, (Germany)
2003 - Michael Schumacher, (Germany)

All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!