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Peter Revson won the 1973 Canadian Grand Prix

Peter Revson won the 1973 Canadian Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Emerson Fittipaldi and Jackie Oliver at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

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Race recap

Winner
Peter Revson
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Peter Revson, Emerson Fittipaldi, and Jackie Oliver
Race date
September 23, 1973
Pole
Ronnie Peterson
Fastest lap
Emerson Fittipaldi
Classified drivers
26
Circuit
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

The decisive result

Peter Revson finished first for McLaren. Emerson Fittipaldi is listed 2 for Team Lotus, with Jackie Oliver 3 for Shadow.

Grid to finish

Howden Ganley from P22 to P6 (+16), Jean-Pierre Beltoise from P16 to P4 (+12), and Jackie Oliver from P14 to P3 (+11) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Ronnie Peterson started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 Finished, 3 +2 laps, 3 +5 laps, 2 +1 lap, and 2 +3 laps. Emerson Fittipaldi holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:15.496. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Peter RevsonMcLaren1:59:04.0839
2Emerson FittipaldiTeam Lotus1:59:36.8176
3Jackie OliverShadow1:59:38.5884
4Jean-Pierre BeltoiseBRM1:59:40.5973
5Jackie StewartTyrrell+1 lap2
6Howden GanleyIso-Marlboro+1 lap1
7James HuntMarch+2 laps0
8Carlos ReutemannBrabham+2 laps0
9Mike HailwoodSurtees+2 laps0
10Chris AmonTyrrell+3 laps0
11Wilson FittipaldiBrabham+3 laps0
12Rolf StommelenBrabham+4 laps0
13Denny HulmeMcLaren+5 laps0
14Tim SchenkenIso-Marlboro+5 laps0
15Arturo MerzarioFerrari+5 laps0
16Graham HillShadow+7 laps0
17George FollmerShadow+7 laps0
18Carlos PaceSurtees+8 laps0
NCJean-Pierre JarierMarch+9 laps0
NCRikky von OpelEnsign+12 laps0