1967 Canadian motorcycle Grand Prix

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Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   1967 Canadian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 12 of 13 races in the
1967 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Mosport.svg
Date30 September 1967
Location Mosport Park
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.102 km (2.549 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood Honda
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood Honda
Time 1:42.700
Podium
First Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood Honda
Second Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta
Third Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Duff Matchless
250cc
Pole position
Rider Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood Honda
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood Honda
Time 1:36.800
Podium
First Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood Honda
Second Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Read Yamaha
Third Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ralph Bryans Honda
125cc
Pole position
Rider Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bill Ivy Yamaha
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bill Ivy Yamaha
Time 1:45.900
Podium
First Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bill Ivy Yamaha
Second Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tim Coopey Yamaha
Third Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Lusk Yamaha

The 1967 Canadian motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 1967 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 30 September 1967 at the Mosport Park circuit in Bowmanville, Canada. This was multiple champion Mike Hailwood's last FIM championship event.

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History

The Canadian Grand Prix was added to the calendar in 1967 as the penultimate round of the 50cc, 125cc, 250cc and 350cc categories and as the final round of the 500cc category. This happened at the same time as Canada celebrating its 100th birthday of independence, the reason being why the race was organised by the Federal Centennial Commission. [1] [2] Despite it being the season finale, the Canadian Grand Prix was unpopular. The FIM had sanctioned the event because the organisers had delayed the race by one week. As a result, the FIM punished them by prohibiting the organisers to host a Canadian GP the following year. While there were a decent amount of 5000 spectators compared to the United States Grand Prix held two years earlier, the private riders who normally participated decided not to participate in this race due to the disproportionate starting fees being offered compared to the travel costs. Because of this, only a handful of factory riders participated along with a big number of Canadians and Americans, with the latter outnumbering the former in the 125 and 250cc classes. [1] To date, the 1967 event is the first and only Canadian Grand Prix ever held. [3]

In 2017, on the dates of 10 to 12 August, a reunion was held to celebrate the 50-year anniversary of the 1967 race. The event was organised by Canada's Vintage Road Racing Association as part of the annual Mosport Vintage Festival. Alongside the normal race program, a series of parades were held featuring some of the actual motorcycles and riders who participated in the 1967 Canadian Grand Prix. [1] [2] [3] [4]

500 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerPoints
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood Honda 8
2 Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta 6
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Duff Matchless 4
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ivor Lloyd Matchless 3
5 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Andreas Georgeades Velocette 2
6 Flag of the United States.svg George Rockett Norton 1

250 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerPoints
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood Honda 8
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Read Yamaha 6
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ralph Bryans Honda 4
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Yvon Duhamel Yamaha 3
5 Flag of the United States.svg Frank Camillieri Yamaha 2
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ron Grant Yamaha 1

125 cc classification

PosRiderManufacturerPoints
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bill Ivy Yamaha 8
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tim Coopey Yamaha 6
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Lusk Yamaha 4
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jean-Guy Duval Yamaha 3
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ralph Swegan Yamaha 2
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Messina Yamaha 1

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian GP | Motorcycle Mojo Magazine". February 14, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Canadian Grand Prix". Centennial Activity.
  3. 1 2 "VRRA Celebrating 50th Anniversary Of 1967 Canadian GP August 12 At Mosport". July 16, 2017.
  4. "The 50th Anniversary Of The 1967 Mosport Grand Prix Blew My Mind". Cycle World.
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