1972 was the year Alice Cooper released School’s Out and I’m sure it could be heard in The Pit at Mosport during the Grand Prix weekend, even though school had just started for the fall. I’m sure all those Mutton Chop wearing Grand Prix types in the paddock were more into the Euro bands like ABBA.

Sitting on the pole was Peter Revson, with a time of 1:13.6 which is still a smokin’ fast time today. The man with the turtleneck, Jackie Stewart won the race in his Ford powered Tyrrell, beating Revson by less than 1 second.

Complete results after the break

1 1 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell/Ford 80 1:43′16.9 –

2 19 Peter Revson McLaren/Ford 80 1:44′05.1 48.2

3 18 Denny Hulme McLaren/Ford 80 1:44′11.5 54.6

4 8 Carlos Reutemann Brabham/Ford 80 1:44′17.6 1′00.7

5 11 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 80 1:44′23.9 1′07.0

6 4 Chris Amon Matra 79 - 1 Lap

7 22 Tim Schenken Surtees/Ford 79 - 1 Lap

8 7 Graham Hill Brabham/Ford 79 - 1 Lap

9 29 Carlos Pace March/Ford 78 - 2 Laps

10 15 Howden Ganley BRM 78 - 2 Laps

11 5 E.Fittipaldi Lotus/Ford 78 - 2 Laps

12 10 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 76 - 4 Laps

13 28 Henri Pescarolo March/Ford 73 - 7 Laps

6 Reine Wisell Lotus/Ford 65 - Engine

26 Niki Lauda March/Ford 64 - Disqualified

25 Ronnie Peterson March/Ford 61 - Disqualified

27 Mike Beuttler March/Ford 59 - Not classified

2 Francois Cevert Tyrrell/Ford 51 - Gearbox

16 Peter Gethin BRM 25 - Suspension

33 Skip Barber March/Ford 24 - Not classified

14 J.P.Beltoise BRM 21 - Oil leak

17 Bill Brack BRM 20 - Spun off

9 W.Fittipaldi Brabham/Ford 5 - Gearbox

23 A.de Adamich Surtees/Ford 2 - Gearbox

31 Derek Bell Tecno 0 – Accident