VW Porsche 914 F1 safety car

[Dam]

Did you know that the Porsche 914 was used as the first official Formula 1 Safety car at the '73 Canadian Grand Prix?

[eben]

[Chris]

I also saw that on "Inside Grand Prix" on the weekend.The drivers called for better safety,and the first thing they introduced in the 70's was a safety car.And as you said,the first safety car was a Porsche 914.

"Keith Collantine explores the history of the safety car

It might surprise some people to learn the safety car was first used in F1 as early as September 1973.

The car was a Porsche 914 with ex-F1 driver Eppie Weitzes at the wheel and it was summoned during the rain-hit Canadian Grand Prix at Mosport.

But its first use didn’t go well. Instead of coming out in front of the leader the first car in the queue was Howden Ganley’s Iso. Many other cars gained an extra lap and it handed the win to Peter Revson.

After that disastrous first introduction F1 waited two decades before dabbling with a safety car again."

[eben]

check out the two boot mounted yellow flags.