1966 Can-Am season
The 1966 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the inaugural season of the Can-Am auto racing series. It was for FIA Group 7 racing cars running two-hour sprint events. It began September 11, 1966, and ended November 13, 1966, after six rounds.
The series was won by John Surtees driving a Lola T70 Mk.2.
Schedule
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Player's 200 | Circuit Mont-Tremblant | September 11 |
2 | Bridgehampton Grand Prix | Bridgehampton Race Circuit | September 18 |
3 | Canadian Grand Prix for the Pepsi-Cola Trophy | Mosport Park | September 24 |
4 | Monterey Grand Prix | Laguna Seca Raceway | October 16 |
5 | Los Angeles Times Grand Prix | Riverside International Raceway | October 30 |
6 | Stardust Grand Prix | Stardust Raceway | November 13 |
Season results
Rnd | Circuit | Winning Team | Results |
---|---|---|---|
Winning Driver (Car) | |||
1 | Mont-Tremblant | #3 Team Surtees | Results |
John Surtees (Lola T70 Mk.2) | |||
2 | Bridgehampton | #30 All American Racers | Results |
Dan Gurney (Lola T70 Mk.2) | |||
3 | Mosport | #6 Roger Penske Racing Ent. | Results |
Mark Donohue (Lola T70 Mk.2) | |||
4 | Laguna Seca | #65 Chaparral Cars | Results |
Phil Hill (Chaparral 2E) | |||
5 | Riverside | #7 Team Surtees | Results |
John Surtees (Lola T70 Mk.2) | |||
6 | Stardust | #7 Team Surtees | Results |
John Surtees (Lola T70 Mk.2) |
Drivers Championship
Points are awarded to the top six finishers in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1.
Pos | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total |
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1 | John Surtees | Team Surtees | Lola T70 Mk.2 | Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |||
2 | Mark Donohue | Roger Penske Racing | Lola T70 Mk.2 | Chevrolet | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 21 | |
3 | Bruce McLaren | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | ||
4 | Phil Hill | Chaparral Cars | Chaparral 2E | Chevrolet | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | |||
5 | Jim Hall | Chaparral Cars | Chaparral 2E | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 12 | ||||
6 | Chris Amon | Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||||
7 | Dan Gurney | All American Racers | Lola T70 Mk.2 | Ford | 9 | 9 | |||||
8 | Chuck Parsons | Hilton Racing Team | McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||
9 | Graham Hill | Team Surtees | Lola T70 Mk.2 | Chevrolet | 4 | 4 | |||||
10= | Peter Revson | Drummond Racing | McLaren M1B | Ford | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
10= | John Cannon | Ecurie Carabine | McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||
12 | George Follmer | John Mecom Racing | Lola T70 Mk.2 | Ford Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
13 | Earl Jones | Eve & Jones Racing | McLaren Elva McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | 3 | 3 | |||||
14= | Paul Hawkins | Jackie Epstein | Lola T70 Mk.2 | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | |||||
14= | Masten Gregory | Pacesetter Racing | McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | |||||
14= | Lothar Motschenbacher | Dan Blocker/Nickey-Vinegaroon | McLaren M1B | Oldsmobile Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | |||||
17= | Eppie Wietzes | Comstock Racing Team | Ford GT40 | Ford | 1 | 1 | |||||
17= | Jerry Titus | Webster Racing Enterpr.[1] | Webster Special | Oldsmobile | 1 | 1 |
References
- ^ Official Program, Second Annual Stardust Grand Prix, November 11–13, 1966
- "Results: Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1966". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 1 March 2007. Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
- "Can-Am - final positions and tables". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on 2008-05-31. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
External links
- Season: 1966 (Canadian-American Challenge Cup), www.racingsportscars.com