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.
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date | |
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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 |
Rnd | Circuit | Winning Team | Results |
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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) |
Points are awarded to the top six finishers in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1.