1967 Can-Am season explained

The 1967 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the second season of the Can-Am auto racing series. It involved FIA Group 7 racing cars running two-hour sprint events. It began September 3, 1967, and ended November 12, 1967, after six rounds.

The series was won by Bruce McLaren driving a McLaren M6A Chevrolet.

Schedule

RndRaceCircuitDate
1Road America Can-AmRoad AmericaSeptember 3
2Chevron Grand PrixBridgehampton Race CircuitSeptember 17
3Player's 200Mosport ParkSeptember 23
4Monterey Grand PrixLaguna Seca RacewayOctober 15
5Los Angeles Times Grand PrixRiverside International RacewayOctober 29
6Stardust Grand PrixStardust International RacewayNovember 12

Season results

RndCircuitWinning TeamResults
Winning Driver
Winning Car
1Road America #5 Bruce McLaren Motor RacingResults
Denny Hulme
McLaren M6A-Chevrolet
2Bridgehampton #5 Bruce McLaren Motor RacingResults
Denny Hulme
McLaren M6A-Chevrolet
3Mosport #5 Bruce McLaren Motor RacingResults
Denny Hulme
McLaren M6A-Chevrolet
4Laguna Seca #4 Bruce McLaren Motor RacingResults
Bruce McLaren
McLaren M6A-Chevrolet
5Riverside #4 Bruce McLaren Motor RacingResults
Bruce McLaren
McLaren M6A-Chevrolet
6Stardust #7 Team SurteesResults
John Surtees
Lola T70 Mk.2-Chevrolet

Drivers Championship

Points are awarded to the top six finishers in each race in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1.[1]

PosDriverTeamCarEngineRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Total
1 Bruce McLaren Bruce McLaren Motor RacingMcLaren M6AChevrolet669930
2 Denny Hulme Bruce McLaren Motor RacingMcLaren M6AChevrolet99927
3 John Surtees Team SurteesLola T70 Mk.3B/Mk.2Chevrolet43916
4 Mark Donohue Roger Penske RacingLola T70 Mk.3BChevrolet64616
5 Jim Hall Chaparral Cars Inc.Chaparral 2GChevrolet36615
6 Mike Spence Ecurie Soucy RacingMcLaren M1BChevrolet42410
7 George Follmer Roger Penske RacingLola T70 Mk.3BChevrolet414110
8 Bud Morley Bud MorleyMcLaren-Elva Mk.II
Lola T70 Mk.3B
Chevrolet 
3
 
2
5
9= Peter Revson Dana Chevrolet RacingLola T70 Mk.3/Mk.3BChevrolet33
9= Parnelli Jones George BignottiLola T70 Mk.3Ford33
9= Charlie Hayes Ralph SalyerMcKee Mk.7Chevrolet
Oldsmobile
 
3
3
12= Skip Scott Drummond RacingMcLaren M1CChevrolet22
12= Lothar Motschenbacher Dana Chevrolet RacingLola T70 Mk.3Chevrolet22
12= Chris Amon North American Racing TeamFerrari 330 P4Ferrari22
15= Jerry Hansen Jerry HansenMcLaren M1BChevrolet11
15= Chuck Parsons Carl A. Haas AutomobilesMcLaren M1CChevrolet11
15= Bill Eve Marvin WebsterLola T70 Mk.3
Lotus 19
Chevrolet
Ford
1
 
1
15= Rick Muther Rick MutherLola T70 Mk.2Chevrolet1

References

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20190428142136/https://www.racingsportscars.com/covers/_Bridgehampton-1967-09-17e.jpg Bridgehampton race program, September 15, 16, 17, 1967, www.racingsportscars.com, as archived at web.archive.org