The 1967 SCCA Grand Prix Championship season was the inaugural season of the Sports Car Club of America's championship series for open-wheel, single-seat formula cars, later to be known as the SCCA Continental Championship.[1] The 1967 championship was open to SCCA Formula A, Formula B and Formula C cars, which were limited to a maximum engine displacement of 3.0 liters, 1.6 liters and 1.1 liters respectively.[2]
In June 1967 the SCCA decreed that, from 1 January 1968, cars powered by production-based engines of up to 5 litre (305 cubic inch) displacement would be eligible to compete in Formula A and thus for the championship.[2]
The 1967 SCCA Grand Prix Championship was contested over a five race series.[1]
Round | Date | Event | Racetrack | Distance | Formula A winnerFormula A vehicle | Formula B winnerFormula B vehicle | Formula C winnerFormula C vehicle | |
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1 | May 14 | Colorado Grand Prix | Continental Divide | 36 laps | Harry McIntoshBrabham BT7 - Climax FWMV V8 | Gus HutchisonLotus 41C - Ford twin cam BRM | Jim MulhallLola Mk3 - Ford | |
2 | May 20 | Bridgehampton Continental Race | Bridgehampton Race Circuit | 35 laps | Jim HaynesLotus 18/21 - Climax FPF 4 | Gus HutchisonLotus 41C - Ford twin cam BRM | Fred HummelLeGrand Mk 3 | |
3 | June 25 | War Bonnet Continental Race | War Bonnet | 50 laps | Gus HutchisonLotus 41C - Ford twin cam BRM | Wayne T MitchellLotus 22 - Ford | ||
4 | September 17 | St Jovite Grand Prix | Mont-Tremblant | 40 laps | Guy WooleyCooper - Climax FPF 4 | Fred AshplantBrabham BT21 - Ford twin cam | Ronald StanwicksCooper FJ Mk 3A - Ford | |
5 | October 1 | Lake Tahoe Continental Race | Lake Tahoe | 35 laps | Jack MillikanLotus 22 - Oldsmobile | Gus HutchisonLotus 41C - Ford twin cam BRM | Ray SeherLotus 20 |
Championship points were awarded to drivers on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis.[1]
The top ten placed drivers in the 1967 championship were as follows:
Position | Driver | Car | Points | |
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1 | Gus Hutchison | Lotus 41 Ford | 36 | |
2 | Mike Hiss | Brabham BT21 Ford | 12 | |
= | Karl Knapp | LeGrand Ford | 12 | |
= | Lou Sell | Brabham BT21A Ford | 12 | |
5 | Bob McQueen | 10 | ||
6 | Fred Ashplant | Brabham BT21 Ford | 9 | |
7 | Mike Cronin | Lotus 22 Ford | 7 | |
8 | Harold Krech | Lotus 41 Ford | 6 | |
9 | Roger Barr | 4 | ||
10 | Peter Broeker | Stebro Mk4 Ford | 3 | |
= | Steve Griswold | LeGrand Alfa Romeo | 3 | |
= | Bill Gubelmann | Brabham Ford | 3 |