John Cannon

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John Cannon
Nationality	Canadian
World Championship Career
Active years	1971
Team(s)	BRM
Races	1
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podium finishes	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
First race	1971 United States Grand Prix
Last race	1971 United States Grand Prix

John Cannon (born in London, U.K. on June 21, 1933 - died in New Mexico, USA on October 18, 1999) was a sports car racer from Canada. He raced internationally in the USRRC series, the CanAm Series and the Continental Series.

In the USRRC he drove for Dan Blocker of Bonanza fame.

In the first year of the Can Am he was the top finishing Canadian propelled by a fourth place finish in the opening event at his home course, St Jovite. John duplicated that accomplishment in 1968 propelled by a famous win over the dominant McLaren team in a very wet race at Laguna Seca. He also attained top Canadian status in 1973.

John Cannon ran in the Continental Series in 1969 and 1970 where he was champion in 1970.

John Cannon participated in one Formula One Grand Prix, on October 3, 1971 in the US Grand Prix. He finished 14th, thus he scored no championship points.

He was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 1993. His son Michael has built a career as a race engineer. During the 2006 season at Forsythe Racing in the ChampCar World Series he was race engineer for AJ Almendinger.

Ever active, John Cannon died as the result of the crash of an ultralight aircraft.

[edit] Complete Formula One Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Team	WDC	Points
1971	BRM	RSA	ESP	MON	DUT	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA 14	BRM	-	0