1966 Can-Am season

1966 Can-Am season
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The 1966 Canadian-American Challenge Cup season 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.

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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
1 Mont-Tremblant #3 Team Surtees Results
John Surtees
2 Bridgehampton #30 All American Racers Results
Dan Gurney
3 Mosport #6 Roger Penske Racing Ent. Results
Mark Donohue
4 Laguna Seca #65 Chaparral Cars Results
Phil Hill
5 Riverside #7 Team Surtees Results
John Surtees
6 Stardust #7 Team Surtees Results
John Surtees

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
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
17= Eppie Wietzes Comstock Racing Team Ford GT40 Ford 1 1
17= Jerry Titus Webster Webster Special Oldsmobile 1 1

References