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.
Schedule
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 |
Season results
Rnd | Circuit | Winning Team | Results |
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1 | Mont-Tremblant | ![]() |
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2 | Bridgehampton | ![]() |
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3 | Mosport | ![]() |
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4 | Laguna Seca | ![]() |
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5 | Riverside | ![]() |
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6 | Stardust | ![]() |
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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 |
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Lola T70 Mk.2 | Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |||
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Lola T70 Mk.2 | Chevrolet | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 21 | |
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McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | ||
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Chaparral 2E | Chevrolet | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | |||
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Chaparral 2E | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 12 | ||||
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McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||||
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Lola T70 Mk.2 | Ford | 9 | 9 | |||||
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McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||
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Lola T70 Mk.2 | Chevrolet | 4 | 4 | |||||
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McLaren M1B | Ford | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||
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McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||
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Lola T70 Mk.2 | Ford Chevrolet |
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Chevrolet | 3 |
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Lola T70 Mk.2 | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | |||||
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McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | |||||
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McLaren M1B | Oldsmobile Chevrolet |
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Ford GT40 | Ford | 1 | 1 | |||||
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Webster Special | Oldsmobile | 1 | 1 |
References
- "Results: Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1966". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 1 March 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
- "Can-Am - final positions and tables". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Retrieved 2008-01-14.