1967 Can-Am season
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
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Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
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1 | Road America Can-Am | Road America | September 3 |
2 | Chevron Grand Prix | Bridgehampton Race Circuit | September 17 |
3 | Player's 200 | Mosport Park | September 23 |
4 | Monterey Grand Prix | Laguna Seca Raceway | October 15 |
5 | Los Angeles Times Grand Prix | Riverside International Raceway | October 29 |
6 | Stardust Grand Prix | Stardust International Raceway | November 12 |
Season results
Rnd | Circuit | Winning Team | Results |
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Winning Driver | |||
Winning Car | |||
1 | Road America | ![]() | Results |
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McLaren M6A-Chevrolet | |||
2 | Bridgehampton | ![]() | Results |
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McLaren M6A-Chevrolet | |||
3 | Mosport | ![]() | Results |
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McLaren M6A-Chevrolet | |||
4 | Laguna Seca | ![]() | Results |
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McLaren M6A-Chevrolet | |||
5 | Riverside | ![]() | Results |
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McLaren M6A-Chevrolet | |||
6 | Stardust | ![]() | Results |
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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]
Pos | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Total |
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1 | ![]() | ![]() | McLaren M6A | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 30 | ||
2 | ![]() | ![]() | McLaren M6A | Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |||
3 | ![]() | ![]() | Lola T70 Mk.3B/Mk.2 | Chevrolet | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | |||
4 | ![]() | ![]() | Lola T70 Mk.3B | Chevrolet | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 | |||
5 | ![]() | ![]() | Chaparral 2G | Chevrolet | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | |||
6 | ![]() | ![]() | McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |||
7 | ![]() | ![]() | Lola T70 Mk.3B | Chevrolet | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | ||
8 | ![]() | ![]() | McLaren-Elva Mk.II Lola T70 Mk.3B | Chevrolet | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||
9= | ![]() | ![]() | Lola T70 Mk.3/Mk.3B | Chevrolet | 3 | 3 | |||||
9= | ![]() | ![]() | Lola T70 Mk.3 | Ford | 3 | 3 | |||||
9= | ![]() | ![]() | McKee Mk.7 | Chevrolet Oldsmobile | 3 | 3 | |||||
12= | ![]() | ![]() | McLaren M1C | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | |||||
12= | ![]() | ![]() | Lola T70 Mk.3 | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | |||||
12= | ![]() | ![]() | Ferrari 330 P4 | Ferrari | 2 | 2 | |||||
15= | ![]() | ![]() | McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | |||||
15= | ![]() | ![]() | McLaren M1C | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | |||||
15= | ![]() | ![]() | Lola T70 Mk.3 Lotus 19 | Chevrolet Ford | 1 | 1 | |||||
15= | ![]() | ![]() | Lola T70 Mk.2 | Chevrolet | 1 |
References
- ^ Bridgehampton race program, September 15, 16, 17, 1967, www.racingsportscars.com, as archived at web.archive.org
- "Results: Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1967". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
- "Can-Am - final positions and tables". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on 2008-05-31. Retrieved 2008-01-14.