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1966 Can-Am season
The 1966 Canadian-American Challenge Cup 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.
The series was won by John Surtees driving a Lola T70 Mk.2.
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player's 200 | Circuit Mont-Tremblant | September 11 | |||||||
| Bridgehampton Grand Prix | Bridgehampton Race Circuit | September 18 | |||||||
| Canadian Grand Prix for the Pepsi-Cola Trophy | Mosport Park | September 24 | |||||||
| Monterey Grand Prix | Laguna Seca Raceway | October 16 | |||||||
| Los Angeles Times Grand Prix | Riverside International Raceway | October 30 | |||||||
| Stardust Grand Prix | Stardust Raceway | November 13 |
Participants
| Team | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Driver | Rounds | Lola | Lola | Mclaren | Chaparral | Lola | Mclaren | Mclaren | Mclaren | Lola | Mclaren | Lola | Mclaren | Mclaren | Ford | Webster |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR Team Surtees | Lola T70 Mk.2 | Chevrolet | GBR John Surtees | All | ||||||||||||||||
| GBR Graham Hill | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Roger Penske Racing | Lola T70 Mk.2 | Chevrolet | USA Mark Donohue | All | ||||||||||||||||
| GBR Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | NZL Bruce McLaren | All | ||||||||||||||||
| NZL Chris Amon | All | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Chaparral Cars | Chaparral 2E | Chevrolet | USA Phil Hill | 2-6 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Jim Hall | 3-6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA All American Racers | Lola T70 Mk.2 | Ford | USA Dan Gurney | All | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Hilton Racing Team | McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | USA Chuck Parsons | All | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Drummond Racing | McLaren M1B | Ford | USA Peter Revson | 5-6 | ||||||||||||||||
| CAN Ecurie Carabine | McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | CAN John Cannon | All | ||||||||||||||||
| USA John Mecom Racing | Lola T70 Mk.2 | Ford,Chevrolet | USA George Follmer | All | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Eve & Jones Racing | McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | USA Earl Jones | 3-5 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Jackie Epstein | Lola T70 Mk.2 | Chevrolet | AUS Paul Hawkins | All | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Pacesetter Racing | McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | USA Masten Gregory | All | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Dan Blocker/Nickey-Vinegaroon | McLaren M1B | Oldsmobile,Chevrolet | GER Lothar Motschenbacher | All | ||||||||||||||||
| CAN Comstock Racing Team | Ford GT40 | Ford | CAN Eppie Wietzes | 1,3 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Webster Racing Enterpr. | Webster Special | Oldsmobile | USA Jerry Titus | 6 |
Season results
| Rnd | Circuit | Winning team | Results | Winning driver (Car) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont-Tremblant | **GBR #3 Team Surtees** | [Results](1966-player-s-200) | ||||||||
| GBR John Surtees (Lola T70 Mk.2) | ||||||||||
| Bridgehampton | **USA #30 All American Racers** | [Results](1966-bridgehampton-grand-prix) | ||||||||
| USA Dan Gurney (Lola T70 Mk.2) | ||||||||||
| Mosport | **USA #6 Roger Penske Racing Ent.** | [Results](1966-canadian-grand-prix) | ||||||||
| USA Mark Donohue (Lola T70 Mk.2) | ||||||||||
| Laguna Seca | **USA #65 Chaparral Cars** | [Results](1966-monterey-grand-prix) | ||||||||
| USA Phil Hill (Chaparral 2E) | ||||||||||
| Riverside | **GBR #7 Team Surtees** | [Results](1966-los-angeles-times-grand-prix) | ||||||||
| GBR John Surtees (Lola T70 Mk.2) | ||||||||||
| Stardust | **GBR #7 Team Surtees** | [Results](1966-stardust-grand-prix) | ||||||||
| GBR John Surtees (Lola T70 Mk.2) |
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 | MOT | BRI | MOS | LAS | RIV | STA | Total | 1 | 27 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 10= | 4 | 10= | 4 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 14= | 2 | 14= | 2 | 14= | 2 | 17= | 1 | 17= | 1 | Pos | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | MOT | BRI | MOS | LAS | RIV | STA | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR John Surtees | GBR Team Surtees | Lola T70 Mk.2 | Chevrolet | **1** | Ret | Ret | Ret | 1 | *1* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Mark Donohue | USA Roger Penske Racing | Lola T70 Mk.2 | Chevrolet | Ret | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NZL Bruce McLaren | GBR Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | 2 | 3 | Ret | 3 | **Ret** | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Phil Hill | USA Chaparral Cars | Chaparral 2E | Chevrolet | 4 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Jim Hall | USA Chaparral Cars | Chaparral 2E | Chevrolet | Ret | ***2*** | *2* | **Ret** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NZL Chris Amon | GBR Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | *3* | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Dan Gurney | USA All American Racers | Lola T70 Mk.2 | Ford | DNS | ***1*** | ***Ret*** | Ret | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Chuck Parsons | USA Hilton Racing Team | McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 8 | Ret | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GBR Graham Hill | GBR Team Surtees | Lola T70 Mk.2 | Chevrolet | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Peter Revson | USA Drummond Racing | McLaren M1B | Ford | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN John Cannon | CAN Ecurie Carabine | McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | 4 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA George Follmer | USA John Mecom Racing | Lola T70 Mk.2 | Ford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chevrolet | 5 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 5 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Earl Jones | USA Eve & Jones Racing | McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | 4 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS Paul Hawkins | USA Jackie Epstein | Lola T70 Mk.2 | Chevrolet | DNS | 15 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Masten Gregory | USA Pacesetter Racing | McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GER Lothar Motschenbacher | USA Dan Blocker/Nickey-Vinegaroon | McLaren M1B | Oldsmobile,Chevrolet | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CAN Eppie Wietzes | CAN Comstock Racing Team | Ford GT40 | Ford | 13 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Jerry Titus | USA Webster Racing Enterpr. | Webster Special | Oldsmobile | 6 |
References
References
- Official Program, Second Annual Stardust Grand Prix, November 11–13, 1966
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