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
The series was won by Bruce McLaren driving a McLaren M6A Chevrolet. The car is pictured in 2017
Rnd Race Circuit Date
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
Winning Driver
Winning Car
1 Road America United Kingdom #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Results
New Zealand Denny Hulme
McLaren M6A-Chevrolet
2 Bridgehampton United Kingdom #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Results
New Zealand Denny Hulme
McLaren M6A-Chevrolet
3 Mosport United Kingdom #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Results
New Zealand Denny Hulme
McLaren M6A-Chevrolet
4 Laguna Seca United Kingdom #4 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Results
New Zealand Bruce McLaren
McLaren M6A-Chevrolet
5 Riverside United Kingdom #4 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Results
New Zealand Bruce McLaren
McLaren M6A-Chevrolet
6 Stardust United Kingdom #7 Team Surtees Results
United Kingdom John Surtees
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
1 New Zealand Bruce McLaren United Kingdom Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M6A Chevrolet 6 6 9 9 30
2 New Zealand Denny Hulme United Kingdom Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M6A Chevrolet 9 9 9 27
3 United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom Team Surtees Lola T70 Mk.3B/Mk.2 Chevrolet 4 3 9 16
4 United States Mark Donohue United States Roger Penske Racing Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet 6 4 6 16
5 United States Jim Hall United States Chaparral Cars Inc. Chaparral 2G Chevrolet 3 6 6 15
6 United Kingdom Mike Spence United Kingdom Ecurie Soucy Racing McLaren M1B Chevrolet 4 2 4 10
7 United States George Follmer United States Roger Penske Racing Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet 4 1 4 1 10
8 United States Bud Morley United States Bud Morley McLaren-Elva Mk.II
Lola T70 Mk.3B		 Chevrolet  
3		  
2		 5
9= United States Peter Revson United States Dana Chevrolet Racing Lola T70 Mk.3/Mk.3B Chevrolet 3 3
9= United States Parnelli Jones United States George Bignotti Lola T70 Mk.3 Ford 3 3
9= United States Charlie Hayes United States Ralph Salyer McKee Mk.7 Chevrolet
Oldsmobile		  
3		 3
12= United States Skip Scott United States Drummond Racing McLaren M1C Chevrolet 2 2
12= United States Lothar Motschenbacher United States Dana Chevrolet Racing Lola T70 Mk.3 Chevrolet 2 2
12= New Zealand Chris Amon United States North American Racing Team Ferrari 330 P4 Ferrari 2 2
15= United States Jerry Hansen United States Jerry Hansen McLaren M1B Chevrolet 1 1
15= United States Chuck Parsons United States Carl A. Haas Automobiles McLaren M1C Chevrolet 1 1
15= United States Bill Eve United States Marvin Webster Lola T70 Mk.3
Lotus 19		 Chevrolet
Ford		 1
 		 1
15= United States Rick Muther United States Rick Muther Lola T70 Mk.2 Chevrolet 1

References
  1. 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.
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