1971 Can-Am season

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The 1971 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the sixth season of the

Group 7 two-seater racing cars competing in two-hour sprint races. The series began on 13 June 1971 and ended on 31 October 1971, after ten rounds. The series was given official recognition by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile for the first time in 1971.[1]

The series was won by

McLaren Cars
.

Schedule

McLaren M8F
Porsche 917/10
Mario Andretti placed 19th driving a Ferrari 712M
Rnd Race Circuit Date
1
Labatt's
200
Mosport Park
June 13
2 Mont-Tremblant 50 Circuit Mont-Tremblant June 27
3 Road Atlanta Can-Am Road Atlanta July 11
4 Watkins Glen Can-Am Watkins Glen International July 25
5 Valvoline Can-Am Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course August 22
6 Road America Can-Am Road America August 29
7
Minneapolis Tribune
Grand Prix
Donnybrooke International Raceway September 12
8
Molson
Can-Am
Edmonton Speedway Park September 26
9 Monterey Castrol Grand Prix
Laguna Seca Raceway
October 17
10 Los Angeles Times Grand Prix Riverside International Raceway October 31

Race results

Rnd Circuit Winning team Results
Winning driver
Winning car
1
Mosport
McLaren Cars
Results
New Zealand Denny Hulme
McLaren M8F
2 Mont-Tremblant United States #1 Carl Haas Racing Results
United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
Lola T260
3 Road Atlanta
McLaren Cars
Results
United States Peter Revson
McLaren M8F
4 Watkins Glen
McLaren Cars
Results
United States Peter Revson
McLaren M8F
5 Mid-Ohio United States #1 Carl Haas Racing Results
United Kingdom Jackie Stewart
Lola T260
6 Road America
McLaren Cars
Results
United States Peter Revson
McLaren M8F
7 Donnybrooke
McLaren Cars
Results
United States Peter Revson
McLaren M8F
8 Edmonton
McLaren Cars
Results
New Zealand Denny Hulme
McLaren M8F
9
Laguna Seca
McLaren Cars
Results
United States Peter Revson
McLaren M8F
10 Riverside
McLaren Cars
Results
New Zealand Denny Hulme
McLaren M8F

Series standings

Points were awarded to the top ten finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1.[1] Only the best four placings from the first five races and the best four places from the second five races could be counted towards a driver's series total.[1] Points earned but not counted are marked by parenthesis. The fourth-place finish overall of Jo Siffert was determined posthumously as Siffert died in October 1971 at a Formula One race at Brands Hatch.[2]

Pos Driver Team Car Engine Rd1 Rd2 Rd3 Rd4 Rd5 Rd6 Rd7 Rd8 Rd9 Rd10 Total
1 United States Peter Revson
McLaren Cars
McLaren
M8F
Chevrolet 15 12 20 20 (4) 20 20 20 15 142
2 New Zealand Denny Hulme
McLaren Cars
McLaren
M8F
Chevrolet 20 15 15 15 15 20 12 20 132
3 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart United States Carl Haas Racing
Lola
T260
Chevrolet 20 20 6 15 15 76
4 Switzerland Jo Siffert United States STP-Jo Siffert Porsche 917/10 Porsche 12 15 15 8 10 8 68
5 United States Lothar Motschenbacher United States Motschenbacher Racing
McLaren
M8D
Chevrolet 12 8 12 10 4 6 52
6 United States Milt Minter United States Vasek Polak Racing Porsche 917PA Porsche 3 8 6 4 8 2 6 37
7 United States Tony Adamowicz United States Auto World
McLaren
M8D
Chevrolet 10 8 12 4 34
8 United States Chuck Parsons United Kingdom A.G. Dean
United States World Racing
United States Motschenbacher Racing
McLaren
M8E/D
Chevrolet 10
 
 
 
8
 
 
 
3
 
 
1
 
 
8
30
9 United Kingdom Vic Elford United States American Racing Associates
United States Roy Woods Racing
McLaren
M8D
Chevrolet 3
 
12
 
10
 
25
10 Japan Hiroshi Kazato United States Carl Haas Racing
Lola
T222
Chevrolet 2 6 1 8 2 19
11 United States Sam Posey United States North American Racing Team
United States Sam Woods Racing
McLaren
M8E
Ferrari
Chevrolet
6
 
 
10
16
12 Canada John Cordts Canada John Cordts
United States World Racing
Lola
T160
Chevrolet 8
 
6
 
14
13 United States Dave Causey United States Dave Causey
Lola
T222
Chevrolet 4 4 6 14
14= United States Gregg Young United States Young American Racing Team
United States Motschenbacher Racing
McLaren
M8E/D
Ferrari
Chevrolet
 
12
12
14= United Kingdom Jackie Oliver United States Advanced Vehicle Systems Shadow Mk.2 Chevrolet 12 12
14= New Zealand Howden Ganley United Kingdom Sid Taylor Racing BRM P167 Chevrolet 12 12
17 United States Tom Dutton United States Barrett Racing
McLaren M6B
Chevrolet 2 3 3 4 12
18 Switzerland Herbert Müller Switzerland Müller Racing Ferrari 512M Ferrari 10 1 11
19= United States Bob Bondurant United States Motschenbacher Racing
McLaren
M8E/D
Chevrolet 10 10
19= United States Mario Andretti Italy SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 712M Ferrari 10 10
19= United Kingdom Brian Redman United Kingdom Sid Taylor Racing BRM P167 Chevrolet 10 10
22 United States Bobby Brown United States Bob Brown Racing
McLaren
M8E
Chevrolet 6
 
 
3
9
23 Canada Roger McCaig Canada McCaig Racing
McLaren
M8E
Chevrolet 1 4 4 9
24 United States Dick Durant United States Dick Durant
Lola
T163
Chevrolet 1 6 7
25 United States Jim Adams United States Earle-Cord Racing Ferrari 512P Ferrari 3 1 3 7
26 United Kingdom Steve Matchett United Kingdom A.G. Dean Porsche 908/02 Porsche 2 3 5
27 Italy Andrea de Adamich Italy Autodelta SpA Alfa Romeo T33/3 Alfa Romeo 4 4
28 United States Gary Wilson United States Great Western Champagne McLaren M12 Chevrolet 1 3 4
29 United States George Drolsom United States Warren Burmester
McLaren
M8C
Chevrolet 2 2 4
30 United States Charlie Kemp United States Charlie Kemp
McLaren
M8C
Chevrolet 2 1 3
31= Netherlands Gijs van Lennep United Kingdom J.W. Automotive Porsche 917K Porsche 2 2
31= United States George Follmer United States Roy Woods Racing
McLaren
M8D
Chevrolet 2 2
33= United States Jim Butcher United States Jim Butcher
Lola
T163
Chevrolet 1 1
33= United States Bob Nagel United States Bob Nagel
United States Glen Racing Ltd.
United States Dave Causey
Lola
T222
Chevrolet  
 
1
1

References

  1. ^ a b c Anthony Pritchard, The Motor Racing Year No 3, 1972, pages 261 to 268
  2. ^ De Jager, Dirk (September 3, 2012). "Jo Siffert's Final Can-Am Racer". Autoweek. 62 (18): 29.