John Cannon (racing driver)
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First entry | 1971 United States Grand Prix |
Last entry | 1971 United States Grand Prix |
John Cannon (21 June 1933 – 18 October 1999) was a sports car racer, who competed under the banner of
In the USRRC he drove for Nickey Chevrolet in a Dan Blocker (of Bonanza fame) sponsored Genie/Vinegaroon.
In the first year of the Can Am he was the top finishing Canadian propelled by a fourth-place finish in the opening event at his home course,
Cannon also ran in the Continental Series (Formula 5000) in 1969 winning races at Riverside, Sears Point and Mosport in the Malcolm Starr Eagle prepared by Tom Jobe and Bob Skinner and finishing fourth in the standings. In 1970 he won the championship after winning races at Riverside, Kent and Elkhart Lake driving for Malcolm Starr and St Louis trucking magnate Carl Hogan, in the Hogan-Starr Racing McLaren M-10B. Racing in the following Tasman series in 1971, Cannon made the M10 fast but unreliable at Levin and Wigram but against the larger field of talented drivers in the Australian races found the local experience of Matich, Allen, Gardner, Bartlett and McRae very difficult for any foreigner to match, first time in the Antipodes.
Cannon participated in one World Championship
Cannon also made 15 starts in the
In 1975-76 he returned to US F5000 series with a March 741 modified for F5000, and ran in midfield, with best results 4th at Riverside in 1975 and 6th on the same track in 1976 in the last US F5000 races. Although Cannon held the Ferrari dealership (actually, he worked for Hollywood Sports Cars-he did not own it) for LA, finance and engine costs limited his form in highly competitive final years of US F5000, however he proved competitive when he ran a few rounds in the UK Shellsport F5000/F1/Libre series in 1976. He ran the Australian F5000 Rothmans series at the start of 1976, proving as fast as the best Australian F5000 drivers Goss and Schuppan and actually won one round. His last serious racing was two years later in the Australian Rothmans, aged 45 where he managed a single, third place, purely on reliability.
He was inducted into the
Ever active, Cannon died in New Mexico, USA, from injuries received in the crash of an experimental aircraft.[1]
Complete Formula One World Championship results
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Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | WDC | Points |
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1971 | BRM
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BRM P153
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BRM V12
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RSA | ESP | MON | NED | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA 14 |
NC | 0 |
See also
References
- ^ "JOHN CANNON". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved 30 March 2019.