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.

1966 Can-Am season

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The series was won by John Surtees driving a Lola T70 Mk.2.

Schedule

The series was won by John Surtees driving a Lola T70 Mk.2, similar to the example pictured above.

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date
1	Player's 200	Circuit Mont-Tremblant	September 11
2	Bridgehampton Grand Prix	Bridgehampton Race Circuit	September 18
3	Canadian Grand Prix for the Pepsi-Cola Trophy	Mosport Park	September 24
4	Monterey Grand Prix	Laguna Seca Raceway	October 16
5	Los Angeles Times Grand Prix	Riverside International Raceway	October 30
6	Stardust Grand Prix	Stardust Raceway	November 13

Participants

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Driver	Rounds
Team Surtees	Lola	Lola T70 Mk.2	Chevrolet	John Surtees	All
				Graham Hill	5
Roger Penske Racing	Lola	Lola T70 Mk.2	Chevrolet	Mark Donohue	All
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Mclaren	McLaren M1B	Chevrolet	Bruce McLaren	All
				Chris Amon	All
Chaparral Cars	Chaparral	Chaparral 2E	Chevrolet	Phil Hill	2-6
				Jim Hall	3-6
All American Racers	Lola	Lola T70 Mk.2	Ford	Dan Gurney	All
Hilton Racing Team	Mclaren	McLaren M1B	Chevrolet	Chuck Parsons	All
Drummond Racing	Mclaren	McLaren M1B	Ford	Peter Revson	5-6
Ecurie Carabine	Mclaren	McLaren M1B	Chevrolet	John Cannon	All
John Mecom Racing	Lola	Lola T70 Mk.2	Ford,Chevrolet	George Follmer	All
Eve & Jones Racing	Mclaren	McLaren M1B	Chevrolet	Earl Jones	3-5
Jackie Epstein	Lola	Lola T70 Mk.2	Chevrolet	Paul Hawkins	All
Pacesetter Racing	Mclaren	McLaren M1B	Chevrolet	Masten Gregory	All
Dan Blocker/Nickey-Vinegaroon	Mclaren	McLaren M1B	Oldsmobile,Chevrolet	Lothar Motschenbacher	All
Comstock Racing Team	Ford	Ford GT40	Ford	Eppie Wietzes	1,3
Webster Racing Enterpr.	Webster	Webster Special	Oldsmobile	Jerry Titus	6

Season results

Rnd	Circuit	Winning Team	Results
		Winning Driver (Car)
1	Mont-Tremblant	#3 Team Surtees	Results
		John Surtees (Lola T70 Mk.2)
2	Bridgehampton	#30 All American Racers	Results
		Dan Gurney (Lola T70 Mk.2)
3	Mosport	#6 Roger Penske Racing Ent.	Results
		Mark Donohue (Lola T70 Mk.2)
4	Laguna Seca	#65 Chaparral Cars	Results
		Phil Hill (Chaparral 2E)
5	Riverside	#7 Team Surtees	Results
		John Surtees (Lola T70 Mk.2)
6	Stardust	#7 Team Surtees	Results
		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	John Surtees	Team Surtees	Lola T70 Mk.2	Chevrolet	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	1	27
2	Mark Donohue	Roger Penske Racing	Lola T70 Mk.2	Chevrolet	Ret	5	1	4	4	3	21
3	Bruce McLaren	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	McLaren M1B	Chevrolet	2	3	Ret	3	Ret	2	20
4	Phil Hill	Chaparral Cars	Chaparral 2E	Chevrolet		4	2	1	Ret	7	18
5	Jim Hall	Chaparral Cars	Chaparral 2E	Chevrolet			Ret	2	2	Ret	12
6	Chris Amon	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	McLaren M1B	Chevrolet	3	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10
7	Dan Gurney	All American Racers	Lola T70 Mk.2	Ford	DNS	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9
8	Chuck Parsons	Hilton Racing Team	McLaren M1B	Chevrolet	6	6	3	Ret	8	Ret	6
9	Graham Hill	Team Surtees	Lola T70 Mk.2	Chevrolet					3		4
10=	Peter Revson	Drummond Racing	McLaren M1B	Ford					6	4	4
10=	John Cannon	Ecurie Carabine	McLaren M1B	Chevrolet	4	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	DNQ	4
12	George Follmer	John Mecom Racing	Lola T70 Mk.2	Ford Chevrolet	5	Ret	DNS	Ret	5	Ret	4
13	Earl Jones	Eve & Jones Racing	McLaren M1B	Chevrolet			4	7	11		3
14=	Paul Hawkins	Jackie Epstein	Lola T70 Mk.2	Chevrolet	DNS	15	5	Ret	7	8	2
14=	Masten Gregory	Pacesetter Racing	McLaren M1B	Chevrolet	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	12	2
14=	Lothar Motschenbacher	Dan Blocker/Nickey-Vinegaroon	McLaren M1B	Oldsmobile,Chevrolet	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	5	2
17=	Eppie Wietzes	Comstock Racing Team	Ford GT40	Ford	13		6				1
17=	Jerry Titus	Webster Racing Enterpr.[1]	Webster Special	Oldsmobile						6	1
Pos	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	MOT	BRI	MOS	LAS	RIV	STA	Total