1970 Can-Am season
The 1970 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the fifth season of the Can-Am auto racing series. It consisted of FIA Group 7 racing cars running two-hour sprint events. It began June 14, 1970, and ended November 1, 1970, after ten rounds.
The 1970 season began only a few days after the death of defending champion Bruce McLaren. McLaren had been testing the new M8D for his Can-Am team when he was killed. Denny Hulme was joined by friend Dan Gurney in the second McLaren, but he was replaced by Peter Gethin following sponsorship conflicts. The team overcame the loss of their leader to win nine of ten races during the 1970 season.
Schedule[]
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
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1 | Labatt's Blue Trophy | Mosport Park | June 14 |
2 | Mont-Tremblant 50 | Circuit Mont-Tremblant | June 28 |
3 | Watkins Glen Can-Am | Watkins Glen International | July 12 |
4 | Klondike Trail 200 | Edmonton Speedway Park | July 26 |
5 | Buckeye Can-Am | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | August 23 |
6 | Road America Can-Am | Road America | August 30 |
7 | Road Atlanta Can-Am | Road Atlanta | September 13 |
8 | Minneapolis Tribune Grand Prix | Donnybrooke International Raceway | September 27 |
9 | Monterey Castrol Grand Prix | Laguna Seca Raceway | October 18 |
10 | Los Angeles Times Grand Prix | Riverside International Raceway | November 1 |
Season results[]
Rnd | Circuit | Winning Team | Results |
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3 | Watkins Glen | ![]() |
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4 | Edmonton | ![]() |
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5 | Mid-Ohio | ![]() |
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6 | Road America | ![]() |
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7 | Road Atlanta | ![]() |
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8 | Donnybrooke | ![]() |
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9 | Laguna Seca | ![]() |
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10 | Riverside | ![]() |
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Drivers Championship[]
Points are awarded to the top ten finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. Only the best seven finishes out of ten rounds counted towards the championship. Points earned but not counting towards the championship are marked by parenthesis.
Pos | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd10 | Total |
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McLaren M8D | Chevrolet | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 132 | |||
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McLaren M8B McLaren M12 McLaren M8C |
Chevrolet | 15 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
6 |
8 |
65 | ||||
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McLaren M8B | Chevrolet | 12 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 56 | |||||
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Lola | Chevrolet | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 3 | (2) | 3 | 47 | ||
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Chevrolet | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | ||||||||
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Porsche 908/02 | Porsche | 10 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 44 | |||||
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McLaren M8D | Chevrolet | 20 | 20 | 2 | 42 | |||||||
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Lola | Chevrolet | 15 | 12 | 12 | 39 | |||||||
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McLaren M6B Lola |
Chevrolet | 10 |
3 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
35 | |||||
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McLaren M8C | Chevrolet | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 34 | ||||
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March | Chevrolet | 8 | 10 | 10 | 28 | |||||||
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Lola | Chevrolet | 6 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 27 | ||||||
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Porsche 917K Ferrari 512S BRM |
Porsche Ferrari Chevrolet |
2 |
8 |
12 |
26 | |||||||
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Lola | Chevrolet | 3 | 10 | 6 | 19 | |||||||
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Porsche 917K Lola T70 Mk.3 Chaparral 2J McLaren M6B Ford G7A |
Porsche Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet Ford Ford |
10 |
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McLaren M8B | Chevrolet | 6 | 10 | 16 | ||||||||
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Porsche 917K | Porsche | 15 | 15 | |||||||||
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Lola | Chevrolet | 15 | 15 | |||||||||
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Ferrari 512S Ferrari 512P |
Ferrari | 4 |
10 |
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BRM | Chevrolet | 12 | 12 | |||||||||
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Porsche 917K | Porsche | 12 | 12 | |||||||||
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Lola | Chevrolet | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||||||
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Ferrari 512S | Ferrari | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
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Lola T70 Mk.3 McLaren M12 |
Chevrolet | 4 |
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8 | ||||||||
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McLaren M6B | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
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Porsche 917K | Porsche | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
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McLaren M12 | Chevrolet | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||||
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Porsche 917K | Porsche | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
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Lola | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
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McLaren | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
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McLaren | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
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McLaren M6B | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
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Porsche 908/02 | Porsche | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
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Oldsmobile | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
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Lola T70 Mk.3 | Ford | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
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McLaren M6B | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
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Lola T70 Mk.3 | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
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Lola | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 |
References[]
- "Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1970". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
- "Can-Am - final positions and tables". World Sports Racing Prototypes. 2 October 2005. Archived from the original on May 31, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
- 1970 Can-Am season
- Can-Am seasons
- 1970 in motorsport