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

RndRaceCircuitDate
1Labatt's Blue TrophyMosport ParkJune 14
2Mont-Tremblant 50Circuit Mont-TremblantJune 28
3Watkins Glen Can-AmWatkins Glen InternationalJuly 12
4Klondike Trail 200Edmonton Speedway ParkJuly 26
5Buckeye Can-AmMid-Ohio Sports Car CourseAugust 23
6Road America Can-AmRoad AmericaAugust 30
7Road Atlanta Can-AmRoad AtlantaSeptember 13
8Minneapolis Tribune Grand PrixDonnybrooke International RacewaySeptember 27
9Monterey Castrol Grand PrixLaguna Seca RacewayOctober 18
10Los Angeles Times Grand PrixRiverside International RacewayNovember 1

Season results

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.
PosDriverTeamCarEngineRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd10Total
1 Denny Hulme Bruce McLaren RacingMcLaren M8DChevrolet12202020202020132
2 Lothar Motschenbacher Motschenbacher RacingMcLaren M8B
McLaren M12
McLaren M8C
Chevrolet15

12

12


12

6


8
65
3 Peter Gethin Bruce McLaren RacingMcLaren M8BChevrolet1222041556
4 Dave Causey Dave CauseyLola T163Chevrolet42812153347
5 Jackie Oliver Autocoast Titanium RacingAutocoast Ti22Chevrolet15151545
6 Tony Dean A.G. Dean Ltd.Porsche 908/02Porsche108204244
7 Dan Gurney Bruce McLaren RacingMcLaren M8DChevrolet2020242
8 Peter Revson Carl Haas RacingLola T220Chevrolet15121239
9 Bobby Brown Bob Brown Racing
Eno de Pasquale
McLaren M6B
Lola T163
Chevrolet10
3
10
6
6
35
10 Roger McCaig Roger McCaigMcLaren M8CChevrolet88368134
11 Chris Amon March EngineeringMarch 707Chevrolet8101028
12 Gary Wilson Gary WilsonLola T163Chevrolet6810327
13 Pedro Rodríguez J.W. Automotive
North American Racing Team
Castrol Team BRM
Porsche 917K
Ferrari 512S
BRM P154
Porsche
Ferrari
Chevrolet


2


8


12
26
14 Chuck Parsons Chuck ParsonsLola T160/3Chevrolet310619
15= Vic Elford Porsche-Audi USA
Advanced Vehicle Systems
Vic Nelli
Chaparral Cars Inc.
Frank Kahlich
Agapiou Brothers Racing
Porsche 917K
AVS Shadow
Lola T70 Mk.3
Chaparral 2J
McLaren M6B
Ford G7A
Porsche
Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Ford
Ford
10







6

16
15= Oscar Koveleski Oscar KoveleskiMcLaren M8BChevrolet61016
17= Jo Siffert J.W. AutomotivePorsche 917KPorsche1515
17= Bob Bondurant Smith-Oeser RacingLola T160Chevrolet1515
19 Jim Adams Earle-Cord RacingFerrari 512S
Ferrari 512P
Ferrari4

10
14
20= George Eaton Castrol Team BRMBRM P154Chevrolet1212
20= Richard Attwood Porsche-Audi USAPorsche 917KPorsche1212
22 Dick Durant Dick DurantLola T163Chevrolet342312
23 Mario Andretti SpA Ferrari SEFACFerrari 512SFerrari88
24 Tony Adamowicz Vic Nelli
Motschenbacher Racing
Lola T70 Mk.3
McLaren M12
Chevrolet
4

4
8
25= Gordon Dewar Gordon DewarMcLaren M6BChevrolet66
25= Gijs van Lennep Martini RacingPorsche 917KPorsche66
27 Graeme Lawrence Canadian Can-Am RacingMcLaren M12Chevrolet3216
28 Brian Redman J.W. AutomotivePorsche 917KPorsche44
29= Brooke Doran Marshall Brooke DoranLola T163Chevrolet22
29= Leonard Janke Janke Auto Inc.McLaren M1CChevrolet22
31= Rainer Brezinka Rainer BrezinkaMcLaren M1CChevrolet11
31= Cliff Apel Cliff ApelMcLaren M6BChevrolet11
31= Gérard Larrousse Martini RacingPorsche 908/02Porsche11
31= Chuck Frederick C.E. FrederickMcKee Mk.6BOldsmobile11
31= Bob Nagel Bob NagelLola T70 Mk.3Ford11
31= Ron Goldleaf Ron GoldleafMcLaren M6BChevrolet11
31= George Drolsom George DrolsomLola T70 Mk.3Chevrolet11
31= Peter Gregg Peter GreggLola T165Chevrolet11