1971 Can-Am season


The 1971 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the sixth season of the Can-Am auto racing series. It was contested by FIA 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.
The series was won by Peter Revson driving a McLaren M8F for McLaren Cars.

Schedule

RndRaceCircuitDate
1Labatt's 200Mosport ParkJune 13
2Mont-Tremblant 50Circuit Mont-TremblantJune 27
3Road Atlanta Can-AmRoad AtlantaJuly 11
4Watkins Glen Can-AmWatkins Glen InternationalJuly 25
5Valvoline Can-AmMid-Ohio Sports Car CourseAugust 22
6Road America Can-AmRoad AmericaAugust 29
7Minneapolis Tribune Grand PrixDonnybrooke International RacewaySeptember 12
8Molson Can-AmEdmonton Speedway ParkSeptember 26
9Monterey Castrol Grand PrixLaguna Seca RacewayOctober 17
10Los Angeles Times Grand PrixRiverside International RacewayOctober 31

Race results

Series standings

Points were awarded to the top ten finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1. 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. 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.
PosDriverTeamCarEngineRd1Rd2Rd3Rd4Rd5Rd6Rd7Rd8Rd9Rd10Total
1 Peter Revson McLaren CarsMcLaren M8FChevrolet1512202020202015142
2 Denny Hulme McLaren CarsMcLaren M8FChevrolet2015151515201220132
3 Jackie Stewart Carl Haas RacingLola T260Chevrolet20206151576
4 Jo Siffert STP-Jo SiffertPorsche 917/10Porsche121515810868
5 Lothar Motschenbacher Motschenbacher RacingMcLaren M8DChevrolet12812104652
6 Milt Minter Vasek Polak RacingPorsche 917PAPorsche386482637
7 Tony Adamowicz Auto WorldMcLaren M8DChevrolet10812434
8 Chuck Parsons A.G. Dean
World Racing
Motschenbacher Racing
McLaren M8D
Lola T160/3
McLaren M8E/D
Chevrolet10


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8
30
9 Vic Elford American Racing Associates
Roy Woods Racing
McLaren M8E
McLaren M8D
Chevrolet3
12
10
25
10 Hiroshi Kazato Carl Haas RacingLola T222Chevrolet2618219
11 Sam Posey North American Racing Team
Sam Woods Racing
Ferrari 512M
McLaren M8E
Ferrari
Chevrolet
6

10
16
12 John Cordts John Cordts
World Racing
McLaren M8C
Lola T160
Chevrolet8
6
14
13 Dave Causey Dave CauseyLola T222Chevrolet44614
14= Gregg Young Young American Racing Team
Motschenbacher Racing
Ferrari 512M
McLaren M8E/D
Ferrari
Chevrolet

12
12
14= Jackie Oliver Advanced Vehicle SystemsShadow Mk.2Chevrolet1212
14= Howden Ganley Sid Taylor RacingBRM P167Chevrolet1212
17 Tom Dutton Barrett RacingMcLaren M6BChevrolet233412
18 Herbert Müller Müller RacingFerrari 512MFerrari10111
19= Bob Bondurant Motschenbacher RacingMcLaren M8E/DChevrolet1010
19= Mario Andretti SpA Ferrari SEFACFerrari 712MFerrari1010
19= Brian Redman Sid Taylor RacingBRM P167Chevrolet1010
22 Bobby Brown Bob Brown RacingMcLaren M6B
McLaren M8E
Chevrolet6

3
9
23 Roger McCaig McCaig RacingMcLaren M8EChevrolet1449
24 Dick Durant Dick DurantLola T163Chevrolet167
25 Jim Adams Earle-Cord RacingFerrari 512PFerrari3137
26 Steve Matchett A.G. DeanPorsche 908/02Porsche235
27 Andrea de Adamich Autodelta SpAAlfa Romeo T33/3Alfa Romeo44
28 Gary Wilson Great Western ChampagneMcLaren M12Chevrolet134-
29 George Drolsom Warren BurmesterMcLaren M8CChevrolet224
30 Charlie Kemp Charlie KempMcLaren M8CChevrolet213
31= Gijs van Lennep J.W. AutomotivePorsche 917KPorsche22
31= George Follmer Roy Woods RacingMcLaren M8DChevrolet22
33= Jim Butcher Jim ButcherLola T163Chevrolet11
33= Bob Nagel Bob Nagel
Glen Racing Ltd.
Dave Causey
Lola T222
McLaren M12
Lola T222
Chevrolet

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