1969 Can-Am season

North American auto racing season August 2023 August 2023 August 2023 February 2025 1969 Can-Am season 1968 1970 The 1969 Canadian-American Challenge Cup was the fourth season of the Can-Am auto racing series. It consisted of FIA Group 7 racing cars running two-hour sprint events. It began June 1, 1969, and ended November 9, 1969, after eleven rounds. This was the first season of Can-Am following the demise of the similar United States Road Racing Championship. With several USRRC events choosing to continue on under Can-Am, the series schedule was greatly expanded beyond its normal six event season. This also meant that the season was run over a greater period of time, rather than just being run in the autumn. The season was swept by McLaren, whose founder Bruce McLaren won the championship over teammate and fellow New Zealander Denny Hulme. McLaren won six races to Hulme's five, winning the championship by a mere five points. Schedule Rnd Race Circuit Date 1 Labatt's Blue Trophy Mosport Park June 1 2 Labatt's 50 Circuit Mont-Tremblant June 15 3 Watkins Glen Can-Am Watkins Glen International July 13 4 Klondike 200 Edmonton Speedway Park July 27 5 Buckeye Can-Am Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course August 17 6 Road America Can-Am Road America August 31 7 Bridgehampton Grand Prix Bridgehampton Race Circuit September 14 8 Michigan International Can-Am Michigan International Speedway September 28 9 Monterey Castrol Grand Prix Laguna Seca Raceway October 12 10 Los Angeles Times Grand Prix Riverside International Raceway October 26 11 Texas International Grand Prix Texas World Speedway November 9 Entries Team Chassis Engine Tire Number Drivers Rounds USA Porsche Audi Porsche 917 PA Porsche 4.5 L Flat-12 Goodyear 0 CHE Jo Siffert 5–11 Porsche 908/02K Porsche 3.0 L Flat-8 9/8 GBR Tony Dean 5–11 AUT Porsche of Austria Porsche 908/02K Porsche 3.0 L Flat-8 Dunlop 1 CHE Jo Siffert 3 2 GBR Brian Redman 3 USA Holman & Moody McLaren M6B Ford 8.1 L V8 Firestone 1 USA Mario Andretti 6, 9–11 GBR McLaren Cars, Ltd. McLaren M8B Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 1 USA Dan Gurney 8 3 NZL Chris Amon 9 4 NZL Bruce McLaren All 5 NZL Denny Hulme All GBR Alan Mann Racing, Ltd. Ford Open Sports Ford 8.1 L V8 Goodyear 2 AUS Frank Gardner 10 AUS Jack Brabham 11 USA Roger S. Penske Lola T163 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 6 USA Mark Donohue 5 USA Chaparral Cars, Inc. McLaren M12Chaparral 2H Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Firestone 7 GBR John Surtees 1–7, 9–10 ITA Andrea de Adamich 8 USA Tom Dutton 11 USA Jerry Crawford McLaren-Elva Mk. II Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 8 USA Jerry Crawford 1 FRA Matra of France Matra MS650 Matra 3.0 L V12 Dunlop 9 FRA Johnny Servoz-Gavin 3 Matra MS630/650 40 MEX Pedro Rodríguez 3 USA Ecurie Vickie Racing BVC Mk. I Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 9/6 USA Bruce Campbell 10–11 USA Carl A. Haas Racing Teams, Inc. Lola T162Lola T163 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 10 USA Chuck Parsons All USA Motschenbacher Racing Enterprises McLaren M12 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 11 GER Lothar Motschenbacher All USA Sandburg Travel Lola T160 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 12 USA Hugh Powell 2 USA North American Racing Team Ferrari 312 P Ferrari 3.0 L V12 Goodyear 12 MEX Pedro Rodríguez 7 GBR A. G. Dean Racing, Ltd. Porsche 908/02 Porsche 3.0 L Flat-8 Dunlop 14 GBR Tony Dean 3 USA Agapiou Brothers Racing Ford G7A Ford 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 15 USA Peter Revson 1–2 CAN John Cannon 4, 11 USA George Follmer 5–6 AUS Jack Brabham 8 NZL Formula 1 Enterprises, Inc. Ferrari 612 P Ferrari 6.2 L V12Ferrari 6.9 L V12 Firestone 16 NZL Chris Amon 3–11 CAN Terry Godsall McLaren-Elva Mk. III Ford-Weslake 5.6 L V8 17 USA Jerry Titus 2 CAN Ecurie Canada 1969 McLaren-Elva Mk. III Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Firestone 18 CAN Kris Harrison 4–11 CHE Scuderia Filipinetti Lola T70 Mk. 3B GT Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 Goodyear 19 SWE Jo Bonnier 3 USA Wilson Racing Lola T163 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 19 USA Gary Wilson 5–6, 8–11 USA Jim Matuska McLaren-Elva Mk. III Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 20 USA Eric Haga 9–10 USA Frank Kloski Lola T70 Mk. 2 Chevrolet 5.7 L V8 Goodyear 22 USA Harry Heuer 3 USA Autocoast Autocoast Ti-22 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 22 GBR Jackie Oliver 9–11 USA Harvey Lasiter and Tiny Naylor Restaurants McLaren-Elva Mk. III Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Goodyear 23 USA Harvey Lasiter 6, 9–10 USA R. J. Nagel Lola T70 Mk. 3 Ford 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 24 USA Bob Nagel 1–3, 5–10 USA Salyer Racing McKee Mk. 10McKee Mk. 14 Oldsmobile 6.4 L Turbo V8Oldsmobile 7.5 L Turbo V8 Goodyear 25 USA Joe Leonard 1–2, 6 USA Galloway Racing Team McLaren M6BLola T70 Mk. 3 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Goodyear 27 USA Richie Galloway 1–4, 6, 8 USA Ecurie Greene, Inc. McLaren M6B Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 28 USA Dick Brown 1–3, 5–11 USA Fred Baker McLaren M6B Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 29 USA Fred Baker 2–3 Lola T160 49 6 USA Jef Stevens Lola T70 Mk. 3B Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Goodyear 29 USA Jef Stevens 7 USA Robbins-Jeffries Racing Team Lola T163 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 31 USA Ronnie Bucknum 3 USA Peter Revson 5–11 CAN Ross Murray Hayman Chevrolet V8 32 CAN Ross Murray 2 USA Nelli Racing Enterprises Lola T70 Mk. 3B Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 32 USA Vic Nelli 9–10 USA Warren Burmester Lola T70 Mk. 3 Chevrolet 6.3 L V8 Firestone 34/84 USA George Drolsom 1–3, 5–6, 8 USA Clif Apel McLaren-Elva Mk. III Chevrolet 6.3 L V8 Goodyear 37 USA Clif Apel 3, 5–6, 8, 11 USA Frank Kahlich McLaren-Elva Mk. III Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Goodyear 39 USA Frank Kahlich 1–2, 5, 8 USA D. M. Brooke Doran Lola T162 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 43 USA Brooke Doran 3, 5–6, 8 USA Jerry Hansen McLaren M6B Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 44 USA Jerry Hansen 6 USA All American Racers McLaren M6B Ford-Weslake 5.6 L V8Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 48 USA Dan Gurney 1–2, 8–10 USA Frank Kloski Lola T70 Mk. 2 Chevrolet 5.7 L V8 50 USA Tom Terrell 1–2 USA Dave Causey McLaren M6A Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 51 USA Dave Causey 6, 8, 11 USA Auto World, Inc. McLaren M6B Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Goodyear 54 USA Oscar Koveleski 1–3, 5–6 CAN McCaig Racing Enterprises McLaren M6B Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Goodyear 55 CAN Roger McCaig 1, 4, 8–11 CAN John Cordts 2–3 CAN Performance Engineering McLaren-Elva Mk. III Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Firestone 57 CAN John Cordts 1 USA Monte Shelton McLaren-Elva Mk. III Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 57 USA Monte Shelton 9–10 USA Don Jensen Burnett Mk. 2 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 60 USA Don Jensen 9–10 USA F & H Racing McKee Mk. 6B Oldsmobile 7.0 L V8 Firestone 64 USA Chuck Frederick 4, 6, 9–11 USA Ron Grable Lola T70 Mk. 2 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Goodyear 68 USA Ron Grable 4 USA Stan Burnett Burnett Mk. 3 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 71 USA Stan Burnett 4, 6 USA John Williamson Lola T70 Mk. 2 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 73 USA John Williamson 9 USA Lou Pavesi 10 USA Eric Hauser Lola T70 Mk. 2 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 74 USA Doug Hooper 9 USA Eric Hauser 10 USA Janke Auto Company McLaren-Elva Mk. III Chevrolet V8 75/72 USA Leonard Janke 1–2 USA Fayer-Dini Lola T162 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Firestone 75 USA Bob Dini 3, 6–9 USA Beck Racing Lola T160McLaren-Elva Mk. III Chevrolet 7.0 L V8Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Goodyear 77/79 USA Leonard Janke 3–4, 6–8, 10–11 USA Automotion of San Diego Lola T70 Mk. 2 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 77 USA Jack Millikan 10 USA Dutton Racing Enterprises Lola T70 Mk. 3 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Firestone 79 USA Tom Dutton 1–7 USA K. P. Speet McLaren-Elva Mk. III Ford-Weslake 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 79 USA Kirt Speet 8 USA Northwest American Racing Team McLaren-Elva Mk. III Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 81 USA Spencer Stoddard 6, 9–10 CAN Ecurie Montreal McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB Chevrolet 5.9 L V8 Firestone 86 CAN Jacques Couture 1–2 USA Trident Racing Enterprises Lola T160 Chrysler 7.0 L V8 Goodyear 88 USA Ron Dykes 9–10 USA John Cholis/Eric Hauser and Tiny Naylor Restaurant Lola T70 Mk. 3B Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 91 USA Doug Hooper 6, 10 USA David P. Hurley McLaren-Elva Mk. IIB Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 92 USA David Hurley 10 USA Dr. Leonard Faustina Lola T70 Mk. 3 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Firestone 96 USA Len Faustina 1–2 USA Doug Harding Lola T70 Mk. 3 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 97 USA Dick Kantrud 6 USA Tranquil Racing Lola T70 Mk. 3 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 Goodyear 97 USA Ron Goldleaf 7–11 CAN George Eaton Racing McLaren M12 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 Firestone 98 CAN George Eaton All USA Young American Racing McLaren M6B Ford 7.0 L V8 Firestone 99 CAN John Cannon 1–2, 5 GBR David Hobbs 6, 8 CAN John Cordts 9–11 Season results Rnd Circuit Winning team Results Winning driver 1 Mosport GBR #4 McLaren Cars Results NZL Bruce McLaren 2 Mont-Tremblant GBR #5 McLaren Cars Results NZL Denny Hulme 3 Watkins Glen GBR #4 McLaren Cars Results NZL Bruce McLaren 4 Edmonton GBR #5 McLaren Cars Results NZL Denny Hulme 5 Mid-Ohio GBR #5 McLaren Cars Results NZL Denny Hulme 6 Road America GBR #4 McLaren Cars Results NZL Bruce McLaren 7 Bridgehampton GBR #5 McLaren Cars Results NZL Denny Hulme 8 Michigan GBR #4 McLaren Cars Results NZL Bruce McLaren 9 Laguna Seca GBR #4 McLaren Cars Results NZL Bruce McLaren 10 Riverside GBR #5 McLaren Cars Results NZL Denny Hulme 11 Texas GBR #4 McLaren Cars Results NZL Bruce McLaren 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 nine finishes out of eleven rounds counted towards the championship. Points earned but not counting towards the championship are marked by parenthesis. Pos Driver Team Car Engine R.1 R.2 R.3 R.4 R.5 R.6 R.7 R.8 R.9 R.10 R.11 Total 1 NZL Bruce McLaren GBR McLaren Cars McLaren M8B Chevrolet 20 15 20 15 20 15 20 20 20 165 2 NZL Denny Hulme GBR McLaren Cars McLaren M8B Chevrolet (15) 20 15 20 20 15 20 15 15 20 160 3 USA Chuck Parsons USA Carl A. Haas Racing Team Lola T162Lola T163 Chevrolet 8   12  8  12  4  6  12  15  8 85 4 SUI Jo Siffert DEU Porsche-Audi Porsche 908/02Porsche 917PA Porsche 6   10  12  10  8  10 56 5 CAN George Eaton CAN George Eaton Racing McLaren M12 Chevrolet 2 4 10 12 6 3 15 52 6 NZL Chris Amon NZL Chris AmonGBR McLaren CarsNZL Formula 1 Enterprises Ferrari 612PMcLaren M8BFerrari 712P FerrariChevroletFerrari 12   15   12   39 7 GER Lothar Motschenbacher USA Motschenbacher Racing McLaren M12 Chevrolet 10 6 10 3 6 35 8 GBR Tony Dean DEU Porsche-Audi Porsche 908/02 Porsche 2 3 8 6 4 4 4 3 34 9 GBR John Surtees USA Chaparral Cars Inc. McLaren M12Chaparral 2H Chevrolet 12   10  8 30 10 CAN John Cordts CAN McCaig RacingUSA Young American Racers McLaren M6B ChevroletFord 10  8   6 24 11= USA Dan Gurney USA All American RacersGBR McLaren Cars McLaren M6BMcLaren M8B FordChevrolet  12 10  22 11= USA Mario Andretti USA Holman & Moody McLaren M6B Ford 10 12 22 13 USA Peter Revson USA Agapiou BrothersUSA Robbins-Jeffries Racing Ford G7ALola T163 FordChevrolet  4  10  8 22 14 USA Dick Brown USA Ecurie Green McLaren M6B Chevrolet 2 4 3 1 3 13 15 AUS Jack Brabham USA Agapiou BrothersGBR Alan Mann Racing Ford G7AOpen Sports Ford 12 12 16= USA Tom Dutton USA Dutton Racing Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet 1 8 9 16= MEX Pedro Rodríguez FRA Matra of FranceUSA North American Racing Team Matra MS630/650Ferrari 312P MatraFerrari 1   8 9 18 USA Leonard Janke USA Leonard Janke McLaren M1CLola T160 Chevrolet 1   4 2  2  9 19 ITA Andrea de Adamich USA Chaparral Cars Inc. McLaren M12 Chevrolet 8 8 20 CAN Jacques Couture CAN Ecurie Soucy Racing McLaren M1B Chevrolet 6 2 8 21 CAN Kris Harrison CAN Ecurie Canada 1969 McLaren M1C Chevrolet 6 1 1 8 22 USA Gary Wilson USA Wilson Racing Lola T163 Chevrolet 1 6 7 23 USA Oscar Koveleski USA Auto-World, Inc. McLaren M6B Chevrolet 4 3 7 24 USA Fred Baker USA Fred Baker McLaren M6BLola T160 Chevrolet 6  6 25 USA Dave Causey USA Dave Causey McLaren M6A Chevrolet 2 4 6 26 USA Richard Galloway USA R.B. Galloway McLaren M6B Chevrolet 3 2 5 27 SWE Jo Bonnier SUI Scuderia Filipinetti Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet 4 4 28= USA Joe Leonard USA Salyer Racing McKee Mk.10McKee Mk.14 Oldsmobile 3 3 28= FRA Johnny Servoz-Gavin FRA Matra of France Matra MS650 Matra 3 3 30 CAN Roger McCaig CAN McCaig Racing McLaren M6B Chevrolet 2 1 3 31 USA Brooke Doran USA Marshall Brooke Doran Lola T160 Chevrolet 2 2 32= GBR David Hobbs USA Young American Racers McLaren M6B Ford 1 1 32= USA Spencer Stoddard USA Northwest American Racing McLaren M1C Chevrolet 1 1 References http://wsrp.ic.cz/canam1969.html Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1969 World Sports Racing Prototypes 2 October 2005 2008-01-16 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130929135955/http://wsrp.ic.cz/canam1969.html 2013-09-29 http://wsrp.ic.cz/tablecanam.html Can-Am - final positions and tables World Sports Racing Prototypes 2 October 2005 2008-01-16 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080531191220/http://wsrp.ic.cz/tablecanam.html 2008-05-31 Bibliography Robert Weber Automobilsport Racing / History / Passion #12: Can-Am 1969 June 2017 Sportfahrer Verlag English 2199-126X Category:1969 in American motorsport Category:1969 in Canadian motorsport Category:Can-Am seasons Can-Am