1971 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship

February 2025 1971 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship 1970 1972 The 1971 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship was the fifth annual running of the Sports Car Club of America's professional open wheel racing series.Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America - Race by Race, 2003, pages 7 to 50 Liggett & Myers increased its support of the championship for 1971 through its L&M cigarette brand and now had series naming rights.Keith Waltz, Tobacco Money Makes Its Move Into Auto Racing, www.nationalspeedsportnews.com Retrieved on 27 March 2014 The championship was won by David Hobbs, driving a McLaren M10B Chevrolet.Wolfgang Kopfler, 1971 L&M 5000 Continental Championship, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America - Race by Race, 2003, pages 49 & 50 Calendar The championship was contested over eight races with two heats per race. Round Date Event name Event location Duration Winning driver Vehicle 1 25 April Riverside Grand Prix Riverside International Raceway 77 laps AUS Frank Matich McLaren M10B – Repco Holden V8 2 2 May Monterey Grand Prix Laguna Seca Raceway 80 laps GBR David Hobbs McLaren M10B – Chevrolet V8 3 23 May Seattle Grand Prix Seattle International Raceway 80 laps GBR David Hobbs McLaren M10B – Chevrolet V8 4 5 July Mid-Ohio Grand Prix Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 60 laps USA Sam Posey Surtees TS8 – Chevrolet V8 5 18 July Road America Grand Prix Road America 48 laps GBR David Hobbs McLaren M10B – Chevrolet V8 6 1 August Lucerne 100 Edmonton International Speedway 50 laps GBR David Hobbs McLaren M10B – Chevrolet V8 7 15 August Minnesota Grand Prix Brainerd International Raceway 60 laps USA Brett Lunger Lola T192 – Chevrolet V8 8 6 September Lime Rock Grand Prix Lime Rock Park 66 laps GBR David Hobbs McLaren M10B – Chevrolet V8 Points system Championship points were awarded to drivers on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten places in each race, those places having been determined from the results of the two heats. Total points for each driver were based on the best six finishes. Championship results thumb|David Hobbs won the 1971 L&M Continental 5000 Championship driving a McLaren M10B, similar to that pictured above Position 1971 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship (Part1), www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 27 March 20141971 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship (Part2), www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 27 March 2014 Driver Car Points 1 GBR David Hobbs McLaren M10B Chevrolet 119 2 USA Sam Posey Surtees TS8 Chevrolet 70 3 USA Brett Lunger Lola T192 Chevrolet 64 4 CAN Eppie Wietzes McLaren M18 Chevrolet 59 5 USA Jim Dittemore Lola T192 Chevrolet 41 6 AUS Frank Matich McLaren M10B Repco Holden 35 7 USA Ron Grable Lola T190 Chevrolet & American Mk1 Chevrolet 30 8 USA Gregg Young Surtees TS7 Ford Cosworth DFV 28 9 USA Lothar Motschenbacher McLaren M18 Chevrolet 26 10 CAN Bill Brack Lotus 70 Chevrolet 23 11 USA Gerard Raney Eagle Chevrolet 21 12 USA John Gunn Eagle Chevrolet 20 13 USA Skip Barber March 701 Ford Cosworth DFV & March 711 Ford Cosworth DFV 18 14 USA Jerry Hansen Lola T192 Chevrolet 17 15 USA Evan Noyes McLaren M18 Chevrolet 10 16 CAN Horst Kroll Lola T142 Chevrolet 9 = USA Jack Eiteljorg Lola T192 Chevrolet 9 18 USA Monte Shelton Eagle Chevrolet 8 = USA Merle Brennan McLaren M10A Chevrolet 8 20 USA Pete Lovely Lotus 49B Ford Cosworth DFV 6 21 USA Jon Milledge McLaren M10A Chevrolet 4 = USA Barry Blackmore McLaren M10A Chevrolet 4 = USA Bud Morley Lola T192 Chevrolet 4 24 USA Dave Jordan Eagle Chevrolet 3 = USA Dennis Ott McLaren M10B Chevrolet 3 26 USA Ed Felter Lola T190 Chevrolet 2 = USA Bill Gubelmann March 712M Ford BDALime Rock Grand Prix (race results), www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 27 March 2014 2 28 USA Jon Ward Nova Mk 1 Chevrolet 1 = USA Mike Brockman Lola T190 Chevrolet 1 = USA Ronnie Bucknum Lola T190 Chevrolet 1 = ITA Nick Dioguardi Surtees TS5 Chevrolet 1 = USA Chris Cook Surtees TS5 Chevrolet 1 See also 1971 Questor Grand Prix - Many Continental Championship competitors also raced in this non-championship race References External links Old Racing Cars Formula 5000 page Category:SCCA Continental Championship Category:Formula 5000 LandM Championship