1967 SCCA Grand Prix Championship

1967 SCCA Continental Championship season none 1968 The 1967 SCCA Grand Prix Championship season was the inaugural season of the Sports Car Club of America's championship series for open-wheel, single-seat formula cars, later to be known as the SCCA Continental Championship.1967-69 SCCA Grand Prix Championship Review, www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 13 February 2014 The 1967 championship was open to SCCA Formula A, Formula B and Formula C cars, which were limited to a maximum engine displacement of 3.0 liters, 1.6 liters and 1.1 liters respectively.Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America – Race by Race, Second Edition, 2003, page 7 In June 1967 the SCCA decreed that, from 1 January 1968, cars powered by production-based engines of up to 5 litre (305 cubic inch) displacement would be eligible to compete in Formula A and thus for the championship. Race results The 1967 SCCA Grand Prix Championship was contested over a five race series. Round Date Event Racetrack Distance Formula A winner Formula A vehicle Formula B winner Formula B vehicle Formula C winner Formula C vehicle 1 May 14 Colorado Grand PrixContinental Divide36 laps Harry McIntosh Brabham BT7 - Climax FWMV V8 Gus Hutchison Lotus 41C - Ford twin cam BRM Jim Mulhall Lola Mk3 - Ford 2 May 20 Bridgehampton Continental Race Bridgehampton Race Circuit35 laps Jim Haynes Lotus 18/21 - Climax FPF 4 Gus Hutchison Lotus 41C - Ford twin cam BRM Fred Hummel LeGrand Mk 3 3 June 25 War Bonnet Continental Race War Bonnet50 lapsGus Hutchison Lotus 41C - Ford twin cam BRM Wayne T Mitchell Lotus 22 - Ford 4 September 17 St Jovite Grand Prix Mont-Tremblant40 lapsGuy Wooley Cooper - Climax FPF 4 Fred Ashplant Brabham BT21 - Ford twin cam Ronald Stanwicks Cooper FJ Mk 3A - Ford 5 October 1 Lake Tahoe Continental Race Lake Tahoe35 lapsJack Millikan Lotus 22 - Oldsmobile Gus Hutchison Lotus 41C - Ford twin cam BRM Ray Seher Lotus 20 Points system Championship points were awarded to drivers on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis. Championship results The top ten placed drivers in the 1967 championship were as follows: Position Driver Car Points 1 USA Gus Hutchison Lotus 41 Ford 36 2 USA Mike Hiss Brabham BT21 Ford 12 = USA Karl Knapp LeGrand Ford 12 = USA Lou Sell Brabham BT21A Ford 12 5 USA Bob McQueen LeGrand Ford 10 6 USA Fred Ashplant Brabham BT21 Ford 9 7 USA Mike Cronin Lotus 22 Ford 7 8 USA Harold Krech Lotus 41 Ford 6 9 USA Roger Barr Crossle Ford 4 10 CAN Peter Broeker Stebro Mk4 Ford 3 = USA Steve Griswold LeGrand Alfa Romeo 3 = USA Bill Gubelmann Brabham Ford 3 References External links US Formula B 1967, www.oldracingcars.com Category:SCCA Grand Prix Championship Category:SCCA Continental Championship Category:Formula A (SCCA)