1970 Can-Am season

Template:Motorsport season The 1970 Canadian-American Challenge Cup season 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

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date
1	Template:Country flagicon Labatt's Blue Trophy	Mosport Park	June 14
2	Template:Country flagicon Mont-Tremblant 50	Circuit Mont-Tremblant	June 28
3	Template:Country flagicon Watkins Glen Can-Am	Watkins Glen International	July 12
4	Template:Country flagicon Klondike Trail 200	Edmonton Speedway Park	July 26
5	Template:Country flagicon Buckeye Can-Am	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	August 23
6	Template:Country flagicon Road America Can-Am	Road America	August 30
7	Template:Country flagicon Road Atlanta Can-Am	Road Atlanta	September 13
8	Template:Country flagicon Minneapolis Tribune Grand Prix	Donnybrooke International Raceway	September 27
9	Template:Country flagicon Monterey Castrol Grand Prix	Laguna Seca Raceway	October 18
10	Template:Country flagicon Los Angeles Times Grand Prix	Riverside International Raceway	November 1

Season results

Rnd	Circuit	Winning Team	Results
		Winning Driver
1	Mosport	Template:Country flagicon #48 McLaren Cars	Results
		Template:Country flagicon Dan Gurney
2	Mont-Tremblant	Template:Country flagicon #48 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Results
		Template:Country flagicon Dan Gurney
3	Watkins Glen	Template:Country flagicon #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Results
		Template:Country flagicon Denny Hulme
4	Edmonton	Template:Country flagicon #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Results
		Template:Country flagicon Denny Hulme
5	Mid-Ohio	Template:Country flagicon #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Results
		Template:Country flagicon Denny Hulme
6	Road America	Template:Country flagicon #7 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Results
		Template:Country flagicon Peter Gethin
7	Road Atlanta	Template:Country flagicon #8 A.G. Dean Ltd.	Results
		Template:Country flagicon Tony Dean
8	Donnybrooke	Template:Country flagicon #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Results
		Template:Country flagicon Denny Hulme
9	Laguna Seca	Template:Country flagicon #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Results
		Template:Country flagicon Denny Hulme
10	Riverside	Template:Country flagicon #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	Results
		Template:Country flagicon Denny Hulme

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.

Pos	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Rd10	Total
1	Template:Country flagicon Denny Hulme	Template:Country flagicon Bruce McLaren Racing	McLaren M8D	Chevrolet	12		20	20	20			20	20	20	132
2	Template:Country flagicon Lothar Motschenbacher	Template:Country flagicon Motschenbacher Racing	McLaren M8B McLaren M12 McLaren M8C	Chevrolet		15		12	12		12	6		8	65
3	Template:Country flagicon Peter Gethin	Template:Country flagicon Bruce McLaren Racing	McLaren M8B	Chevrolet				12	2	20	4	15			56
4	Template:Country flagicon Dave Causey	Template:Country flagicon Dave Causey	Lola T163	Chevrolet	4	2		8		12	15	3	(2)	3	47
5	Template:Country flagicon Jackie Oliver	Template:Country flagicon Autocoast Titanium Racing	Autocoast Ti22	Chevrolet	15								15	15	45
6	Template:Country flagicon Tony Dean	Template:Country flagicon A.G. Dean Ltd.	Porsche 908/02	Porsche	10					8	20	4		2	44
7	Template:Country flagicon Dan Gurney	Template:Country flagicon Bruce McLaren Racing	McLaren M8D	Chevrolet	20	20	2								42
8	Template:Country flagicon Peter Revson	Template:Country flagicon Carl Haas Racing	Lola T220	Chevrolet					15			12	12		39
9	Template:Country flagicon Bobby Brown	Template:Country flagicon Bob Brown Racing Template:Country flagicon Eno de Pasquale	McLaren M6B Lola T163	Chevrolet		10	3	10		6				6	35
10	Template:Country flagicon Roger McCaig	Template:Country flagicon Roger McCaig	McLaren M8C	Chevrolet	8	8		3	6		8			1	34
11	Template:Country flagicon Chris Amon	Template:Country flagicon March Engineering	March 707	Chevrolet								8	10	10	28
12	Template:Country flagicon Gary Wilson	Template:Country flagicon Gary Wilson	Lola T163	Chevrolet				6	8	10			3		27
13	Template:Country flagicon Pedro Rodríguez	Template:Country flagicon J.W. Automotive Template:Country flagicon North American Racing Team Template:Country flagicon Castrol Team BRM	Porsche 917K Ferrari 512S BRM P154	Porsche Ferrari Chevrolet								2	8	12	26
14	Template:Country flagicon Chuck Parsons	Template:Country flagicon Chuck Parsons	Lola T160/3	Chevrolet		3			10				6		19
15=	Template:Country flagicon Vic Elford	Template:Country flagicon Porsche-Audi USA Template:Country flagicon Advanced Vehicle Systems Template:Country flagicon Vic Nelli Template:Country flagicon Chaparral Cars Inc. Template:Country flagicon Frank Kahlich Template:Country flagicon Agapiou Brothers	Porsche 917K AVS Shadow Lola T70 Mk.3 Chaparral 2J McLaren M6B Ford G7A	Porsche Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet Ford Ford			10				6				16
15=	Template:Country flagicon Oscar Koveleski	Template:Country flagicon Oscar Koveleski	McLaren M8B	Chevrolet		6					10				16
17=	Template:Country flagicon Jo Siffert	Template:Country flagicon J.W. Automotive	Porsche 917K	Porsche			15								15
17=	Template:Country flagicon Bob Bondurant	Template:Country flagicon Smith-Oeser Racing	Lola T160	Chevrolet						15					15
19	Template:Country flagicon Jim Adams	Template:Country flagicon Earle-Cord Racing	Ferrari 512S Ferrari 512P	Ferrari				4				10			14
20=	Template:Country flagicon George Eaton	Template:Country flagicon Castrol Team BRM	BRM P154	Chevrolet		12									12
20=	Template:Country flagicon Richard Attwood	Template:Country flagicon Porsche-Audi USA	Porsche 917K	Porsche			12								12
22	Template:Country flagicon Dick Durant	Template:Country flagicon Dick Durant	Lola T163	Chevrolet	3				4	2	3				12
23	Template:Country flagicon Mario Andretti	Template:Country flagicon SpA Ferrari SEFAC	Ferrari 512S	Ferrari			8								8
24	Template:Country flagicon Tony Adamowicz	Template:Country flagicon Vic Nelli Template:Country flagicon Motschenbacher Racing	Lola T70 Mk.3 McLaren M12	Chevrolet									4	4	8
25=	Template:Country flagicon Gordon Dewar	Template:Country flagicon Gordon Dewar	McLaren M6B	Chevrolet	6										6
25=	Template:Country flagicon Gijs van Lennep	Template:Country flagicon Martini Racing	Porsche 917K	Porsche			6								6
27	Template:Country flagicon Graeme Lawrence	Template:Country flagicon Canadian Can-Am Racing	McLaren M12	Chevrolet						3	2		1		6
28	Template:Country flagicon Brian Redman	Template:Country flagicon J.W. Automotive	Porsche 917K	Porsche			4								4
29=	Template:Country flagicon Brooke Doran	Template:Country flagicon Marshall Brooke Doran	Lola T163	Chevrolet	2										2
29=	Template:Country flagicon Leonard Janke	Template:Country flagicon Janke Auto Inc.	McLaren M1C	Chevrolet				2							2
31=	Template:Country flagicon Rainer Brezinka	Template:Country flagicon Rainer Brezinka	McLaren M1C	Chevrolet	1										1
31=	Template:Country flagicon Cliff Apel	Template:Country flagicon Cliff Apel	McLaren M6B	Chevrolet		1									1
31=	Template:Country flagicon Gérard Larrousse	Template:Country flagicon Martini Racing	Porsche 908/02	Porsche			1								1
31=	Template:Country flagicon Chuck Frederick	Template:Country flagicon C.E. Frederick	McKee Mk.6B	Oldsmobile				1							1
31=	Template:Country flagicon Bob Nagel	Template:Country flagicon Bob Nagel	Lola T70 Mk.3	Ford					1						1
31=	Template:Country flagicon Ron Goldleaf	Template:Country flagicon Ron Goldleaf	McLaren M6B	Chevrolet						1					1
31=	Template:Country flagicon George Drolsom	Template:Country flagicon George Drolsom	Lola T70 Mk.3	Chevrolet							1				1
31=	Template:Country flagicon Peter Gregg	Template:Country flagicon Peter Gregg	Lola T165	Chevrolet								1			1