# 1969 Can-Am season

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 |

## Season results

| Rnd | Circuit | Winning Team | Results |
| Rnd | Circuit | Winning Driver | Results |
| 1 | Mosport | #4 McLaren Cars | Results |
| 1 | Mosport | Bruce McLaren | Results |
| 2 | Mont-Tremblant | #5 McLaren Cars | Results |
| 2 | Mont-Tremblant | Denny Hulme | Results |
| 3 | Watkins Glen | #4 McLaren Cars | Results |
| 3 | Watkins Glen | Bruce McLaren | Results |
| 4 | Edmonton | #5 McLaren Cars | Results |
| 4 | Edmonton | Denny Hulme | Results |
| 5 | Mid-Ohio | #5 McLaren Cars | Results |
| 5 | Mid-Ohio | Denny Hulme | Results |
| 6 | Road America | #4 McLaren Cars | Results |
| 6 | Road America | Bruce McLaren | Results |
| 7 | Bridgehampton | #5 McLaren Cars | Results |
| 7 | Bridgehampton | Denny Hulme | Results |
| 8 | Michigan | #4 McLaren Cars | Results |
| 8 | Michigan | Bruce McLaren | Results |
| 9 | Laguna Seca | #4 McLaren Cars | Results |
| 9 | Laguna Seca | Bruce McLaren | Results |
| 10 | Riverside | #5 McLaren Cars | Results |
| 10 | Riverside | Denny Hulme | Results |
| 11 | Texas | #4 McLaren Cars | Results |
| 11 | Texas | Bruce McLaren | Results |

## 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 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren Cars | McLaren M8B | Chevrolet | 20 | 15 | 20 | | 15 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | | 20 | 165 |
| 2 | Denny Hulme | McLaren Cars | McLaren M8B | Chevrolet | (15) | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 20 | | 160 |
| 3 | Chuck Parsons | Carl A. Haas Racing Team | Lola T162 Lola T163 | Chevrolet | 8 | 12 | 8 | | | 12 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 85 |
| 4 | Jo Siffert | Porsche-Audi | Porsche 908/02 Porsche 917PA | Porsche | | | 6 | | 10 | | 12 | 10 | 8 | | 10 | 56 |
| 5 | George Eaton | George Eaton Racing | McLaren M12 | Chevrolet | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | | | 3 | | | 15 | 52 |
| 6 | Chris Amon | Chris Amon McLaren Cars Formula 1 Enterprises | Ferrari 612P McLaren M8B Ferrari 712P | Ferrari Chevrolet Ferrari | | | 12 | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | 39 |
| 7 | Lothar Motschenbacher | Motschenbacher Racing | McLaren M12 | Chevrolet | | 10 | | | | 6 | 10 | | 3 | | 6 | 35 |
| 8 | Tony Dean | Porsche-Audi | Porsche 908/02 | Porsche | | | 2 | | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 34 |
| 9 | John Surtees | Chaparral Cars Inc. | McLaren M12 Chaparral 2H | Chevrolet | 12 | | | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | 30 |
| 10 | John Cordts | McCaig Racing Young American Racers | McLaren M6B | Chevrolet Ford | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | 6 | | | 24 |
| 11= | Dan Gurney | All American Racers McLaren Cars | McLaren M6B McLaren M8B | Ford Chevrolet | | | | | | | | 12 | | 10 | | 22 |
| 11= | Mario Andretti | Holman & Moody | McLaren M6B | Ford | | | | | | | | | 10 | 12 | | 22 |
| 13 | Peter Revson | Agapiou Brothers Robbins-Jeffries Racing | Ford G7A Lola T163 | Ford Chevrolet | | | | | 4 | 10 | | | | 8 | | 22 |
| 14 | Dick Brown | Ecurie Green | McLaren M6B | Chevrolet | | | | | 2 | 4 | 3 | | 1 | 3 | | 13 |
| 15 | Jack Brabham | Agapiou Brothers Alan Mann Racing | Ford G7A Open Sports | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 12 |
| 16= | Tom Dutton | Dutton Racing | Lola T70 Mk.3B | Chevrolet | | 1 | | 8 | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 16= | Pedro Rodríguez | Matra of France North American Racing Team | Matra MS630/650 Ferrari 312P | Matra Ferrari | | | 1 | | | | 8 | | | | | 9 |
| 18 | Leonard Janke | Leonard Janke | McLaren M1C Lola T160 | Chevrolet | 1 | | | 4 | | | 2 | | | | 2 | 9 |
| 19 | Andrea de Adamich | Chaparral Cars Inc. | McLaren M12 | Chevrolet | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | 8 |
| 20 | Jacques Couture | Ecurie Soucy Racing | McLaren M1B | Chevrolet | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 21 | Kris Harrison | Ecurie Canada 1969 | McLaren M1C | Chevrolet | | | | 6 | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 8 |
| 22 | Gary Wilson | Wilson Racing | Lola T163 | Chevrolet | | | | | 1 | | | | | 6 | | 7 |
| 23 | Oscar Koveleski | Auto-World, Inc. | McLaren M6B | Chevrolet | 4 | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 7 |
| 24 | Fred Baker | Fred Baker | McLaren M6B Lola T160 | Chevrolet | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 25 | Dave Causey | Dave Causey | McLaren M6A | Chevrolet | | | | | | | | 2 | | | 4 | 6 |
| 26 | Richard Galloway | R.B. Galloway | McLaren M6B | Chevrolet | 3 | | | | | | | | 2 | | | 5 |
| 27 | Jo Bonnier | Scuderia Filipinetti | Lola T70 Mk.3B | Chevrolet | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 28= | Joe Leonard | Salyer Racing | McKee Mk.10 McKee Mk.14 | Oldsmobile | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 28= | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | Matra of France | Matra MS650 | Matra | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 30 | Roger McCaig | McCaig Racing | McLaren M6B | Chevrolet | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 31 | Brooke Doran | Marshall Brooke Doran | Lola T160 | Chevrolet | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 |
| 32= | David Hobbs | Young American Racers | McLaren M6B | Ford | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 32= | Spencer Stoddard | Northwest American Racing | McLaren M1C | Chevrolet | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 |