# 1970 Can-Am season

The 1970 Canadian-American Challenge Cup 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 | Labatt's Blue Trophy | Mosport Park | June 14 |
| 2 | Mont-Tremblant 50 | Circuit Mont-Tremblant | June 28 |
| 3 | Watkins Glen Can-Am | Watkins Glen International | July 12 |
| 4 | Klondike Trail 200 | Edmonton Speedway Park | July 26 |
| 5 | Buckeye Can-Am | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | August 23 |
| 6 | Road America Can-Am | Road America | August 30 |
| 7 | Road Atlanta Can-Am | Road Atlanta | September 13 |
| 8 | Minneapolis Tribune Grand Prix | Donnybrooke International Raceway | September 27 |
| 9 | Monterey Castrol Grand Prix | Laguna Seca Raceway | October 18 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Times Grand Prix | Riverside International Raceway | November 1 |

## Season results

| Rnd | Circuit | Winning Team | Results |
| Rnd | Circuit | Winning Driver | Results |
| 1 | Mosport | #48 McLaren Cars | Results |
| 1 | Mosport | Dan Gurney | Results |
| 2 | Mont-Tremblant | #48 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | Results |
| 2 | Mont-Tremblant | Dan Gurney | Results |
| 3 | Watkins Glen | #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | Results |
| 3 | Watkins Glen | Denny Hulme | Results |
| 4 | Edmonton | #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | Results |
| 4 | Edmonton | Denny Hulme | Results |
| 5 | Mid-Ohio | #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | Results |
| 5 | Mid-Ohio | Denny Hulme | Results |
| 6 | Road America | #7 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | Results |
| 6 | Road America | Peter Gethin | Results |
| 7 | Road Atlanta | #8 A.G. Dean Ltd. | Results |
| 7 | Road Atlanta | Tony Dean | Results |
| 8 | Donnybrooke | #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | Results |
| 8 | Donnybrooke | Denny Hulme | Results |
| 9 | Laguna Seca | #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | Results |
| 9 | Laguna Seca | Denny Hulme | Results |
| 10 | Riverside | #5 Bruce McLaren Motor Racing | Results |
| 10 | Riverside | Denny Hulme | 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 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 | Denny Hulme | Bruce McLaren Racing | McLaren M8D | Chevrolet | 12 | | 20 | 20 | 20 | | | 20 | 20 | 20 | 132 |
| 2 | Lothar Motschenbacher | Motschenbacher Racing | McLaren M8B McLaren M12 McLaren M8C | Chevrolet | | 15 | | 12 | 12 | | 12 | 6 | | 8 | 65 |
| 3 | Peter Gethin | Bruce McLaren Racing | McLaren M8B | Chevrolet | | | | 12 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 15 | | | 56 |
| 4 | Dave Causey | Dave Causey | Lola T163 | Chevrolet | 4 | 2 | | 8 | | 12 | 15 | 3 | (2) | 3 | 47 |
| 5 | Jackie Oliver | Autocoast Titanium Racing | Autocoast Ti22 | Chevrolet | 15 | | | | | | | | 15 | 15 | 45 |
| 6 | Tony Dean | A.G. Dean Ltd. | Porsche 908/02 | Porsche | 10 | | | | | 8 | 20 | 4 | | 2 | 44 |
| 7 | Dan Gurney | Bruce McLaren Racing | McLaren M8D | Chevrolet | 20 | 20 | 2 | | | | | | | | 42 |
| 8 | Peter Revson | Carl Haas Racing | Lola T220 | Chevrolet | | | | | 15 | | | 12 | 12 | | 39 |
| 9 | Bobby Brown | Bob Brown Racing Eno de Pasquale | McLaren M6B Lola T163 | Chevrolet | | 10 | 3 | 10 | | 6 | | | | 6 | 35 |
| 10 | Roger McCaig | Roger McCaig | McLaren M8C | Chevrolet | 8 | 8 | | 3 | 6 | | 8 | | | 1 | 34 |
| 11 | Chris Amon | March Engineering | March 707 | Chevrolet | | | | | | | | 8 | 10 | 10 | 28 |
| 12 | Gary Wilson | Gary Wilson | Lola T163 | Chevrolet | | | | 6 | 8 | 10 | | | 3 | | 27 |
| 13 | Pedro Rodríguez | J.W. Automotive North American Racing Team Castrol Team BRM | Porsche 917K Ferrari 512S BRM P154 | Porsche Ferrari Chevrolet | | | | | | | | 2 | 8 | 12 | 26 |
| 14 | Chuck Parsons | Chuck Parsons | Lola T160/3 | Chevrolet | | 3 | | | 10 | | | | 6 | | 19 |
| 15= | Vic Elford | Porsche-Audi USA Advanced Vehicle Systems Vic Nelli Chaparral Cars Inc. Frank Kahlich Agapiou Brothers Racing | Porsche 917K AVS Shadow Lola T70 Mk.3 Chaparral 2J McLaren M6B Ford G7A | Porsche Chevrolet Chevrolet Chevrolet Ford Ford | | | 10 | | | | 6 | | | | 16 |
| 15= | Oscar Koveleski | Oscar Koveleski | McLaren M8B | Chevrolet | | 6 | | | | | 10 | | | | 16 |
| 17= | Jo Siffert | J.W. Automotive | Porsche 917K | Porsche | | | 15 | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 17= | Bob Bondurant | Smith-Oeser Racing | Lola T160 | Chevrolet | | | | | | 15 | | | | | 15 |
| 19 | Jim Adams | Earle-Cord Racing | Ferrari 512S Ferrari 512S | Ferrari | | | | 4 | | | | 10 | | | 14 |
| 20= | George Eaton | Castrol Team BRM | BRM P154 | Chevrolet | | 12 | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 20= | Richard Attwood | Porsche-Audi USA | Porsche 917K | Porsche | | | 12 | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 22 | Dick Durant | Dick Durant | Lola T163 | Chevrolet | 3 | | | | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | | 12 |
| 23 | Mario Andretti | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Ferrari 712P | Ferrari | | | 8 | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 24 | Tony Adamowicz | Vic Nelli Motschenbacher Racing | Lola T70 Mk.3 McLaren M12 | Chevrolet | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 25= | Gordon Dewar | Gordon Dewar | McLaren M6B | Chevrolet | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 25= | Gijs van Lennep | Martini Racing | Porsche 917K | Porsche | | | 6 | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 27 | Graeme Lawrence | Canadian Can-Am Racing | McLaren M12 | Chevrolet | | | | | | 3 | 2 | | 1 | | 6 |
| 28 | Brian Redman | J.W. Automotive | Porsche 917K | Porsche | | | 4 | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 29= | Brooke Doran | Marshall Brooke Doran | Lola T163 | Chevrolet | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 29= | Leonard Janke | Janke Auto Inc. | McLaren M1C | Chevrolet | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 |
| 31= | Rainer Brezinka | Rainer Brezinka | McLaren M1C | Chevrolet | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 31= | Cliff Apel | Cliff Apel | McLaren M6B | Chevrolet | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 31= | Gérard Larrousse | Martini Racing | Porsche 908/02 | Porsche | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 31= | Chuck Frederick | C.E. Frederick | McKee Mk.6B | Oldsmobile | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 |
| 31= | Bob Nagel | Bob Nagel | Lola T70 Mk.3 | Ford | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 |
| 31= | Ron Goldleaf | Ron Goldleaf | McLaren M6B | Chevrolet | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 31= | George Drolsom | George Drolsom | Lola T70 Mk.3 | Chevrolet | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 31= | Peter Gregg | Peter Gregg | Lola T165 | Chevrolet | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 |