1967 SCCA Grand Prix Championship
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.[1] 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.[2]
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.[2]
Race results
[edit]The 1967 SCCA Grand Prix Championship was contested over a five race series.[1]
| 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 Prix | Continental Divide | 36 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 Circuit | 35 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 Bonnet | 50 laps | Gus Hutchison
Lotus 41C - Ford twin cam BRM |
Wayne T Mitchell
Lotus 22 - Ford | |
| 4 | September 17 | St Jovite Grand Prix | Mont-Tremblant | 40 laps | Guy 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 Tahoe | 35 laps | Jack Millikan
Lotus 22 - Oldsmobile |
Gus Hutchison
Lotus 41C - Ford twin cam BRM |
Ray Seher
Lotus 20 |
Points system
[edit]Championship points were awarded to drivers on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis.[1]
Championship results
[edit]The top ten placed drivers in the 1967 championship were as follows:
| Position [1] | Driver [1] | Car [1] | Points [1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gus Hutchison
|
Lotus 41 Ford | 36 |
| 2 | Mike Hiss
|
Brabham BT21 Ford | 12 |
| = | Karl Knapp
|
LeGrand Ford | 12 |
| = | Lou Sell
|
Brabham BT21A Ford | 12 |
| 5 | Bob McQueen
|
LeGrand Ford | 10 |
| 6 | Fred Ashplant
|
Brabham BT21 Ford | 9 |
| 7 | Mike Cronin
|
Lotus 22 Ford | 7 |
| 8 | Harold Krech
|
Lotus 41 Ford | 6 |
| 9 | Roger Barr
|
Crossle Ford | 4 |
| 10 |  Peter Broeker
|
Stebro Mk4 Ford | 3 |
| = | Steve Griswold
|
LeGrand Alfa Romeo | 3 |
| = | Bill Gubelmann
|
Brabham Ford | 3 |