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Can-Am  Record

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Year Team Races Wins Poles Points
1966 McLaren M1B Chev 6 0 1 20 (3rd)
1967 McLaren M6A-Chev 6 2 3 30 (1st)
1968 McLaren M8A Chev 5 1 3 24 (2nd)
1969 McLaren M8B Chev 11 6 5 165 (1st)
TOTALS : 28 9 12 239

Team McLaren Can-Am Racing Record 1967-1972

1967 M6A
Elkhart Lake (Sep 3): Hulme 1st (led start to finish) McLaren retired (engine bearings)
Bridgehampton (Sep 17): Hulme 1st (led start to finish) McLaren 2nd
Mosport (Sep 23): Hulme 1st (limped home when tyre burst on penultimate lap) McLaren 2nd (started late when leaking fuel "bladder  bag" had to be replaced)
Laguna Seca (Oct 15): McLaren 1st (lapped entire field) Hulme retired (engine)
Riverside (Oct 29): McLaren 1st (by 3 sec from Halls Chaparral) Hulme retired (black flagged for bodywork damage
Las Vegas (Nov 12): McLaren retired (engine) Hulme retired (engine)
Championship placings: McLaren 1st Hulme 2nd
1968 M8A Elkhart Lake (Sep 1): Hulme 1st (but slowed by broken rocker arm) McLaren 2nd
Bridgehampton (Sep 15): Hulme retired (engine)  McLaren retired (engine)
Edmonton (Sep 29): Hulme 1st (by 10 sec) McLaren 2nd
Laguna Seca (Oct 13): Hulme 2nd (atrociously wet) McLaren 5th
Riverside (Oct 27th): McLaren 1st (led start to finish) Hulme 5th (slowed by damaged bodywork)
Las Vegas (Nov 10): Hulme 1st McLaren 6th (first corner accident damaged bodywork
Championship placings: Hulme 1st  2nd McLaren
1969 M8B Mosport (Jun 1): McLaren 1st   Hulme 2nd (only 0.2 second behind)
St Jovite (Jun 15): Hulme 1st McLaren 2nd
Watkins Glen (Jul 13): McLaren 1st (led start to finish) Hulme 2nd
Edmonton (Jul 27): Hulme 1st (but pushed by Amons Ferrari 612P) McLaren retired (piston failure)
Mid-Ohio (Aug 17): Hulme 1st   McLaren 2nd (despite oil pump failure on closing stage
Elkhart Lake (Aug 31): McLaren 1st Hulme 2nd
Bridgehampton (Sep 24): Hulme 1st  McLaren 2nd
Michigan (Sep 28): McLaren 1st Hulme 2nd Gurney 3rd (in spare works M8B)
Laguna Seca (Oct 12):   McLaren 1st Hulme 2nd Gurney 3rd (in spare works M8B)
Riverside  (Oct 26): Hulme 1st McLaren retired (accident after rear wishbone broke, running in 2nd)
Texas (Nov 9): McLaren 1st Hulme retired (engine blew while leading)
Championship placings: McLaren 1st Hulme 2nd
1970 M8D Mosport (Jun 14): Gurney 1st Hulme 3rd (troubled by burnt hands)
St Jovite (Jun 28): Gurney 1st (lead start to finish) Hulme retired (overheating)
Watkins Glen (Jul 12): Hulme 1st (lead start to finish) Gurney 9th (slowed by overheating)
Edmonton (Jul 26): Hulme 1st Gethin 2nd
Mid-Ohio (Aug 23): Hulme 1st Gethin 9th (engine problems)
Elkhart Lake (Aug 30): Gethin 1st Hulme disqualified (push start after spin)
Road Atlanta (Sep 13): Gethin 7th (pit stop for accident, the stopped by gearbox problems) Hulme retired (hit by backmarker)
Donnybrooke (Sep 27): Hulme 1st Gethin 2nd
Laguna Seca (Oct 12): Hulme 1st Gethin retired (spun off on oil)
Championship placings: Hulme 1st Gethin 3rd Gurney 9th
1971 M8F Mosport (Jun 13): Hulme 1st Revson 2nd
St Jovite (Jun 27): Hulme 2nd (felt nauseous beaten by Stewart's Lola) Revson 3rd)
Road Atlanta (Jul 11): Revson 1st (but Stewart had led) Hulme 2nd (slowed by poor brakes)
Watkins Glen (Jul 25): Revson 1st (Stewart lead again before puncture) Hulme 2nd (stopped to replace broken wheel)
Mid-Ohio (Aug 22): Revson 7th (universal joint failure) Hulme retired after identical universal joint failure on first lap)
Elkhart Lake (Aug 29): Revson 1st  (from the back of the grid owing to no practice time) Hulme retired (engine broke while leading)
Edmonton (Sep 26): Hulme 1st Revson 12th (started 11 laps late after bolt dropped down injection trumpet, sabotage suspected)
Laguna Seca (Oct 17): Revson 1st (despite being black flagged on final lap for oil dropping) Hulme 3rd
Riverside (Oct 31): Hulme 1st (led start to finish) Revson 2nd
Championship placings: Revson 1st Hulme 2nd
1971 M20 Mosport (Jun 11):    Hulme 1st  Revson 3rd (led until engine problems two laps from home)
Road Atlanta (Jul 9): Hulme retired (massive crash when car flipped at 180mph) Revson retired (stopped on circuit with ignition problem where Hulme crashed, helped Hulme out of the wrecked car, rejoined, set lap record, retired with no oil pressure)
Watkins Glen (Jul 23):Hulme 1st   Revson 2nd
Mid-Ohio (Aug 6): Hulme 4th (changeable weather, five tyre stops) Revson retired (engine)
Elkhart Lake (Aug 27): Hulme retired (ignition failure) Revson retired (clutch)
Donnybrooke (Sep 17):   Hulme retired (engine failure while second) Revson retired (engine)
Edmonton (Oct 1): Hulme 2nd (but led for 31 laps) Revson 6th
Laguna Seca (Oct 15): Hulme retired (timing chain) Revson retired (transmission)
Riverside (Oct 29) Revson 2nd Hulme retired ( engine)
Championship placings: Hulme 2nd Revson 6th

Its glorious 5 year reign over, Gulf Team McLaren pulled out of Can Am for good (see Clockwork Orange)


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