Can-Am Race Results

Bruce McLaren's Can-Am Record

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 Hall�s 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, McLaren 2nd

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 Amon�s 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, then 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 dropping oil); Hulme 3rd
• Riverside (Oct 31): Hulme 1st (led start to finish); Revson 2nd

Championship placings: Revson 1st, Hulme 2nd

1972 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 five-year reign over, Gulf Team McLaren withdrew completely from Can-Am (read A Clockwork Orange)