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)
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
Next page: results from 1970-1971.
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