1972 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship
The 1972 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship was the Sports Car Club of America's sixth annual professional open-wheel auto racing series. It was open to Formula 5000 cars, these being Formula SCCA Class A open-wheel, single-seat cars with 5000cc restricted design engines or 3000cc unrestricted design engines.[1] The championship as won by New Zealand driver Graham McRae.
1972 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship | |||
Previous: | 1971 | Next: | 1973 |
Race schedule
The championship was contested over eight races with two heats per race.[2]
Race | Date | Race Name | Circuit | Race winner | Car |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | May 7 | Monterey Grand Prix | Laguna Seca Raceway | Leda GM1 - Chevrolet V8 | |
2 | June 4 | Lucerne 100 | Edmonton International Speedway | Lola T300 - Chevrolet V8 | |
3 | June 18 | Watkins Glen Grand Prix | Watkins Glen International | Leda GM1 - Chevrolet V8 | |
4 | July 16 | Road America Grand Prix | Road America | Leda GM1 - Chevrolet V8 | |
5 | July 30 | Minnesota Grand Prix | Donnybrooke | Lola T300 - Chevrolet V8 | |
6 | August 20 | Road Atlanta Grand Prix | Road Atlanta | Lola T300 - Chevrolet V8 | |
7 | September 4 | Lime Rock Grand Prix | Lime Rock Park | Lola T300 - Chevrolet V8 | |
8 | September 24 | Riverside Grand Prix | Riverside International Raceway | Chevron B24 - Chevrolet V8 |
Points system
Championship points were awarded to drivers on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten places in each race, those places having been determined from the results of the two heats.[2] Total points for each driver were based on the best six finishes.[2]
Championship standings
Position [3][4] | Driver [3][4] | Car [2][3][4] | Points [3][4] |
1 | Leda GM1 Chevrolet & McRae GM1 Chevrolet | 87 | |
2 | Surtees TS11 Chevrolet | 69 | |
3 | Lola T300 Chevrolet | 60 | |
4 | Chevron B24 Chevrolet | 60 | |
5 | Lola T300 Chevrolet | 47 | |
6 | March 711 Ford Cosworth DFV | 44 | |
7 | McLaren M18 Chevrolet | 32 | |
8 | Lola T300 Chevrolet | 31 | |
9 | Lola T300 Chevrolet | 22 | |
10 | Lola T300 Chevrolet | 21 | |
11 | Lola T300 Chevrolet | 18 | |
12 | Lola T300 Chevrolet | 16 | |
13 | McLaren M18 Chevrolet | 15 | |
14 | McLaren M10B Chevrolet | 15 | |
15 | Lotus 70B Ford | 14 | |
16 | Surtees TS8B Chevrolet | 13 | |
17 | Lola T300 Pontiac | 12 | |
18 | McLaren M10B Chevrolet & Lola T300 Chevrolet | 11 | |
19 | Chevron B24 Chevrolet | 10 | |
= | Lola T300 Chevrolet | 10 | |
21 | Leda LT27 Chevrolet & Leda GM1 Chevrolet | 8 | |
= | Lola T300 Chevrolet | 8 | |
23 | Lola T300 Chevrolet | 7 | |
= | March 725 Oldsmobile & McLaren M10B Chevrolet | 7 | |
25 | Lola T192 Chevrolet | 3 | |
= | Matich A50 Ford & Lotus 70B Ford | 3 | |
27 | Lola T192 Chevrolet | 1 | |
= | Eagle Chevrolet | 1 |
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References
- Watkins Glen L&M Grand Prix Facts Sheet, mclaren-m18-06.com Archived 2014-04-21 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 20 April 2014
- Wolfgang Kopfler, 1972 L&M Continental 5000 Championship, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America - Race by Race, 2003, pages 59 & 60
- 1972 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship Review (Part 1), www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 21 April 2014
- 1972 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship Review (Part 2), www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 21 April 2014
Further reading
- F David Stone, Continental Championship - Formula 5000 comes of age, Motor Racing Year, 1973 Edition, pages 91 to 93
External links
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