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.1967-69 SCCA Grand Prix Championship Review, www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 13 February 2014 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.Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America – Race by Race, Second Edition, 2003, page 7
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.
Race results The 1967 SCCA Grand Prix Championship was contested over a five race series. 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 PrixContinental Divide36 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 Circuit35 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 Bonnet50 lapsGus Hutchison Lotus 41C - Ford twin cam BRM Wayne T Mitchell Lotus 22 - Ford 4 September 17 St Jovite Grand Prix Mont-Tremblant40 lapsGuy 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 Tahoe35 lapsJack Millikan Lotus 22 - Oldsmobile Gus Hutchison Lotus 41C - Ford twin cam BRM Ray Seher Lotus 20
Points system Championship points were awarded to drivers on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis.
Championship results The top ten placed drivers in the 1967 championship were as follows: Position Driver Car Points 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
References
External links US Formula B 1967, www.oldracingcars.com