1981 Can-Am season

Summary

The 1981 Can Am series season was the fourteenth running of the Sports Car Club of America's prototype-based series, and the fifth running of the revived series. Geoff Brabham was declared champion, despite only winning two races. Chevrolet again dominated the season. The dominant chassis manufacturers were March, Lola, Holbert, Frissbee, and VDS. IndyCar drivers Al Unser and Bobby Rahal also podiumed at Road America[1] and Mosport,[2] respectively.

The two liter class went to Jim Trueman in his Ralt.

Results edit

Round Circuit Winning driver Team Car
1 Mosport   Teo Fabi   Paul Newman Racing March-Chevrolet
2 Mid-Ohio   Teo Fabi   Paul Newman Racing March-Chevrolet
3 Watkins Glen   Al Holbert   Holbert Racing Holbert-Chevrolet
4 Road America   Geoff Brabham   Racing Team VDS Lola-Chevrolet
5 Edmonton   Geoff Brabham   Racing Team VDS VDS-Chevrolet
6 Trois-Rivières   Al Holbert   Holbert Racing Holbert-Chevrolet
7 Mosport   Teo Fabi   Paul Newman Racing March-Chevrolet
8 Riverside   Al Holbert   Holbert Racing Holbert-Chevrolet
9 Laguna Seca   Teo Fabi   Paul Newman Racing March-Chevrolet
10 Caesars Palace   Danny Sullivan   Garvin Brown Racing Frissbee-Chevrolet

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References edit

  1. ^ "Race not found « OldRacingCars.com". www.oldracingcars.com.
  2. ^ "Race not found « OldRacingCars.com". www.oldracingcars.com.
  3. ^ "Loading..." www.wspr-racing.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-04-02.