1971 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship
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The 1971 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship was the fifth annual running of the Sports Car Club of America's professional open wheel racing series.[1] Liggett & Myers increased its support of the championship for 1971 through its L&M cigarette brand and now had series naming rights.[2] The championship was won by David Hobbs, driving a McLaren M10B Chevrolet.[3]
Calendar
The championship was contested over eight races with two heats per race.[3]
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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.[3] Total points for each driver were based on the best six finishes.[3]
Championship results
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See also
- 1971 Questor Grand Prix - Many Continental Championship competitors also raced in this non-championship race
References
- ↑ Wolfgang Kopfler, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America - Race by Race, 2003, pages 7 to 50
- ↑ Keith Waltz, Tobacco Money Makes Its Move Into Auto Racing, www.nationalspeedsportnews.com Retrieved on 27 March 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Wolfgang Kopfler, 1971 L&M 5000 Continental Championship, Formula A and Formula 5000 in America - Race by Race, 2003, pages 49 & 50
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 1971 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship (Part1), www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 27 March 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 1971 SCCA L&M Continental 5000 Championship (Part2), www.myf5000.com Retrieved on 27 March 2014
- ↑ Lime Rock Grand Prix (race results), www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved on 27 March 2014