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John Cannon
nationality Canadian born June 21, 1933 hometown Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom died October 18, 1999 place of death Quemado, New Mexico, USA
Racing highlights 1976 3rd Rothmans International Series 1970 1st US Formula A/F5000 Championship
Racing career summary Races entered 149
Wins 10
Podiums 20
Pole positions 10
Fastest laps 8
Race win percentage 6.7%
Podium percentage 13.4%
Disclaimer: the data and summaries are all taken from the data available in the career details section further below on this page. If you know of things missing or have corrections, please log in and submit them.
Career overview – years in numbers
The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details further below on the page. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2013-14 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends.
1978 Racing 3 races 0 wins 1 podium 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps
1977 Racing 1 race 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps
1976 Racing 9 races 1 win 1 podium 1 pole positions 0 fastest race laps
1975 Racing 8 races 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps
1974 Racing 6 races 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps
1973 Racing 6 races 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps
1972 Racing 17 races 0 wins 2 podiums 2 pole position 1 fastest race lap
1971 Racing 18 races 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps
1970 Racing 18 races 3 wins 7 podiums 3 pole position 1 fastest race lap
1969 Racing 23 races 4 wins 4 podiums 4 pole position 4 fastest race laps
1968 Racing 14 races 1 win 3 podiums 0 pole position 1 fastest race lap
1967 Racing 9 races 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps
1966 Racing 12 races 1 win 2 podiums 0 pole position 1 fastest race lap
1965 Racing 1 race 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps
1964 Racing 1 race 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps
1962 Racing 3 races 0 wins 0 podiums 0 pole position 0 fastest race laps
Career details – the racing career of John Cannon
Position Points Team 7th 4 Anglo-American Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 3 0 1 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres March 73A/751 Chevrolet
Position Points Team 30th 0 Ramsey Ferrari/Modena Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Ferrari 4.4
Position Points Team 15th 8 Anglo-American Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 4 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres March 73A/751 (Chevrolet)
Position Points Team 3rd 9 Anglo American Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 2 1 1 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres March 73A/751 (Chevrolet)
Position Points Team 25th 10 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 3 0 0 1 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres March 721G (Chevrolet)
Position Points Team 12th 13 JG Lane, Anglo-American Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 8 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres March 73A/751 (Chevrolet)
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 2 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres March 73A (Chevrolet)
Position Points Team 37th 10 Minnesota Serendipity Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 4 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Atlanta (Foyt) Mongoose (Foyt)
Position Points Team 15th 14 Motschenbacher Racing Enterprises, Slater Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 4 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres McLaren M20 Chevrolet 7.6 turbo McLaren M8F Chevrolet 8.1 McLaren M8F Chevrolet 7.6 McLaren M20 Chevrolet 6.9 turbo
Click to show race results for Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1973. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 1 1973-06-10 Mosport 6 3 1973-07-22 Watkins Glen 5 7 1973-10-14 Laguna Seca DNF 8 1973-10-28 Riverside, CA DNF
Position Points Team 32nd 30 Webster Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 2 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Eagle (Offenhauser)
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres March 725 (Oldsmobile)
Position Points Team 16th 0 Sid Taylor Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres March 725 (Rover)
Position Points Team 9th 15 John Cannon Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 6 0 2 1 1 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres March 725 (Oldsmobile)
Position Points Team 23rd 7 John Cannon, Sid Taylor Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 9 0 0 1 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres McLaren M10B (Chevrolet V8) March 725 (Oldsmobile V8)
Position Points Team 0 Yardley Team BRM Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres BRM P153 BRM 3.0 Firestone
Position Points Team 16th 4 John Cannon Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 8 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres March 712M (FVA)
Position Points Team 12th 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres March 701 (Cosworth)
Position Points Team 9th 5 Hogan Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 6 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres McLaren M10B Chevrolet 5.0 Lotus 70 Ford 5.0
Position Points Team 9th 0 John Cannon Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres March 712M (Cosworth)
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres March 712M (1.8L Ford Cosworth DFC)
Position Points Team 0 Vollstedt Racers Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 2 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Vollstedt (Chevrolet) Vollstedt (Ford)
Position Points Team 0 Agapiou Brothers Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 4 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Ford G7A Ford 7.0 Ford G7B Ford 7.1
Click to show race results for Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1970. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 3 1970-07-12 Watkins Glen DNF 6 1970-08-30 Road America DNF 9 1970-10-18 Laguna Seca DNF 10 1970-11-01 Riverside, CA DNF
Position Points Team 1st 129 Hogan/Starr Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 12 3 7 3 1 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres McLaren M10B (Chevrolet V8)
Position Points Team 40th 130 Vollstedt Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 3 0 0 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Vollstedt (Ford)
Position Points Team 0 Young American Racing, Agapiou Brothers Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 3 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres McLaren M6B Ford 7.0 Ford G7A Ford 7.0
Click to show race results for Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1969. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 1 1969-06-01 Mosport, Ont. DNF 2 1969-06-15 Mont Tremblant DNS 4 1969-07-27 Edmonton, AB DNF 5 1969-08-17 Mid-Ohio DNF 11 1969-11-09 Texas World DNS
Position Points Team 0 Starr Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Lotus 59B (Ford TC 1.6L)
Position Points Team 5th 31 Malcolm Starr Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 15 4 4 4 4 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Eagle Mk 5 (Chevrolet V8)
Position Points Team 0 Bud Moore Engineering Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Ford Mustang Ford 4.9
Click to show race results for Trans-American Championship - Over 2.0 1969. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 2 1969-05-30 Lime Rock 4
Position Points Team 6th 10 Continental Accessories Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 3 1 1 0 1 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres McLaren M1B Chevrolet 6.0
Click to show race results for Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1968. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 4 1968-10-13 Laguna Seca 1
5 1968-10-27 Riverside, CA 6 6 1968-11-10 Stardust DNF
Position Points Team 27th 505 George R. Bryant, Vollstedt Racing, Vel's Parnelli Jones Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 6 0 1 0 ? * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Vollstedt (Ford) Cheetah (Ford) Mongoose (Ford)
Position Points Team 9th 6 H S Murphy, George Eaton Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 5 0 1 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres McLaren Elva Mk II, McLaren Elva Mk III Chevrolet, Ford
Click to show race results for United States Road Racing Championship 1968. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 2 1968-04-28 Riverside, CA 13 3 1968-05-05 Laguna Seca DNF 4 1968-05-19 Bridgehapmton DNF 5 1968-06-02 St. Jovite 2 7 1968-07-13 Watkins Glen 11
Position Points Team 0 Team Cannon Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 5 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres McLaren M1B Chevrolet 5.7 McLaren M1B Chevrolet 6.0 McLaren M1B Chevrolet 5.9
Click to show race results for Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1967. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 1 1967-09-03 Road America DNF 3 1967-09-23 Mosport, Ont. DNF 4 1967-10-15 Laguna Seca 7 5 1967-10-29 Riverside, CA 11 6 1967-11-12 Stardust 8
Position Points Team 0 Cannon Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 4 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres McLaren Elva Mk II Chevrolet Firestone
Position Points Team 10th 4 Ecurie Carabine, Gun Motor Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 5 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres McLaren M1B Chevrolet 5.5 McLaren M1B Chevrolet 4.7
Click to show race results for Canadian-American Challenge Cup 1966. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 1 1966-09-11 St. Jovite 4 2 1966-09-18 Long Island, NY. DNF 3 1966-09-25 Mosport DNF 4 1966-10-16 Laguna Seca 6 5 1966-10-30 Riverside, CA DNF
Position Points Team 5th 15 Dan Blocker Motor Racing Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 7 1 2 0 1 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Genie Mk 10 Chevrolet V8
Click to show race results for United States Road Racing Championship 1966. # Date Circuit Position Pole position Fastest lap 1 1966-04-24 Stardust 1
2 1966-05-01 Riverside, CA DNF 3 1966-05-08 Laguna Seca DNF 4 1966-05-22 Bridgehapmton 16 5 1966-06-26 Watkins Glen DNF 6 1966-07-30 Pacific 2 7 1966-08-28 Mid-Ohio DNF
Position Points Team 0 Mecom Racing Team Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Lola T70 Ford
Position Points Team 23rd 0 Mecom Racing Team Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 1 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Chevrolet
Position Points Team 0 Races Wins Podiums Pole positions* Fastest laps 3 0 0 0 0 * only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions. Car Engine Tyres Dailu Mk I (Chevrolet)