John Cannon (racing driver)

John Cannon ( born June 21, 1933, London, † 18 October 1999 in New Mexico) was a Canadian race car driver.

John Cannon was born in London and spent his youth in California, where he began racing cars. His first race car was a Elva Courier. Beginning of the 1960s, he launched especially for small sports car events, before the popular CanAm series turned to.

In 1968 he drove a great race in Laguna Seca, as he lapped the entire field at least once in the rain and a clear victory celebrated. This success he opened the door to single-seater racing. In 1969 he raced in the Formula A. Cannon won three races and finished fourth in the championship. 1970 saw him move up to the next highest racing series, the SCCA series, whose championship Cannon could win.

In 1971, Cannon to Europe for a full season in the Formula 2 European Championship contest. Here, however, remained out of the big successes. 1971 Cannon also denied his only Formula 1 Grand Prix. B.R.M. trusted him a works car, the BRM P153, , so Cannon so could deny the U.S. Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. With three laps behind the winner François Cevert he finished the race in 14th

By the end of the 1970s, Cannon driving in races. He went back in the CanAm series at the start, contested races in the USAC racing series and Formula 5000 before he retired after 15 years of racing into private life.

Cannon died in the fall of 1999 in a crash with a light aircraft.

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