John
Cannon

John Cannon was born in London on 21 June 1933 and raced under the Canadian flag. He was a sports car driver and competed in, among others, the USRRC, the Can-Am series and the Continental Series for Formula 5000. In that Formula 5000 championship he finished fourth overall in 1969 and won the title in 1970 in a McLaren M10B. Between 1968 and 1974 he made 15 part-time starts in the USAC Championship Car series, his best result being second place at Mont-Tremblant in 1968. He failed to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 in both 1970 and 1974.

His only Formula One World Championship race was the United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen on 3 October 1971. Driving a BRM, he finished 14th and scored no points. He also started the Questor Grand Prix, a non-championship event, and finished 12th. In 1971 he also took part in the Tasman Series and in several rounds of the European Formula 2 Championship. He returned to US Formula 5000 in 1975 and 1976, and in 1976 he won a round of the Australian Rothmans series at Sandown Park. The Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame inducted him in 1993.

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