title: Nordic Challenge Cup
text: # Nordic Challenge Cup
  
  Nordic Challenge Cup (NCC) was the predecessor of the popular and long-running sports car racing series Interserie, which is known as the "European Can-Am" and still exists today. NCC consisted of only three races in 1969 and was replaced by Interserie in 1970. It is now mostly remembered for the large number of Formula One drivers competing in it. Among these drivers were Jochen Rindt, who won the F1 World Drivers' Championship posthumously in 1970, and Jackie Oliver. The series also launched the career of Leo Kinnunen who went on to win the World Sportscar Championship the next year.
  
  ## Races
  
  | Rnd | Race track | Date | Location | Winning driver | Car |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Keimola Motor Stadium | August 24 | Vantaa | Jochen Rindt | Porsche 908 |
  | 2 | Mantorp Park | August 31 | Mantorp | Leo Kinnunen | Porsche 908 |
  | 3 | Scandinavian Raceway | September 14 | Anderstorp | Leo Kinnunen | Porsche 908 |
  
  ## Final standings
  
  | Pos | Driver | Car | Points |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Leo Kinnunen | Porsche 908 | 60 |
  | 2 | Herbert Müller | Lola T70 | 42 |
  | 3 | Jo Bonnier | Lola T70 | 33 |
  | 4 | David Piper | Lola T70 | 30 |
  | 5 | Chris Craft | Porsche 908 | 25 |
  | 5 | Brian Redman | Lola T70 | 25 |
  | 7 | Barrie Smith | Lola T70 | 24 |
  | 8 | Teddy Pilette | Alfa Romeo T33 | 23 |
  | 9 | Richard Broström | Porsche 908 | 16 |
  | 9 | Richard Attwood | Lola T70 | 16 |
  