1970 British Saloon Car Championship

The 1970 RAC British Saloon Car Championship, was the 13th season of the series. This year saw the introduction of the new Group 2 regulations.^[1] Bill McGovern won his first title, driving a Sunbeam Imp.^[2][3]

1970 British Saloon Car Championship

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Pictured in 2017, Bill McGovern's Hillman/Sunbeam Imp, the winner of the 1970 British Saloon Car Championship.

Calendar & Winners

All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold.

Round		Circuit	Date	Class A Winner	Class B Winner	Class C Winner	Class D Winner
1		Brands Hatch, Kent	22 March	Mike Freeman	Richard Longman	Chris Craft	Frank Gardner
2		Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	27 March	Bill McGovern	John Fitzpatrick	Chris Craft	Frank Gardner
3		Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	30 March	Bill McGovern	John Fitzpatrick	Rod Mansfield	Frank Gardner
4		Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	26 April	Bill McGovern	Gordon Spice	John Hine	Frank Gardner
5	A	Crystal Palace, London	25 May	Bill McGovern	John Fitzpatrick	Not contested.
	B			Not contested.		Chris Craft	Frank Gardner
6		Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	6 June	Bill McGovern	Gordon Spice	Chris Craft	Brian Muir
7		Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	27 June	Bill McGovern	Han Akersloot	Toine Hezemans	Brian Muir
8		Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire	11 July	Bill McGovern	John Fitzpatrick	Chris Craft	Frank Gardner
9		Brands Hatch, Kent	18 July	Mike Freeman	John Fitzpatrick	Lawrie Hickman	Brian Muir
10		Oulton Park, Cheshire	22 August	Jeremy Nightingale	John Fitzpatrick	Mike Crabtree	Frank Gardner
11		Brands Hatch, Kent	31 August	Bill McGovern	John Fitzpatrick	Chris Craft	Frank Gardner
12		Brands Hatch, Kent	18 October	Mike Freeman	Dave Matthews	John Fitzpatrick	Martin Birrane

Championship results

Driver's championship
Pos.	Driver	Car [4]	Points
1	Bill McGovern	Hillman Imp	72
2	Frank Gardner	Ford Mustang Boss 302	68
3	Brian Muir	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	62
3	John Fitzpatrick	Ford Escort 1300 GT	62
5	Chris Craft	Ford Escort Twin Cam	60

Note: Sources vary in listing McGovern’s car as a Hillman Imp ^[4][5] or as a Sunbeam Imp.^[2][6]

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-10-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. Official list of BTCC champions Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
3. "RAC British Saloon Car Championship - 1970". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
4. 1970 RAC British Saloon Car Championship Retrieved from touringcarracing.net on 18 September 2012
5. George Bevan^{[permanent dead link]} Retrieved from www.imps4ever on 18 September 2012
6. British Touring Car Championship – 1958–1994 Retrieved from www.dlg.speedfreaks.org on 18 September 2012