1970 World Sportscar Championship

The 1970 World Sportscar Championship season was the 18th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1970 International Championship for Makes ^[1] and the 1970 International Cup for GT Cars,^[1] which were contested concurrently from 31 January to 11 October over a ten race series. The International Championship for Makes, which was open to Group 6 Sports-Prototypes, Group 5 Sports Cars and Group 4 Special GT Cars,^[2] was won by German manufacturer Porsche. The International Cup for GT Cars was also won by Porsche.

1970 World Sportscar Championship

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1971

Schedule

Porsche won the 1970 International Championship for Makes with its 917 (pictured) and 908/3 models

Ferrari placed second with the 512S

Rnd	Race	Circuit or Location	Date
1	24 Hours of Daytona	Daytona International Speedway	31 January 1 February
2	12 Hours of Sebring	Sebring International Raceway	21 March
3	BOAC 1000km†	Brands Hatch	12 April
4	1000km Monza	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	25 April
5	Targa Florio	Circuito delle Madonie	3 May
6	1000km Spa	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	17 May
7	1000km Nürburgring	Nürburgring	31 May
8	24 Hours of Le Mans	Circuit de la Sarthe	13 June 14 June
9	Watkins Glen 6 Hours	Watkins Glen International	11 July
10	Austrian 1000km	Österreichring	11 October

† - The BOAC 1000 km was open to Group 6 Sports-Prototypes and Group 5 Sports Cars only. GT Cars did not participate.

Season results

Races

Porsche won the 1970 International Cup for GT Cars with its 911 (pictured) and 914/6 models

Rnd	Circuit	Sportscar Winning Team	GT Winning Team	Results
		Sportscar Winning Drivers	GT Winning Drivers
1	Daytona	#2 John Wyer Automotive	#7 Owens Corning Racing	Results
		Pedro Rodriguez Leo Kinnunen Brian Redman	Jerry Thompson John Mahler
2	Sebring	#21 SpA Ferrari SEFAC	#1 Troy Promotions	Results
		Ignazio Giunti Nino Vaccarella Mario Andretti	Tony DeLorenzo Dick Lang
3	Brands Hatch	#10 John Wyer Automotive	None	Results
		Pedro Rodriguez Leo Kinnunen
4	Monza	#7 John Wyer Automotive	#87 Brescia Corse	Results
		Pedro Rodriguez Leo Kinnunen	Giuseppe Schenetti Sergio Zerbini
5	Targa Florio	#12 John Wyer Automotive	#174 HF Squadra Corse	Results
		Jo Siffert Brian Redman	Sandro Munari Claudio Maglioli
6	Spa-Francorchamps	#24 John Wyer Automotive	#59 Bernard Cheneviére	Results
		Jo Siffert Brian Redman	Bernard Cheneviére Claude Haldi
7	Nürburgring	#22 Porsche Salzburg	#79 Dieter Fröhlich	Results
		Vic Elford Kurt Ahrens Jr.	Dieter Fröhlich Pauli Toivonen
8	La Sarthe	#23 Porsche Salzburg	#40 Etablissement Sonauto	Results
		Hans Herrmann Richard Attwood	Claude Ballot-Léna Guy Chasseuil
9	Watkins Glen	#2 John Wyer Automotive	#5 Bob Grossman	Results
		Pedro Rodriguez Leo Kinnunen	Bob Grossman Don Yenko
10	Österreichring	#23 John Wyer Automotive	#51 Peter-Ernst Strähle	Results
		Jo Siffert Brian Redman	Günter Steckkönig Ferfried von Hohenzollern

International Championship for Makes

Points were awarded for the first six places in each race on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis.^[3] Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest placed car ^[4] with no points awarded for positions filled by other cars from the same manufacturer.

No points were awarded for positions filled by cars other than Group 6 Sports-Prototypes, Group 5 Sports Cars and Group 4 Special GT Cars.

Out of the ten rounds in the championship, only the best seven results counted towards the points total for each manufacturer.^[3] Discarded points are shown within brackets in the following table.

Pos	Manufacturer	DAY	SEB	BRH	MZA	TGA	SPA	NÜR	LMS	WGL	ÖST	Total
1 [1]	Porsche[1]	9	(6)	9	9	9	9	9	9	(9)	(9)	63
2 [1]	Ferrari[1]	4	9	(2)	6	4	6	4	(3)	4		37
3 [1]	Alfa Romeo[1]		4								6	10
4 [1]	Matra-Simca[1]		2		2							4
5 [1]	Chevrolet[1]	1							1			2

International Cup for GT Cars

Points were awarded for the first six places in the GT category at each race on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car with no points awarded for positions filled by other cars from the same manufacturer.

Only the best seven results were retained towards the championship total of each manufacturer. Discarded points are shown within brackets in the following table.

The Grand Touring Car category did not participate in Round 3 at Brands Hatch.

Pos	Manufacturer	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Rd 10	Total
1 [1]	Porsche[1]	(3)	4	9		9	9	6	9	9	55
2 [1]	Chevrolet[1]	9	9					9			27
3 [1]	Lancia[1]				9						9
4 [1]	Alpine[1]				1	3					4
4 [1]	Lotus[1]								4		4
5 [1]	British Leyland[1]	1									1

The cars

The following models contributed towards the net point scores of their respective manufacturers.

International Championship for Makes

• Porsche 917K, 917L & 908/03
• Ferrari 512S
• Alfa Romeo T33/3
• Matra-Simca MS650
• Chevrolet Corvette

International Cup for GT Cars

• Porsche 911S, Porsche 911T & Porsche 914/6 GT
• Chevrolet Corvette & Chevrolet Camaro
• Lancia Fulvia HF
• Alpine A110
• Lotus Europa
• MGB (British Leyland)

References

1. 1974 FIA Yearbook, Grey Section, Previous FIA Championship Winners, pages 124-125
2. Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide To International Motor Racing, 1995, page 259
3. Anthony Prichard, The Motor Racing Year No2, 1971, page 214
4. Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide To International Motor Racing, 1995, page 260

External links

• Season: 1971 (International Championship for Makes), www.racingsportscars.com
• 1970 - A year to remmeber - John Wyer's Gulf Porsche team