1970 British Saloon Car Championship

{{Short description|13th season of the British Touring Car Championship}}

{{Motorsport season

|series = British Saloon Car Championship

|title = British Saloon Car Championship

|year = 1970

}}

File:BSCC Hillman Imp.jpg's Hillman/Sunbeam Imp, the winner of the 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.{{Cite web |url=http://gtwap.co.uk/50_Years_of_the_BTCC/?width=600&topic=099.BTCC_1958-1979.wtxt |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205114058/http://gtwap.co.uk/50_Years_of_the_BTCC/?width=600&topic=099.BTCC_1958-1979.wtxt |archive-date=2009-02-05 |url-status=dead }} Bill McGovern won his first title, driving a Sunbeam Imp.[http://www.btcc.net/html/history_stats.php?statstype_id=1 Official list of BTCC champions] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716070626/http://www.btcc.net/html/history_stats.php?statstype_id=1 |date=2011-07-16 }}{{Cite web |url=http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1970%20BSCC.html |title=RAC British Saloon Car Championship - 1970 |access-date=2010-11-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311010120/http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1970%20BSCC.html |archive-date=2009-03-11 |url-status=dead }}

Calendar & Winners

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

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
colspan=2\| Round ! Circuit ! Date ! Class A Winner ! Class B Winner ! Class C Winner ! Class D Winner
colspan=2\| 1 \| Brands Hatch, Kent \| 22 March \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Mike Freeman \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Richard Longman \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Chris Craft \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Frank Gardner
colspan=2\| 2 \| Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk \| 27 March \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Bill McGovern \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} John Fitzpatrick \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Chris Craft \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Frank Gardner
colspan=2\| 3 \| Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire \| 30 March \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Bill McGovern \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} John Fitzpatrick \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Rod Mansfield \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Frank Gardner
colspan=2\| 4 \| Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire \| 26 April \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Bill McGovern \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Gordon Spice \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} John Hine \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Frank Gardner
rowspan=2\| 5 ! A \|rowspan=2\| Crystal Palace, London \|rowspan=2\| 25 May \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Bill McGovern \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} John Fitzpatrick \|colspan=2 align=center\| Not contested.
B \|colspan=2 align=center\| Not contested. \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Chris Craft \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Frank Gardner
colspan=2\| 6 \| Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire \| 6 June \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Bill McGovern \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Gordon Spice \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Chris Craft \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Brian Muir
colspan=2\| 7 \| Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire \| 27 June \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Bill McGovern \| {{flagicon\|NLD}} Han Akersloot \| {{flagicon\|NLD}} Toine Hezemans \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Brian Muir
colspan=2\| 8 \| Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire \| 11 July \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Bill McGovern \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} John Fitzpatrick \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Chris Craft \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Frank Gardner
colspan=2\| 9 \| Brands Hatch, Kent \| 18 July \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Mike Freeman \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} John Fitzpatrick \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Lawrie Hickman \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Brian Muir
colspan=2\| 10 \| Oulton Park, Cheshire \| 22 August \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Jeremy Nightingale \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} John Fitzpatrick \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Mike Crabtree \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Frank Gardner
colspan=2\| 11 \| Brands Hatch, Kent \| 31 August \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Bill McGovern \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} John Fitzpatrick \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Chris Craft \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Frank Gardner
colspan=2\| 12 \| Brands Hatch, Kent \| 18 October \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Mike Freeman \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Dave Matthews \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} John Fitzpatrick \| {{flagicon\|IRL}} Martin Birrane

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colspan=2| Round

! Circuit

! Date

! Class A Winner

! Class B Winner

! Class C Winner

! Class D Winner

colspan=2| 1

| Brands Hatch, Kent

| 22 March

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Freeman

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Richard Longman

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Craft

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Gardner

colspan=2| 2

| Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk

| 27 March

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bill McGovern

| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Fitzpatrick

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Craft

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Gardner

colspan=2| 3

| Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire

| 30 March

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bill McGovern

| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Fitzpatrick

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Rod Mansfield

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Gardner

colspan=2| 4

| Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire

| 26 April

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bill McGovern

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gordon Spice

| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Hine

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Gardner

rowspan=2| 5

! A

|rowspan=2| Crystal Palace, London

|rowspan=2| 25 May

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bill McGovern

| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Fitzpatrick

|colspan=2 align=center| Not contested.

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Craft

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Gardner

colspan=2| 6

| Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire

| 6 June

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bill McGovern

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Gordon Spice

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Craft

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Brian Muir

colspan=2| 7

| Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire

| 27 June

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bill McGovern

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Han Akersloot

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Toine Hezemans

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Brian Muir

colspan=2| 8

| Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire

| 11 July

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bill McGovern

| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Fitzpatrick

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Craft

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Gardner

colspan=2| 9

| Brands Hatch, Kent

| 18 July

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Freeman

| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Fitzpatrick

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lawrie Hickman

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Brian Muir

colspan=2| 10

| Oulton Park, Cheshire

| 22 August

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jeremy Nightingale

| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Fitzpatrick

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Crabtree

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Gardner

colspan=2| 11

| Brands Hatch, Kent

| 31 August

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bill McGovern

| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Fitzpatrick

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Craft

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Gardner

colspan=2| 12

| Brands Hatch, Kent

| 18 October

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mike Freeman

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dave Matthews

| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Fitzpatrick

| {{flagicon|IRL}} Martin Birrane

Championship results

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%" ! colspan=4 \| Driver's championship
Pos. ! Driver ! Car [http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1970%20BSCC%20Class.html 1970 RAC British Saloon Car Championship] Retrieved from touringcarracing.net on 18 September 2012 ! Points
align=center\| 1 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Bill McGovern \| Hillman Imp \|align=center\| 72
align=center\| 2 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Frank Gardner \| Ford Mustang Boss 302 \|align=center\| 68
align=center\| 3 \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Brian Muir \| Chevrolet Camaro Z28 \|align=center\| 62
align=center\| 3 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} John Fitzpatrick \| Ford Escort 1300 GT \|align=center\| 62
align=center\| 5 \| {{flagicon\|GBR}} Chris Craft \| Ford Escort Twin Cam \|align=center\| 60

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"

! colspan=4 | Driver's championship

Pos.

! Driver

! Car [http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1970%20BSCC%20Class.html 1970 RAC British Saloon Car Championship] Retrieved from touringcarracing.net on 18 September 2012

! Points

align=center| 1

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bill McGovern

| Hillman Imp

|align=center| 72

align=center| 2

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Frank Gardner

| Ford Mustang Boss 302

|align=center| 68

align=center| 3

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Brian Muir

| Chevrolet Camaro Z28

|align=center| 62

align=center| 3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} John Fitzpatrick

| Ford Escort 1300 GT

|align=center| 62

align=center| 5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Chris Craft

| Ford Escort Twin Cam

|align=center| 60

Note: Sources vary in listing McGovern’s car as a Hillman Imp [http://www.imps4ever.info/racing/races/bevan.htmlor George Bevan]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Retrieved from www.imps4ever on 18 September 2012

or as a Sunbeam Imp.[http://www.dlg.speedfreaks.org/archive/gen/btcc.html British Touring Car Championship – 1958–1994] Retrieved from www.dlg.speedfreaks.org on 18 September 2012

References

Category:British Touring Car Championship seasons

Saloon Car