1970 Australian Drivers' Championship

Motor racing competition August 2021 October 2011 1970 Australian Drivers' Championship 1969 1971 The 1970 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Australian Formula 1 and Australian Formula 2 racing cars.CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1970, pages 78CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1970, pages 185 The winner of the title, which was the fourteenth Australian Drivers' Championship,CAMS Manual of Australian Motor Sport 1980, page 56 was awarded the 1970 CAMS Gold Star. The championship was won by Leo Geoghegan driving a Lotus 39 Repco and a Lotus 59B Waggott. Calendar The championship was contested over six rounds with one race per round.Australian Competition Yearbook 1971, pages 51 to 63 Round Race name Circuit State Date Round winner Car 1 Tasmanian Road Racing ChampionshipOfficial Programme, Symmons Plains, 28th February, 2 March 1970 Symmons Plains Tasmania 2 March John Harvey Repco Brabham BT23Emembers.optusnet.com.au/dandsshaw, as archived at web.archive.orgThe car is entered in the Official Programme as a Repco Brabham V8 and is shown at members.optusnet.com.au/dandsshaw as a Brabham BT23E 2 Lakeside Governor's TrophyOfficial Programme, Lakeside Governor's Trophy, Sunday, June 7, 1970 Lakeside Queensland 7 June Max Stewart Mildren Waggott 3 Diamond TrophyProgramme, Oran Park Raceway, Sunday, June 28, 1970 Oran Park Raceway New South Wales 28 June Max Stewart Mildren Waggott 4 Sam Hordern TrophyOfficial Programme, Warwick Farm, Sept 6 (1970) Warwick Farm New South Wales 6 September Leo Geoghegan Lotus 59B Waggott 5 Victorian Trophy Gold Star 100Official Programme, Sandown, Sunday September 13, 1970 Sandown Victoria 13 September John Harvey Jane Repco 6 Mallala South Australia 12 October Leo Geoghegan Lotus 59B Waggott Points system Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six finishers in each round. Only the best five round results could be retained by each driver. Results Position Driver Car Entrant Sym Lak Ora War San Mal Total 1 Leo Geoghegan Lotus 39 Repco Lotus 59 Waggott Geoghegan's Sporty Cars 6 - 6 9 3 9 33 2 Max Stewart Mildren Waggott Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd 3 9 9 - - 6 27 3 John Harvey Repco Brabham BT23E Bob Jane Shell Racing Team 9 6 1 - 9 - 25 4 Garrie Cooper Elfin 600D Repco Elfin GT Harrison Racing Team - - 4 6 6 - 16 5 Malcolm Ramsay Elfin 600C Repco Elfin GT Harrison Racing Team - - 3 3 - 3 9 6 Bob Muir Rennmax BN3 Waggott Robert Muir Motors - - - 4 4 - 8 7 Glyn Scott Bowin P3 Cosworth Elfin 600 Waggott Glyn Scott 1 4 - - - - 5 John McCormack Elfin 600C Coventry Climax Elfin 600C Repco John McCormack - 3 2 - - - 5 9 Kevin Bartlett Mildren Mono Waggott Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd 4 - - - - - 4 Barry Kirk Elfin 600K Ford Barjan Mobile Auto Electrics - - - - - 4 4 Jack Bono Repco Brabham BT2 Ford Graham Collier Tools - 2 - 2 - - 4 12 Len Goodwin McLaren M4A Cosworth Pat Burke Racing Len Goodwin 2 1 - - - - 3 13 Tony Stewart Elfin 600B Ford Paul England - - - - 2 - 2 Helene Bittner Rebelle Ford Helene Bittner - - - - - 2 2 15 Ian Ferguson Bowin P3A Ford Ian Ferguson - - - 1 - - 1 Maurie Quincey Elfin 600B Ford Maurie Quincey - - - - 1 - 1 Note: There were only five classified finishers at the Mallala round. Notes and references Further reading Australian Motor Racing Annual 1971 Program for Mallala Races, 12 October 1970 Super Sandown, Racing Car News, October 1970 External links Open wheelers 1970, autopics.com.au Category:Australian Drivers' Championship Drivers' Championship