1970 World Sportscar Championship

Racing tournament 1970 World Sportscar Championship 1969 1971 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 1974 FIA Yearbook, Grey Section, Previous FIA Championship Winners, pages 124-125 and the 1970 International Cup for GT Cars, 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,Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide To International Motor Racing, 1995, page 259 was won by German manufacturer Porsche. The International Cup for GT Cars was also won by Porsche. Schedule thumb|Porsche won the 1970 International Championship for Makes with its 917 (pictured) and 908/3 models thumb|Ferrari placed second with the 512S Rnd Race Circuit or Location Date 1 USA 24 Hours of Daytona Daytona International Speedway 31 January1 February 2 USA 12 Hours of Sebring Sebring International Raceway 21 March 3 GBR BOAC 1000km† Brands Hatch 12 April 4 ITA 1000km Monza Autodromo Nazionale Monza 25 April 5 ITA Targa Florio Circuito delle Madonie 3 May 6 BEL 1000km Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 17 May 7 DEU 1000km Nürburgring Nürburgring 31 May 8 FRA 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe 13 June14 June 9 USA Watkins Glen 6 Hours Watkins Glen International 11 July 10 AUT 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 thumb|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 GBR #2 John Wyer Automotive USA #7 Owens Corning Racing Results MEX Pedro RodriguezFIN Leo KinnunenGBR Brian Redman USA Jerry ThompsonUSA John Mahler 2 Sebring ITA #21 SpA Ferrari SEFAC USA #1 Troy Promotions Results ITA Ignazio GiuntiITA Nino VaccarellaUSA Mario Andretti USA Tony DeLorenzoUSA Dick Lang 3 Brands Hatch GBR #10 John Wyer Automotive None Results MEX Pedro RodriguezFIN Leo Kinnunen 4 Monza GBR #7 John Wyer Automotive ITA #87 Brescia Corse Results MEX Pedro RodriguezFIN Leo Kinnunen ITA Giuseppe SchenettiITA Sergio Zerbini 5 Targa Florio GBR #12 John Wyer Automotive ITA #174 HF Squadra Corse Results CHE Jo SiffertGBR Brian Redman ITA Sandro MunariITA Claudio Maglioli 6 Spa-Francorchamps GBR #24 John Wyer Automotive CHE #59 Bernard Cheneviére Results CHE Jo SiffertGBR Brian Redman CHE Bernard CheneviéreCHE Claude Haldi 7 Nürburgring AUT #22 Porsche Salzburg DEU #79 Dieter Fröhlich Results GBR Vic ElfordDEU Kurt Ahrens Jr. DEU Dieter FröhlichFIN Pauli Toivonen 8 La Sarthe AUT #23 Porsche Salzburg FRA #40 Etablissement Sonauto Results DEU Hans HerrmannGBR Richard Attwood FRA Claude Ballot-LénaFRA Guy Chasseuil 9 Watkins Glen GBR #2 John Wyer Automotive USA #5 Bob Grossman Results MEX Pedro RodriguezFIN Leo Kinnunen USA Bob GrossmanUSA Don Yenko 10 Österreichring GBR #23 John Wyer Automotive DEU #51 Peter-Ernst Strähle Results CHE Jo SiffertGBR Brian Redman DEU Günter SteckkönigDEU 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.Anthony Prichard, The Motor Racing Year No2, 1971, page 214 Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest placed car Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide To International Motor Racing, 1995, page 260 with no points awarded for positions filled by other cars from the same manufacturer. These cars could deny other brands from scoring points, though. The 1-2-3-4 finish of Porsche at the Brands Hatch race limited Ferrari to 5th place and only 2 points. 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. Discarded points are shown within brackets in the following table. Pos Manufacturer USA DAY USA SEB UK BRH ITA MZA ITA TGA BEL SPA GER NÜR FRA LMS USA WGL AUT ÖST Total 1 DEU Porsche 9 (6) 9 9 9 9 9 9 (9) (9) 63 2 ITA Ferrari 4 9 (2) 6 4 6 4 (3) 4 37 3 ITA Alfa Romeo 4 6 10 4 FRA Matra-Simca 2 2 4 5 USA Chevrolet 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 DEU Porsche (3) 4 9 9 9 6 9 9 55 2 USA Chevrolet 9 9 9 27 3 ITA Lancia 9 9 4 FRA Alpine 1 3 4 4 GBR Lotus 4 4 5 GBR British Leyland 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 External links International Championship for Makes 1970 wsrp.cz Season: 1970 (International Championship for Makes), www.racingsportscars.com 1970 - A year to remember - John Wyer's Gulf Porsche team Category:World Sportscar Championship seasons World Sportscar Championship season