1970 British Saloon Car Championship

13th season of the British Touring Car Championship December 2025 1970 British Saloon Car Championship 1969 1971 thumb|Pictured in 2017, Bill McGovern'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.http://gtwap.co.uk/50_Years_of_the_BTCC/?width=600&topic=099.BTCC_1958-1979.wtxt Archived copy 2009-10-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20090205114058/http://gtwap.co.uk/50_Years_of_the_BTCC/?width=600&topic=099.BTCC_1958-1979.wtxt 2009-02-05 dead Bill McGovern won his first title, driving a Sunbeam Imp.Official list of BTCC champions https://web.archive.org/web/20110716070626/http://www.btcc.net/html/history_stats.php?statstype_id=1 2011-07-16 http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1970%20BSCC.html RAC British Saloon Car Championship - 1970 2010-11-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20090311010120/http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1970%20BSCC.html 2009-03-11 dead 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 GBR Mike Freeman GBR Richard Longman GBR Chris Craft AUS Frank Gardner 2 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 27 March GBR Bill McGovern GBR John Fitzpatrick GBR Chris Craft AUS Frank Gardner 3 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 30 March GBR Bill McGovern GBR John Fitzpatrick GBR Rod Mansfield AUS Frank Gardner 4 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 26 April GBR Bill McGovern GBR Gordon Spice GBR John Hine AUS Frank Gardner 5 A Crystal Palace Circuit, London 25 May GBR Bill McGovern GBR John Fitzpatrick Not contested. B Not contested. GBR Chris Craft AUS Frank Gardner 6 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 6 June GBR Bill McGovern GBR Gordon Spice GBR Chris Craft AUS Brian Muir 7 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 27 June GBR Bill McGovern NLD Han Akersloot NLD Toine Hezemans AUS Brian Muir 8 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 11 July GBR Bill McGovern GBR John Fitzpatrick GBR Chris Craft AUS Frank Gardner 9 Brands Hatch, Kent 18 July GBR Mike Freeman GBR John Fitzpatrick GBR Lawrie Hickman AUS Brian Muir 10 Oulton Park, Cheshire 22 August GBR Jeremy Nightingale GBR John Fitzpatrick GBR Mike Crabtree AUS Frank Gardner 11 Brands Hatch, Kent 31 August GBR Bill McGovern GBR John Fitzpatrick GBR Chris Craft AUS Frank Gardner 12 Brands Hatch, Kent 18 October GBR Mike Freeman GBR Dave Matthews GBR John Fitzpatrick IRL Martin Birrane Championship results Driver's championship Pos. Driver Car 1970 RAC British Saloon Car Championship Retrieved from touringcarracing.net on 18 September 2012 Points 1 GBR Bill McGovern Hillman Imp 72 2 AUS Frank Gardner Ford Mustang Boss 302 68 3 AUS Brian Muir Chevrolet Camaro Z28 62 3 GBR John Fitzpatrick Ford Escort 1300 GT 62 5 GBR Chris Craft Ford Escort Twin Cam 60 Note: Sources vary in listing McGovern’s car as a Hillman Imp George BevanAugust 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Retrieved from www.imps4ever on 18 September 2012 or as a Sunbeam Imp.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