1972 British Saloon Car Championship

15th season of the British Touring Car Championship December 2025 1972 British Saloon Car Championship 1971 1973 thumb|Pictured in 2017, Bill McGovern's Hillman/Sunbeam Imp, the winner of the 1972 British Saloon Car Championship. The 1972 RAC Wiggins Teape Paperchase British Saloon Car Championship was the 15th season of the championship. Bill McGovern became the first driver to win three BTCC titles, making it three back-to-back titles with his Sunbeam Imp.http://www.btcc.net/html/history_stats.php?statstype_id=1 BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship 2010-09-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110716070626/http://www.btcc.net/html/history_stats.php?statstype_id=1 2011-07-16 Official list of BTCC championshttp://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1972%20BSCC.html RAC British Saloon Car Championship - 1972 2010-11-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20090519224603/http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1972%20BSCC.html 2009-05-19 dead Calendar and 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 19 March GBR Bill McGovern GBR Vince Woodman GBR Dave Matthews AUS Frank Gardner 2 Oulton Park, Cheshire 30 March GBR Bill McGovern GBR Jonathan Buncombe GBR Dave Matthews AUS Brian Muir 3 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 3 April GBR Bill McGovern GBR Vince Woodman GBR Dave Matthews AUS Frank Gardner 4 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 23 April GBR Bill McGovern GBR Brian Peacock GBR Dave Matthews AUS Frank Gardner 5 A Crystal Palace, London 28 May Not contested. GBR Mike Crabtree AUS Brian Muir B GBR Bill McGovern GBR Jonathan Buncombe Not contested. 6 Brands Hatch, Kent 15 July GBR Bill McGovern FIN Heikki Kemilainen GBR Dave Brodie AUS Frank Gardner 7 Oulton Park, Cheshire 16 September GBR Bill McGovern GBR Jonathan Buncombe GBR Dave Matthews AUS Frank Gardner 8 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 24 September GBR Bill McGovern ITA 1946 Carlo Facetti GBR Tom Walkinshaw FRG Dieter GlemserFRG Jochen Mass 9 A Mallory Park, Leicestershire 1 October GBR Bill McGovern GBR Jonathan Buncombe Not contested. B Not contested. GBR Dave Matthews AUS Frank Gardner 10 Brands Hatch, Kent 22 October GBR Bill McGovern GBR Jonathan Buncombe GBR Dave Matthews AUS Frank Gardner Championship results Driver's championship Pos.1972 Standings, www.btcc.net https://web.archive.org/web/20131215001806/http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=15, 2013-12-15 Retrieved on 11 November 2012 Driver Car Points 1 GBR Bill McGovern Sunbeam Imp 63 2 GBR Dave Matthews Ford Escort RS 1600 55 3 AUS Frank Gardner Chevrolet Camaro 54 4 GBR Jonathan Buncombe Mini Cooper S 48 5 AUS Brian Muir Ford Capri RS 2600 28 5 GBR Melvyn Adams Sunbeam Imp 28 References Category:British Touring Car Championship seasons Saloon