1968 British Saloon Car Championship

11th season of the British Touring Car Championship December 2025 1968 British Saloon Car Championship 1967 1969 The 1968 BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship, was the eleventh season of the series. The Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association (RACMSA) took control of the championship this year from the BRSCC.BTCC 1958 - 1979 http://gtwap.co.uk/50_Years_of_the_BTCC/?width=600&topic=099.BTCC_1958-1979.wtxt dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110817134050/http://gtwap.co.uk/50_Years_of_the_BTCC/?width=600&topic=099.BTCC_1958-1979.wtxt 2011-08-17 2009-10-25 Australian driver Frank Gardner successfully defended his 1967 title, changing from a Ford Falcon to contest Class C, initially with a Ford Cortina Lotus until the new Ford Escort was introduced.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/1968%20BSCC.html RAC British Saloon Car Championship - 1968 2010-11-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20090519224542/http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1968%20BSCC.html 2009-05-19 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 17 March GBR Ray Calcutt GBR John Rhodes GBR Vic Elford AUS Brian Muir 2 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 15 April GBR Chris Craft GBR Graham Janzen AUS Frank Gardner AUS Brian Muir 3 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 27 April GBR Chris Craft GBR John Rhodes GBR Vic Elford AUS Brian Muir 4 A Crystal Palace Circuit, London 3 June GBR Mike Walker GBR Steve Neal Not contested. B Not contested. AUS Frank Gardner AUS Brian Muir 5 A Mallory Park, Leicestershire 23 June GBR Les Nash GBR John Fitzpatrick Not contested. B Not contested. AUS Frank Gardner AUS Brian Muir 6 Brands Hatch, Kent 20 July GBR Tony Lanfranchi GBR John Fitzpatrick AUS Frank Gardner FRG Hubert Hahne 7 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 27 July GBR Les Nash GBR John Fitzpatrick AUS Frank Gardner GBR David Hobbs 8 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 10 August GBR Gordon Spice GBR John Fitzpatrick AUS Frank Gardner GBR Roy Pierpoint 9 Oulton Park, Cheshire 17 August GBR Gordon Spice GBR Chris Craft AUS Frank Gardner AUS Brian Muir 10 Brands Hatch, Kent 2 September GBR Les Nash GBR John Rhodes AUS Frank Gardner GBR Roy Pierpoint 11 Brands Hatch, Kent 20 October GBR Tony Lanfranchi GBR Chris Craft AUS Frank Gardner GBR David Hobbs Championship results Driver's championship 1968 British Saloon Car Championship Retrieved from touringcarracing.net on 16 September 2012 Pos. Driver Car Points 1 AUS Frank Gardner Ford Cortina Lotus Mk 2Ford Escort Twin Cam 84 2 AUS Brian Muir Ford Falcon Sprint 58 3 GBR Brian Robinson Ford Cortina LotusFord Escort Twin Cam 50 4 GBR John Rhodes Austin Mini Cooper S 50 5 GBR Roy Pierpoint Ford Falcon Sprint 44 6 GBR John Fitzpatrick Ford Escort 1300 GT 42 References Category:British Touring Car Championship seasons Saloon