1970 Australian Sports Car Championship

The 1970 Australian Sports Car Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Group A Sports Cars, Group B Improved Production Sports Cars and Group D Series Production Sports Cars.[1] The championship, which was the second Australian Sports Car Championship,[2] was contested over a three heats series with one race per heat.[1]

1970 Australian Sports Car Championship
Previous: 1969 Next: 1971

Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters at each heat.[1]

Results

Position Driver No. Car Entrant H1 H2 H3 Total [4][6][7]
1 Peter Woodward 47 & 3 Elfin 350 Coventry Climax Woodward Racing 9 - 6 15
2 Phillip Moore 6 & 15 Elfin 300C Ford PC Moore 6 4 3 13
3 Niel Allen 2 Elfin ME5 Chevrolet NE Allen Auto. Ind. - 9 - 9
Howie Sangster 4 Lola T70 Mk2 Ford Pinocchios Racing - - 9 9
5 Frank Matich 1 Matich SR4 Repco Rothmans Team Matich - 6 - 6
6 Peter Larner 34 Lotus 23B Civil Flying School 4 - - 4
Stan Starcevich 5 Graduate Mk 2 Ford S Starcevich - - 4 4
8 Bob Jane 3 Ford Mustang Bob Jane Shell Racing Team 3 - - 3
Dennis Urhane Elfin 300 Ford Total Morwell Service Station - 3 - 3
10 Charlie Occhipinti 35 Elfin Mallala C Occhipinti 2 - - 2
John Goss 12 Tornado Ford McLeod Ford - 2 - 2
Dick Murphy 47 Bolwell Mk 7 R Murphy - - 2 2
13 Bill Peacock 48 Pegasus WR Peacock 1 - - 1
Bob Martin Hustler SC1 Ford Robert Martin - 1 - 1
Murray Charnley 51 Lotus 23 M Charnley - - 1 1

Notes and references

  1. CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1970, pages 78–82
  2. Australian Titles Retrieved from www.camsmanual.com.au on 23 June 2009. Archived 2009-07-21.
  3. Adrian Ryan, Title Lead to Woodward, Racing Car News, March 1970, page 46
  4. Jim Morris, Allen Breaks Title Grip on RAC, Racing Car News, June 1970, pages 42–43
  5. Terry Walker, Around the Houses, 1980, page 53
  6. Mike Cuss, Woodward: Sports Champ, Racing Car News, October 1970, pages 34–35
  7. Occhipinti & Peacock are omitted from the points listing published in Racing Car News, October 1970 however they are both included in the listing published in the June issue

Further reading

  • Australian Competition Yearbook, 1971, pages 108–113
  • Australian Motor Racing Annual, 1971, page 58
  • Jim Shepherd, A History of Australian Motor Sport, 1980, pages 169 – 170
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