1970 Australian Sports Car Championship

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The 1970 Australian Sports Car Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Group A Sports Cars, Group B Improved Production Sports Cars and Group D Series Production Sports Cars. [1] It was authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title. [1]

Contents

The title, which was the second Australian Sports Car Championship, [2] was won by Peter Woodward, driving an Elfin 350 Coventry Climax. [3]

Schedule

The championship was contested over three heats with one race per heat. [1]

Points system

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

Championship standings

PositionDriverNo.CarEntrantPhi.War.Wan.Total [5] [7] [8]
1Peter Woodward47 & 3 Elfin 350 Coventry Climax Woodward Racing9-615
2Phillip Moore6 & 15 Elfin 300C Ford PC Moore64313
3Niel Allen2 Elfin ME5 Chevrolet NE Allen Auto. Ind.-9-9
=Howie Sangster4 Lola T70 Mk2 Ford Pinocchios Racing--99
5 Frank Matich 1 Matich SR4 Repco Rothmans Team Matich-6-6
6Peter Larner34 Lotus 23B Civil Flying School4--4
=Stan Starcevich5Graduate Mk 2 Ford S Starcevich--44
8 Bob Jane 3 Ford Mustang Bob Jane Shell Racing Team3--3
=Dennis UrhaneElfin 300 Ford Total Morwell Service Station-3-3
10Charlie Occhipinti35 Elfin Mallala C Occhipinti2--2
= John Goss 12Tornado Ford McLeod Ford-2-2
=Dick Murphy47 Bolwell Mk 7 R Murphy--22
13Bill Peacock48PegasusWR Peacock1--1
=Bob MartinHustler SC1 Ford Robert Martin-1-1
=Murray Charnley51 Lotus 23 M Charnley--11

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 3 4 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, 1970, pages 78–82
  2. Records, Titles and Awards, 2006 CAMS Manual of Motor Sport, page 14-6
  3. Australian Sports Car Championship 1970, Australian Competition Yearbook, 1971, pages 108–113
  4. Adrian Ryan, Title Lead to Woodward, Racing Car News, March 1970, page 46
  5. 1 2 Jim Morris, Allen Breaks Title Grip on RAC, Racing Car News, June 1970, pages 42–43
  6. Terry Walker, Around the Houses, 1980, page 53
  7. 1 2 Mike Cuss, Woodward: Sports Champ, Racing Car News, October 1970, pages 34–35
  8. 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

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