Bill McGovern (racing driver)

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Bill McGovern
BSCC Hillman Imp.jpg
McGovern's Championship-winning Sunbeam Imp
Nationality Flag of the United Kingdom.svg British
Born (1937-01-02) 2 January 1937 (age 86)
Sligo, Ireland
Retired1989
British Saloon Car Championship
Years active9
TeamsFlintstone Racing
Paul Emery
George Bevan
Starts54
Wins1 (31 in class)
Poles0
Fastest laps35
Best finish1st in 1970, 1971 and 1972
Championship titles
1970, 1971, 1972
1970, 1971, 1972
British Saloon Car Championship
BSCC - Class A

William McGovern (born 2 January 1937) is a British former racing driver.

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McGovern is best known for becoming the first person to win three British Touring Car Championship (then known as the British Saloon Car Championship) driver titles. [1] He won three consecutive titles between 1970 and 1972 with a George Bevan-prepared Sunbeam Imp.[ citation needed ]

Racing record

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

YearTeamCarClass12345678910111213DCPtsClass
1965 Flintstone Racing Austin Mini Cooper S B BRH
Ret
OUL SNE GOO SIL CRY BRH OUL NC0NC
1966 Paul Emery Hillman Imp A SNE
Ret
GOO SIL
Ret
CRY
5†
BRH BRH
16
OUL
Ret†
BRH 24th66th
1967 Paul Emery Hillman Imp A BRH
Ret
SNE SIL SIL
Ret
MAL SIL SIL BRH OUL BRH NC0NC
1969 George Bevan Sunbeam Imp A BRH SIL SNE THR SIL CRY MAL CRO SIL OUL BRH BRH
Ret
NC0NC
1970 George Bevan Sunbeam Imp A BRH
Ret
SNE
13
THR
17
SIL
11
CRY
3†
SIL
15
SIL
16
CRO
9
BRH
23
OUL
19
BRH
19
BRH 1st721st
1971 George Bevan Sunbeam Imp A BRH
11
OUL
2
THR
Ret
SIL
15
CRY
2†
SIL
Ret
CRO
9
SIL
14
OUL
10
BRH
10
MAL
7†
BRH
13
1st811st
1972 George Bevan Sunbeam Imp A BRH
7
OUL
12
THR
9
SIL
16
CRY
5†
BRH
12
OUL
8
SIL
14
MAL
6†
BRH
13
1st631st
1973 George Bevan Sunbeam Imp A BRH
Ret
SIL
11
THR
Ret
THR
Ret
SIL
11
ING
DNS
BRH
1†
SIL
11
BRH
Ret
7th362nd
1974 George Bevan Volkswagen Passat TS A MAL BRH
Ret
SIL
?
OUL THR SIL
?
THR BRH
Ret
ING BRH OUL SNE BRH NC0NC
Source: [2]

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

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References

  1. "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2010. Official list of BTCC Champions
  2. de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
Sporting positions
Preceded by British Touring Car Champion
1970–1972
Succeeded by