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1970 World Sportscar Championship season
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The 1970 World Sportscar Championship season was the 18th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1970 International Championship for Makes [1] and the 1970 International Cup for GT Cars,[1] which were contested concurrently from 31 January to 11 October over a ten race series. The International Championship for Makes, which was open to Group 6 Sports-Prototypes, Group 5 Sports Cars and Group 4 Special GT Cars,[2] was won by German manufacturer Porsche. The International Cup for GT Cars was also won by Porsche.

Schedule[]

Rnd Race Circuit or Location Date
1 25px United States 24 Hours of Daytona Beach Daytona International Speedway January 31
February 1
2 25px United States 12 Hours of Sebring Sebring International Raceway March 21
3 25px United Kingdom BOAC 1000km Brands Hatch April 12
4 25px Italy 1000km Monza Autodromo Nazionale Monza April 25
5 25px Italy Targa Florio Circuito delle Madonie May 3
6 25px Belgium 1000km Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps May 17
7 25px Germany 1000km Nürburgring Nürburgring May 31
8 25px France 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe June 15
June 16
9 25px United States Watkins Glen 6 Hours Watkins Glen International July 11
10 25px Austria Austrian 1000km Österreichring October 11

† - The BOAC 1000km was open to Group 6 Sports-Prototypes and Group 5 Sports Cars only. GT Cars did not participate.

Season results[]

Races[]

Rnd Circuit Sportscar Winning Team GT Winning Team Results
Sportscar Winning Drivers GT Winning Drivers
1 Daytona 25px United Kingdom #2 John Wyer Automotive 25px United States #7 Owens Corning Racing Results
25px Mexico Pedro Rodriguez
25px Finland Leo Kinnunen
25px United Kingdom Brian Redman
25px United States Jerry Thompson
25px United States John Mahler
2 Sebring 25px Italy #21 SpA Ferrari SEFAC 25px United States #1 Troy Promotions Results
25px Italy Ignazio Giunti
25px Italy Nino Vaccarella
25px United States Mario Andretti
25px United States Tony DeLorenzo
25px United States Dick Lang
3 Brands Hatch 25px United Kingdom #10 John Wyer Automotive None Results
25px Mexico Pedro Rodriguez
25px Finland Leo Kinnunen
4 Monza 25px United Kingdom #7 John Wyer Automotive 25px Italy #87 Brescia Corse Results
25px Mexico Pedro Rodriguez
25px Finland Leo Kinnunen
25px Italy Giuseppe Schenetti
25px Italy Sergio Zerbini
5 Madonie 25px United Kingdom #12 John Wyer Automotive 25px Italy #174 HF Squadra Corse Results
25px Switzerland Jo Siffert
25px United Kingdom Brian Redman
25px Italy Sandro Munari
25px Italy Claudio Maglioli
6 Spa-Francorchamps 25px United Kingdom #24 John Wyer Automotive 25px Switzerland #59 Bernard Cheneviére Results
25px Switzerland Jo Siffert
25px United Kingdom Brian Redman
25px Switzerland Bernard Cheneviére
25px Switzerland Claude Haldi
7 Nürburgring 25px Austria #22 Porsche Salzburg 25px Germany #79 Dieter Fröhlich Results
25px United Kingdom Vic Elford
25px Germany Kurt Ahrens, Jr.
25px Germany Dieter Fröhlich
25px Finland Pauli Toivonen
8 La Sarthe 25px Austria #23 Porsche Salzburg 25px France #40 Etablissement Sonauto Results
25px Germany Hans Herrmann
25px United Kingdom Richard Attwood
25px France Claude Ballot-Léna
25px France Guy Chasseuil
9 Watkins Glen 25px United Kingdom #2 John Wyer Automotive 25px United States #5 Bob Grossman Results
25px Mexico Pedro Rodriguez
25px Finland Leo Kinnunen
25px United States Bob Grossman
25px United States Don Yenko
10 Österreichring 25px United Kingdom #23 John Wyer Automotive 25px Germany #51 Peter-Ernst Strähle Results
25px Switzerland Jo Siffert
25px United Kingdom Brian Redman
25px Germany Günter Steckkönig
25px Germany Ferfried von Hohenzollern

International Championship for Makes[]

Points were awarded for the first six places in each race on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis.[3] Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest placed car [4] with no points awarded for positions filled by other cars from the same manufacturer.

No points were awarded for positions filled by cars other than Group 6 Sports-Prototypes, Group 5 Sports Cars and Group 4 Special GT Cars.

Out of the ten rounds in the championship, only the best seven results counted towards the points total for each manufacturer.[3] Discarded points are shown within brackets in the following table.

Pos Manufacturer Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Total
1 [1] 25px Germany Porsche [1] 9 (6) 9 9 9 9 9 9 (9) (9) 63
2 [1] 25px Italy Ferrari [1] 4 9 (2) 6 4 6 4 (3) 4 37
3 [1] 25px Italy Alfa Romeo [1] 4 6 10
4 [1] 25px France Matra-Simca [1] 2 2 4
5 [1] 25px United States Chevrolet [1] 1 1 2

International Cup for GT Cars[]

Points were awarded for the first six places in the GT category at each race on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car with no points awarded for positions filled by other cars from the same manufacturer.

Only the best seven results were retained towards the championship total of each manufacturer. Discarded points are shown within brackets in the following table.

The Grand Touring Car category did not participate in Round 3 at Brands Hatch.

Pos Manufacturer Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Total
1 [1] 25px Germany Porsche [1] (3) 4 9 9 9 6 9 9 55
2 [1] 25px United States Chevrolet [1] 9 9 9 27
3 [1] 25px Italy Lancia [1] 9 9
4 [1] 25px France Alpine [1] 1 3 4
4 [1] 25px United Kingdom Lotus [1] 4 4
5 [1] 25px United Kingdom BLMC [1] 1 1

The Cars[]

The following models contributed towards the nett point scores of their respective manufacturers.

International Championship for Makes

International Cup for GT Cars

References[]

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1974 FIA Yearbook, Grey Section, Previous FIA Championship Winners, pages 124-125
  2. Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide To International Motor Racing, 1995, page 259
  3. 3.0 3.1 Anthony Prichard, The Motor Racing Year No2, 1971, page 214
  4. Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide To International Motor Racing, 1995, page 260

External links[]

World Sportscar Championship seasons

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"Group 6" World Championship seasons
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