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1970 World Sportscar Championship
Racing tournament
Racing tournament
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 and the 1970 International Cup for GT Cars, 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 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA [24 Hours of Daytona](24-hours-of-daytona) | Daytona International Speedway | 31 January | |||||||||||
| 1 February | |||||||||||||
| USA [12 Hours of Sebring](12-hours-of-sebring) | Sebring International Raceway | 21 March | |||||||||||
| GBR BOAC 1000km† | Brands Hatch | 12 April | |||||||||||
| ITA [1000km Monza](1000km-monza) | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 25 April | |||||||||||
| ITA Targa Florio | Circuito delle Madonie | 3 May | |||||||||||
| BEL [1000km Spa](1000km-spa) | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 17 May | |||||||||||
| DEU [1000km Nürburgring](1000km-nurburgring) | Nürburgring | 31 May | |||||||||||
| FRA [24 Hours of Le Mans](24-hours-of-le-mans) | Circuit de la Sarthe | 13 June | |||||||||||
| 14 June | |||||||||||||
| USA [Watkins Glen 6 Hours](6-hours-of-watkins-glen) | Watkins Glen International | 11 July | |||||||||||
| AUT [Austrian 1000km](1000-km-zeltweg) | Österreichring | 11 October |
† - The BOAC 1000 km 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 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daytona | **GBR #2 John Wyer Automotive** | **USA #7 Owens Corning Racing** | [Results](1970-24-hours-of-daytona) | |||||||||||||
| MEX Pedro Rodriguez | ||||||||||||||||
| FIN Leo Kinnunen | ||||||||||||||||
| GBR Brian Redman | USA Jerry Thompson | |||||||||||||||
| USA John Mahler | ||||||||||||||||
| Sebring | **ITA #21 SpA Ferrari SEFAC** | **USA #1 Troy Promotions** | [Results](1970-12-hours-of-sebring) | |||||||||||||
| ITA Ignazio Giunti | ||||||||||||||||
| ITA Nino Vaccarella | ||||||||||||||||
| USA Mario Andretti | USA Tony DeLorenzo | |||||||||||||||
| USA Dick Lang | ||||||||||||||||
| Brands Hatch | **GBR #10 John Wyer Automotive** | *None* | [Results](1970-1000km-of-brands-hatch) | |||||||||||||
| MEX Pedro Rodriguez | ||||||||||||||||
| FIN Leo Kinnunen | ||||||||||||||||
| Monza | **GBR #7 John Wyer Automotive** | **ITA #87 Brescia Corse** | [Results](1970-1000km-of-monza) | |||||||||||||
| MEX Pedro Rodriguez | ||||||||||||||||
| FIN Leo Kinnunen | ITA Giuseppe Schenetti | |||||||||||||||
| ITA Sergio Zerbini | ||||||||||||||||
| Targa Florio | **GBR #12 John Wyer Automotive** | **ITA #174 HF Squadra Corse** | [Results](1970-targa-florio) | |||||||||||||
| CHE Jo Siffert | ||||||||||||||||
| GBR Brian Redman | ITA Sandro Munari | |||||||||||||||
| ITA Claudio Maglioli | ||||||||||||||||
| Spa-Francorchamps | **GBR #24 John Wyer Automotive** | **CHE #59 Bernard Cheneviére** | [Results](1970-1000km-of-spa-francorchamps) | |||||||||||||
| CHE Jo Siffert | ||||||||||||||||
| GBR Brian Redman | CHE Bernard Cheneviére | |||||||||||||||
| CHE Claude Haldi | ||||||||||||||||
| Nürburgring | **AUT #22 Porsche Salzburg** | **DEU #79 Dieter Fröhlich** | [Results](1970-1000km-of-nurburgring) | |||||||||||||
| GBR Vic Elford | ||||||||||||||||
| DEU Kurt Ahrens Jr. | DEU Dieter Fröhlich | |||||||||||||||
| FIN Pauli Toivonen | ||||||||||||||||
| La Sarthe | **AUT #23 Porsche Salzburg** | **FRA #40 Etablissement Sonauto** | [Results](1970-24-hours-of-le-mans) | |||||||||||||
| DEU Hans Herrmann | ||||||||||||||||
| GBR Richard Attwood | FRA Claude Ballot-Léna | |||||||||||||||
| FRA Guy Chasseuil | ||||||||||||||||
| Watkins Glen | **GBR #2 John Wyer Automotive** | **USA #5 Bob Grossman** | [Results](1970-watkins-glen-6-hours) | |||||||||||||
| MEX Pedro Rodriguez | ||||||||||||||||
| FIN Leo Kinnunen | USA Bob Grossman | |||||||||||||||
| USA Don Yenko | ||||||||||||||||
| Österreichring | **GBR #23 John Wyer Automotive** | **DEU #51 Peter-Ernst Strähle** | [Results](1970-austrian-1000km) | |||||||||||||
| CHE Jo Siffert | ||||||||||||||||
| GBR Brian Redman | DEU Günter Steckkönig | |||||||||||||||
| DEU 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. Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest placed car 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. Discarded points are shown within brackets in the following table.
| Pos | Manufacturer | USA [DAY](1970-24-hours-of-daytona) | USA [SEB](1970-12-hours-of-sebring) | UK [BRH](1970-1000km-of-brands-hatch) | ITA [MZA](1970-1000km-of-monza) | ITA [TGA](1970-targa-florio) | BEL [SPA](1970-1000km-of-spa-francorchamps) | GER [NÜR](1970-1000km-of-nurburgring) | FRA [LMS](1970-24-hours-of-le-mans) | USA [WGL](1970-watkins-glen-6-hours) | AUT [ÖST](1970-austrian-1000km) | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEU Porsche | 9 | (6) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | (9) | (9) | **63** | ||||||
| ITA Ferrari | 4 | 9 | (2) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | (3) | 4 | **37** | |||||||
| ITA Alfa Romeo | 4 | 6 | **10** | ||||||||||||||
| FRA Matra-Simca | 2 | 2 | **4** | ||||||||||||||
| USA Chevrolet | 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 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEU Porsche | (3) | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | **55** | ||||||||
| USA Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | 9 | **27** | |||||||||||||
| ITA Lancia | 9 | **9** | |||||||||||||||
| FRA Alpine | 1 | 3 | **4** | ||||||||||||||
| GBR Lotus | 4 | **4** | |||||||||||||||
| GBR British Leyland | 1 | **1** |
The cars
The following models contributed towards the net point scores of their respective manufacturers.
International Championship for Makes
- Porsche 917K, 917L & 908/03
- Ferrari 512S
- Alfa Romeo T33/3
- Matra-Simca MS650
- Chevrolet Corvette
International Cup for GT Cars
- Porsche 911S, Porsche 911T & Porsche 914/6 GT
- Chevrolet Corvette & Chevrolet Camaro
- Lancia Fulvia HF
- Alpine A110
- Lotus Europa
- MGB (British Leyland)
References
References
- 1974 FIA Yearbook, Grey Section, Previous FIA Championship Winners, pages 124-125
- 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]],Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide To International Motor Racing, 1995, page 259
- Anthony Prichard, The Motor Racing Year No2, 1971, page 214
- Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide To International Motor Racing, 1995, page 260
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