1970 World Sportscar Championship

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.

1970 World Sportscar Championship
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Schedule
Porsche won the 1970 International Championship for Makes with its 917 (pictured) and 908/3 models
Ferrari placed second with the 512S
Rnd Race Circuit or Location Date
1 24 Hours of Daytona Daytona International Speedway 31 January
1 February
2 12 Hours of Sebring Sebring International Raceway 21 March
3 BOAC 1000km† Brands Hatch 12 April
4 1000km Monza Autodromo Nazionale Monza 25 April
5 Targa Florio Circuito delle Madonie 3 May
6 1000km Spa Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 17 May
7 1000km Nürburgring Nürburgring 31 May
8 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe 13 June
14 June
9 Watkins Glen 6 Hours Watkins Glen International 11 July
10 Austrian 1000km 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
Porsche won the 1970 International Cup for GT Cars with its 911 (pictured) and 914/6 models
Rnd Circuit Sportscar Winning Team GT Winning Team Results
Sportscar Winning Drivers GT Winning Drivers
1 Daytona #2 John Wyer Automotive #7 Owens Corning Racing Results
Pedro Rodriguez
Leo Kinnunen
Brian Redman		 Jerry Thompson
John Mahler
2 Sebring #21 SpA Ferrari SEFAC #1 Troy Promotions Results
Ignazio Giunti
Nino Vaccarella
Mario Andretti		 Tony DeLorenzo
Dick Lang
3 Brands Hatch #10 John Wyer Automotive None Results
Pedro Rodriguez
Leo Kinnunen
4 Monza #7 John Wyer Automotive #87 Brescia Corse Results
Pedro Rodriguez
Leo Kinnunen		 Giuseppe Schenetti
Sergio Zerbini
5 Targa Florio #12 John Wyer Automotive #174 HF Squadra Corse Results
Jo Siffert
Brian Redman		 Sandro Munari
Claudio Maglioli
6 Spa-Francorchamps #24 John Wyer Automotive #59 Bernard Cheneviére Results
Jo Siffert
Brian Redman		 Bernard Cheneviére
Claude Haldi
7 Nürburgring #22 Porsche Salzburg #79 Dieter Fröhlich Results
Vic Elford
Kurt Ahrens, Jr.		 Dieter Fröhlich
Pauli Toivonen
8 La Sarthe #23 Porsche Salzburg #40 Etablissement Sonauto Results
Hans Herrmann
Richard Attwood		 Claude Ballot-Léna
Guy Chasseuil
9 Watkins Glen #2 John Wyer Automotive #5 Bob Grossman Results
Pedro Rodriguez
Leo Kinnunen		 Bob Grossman
Don Yenko
10 Österreichring #23 John Wyer Automotive #51 Peter-Ernst Strähle Results
Jo Siffert
Brian Redman		 Günter Steckkönig
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] Porsche [1] 9 (6) 9 9 9 9 9 9 (9) (9) 63
2 [1] Ferrari [1] 4 9 (2) 6 4 6 4 (3) 4 37
3 [1] Alfa Romeo [1] 4 6 10
4 [1] Matra-Simca [1] 2 2 4
5 [1] 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] Porsche [1] (3) 4 9 9 9 6 9 9 55
2 [1] Chevrolet [1] 9 9 9 27
3 [1] Lancia [1] 9 9
4 [1] Alpine [1] 1 3 4
4 [1] Lotus [1] 4 4
5 [1] BLMC [1] 1 1

The cars

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

International Championship for Makes

International Cup for GT Cars

References
  1. 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. Anthony Prichard, The Motor Racing Year No2, 1971, page 214
  4. Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide To International Motor Racing, 1995, page 260
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