1974 British Saloon Car Championship
The 1974 RAC Castrol Anniversary British Saloon Car Championship was the 17th season of the series. The championship switched to Group 1 regulations in an effort to reduce costs.[1] Bernard Unett won his first title, driving a 1600 cc Hillman Avenger.[2][3]
Calendar & Winners
All races were held in the United Kingdom. Overall winners in bold.
Round | Circuit | Date | Class A Winner | Class B Winner | Class C Winner | Class D Winner | |
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1 | A | Mallory Park, Leicestershire | 10 March | Bernard Unett | Andy Rouse | Not contested. | |
B | Not contested. | Ivan Dutton | Stuart Graham | ||||
2 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 17 March | Stan Clark | Rob Mason | Tony Lanfranchi | Stuart Graham | |
3 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 7 April | Stan Clark | Andy Rouse | Peter Hanson | Stuart Graham | |
4 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 12 April | Bernard Unett | Andy Rouse | Peter Hanson | Stuart Graham | |
5 | Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 15 April | Bernard Unett | Andy Rouse | Peter Hanson | Richard Lloyd | |
6 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 12 May | Stan Clark | Barrie Williams | Peter Hanson | Vince Woodman | |
7 | Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 27 May | Bernard Unett | Andy Rouse | Tom Walkinshaw | Richard Lloyd | |
8 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 20 July | Bernard Unett | Andy Rouse | Tom Walkinshaw | Stuart Graham | |
9 | A | Ingliston, Edinburgh | 18 August | Not contested. | Tom Walkinshaw | Richard Lloyd | |
B | Bernard Unett | Tom Walkinshaw | Not contested. | ||||
10 | A | Brands Hatch, Kent | 26 August | Bernard Unett | John Hine | Not contested. | |
B | Not contested. | Tom Walkinshaw | Richard Lloyd | ||||
11 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 8 September | Bernard Unett | Barrie Williams | Tom Walkinshaw | Stuart Graham | |
NC | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 26 September | Bernard Unett | Tony Dron | Peter Hanson | Stuart Graham | |
12 | A | Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk | 6 October | Not contested. | Tony Lanfranchi | Stuart Graham | |
B | Bernard Unett | Andy Rouse | Not contested. | ||||
13 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 20 October | John Markey | Barrie Williams | Tom Walkinshaw | Stuart Graham |
Championship results
Driver's championship | |||||
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Pos. | Driver | Car [4] | Team | Class | Points |
1 | Bernard Unett | Hillman Avenger 1500 GT | Chrysler Dealer Team | A | 69 |
2 | Andy Rouse | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | Team Broadspeed Castrol | B | 67 |
3 | Stuart Graham | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | Castrol | D | 64 |
4 | Tom Walkinshaw | Ford Capri 3000 GT | Shellsport | C | 63 |
5 | Peter Hanson | Opel Commodore GS/E | Dealer Opel Team | C | 55 |
6 | Tony Lanfranchi | BMW 3.0 CSi | Van Der Steen | C | 51 |
7 | Barrie Williams | Mazda Savanna RX-3 | Team Castrol | B | 51 |
8 | Richard Lloyd | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | Rivers/Simoniz | D | 47 |
9 | Roger Bell | Hillman Avenger 1500 GT | Chrysler Dealer Team | A | 42 |
10 | Vince Woodman | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | VMW Motors – Team Esso Uniflo | D | 39 |
11 | Tony Dron | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | Team Broadspeed Castrol | B | 38 |
12 | John Handley | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | RCD | B | 36 |
13 | Holman Blackburn | Ford Capri 3000 GT | Hermetite Products | C | 35 |
14 | John Hine | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | Bill Shaw Racing/Shellsport | B | 28 |
15 | Simon Kirkby[5] | Hillman Avenger 1500 | Hartwell | A | 23 |
16 | Ivan Dutton | Ford Capri 3000 GT | Ivan Dutton | C | 22 |
17 | Rob Mason | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | Shellsport Arden | B | 21 |
18 | Stan Clark | Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior | Roger Clark Cars/Esso Uniflo | A | 21 |
19 | John Markey | Toyota Celica GT | Dealer Team Toyota | A | 21 |
20 | Jon Fletcher | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | Glazepta Products Ltd. | D | 18 |
21 | Melvyn Adams | Volkswagen Passat TS | Melvyn Adams | A | 18 |
22 | Martin Birrane | Ford Capri 3000 GT | Adlards of Brixton | C | 15 |
23 | Les Nash | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | Les Nash | D | 14 |
24 | Malcolm Kay | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | Malcolm Kay | D | 12 |
25 | Bob Ridgard | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | Bob Ridgard | D | 12 |
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-09-30. Official list of BTCC champions
- ^ "RAC British Saloon Car Championship - 1974". Archived from the original on 2009-04-18. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
- ^ 1974 Castrol Anniversary British Saloon Car Championship, touringcarracing.net Retrieved on 25 January 2014
- ^ Mallory Park, touringcarracing.net Retrieved on 25 January 2014
External links
- Official website of the British Touring Car Championship
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