1970 World Sportscar Championship season
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The 1970 World Sportscar Championship season was the 18th season of the FIA World Championship for Makes. It was a series for Sportscars and Grand Touring, with Sportscars being divided into Sports (S) and Prototype (P) classes, while Grand Touring cars were referred to simply as GT. It ran from January 31, 1970 to October 11, 1970, and was comprised of 10 races.
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[edit] Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Circuit or Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  24 Hours of Daytona Beach |
Daytona International Speedway | January 31 February 1 |
| 2 | 12 Hours of Sebring |
Sebring International Raceway | March 21 |
| 3 |  BOAC 1000km† |
Brands Hatch | April 12 |
| 4 |  1000km Monza |
Autodromo Nazionale Monza | April 25 |
| 5 | Targa Florio |
Palermo | May 3 |
| 6 |  1000km Spa |
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | May 17 |
| 7 |  1000km Nürburgring |
Nürburgring | May 31 |
| 8 |  24 Hours of Le Mans |
Circuit de la Sarthe | June 15 June 16 |
| 9 | Watkins Glen 6 Hours |
Watkins Glen International | July 11 |
| 10 |  Austrian 1000km |
Österreichring | October 11 |
† - Sportscars only, GT class did not participate.
[edit] Season Results
Points were awarded to the top 6 finishers in the order of 9-6-4-3-2-1. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car; any other cars from that manufacturer were merely skipped in the points standings.
[edit] Races
| 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 |
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| 2 | Sebring | #21 SpA Ferrari SEFAC |
#1 Troy Promotions |
Results |
| Ignazio Giunti Nino Vaccarella |
Tony DeLorenzo Dick Lang |
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| 3 | Brands Hatch | #10 John Wyer Automotive |
None | Results |
| Pedro Rodriguez Leo Kinnunen |
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| 4 | Monza | #7 John Wyer Automotive |
#87 Brescia Corse |
Results |
| Pedro Rodriguez Leo Kinnunen |
Giuseppe Schenetti Sergio Zerbini |
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| 5 | Palermo | #12 John Wyer Automotive |
#174 HF Squadra Corse |
Results |
 Jo Siffert Brian Redman |
Sandro Munari Claudio Maglioli |
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| 6 | Spa-Francorchamps | #24 John Wyer Automotive |
#59 Bernard Cheneviére |
Results |
| Jo Siffert Brian Redman |
Bernard Cheneviére Claude Haldi |
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| 7 | Nürburgring | #22 Porsche Salzburg |
#79 Dieter Fröhlich |
Results |
| Vic Elford Kurt Ahrens Jr. |
Dieter Fröhlich Pauli Toivonen |
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| 8 | La Sarthe | #23 Porsche Salzburg |
#40 Etablissement Sonauto |
Results |
| Hans Herrmann Richard Attwood |
Claude Ballot-Léna Guy Chasseuil |
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| 9 | Watkins Glen | #2 John Wyer Automotive |
#5 Bob Grossman |
Results |
| Pedro Rodriguez Leo Kinnunen |
Bob Grossman Don Yenko |
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| 10 | Österreichring | #23 John Wyer Automotive |
#51 Peter-Ernst Strähle |
Results |
| Jo Siffert Brian Redman |
Günter Steckkönig Ferfried von Hohenzollern |
[edit] Manufacturers Championships
[edit] Overall Manufacturers Championship
All cars were awarded points for the overall championship, but the GT class also had their own separate championship.
Cars participating in races that were not included in the S, P, or GT classes are skipped in rewarding points for the overall championship.
Only the best 7 points finishes counted towards the championship, with any other points earned not included in the total. Skipped points are marked in italics.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porsche |
9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 63 |
| 2 | Ferrari |
4 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 37 | |
| 3 | Alfa Romeo |
4 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||
| 4 | Matra |
2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| 5 | Chevrolet |
1 | 1 | 2 |
[edit] GT Manufacturers Championship
The GT class did not participate in Round 3.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porsche |
3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 55 | |
| 2 | Chevrolet |
9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | ||||||
| 3 | Lancia |
9 | 9 | ||||||||
| 4 | Alpine |
1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| 5 | MG |
1 | 1 |
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