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 and the 1970 International Cup for GT Cars, 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, was won by German manufacturer Porsche. The International Cup for GT Cars was also won by Porsche.

Schedule

RndRaceCircuit or LocationDate
1 24 Hours of DaytonaDaytona International Speedway31 January
1 February
2 12 Hours of SebringSebring International Raceway21 March
3 BOAC 1000kmBrands Hatch12 April
4 1000km MonzaAutodromo Nazionale Monza25 April
5 Targa FlorioCircuito delle Madonie3 May
6 1000km SpaCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps17 May
7 1000km NürburgringNürburgring31 May
8 24 Hours of Le MansCircuit de la Sarthe13 June
14 June
9 Watkins Glen 6 HoursWatkins Glen International11 July
10 Austrian 1000kmÖsterreichring11 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

RndCircuitSportscar Winning TeamGT Winning TeamResults
RndCircuitSportscar Winning DriversGT Winning DriversResults
1Daytona #2 John Wyer Automotive #7 Owens Corning RacingResults
1Daytona Pedro Rodriguez
Leo Kinnunen
Brian Redman
Jerry Thompson
John Mahler
Results
2Sebring #21 SpA Ferrari SEFAC #1 Troy PromotionsResults
2Sebring Ignazio Giunti
Nino Vaccarella
Mario Andretti
Tony DeLorenzo
Dick Lang
Results
3Brands Hatch #10 John Wyer AutomotiveNoneResults
3Brands Hatch Pedro Rodriguez
Leo Kinnunen
Results
4Monza #7 John Wyer Automotive #87 Brescia CorseResults
4Monza Pedro Rodriguez
Leo Kinnunen
Giuseppe Schenetti
Sergio Zerbini
Results
5Targa Florio #12 John Wyer Automotive #174 HF Squadra CorseResults
5Targa Florio Jo Siffert
Brian Redman
Sandro Munari
Claudio Maglioli
Results
6Spa-Francorchamps #24 John Wyer Automotive #59 Bernard CheneviéreResults
6Spa-Francorchamps Jo Siffert
Brian Redman
Bernard Cheneviére
Claude Haldi
Results
7Nürburgring #22 Porsche Salzburg #79 Dieter FröhlichResults
7Nürburgring Vic Elford
Kurt Ahrens, Jr.
Dieter Fröhlich
Pauli Toivonen
Results
8La Sarthe #23 Porsche Salzburg #40 Etablissement SonautoResults
8La Sarthe Hans Herrmann
Richard Attwood
Claude Ballot-Léna
Guy Chasseuil
Results
9Watkins Glen #2 John Wyer Automotive #5 Bob GrossmanResults
9Watkins Glen Pedro Rodriguez
Leo Kinnunen
Bob Grossman
Don Yenko
Results
10Österreichring #23 John Wyer Automotive #51 Peter-Ernst SträhleResults
10Österreichring Jo Siffert
Brian Redman
Günter Steckkönig
Ferfried von Hohenzollern
Results

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.
PosManufacturerRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Total
1 Porsche999999963
2 Ferrari496464437
3 Alfa Romeo4610
4 Matra-Simca224
5 Chevrolet112

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.
PosManufacturerRd 1Rd 2Rd 4Rd 5Rd 6Rd 7Rd 8Rd 9Rd 10Total
1 Porsche499969955
2 Chevrolet99927
3 Lancia99
4 Alpine134
4 Lotus44
5 BLMC11

The cars

The following models contributed towards the net point scores of their respective manufacturers.
International Championship for Makes
International Cup for GT Cars