1971 British Saloon Car Championship Explained

The 1971 RAC British Saloon Car Championship was the 14th season of the championship. Bill McGovern won his second title, driving a Sunbeam Imp.^{[1] [2]}

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
NC		Mallory Park, Leicestershire	14 March	None (no entries?)	Mike Chittenden	Graham Birrell	None (no entries?)
1		Brands Hatch, Kent	21 March	Bill McGovern	Vince Woodman	John Fitzpatrick	Brian Muir
2	A	Oulton Park, Cheshire	9 April	Bill McGovern	Dave Matthews	Not contested.
	B	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk		Not contested.	John Fitzpatrick	Brian Muir
3		Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	12 April	Bernard Unett	Dave Matthews	Lawrie Hickman	Brian Muir
4		Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	8 May	Bill McGovern	Dave Matthews	John Fitzpatrick	Brian Muir
5	A	Crystal Palace, London	30 May	Bill McGovern	Vince Woodman	Not contested.
	B			Not contested.	John Bloomfield	Brian Muir
6		Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	5 June	John Turner	Dave Matthews	John Fitzpatrick	Frank Gardner
7		Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire	11 July	Bill McGovern	Dave Matthews	Trevor Taylor	Frank Gardner
8		Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	17 July	Bill McGovern	Dave Matthews	Graham Birrell	Gerry Birrell
9		Oulton Park, Cheshire	22 August	Bill McGovern	Dave Matthews	John Fitzpatrick	Brian Muir
10		Brands Hatch, Kent	30 August	Bill McGovern	Vince Woodman	John Fitzpatrick	Dennis Leech
11	A	Mallory Park, Leicestershire	26 September	Not contested.	John Fitzpatrick	Brian Muir
	B			Bill McGovern	Jon Mowatt	Not contested.
12		Brands Hatch, Kent	24 October	Bill McGovern	Dave Matthews	John Bloomfield	Gerry Birrell

Championship results

Driver's championship
Pos. [3]	Driver	Car	Points
1	Bill McGovern	Sunbeam Imp	–
2	Vince Woodman	Ford Escort 1300 GT	–
3	John Fitzpatrick	Ford Escort RS 1600	–
4	Frank Gardner	Chevrolet Camaro	–

Notes and References

1. Web site: BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship . 2010-09-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716070626/http://www.btcc.net/html/history_stats.php?statstype_id=1 . 2011-07-16 . Official list of BTCC champions
2. Web site: RAC British Saloon Car Championship - 1971 . 2010-11-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090422171340/http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1971%20BSCC.html . 2009-04-22 . dead .
3. http://www.btcc.net/html/history_standings.php?season_id=14 1971 Standings, www.btcc.net