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.
Championship results
| Driver's championship | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Driver | Car [4] | Team | Class | Points |
| 1 | Hillman Avenger 1500 GT | Chrysler Dealer Team | A | 69 | |
| 2 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | Team Broadspeed Castrol | B | 67 | |
| 3 | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | Castrol | D | 64 | |
| 4 | Ford Capri 3000 GT | Shellsport | C | 63 | |
| 5 | Opel Commodore GS/E | Dealer Opel Team | C | 55 | |
| 6 | BMW 3.0 CSi | Van Der Steen | C | 51 | |
| 7 | Mazda Savanna RX-3 | Team Castrol | B | 51 | |
| 8 | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | Rivers/Simoniz | D | 47 | |
| 9 | Hillman Avenger 1500 GT | Chrysler Dealer Team | A | 42 | |
| 10 | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | VMW Motors – Team Esso Uniflo | D | 39 | |
| 11 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | Team Broadspeed Castrol | B | 38 | |
| 12 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | RCD | B | 36 | |
| 13 | Ford Capri 3000 GT | Hermetite Products | C | 35 | |
| 14 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | Bill Shaw Racing/Shellsport | B | 28 | |
| 15 | Hillman Avenger 1500 | Hartwell | A | 23 | |
| 16 | Ford Capri 3000 GT | Ivan Dutton | C | 22 | |
| 17 | Triumph Dolomite Sprint | Shellsport Arden | B | 21 | |
| 18 | Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior | Roger Clark Cars/Esso Uniflo | A | 21 | |
| 19 | Toyota Celica GT | Dealer Team Toyota | A | 21 | |
| 20 | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | Glazepta Products Ltd. | D | 18 | |
| 21 | Volkswagen Passat TS | Melvyn Adams | A | 18 | |
| 22 | Ford Capri 3000 GT | Adlards of Brixton | C | 15 | |
| 23 | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | Les Nash | D | 14 | |
| 24 | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | Malcolm Kay | D | 12 | |
| 25 | Chevrolet Camaro Z28 | Bob Ridgard | D | 12 | |
References
- ^ "BTCC 1958-1979". Archived from the original on 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
- ^ "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