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

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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
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

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Driver's championship
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

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-09-30. Official list of BTCC champions
  3. ^ "RAC British Saloon Car Championship - 1974". Archived from the original on 2009-04-18. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  4. ^ 1974 Castrol Anniversary British Saloon Car Championship, touringcarracing.net Retrieved on 25 January 2014
  5. ^ Mallory Park, touringcarracing.net Retrieved on 25 January 2014
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