1971 British Saloon Car Championship

Pictured in 2017, Bill McGovern 's Hillman/Sunbeam Imp, the winner of the 1971 British Saloon Car Championship.

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 [3]	Car [3]	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	–

References

1. "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-09-30. Official list of BTCC champions
2. "RAC British Saloon Car Championship - 1971". Archived from the original on 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
3. 1971 Standings, www.btcc.net Archived 2012-03-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 9 November 2012