The 1970 Australian Sports Car Championship was an Australian motor racing competition for Group A Sports Cars, Group B Improved Production Sports Cars and Group D Series Production Sports Cars.[1] It was authorised by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport as an Australian National Title.[1]
The title, which was the second Australian Sports Car Championship,[2] was won by Peter Woodward, driving an Elfin 350 Coventry Climax.[3]
The championship was contested over three heats with one race per heat.[1]
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six placegetters at each heat.
Position | Driver | No. | Car | Entrant | Phi. | War. | Wan. | Total[8] | |
1 | Peter Woodward | 47 & 3 | Elfin 350 Coventry Climax | Woodward Racing | 9 | - | 6 | 15 | |
2 | Phillip Moore | 6 & 15 | Elfin 300C Ford | PC Moore | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
3 | Niel Allen | 2 | Elfin ME5 Chevrolet | NE Allen Auto. Ind. | - | 9 | - | 9 | |
= | Howie Sangster | 4 | Lola T70 Mk2 Ford | Pinocchios Racing | - | - | 9 | 9 | |
5 | Frank Matich | 1 | Matich SR4 Repco | Rothmans Team Matich | - | 6 | - | 6 | |
6 | Peter Larner | 34 | Lotus 23B | Civil Flying School | 4 | - | - | 4 | |
= | Stan Starcevich | 5 | Graduate Mk 2 Ford | S Starcevich | - | - | 4 | 4 | |
8 | Bob Jane | 3 | Ford Mustang | Bob Jane Shell Racing Team | 3 | - | - | 3 | |
= | Dennis Urhane | Elfin 300 Ford | Total Morwell Service Station | - | 3 | - | 3 | ||
10 | Charlie Occhipinti | 35 | Elfin Mallala | C Occhipinti | 2 | - | - | 2 | |
= | John Goss | 12 | Tornado Ford | McLeod Ford | - | 2 | - | 2 | |
= | Dick Murphy | 47 | Bolwell Mk 7 | R Murphy | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
13 | Bill Peacock | 48 | Pegasus | WR Peacock | 1 | - | - | 1 | |
= | Bob Martin | Hustler SC1 Ford | Robert Martin | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||
= | Murray Charnley | 51 | Lotus 23 | M Charnley | - | - | 1 | 1 |