1973 British Saloon Car Championship Explained

The 1973 RAC British Saloon Car Championship was the 16th season of the championship. Frank Gardner became the second driver to win three BTCC titles, driving a Chevrolet Camaro.^{[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
1		Brands Hatch, Kent	18 March	Les Nash	Vince Woodman	Dave Brodie	Frank Gardner
2		Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	8 April	Bill McGovern	Vince Woodman	Andy Rouse	Brian Muir
3		Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	23 April	Melvyn Adams	Peter Hanson	Dave Brodie	Frank Gardner
4		Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	28 May	James Burrows	Peter Hanson	Dave Brodie	Frank Gardner
5		Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	14 July	Bill McGovern	Vince Woodman	Jonathan Buncombe	Frank Gardner
6		Ingliston, Edinburgh	19 August	Les Nash	Peter Hanson	Jonathan Buncombe	Frank Gardner
7*	A	Brands Hatch, Kent	22 August	Not contested.	Vince Woodman	Andy Rouse	Frank Gardner
	B			Bill McGovern	Not contested.
8		Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	23 September	Bill McGovern	Peter Hanson	Jose de Uriarte Hervé le Guellec	Derek Bell Harald Ertl
9		Brands Hatch, Kent	21 October	Les Nash	Vince Woodman	Andy Rouse	Brian Muir

• Group 1 cars raced alongside Class A at round 7. Holman 'Les' Blackburn won the class.

Championship results

Driver's championship
Pos.	Driver	Car ^[3]	Points
1	Frank Gardner	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	66
2	Andy Rouse	Ford Escort RS 1600	45
3	Peter Hanson	Ford Escort 1300 BDA	45
4	Vince Woodman	Ford Escort 1300 BDA	43

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 - 1973 . 2010-11-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090802005348/http://homepage.mac.com/frank_de_jong/Pages/1973%20BSCC.html . 2009-08-02 . dead .
3. http://touringcarracing.net/Pages/1973%20BSCC.html RAC British Saloon Car Championship, touringcarracing.net