1968 British Saloon Car Championship
11th season of the British Touring Car Championship
The 1968 BRSCC British Saloon Car Championship, was the eleventh season of the series. The Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association (RACMSA) took control of the championship this year from the BRSCC.[1] Australian driver Frank Gardner successfully defended his 1967 title, changing from a Ford Falcon to contest Class C, initially with a Ford Cortina Lotus until the new Ford Escort was introduced.[2][3]
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 | |
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1 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 17 March | Ray Calcutt | John Rhodes | Vic Elford | Brian Muir | |
2 | Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire | 15 April | Chris Craft | Graham Janzen | Frank Gardner | Brian Muir | |
3 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 27 April | Chris Craft | John Rhodes | Vic Elford | Brian Muir | |
4 | A | Crystal Palace, London | 3 June | Mike Walker | Steve Neal | Not contested. | |
B | Not contested. | Frank Gardner | Brian Muir | ||||
5 | A | Mallory Park, Leicestershire | 23 June | Les Nash | John Fitzpatrick | Not contested. | |
B | Not contested. | Frank Gardner | Brian Muir | ||||
6 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 20 July | Tony Lanfranchi | John Fitzpatrick | Frank Gardner | Hubert Hahne | |
7 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 27 July | Les Nash | John Fitzpatrick | Frank Gardner | David Hobbs | |
8 | Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire | 10 August | Gordon Spice | John Fitzpatrick | Frank Gardner | Roy Pierpoint | |
9 | Oulton Park, Cheshire | 17 August | Gordon Spice | Chris Craft | Frank Gardner | Brian Muir | |
10 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 2 September | Les Nash | John Rhodes | Frank Gardner | Roy Pierpoint | |
11 | Brands Hatch, Kent | 20 October | Tony Lanfranchi | Chris Craft | Frank Gardner | David Hobbs |
Championship results
Driver's championship [4] | |||
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Pos. | Driver | Car | Points |
1 | Frank Gardner | Ford Cortina Lotus Mk 2 Ford Escort Twin Cam | 84 |
2 | Brian Muir | Ford Falcon Sprint | 58 |
3 | Brian Robinson | Ford Cortina Lotus Ford Escort Twin Cam | 50 |
4 | John Rhodes | Austin Mini Cooper S | 50 |
5 | Roy Pierpoint | Ford Falcon Sprint | 44 |
6 | John Fitzpatrick | Ford Escort 1300 GT | 42 |
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "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 - 1968". Archived from the original on 2009-05-19. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
- ^ 1968 British Saloon Car Championship Retrieved from touringcarracing.net on 16 September 2012
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