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The 1970 Australian Touring Car Championship was the 11th running of the Australian Touring Car Championship. It began on March 22, 1970 at Calder Park Raceway and ended on November 15 at Symmons Plains Raceway after seven rounds.
[edit] Teams and drivers
The following drivers competed in the 1970 ATCC. The series consisted of seven rounds held in five different states.
[edit] Season review
[edit] Results and standings
[edit] Race calendar
The 1970 ATCC season consisted of seven rounds.
[edit] Drivers Championship
Points were awarded 9-6-4-3-2-1 based on the top six race positions, a copy of the system then in use in Formula One.
| Pos |
Driver |
Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Rd 4 |
Rd 5 |
Rd 6 |
Rd 7 |
Pts |
| 1 |
Norm Beechey |
Ret |
1st |
1st |
2nd |
Ret |
1st |
DNS |
33 |
| 2 |
Jim McKeown |
3rd |
4th |
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1st |
3rd |
1st |
29 |
| 3 |
Bob Jane |
4th |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
2nd |
2nd |
3rd |
28 |
| 4 |
Ian Geoghegan |
Ret |
2nd |
2nd |
1st |
Ret |
Ret |
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21 |
| 5 |
Brian Foley |
2nd |
5th |
5th |
3rd |
Ret |
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14 |
| 6 |
Allan Moffat |
1st |
Ret |
3rd |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
Ret |
13 |
| 7 |
Bill Brown |
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4th |
3rd |
4th |
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10 |
| 8 |
Bryan Thomson |
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2nd |
6 |
| 9 |
Phil Barnes |
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4th |
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3 |
| 9 |
Robin Pare |
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4th |
3 |
| 9 |
Chris Brauer |
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6th |
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5th |
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3 |
| 12 |
Bob Brown |
5th |
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2 |
| 12 |
John French |
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5th |
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2 |
| 12 |
Tony Calvert |
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5th |
2 |
| 12 |
Peter Manton |
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6th |
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6th |
2 |
| 15 |
Bill Fanning |
6th |
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1 |
| 15 |
Graham Ritter |
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6th |
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1 |
| 15 |
John Humphrey |
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6th |
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1 |
| 15 |
Dick Johnson |
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6th |
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1 |
| Pos |
Driver |
Rd 1 |
Rd 2 |
Rd 3 |
Rd 4 |
Rd 5 |
Rd 6 |
Rd 7 |
Pts |
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| Colour |
Result |
| Gold |
Winner |
| Silver |
2nd place |
| Bronze |
3rd place |
| Green |
Finished, in points |
| Blue |
Finished, no points |
| Purple |
Did not finish (Ret) |
| Not classified (NC) |
| Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Black |
Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White |
Did not start (DNS) |
| Withdrew (WD) |
| Blank |
Did not participate |
| Injured (INJ) |
| Excluded (EX) |
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