1974 British Saloon Car Championship

The 1974 Castrol Anniversary British Saloon Car Championship was the 17th season of the series. The championship switched to Group 1 regulations in an effort to reduce costs.[1] Bernard Unett won his first title, driving a 1600 cc Hillman Avenger.[2][3]

1974 British Saloon Car Championship
Previous: 1973 Next: 1975

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 A Mallory Park, Leicestershire 10 March Bernard Unett Andy Rouse Not contested.
B Not contested. Ivan Dutton Stuart Graham
2 Brands Hatch, Kent 17 March Stan Clark Rob Mason Tony Lanfranchi Stuart Graham
3 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 7 April Stan Clark Andy Rouse Peter Hanson Stuart Graham
4 Oulton Park, Cheshire 12 April Bernard Unett Andy Rouse Peter Hanson Stuart Graham
5 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 15 April Bernard Unett Andy Rouse Peter Hanson Richard Lloyd
6 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 12 May Stan Clark Barrie Williams Peter Hanson Vince Woodman
7 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 27 May Bernard Unett Andy Rouse Tom Walkinshaw Richard Lloyd
8 Brands Hatch, Kent 20 July Bernard Unett Andy Rouse Tom Walkinshaw Stuart Graham
9 A Ingliston, Edinburgh 18 August Not contested. Tom Walkinshaw Richard Lloyd
B Bernard Unett Tom Walkinshaw Not contested.
10 A Brands Hatch, Kent 26 August Bernard Unett John Hine Not contested.
B Not contested. Tom Walkinshaw Richard Lloyd
11 Oulton Park, Cheshire 8 September Bernard Unett Barrie Williams Tom Walkinshaw Stuart Graham
NC Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 26 September Bernard Unett Tony Dron Peter Hanson Stuart Graham
12 A Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 6 October Not contested. Tony Lanfranchi Stuart Graham
B Bernard Unett Andy Rouse Not contested.
13 Brands Hatch, Kent 20 October John Markey Barrie Williams Tom Walkinshaw Stuart Graham

Championship results
Driver's championship
Pos. Driver Car [4] Team Class Points
1 Bernard Unett Hillman Avenger 1500 GT Chrysler Dealer Team A 69
2 Andy Rouse Triumph Dolomite Sprint Team Broadspeed Castrol B 67
3 Stuart Graham Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Castrol D 64
4 Tom Walkinshaw Ford Capri 3000 GT Shellsport C 63
5 Peter Hanson Opel Commodore GS/E Dealer Opel Team C 55
6 Tony Lanfranchi BMW 3.0 CSi Van Der Steen C 51
7 Barrie Williams Mazda Savanna RX-3 Team Castrol B 51
8 Richard Lloyd Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Rivers/Simoniz D 47
9 Roger Bell Hillman Avenger 1500 GT Chrysler Dealer Team A 42
10 Vince Woodman Chevrolet Camaro Z28 VMW Motors – Team Esso Uniflo D 39
11 Tony Dron Triumph Dolomite Sprint Team Broadspeed Castrol B 38
12 John Handley Triumph Dolomite Sprint RCD B 36
13 Holman Blackburn Ford Capri 3000 GT Hermetite Products C 35
14 John Hine Triumph Dolomite Sprint Bill Shaw Racing/Shellsport B 28
15 Simon Kirkby [5] Hillman Avenger 1500 Hartwell A 23
16 Ivan Dutton Ford Capri 3000 GT Ivan Dutton C 22
17 Rob Mason Triumph Dolomite Sprint Shellsport Arden B 21
18 Stan Clark Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior Roger Clark Cars/Esso Uniflo A 21
19 John Markey Toyota Celica GT Dealer Team Toyota A 21
20 Jon Fletcher Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Glazepta Products Ltd. D 18
21 Melvyn Adams Volkswagen Passat TS Melvyn Adams A 18
22 Martin Birrane Ford Capri 3000 GT Adlards of Brixton C 15
23 Les Nash Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Les Nash D 14
24 Malcolm Kay Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Malcolm Kay D 12
25 Bob Ridgard Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Bob Ridgard D 12

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-10-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-09-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Official list of BTCC champions
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-18. Retrieved 2010-11-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. 1974 Castrol Anniversary British Saloon Car Championship, touringcarracing.net Retrieved on 25 January 2014
  5. Mallory Park, touringcarracing.net Retrieved on 25 January 2014
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