1970 World Sportscar Championship
The 1970 World Sportscar Championship season was the 18th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1970 International Championship for Makes [1] and the 1970 International Cup for GT Cars,[1] which were contested concurrently from 31 January to 11 October over a ten race series. The International Championship for Makes, which was open to Group 6 Sports-Prototypes, Group 5 Sports Cars and Group 4 Special GT Cars,[2] was won by German manufacturer Porsche. The International Cup for GT Cars was also won by Porsche.
Schedule
    


| Rnd | Race | Circuit or Location | Date | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  24 Hours of Daytona | Daytona International Speedway | 31 January 1 February | 
| 2 |  12 Hours of Sebring | Sebring International Raceway | 21 March | 
| 3 |  BOAC 1000km† | Brands Hatch | 12 April | 
| 4 |  1000km Monza | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 25 April | 
| 5 |  Targa Florio | Circuito delle Madonie | 3 May | 
| 6 | .svg.png.webp) 1000km Spa | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 17 May | 
| 7 |  1000km Nürburgring | Nürburgring | 31 May | 
| 8 |  24 Hours of Le Mans | Circuit de la Sarthe | 13 June 14 June | 
| 9 |  Watkins Glen 6 Hours | Watkins Glen International | 11 July | 
| 10 |  Austrian 1000km | Österreichring | 11 October | 
† - The BOAC 1000 km was open to Group 6 Sports-Prototypes and Group 5 Sports Cars only. GT Cars did not participate.
Season results
    
    Races
    

| Rnd | Circuit | Sportscar Winning Team | GT Winning Team | Results | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sportscar Winning Drivers | GT Winning Drivers | |||
| 1 | Daytona |  #2 John Wyer Automotive |  #7 Owens Corning Racing | Results | 
|  Pedro Rodriguez  Leo Kinnunen  Brian Redman |  Jerry Thompson  John Mahler | |||
| 2 | Sebring |  #21 SpA Ferrari SEFAC |  #1 Troy Promotions | Results | 
|  Ignazio Giunti  Nino Vaccarella  Mario Andretti |  Tony DeLorenzo  Dick Lang | |||
| 3 | Brands Hatch |  #10 John Wyer Automotive | None | Results | 
|  Pedro Rodriguez  Leo Kinnunen | ||||
| 4 | Monza |  #7 John Wyer Automotive |  #87 Brescia Corse | Results | 
|  Pedro Rodriguez  Leo Kinnunen |  Giuseppe Schenetti  Sergio Zerbini | |||
| 5 | Targa Florio |  #12 John Wyer Automotive |  #174 HF Squadra Corse | Results | 
| .svg.png.webp) Jo Siffert  Brian Redman |  Sandro Munari  Claudio Maglioli | |||
| 6 | Spa-Francorchamps |  #24 John Wyer Automotive | .svg.png.webp) #59 Bernard Cheneviére | Results | 
| .svg.png.webp) Jo Siffert  Brian Redman | .svg.png.webp) Bernard Cheneviére .svg.png.webp) Claude Haldi | |||
| 7 | Nürburgring |  #22 Porsche Salzburg |  #79 Dieter Fröhlich | Results | 
|  Vic Elford  Kurt Ahrens Jr. |  Dieter Fröhlich  Pauli Toivonen | |||
| 8 | La Sarthe |  #23 Porsche Salzburg |  #40 Etablissement Sonauto | Results | 
|  Hans Herrmann  Richard Attwood |  Claude Ballot-Léna  Guy Chasseuil | |||
| 9 | Watkins Glen |  #2 John Wyer Automotive |  #5 Bob Grossman | Results | 
|  Pedro Rodriguez  Leo Kinnunen |  Bob Grossman  Don Yenko | |||
| 10 | Österreichring |  #23 John Wyer Automotive |  #51 Peter-Ernst Strähle | Results | 
| .svg.png.webp) Jo Siffert  Brian Redman |  Günter Steckkönig  Ferfried von Hohenzollern | 
International Championship for Makes
    
Points were awarded for the first six places in each race on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis.[3] Manufacturers were only awarded points for their highest placed car [4] with no points awarded for positions filled by other cars from the same manufacturer.
No points were awarded for positions filled by cars other than Group 6 Sports-Prototypes, Group 5 Sports Cars and Group 4 Special GT Cars.
Out of the ten rounds in the championship, only the best seven results counted towards the points total for each manufacturer.[3] Discarded points are shown within brackets in the following table.
| Pos | Manufacturer |  DAY |  SEB |  BRH |  MZA |  TGA | .svg.png.webp) SPA | .svg.png.webp) NÜR |  LMS |  WGL |  ÖST | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [1] |  Porsche[1] | 9 | (6) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | (9) | (9) | 63 | 
| 2 [1] |  Ferrari[1] | 4 | 9 | (2) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | (3) | 4 | 37 | |
| 3 [1] |  Alfa Romeo[1] | 4 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||
| 4 [1] |  Matra-Simca[1] | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| 5 [1] |  Chevrolet[1] | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
International Cup for GT Cars
    
Points were awarded for the first six places in the GT category at each race on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis. Manufacturers were only given points for their highest finishing car with no points awarded for positions filled by other cars from the same manufacturer.
Only the best seven results were retained towards the championship total of each manufacturer. Discarded points are shown within brackets in the following table.
The Grand Touring Car category did not participate in Round 3 at Brands Hatch.
| Pos | Manufacturer | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | Rd 8 | Rd 9 | Rd 10 | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [1] |  Porsche[1] | (3) | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 55 | |
| 2 [1] |  Chevrolet[1] | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | ||||||
| 3 [1] |  Lancia[1] | 9 | 9 | ||||||||
| 4 [1] |  Alpine[1] | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| 4 [1] |  Lotus[1] | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| 5 [1] |  BLMC[1] | 1 | 1 | 
The cars
    
The following models contributed towards the net point scores of their respective manufacturers.
International Championship for Makes
International Cup for GT Cars
References
    
- 1974 FIA Yearbook, Grey Section, Previous FIA Championship Winners, pages 124-125
- Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide To International Motor Racing, 1995, page 259
- Anthony Prichard, The Motor Racing Year No2, 1971, page 214
- Peter Higham, The Guinness Guide To International Motor Racing, 1995, page 260