British Sports Car Championship

The British Sports Car Championship, was a British domestic motor racing championship which was originally created for sports cars complying with Appendix C of the International Sporting Code.[1][2] For 1966 the championship was for Group 7 Sports Racing Cars [3] and for 1967 it was restricted to Group 4 Sports Cars.[4] By 1970, the 2-litre sports category had become very popular across Europe, therefore the organisers decided to change the championship regulations, admitting only these cars. The championship was abandoned during the 1972 season, after one race, because of a lack of entries. An attempt to re-launch the championship lead to a one-off single season being run in 1976.[5][6]

British Sports Car Championship
CategorySportscar
Country United Kingdom
Inaugural season1964
Folded1976

The series began in 1964 with the Lavant Cup at Goodwood being won by John Coundley, however by the end of the inaugural season, established Formula One drivers were taking part, with the reigning World Drivers Champion, Jim Clark and Bruce McLaren among the race winners.[6]

Championship winners
Year Champion driver Car
1964    
1965    
1966    
1967    
1968 Bill Bradley [7] Porsche Carrera 6 [7]
1969 John Lepp [8] Chevron B8 [8]
1970 Trevor Thwaites [8] Chevron B8 [8]
1971    
1972    
1973 - 1975 Not contested  
1976    

References
  1. Official Programme, Goodwood International Motor Racing, Easter Monday 1964, www.racingsportscars.com Retrieved 22 May 2017
  2. Official Programme, Guards International Brands Hatch, 30 August 1965, www.racingsportscars.com Retrieved 22 May 2017
  3. Programme, Guards International Trophy, Brands Hatch, 29 August 1966, www.racingsportscars.com Retrieved 22 May 2017
  4. Programme, Evening News International Trophy, Brands Hatch, 28 August 1967, www.racingsportscars.com Retrieved 22 May 2017
  5. "British Sports Car Championship - Championships". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  6. "World Sports Racing Prototypes - British Sports Car Championship". Wsrp.ic.cz. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  7. Simon Taylor, Brands: Easy win for Gardner, Autosport, September 6, 1968, pages 22 to 25
  8. Laurence Meredith, Guide to Historic Sports Racing Cars 1950-1970, Motor Sport (magazine), November 1996, pages 1202-1227
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