1968 British Saloon 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
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.
4	B	Crystal Palace, London	3 June	Not contested.		Frank Gardner	Brian Muir
5	A	Mallory Park, Leicestershire	23 June	Les Nash	John Fitzpatrick	Not contested.
5	B	Mallory Park, Leicestershire	23 June	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]
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.{{cite web}}: 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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[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-10-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-09-30. Official list of BTCC champions

[3] "RAC British Saloon Car Championship - 1968". Archived from the original on 2009-05-19. Retrieved 2010-11-06.

[4] 1968 British Saloon Car Championship Retrieved from touringcarracing.net on 16 September 2012

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