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1970 Australian Drivers' Championship

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The 1970 Australian Drivers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Australian Formula 1 and Australian Formula 2 racing cars. The winner of the title, which was the fourteenth Australian Drivers' Championship, was awarded the 1970 CAMS Gold Star.

Contents

Calendar

The championship was contested over a six-round series with one race per round.

  • Round 1, The Examiner Tasmanian Road Racing Championship, Symmons Plains, Tasmania, 2 March
  • Round 2, Governor's Trophy, Lakeside, Queensland, 7 June
  • Round 3, Diamond Trophy, Oran Park, New South Wales, 28 June
  • Round 4, Sam Hordern Trophy, Warwick Farm, New South Wales, 6 September
  • Round 5, Victorian Trophy, Sandown, Victoria, 13 September
  • Round 6, Mallala, South Australia, 12 October

    • Points system

    Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six finishers in each round. Only the best five round results could be obtained by each driver.

    Results

    Note: There were only five finishers at the Mallala round.

    References

    1970 Australian Drivers' Championship Wikipedia
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