1970 Australian Drivers' Championship
Introduction 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.The championship was won by Leo Geoghegan driving a Lotus 39 Repco and a Lotus 59B Waggott.
Calendar The championship was contested over six rounds with one race per round. Round Race name Circuit State Date Round winner Car 1 Tasmanian Road Racing Championship Symmons Plains Tasmania 2 March John Harvey Repco Brabham BT23E 2 Lakeside Governor's Trophy Lakeside Queensland 7 June Max Stewart Mildren Waggott 3 Diamond Trophy Oran Park Raceway New South Wales 28 June Max Stewart Mildren Waggott 4 Sam Hordern Trophy Warwick Farm New South Wales 6 September Leo Geoghegan Lotus 59B Waggott 5 Victorian Trophy Gold Star 100 Sandown Victoria 13 September John Harvey Jane Repco 6 Mallala South Australia 12 October Leo Geoghegan Lotus 59B Waggott
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 retained by each driver.
Results  Position  Driver Car Entrant Sym Lak Ora War San Mal Total 1 Leo Geoghegan Lotus 39 Repco Lotus 59 Waggott Geoghegan's Sporty Cars 6 - 6 9 3 9 '''33''' 2 Max Stewart Mildren Waggott Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd 3 9 9 - - 6 '''27''' 3 John Harvey Repco Brabham BT23E Bob Jane Shell Racing Team 9 6 1 - 9 - '''25''' 4 Garrie Cooper Elfin 600D Repco Elfin GT Harrison Racing Team - - 4 6 6 - '''16''' 5 Malcolm Ramsay Elfin 600C Repco Elfin GT Harrison Racing Team - - 3 3 - 3 '''9''' 6 Bob Muir Rennmax BN3 Waggott Robert Muir Motors - - - 4 4 - '''8''' 7 Glyn Scott Bowin P3 Cosworth Elfin 600 Waggott Glyn Scott 1 4 - - - - '''5''' John McCormack Elfin 600C Coventry Climax  Elfin 600C Repco John McCormack - 3 2 - - - '''5''' 9 Kevin Bartlett Mildren Mono  Waggott Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd 4 - - - - - '''4''' Barry Kirk Elfin 600K Ford Barjan Mobile Auto Electrics - - - - - 4 '''4''' Jack Bono Repco Brabham BT2 Ford Graham Collier Tools - 2 - 2 - - '''4''' 12 Len Goodwin McLaren M4A Cosworth Pat Burke Racing  Len Goodwin  2 1 - - - - '''3''' 13 Tony Stewart Elfin 600B Ford Paul England - - - - 2 - '''2''' Helene Bittner Rebelle Ford   Helene Bittner - - - - - 2 '''2''' 15 Ian Ferguson Bowin P3A Ford Ian Ferguson - - - 1 - - '''1''' Maurie Quincey Elfin 600B Ford Maurie Quincey - - - - 1 - '''1'''Note: There were only five classified finishers at the Mallala round.
Notes and references
Further reading * Australian Motor Racing Annual 1971* Program for Mallala Races, 12 October 1970* Super Sandown, Racing Car News, October 1970
External links *  Open wheelers 1970, autopics.com.au