The1970 Australian Drivers' Championship was aCAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers ofAustralian Formula 1 andAustralian Formula 2 racing cars.[1][2] The winner of the title, which was the fourteenthAustralian Drivers' Championship,[3] was awarded the 1970 CAMS Gold Star.[1]
The championship was won byLeo Geoghegan driving aLotus 39Repco and aLotus 59BWaggott.
The championship was contested over six rounds with one race per round.[4]
| Round[4] | Race name | Circuit[4] | State | Date[4] | Round winner[4] | Car[4] |
| 1 | Tasmanian Road Racing Championship[5] | Symmons Plains | Tasmania | 2 March | John Harvey | Repco Brabham BT23E[5][6][7] |
| 2 | Lakeside Governor's Trophy[8] | Lakeside | Queensland | 7 June | Max Stewart | MildrenWaggott |
| 3 | Diamond Trophy[9] | Oran Park Raceway[9] | New South Wales | 28 June | Max Stewart | MildrenWaggott |
| 4 | Sam Hordern Trophy[10] | Warwick Farm | New South Wales | 6 September | Leo Geoghegan | Lotus 59BWaggott |
| 5 | Victorian Trophy Gold Star 100[11] | Sandown | Victoria | 13 September | John Harvey | JaneRepco |
| 6 | Mallala | South Australia | 12 October | Leo Geoghegan | Lotus 59BWaggott |
Championship points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six finishers in each round.[1] Only the best five round results could be retained by each driver.[1]
| Position | Driver[4] | Car[4] | Entrant[6] | Sym[4] | Lak[4] | Ora[4] | War[4] | San[4] | Mal[4] | Total[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leo Geoghegan | Lotus 39Repco Lotus 59Waggott | Geoghegan's Sporty Cars | 6 | - | 6 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 33 |
| 2 | Max Stewart | MildrenWaggott | Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd | 3 | 9 | 9 | - | - | 6 | 27 |
| 3 | John Harvey | Repco Brabham BT23E[5][6][7] | Bob Jane Shell Racing Team | 9 | 6 | 1 | - | 9 | - | 25 |
| 4 | Garrie Cooper | Elfin 600DRepco | Elfin GT Harrison Racing Team | - | - | 4 | 6 | 6 | - | 16 |
| 5 | Malcolm Ramsay | Elfin 600CRepco | Elfin GT Harrison Racing Team | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 9 |
| 6 | Bob Muir | Rennmax BN3Waggott[6] | Robert Muir Motors | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | 8 |
| 7 | Glyn Scott | Bowin P3Cosworth Elfin 600Waggott | Glyn Scott | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| John McCormack | Elfin 600CCoventry Climax[6] Elfin 600CRepco[6] | John McCormack | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 | |
| 9 | Kevin Bartlett | Mildren MonoWaggott | Alec Mildren Racing Pty Ltd | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Barry Kirk | Elfin 600K[4]Ford[6] | Barjan Mobile Auto Electrics | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | |
| Jack Bono | Repco Brabham[4] BT2Ford[6] | Graham Collier Tools | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 4 | |
| 12 | Len Goodwin | McLaren M4ACosworth | Pat Burke Racing[5] Len Goodwin | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 13 | Tony Stewart | Elfin 600BFord | Paul England | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| Helene Bittner | RebelleFord[6] | Helene Bittner | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
| 15 | Ian Ferguson | Bowin P3AFord | Ian Ferguson | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Maurie Quincey | Elfin 600BFord | Maurie Quincey | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Note: There were only five classified finishers at the Mallala round.[4]
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