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The 1974 RAC Castrol Anniversary British Saloon Car Championship was the 17th season of the series. The championship switched to Group 1 regulations in an effort to reduce costs. Bernard Unett won his first title, driving a 1600 cc Hillman Avenger.

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	A	Mallory Park, Leicestershire	10 March	Bernard Unett	Andy Rouse	Not contested.
	B			Not contested.		Ivan Dutton	Stuart Graham
2		Brands Hatch, Kent	17 March	Stan Clark	Rob Mason	Tony Lanfranchi	Stuart Graham
3		Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	7 April	Stan Clark	Andy Rouse	Peter Hanson	Stuart Graham
4		Oulton Park, Cheshire	12 April	Bernard Unett	Andy Rouse	Peter Hanson	Stuart Graham
5		Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	15 April	Bernard Unett	Andy Rouse	Peter Hanson	Richard Lloyd
6		Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	12 May	Stan Clark	Barrie Williams	Peter Hanson	Vince Woodman
7		Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	27 May	Bernard Unett	Andy Rouse	Tom Walkinshaw	Richard Lloyd
8		Brands Hatch, Kent	20 July	Bernard Unett	Andy Rouse	Tom Walkinshaw	Stuart Graham
9	A	Ingliston, Edinburgh	18 August	Not contested.		Tom Walkinshaw	Richard Lloyd
	B			Bernard Unett	Tom Walkinshaw	Not contested.
10	A	Brands Hatch, Kent	26 August	Bernard Unett	John Hine	Not contested.
	B			Not contested.		Tom Walkinshaw	Richard Lloyd
11		Oulton Park, Cheshire	8 September	Bernard Unett	Barrie Williams	Tom Walkinshaw	Stuart Graham
NC		Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	26 September	Bernard Unett	Tony Dron	Peter Hanson	Stuart Graham
12	A	Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk	6 October	Not contested.		Tony Lanfranchi	Stuart Graham
	B			Bernard Unett	Andy Rouse	Not contested.
13		Brands Hatch, Kent	20 October	John Markey	Barrie Williams	Tom Walkinshaw	Stuart Graham

Championship results

Driver's championship
Pos.	Driver	Car	Team	Class	Points
1	Bernard Unett	Hillman Avenger 1500 GT	Chrysler Dealer Team	A	69
2	Andy Rouse	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	Team Broadspeed Castrol	B	67
3	Stuart Graham	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	Castrol	D	64
4	Tom Walkinshaw	Ford Capri 3000 GT	Shellsport	C	63
5	Peter Hanson	Opel Commodore GS/E	Dealer Opel Team	C	55
6	Tony Lanfranchi	BMW 3.0 CSi	Van Der Steen	C	51
7	Barrie Williams	Mazda Savanna RX-3	Team Castrol	B	51
8	Richard Lloyd	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	Rivers/Simoniz	D	47
9	Roger Bell	Hillman Avenger 1500 GT	Chrysler Dealer Team	A	42
10	Vince Woodman	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	VMW Motors – Team Esso Uniflo	D	39
11	Tony Dron	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	Team Broadspeed Castrol	B	38
12	John Handley	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	RCD	B	36
13	Holman Blackburn	Ford Capri 3000 GT	Hermetite Products	C	35
14	John Hine	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	Bill Shaw Racing/Shellsport	B	28
15	Simon Kirkby	Hillman Avenger 1500	Hartwell	A	23
16	Ivan Dutton	Ford Capri 3000 GT	Ivan Dutton	C	22
17	Rob Mason	Triumph Dolomite Sprint	Shellsport Arden	B	21
18	Stan Clark	Alfa Romeo 1600 GT Junior	Roger Clark Cars/Esso Uniflo	A	21
19	John Markey	Toyota Celica GT	Dealer Team Toyota	A	21
20	Jon Fletcher	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	Glazepta Products Ltd.	D	18
21	Melvyn Adams	Volkswagen Passat TS	Melvyn Adams	A	18
22	Martin Birrane	Ford Capri 3000 GT	Adlards of Brixton	C	15
23	Les Nash	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	Les Nash	D	14
24	Malcolm Kay	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	Malcolm Kay	D	12
25	Bob Ridgard	Chevrolet Camaro Z28	Bob Ridgard	D	12

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-10-26.{{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 - 1974". Archived from the original on 2009-04-18. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
4. 1974 Castrol Anniversary British Saloon Car Championship, touringcarracing.net Retrieved on 25 January 2014
5. Mallory Park, touringcarracing.net Retrieved on 25 January 2014

External links

• Official website of the British Touring Car Championship

• British Touring Car Championship seasons
• 1974 in British motorsport