1970 Australian Drivers' Championship


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.
RoundRace nameCircuitStateDateRound winnerCar
1Tasmanian Road Racing ChampionshipSymmons PlainsTasmania2 MarchJohn HarveyRepco Brabham BT23E
2Lakeside Governor's TrophyLakesideQueensland7 JuneMax StewartMildren Waggott
3Diamond TrophyOran Park RacewayNew South Wales28 JuneMax StewartMildren Waggott
4Sam Hordern TrophyWarwick FarmNew South Wales6 SeptemberLeo GeogheganLotus 59B Waggott
5Victorian Trophy Gold Star 100SandownVictoria13 SeptemberJohn HarveyJane Repco
6MallalaSouth Australia12 OctoberLeo GeogheganLotus 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

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