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Bill McGovern (racing driver)

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Bill McGovern
McGovern's Championship-winning Sunbeam Imp
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1937-01-02) 2 January 1937 (age 87)
Sligo, Ireland
Retired1989
British Saloon Car Championship
Years active9
TeamsFlintstone Racing
Paul Emery
George Bevan
Starts54
Wins1 (31 in class)
Poles0
Fastest laps35
Best finish1st in 1970, 1971 and 1972
Championship titles
1970, 1971, 1972
1970, 1971, 1972		British Saloon Car Championship
BSCC - Class A

William McGovern (born 2 January 1937) is a British former racing driver.

McGovern is best known for becoming the first person to win three British Touring Car Championship (then known as the British Saloon Car Championship) driver titles.[1] He won three consecutive titles between 1970 and 1972 with a George Bevan-prepared Sunbeam Imp.[citation needed]

Racing record

Complete British Saloon Car Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap.)

Year Team Car Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 DC Pts Class
1965 Flintstone Racing Austin Mini Cooper S B BRH
Ret 		OUL SNE GOO SIL CRY BRH OUL NC 0 NC
1966 Paul Emery Hillman Imp A SNE
Ret 		GOO SIL
Ret 		CRY
5† 		BRH BRH
16 		OUL
Ret† 		BRH 24th 6 6th
1967 Paul Emery Hillman Imp A BRH
Ret 		SNE SIL SIL
Ret 		MAL SIL SIL BRH OUL BRH NC 0 NC
1969 George Bevan Sunbeam Imp A BRH SIL SNE THR SIL CRY MAL CRO SIL OUL BRH BRH
Ret 		NC 0 NC
1970 George Bevan Sunbeam Imp A BRH
Ret 		SNE
13 		THR
17 		SIL
11 		CRY
3† 		SIL
15 		SIL
16 		CRO
9 		BRH
23 		OUL
19 		BRH
19 		BRH 1st 72 1st
1971 George Bevan Sunbeam Imp A BRH
11 		OUL
2 		THR
Ret 		SIL
15 		CRY
2† 		SIL
Ret 		CRO
9 		SIL
14 		OUL
10 		BRH
10 		MAL
7† 		BRH
13 		1st 81 1st
1972 George Bevan Sunbeam Imp A BRH
7 		OUL
12 		THR
9 		SIL
16 		CRY
5† 		BRH
12 		OUL
8 		SIL
14 		MAL
6† 		BRH
13 		1st 63 1st
1973 George Bevan Sunbeam Imp A BRH
Ret 		SIL
11 		THR
Ret 		THR
Ret 		SIL
11 		ING
DNS 		BRH
1† 		SIL
11 		BRH
Ret 		7th 36 2nd
1974 George Bevan Volkswagen Passat TS A MAL BRH
Ret 		SIL
? 		OUL THR SIL
? 		THR BRH
Ret 		ING BRH OUL SNE BRH NC 0 NC
Source:[2]

† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.

References

  1. ^ "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2010. Official list of BTCC Champions
  2. ^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
Sporting positions
Preceded by British Touring Car Champion
1970–1972 		Succeeded by


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