| Bill McGovern | |
|---|---|
 McGovern's Championship-winning Sunbeam Imp | |
| Nationality |  British |
| Born | 2 January 1937 Sligo, Ireland |
| Retired | 1989 |
| British Saloon Car Championship | |
| Years active | 9 |
| Teams | Flintstone Racing Paul Emery George Bevan |
| Starts | 54 |
| Wins | 1 (31 in class) |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 35 |
| Best finish | 1st 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]
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† Events with 2 races staged for the different classes.
References
- ^ "BTCC :: Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2010. Official list of BTCC Champions
- ^ de Jong, Frank. "British Saloon Car Championship". History of Touring Car Racing 1952-1993. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
External links
- Bill McGovern career summary at DriverDB.com
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