William McGovern (born 2 January 1937) is a British former racing driver.
| 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 |
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 edit
Complete British Saloon Car Championship results edit
(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 edit
- ^ "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 edit
- Bill McGovern career summary at DriverDB.com
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