1970 BRDC International Trophy
Appearance
1970 BRDC International Trophy | |||
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combined Formula One/Formula 5000 race | |||
Race details[1] | |||
Date | 26 April 1970 | ||
Official name | XXII Daily Express BRDC International Trophy | ||
Location | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.714 km (2.923 miles) | ||
Distance | 2 x 26 laps, 244.80 km (152.11 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | March | ||
Time | 1:21.4 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Chris Amon | March | |
Time | 1:22.1 (1st heat) | ||
Podium | |||
First | March-Cosworth | ||
Second | March-Cosworth | ||
Third | De Tomaso-Cosworth |
The 22nd BRDC International Trophy was a motor race held at Silverstone on 26 April 1970 for Formula One and Formula 5000 cars.
The race was run over 2 heats of 26 laps each, the final results being an aggregate of the two. Chris Amon, driving a F1 March-Cosworth, qualified in pole position and set fastest overall lap. Amon won heat one, and Jackie Stewart, also in a March, won heat two, with Amon winning on aggregate results. Mike Hailwood, driving a Lola-Chevrolet, was the best-placed F5000 driver, finishing seventh overall.
Classification
Note: the classification was the sum of the times obtained in the two heats; a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Ret. |
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1 | Chris Amon | March-Cosworth | 52 | 1:13:32.2 |
2 | Jackie Stewart | March-Cosworth | 52 | + 10.0 |
3 | Piers Courage | De Tomaso-Cosworth | 52 | + 1:03.1 |
4 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Cosworth
|
52 | + 1:44.1 |
5 | Reine Wisell | McLaren-Cosworth
|
51 | + 1 Lap |
6 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Cosworth
|
50 | + 2 Laps |
7 | Mike Hailwood | Lola-Chevrolet
|
50 | + 2 Laps |
8 | Frank Gardner
|
Lola-Chevrolet
|
50 | + 2 Laps |
9 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Cosworth | 50 | + 2 Laps |
10 | Mike Walker | McLaren-Chevrolet
|
50 | + 2 Laps |
11 | Davie Powell | Lola-Chevrolet
|
48 | + 4 Laps |
12 | Trevor Taylor | Surtees-Chevrolet | 47 | + 5 laps |
13 | Pete Lovely | Lotus-Cosworth | 46 | + 6 Laps |
14 | Gordon Spice | Kitchener-Ford | 43 | + 9 Laps |
15 | Kaye Griffiths | Lola-Chevrolet
|
43 | + 9 Laps |
16 | Peter Gethin | McLaren-Chevrolet
|
40 | + 12 Laps |
17 | John Miles | Lotus-Cosworth | 37 | + 15 laps |
Ret | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Cosworth | 33 | Engine |
Ret | Howden Ganley | McLaren-Chevrolet
|
24 | Mechanical |
Ret | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Cosworth | 22 | Engine |
Ret | Fred Saunders | Rover
|
17 | |
Ret | Graham McRae | McLaren-Chevrolet
|
16 | |
Ret | David Hobbs | Surtees-Chevrolet | 9 | |
Ret | David Prophet | McLaren-Chevrolet
|
1 | |
Notes
- Pole position: Chris Amon - 1:21.4
- Fastest laps: Chris Amon - 1:22.1 (Heat 1), Jackie Stewart - 1:23.3 (Heat 2)
References
- ^ "1970 BRDC International Trophy". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "1970 International Trophy". Motor Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "1970 BRDC International Trophy – Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "XXII BRDC International Trophy". StatsF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.