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1970 BRDC International Trophy

FieldValue
TypeCUST
Descriptioncombined Formula One/Formula 5000 race
Details ref
CountryUK
Grand PrixBRDC International Trophy
Official nameXXII Daily Express BRDC International Trophy
LocationSilverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
ImageSilverstone Circuit 1952 to 1974.png
Date26 April
Year1970
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.923
Course_km4.714
Distance_laps2 x 26
Distance_mi152.11
Distance_km244.80
Pole_DriverChris Amon
Pole_CountryNew Zealand
Pole_TeamMarch
Pole_Time1:21.4
Fast_DriverChris Amon
Fast_TeamMarch
Fast_Time1:22.1 (1st heat)
Fast_CountryNew Zealand
First_DriverChris Amon
First_CountryNew Zealand
First_TeamMarch-Cosworth
Second_DriverJackie Stewart
Second_CountryUK
Second_TeamMarch-Cosworth
Third_DriverPiers Courage
Third_CountryUK
Third_TeamDe 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.

PosDriverConstructorLapsTime/Ret.1234567891011121314151617RetRetRetRetRetRetRet
New Zealand Chris AmonMarch-Cosworth521:13:32.2
UK Jackie StewartMarch-Cosworth52+ 10.0
UK Piers CourageDe Tomaso-Cosworth52+ 1:03.1
NZL Bruce McLarenMcLaren-Cosworth52+ 1:44.1
Sweden Reine WisellMcLaren-Cosworth51+ 1 Lap
NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren-Cosworth50+ 2 Laps
UK Mike HailwoodLola-Chevrolet50+ 2 Laps
Australia Frank GardnerLola-Chevrolet50+ 2 Laps
UK Graham HillLotus-Cosworth50+ 2 Laps
UK Mike WalkerMcLaren-Chevrolet50+ 2 Laps
UK Davie PowellLola-Chevrolet48+ 4 Laps
UK Trevor TaylorSurtees-Chevrolet47+ 5 laps
USA Pete LovelyLotus-Cosworth46+ 6 Laps
UK Gordon SpiceKitchener-Ford43+ 9 Laps
UK Kaye GriffithsLola-Chevrolet43+ 9 Laps
UK Peter GethinMcLaren-Chevrolet40+ 12 Laps
UK John MilesLotus-Cosworth37+ 15 laps
Austria Jochen RindtLotus-Cosworth33Engine
New Zealand Howden GanleyMcLaren-Chevrolet24Mechanical
AUS Jack BrabhamBrabham-Cosworth22Engine
UK Fred SaundersCrosslé-Rover17
New Zealand Graham McRaeMcLaren-Chevrolet16
UK David HobbsSurtees-Chevrolet9
UK David ProphetMcLaren-Chevrolet1

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

| Previous_year's_race = 1969 BRDC International Trophy | Next_year's_race = 1971 BRDC International Trophy

References

  1. "1970 BRDC International Trophy". ChicaneF1.
  2. "1970 International Trophy". [[Motor Sport (magazine).
  3. "1970 BRDC International Trophy – Classification". ChicaneF1.
  4. "XXII BRDC International Trophy". StatsF1.
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