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1970 Canadian Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryCanada
Grand PrixCanadian
DateSeptember 20
Year1970
ImageCircuit Mont Tremblant.png
Official nameX Player's Grand Prix Canada
LocationCircuit Mont-Tremblant, Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada
WeatherMild with temperatures approaching 23.3 C; winds gusting up to 10.1 km/h
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.650
Course_km4.265
Distance_laps90
Distance_mi238.501
Distance_km383.850
Pole_DriverJackie Stewart
Pole_TeamTyrrell-Ford
Pole_Time1:31.5
Pole_CountryUK
Fast_DriverClay Regazzoni
Fast_TeamFerrari
Fast_Time1:32.2 on lap 75
Fast_CountrySwitzerland
First_DriverJacky Ickx
First_TeamFerrari
First_CountryBelgium
Second_DriverClay Regazzoni
Second_TeamFerrari
Second_CountrySwitzerland
Third_DriverChris Amon
Third_TeamMarch-Ford
Third_CountryNew Zealand
Lapchart

The 1970 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Mont-Tremblant on September 20, 1970. It was race 11 of 13 in both the 1970 World Championship of Drivers and the 1970 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 90-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Jacky Ickx after he started from second position. His teammate Clay Regazzoni finished second and March driver Chris Amon came in third. This race marked the debut of Tyrrell Racing as a constructor. Stewart took pole position for the race in the first outing for the team. Tim Schenken finishing the race only 11 laps behind is the best a De Tomaso built car ever achieved.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGapGrid1234567891011121314151617181920Source:
3GBR Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford**1:31.5**—1
18BEL Jacky IckxFerrari1:31.6+0.12
19SUI Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:31.9+0.43
2FRA François CevertMarch-Ford1:32.4+0.94
4GBR John SurteesSurtees-Ford1:32.6+1.15
20NZL Chris AmonMarch-Ford1:32.6+1.16
14MEX Pedro RodríguezBRM1:32.7+1.27
24FRA Henri PescaroloMatra1:32.9+1.48
16CAN George EatonBRM1:32.9+1.49
15GBR Jackie OliverBRM1:33.1+1.610
6GBR Peter GethinMcLaren-Ford1:33.2+1.711
8ITA Andrea de AdamichMcLaren-Alfa Romeo1:33.2+1.712
23FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra1:33.4+1.913
21SUI Jo SiffertMarch-Ford1:33.5+2.014
5NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford1:33.9+2.415
26SWE Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford1:34.4+2.916
10AUS Tim SchenkenDe Tomaso-Ford1:34.6+3.117
12GER Rolf StommelenBrabham-Ford1:34.7+3.218
11AUS Jack BrabhamBrabham-Ford1:35.4+3.919
9GBR Graham HillLotus-Ford1:35.8+4.320

Race

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910NCNCRetNCRetRetNCRetRetRet
18BEL **Jacky Ickx****Ferrari**902:21:18.42**9**
19SUI **Clay Regazzoni****Ferrari**90+ 14.83**6**
20NZL **Chris Amon****March-Ford**90+ 57.96**4**
14MEX **Pedro Rodríguez****BRM**89+ 1 lap7**3**
4UK **John Surtees****Surtees-Ford**89+ 1 lap5**2**
6UK **Peter Gethin****McLaren-Ford**88+ 2 laps11**1**
24FRA Henri PescaroloMatra87+ 3 laps8
23FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra85Clutch13
2FRA François CevertMarch-Ford85+ 5 laps4
16CAN George EatonBRM85+ 5 laps9
10AUS Tim SchenkenDe Tomaso-Ford79+ 11 laps17
9UK Graham HillLotus-Ford77+ 13 laps20
8ITA Andrea de AdamichMcLaren-Alfa Romeo69Oil Pressure12
26SWE Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford65+ 25 laps16
5NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford58Engine15
11AUS Jack BrabhamBrabham-Ford57Oil Leak19
15UK Jackie OliverBRM52+ 38 laps10
3UK Jackie StewartTyrrell-Ford31Axle1
12GER Rolf StommelenBrabham-Ford22Handling18
21SUI Jo SiffertMarch-Ford21Engine14

Notes

  • This was the 100th race for a Belgian driver. In those 100 races, Belgian drivers had won 5 Grands Prix, achieved 18 podium finishes, 6 pole positions, 6 fastest laps and 2 Grand Slams.
  • After winning last year's Canadian Grand Prix, Jacky Ickx now was the sole record holder with two Canadian Grand Prix wins, breaking the record set by Jack Brabham at the 1967 Canadian Grand Prix.
  • This was the first pole position for British constructor Tyrrell.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1AUT **Jochen Rindt***45
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 42BEL **Jacky Ickx***28
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 23Switzerland Clay Regazzoni27
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 24United Kingdom Jackie Stewart25
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 25AUS Jack Brabham25

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1UK **Lotus-Ford***50
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 22ITA **Ferrari***43
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 13UK **March-Ford***43
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 14UK **Brabham-Ford***35
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]5UK McLaren-Ford31
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
  • Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

References

References

  1. "Weather information for the ''1970 Canadian Grand Prix''". The Old Farmers' Almanac.
  2. "Canada 1970 - Qualification • STATS F1".
  3. "1970 Canadian Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  4. "Canada 1970 - Championship • STATS F1".
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