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1970 BRDC International Trophy

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1970 BRDC International Trophy
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 New Zealand 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

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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.
1 New Zealand Chris Amon March-Cosworth 52 1:13:32.2
2 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart March-Cosworth 52 + 10.0
3 United Kingdom Piers Courage De Tomaso-Cosworth 52 + 1:03.1
4 New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren-Cosworth 52 + 1:44.1
5 Sweden Reine Wisell McLaren-Cosworth 51 + 1 Lap
6 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Cosworth 50 + 2 Laps
7 United Kingdom Mike Hailwood Lola-Chevrolet 50 + 2 Laps
8 Australia Frank Gardner Lola-Chevrolet 50 + 2 Laps
9 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Cosworth 50 + 2 Laps
10 United Kingdom Mike Walker McLaren-Chevrolet 50 + 2 Laps
11 United Kingdom Davie Powell Lola-Chevrolet 48 + 4 Laps
12 United Kingdom Trevor Taylor Surtees-Chevrolet 47 + 5 laps
13 United States Pete Lovely Lotus-Cosworth 46 + 6 Laps
14 United Kingdom Gordon Spice Kitchener-Ford 43 + 9 Laps
15 United Kingdom Kaye Griffiths Lola-Chevrolet 43 + 9 Laps
16 United Kingdom Peter Gethin McLaren-Chevrolet 40 + 12 Laps
17 United Kingdom John Miles Lotus-Cosworth 37 + 15 laps
Ret Austria Jochen Rindt Lotus-Cosworth 33 Engine
Ret New Zealand Howden Ganley McLaren-Chevrolet 24 Mechanical
Ret Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Cosworth 22 Engine
Ret United Kingdom Fred Saunders Crosslé-Rover 17
Ret New Zealand Graham McRae McLaren-Chevrolet 16
Ret United Kingdom David Hobbs Surtees-Chevrolet 9
Ret United Kingdom David Prophet McLaren-Chevrolet 1
Sources:[2][3][4]

Notes

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  • Pole position: Chris Amon - 1:21.4
  • Fastest laps: Chris Amon - 1:22.1 (Heat 1), Jackie Stewart - 1:23.3 (Heat 2)

References

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  1. ^ "1970 BRDC International Trophy". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. ^ "1970 International Trophy". Motor Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  3. ^ "1970 BRDC International Trophy – Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  4. ^ "XXII BRDC International Trophy". StatsF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.


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