1970 Australian Grand Prix

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1970 Australian Grand Prix
Formula 5000, Australian Formula 1 and Australian Formula 2 race
Warwick Farm Raceway.png
Race details
Date22 November 1970
Official name XXXV Australian Grand Prix
Location Warwick Farm Raceway, Sydney, New South Wales
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.621 km (2.25 miles)
Distance 45 laps, 162.945 km (101.25 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver McLaren-Repco-Holden
Time 1'23.9
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Matich McLaren-Repco-Holden
Time 1'24.8
Podium
First McLaren-Repco-Holden
Second McLaren-Chevrolet
Third Ferrari

The 1970 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Warwick Farm Raceway in New South Wales, Australia on 22 November 1970. The race, which was the thirty fifth Australian Grand Prix, [1] was open to Formula 5000 cars, 2.5-litre Australian Formula 1 cars and Australian Formula 2 cars. [2] For the first time since 1956, the race was not a round of either the Australian Drivers' Championship or the Tasman Series.

Contents

Frank Matich started from pole position, won the race, his first Australian Grand Prix victory, and set the fastest race lap.

Classification

Frank Matich won the race driving a McLaren M10B, similar to the car pictured above McLaren M10B (1).jpg
Frank Matich won the race driving a McLaren M10B, similar to the car pictured above

Results as follows: [1]

Qualifying

PosNoDriverCarQualGap
110 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Matich McLaren M10B / Repco-Holden 5.0L V8 1:23.9
24 Flag of New Zealand.svg Graeme Lawrence Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari 2.4L V6 1:24.4+0.5
31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leo Geoghegan Lotus 59 / Waggott TC4V 2.0L I4 1:25.2+1.3
42 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Niel Allen McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:25.5+1.6
55 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Bartlett Mildren / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:25.7+1.8
66 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Stewart Mildren / Waggott TC4V 2.0L I4 1:25.9+2.0
73 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Walker Lotus 70 / Ford 5.0L V8 1:26.5+2.6
88 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Keith Holland McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:27.1+3.2
914 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John McCormack Elfin 600C [3] / Repco 2.5L V8 1:27.9+4.0
1012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garrie Cooper Elfin 600D [3] / Repco 2.5L V8 1:28.4+4.5
1122 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Len Goodwin McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 1:29.0+5.1
129 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Muir Mildren Mono / Waggott TC4V 2.0L I4 1:29.0+5.1
137 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Col Green Repco Brabham BT16 / Coventry Climax FPF 2.5L I4 1:30.7+6.8
1420 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Johnnie Walker Elfin 600B / Ford 1.6L I4 1:31.0+7.1
1523 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Goodwin Rennmax BN3 [3] Ford 1.6L I4 1:31.2+7.3
1615 Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Radisich McLaren M10A / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:31.2+7.3
1718 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clive Mills Elfin 600B [3] / Ford 1.6L I4 1:31.4+7.5
1824 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Bono Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.6L I4 1:32.4+8.5
1917 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Stewart Elfin 600B / Ford 1.6L I4 1:34.1+10.2
2025 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Fergusson Bowin P3A / Ford 1.6L I4 1:34.1+10.2

Race

PosNo.DriverCarEntrant [4] LapsTimeGrid
110 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Matich McLaren M10B / Repco-Holden 5.0L V8 Rothmans Team Matich451h 04m 37.6s1
22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Niel Allen McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N.E. Allen Auto Ind.451h 04m 44.7s4
34 Flag of New Zealand.svg Graeme Lawrence Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari 2.4L V6 Air New Zealand451h 04m 45.2s2
41 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leo Geoghegan Lotus 59 / Waggott TC4V 2.0L I4 Geoghegan's Sporty Cars451h 04m 46.4s3
53 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Walker Lotus 70 / Ford 5.0L V8 Team Lotus 437
622 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Len Goodwin McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 Pat Burke Racing4311
720 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Johnnie Walker Elfin 600B / Ford 1.6L I4 4214
817 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Stewart Elfin 600B / Ford 1.6L I4 4219
924 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Bono Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.6L I4 4218
106 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Stewart Mildren / Waggott TC4V 2.0L I4 426
1125 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Fergusson Bowin P3A / Ford 1.6L I4 4120
1215 Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Radisich McLaren M10A / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 3816
137 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Col Green Repco Brabham BT16 / Coventry Climax FPF 2.5L I4 3213
Ret23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Goodwin Rennmax BN3 / Ford 1.6L I4 39fuel regulator15
Ret18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clive Mills Elfin 600B [3] / Ford 1.6L I4 35out of fuel17
Ret12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Garrie Cooper Elfin 600D [3] / Repco 2.5L V8 Elfin Sports Cars 21fuel pump10
Ret5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Bartlett Mildren / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Alec Mildren Racing 21electrics5
Ret9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Muir Mildren Mono / Waggott TC4V 2.0L I4 14accident12
Ret8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Keith Holland McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 9oil pump8
DNS14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John McCormack Elfin 600C [3] / Repco 2.5L V8 -Engine (withdrawn)9

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 Wilson, Stewart (1986). "1970". In Howard, Graham (ed.). The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. pp. 346–352. ISBN   0-9588464-0-5.
  2. Wilson indicates that, in addition to six Formula 5000 cars, there were "seven 2.5-litre Formula cars and seven Formula 2 cars". The Manual of Motor Sport published by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport for 1970 includes in its listing of Australian Formulae, entries for "Australian Formula 1 (AF1) (Capacity : Up to and including 2,500 c.c.)" and "Australian Formula 2 (AF2) (Capacity : Up to and including 1,600 c.c.)"
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Australian Grand Prix, Warwick Farm, 22 Nov 1970, www.oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 10 March 2018
  4. Peter Wherrett, Matich - The Master!, Racing Car News, January 1971, pages 30 to 31
Preceded by Australian Grand Prix
1970
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