1970 BRDC International Trophy

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1970 BRDC International Trophy
combined Formula One/Formula 5000 race
Silverstone Circuit 1952 to 1974.png
Race details
Date26 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 Flag of New Zealand.svg 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.

Contents

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.
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon March-Cosworth 521:13:32.2
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart March-Cosworth 52+ 10.0
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Piers Courage De Tomaso-Cosworth 52+ 1:03.1
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren McLaren-Cosworth 52+ 1:44.1
5 Flag of Sweden.svg Reine Wisell McLaren-Cosworth 51+ 1 Lap
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Cosworth 50+ 2 Laps
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Hailwood Lola-Chevrolet 50+ 2 Laps
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Frank Gardner Lola-Chevrolet 50+ 2 Laps
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lotus-Cosworth 50+ 2 Laps
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Walker McLaren-Chevrolet 50+ 2 Laps
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Davie Powell Lola-Chevrolet 48+ 4 Laps
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Trevor Taylor Surtees-Chevrolet 47+ 5 laps
13 Flag of the United States.svg Pete Lovely Lotus-Cosworth 46+ 6 Laps
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Spice Kitchener-Ford 43+ 9 Laps
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kaye Griffiths Lola-Chevrolet 43+ 9 Laps
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Gethin McLaren-Chevrolet 40+ 12 Laps
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Miles Lotus-Cosworth 37+ 15 laps
Ret Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt Lotus-Cosworth 33Engine
Ret Flag of New Zealand.svg Howden Ganley McLaren-Chevrolet 24Mechanical
Ret Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Cosworth 22Engine
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fred Saunders Crosslé-Rover 17
Ret Flag of New Zealand.svg Graham McRae McLaren-Chevrolet 16
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Hobbs Surtees-Chevrolet 9
Ret Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Prophet McLaren-Chevrolet 1

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