1970 European Formula Two Championship

1970 European Formula Two season

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The 1970 European Formula Two season was contested over 8 rounds. Tecno Racing Team driver Clay Regazzoni clinched the championship title. ^[1]

Teams and drivers

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
John Coombs	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	D G	Jackie Stewart	1
					Jack Brabham	4, 6
Sports Motor International Team Brabham	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	François Mazet	1–4, 6
					Tim Schenken	1–4, 6–7
					Gerry Birrell	7
FIRST	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Peter Westbury	All
Alistair Walker Racing	Brabham-Ford	BT30 BT23C	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Robin Widdows	1–3
					Alistair Walker	1, 6–8
Wheatcroft Racing	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Derek Bell	All
John Watson	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	John Watson	1–4
Bob Gerard Racing	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Peter Gaydon	1–2
					Henri Pescarolo	3–4
Irish Racing Cars	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	?	Tommy Reid	1
Scuderia Picchio Rosso North Italian Racing Developments Scuderia Ala d'Oro	Brabham-Ford	BT23 BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Vittorio Brambilla	1, 3, 5–8
					Enzo Corti	2–3
					Ernesto Brambilla	5–8
	Ferrari	Dino 166 F2	Ferrari Dino 166 1.6 V6			1, 3
Montan Racing Team	Brabham-Ford	BT23 BT30 BT23C	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	?	Helmut Gall	1–2
					Werner Lindermann	1–2
Eifelland Wohnwagenbau	Brabham-Ford	BT23C BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Bernd Terbeck	1–2, 7–8
					Rolf Stommelen	5–7
					Hermann Unold	8
	March-Ford	702			Rolf Stommelen	1–3
					Hannelore Werner	8
Brian Cullen Racing	Brabham-Ford	BT23C	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	D	Brian Cullen	1, 3, 5, 7–8
Team Bardahl Lotus Components	Lotus-Ford	69	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Emerson Fittipaldi	1–5, 7–8
Jochen Rindt Racing	Lotus-Ford	69	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Jochen Rindt	1–2, 4
					John Miles	2
					Alex Soler-Roig	3
					Eugenio Baturone	3
					Graham Hill	4
Tetsu Ikuzawa Racing Partnership	Lotus-Ford	69	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Tetsu Ikuzawa	1–2, 4, 6–8
Bayerische Motoren Werke	BMW	270 269	BMW M11 1.6 L4	D	Jo Siffert	1, 4–7
					Dieter Quester	1, 3–8
					Jacky Ickx	1, 4–7
					Hubert Hahne	1–5
					Dieter Basche	7–8
					Derek Bell	8
Squadra Tartaruga	March-Ford	702	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Xavier Perrot	1–3, 6, 8
Malcolm Guthrie Racing	March-Ford	702	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Chris Amon	1
					Malcolm Guthrie	1–4, 7–8
					Ronnie Peterson	2–4, 6–8
Tecno Racing Team	Tecno-Ford	69 70 68 71	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Clay Regazzoni	All
					François Cevert	2–8
					Giancarlo Gagliardi	3
					Giovanni Salvati	5
					Max Jean	6
Constructions Mechaniques Pygmée	Pygmée-Ford	MDB15	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F G	Patrick Dal Bo	1, 3–5, 7
					Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1, 3–5, 7–8
					Patrick Depailler	3–5
					Jean-Pierre Beltoise	3–5, 8
Publicator Racing	Chevron-Ford	B17C	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Reine Wisell	1, 4
Paul Craven	Chevron-Ford	B17B	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	?	Paul Craven	1
Robert Lamplough	Lola-Ford	T100	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Robert Lamplough	1–2, 8
Alan Fowler	Lotus-Ford	48	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	?	Barrie Smith	1
Midland Racing Team	Tecno-Ford	69	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Bruno Frey	2, 8
Automóvil Club Argentino	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Benedicto Caldarella	2–4
					Carlos Reutemann	2–8
Scuderia Jolly Club	Tecno-Ford	68	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Giancarlo Gagliardi	2
	Brabham-Ford	BT30				5, 7
					Pino Pica	3
					Andrea de Adamich	4
Roland Binder	Tecno-Ford	68	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Roland Binder	2, 7–8
Northumbria Racing Organisation	Lotus-Ford	59B	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	?	Johnny Blades	2–3
Adam Potocki Racing	Lotus-Ford	69	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Adam Potocki	4–5, 7–8
Motor Racing Enterprises Team Obrist	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	4
					Richard Scott	7–8
Ecurie Ecosse	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Graham Birrell	4
					Richard Attwood	7
Mike Goth	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	?	Mike Goth	7
Brian Nelson	Crosslé-Ford	18F	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	?	Brian Nelson	7
Paul Watson Racing Organisation	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Mike Goth	8
Johnny Blades	Lotus-Ford	59B 69	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Johnny Blades	8
John Wingfield	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	John Wingfield	8

Calendar

Round	Race [2]	Circuit	Date	Laps	Distance	Time	Speed	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winner
1	Wills Trophy	Thruxton	30 March	46	3.791=174.386 km	0'57:41.0 1 lap down	181.390 km/h -	Jackie Stewart	Jochen Rindt	Jochen Rindt Derek Bell
2	Jim Clark-Rennen/Deutschland Trophäe	Hockenheim	14 April	20+20	6.769=270.76 km	1'22:01.3	198.065 km/h	Jochen Rindt	Dieter Quester	Clay Regazzoni
3	Gran Premio de Barcelona	Barcelona	26 April	45	3.79=170.55 km	1'08:07.6	150.205 km/h	Derek Bell	Derek Bell	Derek Bell
4	Grand Prix de Rouen-Les-Essarts	Rouen	31 May	25	6.541=163.525 km	0'51:24.0 0'51:24.4	190.885 km/h 190.860 km/h	Ronnie Peterson	Tim Schenken	Jo Siffert Clay Regazzoni
5	Gran Premio del Mediterraneo	Pergusa-Enna	23 August	31+31	4.845=300.39 km	1'28:03.5	204.676 km/h	Jacky Ickx	Clay Regazzoni	Clay Regazzoni
6	Flugplatzrennen Tulln-Langenlebarn	Tulln-Langenlebarn	13 September	35+35	2.7=189.0 km	1'13:45.82 1'14:17.33	153.734 km/h 152.647 km/h	Clay Regazzoni	François Cevert	Jacky Ickx François Cevert
7	Gran Premio Città di Imola	Imola	27 September	28+28	5.018=281.008 km	1'30:50.4	185.606 km/h	Clay Regazzoni	Jacky Ickx	Clay Regazzoni
8	Preis von Hessen und Württemberg	Hockenheim	10 October	35	6.789=237.615 km	1'16:34.4	186.186 km/h	Ronnie Peterson	Dieter Quester	Dieter Quester

Note:

• Races 2, 5, 6 and 7 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.
• Races 1 and 4 were held with two semi-final heats and the final run, with time only shown for the final.
• Races 1, 4 and 6 were won by a graded driver, all graded drivers are shown in italics.

Final point standings

Drivers

For every race, points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 6 results counted. One driver had a point deduction, which is given in parentheses.

Place	Name	Team	Chassis	Engine	THR	HOC	MNT	ROU	EMM	TUL	IMO	HOC	Points
1	Clay Regazzoni	Tecno Racing	Tecno	Ford	2	9	-	9	9	-	9	6	44
2	Derek Bell	Wheatcroft Racing	Brabham	Ford	9	4	9	(2)	3	6	4		35
		BMW	BMW	BMW								(1)
3	Emerson Fittipaldi	Team Bardahl	Lotus	Ford	-	2	4	6	4	-	6	3	25
4	Dieter Quester	BMW	BMW	BMW	3	-	2	-	-	-	-	9	14
	Ronnie Peterson	Guthrie Racing	March	Ford	-	-	-	3	-	4	3	4	14
6	Robin Widdows	Walker Racing	Brabham	Ford	6	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	9
	François Cevert	Tecno Racing	Tecno	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	9
	Tetsu Ikuzawa	Ikuzawa Racing	Lotus	Ford	-	6	-	-	-	2	1	-	9
9	Peter Westbury	FIRST	Brabham	Ford	-	-	-	1	6	-	-	-	7
10	Henri Pescarolo	Gerard Racing	Brabham	Ford	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	6
11	Alistair Walker	Walker Racing	Brabham	Ford	4	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	5
12	Tim Schenken	Sports Motor International	Brabham	Ford	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	4
13	Hubert Hahne	BMW	BMW	BMW	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
	Vittorio Brambilla	North Italian Racing	Brabham	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	3
	Carlos Reutemann	Automovil Club Argentino	Brabham	Ford	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	2	3
16	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Pygmée	Pygmée	Ford	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	2
	Mike Goth	private entry	Brabham	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2
18	Tommy Reid	Irish Racing	Brabham	Ford	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
	Peter Gaydon	Gerard Racing	Brabham	Ford	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1

Note:

• Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.
• In race 5 not all points were awarded (not enough finishers).

Non-championship race results

Other Formula Two races, which did not count towards the European Championship, also held in 1970.

Race name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor
XXX Grand Prix Automobile de Pau	Pau	5 April	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford
XXXIII Internationales ADAC-Eifelrennen	Nürburgring	3 May	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford
VII Grote Prijs van Limborg	Zolder	24 May	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford
XVIII London Trophy	Crystal Palace	25 May	Jackie Stewart	Brabham-Ford
V Rhein-Pokalrennen	Hockenheimring	14 June	Hubert Hahne	BMW
XII Gran Premio della Lotteria di Monza	Monza	21 June	Giovanni Salvati	Tecno-Ford
I Trophée de France Formule 2	Paul Ricard	26 July	Clay Regazzoni	Tecno-Ford
I Preis von Deutschland	Nürburgring	2 August	Xavier Perrot	March-Ford
I Festspielpreis der Stadt Salzburg	Salzburgring	30 August	Jacky Ickx	BMW
I Mantorp Park Formula 2 Trophy	Mantorp Park	30 August	François Cevert	Tecno-Ford
I Player's No. 6 Trophy	Phoenix Park	13 September	Alan Rollinson	Brabham-Ford
V Flughafenrennen München-Neubiberg	Neubiberg	25 October	Dieter Quester	BMW
I Grand Prix of Israel	Ashkelon	22 November	Cancelled after practice

References

1. "1970 European F2 Trophy". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
2. Higham, Peter (1995). The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. p. 214. ISBN   0851126421.