1970 International Gold Cup | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1970 Formula One season | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 22 August 1970 | ||
Official name | XVII International Gold Cup | ||
Location | Oulton Park, Cheshire | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.4434 km (2.761 miles) | ||
Distance | 40 laps, 177.749 km ( miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Surtees-Cosworth | ||
Time | 1:36.2 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Cosworth | |
Time | 1:26.6 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Surtees-Cosworth | ||
Second | Lotus-Cosworth | ||
Third | BRM |
The 1970 International Gold Cup was a non-championship Formula One race held at Oulton Park on 22 August 1970. The race was open to Formula One and Formula 5000 cars. It was run in two heats of 20 laps, with the winner decided on aggregate times. The starting grid for Heat 1 was decided by a qualifying session, in which John Surtees won pole position. The grid for Heat 2 was decided by the finishing order of Heat 1. John Surtees won Heat 1 and overall, narrowly beating Heat 2 winner Jochen Rindt, with Howden Ganley posting the best aggregate result of the Formula 5000 entrants. Jackie Stewart, debuting the brand-new Tyrrell 001, set fastest lap.
Blue background denotes F5000 entrants.
1Stewart started from the back of the grid
Blue background denotes F5000 entrants.
Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Grid |
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1 | 4 | John Surtees | Surtees-Cosworth | 29:58.2 | 1 |
2 | 5 | Jackie Oliver | BRM | +6.6 | 2 |
3 | 2 | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Cosworth | +12.8 | 10 |
4 | 43 | Mike Hailwood | Lola-Chevrolet | +33.8 | 11 |
5 | 12 | Howden Ganley | McLaren-Chevrolet | +1:24.8 | 9 |
6 | 77 | Trevor Taylor | Lola-Chevrolet | 19 laps | 6 |
7 | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Cosworth | 19 laps | 5 |
8 | 21 | David Prophet | McLaren-Chevrolet | 19 laps | 4 |
9 | 66 | Fred Saunders | Crosslé-Rover | 18 laps | 14 |
10 | 10 | Kaye Griffiths | Lola-Chevrolet | 18 laps | 20 |
NC | 98 | Bob Miller | Dulon-Ford | 17 laps | 19 |
NC | 88 | Chris Summers | Lola-Chevrolet | 17 laps | 16 |
NC | 31 | Lingard Goulding | Beattie-Chevrolet | 17 laps | 18 |
Ret | 41 | Reine Wisell | McLaren-Chevrolet | 16 laps, gearbox | 8 |
Ret | 30 | Frank Gardner | Lola-Chevrolet | 13 laps, suspension | 3 |
Ret | 3 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Cosworth | 3 laps, oil pressure | 12 |
Ret | 70 | Alan Rollinson | Surtees-Chevrolet | 3 laps, head gasket | 17 |
Ret | 23 | John Myerscough | Brabham-Oldsmobile | 0 laps, engine | 15 |
DNS | 42 | Graham McRae | McLaren-Chevrolet | practice accident | 7 |
DNS | 47 | Tony Lanfranchi | Lola-Chevrolet | practice accident | 13 |
DNS | 63 | Ray Calcutt | Lola-Chevrolet | radiator | 21 |
DNS | 16 | Ippocastano | Cooper-Chevrolet | not competitive | 22 |
Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Grid |
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1 | 2 | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Cosworth | 29:40.6 | 3 |
2 | 4 | John Surtees | Surtees-Cosworth | +9.4 | 1 |
3 | 5 | Jackie Oliver | BRM | +23.0 | 2 |
4 | 30 | Frank Gardner | Lola-Chevrolet | +39.2 | 13 |
5 | 12 | Howden Ganley | McLaren-Chevrolet | +1:27.6 | 4 |
6 | 77 | Trevor Taylor | Lola-Chevrolet | 19 laps1 | 5 |
7 | 66 | Fred Saunders | Crosslé-Rover | 18 laps | 7 |
8 | 10 | Kaye Griffiths | Lola-Chevrolet | 18 laps | 8 |
9 | 88 | Chris Summers | Lola-Chevrolet | 18 laps | 10 |
NC | 63 | Ray Calcutt | Lola-Chevrolet | 17 laps | 14 |
NC | 98 | Bob Miller | Dulon-Ford | 17 laps | 9 |
NC | 31 | Lingard Goulding | Beattie-Chevrolet | 17 laps | 11 |
NC | 21 | David Prophet | McLaren-Chevrolet | 17 laps | 6 |
Ret | 41 | Reine Wisell | McLaren-Chevrolet | 2 laps, gearbox | 12 |
DNS | 43 | Mike Hailwood | Lola-Chevrolet | oil filter | |
DNS | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Cosworth | piston |
1Taylor stopped 1 lap early in error
Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time |
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1 | 4 | John Surtees | Surtees-Cosworth | 59:48.2 |
2 | 2 | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Cosworth | +3.4 |
3 | 5 | Jackie Oliver | BRM | 40 laps |
4 | 12 | Howden Ganley | McLaren-Chevrolet | 40 laps |
5 | 77 | Trevor Taylor | Lola-Chevrolet | 38 laps |
6 | 66 | Fred Saunders | Crosslé-Rover | 36 laps |
7 | 21 | David Prophet | McLaren-Chevrolet | 36 laps |
8 | 10 | Kaye Griffiths | Lola-Chevrolet | 36 laps |
NC | 30 | Frank Gardner | Lola-Chevrolet | 35 laps |
NC | 88 | Chris Summers | Lola-Chevrolet | 35 laps |
NC | 98 | Bob Miller | Dulon-Ford | 34 laps |
NC | 31 | Lingard Goulding | Beattie-Chevrolet | 34 laps |
NC | 43 | Mike Hailwood | Lola-Chevrolet | 20 laps |
NC | 41 | Reine Wisell | McLaren-Chevrolet | 19 laps |
NC | 63 | Ray Calcutt | Lola-Chevrolet | 17 laps |
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