1970 Canadian Grand Prix

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1970 Canadian Grand Prix
Circuit Mont Tremblant.png
Race details
DateSeptember 20, 1970
Official name X Player's Grand Prix Canada
Location Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.265 km (2.650 miles)
Distance 90 laps, 383.850 km (238.501 miles)
Weather Mild with temperatures approaching 23.3 °C (73.9 °F); winds gusting up to 10.1 kilometres per hour (6.3 mph) [1]
Pole position
Driver Tyrrell-Ford
Time 1:31.5
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari
Time 1:32.2
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third March-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1970 Canadian Grand Prix

The 1970 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Mont-Tremblant on September 20, 1970. It was race 11 of 13 in both the 1970 World Championship of Drivers and the 1970 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 90-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Jacky Ickx after he started from second position. His teammate Clay Regazzoni finished second and March driver Chris Amon came in third. This race marked the debut of Tyrrell Racing as a constructor. Stewart took pole position for the race in the first outing for the team. Tim Schenken finishing the race only 11 laps behind is the best a De Tomaso built car ever achieved.

Contents

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGapGrid
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 1:31.51
218 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:31.6+0.12
319 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:31.9+0.43
42 Flag of France.svg François Cevert March-Ford 1:32.4+0.94
54 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Surtees-Ford 1:32.6+1.15
620 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon March-Ford 1:32.6+1.16
714 Flag of Mexico.svg Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:32.7+1.27
824 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo Matra 1:32.9+1.48
916 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg George Eaton BRM 1:32.9+1.49
1015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Oliver BRM 1:33.1+1.610
116 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 1:33.2+1.711
128 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Adamich McLaren-Alfa Romeo 1:33.2+1.712
1323 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 1:33.4+1.913
1421 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert March-Ford 1:33.5+2.014
155 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:33.9+2.415
1626 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 1:34.4+2.916
1710 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Schenken De Tomaso-Ford 1:34.6+3.117
1812 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 1:34.7+3.218
1911 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 1:35.4+3.919
209 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:35.8+4.320
Source: [2]

Race

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
118 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari 902:21:18.429
219 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 90+ 14.836
320 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon March-Ford 90+ 57.964
414 Flag of Mexico.svg Pedro Rodríguez BRM 89+ 1 lap73
54 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees Surtees-Ford 89+ 1 lap52
66 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 88+ 2 laps111
724 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo Matra 87+ 3 laps8 
823 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 85Clutch13 
92 Flag of France.svg François Cevert March-Ford 85+ 5 laps4 
1016 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg George Eaton BRM 85+ 5 laps9 
NC10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Schenken De Tomaso-Ford 79+ 11 laps17 
NC9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 77+ 13 laps20 
Ret8 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Adamich McLaren-Alfa Romeo 69Oil Pressure12 
NC26 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 65+ 25 laps16 
Ret5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 58Engine15 
Ret11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 57Oil Leak19 
NC15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Oliver BRM 52+ 38 laps10 
Ret3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 31Axle1 
Ret12 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 22Handling18 
Ret21 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert March-Ford 21Engine14 
Source: [3]

Championship standings after the race

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References

  1. "Weather information for the 1970 Canadian Grand Prix". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  2. "Canada 1970 - Qualification • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  3. "1970 Canadian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Canada 1970 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

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