Background[]
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 1970 BRDC International Trophy is outlined below:
- Drivers in the blue background are driving Formula 5000 cars.
- * Frank Williams also entered Roy Pike as the #14 entry, but he had failed to qualify.
Practice Overview[]
Qualifying[]
Report[]
Qualifying Results[]
The full qualifying results for the 1970 BRDC International Trophy are outlined below:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 |  Chris Amon
|
March-Ford Cosworth | 1:21.4 | — |
| 2 | 1 |  Jackie Stewart
|
March-Ford Cosworth | 1:22.7 | +1.3s |
| 3 | 5 | Denny Hulme
|
McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.1 | +1.7s |
| 4 | 61 | Peter Gethin
|
McLaren-Chevrolet | 1:23.3 | +1.9s |
| 5 | 2 |  Jack Brabham
|
Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.4 | +2.0s |
| 6 | 4 | Bruce McLaren
|
McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.5 | +2.1s |
| 7 | 3 | Graham Hill
|
Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1:24.2 | +2.8s |
| 8 | 53 | Mike Hailwood
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 1:24.4 | +3.0s |
| 9 | 54 | Mike Walker
|
McLaren-Chevrolet | 1:24.5 | +3.1s |
| 10 | 30 | Frank Gardner
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 1:24.6 | +3.2s |
| 11 | 52 | Graham McRae
|
McLaren-Chevrolet | 1:25.6 | +4.2s |
| 12 | 6 |  Reine Wisell
|
McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.8 | +4.4s |
| 13 | 64 | Trevor Taylor
|
Surtees-Chevrolet | 1:26.1 | +4.7s |
| 14 | 65 | David Hobbs
|
Surtees-Chevrolet | 1:26.8 | +5.4s |
| 15 | 21 | David Prophet
|
McLaren-Chevrolet | 1:27.5 | +6.1s |
| 16 | 42 | Howden Ganley
|
McLaren-Chevrolet | 1:28.4 | +7.0s |
| 17* | 70 | Alan Rollinson
|
Lotus-Chevrolet | 1:31.5 | +10.1s |
| 18 | 78 | Davey Powell
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 1:32.0 | +10.6s |
| 19 | 8 |  Jochen Rindt
|
Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1:32.3 | +10.9s |
| 20* | 56 | Chris Craft
|
Leda-Ford | 1:34.3 | +12.9s |
| 21 | 17 |  Pete Lovely
|
Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1:35.2 | +13.8s |
| 22 | 66 | Fred Saunders
|
Crosslé-Rover | 1:39.3 | +17.9s |
| 23 | 40 | Kaye Griffiths
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 1:40.3 | +17.9s |
| 24 | 9 | John Miles
|
Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1:45.9 | +24.5s |
| 25 | 99 | Gordon Spice
|
Kitchiner-Ford | 1:53.4 | +32.0s |
| DNQ | 14 | Roy Pike
|
De Tomaso-Ford Cosworth | 2:07.4 | +46.0s |
| DNQ† | 14 | Piers Courage
|
De Tomaso-Ford Cosworth | No Time | — |
| DNQ | 50 | Mike Wooley
|
Lotus-Ford | No Time | — |
| WD | 7 | John Surtees
|
McLaren-Ford Cosworth | Withdrawn | |
| WD | 10 |  Pedro Rodríguez
|
BRM | Withdrawn | |
| WD | 11 | Jackie Oliver
|
BRM | Withdrawn | |
| WD | 12 |  George Eaton
|
BRM | Withdrawn | |
| WD | 16 |  Andrea de Adamich
|
McLaren-Alfa Romeo | Withdrawn | |
| WD | 67 | Dave Berry
|
Brabham-Oldsmobile | Withdrawn | |
- * Rollinson and Craft were unable to take the start of the race.
- † Courage had failed to qualify, but he would be allowed to start at the back of the grid.
Grid[]
| Pos | Pos | Pos | Pos | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Driver | Driver | Driver | ||||
| ______________ | |||||||
| ______________ | 1 | ||||||
| ______________ | 2 | Chris Amon | |||||
| ______________ | 3 | Jackie Stewart | |||||
| 4 | Denny Hulme | ||||||
| Peter Gethin | |||||||
| ______________ | |||||||
| ______________ | 5 | ||||||
| ______________ | 6 | Jack Brabham | |||||
| 7 | Bruce McLaren | ||||||
| Graham Hill | |||||||
| ______________ | |||||||
| ______________ | 8 | ||||||
| ______________ | 9 | Mike Hailwood | |||||
| ______________ | 10 | Mike Walker | |||||
| 11 | Frank Gardner | ||||||
| Graham McRae | |||||||
| ______________ | |||||||
| ______________ | 12 | ||||||
| ______________ | 13 | Reine Wisell | |||||
| 14 | Trevor Taylor | ||||||
| David Hobbs | |||||||
| ______________ | |||||||
| ______________ | 15 | ||||||
| ______________ | 16 | David Prophet | |||||
| ______________ | 17 | Howden Ganley | |||||
| 18 | Davey Powell | ||||||
| Jochen Rindt | |||||||
| ______________ | |||||||
| ______________ | 19 | ||||||
| ______________ | 20 | Pete Lovely | |||||
| 21 | Fred Saunders | ||||||
| Kaye Griffiths | |||||||
| ______________ | |||||||
| ______________ | 22 | ||||||
| ______________ | 23 | John Miles | |||||
| ______________ | 24 | Gordon Spice | |||||
| 25 | Piers Courage | ||||||
Race[]
Heat 1[]
Heat 1 Results[]
The full first heat results for the 1970 BRDC International Trophy are outlined below:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Chris Amon
|
March-Ford Cosworth | 26 | 36:07.7 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Jackie Stewart
|
March-Ford Cosworth | 26 | +12.1s | 2 |
| 3 | 14 | Piers Courage
|
De Tomaso-Ford Cosworth | 26 | +37.3s | 24 |
| 4 | 4 | Bruce McLaren
|
McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 26 | +51.2s | 6 |