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The 1970 Canadian Grand Prix was held on September 20, at Le Circuit Mont Tremblant, about an hour north of Montreal. Jacky Ickx led home Clay Regazzoni in a Ferrari 1-2, with Chris Amon finishing third in his March-Ford. But the story of the day was Jackie Stewart taking pole position in the brand-new Tyrrell 001, then absolutely dominating the race until the car broke on lap 32.

Background[]

The Formula One circus regrouped at Mont Tremblant less than two weeks after the shocking death of Jochen Rindt, the third and most notable loss of the season. For many, the lure of lucrative races in North America was balanced against a desire for the season to be over, so that they could rest and try to heal from their enormous losses.

  • De Tomaso: Another team that was still suffering from a loss, that of Piers Courage at Zandvoort. So when Alejandro De Tomaso announced that the marque would withdraw from auto racing after the United States Grand Prix, few were surprised. Team owner Frank Williams was already in discussions with March about 1971.
  • Ferrari: The Scuderia felt that they had the best cars, and a realistic chance of taking both the drivers and constructors titles away from Lotus. To focus their efforts, they pared back the entries to just two in each North American race, and Ignazio Giunti would stay home for testing.
  • Lotus: Gold Leaf Team Lotus was in such disarray that they withdrew completely from Canada, and some speculated that they would not appear in New York or Mexico.
  • McLaren:
  • Tyrrell: The Tyrrell 001 that had shocked the racing world, had made it's racing debut at the International Gold Cup at Oulton Park, but had not been entered at the Italian Grand Prix. The car was entered here, with a different number than Jackie Stewart's usual March 701, as befitting a car of a different make. Stewart set a time in the March that would have placed him fourth on the grid, but in the Tyrrell he edged Ickx for pole, and during the race he dominated until breaking a front stub axle on lap 33.


Entry list[]

The full entry list for the 1970 Canadian Grand Prix is outlined below:

Official Entry List of the 1970 Canadian Grand Prix
No. Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Model Tyre
1T United Kingdom Jackie Stewart United Kingdom Tyrrell Racing Organisation March 701 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 D
2 France François Cevert United Kingdom Tyrrell Racing Organisation March 701 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 D
3 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart United Kingdom Tyrrell Racing Organisation Tyrrell 001 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 D
4 United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom Team Surtees Surtees TS7 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 F
5 New Zealand Denny Hulme United Kingdom Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M14A Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G
6 United Kingdom Peter Gethin United Kingdom Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M14A Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G
8 Italy Andrea de Adamich United Kingdom Bruce McLaren Motor Racing McLaren M14D Alfa Romeo T33 3.0 V8 G
9 United Kingdom Graham Hill United Kingdom Brooke Bond Oxo Racing with Rob Walker Lotus 72C Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 F
10 Australia Tim Schenken United Kingdom Frank Williams Racing Cars De Tomaso 505/38 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 D
11 Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom Motor Racing Developments Ltd. Brabham BT33 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G
12 West Germany Rolf Stommelen United Kingdom Auto Motor und Sport Brabham BT33 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G
14 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez United Kingdom Yardley Team BRM BRM P153 BRM P142 3.0 V12 D
15 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver United Kingdom Yardley Team BRM BRM P153 BRM P142 3.0 V12 D
16 Canada George Eaton United Kingdom Yardley Team BRM BRM P153 BRM P142 3.0 V12 D
17T United Kingdom Jackie Oliver United Kingdom Yardley Team BRM BRM P153 BRM P142 3.0 V12 D
Mexico Pedro Rodríguez
18 Belgium Jacky Ickx Italy Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312B Ferrari 001 3.0 F12 F
19 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Italy Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 312B Ferrari 001 3.0 F12 F
20 New Zealand Chris Amon United Kingdom March Engineering March 701 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 F
21 Switzerland Jo Siffert United Kingdom March Engineering March 701 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 F
22 Canada Jacques Couture United Kingdom March Engineering March 701 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 F
23 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise France Equipe Matra Elf Matra MS120 Matra MS12 3.0 V12 G
24 France Henri Pescarolo France Equipe Matra Elf Matra MS120 Matra MS12 3.0 V12 G
25T France Jean-Pierre Beltoise France Equipe Matra Elf Matra MS120 Matra MS12 3.0 V12 G
26 Sweden Ronnie Peterson United Kingdom Colin Crabbe Racing March 701 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 G
Source:[1]
  • T Indicates as a test/spare car.

Practice Overview[]

Qualifying[]

Qualifying Results[]

The full qualifying results for the 1970 Canadian Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Time Gap
P1 P2 P3
1 3 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart United Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth 1:34.3T 1:32.6 1:31.5
2 18 Belgium Jacky Ickx Italy Ferrari 1:32.4 1:31.6 1:32.4 +0.1s
3 19 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Italy Ferrari 1:35.8 1:31.9 1:32.1 +0.4s
4 2 France François Cevert United Kingdom March-Ford Cosworth 1:39.8 1:33.0 1:32.4 +0.9s
5 4 United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom Surtees-Ford Cosworth 1:33.5 1:32.8 1:32.6 +1.1s
6 20 New Zealand Chris Amon United Kingdom March-Ford Cosworth 1:32.8 1:32.6 +1.1s
7 14 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez United Kingdom BRM 1:35.1 1:32.7 1:33.4 +1.2s
8 24 France Henri Pescarolo France Matra 1:32.9 1:33.4 1:33.0 +1.4s
9 16 Canada George Eaton United Kingdom BRM 1:40.1 1:32.9 +1.4s
10 15 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver United Kingdom BRM 1:37.0 1:33.7 1:33.1 +1.6s
11 6 United Kingdom Peter Gethin United Kingdom McLaren-Ford Cosworth 1:36.4 1:33.4 1:33.2 +1.7s
12 8 Italy Andrea de Adamich United Kingdom McLaren-Alfa Romeo 1:36.3 1:33.9 1:33.2 +1.7s
13 23 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise France Matra 1:33.5 1:33.9 1:33.4 +1.9s
14 21 Switzerland Jo Siffert United Kingdom March-Ford Cosworth 1:34.0 1:33.5 +2.0s
15 5 New Zealand Denny Hulme United Kingdom McLaren-Ford Cosworth 1:34.1 1:33.9 1:34.3 +2.4s
16 26 Sweden Ronnie Peterson United Kingdom March-Ford Cosworth 1:35.3 1:34.4 +2.9s
17 10 Australia Tim Schenken United Kingdom De Tomaso-Ford Cosworth 1:34.6 +3.1s
18 12 West Germany Rolf Stommelen United Kingdom Brabham-Ford Cosworth 1:34.8 1:34.7 1:35.3 +3.2s
19 11 Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom Brabham-Ford Cosworth 1:46.8 1:35.5 1:35.4 +3.9s
20 9 United Kingdom Graham Hill United Kingdom Lotus-Ford Cosworth 1:35.8 1:39.3 +4.3s
WD 22 Canada Jacques Couture United Kingdom March-Ford Cosworth Engine
Source:[2][3]
  • Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
  • T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.

Grid[]

Pos. Pos.
Driver Driver
______________
Row 1 ______________ 1
2 Jackie Stewart
Jacky Ickx ______________
Row 2 ______________ 3
4 Clay Regazzoni
François Cevert ______________
Row 3 ______________ 5
6 John Surtees
Chris Amon ______________
Row 4 ______________ 7
8 Pedro Rodríguez
Henri Pescarolo ______________
Row 5 ______________ 9
10 George Eaton
Jackie Oliver ______________
Row 6 ______________ 11
12 Peter Gethin
Andrea de Adamich ______________
Row 7 ______________ 13
14 Jean-Pierre Beltoise
Jo Siffert ______________
Row 8 ______________ 15
16 Denny Hulme
Ronnie Peterson ______________
Row 9 ______________ 17
18 Tim Schenken
Rolf Stommelen ______________
Row 10 ______________ 19
20 Jack Brabham
Graham Hill ______________

Race[]

Results[]

The full results for the 1970 Canadian Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 18 Belgium Jacky Ickx Italy Ferrari 90 2:21:18.4 2 9
2 19 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Italy Ferrari 90 +14.8s 3 6
4 20 New Zealand Chris Amon United Kingdom March-Ford Cosworth 90 +57.9s 6 4
4 14 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez United Kingdom BRM 89 +1 Lap 7 3
5 4 United Kingdom John Surtees United Kingdom Surtees-Ford Cosworth 89 +1 Lap 5 2
6 6 United Kingdom Peter Gethin United Kingdom McLaren-Ford Cosworth 88 +2 Laps 11 1
7 24 France Henri Pescarolo France Matra 87 +3 Laps 8
8 23 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise France Matra 85 +5 Laps 13
9 2 France François Cevert United Kingdom March-Ford Cosworth 85 +5 Laps 4
10 16 Canada George Eaton United Kingdom BRM 85 +5 Laps 9
NC* 10 Australia Tim Schenken United Kingdom De Tomaso-Ford Cosworth 79 +11 Laps 17
NC* 9 United Kingdom Graham Hill United Kingdom Lotus-Ford Cosworth 77 +13 Laps 20
NC* 26 Sweden Ronnie Peterson United Kingdom March-Ford Cosworth 65 +25 Laps 16
NC* 15 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver United Kingdom BRM 52 +38 Laps 10
Ret 8 Italy Andrea de Adamich United Kingdom McLaren-Alfa Romeo 69 Engine 12
Ret 5 New Zealand Denny Hulme United Kingdom McLaren-Ford Cosworth 59 Engine 15
Ret 11 Australia Jack Brabham United Kingdom Brabham-Ford Cosworth 57 Oil Leak 19
Ret 3 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart United Kingdom Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth 31 Stub Axle 1
Ret 12 West Germany Rolf Stommelen United Kingdom Brabham-Ford Cosworth 23 Steering 18
Ret 21 Switzerland Jo Siffert United Kingdom March-Ford Cosworth 22 Engine 14
WD 22 Canada Jacques Couture United Kingdom March-Ford Cosworth
Source:[4][5][3]
  • Schenken, Hill, Peterson, and Oliver could not be classified as they had failed to complete 90% of the race distance.

Milestones[]

Standings after race[]

Drivers' World Championship
Pos. Driver Pts +/-
1 Austria Jochen Rindt 45
2 Belgium Jacky Ickx 28 ▲4
3 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni 27 ▲2
4 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 25 ▼2
Australia Jack Brabham 25 ▼2
6 New Zealand Denny Hulme 23 ▼1
7 New Zealand Chris Amon 18
8 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez 16 ▲1
9 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise 14 ▼1
10 Germany Rolf Stommelen 10
11 France Henri Pescarolo 8
12 United Kingdom Graham Hill 7
13 New Zealand Bruce McLaren 6
14 United States Mario Andretti 4
15 Italy Ignazio Giunti 3
Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi 3
United Kingdom John Surtees 3 ▲5
18 United Kingdom John Miles 2 ▼1
France Johnny Servoz-Gavin 2 ▼1
United Kingdom Jackie Oliver 2 ▼1
21 United States Dan Gurney 1 ▼1
France François Cevert 1 ▼1
United Kingdom Peter Gethin 1 ▲1
Intercontinental Cup for Manufacturers
Pos. Team Pts +/-
1 United Kingdom Lotus-Ford 50
2 Italy Ferrari 43 ▲2
United Kingdom March-Ford 43
4 United Kingdom Brabham-Ford 34 ▼1
5 United Kingdom McLaren-Ford 32
6 France Matra 21
7 United Kingdom BRM 16
8 United Kingdom Surtees-Ford 2 ▲1

References[]

Images and Videos:

References:

  1. "Canada 1970: Entrants", statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1970/canada/engages.aspx, (Accessed 17/11/2023)
  2. "Canada 1970: Qualifications", statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1970/canada/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 17/11/2023)
  3. 3.0 3.1 "1970 Canadian Grand Prix Race Report", motorsportmagazine.com, (MotorSport Magazine, 01/11/1970), https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/november-1970/42/the-4th-canadian-grand-prix, (Accessed 17/11/2023)
  4. "Canada 1970: Result", statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1970/canada/classement.aspx, (Accessed 17/11/2023)
  5. "Canadian Grand Prix 1970 « World Championship F1", oldracingcars.com, (OldRacingCars.com, 2023), https://www.oldracingcars.com/f1/results/1970/canada/, (Accessed 17/11/2023)
V T E Canada Canadian Grand Prix
Circuits Mosport Park (1967, 1969, 1971–1974, 1976–1977), Mont-Tremblant (1968, 1970), Montreal (1978–1986, 1988–2008, 2010–present)
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V T E 1970 Formula One Season
Constructors Bellasi • Brabham • BRM • De Tomaso • Ferrari • Lotus • March • Matra • McLaren • Surtees • Tyrrell
Engines Alfa Romeo • BRM • Ferrari • Ford Cosworth • Matra
Drivers De Adamich • Amon • Andretti • Bell • Beltoise • Bonnier • Brabham • Cevert • Charlton • Courage • Eaton • Fittipaldi • Galli • Gethin • Giunti • Gurney • Hahne • Hill • Hulme • Hutchison • Ickx • De Klerk • Love • Lovely • McLaren • Miles • Moser • Oliver • Pescarolo • Peterson • Redman • Regazzoni • Rindt • Rodríguez • Schenken • Siffert • Soler-Roig • Stewart • Stommelen • Surtees • Westbury • Wisell
Cars Bellasi F1 70 • Brabham BT26A • BRM P139 • BRM P153 • De Tomaso 505/38 • Ferrari 312B • Lotus 49 • Lotus 49B • Lotus 49C • Lotus 72 • Lotus 72B • Lotus 72C • March 701 • Matra MS120 • McLaren M7C • McLaren M7D • McLaren M14A • McLaren M14D • Surtees TS7 • Tyrrell 001
Tyres Dunlop • Firestone • Goodyear
Races South Africa • Spain • Monaco • Belgium • Netherlands • France • Britain • Germany • Austria • Italy • Canada • United States • Mexico
Non-championship Races Race of Champions • International Trophy • Gold Cup
See also 1969 Formula One Season • 1971 Formula One Season • Category
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