Background[]
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 1970 International Gold Cup is outlined below:
| No. | Driver | Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Engine | Model | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jackie Stewart |
Tyrrell Racing Organisation |
Tyrrell | 001 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | D |
| 2 |  Jochen Rindt |
Gold Leaf Team Lotus |
Lotus | 72 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | F |
| 3 | Graham Hill |
Brooke Bond Oxo Racing |
Lotus | 72 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | F |
| 4 | John Surtees |
Team Surtees |
Surtees | TS7 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | F |
| 5 | Jackie Oliver |
Yardley Team BRM |
BRM | P153 | BRM | P142 V12 3.0 | D |
| 6 |  Andrea de Adamich |
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing |
McLaren | M14D | Alfa Romeo | T33 V8 3.0 | G |
| 7 |  Tim Schenken |
Frank Williams Racing Cars |
De Tomaso | 505 | Ford Cosworth | DFV V8 3.0 | D |
| 9 | Willie Forbes |
Willie Forbes |
Lola | T142 | Chevrolet | V8 5.0 | |
| 10 | Kaye Griffiths |
 Ulf Norinder Racing |
Lola | T142 | Chevrolet | V8 5.0 | |
| 11 |  Roy Pike |
Malaya Garage |
Leda | LT20 | Chevrolet | V8 5.0 | |
| 12 |  Howden Ganley |
Howden Ganley Racing |
McLaren | M10B | Chevrolet | V8 5.0 | |
| 16 | "Ippocastano" |
P.J. Hawtin |
Cooper | T86B | Chevrolet | V8 5.0 | |
| 21 | David Prophet |
David Prophet Racing |
McLaren | M10B | Chevrolet | V8 5.0 | |
| 23 | John Myerscough |
John Butterworth |
Brabham | BT11/19 | Oldsmobile | Traco V8 4.5 | |
| 30 | Frank Gardner |
Motor Racing Research |
Lola | T190 | Chevrolet | V8 5.0 | |
| 31 |  Lingard Goulding |
B&I Motorway |
Beattie | P1100 | Chevrolet | V8 5.0 | |
| 41 | Reine Wisell |
Sid Taylor |
McLaren | M10B | Chevrolet | V8 5.0 | |
| 42 | Graham McRae |
Graham McRae |
McLaren | M10B | Chevrolet | V8 5.0 | |
| 43 | Mike Hailwood |
Epstein-Cuthbert Team Lola |
Lola | T190 | Chevrolet | V8 5.0 | |
| 44 | Mike Walker |
Alan McKechnie Racing |
McLaren | M10B | Chevrolet | V8 5.0 | |
| 45 | Jock Russell |
Jock Russell |
Lotus | 70 | Chevrolet | V8 5.0 | |
| 47 | Tony Lanfranchi |
Ulf Norinder Racing |
Lola | T190 | Chevrolet | V8 5.0 | |
| 48 | Robin Darlington |
Robin Darlington |
McLaren | M10A | Chevrolet | V8 5.0 | |
| 49 | Dave Berry |
Dave Berry |
Brabham | BT16 | Oldsmobile | Traco V8 4.5 | |
| 63 | Ray Calcutt |
Alan Fraser Racing Team |
Lola | T142 | Chevrolet | V8 5.0 | |
| 66 | Fred Saunders |
Mermaid Racing |
Crosslé | 15F | Rover | V8 5.0 | |
| 70 | Alan Rollinson |
Alan Rollinson |
Surtees | TS5A | Chevrolet | V8 5.0 | F |
| 77 | Trevor Taylor |
Doug Hardwick |
Lola | T190 | Chevrolet | V8 5.0 | |
| 78 | Davey Powell |
Doug Hardwick |
Lola | T142 | Chevrolet | V8 5.0 | |
| 88 | Chris Summers |
Chris Summers |
Lola | T142 | Chevrolet | V8 5.0 | |
| 98 | Bob Miller |
Bob Miller |
Dulon | LD8 | Ford | V8 4.7 | F |
- Drivers driving Formula 5000 cars are highlighted in blue.
Practice Overview[]
Qualifying[]
Report[]
Qualifying Results[]
The full qualifying results for the 1970 International Gold Cup are outlined below:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | John Surtees
|
Surtees-Ford | 1.36.2 | — |
| 2 | 5 | Jackie Oliver
|
BRM | 1:39.2 | +3.0 |
| 3 | 30 | Frank Gardner
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 1.42.0 | +5.8 |
| 4 | 21 | David Prophet
|
McLaren-Chevrolet | 1.42.0 | +5.8 |
| 5* | 1 | Jackie Stewart
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1.43.8 | +7.6 |
| 6 | 77 | Trevor Taylor
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 1:44.0 | +7.8 |
| 7† | 42 | Graham McRae
|
McLaren-Chevrolet | 1:45.2 | +9.0 |
| 8 | 41 | Reine Wisell
|
McLaren-Chevrolet | 1:45.2 | +9.2 |
| 9 | 12 | Howden Ganley
|
McLaren-Chevrolet | 1:46.8 | +10.6 |
| 10 | 2 | Jochen Rindt
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:46.8 | +10.6 |
| 11 | 43 | Mike Hailwood
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 1:50.0 | +13.8 |
| 12 | 3 | Graham Hill
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:52.8 | +16.6 |
| 13† | 47 | Tony Lanfranchi
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 1:53.4 | +17.2 |
| 14 | 66 | Fred Saunders
|
Crosslé-Rover | 1:54.2 | +18.0 |
| 15 | 23 | John Myerscough
|
Brabham-Oldsmobile | 1:56.6 | +20.4 |
| 16 | 88 | Chris Summers
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 1:58.6 | +22.4 |
| 17 | 70 | Alan Rollinson
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 1:59.0 | +22.8 |
| 18 | 31 | Lingard Goulding
|
Beattie-Chevrolet | 1:59.8 | +23.6 |
| 19 | 98 | Bob Miller
|
Dulon-Ford | 2:02.8 | +26.6 |
| 20 | 10 | Kaye Griffiths
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 2:04.4 | +28.2 |
| 21 | 63 | Ray Calcutt
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 2:06.4 | +30.2 |
| 22† | 16 | "Ippocastano"
|
Cooper-Chevrolet | 2:23.8 | +47.6 |
| DNA | 6 | Andrea de Adamich
|
McLaren-Alfa Romeo | ||
| DNA | 7 | Tim Schenken
|
De Tomaso-Ford | ||
| DNA | 9 | Willie Forbes
|
Lola-Chevrolet | ||
| DNA | 11 | Roy Pike
|
Leda-Chevrolet | ||
| DNA | 44 | Mike Walker
|
McLaren-Chevrolet | ||
| DNA | 45 | Jock Russell
|
Lotus-Chevrolet | ||
| DNA | 48 | Robin Darlington
|
McLaren-Chevrolet | ||
| DNA | 49 | Dave Berry
|
Brabham-Oldsmobile | ||
| DNA | 78 | Davey Powell
|
Lola-Chevrolet | ||
- *Steart started in the back of the grid.
- †Did not start.
Grid[]
| Pos | Pos | Pos | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Driver | Driver | |||
| ______________ | |||||
| 1 | ______________ | ||||
| John Surtees | 2 | ______________ | |||
| Jackie Oliver | 3 | ||||
| Frank Gardner | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 4 | ______________ | ||||
| David Prophet | 5 | ||||
| Trevor Taylor | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 6 | ______________ | ||||
| Reine Wisell | 7 | ______________ | |||
| Howden Ganley | 8 | ||||
| Jochen Rindt | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 9 | ______________ | ||||
| Mike Hailwood | 10 | ||||
| Graham Hill | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 11 | ______________ | ||||
| Fred Saunders | 12 | ______________ | |||
| John Myerscough | 13 | ||||
| Chris Summers | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 14 | ______________ | ||||
| Alan Rollinson | 15 | ||||
| Lingard Goulding | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 16 | ______________ | ||||
| Bob Miller | 17 | ______________ | |||
| Kaye Griffiths | 18 | ||||
| Ray Calcutt | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 19 | ______________ | ||||
| Jackie Stewart | 20 | ||||
|
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Heat 1[]
Heat 1 Results[]
The full first heat results for the 1970 International Gold Cup are outlined below:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | John Surtees
|
Surtees-Ford | 20 | 29:58.2 | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | Jackie Oliver
|
BRM | 20 | +6.6 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | Jochen Rindt
|
Lotus-Ford | 20 | +12.8 | 8 |
| 4* | 43 | Mike Hailwood
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 20 | +33.8 | 9 |
| 5 | 12 | Howden Ganley
|
McLaren-Chevrolet | 20 | +1:24.8 | 7 |
| 6 | 77 | Trevor Taylor
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 19 | +1 lap | 5 |
| 7* | 1 | Jackie Stewart
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 19 | +1 lap | 19 |
| 8 | 21 | David Prophet
|
McLaren-Chevrolet | 19 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 9 | 66 | Fred Saunders
|
Crosslé-Rover | 18 | +2 laps | 11 |
| 10 | 10 | Kaye Griffiths
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 18 | +2 laps | 17 |
| NC† | 98 | Bob Miller
|
Dulon-Ford | 17 | +3 laps | 16 |
| NC† | 88 | Chris Summers
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 17 | +3 laps | 13 |
| NC† | 31 | Lingard Goulding
|
Beattie-Chevrolet | 17 | +3 laps | 15 |
| Ret | 41 | Reine Wisell
|
McLaren-Chevrolet | 16 | Gearbox/Spin | 6 |
| Ret | 30 | Frank Gardner
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 13 | Wishbone | 3 |
| Ret | 3 | Graham Hill
|
Lotus-Ford | 3 | Oil pressure | 10 |
| Ret | 70 | Alan Rollinson
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 3 | Head gasket | 14 |
| Ret | 23 | John Myerscough
|
Brabham-Oldsmobile | 0 | Engine | 12 |
- *Did not start before second heat.
- †Three drivers are not classified as they had failed to complete 90% distance of the first heat.
Grid before Heat 2[]
| Pos | Pos | Pos | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Driver | Driver | |||
| ______________ | |||||
| 1 | ______________ | ||||
| John Surtees | 2 | ______________ | |||
| Jackie Oliver | 3 | ||||
| Jochen Rindt | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 4 | ______________ | ||||
| Howden Ganley | 5 | ||||
| Trevor Taylor | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 6 | ______________ | ||||
| David Prophet | 7 | ______________ | |||
| Fred Saunders | 8 | ||||
| Kaye Griffiths | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 9 | ______________ | ||||
| Bob Miller | 10 | ||||
| Chris Summers | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 11 | ______________ | ||||
| Lingard Goulding | 12 | ______________ | |||
| Ray Calcutt | 13 | ||||
| Reine Wisell | |||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 14 | ______________ | ||||
| Frank Gardner | 15 | ||||
| ______________ | |||||
| 16 | ______________ | ||||
| 17 | ______________ | ||||
| 18 | |||||
|
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Heat 2[]
Heat 2 Results[]
The full second heat results for the 1970 International Gold Cup are outlined below:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Jochen Rindt
|
Lotus-Ford | 20 | 29:40.6 | 3 |
| 2 | 4 | John Surtees
|
Surtees-Ford | 20 | +9.4 | 1 |
| 3 | 5 | Jackie Oliver
|
BRM | 20 | +23.0 | 2 |
| 4 | 30 | Frank Gardner
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 20 | +39.2 | 14 |
| 5 | 12 | Howden Ganley
|
McLaren-Chevrolet | 20 | +1:26.6 | 4 |
| 6* | 77 | Trevor Taylor
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 19 | +1 lap | 5 |
| 7 | 66 | Fred Saunders
|
Crosslé-Rover | 18 | +2 laps | 7 |
| 8 | 10 | Kaye Griffiths
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 18 | +2 laps | 8 |
| 9 | 88 | Chris Summers
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 18 | +2 laps | 10 |
| NC† | 63 | Ray Calcutt
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 17 | +3 laps | 12 |
| NC† | 98 | Bob Miller
|
Dulon-Ford | 17 | +3 laps | 9 |
| NC† | 31 | Lingard Goulding
|
Beattie-Chevrolet | 17 | +3 laps | 11 |
| NC† | 21 | David Prophet
|
McLaren-Chevrolet | 17 | +3 laps | 6 |
| Ret | 41 | Reine Wisell
|
McLaren-Chevrolet | 2 | Gearbox | 13 |
- *Trevor had stopped in an error as he complete 90% distance of the second heat.
- †Some of the drivers had failed to complete 90% distance of the second heat.
Aggregate[]
Aggregate Results[]
The full aggregate results for the 1970 International Gold Cup are outlined below:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | John Surtees
|
Surtees-Ford | 40 | 59:48.2 |
| 2 | 2 | Jochen Rindt
|
Lotus-Ford | 40 | +3.4 |
| 3 | 5 | Jackie Oliver
|
BRM | 40 | +20.2 |
| 4 | 12 | Howden Ganley
|
McLaren-Chevrolet | 40 | +42.0 |
| 5 | 77 | Trevor Taylor
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 38 | +2 laps |
| 6 | 66 | Fred Saunders
|
Crosslé-Rover | 36 | +4 laps |
| 7 | 21 | David Prophet
|
McLaren-Chevrolet | 36 | +4 laps |
| 8 | 10 | Kaye Griffiths
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 36 | +4 laps |
| NC* | 30 | Frank Gardner
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 35 | +5 laps |
| NC* | 88 | Chris Summers
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 35 | +5 laps |
| NC* | 98 | Bob Miller
|
Dulon-Ford | 34 | +6 laps |
| NC* | 31 | Lingard Goulding
|
Beattie-Chevrolet | 34 | +6 laps |
| NC* | 43 | Mike Hailwood
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 20 | +20 laps |
| NC* | 41 | Reine Wisell
|
McLaren-Chevrolet | 19 | +21 laps |
| NC* | 63 | Ray Calcutt
|
Lola-Chevrolet | 17 | +23 laps |
- *All drivers failed to complete 90% of the aggregate distance.