1970 International Gold Cup

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

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

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16		______________
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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.