1970 Australian Grand Prix

July 2021 January 2012 CUST Formula 5000, Australian Formula 1 and Australian Formula 2 race Australian Australia Warwick Farm Raceway.png XXXV Australian Grand Prix Warwick Farm Raceway, Sydney, New South Wales 22 November 1970 Permanent racing facility 2.25 3.621 45 101.25 162.945 Sunny Frank Matich AUS McLaren-Repco-Holden 1'23.9 Frank Matich McLaren-Repco-Holden 1'24.8 AUS Frank Matich AUS McLaren-Repco-Holden Niel Allen AUS McLaren-Chevrolet Graeme Lawrence NZL Ferrari The 1970 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Warwick Farm Raceway in New South Wales, Australia on 22 November 1970. The race, which was the thirty fifth Australian Grand Prix, was open to Formula 5000 cars, 2.5-litre Australian Formula 1 cars and Australian Formula 2 cars.Wilson indicates that, in addition to six Formula 5000 cars, there were "seven 2.5-litre Formula cars and seven Formula 2 cars". The Manual of Motor Sport published by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport for 1970 includes in its listing of Australian Formulae, entries for "Australian Formula 1 (AF1) (Capacity : Up to and including 2,500 c.c.)" and "Australian Formula 2 (AF2) (Capacity : Up to and including 1,600 c.c.)" For the first time since 1956, the race was not a round of either the Australian Drivers' Championship or the Tasman Series. Frank Matich started from pole position, won the race, his first Australian Grand Prix victory, and set the fastest race lap. Classification thumb|Frank Matich won the race driving a McLaren M10B, similar to the car pictured above Results as follows:Wilson Stewart Graham Howard The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix 1986 R & T Publishing Gordon, NSW 0-9588464-0-5 346–352 1970 Qualifying Pos No Driver Car Qual Gap 1 10 AUS Frank Matich McLaren M10B / Repco-Holden 5.0L V8 1:23.9 — 2 4 NZL Graeme Lawrence Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari 2.4L V6 1:24.4 +0.5 3 1 AUS Leo Geoghegan Lotus 59 / Waggott TC4V 2.0L I4 1:25.2 +1.3 4 2 AUS Niel Allen McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:25.5 +1.6 5 5 AUS Kevin Bartlett Mildren / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:25.7 +1.8 6 6 AUS Max Stewart Mildren / Waggott TC4V 2.0L I4 1:25.9 +2.0 7 3 AUS David Walker Lotus 70 / Ford 5.0L V8 1:26.5 +2.6 8 8 GBR Keith Holland McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:27.1 +3.2 9 14 AUS John McCormack Elfin 600C / Repco 2.5L V8 1:27.9 +4.0 10 12 AUS Garrie Cooper Elfin 600D / Repco 2.5L V8 1:28.4 +4.5 11 22 AUS Len Goodwin McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 1:29.0 +5.1 12 9 AUS Bob Muir Mildren Mono / Waggott TC4V 2.0L I4 1:29.0 +5.1 13 7 AUS Col Green Repco Brabham BT16 / Coventry Climax FPF 2.5L I4 1:30.7 +6.8 14 20 AUS Johnnie Walker Elfin 600B / Ford 1.6L I4 1:31.0 +7.1 15 23 AUS Ken Goodwin Rennmax BN3Australian Grand Prix, Warwick Farm, 22 Nov 1970, www.oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 10 March 2018 Ford 1.6L I4 1:31.2 +7.3 16 15 NZL Frank Radisich McLaren M10A / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:31.2 +7.3 17 18 AUS Clive Mills Elfin 600B / Ford 1.6L I4 1:31.4 +7.5 18 24 AUS Jack Bono Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.6L I4 1:32.4 +8.5 19 17 AUS Tony Stewart Elfin 600B / Ford 1.6L I4 1:34.1 +10.2 20 25 AUS Ian Fergusson Bowin P3A / Ford 1.6L I4 1:34.1 +10.2 Race Pos No. Driver Car EntrantPeter Wherrett, Matich - The Master!, Racing Car News, January 1971, pages 30 to 31 Laps Time Grid 1 10 AUS Frank Matich McLaren M10B / Repco-Holden 5.0L V8 Rothmans Team Matich 45 1h 04m 37.6s 1 2 2 AUS Niel Allen McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N.E. Allen Auto Ind. 45 1h 04m 44.7s 4 3 4 NZL Graeme Lawrence Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari 2.4L V6 Air New Zealand 45 1h 04m 45.2s 2 4 1 AUS Leo Geoghegan Lotus 59 / Waggott TC4V 2.0L I4 Geoghegan's Sporty Cars 45 1h 04m 46.4s 3 5 3 AUS David Walker Lotus 70 / Ford 5.0L V8 Team Lotus 43 7 6 22 AUS Len Goodwin McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 Pat Burke Racing 43 11 7 20 AUS Johnnie Walker Elfin 600B / Ford 1.6L I4 42 14 8 17 AUS Tony Stewart Elfin 600B / Ford 1.6L I4 42 19 9 24 AUS Jack Bono Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.6L I4 42 18 10 6 AUS Max Stewart Mildren / Waggott TC4V 2.0L I4 42 6 11 25 AUS Ian Fergusson Bowin P3A / Ford 1.6L I4 41 20 12 15 NZL Frank Radisich McLaren M10A / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 38 16 13 7 AUS Col Green Repco Brabham BT16 / Coventry Climax FPF 2.5L I4 32 13 Ret 23 AUS Ken Goodwin Rennmax BN3 / Ford 1.6L I4 39 fuel regulator 15 Ret 18 AUS Clive Mills Elfin 600B / Ford 1.6L I4 35 out of fuel 17 Ret 12 AUS Garrie Cooper Elfin 600D / Repco 2.5L V8 Elfin Sports Cars 21 fuel pump 10 Ret 5 AUS Kevin Bartlett Mildren / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Alec Mildren Racing 21 electrics 5 Ret 9 AUS Bob Muir Mildren Mono / Waggott TC4V 2.0L I4 14 accident 12 Ret 8 GBR Keith Holland McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 9 oil pump 8 DNS 14 AUS John McCormack Elfin 600C / Repco 2.5L V8 - Engine (withdrawn) 9 Notes Pole position: Frank Matich - 1'23.9 Fastest lap: Frank Matich - 1'24.8 References Australian Grand Prix 1969 Australian Grand Prix 1970 1971 Australian Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:Australian Grand Prix Category:Formula 5000 race reports Category:Motorsport at Warwick Farm Australian Grand Prix