1970 1000km of Brands Hatch

thumb|250px|Layout of the Brands Hatch (1960-1975) The 1970 BOAC 1000 km was an endurance race held at the Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, England, United Kingdom on April 12, 1970. The race was the 3rd round of the 1970 World Sportscar Championship season. Pre-race The challenging, bumpy and undulating Brands Hatch circuit near London saw New Zealander Chris Amon return temporarily to Ferrari to drive one of their 512's, and he qualified his car on pole position. Amon's fellow countryman Denny Hulme drove a works Porsche 917K with factory driver Vic Elford. This race was only for prototypes; no GT cars were allowed to enter.http://wspr-racing.com/wspr/results/wscc/ms1970.html#3 Results 2012-08-04 2004-03-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20040320084728/http://wspr-racing.com/wspr/results/wscc/ms1970.html#3 dead Race On the day of the race, the conditions were made awful by heavy rain, wind and cold air- a common occurrence during spring in England. The race started with Elford, Jacky Ickx in another works Ferrari, Jo Siffert in works/John Wyer Porsche 917K all getting past Amon around the outside of Paddock Hill, and Amon was followed by Piers Courage in a works Alfa Romeo, Pedro Rodríguez in the other John Wyer Porsche and the rest of the field followed. At the end of the first lap, Barrie Smith in a privately entered Lola crashed heavily on the pit straight, and yellow flags were shown at the site of the accident. Rodriguez, who passed cars while yellow flags were being shown (oblivious to the fact), was shown the black flag and went into the pits while an astonishing 2nd, was reprimanded. Ickx, like Rodriguez- was a wet-weather specialist, had passed Elford and was leading the race. But he soon went into the pits with rain-wiper motor failure. Elford was back in the lead, but the flying Rodriguez, who had come up from coming out of the pits in 12th to 2nd by lap 15 (only about 25 minutes into the race), passed Elford and led the race. This was a lead he kept until the end; he and Elford drove their cars for 5 1/2 of the 6 1/2 hours of the race in the dreadful conditions, and Rodriguez won the race by 5 laps. Porsches romped home 1-2-3-4; the first 3 being 917K's. Rodriguez' performance was such that the race is sometimes known as "the day they forgot to tell Pedro it was raining". The running of the race was changed from a 6 hour time limit to a 1000 kilometer overall distance. Official results Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps 1 S5.0 10 United Kingdom John Wyer Automotive Engineering Mexico Pedro RodríguezFinland Leo Kinnunen Porsche 917K Porsche 4.5L Flat-12 235 2 S5.0 11 Austria Porsche Salzburg United Kingdom Vic ElfordNew Zealand Denny Hulme Porsche 917K Porsche 4.5L Flat-12 230 3 S5.0 12 Austria Porsche Salzburg United Kingdom Richard AttwoodGermany Hans Herrmann Porsche 917K Porsche 4.5L Flat-12 227 4 P3.0 57 Finland Racing Team AAW Finland Hans LaineNetherlands Gijs van Lennep Porsche 908/02 Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 227 5 S5.0 2 Italy SpA Ferrari SEFAC New Zealand Chris AmonItaly Arturo Merzario Ferrari 512S Ferrari 5.0L V12 225 6 P3.0 56 Germany Martini International France Gérard LarrousseGermany Gerhard Koch Porsche 908/02 Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 217 7 S5.0 5 Sweden Ecurie Bonnier Sweden Jo BonnierSweden Reine Wisell Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet 5.0L V8 217 8 S5.0 1 Italy SpA Ferrari SEFAC Belgium Jacky IckxUnited Kingdom Jackie Oliver Ferrari 512S Ferrari 5.0L V12 213 9 P3.0 28 United Kingdom John L'Amie United Kingdom John L'AmieUnited Kingdom Tommy Reid Porsche 910 Porsche 1.9L Flat-6 211 10 S2.0 25 United Kingdom Central Garage (Mirfield) United Kingdom John LeppUnited Kingdom George Silverwood Chevron B8 BMW 1.8L I4 211 11 P3.0 28 United Kingdom Nick Gold United Kingdom Mike BeuttlerUnited Kingdom Nick Gold Porsche 910 Porsche 1.9L Flat-6 201 12 P3.0 51 France Equipe Matra-Simca Australia Jack BrabhamFrance Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra-Simca MS650 Matra 3.0L V12 201 13 S5.0 3 Switzerland Scuderia Filipinetti Switzerland Herbert MüllerUnited Kingdom Mike Parkes Ferrari 512S Ferrari 5.0L V12 197 14 S2.0 25 United Kingdom Intertech Steering Wheels United Kingdom John LeppUnited Kingdom Angus Clydesdale Chevron B8 BMW 1.8L I4 195 15 P2.0 81 United Kingdom A. 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Graphic Racing Organisation United Kingdom Gerry BirrellUnited Kingdom Andrew Mylius Gropa CMC Ford-Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4 195 16 P2.0 79 United Kingdom Roger Nathan Racing United Kingdom Roger NathanUnited Kingdom Mike Beckwith Astra RNR2 Ford-Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4 193 17 P2.0 74 United Kingdom Chevron Racing Team United Kingdom John BridgesUnited Kingdom Peter Lawson Chevron B16 Ford-Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4 189 Did not finish Class No Team Drivers Chassis Engine Laps P2.0 72 United Kingdom Mark Konig United Kingdom Tony LanfranchiUnited Kingdom Mark Konig Nomad Mk.2 BRM 2.0L V8 185 P3.0 58 United Kingdom Ecurie Evergreen United Kingdom Alain de CadenetArgentina Jorge Omar del Rio Porsche 908/02 Porsche 3.0L Flat-8 179 S5.0 9 United Kingdom John Wyer Automotive Engineering Switzerland Jo SiffertUnited Kingdom Brian Redman Porsche 917K Porsche 4.5L Flat-12 176 P3.0 52 France Equipe Matra-Simca France Henri PescaroloFrance Johnny Servoz-Gavin Matra-Simca MS650 Matra 3.0L V12 161 S2.0 21 United Kingdom Worcestershire Racing Association United Kingdom John BamfordUnited Kingdom Peter CreaseyUnited Kingdom James Tangye Chevron B8 BMW 1.8L I4 112 P2.0 77 United Kingdom Worcestershire Racing Association United Kingdom Mike WalkerUnited Kingdom John Burton Chevron B16 Ford-Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4 101 S2.0 24 United Kingdom Lec Refrigeration United Kingdom David PurleyUnited Kingdom Chris Skeaping Chevron B8 BMW 1.8L I4 88 S2.0 22 United Kingdom Paul Watson Race Organisation United Kingdom Trevor TwaitesUnited Kingdom Peter Smith Chevron B8 BMW 1.8L I4 73 S2.0 26 United Kingdom Road & Racing Accessories (Holborn) Ltd. United Kingdom Paul VesteyUnited States Roy Pike Porsche 910 Porsche 1.9L Flat-6 73 P2.0 76 United Kingdom Digby Martland United Kingdom Charles LucasUnited Kingdom Digby Martland Chevron B16 Ford-Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4 69 S2.0 71 Germany Hans-Dieter Blatzheim Germany Hans-Dieter BlatzheimGermany Ernst Kraus Porsche 907 Porsche 1.9L Flat-6 56 P3.0 60 Italy Autodelta SpA United Kingdom Piers CourageItaly Andrea de Adamich Alfa Romeo T33/3 Alfa Romeo 3.0L V8 54 S5.0 7 United Kingdom Grand Bahama Racing Team United Kingdom Mike De UdyUnited Kingdom Frank Gardner Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet 5.0L V8 26 P3.0 59 United Kingdom Ecurie Evergreen United Kingdom Chris CraftUnited Kingdom Trevor Taylor McLaren M8C Ford-Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 25 S5.0 82 United Kingdom Daren Cars Ltd. United Kingdom Jeremy RichardsonUnited Kingdom Peter Brown Daren Mk.2 Ford-Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4 12 P2.0 75 United Kingdom Chevron Racing Team United Kingdom John HineUnited Kingdom Ian Skailes Chevron B16 Ford-Cosworth FVC 1.8L I4 9 S5.0 7 United Kingdom Grand Bahama Racing Team United Kingdom Barrie SmithNew Zealand Howden Ganley Lola T70 Mk.3B Chevrolet 5.0L V8 0 Statistics Pole position: #2 SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 512S Spyder (Chris Amon/Arturo Merzario)- 1:28.6 (107.723 mph/174.081 km/h) Time taken for winning car to cover distance: 6 hours 45 minutes 29.6 seconds Average Speed: 148.296 km/h (91.540 mph) Weather conditions: Heavy rain, windy, cold References 1970 World Sportscar Championship 12 Hours of Sebring 1000km of Monza Category:1000 km Brands Hatch Brands Hatch Brands Hatch