1970 New Zealand Grand Prix

December 2019 CUST Race 2 of 7 in 1970 Tasman Series New Zealand New Zealand Pukekohe_Park_Raceway_(1967-1989).png Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand 10 January 1970 Permanent racing facility 1.76 2.82 58 102 164 Sunny Frank Matich AUS McLaren-Chevrolet 59.25 Frank Matich McLaren-Chevrolet 59.2 AUS Frank Matich AUS McLaren-Chevrolet Derek Bell UK Brabham-Cosworth Graeme Lawrence NZ Ferrari The 1970 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 10 January 1970. The race had 20 starters. It was the 16th New Zealand Grand Prix, and doubled as the second round of the 1970 Tasman Series. Frank Matich won his first NZGP in his McLaren Formula 5000 ahead of British racer Derek Bell driving a Tasman Formula specification Brabham-Cosworth. The first New Zealand driver to finish was Graeme Lawrence in Ferrari Dino 246T/69. Classification Results as follows:http://www.sergent.com.au/tas70p.html Sergent Bruce 1970 Round 1 Pukekohe Kia Ora 18 September 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091004012444/http://www.sergent.com.au/tas70p.html 4 October 2009 dead http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=NZ70 New Zealand Grand Prix, Pukekohe, 10 January 1970 oldracingcars.com 18 September 2009 Allen Brown https://web.archive.org/web/20110928082719/http://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=NZ70 28 September 2011 live Pos No. Driver Team Car Laps Time 1 7 Australia Frank Matich Rothmans Team Matich McLaren M10A / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 58 58m 38.9s 2 77 UK Derek Bell Wheatcroft Racing Brabham BT26 / Cosworth DFW V8 2.5 58 59m 01.8s 3 14 New Zealand Graeme Lawrence Lawrence Racing Ferrari Dino 246T/69 / Ferrari V6 2.4 57 57m 55.4s 4 1 USA Ron Grable I.M. Rorison Motor Racing Div McLaren M10A / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 57 5 6 Australia Kevin Bartlett Alec Mildren Pty. Ltd. Mildren Mono / Waggott TC4V 2.0 4cyl 57 6 17 Sweden Ulf Norinder Ulf Norinder Racing Lola T190 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 56 7 96 USA Mike Goth Mike Goth Racing Surtees TS5 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 56 8 26 Australia Niel Allen N.E. Allen (Auto Indust.) McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 56 9 5 Australia Max Stewart Alec Mildren Pty. Ltd. Mildren Rennmax / Waggott TC4V 2.0 4cyl 55 10 33 UK Derrick Williams W.C. Wilkins Lola T142 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 54 11 24 USA Pierre Phillips G.N. Begg Begg FM2 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 54 12 9 New Zealand Frank Radisich Henderson Central Motors McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6L 4cyl 54 13 11 New Zealand Ken Smith K.J. Smith Lotus 41 / Ford 1.6 53 14 61 New Zealand Brian Pellow Pellow Bros. Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.6 52 Ret 23 USA Bill Simpson W. Simpson Eagle Mk.5 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 39 Ret 2 New Zealand Graham McRae Crown Lynn McLaren M10A / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 20 Ret 3 USA Mike Campbell Forsgreen Engineering Forsgrini Mk.14 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 12 Ret 20 UK Kaye Griffiths Sir Charles Napier Racing BRP 2 / Ford 4.7L V8 11 Ret 10 New Zealand Dennis Marwood Rorstan Motor Racing Eisert JE67 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 3 Ret 57 New Zealand Bryan Faloon Cambridge Racing Team Rorstan Mk.1 / Climax FPF 2.5 Ret 12 New Zealand Jim Boyd Cambridge Racing Team Brabham BT11a / Climax FPF 2.5 Ret 15 New Zealand Wayne Murdoch W. Murdoch Brabham BT10 / Ford 1.6 References Tasman Series 1970 Levin International 1970 1970 Lady Wigram Trophy New Zealand Grand Prix 1969 New Zealand Grand Prix 1970 1971 New Zealand Grand Prix expanded Grand Prix Category:New Zealand Grand Prix Category:Tasman Series Category:January 1970 sports events in Oceania