1970 French motorcycle Grand Prix

French France Circuit Bugatti Le Mans 2.748 4.422 2 12 Grand Prix de France 17 May 1970 Circuit Le Mans Bugatti.png Giacomo Agostini Italy MV Agusta Giacomo Agostini Italy MV Agusta 1:54.8 Giacomo Agostini Italy MV Agusta Ginger Molloy New Zealand Kawasaki Alberto Pagani Italy Linto Kel Carruthers Australia Yamaha Santiago Herrero Spain 1945 Ossa 1:58.1 Rodney Gould UK Yamaha Santiago Herrero Spain 1945 Ossa László Szabó Hungary MZ Ángel Nieto Spain 1945 Derbi Ángel Nieto Spain 1945 Derbi 2:06.5 Dieter Braun Germany Suzuki Börje Jansson Sweden Maico Günter Bartusch East Germany MZ Ángel Nieto Spain 1945 Derbi Ángel Nieto Spain 1945 Derbi 2:17.4 Ángel Nieto Spain 1945 Derbi Aalt Toersen Netherlands Jamathi Rudolf Kunz Germany Kreidler Klaus Enders Germany BMW Wolfgang Kalauch Germany Klaus Enders Germany BMW Wolfgang Kalauch Germany 2:04.9 Klaus Enders Germany Wolfgang Kalauch Germany BMW Georg Auerbacher Germany Hermann Hahn Germany BMW Siegfried Schauzu Germany Horst Schneider Germany BMW The 1970 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1970 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 17 May 1970 at the Circuit Bugatti Le Mans. 500 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 1 ITA Giacomo Agostini MV Agusta 35 1:09:11.3 1 15 2 16 NZL Ginger Molloy Kawasaki 35 +48.2 3 12 3 22 ITA Alberto Pagani Linto 35 +1:00.3 6 10 4 44 ITA Angelo Bergamonti Aermacchi 35 +1:13.8 2 8 5 8 GBR Brian Steenson Seeley 35 +1:37.2 5 6 6 2 CHE Gyula Marsovsky Kawasaki 34 +1 lap 9 5 7 5 GBR Alan Barnett Seeley 34 +1 lap 7 4 8 32 FRA Christian Ravel Kawasaki 34 +1 lap 27 3 9 FRA Eric Offenstadt Kawasaki 34 +1 lap 23 2 10 38 FRA André-Luc Appietto Paton 34 +1 lap 4 1 11 21 GBR Tommy Robb Seeley 34 +1 lap 16 12 19 GBR Dave Simmonds Kawasaki 33 +2 laps 8 13 FRA Pierre-Louis Tebec Kawasaki 33 +2 laps 25 14 AUT Werner Bergold Linto 33 +2 laps 32 15 35 FRA Hervé Lansac Kawasaki 33 +2 laps 26 16 15 DEU Karl Hoppe Münch-URS 32 +3 laps 18 17 FRA Jean-Claude Costeux Aermacchi 31 +4 laps 36 NLD Theo Louwes Kawasaki 10 FRA René Guili Matchless 11 SWE Bo Granath Husqvarna 12 11 AUS Jack Findlay Seeley 13 GBR Terry Dennehy Drixton-Honda 14 FRA Jacques Roca Suzuki-Métisse 15 ITA Roberto Gallina Paton 17 GBR Billie Nelson Paton 19 41 AUT Karl Auer Matchless 20 FRA Didier Dumesnil Linto 21 3 GBR Godfrey Nash Tickle Manx 22 GBR John Blanchard Seeley 24 GBR Lewis Young Drixton-Honda 28 USA Marty Lunde Crescent 29 GBR John Burgess Norton 30 NZL Keith Turner Linto 31 CHE Walter Rungg Aermacchi 33 FRA Jean-Pierre Naudon Matchless 34 FRA Thierry Tchernine Velocette 35 DZA Ali Moulay Paton 37 GBR Steve Ellis Linto 38 http://racingmemo.free.fr/M%20FRANCE/GP%20France%2070.htm GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE, Circuit Bugatti, Le Mans - 17 mai 1970 Glon, Vincent Racing Memory French https://web.archive.org/web/20130301095623/http://racingmemo.free.fr/M%20FRANCE/GP%20France%2070.htm 1 March 2013 live 5 February 2012 250 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 9 GBR Rodney Gould Yamaha 30 1:00:11.0 4 15 2 7 ESP 1945 Santiago Herrero Ossa 30 +1:00.0 3 12 3 14 HUN László Szabó MZ 30 +1:00.9 6 10 4 FIN Jarno Saarinen Yamaha 30 +1:18.3 10 8 5 ITA Angelo Bergamonti Aermacchi 30 +1:30.8 32 6 6 SWE Bo Granath Yamaha 30 +1:53.2 12 5 7 CHE Gyula Marsovsky Yamaha 29 +1 lap 8 4 8 NLD Cees van Dongen Yamaha 29 +1 lap 15 3 9 52 FIN Seppo Kangasniemi Yamaha 29 +1 lap 34 2 10 33 FRA Christian Bourgeois Yamaha 29 +1 lap 19 1 11 SWE Ingemar Larsson Yamaha 28 +2 laps 20 12 FIN Tepi Länsivuori Yamaha 28 +2 laps 31 13 FRA Jean-Claude Costeux Aermacchi 28 +2 laps 25 14 DZA Larbi Habbiche Yamaha 27 +3 laps 38 15 FRA Gérard Rolland Ossa 27 +3 laps 23 16 FRA Christian Ravel Kawasaki 25 +5 laps 30 17 FRA Jean Auréal Yamaha 23 +7 laps 18 5 AUS Kel Carruthers Yamaha 1 6 SWE Kent Andersson Yamaha 2 SWE Börje Jansson Yamaha 5 15 DEU Dieter Braun MZ 7 FIN Matti Salonen Yamaha 9 NZL Ginger Molloy Bultaco 11 10 DDR Günter Bartusch MZ 13 GBR Tommy Robb Shepherd 14 FRA Eric Offenstadt Kawasaki 16 ESP 1945 José Medrano Bultaco 17 DEU Klaus Huber Yamaha 21 ITA Walter Villa Villa 22 GBR Brian Steenson Aermacchi 24 NLD Theo Louwes Aermacchi 26 AUT Heinz Kriwanek Honda 27 MCO Jean-Louis Pasquier Yamaha 28 FRA Michel Rougerie Honda 29 DEU Heinrich Rosenbusch Yamaha 33 FRA René Hordelalay Yamaha 35 USA Marty Lunde Yamaha 36 DEU Tony Gruber Yamaha 37 125 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 9 DEU Dieter Braun Suzuki 25 54:00.0 2 15 2 5 SWE Börje Jansson Maico 25 +29.3 3 12 3 6 DDR Günter Bartusch MZ 25 +29.4 10 10 4 12 AUT Heinz Kriwanek Rotax 25 +3:00.5 14 8 5 DEU Tony Gruber Maico 24 +1 lap 16 6 6 48 ITA Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 24 +1 lap 17 5 7 HUN László Szabó MZ 24 +1 lap 5 4 8 32 FRA Pierre Viura Maico 24 +1 lap 7 3 9 FRA Jean Auréal Yamaha 24 +1 lap 15 2 10 FIN Tepi Länsivuori Yamaha 24 +1 lap 24 1 11 FRA Pierre Audry Aermacchi 24 +1 lap 19 12 DEU Klaus Huber Maico 24 +1 lap 29 13 DEU Herbert Mann MZ 24 +1 lap 18 14 FIN Matti Salonen Yamaha 23 +2 laps 25 15 CHE Hans Greub Maico 23 +2 laps 36 16 POL Ryszard Mankiewicz MZ 23 +2 laps 28 17 FRA Pierre Blosser Aermacchi 23 +2 laps 35 18 ITA Walter Villa Villa 22 +3 laps 13 19 NLD Jan de Vries MZ 22 +3 laps 8 20 FRA Daniel Crivello Nougier-Maico 19 +6 laps 22 19 ESP 1945 Ángel Nieto Derbi 1 ITA Angelo Bergamonti Aermacchi 4 GBR Dave Simmonds Kawasaki 6 NLD Cees van Dongen Yamaha 9 1 AUS John Dodds Aermacchi 11 ITA Otello Buscherini Villa 12 DEU Manfred Bernsee Maico 20 FIN Jarno Saarinen Puch 21 NZL Ginger Molloy Bultaco 23 DEU Günter Fischer Maico 26 ESP 1945 José Medrano Bultaco 27 FRA Jacques Roca Derbi 30 FRA Thierry Tchernine Maico 31 FRA Etienne Delamarre Nougier-Maico 32 FRA Georges Fougeray Villa 33 NLD Jan Huberts MZ 34 FRA Claude Benelhadj Maico 37 FRA Michel Rougerie Maico 38 50 cc classification Pos No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 4 ESP 1945 Ángel Nieto Derbi 15 35:00.6 1 15 2 35 NLD Aalt Toersen Jamathi 15 +23.4 7 12 3 7 DEU Rudolf Kunz Kreidler 15 +1:26.1 3 10 4 NLD Jos Schurgers Van Veen-Kreidler 15 +1:31.7 9 8 5 NLD Martin Mijwaart Jamathi 15 +2:13.9 8 6 6 ESP 1945 Salvador Cañellas Derbi 15 +2:18.6 4 5 7 ESP 1945 Juan Bordons Derbi 15 +2:26.4 10 4 8 42 ITA Eugenio Lazzarini Morbidelli 14 +1 lap 11 3 9 DEU Ludwig Faßbender Kreidler 14 +1 lap 15 2 10 AUT Harald Bartol Kreidler 14 +1 lap 13 1 11 15 FRA Jacques Roca Derbi 14 +1 lap 14 12 FRA André Millard Kreidler 14 +1 lap 16 13 YUG Adrijan Bernetic Tomos 14 +1 lap 20 14 FRA Etienne Delamarre Kreidler 14 +1 lap 29 15 FRA Charly Dubois Guazzoni 14 +1 lap 22 16 FRA Yves Le Tourmelin Kreidler 13 +2 laps 21 17 FRA Jacques Deneux Kedesuho 13 +2 laps 24 18 FRA Jean-Claude Cachou Derbi 13 +2 laps 23 19 CHE Bernard Hausel Kreidler 13 +2 laps 30 20 DEU Gerhard Thurow Kreidler 12 +3 laps 12 21 CHE Pierre Zurcher Honda 12 +3 laps 28 22 5 NLD Jan de Vries Van Veen-Kreidler 12 +3 laps 5 23 NLD Cees van Dongen Kreidler 12 +3 laps 2 ITA Gilberto Parlotti Tomos 6 DEU Manfred Bernsee Maico 17 DZA Mokhfi Layachi Guazzoni 18 MCO Jean-Louis Pasquier Derbi 19 FRA C. Moreau Guazzoni 25 FRA Pierre Audry Derbi 26 ITA Otello Buscherini Itom 27 DZA Ben Layachi Guazzoni 31 Sidecar classification Pos No. Rider Passenger Manufacturer Laps Time Grid Points 1 1 DEU Klaus Enders DEU Wolfgang Kalauch BMW 25 52:59.9 1 15 2 3 DEU Georg Auerbacher DEU Hermann Hahn BMW 25 +40.3 2 12 3 4 DEU Siegfried Schauzu DEU Horst Schneider BMW 25 +1:04.4 4 10 4 DEU Arsenius Butscher DEU Josef Huber BMW 24 +1 lap 6 8 5 DEU Helmut Lünemann DEU Michael Stockel BMW 24 +1 lap 12 6 6 CHE Jean-Claude Castella CHE Albert Castella BMW 23 +2 laps 7 5 7 FRA Joseph Duhem FRA Pierre Longet BMW 23 +2 laps 15 4 8 DEU Egon Schons DEU Karl Lauterbach BMW 23 +2 laps 13 3 9 DEU Gerhard Müller DEU Willy Buchecker BMW 22 +3 laps 14 2 10 DEU Gustav Pape DEU Franz Kallenberg BMW 22 +3 laps 10 1 11 FRA André Cailletet FRA André Mauguier BMW 22 +3 laps 19 12 FIN Kenneth Calenius FIN Juhani Vesterinen BMW 22 +3 laps 16 13 CHE Claude Lambert FRA Francis Bourdon BMW 19 +6 laps 17 DEU Heinz Luthringshauser DEU Hans-Jürgen Cusnik BMW 3 2 DEU Horst Owesle DEU Julius Kremer Münch-URS 5 CHE Rudi Kurth GBR Dane Rowe CAT-Crescent 8 DEU Hermann Binding DEU Helmut Fleck BMW 9 GBR Tony Wakefield GBR John Flaxman BMW 11 FRA Georges Dumont FRA Jean-Claude Bétemps Honda 18 References French Grand Prix 1970 1970 German Grand Prix 1970 Yugoslavian Grand Prix 1969 French Grand Prix 1971 French Grand Prix Motorcycle Grand Prix French Category:French motorcycle Grand Prix