1970 BRDC International Trophy

CUST combined Formula One/Formula 5000 race 1970 BRDC International Trophy https://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1970&gp=BRDC%20International%20Trophy&r=1 ChicaneF1 28 February 2024 UK BRDC International Trophy XXII Daily Express BRDC International Trophy Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire Silverstone Circuit 1952 to 1974.png 26 April 1970 Permanent racing facility 2.923 4.714 2 x 26 152.11 244.80 Chris Amon New Zealand March 1:21.4 Chris Amon March 1:22.1 (1st heat) New Zealand Chris Amon New Zealand March-Cosworth Jackie Stewart UK March-Cosworth Piers Courage UK De Tomaso-Cosworth The 22nd BRDC International Trophy was a motor race held at Silverstone on 26 April 1970 for Formula One and Formula 5000 cars. The race was run over 2 heats of 26 laps each, the final results being an aggregate of the two. Chris Amon, driving a F1 March-Cosworth, qualified in pole position and set fastest overall lap. Amon won heat one, and Jackie Stewart, also in a March, won heat two, with Amon winning on aggregate results. Mike Hailwood, driving a Lola-Chevrolet, was the best-placed F5000 driver, finishing seventh overall. Classification Note: the classification was the sum of the times obtained in the two heats; a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant. Pos Driver Constructor Laps Time/Ret. 1 New Zealand Chris Amon March-Cosworth 52 1:13:32.2 2 UK Jackie Stewart March-Cosworth 52 + 10.0 3 UK Piers Courage De Tomaso-Cosworth 52 + 1:03.1 4 NZL Bruce McLaren McLaren-Cosworth 52 + 1:44.1 5 Sweden Reine Wisell McLaren-Cosworth 51 + 1 Lap 6 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren-Cosworth 50 + 2 Laps 7 UK Mike Hailwood Lola-Chevrolet 50 + 2 Laps 8 Australia Frank Gardner Lola-Chevrolet 50 + 2 Laps 9 UK Graham Hill Lotus-Cosworth 50 + 2 Laps 10 UK Mike Walker McLaren-Chevrolet 50 + 2 Laps 11 UK Davie Powell Lola-Chevrolet 48 + 4 Laps 12 UK Trevor Taylor Surtees-Chevrolet 47 + 5 laps 13 USA Pete Lovely Lotus-Cosworth 46 + 6 Laps 14 UK Gordon Spice Kitchener-Ford 43 + 9 Laps 15 UK Kaye Griffiths Lola-Chevrolet 43 + 9 Laps 16 UK Peter Gethin McLaren-Chevrolet 40 + 12 Laps 17 UK John Miles Lotus-Cosworth 37 + 15 laps Ret Austria Jochen Rindt Lotus-Cosworth 33 Engine Ret New Zealand Howden Ganley McLaren-Chevrolet 24 Mechanical Ret AUS Jack Brabham Brabham-Cosworth 22 Engine Ret UK Fred Saunders Crosslé-Rover 17 Ret New Zealand Graham McRae McLaren-Chevrolet 16 Ret UK David Hobbs Surtees-Chevrolet 9 Ret UK David Prophet McLaren-Chevrolet 1Sources:1970 International Trophy https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1970-international-trophy/ Motor Sport 28 February 20241970 BRDC International Trophy – Classification https://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1970&gp=BRDC%20International%20Trophy&r=1&type=agg ChicaneF1 28 February 2024XXII BRDC International Trophy https://www.statsf1.com/en/1970-hc/grand-prix-265.aspx StatsF1 28 February 2024 Notes Pole position: Chris Amon - 1:21.4 Fastest laps: Chris Amon - 1:22.1 (Heat 1), Jackie Stewart - 1:23.3 (Heat 2) References BRDC International Trophy 1970 1970 Race of Champions 1970 International Gold Cup 1969 BRDC International Trophy 1971 BRDC International Trophy Category:BRDC International Trophy BRDC International Trophy Category:Formula 5000 race reports BRDC