1970 Race of Champions

The 5th Race of Champions was a non-Championship motor race, run to Formula One rules, held on 22 March 1970 at Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, England. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was won by Jackie Stewart in a March 701.

1970 Race of Champions
Non-championship race in the 1970 Formula One season
Race details
Date 22 March 1970
Official name V Race of Champions
Location Brands Hatch
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.265 km (2.65 mi)
Distance 50 laps, 213.25 km (132.5 mi)
Pole position
Driver
March-Cosworth
Time 1:25.8
Fastest lap
Driver Jack Brabham Brabham-Cosworth
Time 1:25.8
Podium
First
March-Cosworth
Second
Lotus-Cosworth
Third
McLaren-Cosworth

Classification
Pos.No.DriverEntrantConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGrid
1 1 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell Racing Organisation March-Cosworth 50 1:12:51.800 1
2 8 Jochen Rindt Team Lotus Ltd Lotus-Cosworth 50 +36.200 4
3 5 Denny Hulme Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd McLaren-Cosworth 50 +1:22.400 5
4 16 Jack Brabham Motor Racing Developments Ltd Brabham-Cosworth 49 +1 lap 2
5 9 Graham Hill Rob Walker Racing Team Lotus-Cosworth 49 +1 lap 8
6 6 Peter Gethin Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd McLaren-Cosworth 49 +1 lap 9
Ret 12 George Eaton BRM Ltd BRM 23 Electrical 11
Ret 4 Bruce McLaren Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd McLaren-Cosworth 21 Accident 6
Ret 11 Jackie Oliver BRM Ltd BRM 12 Rear hub shaft 3
Ret 10 Pete Lovely Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc. Lotus-Cosworth 11 Accident 12
Ret 3 Chris Amon March Engineering Ltd March-Cosworth 10 Camshaft 7
Ret 7 John Surtees Team Surtees Ltd McLaren-Cosworth 10 Throttle 10
DNS 14 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Equipe Matra Matra Practice accident
DNS 15 Derek Bell Tom Wheatcroft Racing Brabham-Cosworth Practice accident

References
  • Results at Silhouet.com
  • Results at F1 Images.de
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1969 International Gold Cup		 Formula One non-championship races
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1970 BRDC International Trophy
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