1970 New Zealand Grand Prix
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| 1970 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 2 of 7 in 1970 Tasman Series | |||
| File:Pukekohe Park Raceway (1967-1989).png | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 10 January 1970 | ||
| Location | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.82 km (1.76 miles) | ||
| Distance | 58 laps, 164 km (102 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | McLaren-Chevrolet | ||
| Time | 59.25 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Australia Frank Matich | McLaren-Chevrolet | |
| Time | 59.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-Chevrolet | ||
| Second | Brabham-Cosworth | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
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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 the 1969 Chris Amon Dino.
Classification
| 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 | United Kingdom Derek Bell | Wheatcroft Racing | Brabham BT26 / Cosworth DFW V8 2.5 | 58 | 59m 01.8s |
| 3 | 14 | New Zealand Graeme Lawrence | Lawrence Racing | Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari V6 2.4 | 57 | 57m 55.4s |
| 4 | 1 | United States 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 | United States 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 | United Kingdom Derrick Williams | W.C. Wilkins | Lola T142 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 54 | |
| 11 | 24 | United States 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 | United States 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 | United States Mike Campbell | Forsgreen Engineering | Forsgrini Mk.14 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 12 | |
| Ret | 20 | United Kingdom 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
- ↑ Sergent, Bruce. "1970 Round 1 Pukekohe". Kia Ora. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ↑ Allen Brown. "New Zealand Grand Prix, Pukekohe, 10 January 1970". oldracingcars.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2009.