The 22nd BRDC International Trophy was a motor race held at Silverstone on 26 April 1970 for Formula One and Formula 5000 cars.
| 1970 BRDC International Trophy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| combined Formula One/Formula 5000 race | |||
 | |||
| Race details[1] | |||
| Date | 26 April 1970 | ||
| Official name | XXII Daily Express BRDC International Trophy | ||
| Location | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.714 km (2.923 miles) | ||
| Distance | 2 x 26 laps, 244.80 km (152.11 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | March | ||
| Time | 1:21.4 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Chris Amon | March | |
| Time | 1:22.1 (1st heat) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | March-Cosworth | ||
| Second | March-Cosworth | ||
| Third | De Tomaso-Cosworth | ||
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
editNote: the classification was the sum of the times obtained in the two heats; a blue background indicates a Formula 5000 entrant.
Notes
edit- Pole position: Chris Amon - 1:21.4
- Fastest laps: Chris Amon - 1:22.1 (Heat 1), Jackie Stewart - 1:23.3 (Heat 2)
References
edit- ^ "1970 BRDC International Trophy". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "1970 International Trophy". Motor Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "1970 BRDC International Trophy – Classification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "XXII BRDC International Trophy". StatsF1. Retrieved 28 February 2024.