1970 Canadian Grand Prix
The 1970 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Mont-Tremblant on September 20, 1970. It was race 11 of 13 in both the 1970 World Championship of Drivers and the 1970 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 90-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Jacky Ickx after he started from second position. His teammate Clay Regazzoni finished second and March driver Chris Amon came in third. This race marked the debut of the Tyrrell Racing as a constructor. Stewart took pole position for the race in the first outing for the team. Tim Schenken finishing the race only 11 laps behind is the best a De Tomaso built car ever achieved.
| 1970 Canadian Grand Prix | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | September 20, 1970 | ||
| Official name | X Player's Grand Prix Canada | ||
| Location | Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.265 km (2.650 mi) | ||
| Distance | 90 laps, 383.850 km (238.501 mi) | ||
| Weather | Mild with temperatures approaching 23.3 °C (73.9 °F); winds gusting up to 10.1 kilometres per hour (6.3 mph)[1] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:31.5 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:32.2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | March-Ford | ||
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Lap leaders
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Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Ferrari | 90 | 2:21:18.4 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 19 | |
Ferrari | 90 | + 14.8 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 20 |  |
March-Ford | 90 | + 57.9 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 14 |  |
BRM | 89 | + 1 lap | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 |  |
Surtees-Ford | 89 | + 1 lap | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | |
McLaren-Ford | 88 | + 2 laps | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 24 |  |
Matra | 87 | + 3 laps | 8 | |
| 8 | 23 | |
Matra | 85 | Clutch | 13 | |
| 9 | 2 | |
March-Ford | 85 | + 5 laps | 4 | |
| 10 | 16 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
BRM | 85 | + 5 laps | 9 | |
| NC | 10 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
De Tomaso-Ford | 79 | + 11 laps | 17 | |
| NC | 9 | |
Lotus-Ford | 77 | + 13 laps | 20 | |
| Ret | 8 |  |
McLaren-Alfa Romeo | 69 | Oil Pressure | 12 | |
| NC | 26 |  |
March-Ford | 65 | + 25 laps | 16 | |
| Ret | 5 | |
McLaren-Ford | 58 | Engine | 15 | |
| Ret | 11 | |
Brabham-Ford | 57 | Oil Leak | 19 | |
| NC | 15 | |
BRM | 52 | + 38 laps | 10 | |
| Ret | 3 | |
Tyrrell-Ford | 31 | Axle | 1 | |
| Ret | 12 |  |
Brabham-Ford | 22 | Handling | 18 | |
| Ret | 21 | |
March-Ford | 21 | Engine | 14 | |
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Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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References
- "Weather information for the 1970 Canadian Grand Prix". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
- "1970 Canadian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- "Canada 1970 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
Further reading
- Lang, Mike (1982). Grand Prix! Vol 2. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. 134–135. ISBN 0-85429-321-3.
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