1970 Australian Grand Prix

1970 Australian Grand Prix
Formula 5000, Australian Formula 1 and Australian Formula 2 race
Race details
Date 22 November 1970
Official name XXXV Australian Grand Prix
Location Warwick Farm Raceway, Sydney, New South Wales
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.621 km (2.25 miles)
Distance 45 laps, 162.945 km (101.25 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver
McLaren-Repco-Holden
Time 1'23.9
Fastest lap
Driver Australia Frank Matich McLaren-Repco-Holden
Time 1'24.8
Podium
First
McLaren-Repco-Holden
Second
McLaren-Chevrolet
Third
Ferrari

The 1970 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Warwick Farm Raceway in New South Wales, Australia on 22 November 1970. The race, which was the thirty fifth Australian Grand Prix,[1] was open to Formula 5000 cars, 2.5-litre Australian Formula 1 cars and Australian Formula 2 cars.[2] For the first time since 1956, the race was not a round of either the Australian Drivers' Championship or the Tasman Series.

Frank Matich started from pole position, won the race, his first Australian Grand Prix victory, and set the fastest race lap.

Classification

Frank Matich won the race driving a McLaren M10B, similar to the car pictured above

Results as follows:[1]

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Car Qual Gap
1 10 Australia Frank Matich McLaren M10B / Repco-Holden 5.0L V8 1:23.9 —
2 4 New Zealand Graeme Lawrence Ferrari 246T / Ferrari 2.4L V6 1:24.4 +0.5
3 1 Australia Leo Geoghegan Lotus 59 / Waggott 2.0L I4 1:25.2 +1.3
4 2 Australia Niel Allen McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:25.5 +1.6
5 5 Australia Kevin Bartlett Mildren / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:25.7 +1.8
6 6 Australia Max Stewart Mildren / Waggott 2.0L I4 1:25.9 +2.0
7 3 Australia David Walker Lotus 70 / Ford 5.0L V8 1:26.5 +2.6
8 8 United Kingdom Keith Holland McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:27.1 +3.2
9 14 Australia John McCormack Elfin 600C[3] / Repco 2.5L V8 1:27.9 +4.0
10 12 Australia Garrie Cooper Elfin 600D[3] / Repco 2.5L V8 1:28.4 +4.5
11 22 Australia Len Goodwin McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 1:29.0 +5.1
12 9 Australia Bob Muir Mildren Mono / Waggott 2.0L I4 1:29.0 +5.1
13 7 Australia Col Green Repco Brabham BT16 / Climax FPF 2.5L I4 1:30.7 +6.8
14 20 Australia Johnnie Walker Elfin 600B / Ford 1.6L I4 1:31.0 +7.1
15 23 Australia Ken Goodwin Rennmax BN3[3] Ford 1.6L I4 1:31.2 +7.3
16 15 New Zealand Frank Radisich McLaren M10A / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:31.2 +7.3
17 18 Australia Clive Mills Elfin 600B[3] / Ford 1.6L I4 1:31.4 +7.5
18 24 Australia Jack Bono Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.6L I4 1:32.4 +8.5
19 17 Australia Tony Stewart Elfin 600B / Ford 1.6L I4 1:34.1 +10.2
20 25 Australia Ian Fergusson Bowin P3A / Ford 1.6L I4 1:34.1 +10.2

Race

Pos No. Driver Car Entrant[4] Laps Time Grid
1 10 Australia Frank Matich McLaren M10B / Repco-Holden 5.0L V8 Rothmans Team Matich 45 1h 04m 37.6s 1
2 2 Australia Niel Allen McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N.E. Allen Auto Ind. 45 1h 04m 44.7s 4
3 4 New Zealand Graeme Lawrence Ferrari 246T / Ferrari 2.4L V6 Air New Zealand 45 1h 04m 45.2s 2
4 1 Australia Leo Geoghegan Lotus 59 / Waggott 2.0L I4 Geoghegan's Sporty Cars 45 1h 04m 46.4s 3
5 3 Australia David Walker Lotus 70 / Ford 5.0L V8 Team Lotus 43 7
6 22 Australia Len Goodwin McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 Pat Burke Racing 43 11
7 20 Australia Johnnie Walker Elfin 600B / Ford 1.6L I4 42 14
8 17 Australia Tony Stewart Elfin 600B / Ford 1.6L I4 42 19
9 24 Australia Jack Bono Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.6L I4 42 18
10 6 Australia Max Stewart Mildren / Waggott 2.0L I4 42 6
11 25 Australia Ian Fergusson Bowin P3A / Ford 1.6L I4 41 20
12 15 New Zealand Frank Radisich McLaren M10A / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 38 16
13 7 Australia Col Green Repco Brabham BT16 / Climax FPF 2.5L I4 32 13
Ret 23 Australia Ken Goodwin Rennmax BN3 / Ford 1.6L I4 39 fuel regulator 15
Ret 18 Australia Clive Mills Elfin 600B[3] / Ford 1.6L I4 35 out of fuel 17
Ret 12 Australia Garrie Cooper Elfin 600D[3] / Repco 2.5L V8 21 fuel pump 10
Ret 5 Australia Kevin Bartlett Mildren / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 21 electrics 5
Ret 9 Australia Bob Muir Mildren Mono / Waggott 2.0L I4 14 accident 12
Ret 8 United Kingdom Keith Holland McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 9 oil pump 8
DNS 14 Australia John McCormack Elfin 600C[3] / Repco 2.5L V8 - Engine (withdrawn) 9

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b Wilson, Stewart (1986). "1970". In Howard, Graham (ed.). The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. pp. 346–352. ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.
  2. ^ Wilson indicates that, in addition to six Formula 5000 cars, there were "seven 2.5-litre Formula cars and seven Formula 2 cars". The Manual of Motor Sport published by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport for 1970 includes in its listing of Australian Formulae, entries for "Australian Formula 1 (AF1) (Capacity : Up to and including 2,500 c.c.)" and "Australian Formula 2 (AF2) (Capacity : Up to and including 1,600 c.c.)"
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Australian Grand Prix, Warwick Farm, 22 Nov 1970, www.oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 10 March 2018
  4. ^ Peter Wherrett, Matich - The Master!, Racing Car News, January 1971, pages 30 to 31
Preceded by Australian Grand Prix
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