1970 Canadian Grand Prix

1970 Canadian Grand Prix
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 miles)
Distance 90 laps, 383.850 km (238.501 miles)
Weather Mild with temperatures approaching 23.3 °C (73.9 °F); winds gusting up to 10.1 kilometres per hour (6.3 mph)
Pole position
Driver Tyrrell-Ford
Time 1:31.5
Fastest lap
Driver Clay Regazzoni Ferrari
Time 1:32.2
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third March-Ford
Lap leaders

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 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.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap Grid
1 3 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 1:31.5 1
2 18 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:31.6 +0.1 2
3 19 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:31.9 +0.4 3
4 2 François Cevert March-Ford 1:32.4 +0.9 4
5 4 John Surtees Surtees-Ford 1:32.6 +1.1 5
6 20 Chris Amon March-Ford 1:32.6 +1.1 6
7 14 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:32.7 +1.2 7
8 24 Henri Pescarolo Matra 1:32.9 +1.4 8
9 16 George Eaton BRM 1:32.9 +1.4 9
10 15 Jackie Oliver BRM 1:33.1 +1.6 10
11 6 Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 1:33.2 +1.7 11
12 8 Andrea de Adamich McLaren-Alfa Romeo 1:33.2 +1.7 12
13 23 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 1:33.4 +1.9 13
14 21 Jo Siffert March-Ford 1:33.5 +2.0 14
15 5 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:33.9 +2.4 15
16 26 Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 1:34.4 +2.9 16
17 10 Tim Schenken De Tomaso-Ford 1:34.6 +3.1 17
18 12 Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 1:34.7 +3.2 18
19 11 Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 1:35.4 +3.9 19
20 9 Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:35.8 +4.3 20
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Race

Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 18 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 90 2:21:18.4 2 9
2 19 Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 90 + 14.8 3 6
3 20 Chris Amon March-Ford 90 + 57.9 6 4
4 14 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 89 + 1 lap 7 3
5 4 John Surtees Surtees-Ford 89 + 1 lap 5 2
6 6 Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 88 + 2 laps 11 1
7 24 Henri Pescarolo Matra 87 + 3 laps 8  
8 23 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 85 Clutch 13  
9 2 François Cevert March-Ford 85 + 5 laps 4  
10 16 George Eaton BRM 85 + 5 laps 9  
NC 10 Tim Schenken De Tomaso-Ford 79 + 11 laps 17  
NC 9 Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 77 + 13 laps 20  
Ret 8 Andrea de Adamich McLaren-Alfa Romeo 69 Oil Pressure 12  
NC 26 Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 65 + 25 laps 16  
Ret 5 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 58 Engine 15  
Ret 11 Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 57 Oil Leak 19  
NC 15 Jackie Oliver BRM 52 + 38 laps 10  
Ret 3 Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford 31 Axle 1  
Ret 12 Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 22 Handling 18  
Ret 21 Jo Siffert March-Ford 21 Engine 14  
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Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.