| 1970 Canadian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race details | |||
| Date | September 20, 1970 | ||
| Official name | XPlayer'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)[1] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Tyrrell-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:31.5 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:32.2 on lap 75 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | March-Ford | ||
Lap leaders | |||
The1970 Canadian Grand Prix was aFormula One motor race held atCircuit Mont-Tremblant on September 20, 1970. It was race 11 of 13 in both the1970 World Championship of Drivers and the1970 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The 90-lap race was won byFerrari driverJacky Ickx after he started from second position. His teammateClay Regazzoni finished second andMarch driverChris Amon came in third. This race marked the debut ofTyrrell 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 aDe Tomaso built car ever achieved.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:31.5 | — | 1 | ||
| 2 | 18 | Ferrari | 1:31.6 | +0.1 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 19 | Ferrari | 1:31.9 | +0.4 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 2 | March-Ford | 1:32.4 | +0.9 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Surtees-Ford | 1:32.6 | +1.1 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 20 | March-Ford | 1:32.6 | +1.1 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 14 | BRM | 1:32.7 | +1.2 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 24 | Matra | 1:32.9 | +1.4 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 16 | BRM | 1:32.9 | +1.4 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 15 | BRM | 1:33.1 | +1.6 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 6 | McLaren-Ford | 1:33.2 | +1.7 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 8 | McLaren-Alfa Romeo | 1:33.2 | +1.7 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 23 | Matra | 1:33.4 | +1.9 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 21 | March-Ford | 1:33.5 | +2.0 | 14 | ||
| 15 | 5 | McLaren-Ford | 1:33.9 | +2.4 | 15 | ||
| 16 | 26 | March-Ford | 1:34.4 | +2.9 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 10 | De Tomaso-Ford | 1:34.6 | +3.1 | 17 | ||
| 18 | 12 | Brabham-Ford | 1:34.7 | +3.2 | 18 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Brabham-Ford | 1:35.4 | +3.9 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 9 | Lotus-Ford | 1:35.8 | +4.3 | 20 | ||
| Source:[2] | |||||||
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 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 | BRM | 85 | + 5 laps | 9 | ||
| NC | 10 | 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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