1970 Australian Grand Prix

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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

File:McLaren M10B (1).jpg
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 Template:Flagicon Frank Matich McLaren M10B / Repco-Holden 5.0L V8 1:23.9
2 4 Template:Flagicon Graeme Lawrence Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari 2.4L V6 1:24.4 +0.5
3 1 Template:Flagicon Leo Geoghegan Lotus 59 / Waggott TC4V 2.0L I4 1:25.2 +1.3
4 2 Template:Flagicon Niel Allen McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:25.5 +1.6
5 5 Template:Flagicon Kevin Bartlett Mildren / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:25.7 +1.8
6 6 Template:Flagicon Max Stewart Mildren / Waggott TC4V 2.0L I4 1:25.9 +2.0
7 3 Template:Flagicon David Walker Lotus 70 / Ford 5.0L V8 1:26.5 +2.6
8 8 Template:Flagicon Keith Holland McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:27.1 +3.2
9 14 Template:Flagicon John McCormack Elfin 600C[3] / Repco 2.5L V8 1:27.9 +4.0
10 12 Template:Flagicon Garrie Cooper Elfin 600D[3] / Repco 2.5L V8 1:28.4 +4.5
11 22 Template:Flagicon Len Goodwin McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 1:29.0 +5.1
12 9 Template:Flagicon Bob Muir Mildren Mono / Waggott TC4V 2.0L I4 1:29.0 +5.1
13 7 Template:Flagicon Col Green Repco Brabham BT16 / Coventry Climax FPF 2.5L I4 1:30.7 +6.8
14 20 Template:Flagicon Johnnie Walker Elfin 600B / Ford 1.6L I4 1:31.0 +7.1
15 23 Template:Flagicon Ken Goodwin Rennmax BN3[3] Ford 1.6L I4 1:31.2 +7.3
16 15 Template:Flagicon Frank Radisich McLaren M10A / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 1:31.2 +7.3
17 18 Template:Flagicon Clive Mills Elfin 600B[3] / Ford 1.6L I4 1:31.4 +7.5
18 24 Template:Flagicon Jack Bono Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.6L I4 1:32.4 +8.5
19 17 Template:Flagicon Tony Stewart Elfin 600B / Ford 1.6L I4 1:34.1 +10.2
20 25 Template:Flagicon 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 Template:Flagicon Frank Matich McLaren M10B / Repco-Holden 5.0L V8 Rothmans Team Matich 45 1h 04m 37.6s 1
2 2 Template:Flagicon Niel Allen McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 N.E. Allen Auto Ind. 45 1h 04m 44.7s 4
3 4 Template:Flagicon Graeme Lawrence Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari 2.4L V6 Air New Zealand 45 1h 04m 45.2s 2
4 1 Template:Flagicon Leo Geoghegan Lotus 59 / Waggott TC4V 2.0L I4 Geoghegan's Sporty Cars 45 1h 04m 46.4s 3
5 3 Template:Flagicon David Walker Lotus 70 / Ford 5.0L V8 Team Lotus 43 7
6 22 Template:Flagicon Len Goodwin McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6L I4 Pat Burke Racing 43 11
7 20 Template:Flagicon Johnnie Walker Elfin 600B / Ford 1.6L I4 42 14
8 17 Template:Flagicon Tony Stewart Elfin 600B / Ford 1.6L I4 42 19
9 24 Template:Flagicon Jack Bono Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.6L I4 42 18
10 6 Template:Flagicon Max Stewart Mildren / Waggott TC4V 2.0L I4 42 6
11 25 Template:Flagicon Ian Fergusson Bowin P3A / Ford 1.6L I4 41 20
12 15 Template:Flagicon Frank Radisich McLaren M10A / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 38 16
13 7 Template:Flagicon Col Green Repco Brabham BT16 / Coventry Climax FPF 2.5L I4 32 13
Ret 23 Template:Flagicon Ken Goodwin Rennmax BN3 / Ford 1.6L I4 39 fuel regulator 15
Ret 18 Template:Flagicon Clive Mills Elfin 600B[3] / Ford 1.6L I4 35 out of fuel 17
Ret 12 Template:Flagicon Garrie Cooper Elfin 600D[3] / Repco 2.5L V8 Elfin Sports Cars 21 fuel pump 10
Ret 5 Template:Flagicon Kevin Bartlett Mildren / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 Alec Mildren Racing 21 electrics 5
Ret 9 Template:Flagicon Bob Muir Mildren Mono / Waggott TC4V 2.0L I4 14 accident 12
Ret 8 Template:Flagicon Keith Holland McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 9 oil pump 8
DNS 14 Template:Flagicon John McCormack Elfin 600C[3] / Repco 2.5L V8 - Engine (withdrawn) 9

Notes

References

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  1. a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  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

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