1970 New Zealand Grand Prix
The 1970 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 10 January 1970. The race had 20 starters.
It was the 16th New Zealand Grand Prix, and doubled as the second round of the 1970 Tasman Series. Frank Matich won his first NZGP in his McLaren Formula 5000 ahead of British racer Derek Bell driving a Tasman Formula specification Brabham-Cosworth. The first New Zealand driver to finish was Graeme Lawrence in the 1969 Chris Amon Dino.
Classification
Results as follows:Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time |
1 | 7 | ![]() | Rothmans Team Matich | McLaren M10A / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 58 | 58m 38.9s |
2 | 77 | ![]() | Wheatcroft Racing | Brabham BT26 / Cosworth DFW V8 2.5 | 58 | 59m 01.8s |
3 | 14 | ![]() | Lawrence Racing | Dino 246 Tasmania / Ferrari V6 2.4 | 57 | 57m 55.4s |
4 | 1 | ![]() | I.M. Rorison Motor Racing Div | McLaren M10A / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 57 | |
5 | 6 | ![]() | Alec Mildren Pty. Ltd. | Mildren Mono / Waggott TC4V 2.0 4cyl | 57 | |
6 | 17 | ![]() | Ulf Norinder Racing | Lola T190 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 56 | |
7 | 96 | ![]() | Mike Goth Racing | Surtees TS5 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 56 | |
8 | 26 | ![]() | N.E. Allen | McLaren M10B / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 56 | |
9 | 5 | ![]() | Alec Mildren Pty. Ltd. | Mildren Rennmax / Waggott TC4V 2.0 4cyl | 55 | |
10 | 33 | ![]() | W.C. Wilkins | Lola T142 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 54 | |
11 | 24 | ![]() | G.N. Begg | Begg FM2 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 54 | |
12 | 9 | ![]() | Henderson Central Motors | McLaren M4A / Cosworth FVA 1.6L 4cyl | 54 | |
13 | 11 | ![]() | K.J. Smith | Lotus 41 / Ford 1.6 | 53 | |
14 | 61 | ![]() | Pellow Bros. | Brabham BT6 / Ford 1.6 | 52 | |
Ret | 23 | ![]() | W. Simpson | Eagle Mk.5 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 39 | |
Ret | 2 | ![]() | Crown Lynn | McLaren M10A / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 20 | |
Ret | 3 | ![]() | Forsgreen Engineering | Forsgrini Mk.14 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 12 | |
Ret | 20 | ![]() | Sir Charles Napier Racing | BRP 2 / Ford 4.7L V8 | 11 | |
Ret | 10 | ![]() | Rorstan Motor Racing | Eisert JE67 / Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | 3 | |
Ret | 57 | ![]() | Cambridge Racing Team | Rorstan Mk.1 / Climax FPF 2.5 | ||
Ret | 12 | ![]() | Cambridge Racing Team | Brabham BT11a / Climax FPF 2.5 | ||
Ret | 15 | ![]() | W. Murdoch | Brabham BT10 / Ford 1.6 |