1970 Pau Grand Prix Explained

Country:France
Grand Prix:Pau
Date:5 April
Year:1970
Official Name:XXX Pau Grand Prix
Location:Pau, France
Course:Temporary Street Circuit
Course Mi:1.720
Course Km:2.760
Distance Laps:70
Distance Mi:120.048
Distance Km:193.200
Pole Driver:Jochen Rindt
Pole Country:AUT
Pole Team:Lotus-Cosworth
Pole Time:1:17.7
Fast Driver:Jochen Rindt
Jack Brabham
Fast Team:Lotus-Cosworth
Brabham-Cosworth
Fast Time:1:19.5
Fast Country:AUT
First Driver:Jochen Rindt
First Country:AUT
First Team:Lotus-Cosworth
Second Driver:Henri Pescarolo
Second Country:FRA
Second Team:Brabham-Cosworth
Third Driver:Tim Schenken
Third Country:AUS
Third Team:Brabham-Cosworth

The 1970 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 5 April 1970 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Jochen Rindt, driving the Lotus 69. Henri Pescarolo finished second and Tim Schenken third.

Classification

Race

PosNoDriverVehicleLapsTime/RetiredGrid
14 Jochen RindtLotus-Cosworth701hr 33min 37.6sec1
234 Henri PescaroloBrabham-Cosworth70+ 1:54.1 s4
316 Tim SchenkenBrabham-Cosworth70+ 2:28.2 s8
428 Derek BellBrabham-Cosworth69+ 1 lap6
514 François MazetBrabham-Cosworth69+ 1 lap2
68 François CevertTecno-Cosworth68+ 2 laps9
726 Jean-Pierre JabouillePygmée-Cosworth67+ 3 laps10
832 Tetsu IkuzawaLotus-Cosworth66+ 4 laps11
924 Patrick Dal BoPygmée-Cosworth65+ 5 laps14
Ret10 Clay RegazzoniTecno-Cosworth45Accident5
Ret6 Jean-Pierre BeltoisePygmée-Cosworth26Oil pipe12
Ret4 John MilesLotus-Cosworth25Accident13
Ret18 Jack BrabhamBrabham-Cosworth20Fuel metering unit3
Ret30 Peter WestburyBrabham-Cosworth19Accident7
DNA12 Johnny Servoz-GavinTecno-CosworthDid Not Attend
DNA20 Jo SiffertBMWDid Not Attend
DNA22 Emerson FittipaldiLotus-CosworthDid Not Attend
DNA36 Reine WisellChevron-CosworthDid Not Attend
DNA18 Jackie StewartBrabham-CosworthDid Not Attend
DNA20 Ernesto BrambillaFerrariDid Not Attend
Fastest Lap: Jochen Rindt (Lotus-Cosworth) & Jack Brabham (Brabham-Cosworth) - 1:19.5
Sources:[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: F2 Register - Index.