1970 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 1970 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.

Annual events

The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.

DateEventRef
31 January-1 February9th 24 Hours of Daytona[1]
22 February12th Daytona 500[2]
3 May54th Targa Florio[3]
10 May28th Monaco Grand Prix[4]
30 May54th Indianapolis 500[5]
6–12 June52nd Isle of Man TT[6]
13–14 June38th 24 Hours of Le Mans[7]
27–28 June1st 24 Hours of Nurburgring[8]
25–26 July22nd 24 Hours of Spa[9]
4 October11th Hardie-Ferodo 500[10]
29 November17th Macau Grand Prix[11]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
4MarchÀlex CrivilléSpanishMotorcycle racer500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion .[12]
30Stéphane OrtelliMonegasqueRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner .[13]
15SeptemberMatthias DoldererGermanAir racerRed Bull Air World Race champion (2016).[14]
6OctoberFredrik EkblomSwedishRacing driverSTCC champion in 1998, 2003, 2007.[15]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
15FebruaryFrank Clement83BritishRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner .[16]
2JuneBruce McLaren32New ZealanderRacing driverFounder of the McLaren. Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans [17]
30Kelly Petillo66AmericanRacing driverIndianapolis 500 winner (1935).[18]
5SeptemberJochen Rindt31AustrianRacing driverThe only posthumous Formula One World Champion. Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans [19]
2NovemberPierre Veyron67FrenchRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner .[20]
22Casimiro de Oliveira63PortugueseRacing driverThe first Portuguese Formula One driver.[21]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daytona 24 Hours 1970 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
  2. Web site: 1970 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
  3. Web site: 54^ TARGA FLORIO. targaflorio.info. 16 April 2017.
  4. Web site: 1970 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  5. Web site: 1970 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
  6. Web site: TT 1970. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
  7. Web site: Le Mans Register - 1970. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
  8. Web site: Nurburgring 24 hours. touringcarracing.net. 23 April 2017.
  9. Web site: 24 h Spa-Francorchamps. touringcarracing.net. 16 April 2017.
  10. Web site: 1970 Bathurst 1000. Unique Cars & Parts. 22 April 2017.
  11. Web site: 1970 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
  12. Web site: Àlex Crivillé. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 18 April 2018.
  13. Web site: Stéphane Ortelli. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 17 April 2018.
  14. Web site: Matthias Dolderer. airrace.redbull.com. Red Bull. 18 April 2018.
  15. Web site: Gabriele Tarquini. ESPN. 10 May 2017.
  16. Web site: Frank Clement. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 16 April 2018.
  17. Web site: Bruce McLaren. ESPN. 9 May 2017.
  18. Web site: Kelly Petillo. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 17 April 2018.
  19. Web site: Jochen Rindt. ESPN. 9 May 2017.
  20. Web site: Pierre Veyron. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 16 April 2018.
  21. Web site: Casimiro de Oliveira. driverdb.com. Driver Database. 15 April 2018.

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