1970 European Formula Two season

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The 1970 European Formula Two season was contested over 8 rounds.

[edit] Calendar

Race No Track Country Date Laps Distance Time Speed Winner Pole Position Fastest Lap
1 Thruxton Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom March 30, 1970 46 3.791=174.386 km 0'57:41.0
1 lap down
181.390 km/h
-
Jochen Rindt
Derek Bell
Jackie Stewart Jochen Rindt
2 Hockenheim Flag of West Germany West Germany April 14, 1970 20+20 6.769=270.76 km 1'22:01.3 198.065 km/h Clay Regazzoni Jochen Rindt Dieter Quester
3 Barcelona Flag of Spain Spain April 26, 1970 45 3.79=170.55 km 1'08:07.6 150.205 km/h Derek Bell Derek Bell or
Henri Pescarolo
Derek Bell
4 Rouen Flag of France France May 31, 1970 25 6.541=163.525 km 0'51:24.0
0'51:24.4
190.885 km/h
190.860 km/h
Jo Siffert
Clay Regazzoni
Ronnie Peterson Tim Schenken
5 Pergusa-Enna Flag of Italy Italy August 23, 1970 31+31 4.845=300.39 km 1'28:03.5 204.676 km/h Clay Regazzoni Jacky Ickx Clay Regazzoni
6 Tulln-Langenlebarn Flag of Austria Austria September 13, 1970 35+35 2.7=189.0 km 1'13:45.82
1'14:17.33
153.734 km/h
152.647 km/h
Jacky Ickx
François Cévert
Clay Regazzoni François Cévert
7 Imola Flag of Italy Italy September 27, 1970 28+28 5.018=281.008 km 1'30:50.4 185.606 km/h Clay Regazzoni Clay Regazzoni Jacky Ickx
8 Hockenheim Flag of West Germany West Germany October 10, 1970 35 6.789=237.615 km 1'16:34.4 186.186 km/h Dieter Quester Ronnie Peterson Dieter Quester

Note:

Race 2, 5, 6 and 7 were held in two heats, with results shown in aggregate.

Race 1 and 4 were held with two semi-final heats and the final run, with time only shown for the final.

Race 1, 4 and 6 was won by a graded driver, all graded drivers are shown in Italics.

[edit] Final point standings

[edit] Driver

For every race points were awarded: 9 points to the winner, 6 for runner up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. The best 6 results count. One driver had a point deduction, which are given in ().

Place Name Country Team Chassis Engine Flag of the United Kingdom Flag of Germany Flag of Spain Flag of France Flag of Italy Flag of Austria Flag of Italy Flag of Germany Total Points
1 Clay Regazzoni Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Tecno Racing Tecno Ford 2 9 - 9 9 - 9 6 44
2 Derek Bell Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Wheatcroft Racing Brabham Ford 9 4 9 (2) 3 6 4 35
BMW BMW BMW (1)
3 Emerson Fittipaldi Flag of Brazil Brazil Team Bardahl Lotus Ford - 2 4 6 4 - 6 3 25
4 Dieter Quester Flag of Austria Austria BMW BMW BMW 3 - 2 - - - - 9 14
Ronnie Peterson Flag of Sweden Sweden Guthrie Racing March Ford - - - 3 - 4 3 4 14
6 Robin Widdows Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Walker Racing Brabham Ford 6 - 3 - - - - - 9
François Cévert Flag of France France Tecno Racing Tecno Ford - - - - - 9 - - 9
Tetsu Ikuzawa Flag of Japan Japan Ikuzawa Racing Lotus Ford - 6 - - - 2 1 - 9
9 Peter Westbury Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom FIRST Brabham Ford - - - 1 6 - - - 7
10 Henri Pescarolo Flag of France France Gerard Racing Brabham Ford - - 6 - - - - - 6
11 Alistar Walker Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Walker Racing Brabham Ford 4 - - - - 1 - - 5
12 Tim Schenken Flag of Australia Australia Sports Motor International Brabham Ford - - - 4 - - - - 4
13 Hubert Hahne Flag of West Germany West Germany BMW BMW BMW - 3 - - - - - - 3
Vittorio Brambilla Flag of Italy Italy North Italian Racing Brabham Ford - - - - - 3 - - 3
Carlos Reutemann Flag of Argentina Argentina Automóvil Club Argentina Brabham Ford - - 1 - - - - 2 3
16 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Flag of France France Pygmée Pygmée Ford - - - - 2 - - - 2
Mike Goth Flag of the United States United States private entry Brabham Ford - - - - - - 2 - 2
18 Tommy Reid Flag of Ireland Ireland Irish Racing Brabham Ford 1 - - - - - - - 1
Peter Gaydon Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Gerard Racing Brabham Ford - 1 - - - - - - 1

Note:

Only drivers which were not graded were able to score points.

Race 5 not all points were awarded (not enough finishers).