1970 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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This article recaps the 1970 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

[edit] Season summary

With little opposition, Giacomo Agostini and MV Agusta continued to dominate the 500 class. Life was a bit tougher for Agostini in the 350 class as Kel Carruthers and Renzo Pasolini on Benellis and Rod Gould on a factory Yamaha gave him a battle on more than one occasion. Gould would take the 250 title for Yamaha battling Carruthers for the entire season. German Dieter Braun would give Suzuki the 125 crown while Derbi mounted Angel Nieto claimed the 50cc class for the second year in a row.

Spanish rider Santiago Herrero tragically lost his life at the 1970 Isle of Man TT. The Ossa factory pulled out of racing after the accident.

[edit] 500 cc Season review

Round	Race	Location	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	West German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
2	French Grand Prix	Le Mans	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
3	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Opatija	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
4	Isle of Man TT	Isle of Man	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
5	Dutch TT	Assen	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
6	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
7	East German Grand Prix	Sachsenring	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
8	Finnish Grand Prix	Imatra	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
9	Ulster Grand Prix	Dundrod	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
10	Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
11	Spanish Grand Prix	Montjuich	Angelo Bergamonti	MV Agusta	Report

[edit] 1970 500 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Giacomo Agostini	1	Italy	MV Agusta	90	10
2	Ginger Molloy		New Zealand	Kawasaki	62	0
3	Angelo Bergamonti		Italy	MV Agusta	59	1
4	Tommy Robb		United Kingdom	Seeley	36	0
5	Alberto Pagani	14	Italy	Linto	30	0
6	Alan Barnett		United Kingdom	Seeley	24	0
7	Christian Ravel		France	Kawasaki	24	0
8	Jack Findlay	5	Australia	Seeley	24	0
9	Martti Pesonen		Finland	Yamaha	24	0
10	Peter Williams		United Kingdom	Matchless	22	0

[edit] 350 cc Season review

Round	Race	Location	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	West German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
2	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Opatija	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
3	Isle of Man TT	Isle of Man	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
4	Dutch TT	Assen	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
5	East German Grand Prix	Sachsenring	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
6	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Brno	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
7	Finnish Grand Prix	Imatra	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
8	Ulster Grand Prix	Dundrod	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
9	Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	Report
10	Spanish Grand Prix	Montjuich	Angelo Bergamonti	MV Agusta	Report

[edit] 1970 350 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Giacomo Agostini	1	Italy	MV Agusta	90	9
2	Kel Carruthers	7	Australia	Benelli	58	0
3	Renzo Pasolini		Italy	Benelli	46	0
4	Kent Andersson		Sweden	Yamaha	44	0
5	Martti Pesonen		Finland	Yamaha	38	0
6	Rodney Gould		United Kingdom	Yamaha	28	0
7	Angelo Bergamonti		Italy	MV Agusta	27	1
8	Günter Bartusch		East Germany	MZ	20	0
9	Alan Barnett		United Kingdom	Aermacchi	20	0
10	Tommy Robb		United Kingdom	Yamaha	18	0

[edit] 250 cc Season review

Round	Race	Location	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	West German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	Kel Carruthers	Yamaha	Report
2	French Grand Prix	Le Mans	Rodney Gould	Yamaha	Report
3	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Opatija	Santiago Herrero	Ossa	Report
4	Isle of Man TT	Isle of Man	Kel Carruthers	Yamaha	Report
5	Dutch TT	Assen	Rodney Gould	Yamaha	Report
6	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa	Rodney Gould	Yamaha	Report
7	East German Grand Prix	Sachsenring	Rodney Gould	Yamaha	Report
8	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Brno	Kel Carruthers	Yamaha	Report
9	Finnish Grand Prix	Imatra	Rodney Gould	Yamaha	Report
10	Ulster Grand Prix	Dundrod	Kel Carruthers	Yamaha	Report
11	Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Rodney Gould	Yamaha	Report
12	Spanish Grand Prix	Montjuich	Kent Andersson	Yamaha	Report

[edit] 1970 250 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Rodney Gould	6	United Kingdom	Yamaha	102	6
2	Kel Carruthers		Australia	Yamaha	84	4
3	Kent Andersson	2	Sweden	Yamaha	67	1
4	Jarno Saarinen		Finland	Yamaha	57	0
5	Börje Jansson	5	Sweden	Yamaha	34	0
6	Chas Mortimer		United Kingdom	Yamaha	30	0
7	Gyula Marsovsky		Switzerland	Yamaha	28	0
8	Santiago Herrero	3	Spain	Ossa	27	1
9	Bo Granath		Sweden	Yamaha	25	0
10	Silvio Grassetti		Italy	Yamaha	24	0

[edit] 125 cc Season review

Round	Race	Location	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	West German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	John Dodds	Aermacchi	Report
2	French Grand Prix	Le Mans	Dieter Braun	Suzuki	Report
3	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Opatija	Dieter Braun	Suzuki	Report
4	Isle of Man TT	Isle of Man	Dieter Braun	Suzuki	Report
5	Dutch TT	Assen	Dieter Braun	Suzuki	Report
6	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa	Angel Nieto	Derbi	Report
7	East German Grand Prix	Sachsenring	Angel Nieto	Derbi	Report
8	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Brno	Gilberto Parlotti	Morbidelli	Report
9	Finnish Grand Prix	Imatra	Dave Simmonds	Kawasaki	Report
10	Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Angel Nieto	Derbi	Report
11	Spanish Grand Prix	Montjuich	Angel Nieto	Derbi	Report

[edit] 1970 125 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Dieter Braun	2	West Germany	Suzuki	84	4
2	Angel Nieto		Spain	Derbi	72	4
3	Börje Jansson		Sweden	Maico	62	0
4	Dave Simmonds	1	United Kingdom	Kawasaki	57	1
5	László Szabó	8	Hungary	MZ	34	0
6	Toni Gruber		West Germany	Maico	33	0
7	Aalt Toersen		Netherlands	Suzuki	31	0
8	John Dodds		Australia	Aermacchi	24	1
9	Gunter Bartusch		East Germany	MZ	22	0
10	Heinz Kriwanek		Austria	Rotax	25	0

[edit] 50 cc Season review

Round	Race	Location	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	West German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	Angel Nieto	Derbi	Report
2	French Grand Prix	Le Mans	Angel Nieto	Derbi	Report
3	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Opatija	Angel Nieto	Derbi	Report
4	Dutch TT	Assen	Angel Nieto	Derbi	Report
5	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa	Aalt Toersen	Jamathi	Report
6	East German Grand Prix	Sachsenring	Aalt Toersen	Jamathi	Report
7	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Brno	Aalt Toersen	Jamathi	Report
8	Ulster Grand Prix	Dundrod	Angel Nieto	Derbi	Report
9	Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Jan de Vries	Kreidler	Report
10	Spanish Grand Prix	Montjuich	Salvador Cañellas	Derbi	Report

[edit] 1970 50 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Angel Nieto	1	Spain	Derbi	87	5
2	Aalt Toersen	2	Netherlands	Jamathi	75	3
3	Rudolf Kunz	8	West Germany	Kreidler	66	0
4	Salvador Cañellas		Spain	Derbi	63	1
5	Jan De Vries	4	Netherlands	Kreidler	60	1
6	Jos Schurgers		Netherlands	Kreidler	41	0
7	Martin Mijwaart	10	Netherlands	Jamathi	40	0
8	Ludwig Fassbender	9	West Germany	Kreidler	17	0
9	Gilberto Parlotti	6	Italy	Tomos	15	1
10	Harald Bartol		Austria	Kreidler	11	0

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