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.
| 1970 Pau Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 5 April 1970 | ||
| Official name | XXX Pau Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Pau, France | ||
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit | ||
| Course length | 2.760 km (1.720 miles) | ||
| Distance | 70 laps, 193.200 km (120.048 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Cosworth | ||
| Time | 1:17.7 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jochen Rindt Jack Brabham |
Lotus-Cosworth Brabham-Cosworth | |
| Time | 1:19.5 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus-Cosworth | ||
| Second | Brabham-Cosworth | ||
| Third | Brabham-Cosworth | ||
Classification edit
Race edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jochen Rindt
|
Lotus-Cosworth | 70 | 1hr 33min 37.6sec | 1 | |
| 2 | 34 |  Henri Pescarolo
|
Brabham-Cosworth | 70 | + 1:54.1 s | 4 | |
| 3 | 16 | Tim Schenken
|
Brabham-Cosworth | 70 | + 2:28.2 s | 8 | |
| 4 | 28 |  Derek Bell
|
Brabham-Cosworth | 69 | + 1 lap | 6 | |
| 5 | 14 | François Mazet
|
Brabham-Cosworth | 69 | + 1 lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 8 | François Cevert
|
Tecno-Cosworth | 68 | + 2 laps | 9 | |
| 7 | 26 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille
|
Pygmée-Cosworth | 67 | + 3 laps | 10 | |
| 8 | 32 |  Tetsu Ikuzawa
|
Lotus-Cosworth | 66 | + 4 laps | 11 | |
| 9 | 24 | Patrick Dal Bo
|
Pygmée-Cosworth | 65 | + 5 laps | 14 | |
| Ret | 10 |  Clay Regazzoni
|
Tecno-Cosworth | 45 | Accident | 5 | |
| Ret | 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
Pygmée-Cosworth | 26 | Oil pipe | 12 | |
| Ret | 4 | John Miles
|
Lotus-Cosworth | 25 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 18 | Jack Brabham
|
Brabham-Cosworth | 20 | Fuel metering unit | 3 | |
| Ret | 30 | Peter Westbury
|
Brabham-Cosworth | 19 | Accident | 7 | |
| DNA | 12 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin
|
Tecno-Cosworth | Did Not Attend | |||
| DNA | 20 | Jo Siffert
|
BMW | Did Not Attend | |||
| DNA | 22 |  Emerson Fittipaldi
|
Lotus-Cosworth | Did Not Attend | |||
| DNA | 36 |  Reine Wisell
|
Chevron-Cosworth | Did Not Attend | |||
| DNA | 18 | Jackie Stewart
|
Brabham-Cosworth | Did Not Attend | |||
| DNA | 20 |  Ernesto Brambilla
|
Ferrari | Did Not Attend | |||
| Fastest Lap: Jochen Rindt (Lotus-Cosworth) & Jack Brabham (Brabham-Cosworth) - 1:19.5 | |||||||
| Sources:[1] | |||||||