1970 European Formula Two Championship

The 1970 European Formula Two season was contested over 8 rounds. Tecno Racing Team driver Clay Regazzoni clinched the championship title.[1]

Teams and drivers

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Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre Driver Rounds
  John Coombs Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 D
G
  Jackie Stewart 1
  Jack Brabham 4, 6
  Sports Motor International
  Team Brabham
Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F   François Mazet 1-4, 6
  Tim Schenken 1-4, 6-7
  Gerry Birrell 7
  FIRST Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F   Peter Westbury All
  Alistair Walker Racing Brabham-Ford BT30
BT23C
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F   Robin Widdows 1-3
  Alistair Walker 1, 6-8
  Wheatcroft Racing Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F   Derek Bell All
  John Watson Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F   John Watson 1-4
  Bob Gerard Racing Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F   Peter Gaydon 1-2
  Henri Pescarolo 3-4
  Irish Racing Cars Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 ?   Tommy Reid 1
  Scuderia Picchio Rosso
  North Italian Racing Developments
  Scuderia Ala d'Oro
Brabham-Ford BT23
BT30
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F   Vittorio Brambilla 1, 3, 5-8
  Enzo Corti 2-3
  Ernesto Brambilla 5-8
Ferrari Dino 166 F2 Ferrari Dino 166 1.6 V6 1, 3
  Montan Racing Team Brabham-Ford BT23
BT30
BT23C
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 ?   Helmut Gall 1-2
  Werner Lindermann 1-2
  Eifelland Wohnwagenbau Brabham-Ford BT23C
BT30
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F   Bernd Terbeck 1-2, 7-8
  Rolf Stommelen 5-7
  Hermann Unold 8
March-Ford 702   Rolf Stommelen 1-3
  Hannelore Werner 8
  Brian Cullen Racing Brabham-Ford BT23C Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 D   Brian Cullen 1, 3, 5, 7-8
  Team Bardahl
  Lotus Components
Lotus-Ford 69 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F   Emerson Fittipaldi 1-5, 7-8
  Jochen Rindt Racing Lotus-Ford 69 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F   Jochen Rindt 1-2, 4
  John Miles 2
  Alex Soler-Roig 3
  Eugenio Baturone 3
  Graham Hill 4
  Tetsu Ikuzawa Racing Partnership Lotus-Ford 69 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F   Tetsu Ikuzawa 1-2, 4, 6-8
  Bayerische Motoren Werke BMW 270
269
BMW M11 1.6 L4 D   Jo Siffert 1, 4-7
  Dieter Quester 1, 3-8
  Jacky Ickx 1, 4-7
  Hubert Hahne 1-5
  Dieter Basche 7-8
  Derek Bell 8
  Squadra Tartaruga March-Ford 702 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F   Xavier Perrot 1-3, 6, 8
  Malcolm Guthrie Racing March-Ford 702 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F   Chris Amon 1
  Malcolm Guthrie 1-4, 7-8
  Ronnie Peterson 2-4, 6-8
  Tecno Racing Team Tecno-Ford 69
70
68
71
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F   Clay Regazzoni All
  François Cevert 2-8
  Giancarlo Gagliardi 3
  Giovanni Salvati 5
  Max Jean 6
  Constructions Mechaniques Pygmée Pygmée-Ford MDB15 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F
G
  Patrick Dal Bo 1, 3-5, 7
  Jean-Pierre Jabouille 1, 3-5, 7-8
  Patrick Depailler 3-5
  Jean-Pierre Beltoise 3-5, 8
  Publicator Racing Chevron-Ford B17C Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F   Reine Wisell 1, 4
  Paul Craven Chevron-Ford B17B Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 ?   Paul Craven 1
  Robert Lamplough Lola-Ford T100 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F   Robert Lamplough 1-2, 8
  Alan Fowler Lotus-Ford 48 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 ?   Barrie Smith 1
  Midland Racing Team Tecno-Ford 69 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F   Bruno Frey 2, 8
  Automóvil Club Argentino Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F   Benedicto Caldarella 2-4
  Carlos Reutemann 2-8
  Scuderia Jolly Club Tecno-Ford 68 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F   Giancarlo Gagliardi 2
Brabham-Ford BT30 5, 7
  Pino Pica 3
  Andrea de Adamich 4
  Roland Binder Tecno-Ford 68 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F   Roland Binder 2, 7-8
  Northumbria Racing Organisation Lotus-Ford 59B Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 ?   Johnny Blades 2-3
  Adam Potocki Racing Lotus-Ford 69 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F   Adam Potocki 4-5, 7-8
  Motor Racing Enterprises
  Team Obrist
Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F   Jean-Pierre Jaussaud 4
  Richard Scott 7-8
  Ecurie Ecosse Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F   Graham Birrell 4
  Richard Attwood 7
  Mike Goth Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 ?   Mike Goth 7
  Brian Nelson Crosslé-Ford 18F Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 ?   Brian Nelson 7
  Paul Watson Racing Organisation Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F   Mike Goth 8
  Johnny Blades Lotus-Ford 59B
69
Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F   Johnny Blades 8
  John Wingfield Brabham-Ford BT30 Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4 F   John Wingfield 8

Calendar

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Round Race[2] Circuit Date Laps Distance Time Speed Pole Position Fastest Lap Winner
1 Wills Trophy   Thruxton 30 March 46 3.791=174.386 km 0'57:41.0
1 lap down
181.390 km/h
-
  Jackie Stewart   Jochen Rindt   Jochen Rindt
  Derek Bell
2 Jim Clark-Rennen/Deutschland Trophäe   Hockenheim 14 April 20+20 6.769=270.76 km 1'22:01.3 198.065 km/h   Jochen Rindt   Dieter Quester   Clay Regazzoni
3 Gran Premio de Barcelona   Barcelona 26 April 45 3.79=170.55 km 1'08:07.6 150.205 km/h   Derek Bell   Derek Bell   Derek Bell
4 Grand Prix de Rouen-Les-Essarts   Rouen 31 May 25 6.541=163.525 km 0'51:24.0
0'51:24.4
190.885 km/h
190.860 km/h
  Ronnie Peterson   Tim Schenken   Jo Siffert
  Clay Regazzoni
5 Gran Premio del Mediterraneo   Pergusa-Enna 23 August 31+31 4.845=300.39 km 1'28:03.5 204.676 km/h   Jacky Ickx   Clay Regazzoni   Clay Regazzoni
6 Flugplatzrennen Tulln-Langenlebarn   Tulln-Langenlebarn 13 September 35+35 2.7=189.0 km 1'13:45.82
1'14:17.33
153.734 km/h
152.647 km/h
  Clay Regazzoni   François Cevert   Jacky Ickx
  François Cevert
7 Gran Premio Città di Imola   Imola 27 September 28+28 5.018=281.008 km 1'30:50.4 185.606 km/h   Clay Regazzoni   Jacky Ickx   Clay Regazzoni
8 Preis von Hessen und Württemberg   Hockenheim 10 October 35 6.789=237.615 km 1'16:34.4 186.186 km/h   Ronnie Peterson   Dieter Quester   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.

Final point standings

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Driver

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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 Team Chassis Engine THR
 
HOC
 
MNT
 
ROU
 
EMM
 
TUL
 
IMO
 
HOC
 
Points
1   Clay Regazzoni Tecno Racing Tecno Ford 2 9 - 9 9 - 9 6 44
2   Derek Bell Wheatcroft Racing Brabham Ford 9 4 9 (2) 3 6 4 35
BMW BMW BMW (1)
3   Emerson Fittipaldi Team Bardahl Lotus Ford - 2 4 6 4 - 6 3 25
4   Dieter Quester BMW BMW BMW 3 - 2 - - - - 9 14
  Ronnie Peterson Guthrie Racing March Ford - - - 3 - 4 3 4 14
6   Robin Widdows Walker Racing Brabham Ford 6 - 3 - - - - - 9
  François Cevert Tecno Racing Tecno Ford - - - - - 9 - - 9
  Tetsu Ikuzawa Ikuzawa Racing Lotus Ford - 6 - - - 2 1 - 9
9   Peter Westbury FIRST Brabham Ford - - - 1 6 - - - 7
10   Henri Pescarolo Gerard Racing Brabham Ford - - 6 - - - - - 6
11   Alistair Walker Walker Racing Brabham Ford 4 - - - - 1 - - 5
12   Tim Schenken Sports Motor International Brabham Ford - - - 4 - - - - 4
13   Hubert Hahne BMW BMW BMW - 3 - - - - - - 3
  Vittorio Brambilla North Italian Racing Brabham Ford - - - - - 3 - - 3
  Carlos Reutemann Automovil Club Argentino Brabham Ford - - 1 - - - - 2 3
16   Jean-Pierre Jabouille Pygmée Pygmée Ford - - - - 2 - - - 2
  Mike Goth private entry Brabham Ford - - - - - - 2 - 2
18   Tommy Reid Irish Racing Brabham Ford 1 - - - - - - - 1
  Peter Gaydon 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).

References

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  1. ^ "1970 European F2 Trophy". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. ^ Higham, Peter (1995). The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. p. 214. ISBN 0851126421.