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[]

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		1-2
					Henri Pescarolo	3-4
Irish Racing Cars	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	?		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
						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	?		1-2
						1-2
Eifelland Wohnwagenbau	Brabham-Ford	BT23C BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F		1-2, 7-8
					Rolf Stommelen	5-7
						8
	March-Ford				Rolf Stommelen	1-3
						8
Brian Cullen Racing	Brabham-Ford	BT23C	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	D		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		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
						7-8
					Derek Bell	8
Squadra Tartaruga	March-Ford		Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Xavier Perrot	1-3, 6, 8
Malcolm Guthrie Racing	March-Ford		Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Chris Amon	1
						1-4, 7-8
					Ronnie Peterson	2-4, 6-8
Tecno Racing Team	Tecno-Ford		Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Clay Regazzoni	All
					François Cevert	2-8
						3
						5
					Max Jean	6
Constructions Mechaniques Pygmée	-Ford		Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F G		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		Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Reine Wisell	1, 4
Paul Craven	Chevron-Ford		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	?		1
Midland Racing Team	Tecno-Ford		Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F		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		Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F		2
	Brabham-Ford	BT30				5, 7
						3
					Andrea de Adamich	4
Roland Binder	Tecno-Ford		Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F		2, 7-8
Northumbria Racing Organisation	Lotus-Ford	59B	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	?		2-3
Adam Potocki Racing	Lotus-Ford	69	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F		4-5, 7-8
Motor Racing Enterprises Team Obrist	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	4
						7-8
Ecurie Ecosse	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F		4
					Richard Attwood	7
Mike Goth	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	?		7
Brian Nelson	Crosslé-Ford		Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	?		7
Paul Watson Racing Organisation	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F		8
Johnny Blades	Lotus-Ford	59B 69	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F		8
John Wingfield	Brabham-Ford	BT30	Ford Cosworth FVA 1.6 L4	F		8

Calendar[]

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		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[]

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	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		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		Brabham	Ford	6	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	9
	François Cevert	Tecno Racing	Tecno	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	9
	Tetsu Ikuzawa		Lotus	Ford	-	6	-	-	-	2	1	-	9
9	Peter Westbury	FIRST	Brabham	Ford	-	-	-	1	6	-	-	-	7
10	Henri Pescarolo		Brabham	Ford	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	6
11	Alistair Walker		Brabham	Ford	4	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	5
12	Tim Schenken		Brabham	Ford	-	-	-	4	-	-	-	-	4
13	Hubert Hahne	BMW	BMW	BMW	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
	Vittorio Brambilla		Brabham	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	3
	Carlos Reutemann	Automovil Club Argentino	Brabham	Ford	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	2	3
16	Jean-Pierre Jabouille			Ford	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	2
		private entry	Brabham	Ford	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	2
18			Brabham	Ford	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
			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[]