1970 Elite Racing League season

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1970 Elite Racing League season
Previous: 1969 Next: 1971
Drivers Champion Manufacturers Champion
Flag of New Zealand svg.png Denny Hulme Template:GBR McLaren-Ford

The 1970 Elite Racing League season was the 11th season of the FIA's Formula One motor racing support series (the series would remain a support series until 1997.) The Drivers Championship was won by Denny Hulme who won his second ERL drivers championship, this would also be his second championship that he claimed with McLaren he would win it after being 10 points clear of the field by the United States Grand Prix. McLaren would also win the Constructors Championship for the first time which the team dedicated to Bruce McLaren who died during the season after a Formula 1 testing accident at Goodwood Circuit.

This season also kept the Constructors championship "trend" going as this was the 5th different constructor to win in 5 years, a trend set after the Ferrari stronghold of the mid 1960s.

Season Review

The German Grand Prix returned to the calendar for the first time since 1960 after years of discussion with the FIA who deemed the Nurburgring Nordschleife too long and unsafe, finally in the winter of 1969 Hockenheim was confirmed as the new venue, the calendar also changed from its original template.

Rnd Race Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Constructor
1 Flag of South Africa svg.png South African Grand Prix Kyalami Flag of Sweden svg.png Jo Bonnier Template:AUS Jack Brabham Flag of Spain svg.png Alex Soler-Roig Template:GBR Brabham-Ford
2 Template:GBR British Grand Prix Silverstone Flag of Sweden svg.png Jo Bonnier Flag of New Zealand svg.png Denny Hulme Flag of New Zealand svg.png Denny Hulme Template:GBR McLaren-Ford
3 Flag of Germany svg.png German Grand Prix Hockenheimring Flag of New Zealand svg.png Denny Hulme Template:AUS Jack Brabham Flag of Sweden svg.png Jo Bonnier Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari
4 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Dutch Grand Prix Zandvoort Template:AUS Jack Brabham Template:GBR Alan Wray Flag of New Zealand svg.png Denny Hulme Template:GBR McLaren-Ford
5 Template:FRA French Grand Prix Magny-Cours Template:AUS Jack Brabham Flag of New Zealand svg.png Chris Amon Flag of New Zealand svg.png Chris Amon Flag of Japan svg.png Honda
5 Flag of Monaco svg.png Monaco Grand Prix Monaco Template:USA Mario Andretti Template:AUS Jack Brabham Template:AUS Jack Brabham Template:GBR Brabham-Ford
6 Flag of Italy svg.png Italian Grand Prix Monza Flag of Sweden svg.png Jo Bonnier Flag of Sweden svg.png Jo Bonnier Flag of Sweden svg.png Jo Bonnier Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari
8 Flag of Canada svg.png Canadian Grand Prix Mosport Flag of New Zealand svg.png Chris Amon Flag of New Zealand svg.png Chris Amon Flag of New Zealand svg.png Chris Amon Flag of Japan svg.png Honda
9 Template:USA United States Grand Prix Watkins Glen Flag of Sweden svg.png Jo Bonnier Flag of Canada svg.png George Eaton Flag of Spain svg.png Alex Soler-Roig Template:GBR Brabham-Ford
10 Flag of Argentina svg.png Argentine Grand Prix Buenos Aries Flag of Sweden svg.png Jo Bonnier Flag of Sweden svg.png Jo Bonnier Flag of Mexico svg.png Pedro Rodriguez Template:GBR BRM

Teams and Drivers

Bruce McLaren only participated in the first 3 rounds of the championship due to a testing accident at Formula 1 testing at Goodwood he was replaced at McLaren with Alan Wray from the Dutch Grand Prix round whilst Honda replaced Alan Wray with a returning and revitalized Chris Amon who went on to win a race for Honda at Magny-Cours and Mosport (Canadian Tire Motorsports Park.)

Alan Wray left Elite Racing League after this season after "losing his passion" for racing despite being transferred to McLaren, many fans conspire to this day whether or not a McLaren driver role would actually work for the Brit.

Team Constructor Engine Tyres # Driver Rounds
Template:GBR Motor Racing Developments Ltd Brabham-Ford Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Template:Goodyear 1 Template:AUS Jack Brabham All
2 Flag of Spain svg.png Alex Soler-Roig All
Template:GBR British Racing Motors Limited BRM BRM P142 3.0 V12 Template:Dunlop 3 Flag of Mexico svg.png Pedro Rodriguez All
4 Flag of Canada svg.png George Eaton All
Flag of Italy svg.png Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 001 3.0 F12 Firestone Icon.png 5 Flag of Sweden svg.png Jo Bonnier All
6 Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni All
Flag of Japan svg.png Honda Racing Honda Honda RA273E 4.0 V12 Firestone Icon.png 7 Template:GBR Innes Ireland All
8 Template:GBR Alan Wray 1-3
Flag of New Zealand svg.png Chris Amon 4-10
Template:GBR Team Lotus Lotus-Ford Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Firestone Icon.png 9 Template:USA Mario Andretti All
10 Template:GBR John Miles All
Template:GBR Bruce McLaren Racing McLaren-Ford Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Template:Goodyear 11 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Bruce McLaren 1-3
Template:GBR Alan Wray 4-10
12 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Denny Hulme All

Drivers Championship

Pos. Driver Points
1 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Denny Hulme 38
2 Flag of Sweden svg.png Jo Bonnier 33
3 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Chris Amon 28
4 Flag of Spain svg.png Alex Soler-Roig 25
5 Flag of Canada svg.png George Eaton 24
6 Template:AUS Jack Brabham 21
7 Template:GBR Alan Wray 20
8 Flag of Mexico svg.png Pedro Rodriguez 16
9 Template:USA Mario Andretti 14
10 Template:GBR John Miles 11
11 Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni 10
12 Template:GBR Innes Ireland 6
13 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Bruce McLaren 1

Constructors Championship

Pos. Constructor Points
1 Template:GBR McLaren-Ford 51
2 Template:GBR Brabham-Ford 47
3 Flag of Japan svg.png Honda 44
4 Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari 43
5 Template:GBR BRM 39
6 Template:GBR Lotus-Ford 25
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