1970 - Grand Prix of France

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1970 - Grand Prix of France

Race Name - Grand Prix of France
Date - 7/5/1970
Race Track - Circuit de Charade
Number of Starting Cars - 20
Laps Run - 38
Pole Winner Jacky Ickx
Average Race Speed - 158.391 kph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 2 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Jacky Ickx
Race Number - 6

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	6	Jochen Rindt	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	Lotus 72C	Ford Cosworth DFV
2	3	Chris Amon	March Engineering	March 701	Ford Cosworth DFV
3	5	Jack Brabham	Motor Racing Developments	Brabham BT33	Ford Cosworth DFV
4	7	Denny Hulme	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	McLaren M14A	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	8	Henri Pescarolo	Equip Matra Elf	Matra-Simca MS120	Matra MS12
6	17	Dan Gurney	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	McLaren M14A	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	14	Rolf Stommelen	Auto Motor Und Sport	Brabham BT33	Ford Cosworth DFV
8	18	John Miles	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	Lotus 72B	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	4	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	March 701	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	20	Graham Hill	Brooke Bond Oxo RacingRob Walker	Lotus 49C	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	13	Franois Cevert	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	March 701	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	19	George Eaton	Yardley Team BRM	BRM P153	BRM P142
13	2	JeanPierre Beltoise	Equip Matra Elf	Matra-Simca MS120	Matra MS12
14	11	Ignazio Giunti	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312B	Ferrari 001
15	15	Andrea de Adamich	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	McLaren M7D	Alfa Romeo T33
16	16	Jo Siffert	March Engineering	March 701	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	9	Ronnie Peterson	Colin Crabbe Racing	March 701	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	1	Jacky Ickx	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 312B	Ferrari 001
19	10	Pedro Rodrguez	Yardley Team BRM	BRM P153	BRM P142
20	12	Jackie Oliver	Yardley Team BRM	BRM P153	BRM P142