# 1970 International Gold Cup

The 1970 International Gold Cup was a non-championship Formula One race held at Oulton Park on 22 August 1970. The race was open to Formula One and Formula 5000 cars. It was run in two heats of 20 laps, with the winner decided on aggregate times. The starting grid for Heat 1 was decided by a qualifying session, in which John Surtees won pole position. The grid for Heat 2 was decided by the finishing order of Heat 1. John Surtees won Heat 1 and overall, narrowly beating Heat 2 winner Jochen Rindt, with Howden Ganley posting the best aggregate result of the Formula 5000 entrants. Jackie Stewart, debuting the brand-new Tyrrell 001, set fastest lap.

## Qualifying

Blue background denotes F5000 entrants.
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Car | Time | Gap |
| 1 | 4 | John Surtees | Surtees-Cosworth | Surtees TS7 | 1:36.2 | |
| 2 | 5 | Jackie Oliver | BRM | BRM P153 | 1:39.2 | +3.0 |
| 3 | 30 | Frank Gardner | Lola-Chevrolet | Lola T190 | 1:42.0 | +2.8 |
| 4 | 21 | David Prophet | McLaren-Chevrolet | McLaren M10B | 1:42.0 | +0.0 |
| 5 | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Cosworth | Tyrrell 001 | 1:43.8$^1$ | +1.8 |
| 6 | 77 | Trevor Taylor | Lola-Chevrolet | Lola T190 | 1:44.0 | +0.2 |
| 7 | 42 | Graham McRae | McLaren-Chevrolet | McLaren M10B | 1:45.2 | +1.2 |
| 8 | 41 | Reine Wisell | McLaren-Chevrolet | McLaren M10B | 1:45.4 | +0.2 |
| 9 | 12 | Howden Ganley | McLaren-Chevrolet | McLaren M10B | 1:46.8 | +1.4 |
| 10 | 2 | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Cosworth | Lotus 72 | 1:46.8 | +0.0 |
| 11 | 43 | Mike Hailwood | Lola-Chevrolet | Lola T190 | 1:50.0 | +3.2 |
| 12 | 3 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Cosworth | Lotus 72 | 1:52.8 | +2.8 |
| 13 | 47 | Tony Lanfranchi | Lola-Chevrolet | Lola T190 | 1:53.4 | +0.6 |
| 14 | 66 | Fred Saunders | Crosslé-Rover | Crosslé 15F | 1:54.2 | +0.8 |
| 15 | 23 | John Myerscough | Brabham-Oldsmobile | Brabham BT11 | 1:56.6 | +2.4 |
| 16 | 88 | Chris Summers | Lola-Chevrolet | Lola T142 | 1:58.6 | +2.0 |
| 17 | 70 | Alan Rollinson | Surtees-Chevrolet | Surtees TS5A | 1:59.0 | +0.4 |
| 18 | 31 | Lingard Goulding | Beattie-Chevrolet | Beattie P1100 | 1:59.8 | +0.8 |
| 19 | 98 | Bob Miller | Dulon-Ford | Dulon LD8 | 2:02.8 | +3.0 |
| 20 | 10 | Kaye Griffiths | Lola-Chevrolet | Lola T142 | 2:04.4 | +1.6 |
| 21 | 63 | Ray Calcutt | Lola-Chevrolet | Lola T142 | 2:06.4 | +2.0 |
| 22 | 16 | Ippocastano | Cooper-Chevrolet | Cooper T86B | 2:23.8 | +17.4 |
| DNA | 6 | Andrea de Adamich | McLaren-Alfa Romeo | McLaren M14D | | |
| DNA | 7 | Tim Schenken | De Tomaso-Cosworth | De Tomaso 505-38 | | |
| DNA | 9 | Willie Forbes | Lola-Chevrolet | Lola T142 | | |
| DNA | 11 | Roy Pike | Leda-Chevrolet | Leda LT20 | | |
| DNA | 44 | Mike Walker | McLaren-Chevrolet | McLaren M10B | | |
| DNA | 45 | Jock Russell | Lotus-Chevrolet | Lotus 70 | | |
| DNA | 48 | Robin Darlington | McLaren-Chevrolet | McLaren M10A | | |
| DNA | 49 | David Berry | Brabham-Oldsmobile | Brabham BT16 | | |
| DNA | 78 | David Powell | Lola-Chevrolet | Lola T142 | | |
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$^1$Stewart started from the back of the grid

## Classification

Blue background denotes F5000 entrants.

### Heat 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 4 | John Surtees | Surtees-Cosworth | 29:58.2 | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | Jackie Oliver | BRM | +6.6 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Cosworth | +12.8 | 10 |
| 4 | 43 | Mike Hailwood | Lola-Chevrolet | +33.8 | 11 |
| 5 | 12 | Howden Ganley | McLaren-Chevrolet | +1:24.8 | 9 |
| 6 | 77 | Trevor Taylor | Lola-Chevrolet | 19 laps | 6 |
| 7 | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Cosworth | 19 laps | 5 |
| 8 | 21 | David Prophet | McLaren-Chevrolet | 19 laps | 4 |
| 9 | 66 | Fred Saunders | Crosslé-Rover | 18 laps | 14 |
| 10 | 10 | Kaye Griffiths | Lola-Chevrolet | 18 laps | 20 |
| NC | 98 | Bob Miller | Dulon-Ford | 17 laps | 19 |
| NC | 88 | Chris Summers | Lola-Chevrolet | 17 laps | 16 |
| NC | 31 | Lingard Goulding | Beattie-Chevrolet | 17 laps | 18 |
| Ret | 41 | Reine Wisell | McLaren-Chevrolet | 16 laps, gearbox | 8 |
| Ret | 30 | Frank Gardner | Lola-Chevrolet | 13 laps, suspension | 3 |
| Ret | 3 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Cosworth | 3 laps, oil pressure | 12 |
| Ret | 70 | Alan Rollinson | Surtees-Chevrolet | 3 laps, head gasket | 17 |
| Ret | 23 | John Myerscough | Brabham-Oldsmobile | 0 laps, engine | 15 |
| DNS | 42 | Graham McRae | McLaren-Chevrolet | practice accident | 7 |
| DNS | 47 | Tony Lanfranchi | Lola-Chevrolet | practice accident | 13 |
| DNS | 63 | Ray Calcutt | Lola-Chevrolet | radiator | 21 |
| DNS | 16 | Ippocastano | Cooper-Chevrolet | not competitive | 22 |
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### Heat 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 2 | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Cosworth | 29:40.6 | 3 |
| 2 | 4 | John Surtees | Surtees-Cosworth | +9.4 | 1 |
| 3 | 5 | Jackie Oliver | BRM | +23.0 | 2 |
| 4 | 30 | Frank Gardner | Lola-Chevrolet | +39.2 | 13 |
| 5 | 12 | Howden Ganley | McLaren-Chevrolet | +1:27.6 | 4 |
| 6 | 77 | Trevor Taylor | Lola-Chevrolet | 19 laps$^1$ | 5 |
| 7 | 66 | Fred Saunders | Crosslé-Rover | 18 laps | 7 |
| 8 | 10 | Kaye Griffiths | Lola-Chevrolet | 18 laps | 8 |
| 9 | 88 | Chris Summers | Lola-Chevrolet | 18 laps | 10 |
| NC | 63 | Ray Calcutt | Lola-Chevrolet | 17 laps | 14 |
| NC | 98 | Bob Miller | Dulon-Ford | 17 laps | 9 |
| NC | 31 | Lingard Goulding | Beattie-Chevrolet | 17 laps | 11 |
| NC | 21 | David Prophet | McLaren-Chevrolet | 17 laps | 6 |
| Ret | 41 | Reine Wisell | McLaren-Chevrolet | 2 laps, gearbox | 12 |
| DNS | 43 | Mike Hailwood | Lola-Chevrolet | oil filter | |
| DNS | 1 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Cosworth | piston | |
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$^1$Taylor stopped 1 lap early in error

### Aggregate

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Time |
| 1 | 4 | John Surtees | Surtees-Cosworth | 59:48.2 |
| 2 | 2 | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Cosworth | +3.4 |
| 3 | 5 | Jackie Oliver | BRM | 40 laps |
| 4 | 12 | Howden Ganley | McLaren-Chevrolet | 40 laps |
| 5 | 77 | Trevor Taylor | Lola-Chevrolet | 38 laps |
| 6 | 66 | Fred Saunders | Crosslé-Rover | 36 laps |
| 7 | 21 | David Prophet | McLaren-Chevrolet | 36 laps |
| 8 | 10 | Kaye Griffiths | Lola-Chevrolet | 36 laps |
| NC | 30 | Frank Gardner | Lola-Chevrolet | 35 laps |
| NC | 88 | Chris Summers | Lola-Chevrolet | 35 laps |
| NC | 98 | Bob Miller | Dulon-Ford | 34 laps |
| NC | 31 | Lingard Goulding | Beattie-Chevrolet | 34 laps |
| NC | 43 | Mike Hailwood | Lola-Chevrolet | 20 laps |
| NC | 41 | Reine Wisell | McLaren-Chevrolet | 19 laps |
| NC | 63 | Ray Calcutt | Lola-Chevrolet | 17 laps |
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