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1970 New Zealand Grand Prix

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Date
  
10 January 1970

Weather
  
Sunny

Course length
  
2.82 km (1.76 mi)

1970 New Zealand Grand Prix

Location
  
Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand

Course
  
Permanent racing facility

Distance
  
58 laps, 164 km (102 mi)

The 1970 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 10 January 1970. The race had 20 starters.

It was the 16th New Zealand Grand Prix, and doubled as the second round of the 1970 Tasman Series. Frank Matich won his first NZGP in his McLaren Formula 5000 ahead of British racer Derek Bell driving a Tasman Formula specification Brabham-Cosworth. The first New Zealand driver to finish was Graeme Lawrence in the 1969 Chris Amon Ferrari.

Classification

Results as follows:

References

1970 New Zealand Grand Prix Wikipedia