The 5th Race of Champions was a non-Championship Formula One motor race held on 22 March 1970 at Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, England. The race was run over 50 laps of the circuit, and was won by Jackie Stewart in a March 701; Stewart having qualified in pole position. Jochen Rindt was second in a Lotus 49C and Denny Hulme third in a McLaren M14A. Jack Brabham set fastest lap in his Brabham BT33, finishing fourth.

Classification

Pos.No.DriverEntrantConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGrid
11United Kingdom Jackie StewartTyrrell Racing OrganisationMarch-Cosworth501:12:51.8001
28Austria Jochen RindtTeam Lotus LtdLotus-Cosworth50+36.2004
35New Zealand Denny HulmeBruce McLaren Motor Racing LtdMcLaren-Cosworth50+1:22.4005
416Australia Jack BrabhamMotor Racing Developments LtdBrabham-Cosworth49+1 lap2
59United Kingdom Graham HillRob Walker Racing TeamLotus-Cosworth49+1 lap8
66United Kingdom Peter GethinBruce McLaren Motor Racing LtdMcLaren-Cosworth49+1 lap9
Ret12Canada George EatonBRM LtdBRM23Electrical11
Ret4New Zealand Bruce McLarenBruce McLaren Motor Racing LtdMcLaren-Cosworth21Accident6
Ret11United Kingdom Jackie OliverBRM LtdBRM12Rear hub shaft3
Ret10United States Pete LovelyPete Lovely Volkswagen Inc.Lotus-Cosworth11Accident12
Ret3New Zealand Chris AmonMarch Engineering LtdMarch-Cosworth10Camshaft7
Ret7United Kingdom John SurteesTeam Surtees LtdMcLaren-Cosworth10Throttle10
DNS14France Jean-Pierre BeltoiseEquipe MatraMatraPractice accident
DNS15United Kingdom Derek BellTom Wheatcroft RacingBrabham-CosworthPractice accident
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