Guards F5000 Championship round
Oulton Park, 19 Sep 1970
| Results | Laps | Time/Speed | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reine Wisell | McLaren M10B [400-06] - Chevrolet V8 #1 |
24 | 35m 16.0s 112.74 mph |
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| 2 | Frank Gardner | Lola T190 VLWB [190/F1/14] - Chevrolet Morand V8 #30 |
24 | 35m 18.4s |
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| 3 | Howden Ganley | McLaren M10B [400-05] - Chevrolet V8 #12 (see note 1) |
24 | 36m 03.8s |
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| 4 | Trevor Taylor | Lola T190 [190/F1/7] - Chevrolet V8 #77 (see note 2) |
24 | 36m 06.8s |
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| 5 | Mike Hailwood | Lola T192 [HU20] - Chevrolet V8 #3 |
24 | 36m 37.4s |
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| 6 | Graham McRae | McLaren M10B [400-11S] - Chevrolet V8 #2 |
23 | ||||||
| 7 | David Prophet | McLaren M10B [400-04] - Chevrolet Bartz V8 #21 |
22 | ||||||
| 8 | Kaye Griffiths | Lola T142 [SL142/35] - Chevrolet Traco V8 #10 (see note 3) |
22 | ||||||
| 9 | Bob Miller | (F5000) 4.7-litre Dulon LD8 [1] - Ford 289 ci JW V8 #98 |
22 | ||||||
| 10 | Fred Saunders | Crosslé 15F [C15F/69/42] - Rover V8 #66 |
21 | ||||||
| 11 | Rob Taylor | (F5000) 4.7-litre Kitchiner K3A [1] - Ford 289 ci JW V8 #99 |
20 | ||||||
| 12 | Mike Walker | McLaren M10B [400-18S] - Chevrolet V8 #4 |
3 | ||||||
| 13 | Dave Walker | Lotus 70 [02] - Ford Boss 302 Falconer & Dunn V8 |
1 | ||||||
| 14 | Alan Rollinson | Surtees TS5A [008] - Chevrolet Vegantune V8 |
1 | ||||||
| DNS | Jock Russell | Lotus 70 [06] - Ford Boss 302 Shelby V8 (see note 4) |
Did not start | ||||||
| DNS | Roy Pike | Leda LT22 [1] - Chevrolet V8 #11 (see note 5) |
Did not start | ||||||
All cars are 5-litre F5000 unless noted.
| Heat 1 | Laps | Time | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Gardner | 12 | 0.17.42.0 | 112.31 |
| 2 | Reine Wisell | 12 | 0.17.43.0 | |
| 3 | Howden Ganley | 12 | 0.18.11.4 | |
| 4 | Trevor Taylor | 12 | 0.18.11.4 | |
| 5 | Mike Hailwood | 12 | 0.18.25.0 | |
| 6 | David Prophet | 11 | Accident | |
| 7 | Graham McRae | 11 | ||
| 8 | Fred Saunders | 11 | ||
| 9 | Kaye Griffiths | 11 | ||
| 10 | Bob Miller | 11 | ||
| 11 | Rob Taylor | 10 | ||
| 12 | Dave Walker | 1 | Clutch | |
| 13 | Mike Walker | 1 | Electrics | |
| 14 | Alan Rollinson | 1 | Clutch | |
| 15 | Roy Pike | Did not start (Accident) | ||
| 16 | Jock Russell | Did not start (Oil pressure) | ||
| Heat 2 | Laps | Time | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reine Wisell | 12 | 0.17.33.0 | 112.9 |
| 2 | Frank Gardner | 12 | 0.17.36.4 | |
| 3 | Howden Ganley | 12 | 0.17.52.4 | |
| 4 | Trevor Taylor | 12 | 0.17.55.4 | |
| 5 | Mike Hailwood | 12 | 0.18.12.4 | |
| 6 | Graham McRae | 12 | 0.18.35.2 | |
| 7 | David Prophet | 11 | ||
| 8 | Kaye Griffiths | 11 | ||
| 9 | Bob Miller | 11 | ||
| 10 | Rob Taylor | 10 | ||
| 11 | Fred Saunders | 10 | Accident | |
| 12 | Mike Walker | 2 | Electrics | |
| Qualifying | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Gardner | (F5000) 5-litre Lola T190 VLWB [190/F1/14] - Chevrolet Morand V8 | 1.27.4 | ||
| 2 | Graham McRae | (F5000) 5-litre McLaren M10B [400-11S] - Chevrolet V8 | 1.27.6 | ||
| 3 | Mike Hailwood | (F5000) 5-litre Lola T192 [HU20] - Chevrolet V8 | 1.28.0 | ||
| 4 | Reine Wisell | (F5000) 5-litre McLaren M10B [400-06] - Chevrolet V8 | 1.28.2 | ||
| 5 | Mike Walker | (F5000) 5-litre McLaren M10B [400-18S] - Chevrolet V8 | 1.28.4 | ||
| 6 | David Prophet | (F5000) 5-litre McLaren M10B [400-04] - Chevrolet Bartz V8 | 1.28.6 | ||
| 7 | Trevor Taylor | (F5000) 5-litre Lola T190 [190/F1/7] - Chevrolet V8 | 1.28.6 | ||
| 8 | Howden Ganley | (F5000) 5-litre McLaren M10B [400-05] - Chevrolet V8 | 1.28.6 | ||
| 9 | Dave Walker | (F5000) 5-litre Lotus 70 [02] - Ford Boss 302 Falconer & Dunn V8 | 1.31.6 | ||
| 10 | Alan Rollinson | (F5000) 5-litre Surtees TS5A [008] - Chevrolet Vegantune V8 | 1.33.2 | ||
| 11 | Roy Pike * | (F5000) 5-litre Leda LT22 [1] - Chevrolet V8 | 1.33.4 | ||
| 12 | Kaye Griffiths | (F5000) 5-litre Lola T142 [SL142/35] - Chevrolet Traco V8 | 1.35.8 | ||
| 13 | Fred Saunders | (F5000) 5-litre Crosslé 15F [C15F/69/42] - Rover V8 | 1.38.2 | ||
| 14 | Bob Miller | (F5000) 4.7-litre Dulon LD8 [1] - Ford 289 ci JW V8 | 1.41.4 | ||
| 15 | Rob Taylor | (F5000) 4.7-litre Kitchiner K3A [1] - Ford 289 ci JW V8 | 1.42.2 | ||
| 16 | Jock Russell * | (F5000) 5-litre Lotus 70 [06] - Ford Boss 302 Shelby V8 | 1.49.2 | ||
| * Did not start | |||||
Notes on the cars:
- McLaren M10B [400-05] (Howden Ganley): Barry Newman for Howden Ganley: UK 1970 (18 races, five second places) - Gordon Spice: Argentinean GP 1971; UK 1971 (11 races + 1 DNS). Rebuilt as 'Kitchmac' by Tony Kitchiner for 1972 season: driven by Gordon Spice (UK: 7 races + 1 DNS), John Kendall (UK: 2 races; US : 1 race only R3 Watkins Glen), Fred Saunders (UK: 1 DNS only), Alan Rollinson (UK: 1 race only), Roger Williamson (UK: 3 races); UK 1973: driven by Kaye Griffiths ( 1 race only), Richard Knight (5 races + 1 DNS). Not seen again after the end of 1973. It has been reported that this car was wrecked in an accident but it appears to have survived its final race in 1973 intact. Subsequent history unknown.
- Lola T190 [190/F1/7] (Trevor Taylor): New to Doug Hardwick's Henley Forklift team for the 1970 British Formula 5000 series. Raced by Mo Nunn (2 races), Davey Powell (7 races + 2 DNS) and Trevor Taylor (6 races) in 1970. To Kaye Griffiths (2 races + 1 DNQ), Terry Sanger (1 race only), Ian Ashley (3 races) and Tony Trimmer (1 race only) in 1971, during which time it was acquired by Rocky Plumridge. Retained by Plumridge for 1972 and raced by Ian Ashley (9 F5000 races, and DNQ for the Rothmans 50,000). Subsequent history unknown.
- Lola T142 [SL142/35] (Kaye Griffiths): See full history: Lola T142 SL142/35.
- Lotus 70 [06] (Jock Russell): Jock Russell (Ford V8) UK 1970 (debut Mallory Park May 1970), UK 1971, UK 1972 (first rounds only); retained by Russell for many years - Peter Denty (date unknown): restored and raced in UK by Peter's son, James Denty. Raced by James at the Silverstone Classic in 2005 and at Watkins Glen in 2008. Offered for sale by Peter Denty (Thetford, Norfolk) in 2010. Raced again by James Denty at Watkins Glen in 2012 but on behalf of new owner Nick Grewal (Gilford, NH).
- Leda LT22 [1] (Roy Pike): Revised car built in time for Snetterton 31 Aug 1970. Qualified fourth and raced by Pike to sixth at Snetterton, and sixth again at Hockenheim two weeks later, but crashed in practice for Oulton Park in 19 September. Rebuilt but not ready in time for the final race of season. Subsequently sold to David Lazenby and renamed "Hawke DL7" as a planned F5000 project for 1971. The project was abandoned and the Leda "sold to a sprinter".
Sources
Note that the identification of individual cars in these results is based on the material presented elsewhere in this site and may in some cases contradict the organisers' published results.
1969-1976 UK results have been researched and collated by Chris Townsend based primarily on material in Autosport and Motoring News. Information has been added from the growing collection of entry lists from programs.
All comments, clarifications, corrections and additions are most welcome. Please email Allen (allen@oldracingcars.com) if you can help in any way with our research.