Interseries 1970

Jürgen Neuhaus , first overall winner of the Interserie

The 1970 Interserie was the first season of this championship. It started on June 28th and ended on October 11th.

championship

In 1969 the decision was made in Europe to establish a championship like the North American Can-Am series . The first season of this championship took place in 1970, written out for vehicles that corresponded to the technical regulations of the 1970 World Sports Car Championship .

Six races were driven, with distances between 50 and 300 miles. The shortest race was Croft's 50-mile race , which lasted just under 30 minutes and ended with the victory of Helmut Kelleners in a March 707 . The longest race distance at the end of the season in Hockenheim was a 300-mile distance, which corresponded to a driving time of the winner of 2: 42: 12.600 hours. With second place, Jürgen Neuhaus secured the first driver's title of the Interseries in the Porsche 917K .

Racing calendar

No.	date	Race name / circuit	team	Overall winner	vehicle	championship
1	June 28th	200-mile race from Nuremberg ( Norisring )	Gesipa Racing Team	Jürgen Neuhaus	Porsche 917K	All
2	5th July	200 km race from Hockenheim ( Hockenheimring )	The Paul Watson Race Organization	Vic Elford	McLaren M6B	All
3	5th July	Croft 50 Mile Race ( Croft Circuit )	German auto newspaper	Helmut Kelleners	March 707	All
4th	August 23	100 mile race from Keimola ( Keimolan Moottoristadion )	AAW Racing Team	Gijs van Lennep	Porsche 917K	All
5	September 20th	60 Mile Race of Thruxton ( Thruxton Circuit )	Gesipa Racing Team	Jürgen Neuhaus	Porsche 917K	All
6th	October 11th	300 mile race from Hockenheim (Hockenheimring)	German auto newspaper	Helmut Kelleners	March 707	All

Drivers championship

Overall rating

position	driver	team	vehicle	Points
1	Jürgen Neuhaus	Gesipa Racing Team	Porsche 917K	57
2	Gijs van Lennep	Racing Team AAW	Porsche 917K	40
3	Helmut Kelleners	German auto newspaper	March 707	24
4th	Ronnie Peterson	Ecurie Bonnier	Lola T70 Mk3 B GT Lola T210	14th
5	Jo Bonnier	Ecurie Bonnier	Lola T70 Mk3 B GT	13
6th	Vic Elford	Paul Watson Race Organization	McLaren M6B	12
7th	Helmut Marko	Martini Racing Team	Porsche 908/02	11
8 =	Teddy Pilette	Racing Team VDS	Lola T70 Mk3 B GT	10
8 =	Chris Craft	Ecurie Evergreen	McLaren M8C Lola T210	10
8 =	Michel Weber	Gesipa Racing Team	Porsche 908/02	10
11 =	David Piper	David Piper Autoracing	Porsche 917K	9
11 =	Gérard Larrousse	Martini Racing Team	Porsche 917K	9
13 =	Pedro Rodríguez	Sports Cars Broström	Porsche 917K	8th
13 =	John Lepp	Lepps the Jewelers	Specter GP6	8th
13 =	David prophet	Bill Bradley Racing	McLaren M12	8th
16 =	Herbert Schultze	Alfa Romeo Germany	Alfa Romeo T33 / 3	7th
16 =	Terry Croker	A. & J. Motors Ltd.	Lola T70 MK3 B GT Lola T210	7th
18 =	Niki Lauda	Bosch Racing Team	Porsche 908/02	6th
18 =	Helmut Leuze	Asahi Pentax Racing Team	Porsche 908/02	6th
20 =	Richard Attwood	David Piper Autoracing	Lola T70 MK3 B GT	5
20 =	John Burton	Worcestershire Racing Association	Chevron B16	5
22 =	Karl von Wendt	German BG Racing Team	Porsche 908/02	2
22 =	Jeremy Richardson	Daren Cars Ltd.	Daren Mk.2B	2
22 =	Hans-Dieter Blatzheim	Hans-Dieter Blatzheim	Porsche 907	2
25 =	Giampiero Moretti	Scuderia Picchio Rosso	Ferrari 512S	1
25 =	Brian Robinson	Brian Robinson	Chevron B16	1
25 =	Leo Kinnunen	Bill Bradley Racing	McLaren M12	1

literature

• Peter Higham: The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. A complete Reference from Formula 1 to Touring Car. Guinness Publishing Ltd., London 1995, ISBN 0-85112-642-1 .

Web links

• Results of the Interseries 1970