Tour de France for automobiles 1970

Matra MS650 with additional headlights for the Tour de France; Emergency vehicles from Henri Pescarolo , Jean-Pierre Jabouille and Johnny Rives

The Tour de France for automobiles 1970 also, XVeme Tour de France Automobile , was held as a stage race for automobiles from 19 to 27 September in France .

The race

In 1970, the Tour Auto, with eight stages, had the largest number of sections to date. The race started in Bandol and ended after eight days in Nice . 112 vehicles were at the start, 42 of them reached the finish in Nice after 4525 km and 20 special stages. The launch of the two factory Matra MS650s aroused great interest among the French public . In order for the two Matra factory pilots Jean-Pierre Beltoise and Henri Pescarolo to start at all, a special regulation was required from the organizer. Since Beltoise and Pescarolo were involved in the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Canada during the first two stages , Jean-Pierre Jabouille and Patrick Depailler were allowed to take over the respective cockpits on these sections . At the finish line, the Beltoise / Depailler MS650 was clearly ahead of the second works car. The future Peugeot and Ferrari race director Jean Todt , who has been President of the FIA since October 2009 , acted as co-driver . Marie-Pierre Palayer and Ginette Dellorand secured the women's standings in a Porsche 911S , who finished 15th in the overall standings.

Results

Final ranking

Item	class	No.	team	driver	vehicle	Travel time
1	S 3.0	146	Matra	Jean-Pierre Beltoise Patrick Depailler Jean Todt	Matra-Simca MS650
2	S 3.0	145	Matra	Henri Pescarolo Jean-Pierre Jabouille Johnny Rives	Matra-Simca MS650
3	S 3.0	139	Porsche	Gérard Larrousse Maurice Gélin	Porsche 911ST
4th	S 3.0	136		Guy Chasseuil Christian Baron	Porsche 911S
5	S 3.0	137		Jacques Rey Jean-Marie Jacquemin	Porsche 911S
6th	S 2.0	120	Sonauto establishment	Claude Ballot-Léna Jean-Claude Morénas	Porsche 914/6
7th	TS 2.0	58		Giorgio Pianta G. Alemani	Alfa Romeo GTAm
8th	S 2.0	21st	Sonauto establishment	Henri Balas Roland Imbert	Porsche 914/6
9	GT 3.0	86		Jean-Pierre Hanrioud Michel Viollet	Porsche 911S
10	GT 3.0	83		Jean Selz Jacques Cochet	Porsche 911S
11	GT 3.0	82		Claudio Ponti Florian Vetsch	Porsche 911S
12	S 2.0	119		Christian Poirot Pierre Soukry	Porsche 910
13	GT 3.0	91		Jean Belliard Beauregaud	Porsche 911S
14th	TS 2.0	60		Pierre Dieudonné Curien	Alfa Romeo GTAm
15th	GT 3.0	88		Marie-Pierre Palayer Ginette Derolland	Porsche 911S
16	S 2.0	123		Colette Burlet Christian Lamarre	Porsche 911T
17th	GT 3.0	87		Guy Clarou Jean Marty	Porsche 911S
18th	GT 3.0	90		Pierre Portier Jean-Pierre Peyroux	Porsche 911S
19th	S 1.6	112		Bancal Alain Beauchef	Alpine A110 1600
20th	T 2.0	16		Pierre Maublanc D. Dreyfus	BMW 2002 TI
21st	TS 2.0	66		Aimé Dirand Daniel Fallot	BMW 2002 TI
22nd	S 1.6	111		Christian Avril Roger Alves	Alpine A110 1600
23	T 3.0	26th		Martial Delalande Gaby Peres	Ford Capri
24	T 3.0	37		Jacques Diebolt Alain Arnaud J.-P. Demaille	Opel Commodore GS / E
25th	TS 2.0	64		Georges Alexandrovitch Bernard Pujos	BMW 2002 TI
26th	T 2.0	14th		Pierre Pagani Georges Long	Opel Kadett
27	T 2.0	17th		Alfred Krause Collin	BMW 2002 TI
28	T 2.0	15th		Jacky Ravenel Jean-Louis Ravenel	Opel Kadett
29	GT 1.6	77		JP Gaillardon Gauthier	Lancia Fulvia
30th	T 2.0	12		Beaucaire Bourret	Opel Kadett
31	TS + 3.0	73		Jean-Claude Aubriet "Vasco"	Opel Commodore
32	T 2.0	19th		Michel Artero Ferran	BMW 2002 TI
33	GT 2.0	79		JL Billiards Pierre Lafont	Opel Kadett
34	TS 2.0	61		C. Noelle Karlheinz Herrmann	Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV
35	T 2.0	20th		Jean-Paul Agere Yves Breteau	Opel Kadett
36	T 3.0	34		Alain Carpentier Eeckhaute	Triumph 2500
37	T 1.6	9		Pierre Lelong Patrick Lelong	Alfa Romeo GTV
38	GT 1.6	76		Francine Warein Paulette Delcros	Lancia 1600 HF
39	S 1.6	114	Stram	Pierre Moreau Sztranyak	Stram
40	T 1.6	6th		Tommy Franklin S. Delserre	Ford Escort TC
41	T 3.0	28		J. Pin Bechard	Ford Capri
42	T 3.0	32		Woitrain Faux Woitrain	Opel Commodore
Disqualified
43	GT 3.0	84		Jean-Claude Lagniez Errera	Porsche 911S
Failed
44				Alain Clément Claude Michy	Alpine
45				Jacques Marché Patrice Sanson	Porsche 911S
46				Philippe Heuze Bamberger	Ford Mustang Boss
47	T 1.0	1		Philippe Gobert Damy	Fiat 850 Coupe
48	T 1.3	3		Deville Yves Leroux	Renault R8 Gordini 1135
49	T 1.6	8th		Claude Holvoet Jacques Hendrickx	Alfa Romeo GTV
50	T 2.0	10		Franck Alési Nicolas Brunet-Debaines	Opel Kadett
51	T 2.0	11		Claude Buchet Hervé Guyomart	Opel Kadett
52	T 2.0	18th		Paul Metternich Wittigo von Einsiedel	BMW 2002 TI
53	T 2.0	21st		Elles Sarazin	BMW 2002 TI
54	T 2.0	23		Geffre Font Lapalisse	BMW 2002 TI
55	T 3.0	27		Jean-Pierre Salomé Jacques Jusot	Ford Capri
56	T 3.0	30th		Lucette Pointet Colette Burlet	Ford Capri
57	T 3.0	33		Roger Barbara	Triumph 2500
58	TS 1.0	46		"Kinou" "Hisson"	NSU 1000 TTS
59	TS 1.3	49		Roland Imbert Marie-Madelaine Fouquet	Alfa Romeo GTA
60	TS 1.3	50		Michel Delannoy Michel Martinache	NSU 67
61	TS 1.6	54		François Chevalier Jean-Pierre Paoli	Ford Escort
62	TS 2.0	56		Guy Verrier Patrick Vanson	Alfa Romeo GTAm
63	TS 2.0	57		Jean-Pierre Barailler Fayel	Alfa Romeo GTAm
64	TS 2.0	59		Bernard Darniche B. Demange	Alfa Romeo GTAm
65	TS 2.0	62		"Romulus" Emmanuel Charboneaux	Vauxhall Viva GT
66	TS 2.0	63		Nicolas Koob Edy Brandenberger	BMW 2002 TI
67	TS 2.0	65		Gérard Sevaux “Mendola”	BMW 2002 TI
68	TS + 3.0	72		Rauno Aaltonen François Mazet	Ford Capri
69	GT 3.0	85		Noël Labaune Jean Maurin	Porsche 911S
70	GT 3.0	89		Guy Gentis Bernard Poizat	Porsche 911S
71	GT 3.0	92		Franc Leclercq Builles	BMW 2800
72	GT 3.0	94		Roland Mercier Slotine	Porsche 911S
73	S 1.6	108		Guy-Michel Vial Jean-Pierre Nicolas	Alpine A110 1600
74	S 1.6	109		Maurice Nussbaumer Jean-Luc Thérier	Alpine A110 1600
75	S 1.6	110		Roland Charrière Saintigny	Alpine 1600
76	S 1.6	113		André Gahinet Le Maréchal	BSH
77	S 2.0	122		Raymond Touroul Saulou	Porsche 911S
78	S 2.0	126		Jean-Marie Alméras Jacques Alméras	Porsche 911S
79	S 2.0	130		Thomas Bossert Jean-Claude Lefèbvre	Triumph GT6
80	S 2.0	131	Mazda Racing Team	N. Pompannon Barbe	Mazda R100
81	S 3.0	142	Ligier	Jean-Claude Andruet José Behra	Ligier JS1
82	S 3.0	143	Ligier	Jean Vinatier Guido Jacob Guy Ligier	Ligier JS1
83	S + 3.0	152	Ford France	Michel Martin Jean Depret	Ford GT40
84	S + 3.0	155	Greder Racing	Henri Greder Jean-Claude Perramond	Chevrolet Corvette
85	S + 3.0	156	Ecurie Leopard	Jean-Pierre Rouget Gustave Gosselin	Chevrolet Corvette
86	T 1.3	4th		Rumolo	Renault R8 Gordini 1135
87	T 2.0	22nd		Jean-Claude Monin "Sylvain"	BMW 2002 TI
88	T 3.0	29		Fer Yvonnyk	Ford Capri
89	T 3.0	31		Jean Ragnotti Pierre Thimonier	Opel Commodore
90	T 3.0	35		J. Privé Chauvin	Triumph 2500
91	T 3.0	36		Jean-Marc Massoneri J. Bouly	BMW 2800
92	T + 3.0	40		Marie-Claude Charmasson Michele Dubosc	Chevrolet Camaro
93	T + 3.0	41		Jean-Louis Marnat Georges Houel	Chevrolet Camaro
94	T + 3.0	42		Biebolt Armano	Chevrolet Camaro
95	T + 3.0	43		René Trautmann	Chevrolet Camaro
96	TS 1.15	48		Umberto de Bonis Dongu	Fiat 128
97	TS 1.3	51		B. Vautrin Talamona	NSU 67
98	TS + 3.0	71		Jean-François Piot Rabaté	Ford Capri
99	GT 3.0	93		Jean-Pierre Gaban Christian Delferrier	Porsche 911S
100	S 1.3	101		Grenier Derre	CG B1200
101	S 1.3	105		Xavier Mathiot Arnoula	Simca 1200 S Coupé
102	S 1.6	115		Philippe Farjon Arnoula	Alpine 1600
103	S 2.0	124		Henri Perrier Thierry Perrier	Porsche 911T
104	S 2.0	125		Jean-Claude Parot André Anselme	Porsche 911S
105	S 2.0	127		Dan Blain Y. Dugas	Porsche 911S
106	S 2.0	128		Jacques Duval George Nicholas	Porsche 911S
107	S 2.0	129		Helmut Gall	Porsche 911
108	S 2.0	132		Françoise Brun Gaby Renault	NSU Ro 80
109	S 2.0	135		René Mazzia Jean-Pierre Bodin	Porsche 911S
110	S 3.0	138		Jean Égreteaud Guy Rolland	Porsche
111	S 3.0	144		Dieter Glemser Kaiser Klaus	Ford Capri
112	S + 3.0	151		Guy Rivillon Prévoset	Ferrari 275 GTB4

Only in the entry list

Here you will find teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the race but did not take part for a variety of reasons.

Item	class	No.	team	driver	chassis
113	S 2.0	118	Wicky Racing Team	André Wicky	Porsche 907
114	S + 3.0	153		"Dan Vemme"	Ferrari 512S
115		182		Michel Meunier Regnier	WM
116		299	Wicky Racing Team	Simon Sigala Christine Rouff	Porsche 910
117		300		Louis Cosson Freneau	Porsche 906

Class winner

class	driver	driver	driver	vehicle	Placement in the overall ranking
S + 3.0	no participant in the finish
S 3.0	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Patrick Depailler	Jean Todt	Matra-Simca MS650	Overall victory
S 2.0	Claude Ballot-Léna	Jean-Claude Morénas		Porsche 914/6	Rank 6
S 1.6	Bancal	Alain Beauchef		Alpine A110 1600	Rank 19
S 1.3	no participant in the finish
GT 3.0	Jean-Pierre Hanrioud	Michel Viollet		Porsche 911S	Rank 9
GT 2.0	JL billiards	Pierre Lafont		Opel Kadett	Rank 33
GT 1.6	Francine Warein	Paulette Delcros		Lancia 1600 HF	Rank 38
T 3.0	Martial Delalande	Gaby Peres		Ford Capri	Rank 23
T 2.0	Pierre Pagani	Georges Long		Opel Kadett	Rank 26
T 1.6	Pierre Lelong	Patrick Lelong		Alfa Romeo GTV	Rank 37
T 1.3	no participant in the finish
T 1.0	no participant in the finish
TS + 3.0	Jean-Claude Aubriet	Vasco		Opel Commodore	Rank 31st
TS 2.0	Giorgio Pianta	G. Alemani		Alfa Romeo GTAm	Rank 7
TS 1.6	no participant in the finish
TS 1.3	no participant in the finish
TS 1.15	no participant in the finish
TS 1.0	no participant in the finish

Racing data

• Registered: 117
• Started: 112
• Rated: 42
• Race classes: 19
• Spectator: unknown
• Weather on race day: unknown
• Route length: unknown
• Driving time of the winning team: 10:40: 03,500 hours
• Overall laps of the winning team: none
• Total distance of the winning team: 4525,000 km
• Winner's average: unknown
• Pole position: none
• Fastest race lap: none
• Racing series: did not belong to any racing series

Web links

• Race results