The 1970 Canadian Grand Prix marked Tyrrell Racing's debut as a constructor, with Jackie Stewart taking pole position in the team's first outing.
Key Facts
- Race winner
- Jacky Ickx (Ferrari)
- Total laps
- 90 laps
- Race number in season
- 11 of 13
- Pole position
- Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell)
- Circuit
- Circuit Mont-Tremblant
- Tyrrell constructor debut
- First race as constructor
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 1970 Formula One season was in its final stretch, with teams competing across 13 rounds for the World Championship of Drivers and the International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. Tyrrell Racing, previously operating as a privateer entrant, had prepared to enter the championship as a registered constructor for the first time.
The 90-lap race at Circuit Mont-Tremblant on September 20, 1970 saw Ferrari's Jacky Ickx win from second on the grid, with teammate Clay Regazzoni finishing second and Chris Amon of March third. Tyrrell Racing made its constructor debut, with Stewart claiming pole position. Team Lotus, still mourning Jochen Rindt's death, did not enter; Graham Hill ran a Lotus 72 under the Rob Walker banner.
Ickx's victory and Regazzoni's second place gave Ferrari a strong one-two result, bolstering the manufacturer's standings. Tyrrell's debut with a pole position signalled the team's emergence as a serious constructor force in Formula One, foreshadowing its championship successes in subsequent seasons. The De Tomaso entry's best finish of 11 laps down remained its peak competitive result.