1970 in motorsport
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The following is an overview of the events of 1970 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.
Annual events
The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.
| Date | Event | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 31 January-1 February | 9th 24 Hours of Daytona | [1] |
| 22 February | 12th Daytona 500 | [2] |
| 3 May | 54th Targa Florio | [3] |
| 10 May | 28th Monaco Grand Prix | [4] |
| 30 May | 54th Indianapolis 500 | [5] |
| 6–12 June | 52nd Isle of Man TT | [6] |
| 13–14 June | 38th 24 Hours of Le Mans | [7] |
| 27–28 June | 1st 24 Hours of Nurburgring | [8] |
| 25–26 July | 22nd 24 Hours of Spa | [9] |
| 4 October | 11th Hardie-Ferodo 500 | [10] |
| 29 November | 17th Macau Grand Prix | [11] |
Births
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | March | Àlex Crivillé | Spanish | Motorcycle racer | 500cc Grand Prix motorcycle racing World champion (1999). | [12] |
| 30 | Stéphane Ortelli | Monegasque | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1998). | [13] | |
| 15 | September | Matthias Dolderer | German | Air racer | Red Bull Air World Race champion (2016). | [14] |
| 6 | October | Fredrik Ekblom | Swedish | Racing driver | STCC champion in 1998, 2003, 2007. | [15] |
Deaths
| Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | February | Frank Clement | 83 | British | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1924). | [16] |
| 2 | June | Bruce McLaren | 32 | New Zealander | Racing driver | Founder of the McLaren. Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1966) | [17] |
| 30 | Kelly Petillo | 66 | American | Racing driver | Indianapolis 500 winner (1935). | [18] | |
| 5 | September | Jochen Rindt | 31 | Austrian | Racing driver | The only posthumous Formula One World Champion. Winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (1965) | [19] |
| 2 | November | Pierre Veyron | 67 | French | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1939). | [20] |
| 22 | Casimiro de Oliveira | 63 | Portuguese | Racing driver | The first Portuguese Formula One driver. | [21] |
