38èmes Grand Prix d´Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1970

Circuit Permanenthe de la Sarthe
Date: June 13th and 14th, 1970

Conditions: Rain
Starters: 51
Track Length: 13,469 metres
Distance: 4607.810 km
Fastest Lap: Vic Elford, GB, Porsche 917, 3:21.00 =241.235 km/h
Pole Position: Vic Elford, GB, Porsche 917, 3:19.08 = 242.685 km/h
Average Speed: 191.992 km/h

The Le Mans race traditionally began with what became known as the Le Mans start, in which cars would line up alongside the pit wall in the order in which they qualified. The starting drivers would stand on the opposite side of the front stretch. When the French flag dropped to signify the start, the drivers would run across the track to their cars, which they would have to enter and start without assistance, before driving away.

Following the lone protest by Jacky Ickx at the start of the 1969 Le Mans, this "traditional" Le Mans practice was altered for 1970. Cars were still lined up along the pit wall, but the drivers were already inside and strapped in. At the dropping of the French tricolor, the drivers would then start their engines and drive away.

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