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1970 French motorcycle Grand Prix

Field	Value
Grand Prix	French
flag	France
Location	Circuit Bugatti Le Mans
Course_mi	2.748
Course_km	4.422
Race_No	2
Season_No	12
Official_Name	Grand Prix de France
Date	17 May
Year	1970
Image	Circuit Le Mans Bugatti.png
Pole_Rider_500	Giacomo Agostini
Pole_Rider_500_Country	Italy
Pole_Rider_500_Bike	MV Agusta
Fast_Rider_500	Giacomo Agostini
Fast_Rider_500_Country	Italy
Fast_Rider_500_Bike	MV Agusta
Fast_Time_500	1:54.8
First_Rider_500	Giacomo Agostini
First_Rider_500_Country	Italy
First_Rider_500_Bike	MV Agusta
Second_Rider_500	Ginger Molloy
Second_Rider_500_Country	New Zealand
Second_Rider_500_Bike	Kawasaki
Third_Rider_500	Alberto Pagani
Third_Rider_500_Country	Italy
Third_Rider_500_Bike	Linto
Pole_Rider_250	Kel Carruthers
Pole_Rider_250_Country	Australia
Pole_Rider_250_Bike	Yamaha
Fast_Rider_250	Santiago Herrero
Fast_Rider_250_Country	Spain
Fast_Rider_250_Country_flag_suffix	1945
Fast_Rider_250_Bike	Ossa
Fast_Time_250	1:58.1
First_Rider_250	Rodney Gould
First_Rider_250_Country	UK
First_Rider_250_Bike	Yamaha
Second_Rider_250	Santiago Herrero
Second_Rider_250_Country	Spain
Second_Rider_250_Country_flag_suffix	1945
Second_Rider_250_Bike	Ossa
Third_Rider_250	László Szabó
Third_Rider_250_Country	Hungary
Third_Rider_250_Bike	MZ
Pole_Rider_125	Ángel Nieto
Pole_Rider_125_Country	Spain
Pole_Rider_125_Country_flag_suffix	1945
Pole_Rider_125_Bike	Derbi
Fast_Rider_125	Ángel Nieto
Fast_Rider_125_Country	Spain
Fast_Rider_125_Country_flag_suffix	1945
Fast_Rider_125_Bike	Derbi
Fast_Time_125	2:06.5
First_Rider_125	Dieter Braun
First_Rider_125_Country	Germany
First_Rider_125_Bike	Suzuki
Second_Rider_125	Börje Jansson
Second_Rider_125_Country	Sweden
Second_Rider_125_Bike	Maico
Third_Rider_125	Günter Bartusch
Third_Rider_125_Country	East Germany
Third_Rider_125_Bike	MZ
Pole_Rider_50	Ángel Nieto
Pole_Rider_50_Country	Spain
Pole_Rider_50_Country_flag_suffix	1945
Pole_Rider_50_Bike	Derbi
Fast_Rider_50	Ángel Nieto
Fast_Rider_50_Country	Spain
Fast_Rider_50_Country_flag_suffix	1945
Fast_Rider_50_Bike	Derbi
Fast_Time_50	2:17.4
First_Rider_50	Ángel Nieto
First_Rider_50_Country	Spain
First_Rider_50_Country_flag_suffix	1945
First_Rider_50_Bike	Derbi
Second_Rider_50	Aalt Toersen
Second_Rider_50_Country	Netherlands
Second_Rider_50_Bike	Jamathi
Third_Rider_50	Rudolf Kunz
Third_Rider_50_Country	Germany
Third_Rider_50_Bike	Kreidler
Pole_Rider_Sidecar	Klaus Enders
Pole_Rider_Sidecar_Country	Germany
Pole_Rider_Sidecar_Bike	BMW
Pole_Passenger_Sidecar	Wolfgang Kalauch
Pole_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	Germany
Fast_Rider_Sidecar	Klaus Enders
Fast_Rider_Sidecar_Country	Germany
Fast_Rider_Sidecar_Bike	BMW
Fast_Passenger_Sidecar	Wolfgang Kalauch
Fast_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	Germany
Fast_Time_Sidecar	2:04.9
First_Rider_Sidecar	Klaus Enders
First_Rider_Sidecar_Country	Germany
First_Passenger_Sidecar	Wolfgang Kalauch
First_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	Germany
First_Rider_Sidecar_Bike	BMW
Second_Rider_Sidecar	Georg Auerbacher
Second_Rider_Sidecar_Country	Germany
Second_Passenger_Sidecar	Hermann Hahn
Second_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	Germany
Second_Rider_Sidecar_Bike	BMW
Third_Rider_Sidecar	Siegfried Schauzu
Third_Rider_Sidecar_Country	Germany
Third_Passenger_Sidecar	Horst Schneider
Third_Passenger_Sidecar_Country	Germany
Third_Rider_Sidecar_Bike	BMW

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The 1970 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1970 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 17 May 1970 at the Circuit Bugatti Le Mans.

500 cc classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
1	ITA Giacomo Agostini	MV Agusta	35	1:09:11.3	1	15
16	NZL Ginger Molloy	Kawasaki	35	+48.2	3	12
22	ITA Alberto Pagani	Linto	35	+1:00.3	6	10
44	ITA Angelo Bergamonti	Aermacchi	35	+1:13.8	2	8
8	GBR Brian Steenson	Seeley	35	+1:37.2	5	6
2	CHE Gyula Marsovsky	Kawasaki	34	+1 lap	9	5
5	GBR Alan Barnett	Seeley	34	+1 lap	7	4
32	FRA Christian Ravel	Kawasaki	34	+1 lap	27	3
	FRA Eric Offenstadt	Kawasaki	34	+1 lap	23	2
38	FRA André-Luc Appietto	Paton	34	+1 lap	4	1
21	GBR Tommy Robb	Seeley	34	+1 lap	16
19	GBR Dave Simmonds	Kawasaki	33	+2 laps	8
	FRA Pierre-Louis Tebec	Kawasaki	33	+2 laps	25
	AUT Werner Bergold	Linto	33	+2 laps	32
35	FRA Hervé Lansac	Kawasaki	33	+2 laps	26
15	DEU Karl Hoppe	Münch-URS	32	+3 laps	18
	FRA Jean-Claude Costeux	Aermacchi	31	+4 laps	36
	NLD Theo Louwes	Kawasaki			10
	FRA René Guili	Matchless			11
	SWE Bo Granath	Husqvarna			12
11	AUS Jack Findlay	Seeley			13
	GBR Terry Dennehy	Drixton-Honda			14
	FRA Jacques Roca	Suzuki-Métisse			15
	ITA Roberto Gallina	Paton			17
	GBR Billie Nelson	Paton			19
41	AUT Karl Auer	Matchless			20
	FRA Didier Dumesnil	Linto			21
3	GBR Godfrey Nash	Tickle Manx			22
	GBR John Blanchard	Seeley			24
	GBR Lewis Young	Drixton-Honda			28
	USA Marty Lunde	Crescent			29
	GBR John Burgess	Norton			30
	NZL Keith Turner	Linto			31
	CHE Walter Rungg	Aermacchi			33
	FRA Jean-Pierre Naudon	Matchless			34
	FRA Thierry Tchernine	Velocette			35
	DZA Ali Moulay	Paton			37
	GBR Steve Ellis	Linto			38

250 cc classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
9	GBR Rodney Gould	Yamaha	30	1:00:11.0	4	15
7	ESP Santiago Herrero	Ossa	30	+1:00.0	3	12
14	HUN László Szabó	MZ	30	+1:00.9	6	10
	FIN Jarno Saarinen	Yamaha	30	+1:18.3	10	8
	ITA Angelo Bergamonti	Aermacchi	30	+1:30.8	32	6
	SWE Bo Granath	Yamaha	30	+1:53.2	12	5
	CHE Gyula Marsovsky	Yamaha	29	+1 lap	8	4
	NLD Cees van Dongen	Yamaha	29	+1 lap	15	3
52	FIN Seppo Kangasniemi	Yamaha	29	+1 lap	34	2
33	FRA Christian Bourgeois	Yamaha	29	+1 lap	19	1
	SWE Ingemar Larsson	Yamaha	28	+2 laps	20
	FIN Tepi Länsivuori	Yamaha	28	+2 laps	31
	FRA Jean-Claude Costeux	Aermacchi	28	+2 laps	25
	DZA Larbi Habbiche	Yamaha	27	+3 laps	38
	FRA Gérard Rolland	Ossa	27	+3 laps	23
	FRA Christian Ravel	Kawasaki	25	+5 laps	30
	FRA Jean Auréal	Yamaha	23	+7 laps	18
5	AUS Kel Carruthers	Yamaha			1
6	SWE Kent Andersson	Yamaha			2
	SWE Börje Jansson	Yamaha			5
15	DEU Dieter Braun	MZ			7
	FIN Matti Salonen	Yamaha			9
	NZL Ginger Molloy	Bultaco			11
10	DDR Günter Bartusch	MZ			13
	GBR Tommy Robb	Shepherd			14
	FRA Eric Offenstadt	Kawasaki			16
	ESP José Medrano	Bultaco			17
	DEU Klaus Huber	Yamaha			21
	ITA Walter Villa	Villa			22
	GBR Brian Steenson	Aermacchi			24
	NLD Theo Louwes	Aermacchi			26
	AUT Heinz Kriwanek	Honda			27
	MCO Jean-Louis Pasquier	Yamaha			28
	FRA Michel Rougerie	Honda			29
	DEU Heinrich Rosenbusch	Yamaha			33
	FRA René Hordelalay	Yamaha			35
	USA Marty Lunde	Yamaha			36
	DEU Tony Gruber	Yamaha			37

125 cc classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
9	DEU Dieter Braun	Suzuki	25	54:00.0	2	15
5	SWE Börje Jansson	Maico	25	+29.3	3	12
6	DDR Günter Bartusch	MZ	25	+29.4	10	10
12	AUT Heinz Kriwanek	Rotax	25	+3:00.5	14	8
	DEU Tony Gruber	Maico	24	+1 lap	16	6
48	ITA Eugenio Lazzarini	Morbidelli	24	+1 lap	17	5
	HUN László Szabó	MZ	24	+1 lap	5	4
32	FRA Pierre Viura	Maico	24	+1 lap	7	3
	FRA Jean Auréal	Yamaha	24	+1 lap	15	2
	FIN Tepi Länsivuori	Yamaha	24	+1 lap	24	1
	FRA Pierre Audry	Aermacchi	24	+1 lap	19
	DEU Klaus Huber	Maico	24	+1 lap	29
	DEU Herbert Mann	MZ	24	+1 lap	18
	FIN Matti Salonen	Yamaha	23	+2 laps	25
	CHE Hans Greub	Maico	23	+2 laps	36
	POL Ryszard Mankiewicz	MZ	23	+2 laps	28
	FRA Pierre Blosser	Aermacchi	23	+2 laps	35
	ITA Walter Villa	Villa	22	+3 laps	13
	NLD Jan de Vries	MZ	22	+3 laps	8
	FRA Daniel Crivello	Nougier-Maico	19	+6 laps	22
19	ESP Ángel Nieto	Derbi			1
	ITA Angelo Bergamonti	Aermacchi			4
	GBR Dave Simmonds	Kawasaki			6
	NLD Cees van Dongen	Yamaha			9
1	AUS John Dodds	Aermacchi			11
	ITA Otello Buscherini	Villa			12
	DEU Manfred Bernsee	Maico			20
	FIN Jarno Saarinen	Puch			21
	NZL Ginger Molloy	Bultaco			23
	DEU Günter Fischer	Maico			26
	ESP José Medrano	Bultaco			27
	FRA Jacques Roca	Derbi			30
	FRA Thierry Tchernine	Maico			31
	FRA Etienne Delamarre	Nougier-Maico			32
	FRA Georges Fougeray	Villa			33
	NLD Jan Huberts	MZ			34
	FRA Claude Benelhadj	Maico			37
	FRA Michel Rougerie	Maico			38

50 cc classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
4	ESP Ángel Nieto	Derbi	15	35:00.6	1	15
35	NLD Aalt Toersen	Jamathi	15	+23.4	7	12
7	DEU Rudolf Kunz	Kreidler	15	+1:26.1	3	10
	NLD Jos Schurgers	Van Veen-Kreidler	15	+1:31.7	9	8
	NLD Martin Mijwaart	Jamathi	15	+2:13.9	8	6
	ESP Salvador Cañellas	Derbi	15	+2:18.6	4	5
	ESP Juan Bordons	Derbi	15	+2:26.4	10	4
42	ITA Eugenio Lazzarini	Morbidelli	14	+1 lap	11	3
	DEU Ludwig Faßbender	Kreidler	14	+1 lap	15	2
	AUT Harald Bartol	Kreidler	14	+1 lap	13	1
15	FRA Jacques Roca	Derbi	14	+1 lap	14
	FRA André Millard	Kreidler	14	+1 lap	16
	YUG Adrijan Bernetic	Tomos	14	+1 lap	20
	FRA Etienne Delamarre	Kreidler	14	+1 lap	29
	FRA Charly Dubois	Guazzoni	14	+1 lap	22
	FRA Yves Le Tourmelin	Kreidler	13	+2 laps	21
	FRA Jacques Deneux	Kedesuho	13	+2 laps	24
	FRA Jean-Claude Cachou	Derbi	13	+2 laps	23
	CHE Bernard Hausel	Kreidler	13	+2 laps	30
	DEU Gerhard Thurow	Kreidler	12	+3 laps	12
	CHE Pierre Zurcher	Honda	12	+3 laps	28
5	NLD Jan de Vries	Van Veen-Kreidler	12	+3 laps	5
	NLD Cees van Dongen	Kreidler	12	+3 laps	2
	ITA Gilberto Parlotti	Tomos			6
	DEU Manfred Bernsee	Maico			17
	DZA Mokhfi Layachi	Guazzoni			18
	MCO Jean-Louis Pasquier	Derbi			19
	FRA C. Moreau	Guazzoni			25
	FRA Pierre Audry	Derbi			26
	ITA Otello Buscherini	Itom			27
	DZA Ben Layachi	Guazzoni			31

Sidecar classification

Pos	No.	Rider	Passenger	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Grid
1	DEU Klaus Enders	DEU Wolfgang Kalauch	BMW	25	52:59.9	1	15
3	DEU Georg Auerbacher	DEU Hermann Hahn	BMW	25	+40.3	2	12
4	DEU Siegfried Schauzu	DEU Horst Schneider	BMW	25	+1:04.4	4	10
	DEU Arsenius Butscher	DEU Josef Huber	BMW	24	+1 lap	6	8
	DEU Helmut Lünemann	DEU Michael Stockel	BMW	24	+1 lap	12	6
	CHE Jean-Claude Castella	CHE Albert Castella	BMW	23	+2 laps	7	5
	FRA Joseph Duhem	FRA Pierre Longet	BMW	23	+2 laps	15	4
	DEU Egon Schons	DEU Karl Lauterbach	BMW	23	+2 laps	13	3
	DEU Gerhard Müller	DEU Willy Buchecker	BMW	22	+3 laps	14	2
	DEU Gustav Pape	DEU Franz Kallenberg	BMW	22	+3 laps	10	1
	FRA André Cailletet	FRA André Mauguier	BMW	22	+3 laps	19
	FIN Kenneth Calenius	FIN Juhani Vesterinen	BMW	22	+3 laps	16
	CHE Claude Lambert	FRA Francis Bourdon	BMW	19	+6 laps	17
	DEU Heinz Luthringshauser	DEU Hans-Jürgen Cusnik	BMW			3
2	DEU Horst Owesle	DEU Julius Kremer	Münch-URS			5
	CHE Rudi Kurth	GBR Dane Rowe	CAT-Crescent			8
	DEU Hermann Binding	DEU Helmut Fleck	BMW			9
	GBR Tony Wakefield	GBR John Flaxman	BMW			11
	FRA Georges Dumont	FRA Jean-Claude Bétemps	Honda			18

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1969 French Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1971 French Grand Prix

References

Glon, Vincent. "GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE, Circuit Bugatti, Le Mans - 17 mai 1970". Racing Memory.

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