The 1970 Dutch Grand Prix at Circuit Zandvoort was one of the defining afternoons of an unusual year for Jackie Stewart. Entered by Ken Tyrrell under the March banner, the Scotsman qualified and raced the March 701 to second place behind Jochen Rindt's Lotus 72 — a result that underlined both Stewart's ability to extract the maximum from a car still being sorted, and the remarkable pace at which March Engineering had arrived in Formula 1. GP Replicas has captured that specific race configuration in resin at 1:18.
March 701: Formula 1 from a standing start
March Engineering was founded in 1969 and had a completed Formula 1 car on the grid by the opening rounds of 1970 — a development timeline with very few parallels in the sport's history. The March 701 was a conventional aluminium monocoque powered by the Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0-litre V8, mated to a Hewland FG400 five-speed gearbox. It was entered by several teams simultaneously in 1970, a measure of how quickly the constructor had established credibility among competitive operators.
Zandvoort, 21 June 1970: Stewart and the STP March
The Tyrrell-run March 701 carried a white base livery with prominent orange STP sponsorship markings, making car No. 5 one of the most visually recognisable entries of that season. At Zandvoort, on a circuit that demanded precision over raw power, Stewart finished second — the kind of result that confirmed the Tyrrell operation could be competitive even before it had its own car. This Dutch GP podium remains one of the most cited performances of the brief Stewart–March partnership, which ended mid-season when Tyrrell switched to their own chassis.
GP Replicas: short-run resin at 1:18
GP Replicas specialises in high-detail resin 1:18 Formula 1 models of historically significant cars, produced in short runs for serious collectors. Resin construction allows the manufacturer to reproduce fine surface detail — bodywork contours, roll-hoop geometry, exposed mechanical elements — with a fidelity that pressurised diecast tooling rarely achieves at this scale. This release depicts the No. 5 March 701 in its Dutch GP 1970 race specification, including the STP white and orange livery and the correct car number assigned to Jackie Stewart for that season.
Häufig gestellte Fragen
What was Jackie Stewart's result at the 1970 Dutch Grand Prix?
Stewart finished second in the Tyrrell-entered March 701 No. 5 behind race winner Jochen Rindt (Lotus 72) at Circuit Zandvoort on 21 June 1970.
What livery does the model carry?
The model replicates the white base livery with orange STP sponsorship markings used by the Tyrrell-entered March 701 No. 5 during the 1970 season.
What material is the GP Replicas model made from?
It is a resin model, which allows for finer surface and mechanical detail than standard diecast construction.
Who made the March 701 and when did it race?
March Engineering, founded in 1969, built the 701 for the 1970 Formula 1 World Championship. Powered by the Ford Cosworth DFV V8 with a Hewland FG400 five-speed gearbox, it competed in all rounds of that season.
