1970 Belgian Grand Prix

The 1970 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 7 June 1970. It was race 4 of 13 in both the 1970 World Championship of Drivers and the 1970 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

1970 Belgian Grand Prix
Race details
Date 7 June 1970
Official name XXIX Grand Prix de Belgique
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 14.100 km (8.761 miles)
Distance 28 laps, 394.800 km (245.317 miles)
Pole position
Driver March-Ford
Time 3:28.0
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Chris Amon March-Ford
Time 3:27.4 on lap 27
Podium
First BRM
Second March-Ford
Third Matra
Lap leaders

March driver Chris Amon set the new lap record at this race, at a speed of 152 miles an hour. Race winner Pedro Rodríguez had set a 160 miles an hour lap in a sports car race the week before the Grand Prix. It was also Rodriguez's last victory in Formula One, and BRM's first victory since Jackie Stewart won the 1966 Monaco Grand Prix. This was the second Formula One win ever for a Mexican driver, and the last until the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix.[1] The race also saw the debut of Ignazio Giunti, who finished fourth in a Ferrari.

This was the last Formula One race to be held on the original Spa circuit. It was also the last Formula One victory for Dunlop.[2]

Qualifying edit

Qualifying classification edit

Pos. Driver Constructor Time Grid
1   Jackie Stewart March-Ford 3:28.0 1
2   Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 3:30.1 2
3   Chris Amon March-Ford 3:30.3 3
4   Jacky Ickx Ferrari 3:30.7 4
5   Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 3:31.5 5
6   Pedro Rodríguez BRM 3:31.6 6
7   Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 3:32.0 7
8   Ignazio Giunti Ferrari 3:32.4 8
9   Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 3:32.8 9
10   Jo Siffert March-Ford 3:32.9 10
11   Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 3:32.9 11
12   Piers Courage De Tomaso-Ford 3:33.0 12
13   John Miles Lotus-Ford 3:33.8 13
14   Jackie Oliver BRM 3:34.2 14
15   Derek Bell Brabham-Ford 3:36.2 15
16   Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 3:37.0 16
17   Henri Pescarolo Matra 3:37.1 17
DNQ   Alex Soler-Roig Lotus-Ford 3:52.7
Source: [3]

Race edit

Classification edit

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1   Pedro Rodríguez BRM 28 1:38:09.9 6 9
2 10   Chris Amon March-Ford 28 + 1.1 3 6
3 25   Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 28 + 1:43.7 11 4
4 28   Ignazio Giunti Ferrari 28 + 2:38.5 8 3
5 19   Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 28 + 3:31.8 7 2
6 26   Henri Pescarolo Matra 27 Electrical 17 1
7 9   Jo Siffert March-Ford 26 Fuel Pressure 10  
8 27   Jacky Ickx Ferrari 26 + 2 Laps 4  
NC 14   Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 20 Not Classified 9  
Ret 18   Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 19 Clutch 5  
Ret 23   Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 19 Engine 16  
Ret 11   Jackie Stewart March-Ford 14 Engine 1  
Ret 21   John Miles Lotus-Ford 13 Gearbox 13  
Ret 20   Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 10 Engine 2  
Ret 2   Jackie Oliver BRM 7 Engine 14  
Ret 7   Piers Courage De Tomaso-Ford 4 Oil Pressure 12  
Ret 8   Derek Bell Brabham-Ford 1 Gearbox 15  
DNS 22   Alex Soler-Roig Lotus-Ford Completed insufficient laps in practice
Source:[4]

Championship standings after the race edit

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References edit

  1. ^ "Mexico - Wins". statsf1.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. ^ "F1 tire supplier stats". formula1-dictionary.net. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Belgium 1970 - Qualification • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. ^ "1970 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Belgium 1970 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.


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