1970 Italian Grand Prix

The 1970 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza on September 6, 1970.[1] It was race 10 of 13 in both the 1970 World Championship of Drivers and the 1970 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was marred by the death of Jochen Rindt, who died during the practice session on September 5. Rindt himself went on to become Formula One's only posthumous World Champion to date.[2] The 68-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Clay Regazzoni for his first Grand Prix victory after starting from third position. Jackie Stewart finished second for the Tyrrell team in one of the last races the team used the March chassis and Matra driver Jean-Pierre Beltoise came in third.

1970 Italian Grand Prix
Race details
Date September 6, 1970
Official name XLI Gran Premio d'Italia
Location Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.750 km (3.573 miles)
Distance 68 laps, 391.000 km (242.956 miles)
Weather Sunny, Dry
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:24.14
Fastest lap
Driver Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari
Time 1:25.2
Podium
First Ferrari
Second March-Ford
Third Matra
Lap leaders

This was the last time that Monza was driven for 68 laps.[citation needed] From 1971 onwards, the race distance would be 55 laps. It was also the last win for a driver wearing an open-face helmet in Formula One. As of 2024, this was also the last time all three podium finishers used different tyre brands; Regazzoni used Firestones, Stewart used Dunlops and Beltoise used Goodyears.[citation needed]

Qualifying

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Qualifying classification

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Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap Grid
1 2   Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:24.14 1
2 10   Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:24.36 +0.22 2
3 4   Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:24.39 +0.25 3
4 18   Jackie Stewart March-Ford 1:24.73 +0.59 4
5 6   Ignazio Giunti Ferrari 1:24.74 +0.60 5
6 8   Jackie Oliver BRM 1:24.77 +0.63 6
7 50   Jo Siffert March-Ford 1:25.09 +0.95 7
8 44   Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 1:25.39 +1.25 8
9 30   Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:25.47 +1.33 9
10 14   John Surtees Surtees-Ford 1:25.56 +1.42 10
11 20   François Cevert March-Ford 1:25.56 +1.42 11
12 22   Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 1:25.71 +1.57 DNS
13 34   Andrea de Adamich McLaren-Alfa Romeo 1:25.91 +1.77 12
14 52   Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 1:25.93 +1.79 13
15 40   Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 1:26.01 +1.87 14
16 42   Henri Pescarolo Matra 1:26.04 +1.90 15
17 32   Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 1:26.19 +2.05 16
18 28   Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:26.38 +2.24 DNS
19 24   John Miles Lotus-Ford 1:26.51 +2.37 DNS
20 46   Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 1:26.60 +2.46 17
21 48   Chris Amon March-Ford 1:26.67 +2.53 18
22 54   Tim Schenken De Tomaso-Ford 1:26.67 +2.53 19
23 12   George Eaton BRM 1:27.15 +3.01 20
DNQ 38   Jo Bonnier McLaren-Ford 1:28.07 +3.93
DNQ 26   Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 1:28.39 +4.25
DNQ 36   Nanni Galli McLaren-Alfa Romeo 1:28.59 +4.45
DNQ 56   Silvio Moser Bellasi-Ford 1:28.61 +4.47
Source:[3]
  • Jochen Rindt qualified 12th, but did not start the race after he was killed after a mechanical failure causing an accident in Saturday qualifying. His place in grid was left vacant.

Race

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Classification

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4   Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 68 1:39:07.1 3 9
2 18   Jackie Stewart March-Ford 68 + 5.73 4 6
3 40   Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 68 + 5.80 14 4
4 30   Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 68 + 6.15 9 3
5 46   Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 68 + 6.41 17 2
6 20   François Cevert March-Ford 68 + 1:03.46 11 1
7 48   Chris Amon March-Ford 67 + 1 Lap 18  
8 34   Andrea de Adamich McLaren-Alfa Romeo 61 + 7 Laps 12  
NC 32   Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 60 + 8 Laps 16  
Ret 8   Jackie Oliver BRM 36 Engine 6  
Ret 52   Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 35 Engine 13  
Ret 44   Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 31 Accident 8  
Ret 2   Jacky Ickx Ferrari 25 Clutch 1  
Ret 12   George Eaton BRM 21 Overheating 20  
Ret 54   Tim Schenken De Tomaso-Ford 17 Engine 19  
Ret 6   Ignazio Giunti Ferrari 14 Fuel system 5  
Ret 42   Henri Pescarolo Matra 14 Engine 15  
Ret 10   Pedro Rodríguez BRM 12 Engine 2  
Ret 50   Jo Siffert March-Ford 3 Engine 7  
Ret 14   John Surtees Surtees-Ford 0 Electrical 10  
DNS 16   Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford   Practice only    
WD 28   Graham Hill Lotus-Ford   Withdrew (Teammate's fatal accident)    
WD 24   John Miles Lotus-Ford   Withdrew (Teammate's fatal accident)    3
DNS 22   Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford   Fatal accident in practice    3
DNQ 38   Jo Bonnier McLaren-Ford        
WD 26   Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford   Withdrew (Teammate's fatal accident)    3
DNQ 36   Nanni Galli McLaren-Alfa Romeo        
DNQ 56   Silvio Moser Bellasi-Ford        
Source:[4]
Notes
  • ^3 Lotus withdrew after the death of Jochen Rindt. Their places on the grid were left vacant.

Notes

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  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Italian driver Nanni Galli.
  • This was the 10th race start for British constructor March.
  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British constructor Tyrrell.

Championship standings after the race

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

References

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  1. ^ "41st Italian Grand Prix". Motor Sport: 32. October 1970. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  2. ^ "Jochen Rindt". Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Italy 1970 - Qualification • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  4. ^ "1970 Italian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Italy 1970 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.


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