1970 Dutch Grand Prix
1970 Dutch Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | June 21, 1970 | ||
Official name | XVIII Grote Prijs van Nederland | ||
Location | Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.193 km (2.605 miles) | ||
Distance | 90 laps, 377.370 km (234.487 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
Time | 1:18.5 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | |
Time | 1:19.23 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Lotus-Ford | ||
Second | March-Ford | ||
Third | Ferrari |
The 1970 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on June 21, 1970. It was race 5 of 13 in both the 1970 World Championship of Drivers and the 1970 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
The race was won by Lotus-Ford driver Jochen Rindt in his new monocoque-chassis Type 72, which had only raced twice before (but in a different spec); and this came 3 years after the 72's predecessor; DFV-debutant Type 49 in 1967 won first time out at exactly the same track with Jim Clark driving.[citation needed] Rindt racing the 72 without the complex anti-squat and anti-dive features, which the Austrian had never believed in, effortlessly dominated the practice and race putting little pressure on the car and not even having to use the maximum road width or line. Chapman persisted with anti-squat and dive on John Miles' 72 which was fifth on the first lap and proved difficult to pass. Miles finally being passed by Beltoise on lap 49 and Surtees, 4 laps from the flag. The race saw the significant debut of Clay Regazzoni in the second Ferrari, the Italian marque looking truly competitive for the first time in years. However the race was marred by the fatal accident of British driver Piers Courage driving the Frank Williams-entered De Tomaso-Ford.[1]
Classification
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 10 | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford | 80 | 1:50:43.41 | 1 | 9 |
2 | 5 | Jackie Stewart | March-Ford | 80 | + 30.00 | 2 | 6 |
3 | 25 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 79 | + 1 Lap | 3 | 4 |
4 | 26 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 79 | + 1 Lap | 6 | 3 |
5 | 23 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 79 | + 1 Lap | 10 | 2 |
6 | 16 | John Surtees | McLaren-Ford | 79 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 1 |
7 | 12 | John Miles | Lotus-Ford | 78 | + 2 Laps | 8 | |
8 | 24 | Henri Pescarolo | Matra | 78 | + 2 Laps | 13 | |
9 | 22 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 78 | + 2 Laps | 16 | |
10 | 1 | Pedro Rodríguez | BRM | 77 | + 3 Laps | 7 | |
11 | 18 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford | 76 | + 4 laps | 12 | |
NC | 15 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford | 71 | Not Classified | 20 | |
Ret | 6 | François Cevert | March-Ford | 31 | Engine | 15 | |
Ret | 3 | George Eaton | BRM | 26 | Oil Leak | 18 | |
Ret | 2 | Jackie Oliver | BRM | 23 | Engine | 5 | |
Ret | 4 | Piers Courage | De Tomaso-Ford | 22 | Fatal Accident | 9 | |
Ret | 9 | Jo Siffert | March-Ford | 22 | Engine | 17 | |
Ret | 20 | Peter Gethin | McLaren-Ford | 18 | Accident | 11 | |
Ret | 32 | Dan Gurney | McLaren-Ford | 2 | Engine | 19 | |
Ret | 8 | Chris Amon | March-Ford | 1 | Clutch | 4 | |
DNQ | 21 | Andrea de Adamich | McLaren-Alfa Romeo | ||||
DNQ | 19 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham-Ford | ||||
DNQ | 31 | Pete Lovely | Lotus-Ford | ||||
DNQ | 29 | Silvio Moser | Bellasi-Ford | ||||
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Notes
- This was the first race for future-grand prix winners Clay Regazzoni, François Cevert and Peter Gethin.
- Piers Courage was killed in a violent accident on lap 22, at Tunnel Oost, when his car's suspension was damaged after hitting a curb, and the car went straight up a grass embankment. It then somersaulted and exploded, and Courage had died instantly after being hit on the head by one of the car’s front wheels. The flames were so intense, that trees surrounding the accident site, were lit up as a result. A similar accident occurred at the 1973 race, which claimed the life of Roger Williamson.
- This was the first win for the Lotus 72.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "The Dutch Grand Prix". Motor Sport: 44. August 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
- ^ "1970 Dutch Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.