1970 Belgian Grand Prix
1970 Belgian Grand Prix | |||
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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 | Chris Amon | March-Ford | |
Time | 3:27.4 | ||
Podium | |||
First | BRM | ||
Second | March-Ford | ||
Third | Matra |
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.
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 as of the conclusion of the 2019 Formula One season[update], the most recent.[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.[citation needed]
Classification
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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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 | |||
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Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "Mexico - Wins". statsf1.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "1970 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Belgium 1970 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.