1970 Italian Grand Prix

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

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.

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 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:24.14 1
2 10 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:24.36 +0.22 2
3 4 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:24.39 +0.25 3
4 18 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart March-Ford 1:24.73 +0.59 4
5 6 Italy Ignazio Giunti Ferrari 1:24.74 +0.60 5
6 8 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver BRM 1:24.77 +0.63 6
7 50 Switzerland Jo Siffert March-Ford 1:25.09 +0.95 7
8 44 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 1:25.39 +1.25 8
9 30 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:25.47 +1.33 9
10 14 United Kingdom John Surtees Surtees-Ford 1:25.56 +1.42 10
11 20 France François Cevert March-Ford 1:25.56 +1.42 11
12 22 Austria Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 1:25.71 +1.57 DNS
13 34 Italy Andrea de Adamich McLaren-Alfa Romeo 1:25.91 +1.77 12
14 52 Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 1:25.93 +1.79 13
15 40 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 1:26.01 +1.87 14
16 42 France Henri Pescarolo Matra 1:26.04 +1.90 15
17 32 United Kingdom Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 1:26.19 +2.05 16
18 28 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:26.38 +2.24 DNS
19 24 United Kingdom John Miles Lotus-Ford 1:26.51 +2.37 DNS
20 46 Germany Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 1:26.60 +2.46 17
21 48 New Zealand Chris Amon March-Ford 1:26.67 +2.53 18
22 54 Australia Tim Schenken De Tomaso-Ford 1:26.67 +2.53 19
23 12 Canada George Eaton BRM 1:27.15 +3.01 20
DNQ 38 Sweden Jo Bonnier McLaren-Ford 1:28.07 +3.93
DNQ 26 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 1:28.39 +4.25
DNQ 36 Italy Nanni Galli McLaren-Alfa Romeo 1:28.59 +4.45
DNQ 56 Switzerland 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 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 68 1:39:07.1 3 9
2 18 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart March-Ford 68 + 5.73 4 6
3 40 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 68 + 5.80 14 4
4 30 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 68 + 6.15 9 3
5 46 Germany Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 68 + 6.41 17 2
6 20 France François Cevert March-Ford 68 + 1:03.46 11 1
7 48 New Zealand Chris Amon March-Ford 67 + 1 Lap 18  
8 34 Italy Andrea de Adamich McLaren-Alfa Romeo 61 + 7 Laps 12  
NC 32 United Kingdom Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 60 + 8 Laps 16  
Ret 8 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver BRM 36 Engine 6  
Ret 52 Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 35 Engine 13  
Ret 44 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 31 Accident 8  
Ret 2 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 25 Clutch 1  
Ret 12 Canada George Eaton BRM 21 Overheating 20  
Ret 54 Australia Tim Schenken De Tomaso-Ford 17 Engine 19  
Ret 6 Italy Ignazio Giunti Ferrari 14 Fuel system 5  
Ret 42 France Henri Pescarolo Matra 14 Engine 15  
Ret 10 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez BRM 12 Engine 2  
Ret 50 Switzerland Jo Siffert March-Ford 3 Engine 7  
Ret 14 United Kingdom John Surtees Surtees-Ford 0 Electrical 10  
DNS 16 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford   Practice only    
WD 28 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Ford   Withdrew (Teammate's fatal accident)    
WD 24 United Kingdom John Miles Lotus-Ford   Withdrew (Teammate's fatal accident)    3
DNS 22 Austria Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford   Fatal accident in practice    3
DNQ 38 Sweden Jo Bonnier McLaren-Ford        
WD 26 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford   Withdrew (Teammate's fatal accident)    3
DNQ 36 Italy Nanni Galli McLaren-Alfa Romeo        
DNQ 56 Switzerland 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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