| 1970 Italian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| 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 mi) | ||
| Distance | 68 laps, 391.000 km (242.956 mi) | ||
| Weather | Sunny, Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:24.14 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  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 and became Formula One's only posthumous World Champion as to date.[2] The 68-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Clay Regazzoni after he started from third position. Jackie Stewart finished second for the March team and Matra driver Jean-Pierre Beltoise came in third.
This was the last time that Monza was driven for 68 laps. 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.
Qualifying
Qualifying classification
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 1:24,14 | 1 |
| 2 | Pedro Rodríguez | B.R.M. | 1:24,36 | 2 |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 1:24,39 | 3 |
| 4 | Jackie Stewart | March-Ford | 1:24,73 | 4 |
| 5 | Ignazio Giunti | Ferrari | 1:24,74 | 5 |
| 6 | Jackie Oliver | B.R.M. | 1:24,77 | 6 |
| 7 | Jo Siffert | March-Ford | 1:25,09 | 7 |
| 8 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford | 1:25,39 | 8 |
| 9 | Denis Hulme | McLaren-Ford | 1:25,47 | 9 |
| 10 | John Surtees | Surtees-Ford | 1:25,56 | 10 |
| 11 | François Cevert | March-Ford | 1:25,56 | 11 |
| 12 | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford | 1:25,71 | DNS |
| 13 | Andrea de Adamich | McLaren-Alfa Romeo | 1:25,91 | 12 |
| 14 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford | 1:25,93 | 13 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 1:26,01 | 14 |
| 16 | Henri Pescarolo | Matra | 1:26,04 | 15 |
| 17 | Peter Gethin | McLaren-Ford | 1:26,19 | 16 |
| 18 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford | 1:26,38 | DNS |
| 19 | John Miles | Lotus-Ford | 1:26,51 | DNS |
| 20 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham-Ford | 1:26,60 | 17 |
| 21 | Chris Amon | March-Ford | 1:26,67 | 18 |
| 22 | Tim Schenken | De Tomaso-Ford | 1:26,67 | 19 |
| 23 | George Eaton | B.R.M. | 1:27,15 | 20 |
| DNQ | Jo Bonnier | McLaren-Ford | 1:28,07 | — |
| 25 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | 1:28,39 | DNS |
| DNQ | Nanni Galli | McLaren-Alfa Romeo | 1:28,59 | — |
| DNQ | Silvio Moser | Bellasi-Ford | 1:28,61 | — |
Race
Classification
| 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford | 31 | Accident | 8 | |
| Ret | 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 25 | Clutch | 1 | |
| Ret | 12 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 | |||
| WD | 24 | John Miles | Lotus-Ford | Withdrew | |||
| DNS | 22 |  Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford | Fatal accident in practice | |||
| DNQ | 38 | Jo Bonnier | McLaren-Ford | ||||
| WD | 26 |  Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford | Withdrew | |||
| DNQ | 36 | Nanni Galli | McLaren-Alfa Romeo | ||||
| DNQ | 56 | Silvio Moser | Bellasi-Ford | ||||
Source:[3] | |||||||
Notes
- First Grand Prix win for Clay Regazzoni.
- Jacky Ickx, Clay Regazzoni, Jackie Stewart and Pedro Rodríguez all led the race at some point; during the entire race, the lead changed 28 times.
- First points for François Cevert.
Championship standings after the race
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "41st Italian Grand Prix". Motor Sport: 32. October 1970. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
- ^ "Jochen Rindt". Archived from the original on 3 July 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "1970 Italian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Italy 1970 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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