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1970 Belgian Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryBelgium
Grand PrixBelgian
Date7 June
Year1970
ImageSpa 1950.jpg
Official nameXXIX Grand Prix de Belgique
LocationCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi8.761
Course_km14.100
Distance_laps28
Distance_mi245.317
Distance_km394.800
Pole_DriverJackie Stewart
Pole_TeamMarch-Ford
Pole_Time3:28.0
Pole_CountryUnited Kingdom
Fast_DriverChris Amon
Fast_TeamMarch-Ford
Fast_Time3:27.4
Fast_Lap27
Fast_CountryNew Zealand
First_DriverPedro Rodríguez
First_TeamBRM
First_CountryMexico
Second_DriverChris Amon
Second_TeamMarch-Ford
Second_CountryNew Zealand
Third_DriverJean-Pierre Beltoise
Third_TeamMatra
Third_CountryFrance
Lapchart

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 the last until the 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix. 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.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.DriverConstructorTimeGrid1234567891011121314151617DNQSource:
GBR Jackie StewartMarch-Ford**3:28.0**1
AUT Jochen RindtLotus-Ford3:30.12
NZL Chris AmonMarch-Ford3:30.33
BEL Jacky IckxFerrari3:30.74
AUS Jack BrabhamBrabham-Ford3:31.55
MEX Pedro RodríguezBRM3:31.66
GER Rolf StommelenBrabham-Ford3:32.07
ITA Ignazio GiuntiFerrari3:32.48
SWE Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford3:32.89
SUI Jo SiffertMarch-Ford3:32.910
FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra3:32.911
GBR Piers CourageDe Tomaso-Ford3:33.012
GBR John MilesLotus-Ford3:33.813
GBR Jackie OliverBRM3:34.214
GBR Derek BellBrabham-Ford3:36.215
GBR Graham HillLotus-Ford3:37.016
FRA Henri PescaroloMatra3:37.117
ESP Alex Soler-RoigLotus-Ford3:52.7—

Race

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678NCRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNS
1MEX **Pedro Rodríguez****BRM**281:38:09.96**9**
10NZL **Chris Amon****March-Ford**28+ 1.13**6**
25FRA **Jean-Pierre Beltoise****Matra**28+ 1:43.711**4**
28ITA **Ignazio Giunti****Ferrari**28+ 2:38.58**3**
19GER **Rolf Stommelen****Brabham-Ford**28+ 3:31.87**2**
26FRA **Henri Pescarolo****Matra**27Electrical17**1**
9SUI Jo SiffertMarch-Ford26Fuel pressure10
27BEL Jacky IckxFerrari26+ 2 laps4
14SWE Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford20+ 8 laps9
18AUS Jack BrabhamBrabham-Ford19Clutch5
23UK Graham HillLotus-Ford19Engine16
11UK Jackie StewartMarch-Ford14Engine1
21UK John MilesLotus-Ford13Gearbox13
20AUT Jochen RindtLotus-Ford10Engine2
2UK Jackie OliverBRM7Engine14
7UK Piers CourageDe Tomaso-Ford4Oil pressure12
8UK Derek BellBrabham-Ford1Gearbox15
22ESP Alex Soler-RoigLotus-FordCompleted insufficient laps in practice

Notes

  • This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Italian driver Ignazio Giunti.
  • This was the 100th Formula One World Championship Grand Prix for a Swedish driver. In those 100 races, Swedish drivers had won 1 Grand Prix, had achieved 1 podium finish and 1 pole position.
  • This race marked the 5th podium finish for a Mexican driver.
  • This was the first fastest lap set by a March.
  • For the first time since the 1968 French Grand Prix, a Ford-powered car did not win the race. This ended a record streak of 20 consecutive Grand Prix wins by a Ford-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1AUS Jack Brabham15
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]2United Kingdom Jackie Stewart13
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 93MEX Pedro Rodríguez10
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 14AUT Jochen Rindt9
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 15New Zealand Denny Hulme9

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 31UK March-Ford19
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 12UK Brabham-Ford17
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 13UK McLaren-Ford15
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 14UK Lotus-Ford14
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]5France Matra11
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

Name_of_race = Belgian Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1970 | Previous_race_in_season = 1970 Monaco Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1970 Dutch Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1968 Belgian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1972 Belgian Grand Prix Next race at Spa-Francorchamps: 1983 Belgian Grand Prix

References

  1. "Mexico - Wins".
  2. "F1 tire supplier stats".
  3. "Belgium 1970 - Qualification • STATS F1".
  4. "1970 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  5. "Belgium 1970 - Championship • STATS F1".
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