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 on lap 27 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | BRM | ||
| Second | March-Ford | ||
| Third | Matra | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 1970 Belgian Grand Prix was a
1970 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers
.
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.[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
Qualifying
Qualifying classification
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Grid | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jackie Stewart
|
March-Ford | 3:28.0 | 1 | |||
| 2 |  Jochen Rindt
|
Lotus-Ford | 3:30.1 | 2 | |||
| 3 | Chris Amon
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March-Ford | 3:30.3 | 3 | |||
| 4 |  Jacky Ickx
|
Ferrari | 3:30.7 | 4 | |||
| 5 |  Jack Brabham
|
Brabham-Ford | 3:31.5 | 5 | |||
| 6 |  Pedro Rodríguez
|
BRM | 3:31.6 | 6 | |||
| 7 |  Rolf Stommelen
|
Brabham-Ford | 3:32.0 | 7 | |||
| 8 |  Ignazio Giunti
|
Ferrari | 3:32.4 | 8 | |||
| 9 |  Ronnie Peterson
|
March-Ford | 3:32.8 | 9 | |||
| 10 |  Jo Siffert
|
March-Ford | 3:32.9 | 10 | |||
| 11 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise
|
Matra | 3:32.9 | 11 | |||
| 12 | Piers Courage
|
De Tomaso-Ford | 3:33.0 | 12 | |||
| 13 | John Miles
|
Lotus-Ford | 3:33.8 | 13 | |||
| 14 | Jackie Oliver
|
BRM | 3:34.2 | 14 | |||
| 15 | Derek Bell
|
Brabham-Ford | 3:36.2 | 15 | |||
| 16 | Graham Hill
|
Lotus-Ford | 3:37.0 | 16 | |||
| 17 | Henri Pescarolo
|
Matra | 3:37.1 | 17 | |||
| DNQ | Alex Soler-Roig
|
Lotus-Ford | 3:52.7 | — | |||
| Source: [3] | |||||||
Race
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
Source:[4]
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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.
- ^ "F1 tire supplier stats". formula1-dictionary.net. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Belgium 1970 - Qualification • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "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.