1970 Belgian Grand Prix

F1 Belgium Belgian 7 June 1970 Spa 1950.jpg XXIX Grand Prix de Belgique Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium Permanent racing facility 8.761 14.100 28 245.317 394.800 Jackie Stewart March-Ford 3:28.0 United Kingdom Chris Amon March-Ford 3:27.4 27 New Zealand Pedro Rodríguez BRM Mexico Chris Amon March-Ford New Zealand Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra France BEL 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.https://www.statsf1.com/en/mexico/victoire.aspx Mexico - Wins statsf1.com 30 January 2020 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.http://www.formula1-dictionary.net/tire_supplier_history.html F1 tire supplier stats formula1-dictionary.net 16 October 2021 Qualifying Qualifying classification Pos.DriverConstructorTimeGrid1GBR Jackie StewartMarch-Ford3:28.012AUT Jochen RindtLotus-Ford3:30.123NZL Chris AmonMarch-Ford3:30.334BEL Jacky IckxFerrari3:30.745AUS Jack BrabhamBrabham-Ford3:31.556MEX Pedro RodríguezBRM3:31.667GER Rolf StommelenBrabham-Ford3:32.078ITA Ignazio GiuntiFerrari3:32.489SWE Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford3:32.8910SUI Jo SiffertMarch-Ford3:32.91011FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra3:32.91112GBR Piers CourageDe Tomaso-Ford3:33.01213GBR John MilesLotus-Ford3:33.81314GBR Jackie OliverBRM3:34.21415GBR Derek BellBrabham-Ford3:36.21516GBR Graham HillLotus-Ford3:37.01617FRA Henri PescaroloMatra3:37.117DNQ Did not qualifyESP 1945 Alex Soler-RoigLotus-Ford3:52.7—Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1970/belgique/qualification.aspx Belgium 1970 - Qualification • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 12 March 2021 Race Classification Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 MEX Pedro Rodríguez BRM 28 1:38:09.9 6 9 2 10 NZL Chris Amon March-Ford 28 + 1.1 3 6 3 25 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 28 + 1:43.7 11 4 4 28 ITA Ignazio Giunti Ferrari 28 + 2:38.5 8 3 5 19 GER Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 28 + 3:31.8 7 2 6 26 FRA Henri Pescarolo Matra 27 Electrical 17 1 7 9 SUI Jo Siffert March-Ford 26 Fuel pressure 10   8 27 BEL Jacky Ickx Ferrari 26 + 2 laps 4   NC Not classified 14 SWE Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 20 + 8 laps 9   Ret Retired 18 AUS Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 19 Clutch 5   Ret Retired 23 UK Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 19 Engine 16   Ret Retired 11 UK Jackie Stewart March-Ford 14 Engine 1   Ret Retired 21 UK John Miles Lotus-Ford 13 Gearbox 13   Ret Retired 20 AUT Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 10 Engine 2   Ret Retired 2 UK Jackie Oliver BRM 7 Engine 14   Ret Retired 7 UK Piers Courage De Tomaso-Ford 4 Oil pressure 12   Ret Retired 8 UK Derek Bell Brabham-Ford 1 Gearbox 15   DNS Did not start 22 ESP 1945 Alex Soler-Roig Lotus-Ford Completed insufficient laps in practice Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1970/528/ 1970 Belgian Grand Prix formula1.com 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20131031021332/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1970/528/ 31 October 2013 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 Pos Driver Points 10px 1 AUS Jack Brabham 15 10px 2 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 13 10px 9 3 MEX Pedro Rodríguez 10 10px 1 4 AUT Jochen Rindt 9 10px 1 5 New Zealand Denny Hulme 9Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1970/belgique/championnat.aspx Belgium 1970 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 12 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 3 1 UK March-Ford 19 10px 1 2 UK Brabham-Ford 17 10px 1 3 UK McLaren-Ford 15 10px 1 4 UK Lotus-Ford 14 10px 5 France Matra 11Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 30em Belgian Grand Prix 1970 1970 Monaco Grand Prix 1970 Dutch Grand Prix 1968 Belgian Grand Prix 1972 Belgian Grand PrixNext race at Spa-Francorchamps: 1983 Belgian Grand Prix Belgian Grand Prix Category:Belgian Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:June 1970 sports events in Europe