1970 Italian Grand Prix

May 2025 F1 Italy Italian 6 September 1970 Monza 1957.jpg XLI Gran Premio d'Italia Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy Permanent racing facility 3.573 5.750 68 242.956 391.000 Sunny, Dry Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:24.14 Belgium Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:25.2 on lap 65 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari Switzerland Jackie Stewart March-Ford UK Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra France ITA The 1970 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza on 6 September 1970.https://www.racingsportscars.com/f1/entry/Monza-1970-09-06f.html 1970 Italian Grand Prix Entry list41st Italian Grand Prix Motor Sport October 1970 32 https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1970/32/41st-italian-grand-prix 30 July 2015 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 5 September. Rindt himself went on to become Formula One's only posthumous World Champion to date.https://www.formula1.com/en/championship/drivers/hall-of-fame/Jochen_Rindt.html Jochen Rindt formula1.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160703093115/https://www.formula1.com/en/championship/drivers/hall-of-fame/Jochen_Rindt.html 3 July 2016 3 May 2017 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.October 2021 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.https://humansideofracing.com/events/open-face-helmet/ Open-face helmet humansideofracing.com 21 April 2026https://www.raceteq.com/articles/2024/11/formula-1-helmets-how-f1-helmet-technology-has-evolved Formula 1 helmets: How F1 helmet technology has evolved over seven decades raceteq.com 21 April 2026 2026, this was also the last time all three podium finishers used different tyre brands; Regazzoni used Firestones, Stewart used Dunlops and Beltoise used Goodyears.December 2023 Qualifying classification PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGapGrid12BEL Jacky IckxFerrari1:24.14 —1210MEX Pedro RodríguezBRM1:24.36 +0.22234SUI Clay RegazzoniFerrari1:24.39 +0.253418GBR Jackie StewartMarch-Ford1:24.73 +0.59456ITA Ignazio GiuntiFerrari1:24.74 +0.60568GBR Jackie OliverBRM1:24.77 +0.636750SUI Jo SiffertMarch-Ford1:25.09 +0.957844AUS Jack BrabhamBrabham-Ford1:25.39 +1.258930NZL Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford1:25.47 +1.3391014GBR John SurteesSurtees-Ford1:25.56 +1.42101120FRA François CevertMarch-Ford1:25.56 +1.42111222AUT Jochen RindtLotus-Ford1:25.71 +1.57DNS Did not start1334ITA Andrea de AdamichMcLaren-Alfa Romeo1:25.91 +1.77121452SWE Ronnie PetersonMarch-Ford1:25.93 +1.79131540FRA Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra1:26.01 +1.87141642FRA Henri PescaroloMatra1:26.04 +1.90151732GBR Peter GethinMcLaren-Ford1:26.19 +2.05161828GBR Graham HillLotus-Ford1:26.38 +2.24DNS Did not start1924GBR John MilesLotus-Ford1:26.51 +2.37DNS Did not start2046GER Rolf StommelenBrabham-Ford1:26.60 +2.46172148NZL Chris AmonMarch-Ford1:26.67 +2.53182254AUS Tim SchenkenDe Tomaso-Ford1:26.67 +2.53192312CAN George EatonBRM1:27.15 +3.0120DNQ Did not qualify38SWE Jo BonnierMcLaren-Ford1:28.07 +3.93—DNQ Did not qualify26BRA Emerson FittipaldiLotus-Ford1:28.39 +4.25—DNQ Did not qualify36ITA Nanni GalliMcLaren-Alfa Romeo1:28.59 +4.45—DNQ Did not qualify56SUI Silvio MoserBellasi-Ford1:28.61 +4.47—Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1970/italie/qualification.aspx Italy 1970 - Qualification • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 15 March 2021 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. Post-qualifying Rindt died after seven minutes, before arriving to a hospital in Milan. The official time of death was given as 16 minutes, meaning that he had been killed instantly. The autopsy recorded the cause of death as head injuries likely caused by an impact from a wheel and suspension. Lotus team withdrew from the race on Sunday morning. On 8 September, the FIA called a meeting at the request of the Italian Automobile Club to review the events of the weekend. Later on, the governing body announced new safety measures for the next round in Canada which included the entry and exit of the pit lane to be controlled by a curve to force cars to run at a reduced speed, no team mechanic would be allowed onto the pit lane surface except for pit stops and a draw would be arranged to determine the order in which cars make pit stops and be limited to emergencies with cars not taking on new tyres or allowed to refuel. Rindt was the last Austrian driver for 24 years to die in a Formula One qualifying accident, until the death of Roland Ratzenberger from injuries sustained at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. It was also the last Austrian driver fatality until Helmut Koinigg at the 1974 United States Grand Prix. Next two rounds, Rindt won the Driver’s Championship posthumously after the United States Grand Prix. Race classification Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 4 SUI Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 68 1:39:07.1 3 9 2 18 UK Jackie Stewart March-Ford 68 + 5.73 4 6 3 40 FRA Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 68 + 5.80 14 4 4 30 NZL Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 68 + 6.15 9 3 5 46 GER Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 68 + 6.41 17 2 6 20 FRA François Cevert March-Ford 68 + 1:03.46 11 1 7 48 NZL Chris Amon March-Ford 67 + 1 Lap 18   8 34 ITA Andrea de Adamich McLaren-Alfa Romeo 61 + 7 Laps 12   NC Not classified 32 UK Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 60 + 8 Laps 16   Ret Retired 8 UK Jackie Oliver BRM 36 Engine 6   Ret Retired 52 SWE Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 35 Engine 13   Ret Retired 44 AUS Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 31 Accident 8   Ret Retired 2 BEL Jacky Ickx Ferrari 25 Clutch 1   Ret Retired 12 CAN George Eaton BRM 21 Overheating 20   Ret Retired 54 AUS Tim Schenken De Tomaso-Ford 17 Engine 19   Ret Retired 6 ITA Ignazio Giunti Ferrari 14 Fuel system 5   Ret Retired 42 FRA Henri Pescarolo Matra 14 Engine 15   Ret Retired 10 MEX Pedro Rodríguez BRM 12 Engine 2   Ret Retired 50 SUI Jo Siffert March-Ford 3 Engine 7   Ret Retired 14 UK John Surtees Surtees-Ford 0 Electrical 10   DNS Did not start 16 UK Jackie Stewart Tyrrell-Ford   Practice only     DNS Did not start 28 UK Graham Hill Lotus-Ford   Withdrew (Teammate's fatal accident)     DNS Did not start 24 UK John Miles Lotus-Ford   Withdrew (Teammate's fatal accident)    3 3 DNS Did not start 22 AUT Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford   Fatal accident in qualifying    3 3 DNQ Did not qualify 38 SWE Jo Bonnier McLaren-Ford         DNS Did not start 26 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford   Withdrew (Teammate's fatal accident)    3 3 DNQ Did not qualify 36 ITA Nanni Galli McLaren-Alfa Romeo         DNQ Did not qualify 56 SUI Silvio Moser Bellasi-Ford        Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1970/533/ 1970 Italian Grand Prix formula1.com 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140202141715/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1970/533/ 2 February 2014 Notes 3 3 Lotus withdrew after the death of Jochen Rindt. Their places on the grid were left vacant. Notes 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 Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 AUT Jochen Rindt* 45 10px 3 2 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart* 25 10px 1 3 AUS Jack Brabham* 25 10px 1 4 New Zealand Denny Hulme* 23 10px 3 5 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni* 21Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1970/italie/championnat.aspx Italy 1970 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 18 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 10px 1 UK Lotus-Ford* 50 10px 2 UK March-Ford* 39 10px 3 UK Brabham-Ford* 35 10px 1 4 ITA Ferrari* 34 10px 1 5 UK McLaren-Ford* 30Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion. References em30 Italian Grand Prix 1970 1970 Austrian Grand Prix 1970 Canadian Grand Prix 1969 Italian Grand Prix 1971 Italian Grand Prix Italian Grand Prix Category:Italian Grand Prix Category:1970 in Italian motorsport Italian Grand Prix