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1970 Belgian Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Country = Belgium

|Grand Prix = Belgian

|Date = 7 June

|Year = 1970

|Image = Spa 1950.jpg

|Caption =

|Official name = XXIX Grand Prix de Belgique

|Location = Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 8.761

|Course_km = 14.100

|Distance_laps = 28

|Distance_mi = 245.317

|Distance_km = 394.800

|Pole_Driver = Jackie Stewart

|Pole_Team = March-Ford

|Pole_Time = 3:28.0

|Pole_Country = United Kingdom

|Fast_Driver = Chris Amon

|Fast_Team = March-Ford

|Fast_Time = 3:27.4

|Fast_Lap = 27

|Fast_Country = New Zealand

|First_Driver = Pedro Rodríguez

|First_Team = BRM

|First_Country = Mexico

|Second_Driver = Chris Amon

|Second_Team = March-Ford

|Second_Country= New Zealand

|Third_Driver = Jean-Pierre Beltoise

|Third_Team = Matra

|Third_Country = France

|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1970|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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/mexico/victoire.aspx|title=Mexico - Wins|website=statsf1.com|access-date=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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.formula1-dictionary.net/tire_supplier_history.html|title=F1 tire supplier stats|website=formula1-dictionary.net|access-date=16 October 2021}}

Qualifying

= Qualifying classification =

class="wikitable sortable"

!Pos.

!Driver

!Constructor

!Time

!Grid

1

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jackie Stewart

|March-Ford

|3:28.0

|1

2

|{{flagicon|AUT}} Jochen Rindt

|Lotus-Ford

|3:30.1

|2

3

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Chris Amon

|March-Ford

|3:30.3

|3

4

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Jacky Ickx

|Ferrari

|3:30.7

|4

5

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Brabham

|Brabham-Ford

|3:31.5

|5

6

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Pedro Rodríguez

|BRM

|3:31.6

|6

7

|{{flagicon|GER}} Rolf Stommelen

|Brabham-Ford

|3:32.0

|7

8

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Ignazio Giunti

|Ferrari

|3:32.4

|8

9

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Ronnie Peterson

|March-Ford

|3:32.8

|9

10

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Jo Siffert

|March-Ford

|3:32.9

|10

11

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Beltoise

|Matra

|3:32.9

|11

12

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Piers Courage

|De Tomaso-Ford

|3:33.0

|12

13

|{{flagicon|GBR}} John Miles

|Lotus-Ford

|3:33.8

|13

14

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Jackie Oliver

|BRM

|3:34.2

|14

15

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Derek Bell

|Brabham-Ford

|3:36.2

|15

16

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Graham Hill

|Lotus-Ford

|3:37.0

|16

17

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Pescarolo

|Matra

|3:37.1

|17

DNQ

|{{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Alex Soler-Roig

|Lotus-Ford

|3:52.7

|—

colspan=8|Source: {{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1970/belgique/qualification.aspx|title=Belgium 1970 - Qualification • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=12 March 2021}}

Race

= Classification =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 1

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Pedro Rodríguez

| BRM

| 28

| 1:38:09.9

| 6

| 9

2

| 10

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Chris Amon

| March-Ford

| 28

| + 1.1

| 3

| 6

3

| 25

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Pierre Beltoise

| Matra

| 28

| + 1:43.7

| 11

| 4

4

| 28

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ignazio Giunti

| Ferrari

| 28

| + 2:38.5

| 8

| 3

5

| 19

| {{flagicon|GER}} Rolf Stommelen

| Brabham-Ford

| 28

| + 3:31.8

| 7

| 2

6

| 26

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Pescarolo

| Matra

| 27

| Electrical

| 17

| 1

7

| 9

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Jo Siffert

| March-Ford

| 26

| Fuel pressure

| 10

|  

8

| 27

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Jacky Ickx

| Ferrari

| 26

| + 2 laps

| 4

|  

NC

| 14

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Ronnie Peterson

| March-Ford

| 20

| + 8 laps

| 9

|  

Ret

| 18

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Brabham

| Brabham-Ford

| 19

| Clutch

| 5

|  

Ret

| 23

| {{flagicon|UK}} Graham Hill

| Lotus-Ford

| 19

| Engine

| 16

|  

Ret

| 11

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jackie Stewart

| March-Ford

| 14

| Engine

| 1

|  

Ret

| 21

| {{flagicon|UK}} John Miles

| Lotus-Ford

| 13

| Gearbox

| 13

|  

Ret

| 20

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Jochen Rindt

| Lotus-Ford

| 10

| Engine

| 2

|  

Ret

| 2

| {{flagicon|UK}} Jackie Oliver

| BRM

| 7

| Engine

| 14

|  

Ret

| 7

| {{flagicon|UK}} Piers Courage

| De Tomaso-Ford

| 4

| Oil pressure

| 12

|  

Ret

| 8

| {{flagicon|UK}} Derek Bell

| Brabham-Ford

| 1

| Gearbox

| 15

|  

DNS

| 22

| {{flagicon|ESP|1945}} Alex Soler-Roig

| Lotus-Ford

|

| Completed insufficient laps in practice

|

|

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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

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Brabham

| align="left"| 15

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Jackie Stewart

| align="left"| 13

align="left"| 10px 9

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Pedro Rodríguez

| align="left"| 10

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Jochen Rindt

| align="left"| 9

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Denny Hulme

| align="left"| 9

colspan=4|Source: {{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1970/belgique/championnat.aspx|title=Belgium 1970 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=12 March 2019}}

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos

! Constructor

! Points

align="left"| 10px 3

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|UK}} March-Ford

| align="left"| 19

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|UK}} Brabham-Ford

| align="left"| 17

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|UK}} McLaren-Ford

| align="left"| 15

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|UK}} Lotus-Ford

| align="left"| 14

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|France}} Matra

| align="left"| 11

colspan=4|Source:

{{col-end}}

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

{{reflist|30em}}

{{F1 race report|

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

}}

{{F1GP 70-79}}

Belgian Grand Prix

Category:Belgian Grand Prix

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Category:June 1970 sports events in Europe