1970 Spanish Grand Prix

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1970 Spanish Grand Prix
Circuito Permanente del Jarama 1980.svg
Jarama Permanent Circuit (1967-1990)
Race details
Date19 April 1970
Official name XVI Gran Premio de España
Location Circuito Permanente del Jarama, Madrid, Spain
Course Race track
Course length 3.404 km (2.115 miles)
Distance 90 laps, 306.360 km (190.363 miles)
Weather Very hot, Dry
Pole position
Driver Brabham-Ford
Time 1:23.90
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford
Time 1:24.3 on lap 19
Podium
First March-Ford
Second McLaren-Ford
Third March-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1970 Spanish Grand Prix

The 1970 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Jarama circuit on 19 April 1970. It was race 2 of 13 in both the 1970 World Championship of Drivers and the 1970 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

Contents

Prior to the race, the organisers of the Grand Prix sparked anger amongst the members of FOCA when they limited the number of starters to only sixteen. To add to the chaos, none of the laps set on Friday were counted towards qualifying. On the morning before the race, the matter seemed resolved and the organisers initially reversed their decision, and those who failed to qualify looked as if they would be allowed to start. The Commission Sportive Internationale then stepped in and forced the Spanish organisers to revert to the original limit of sixteen starters, and the cars that failed to qualify were wheeled off the grid. [1]

The race was won by defending world champion Jackie Stewart, driving a March 701 car entered by a privateer Tyrrell team. This was the last win of a privately entered car in Formula One. American driver Mario Andretti took his first Formula One podium in third place. [2] The race was marred by a serious accident involving Jackie Oliver and Jacky Ickx. Both their cars burst into flames, and Ickx was slightly burned after his race overalls became soaked in burning fuel. He recovered sufficiently to be able to compete in the next race, at Monaco. Bruce McLaren scored his last podium, points and race finish.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.DriverConstructorTimeNo
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 1:23.91
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:24.12
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart March-Ford 1:24.23
4 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 1:24.464
5 Flag of Mexico.svg Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:24.55
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon March-Ford 1:24.656
7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:24.77
8 Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 1:24.88
9 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo Matra 1:24.99
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Oliver BRM 1:25.010
11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 1:25.011
DNQ Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 1:25.1161
DNQ Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Adamich McLaren-Alfa Romeo 1:25.15
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees McLaren-Ford 1:25.212
DNQ Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Miles Lotus-Ford 1:25.3
DNQ Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert March-Ford 1:25.38
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Piers Courage De Tomaso-Ford 1:25.44DNS
18 Flag of France.svg Johnny Servoz-Gavin March-Ford 1:25.4613
19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:25.5414
20 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti March-Ford 1:25.715
DNQ Flag of Spain.svg Alex Soler-Roig Lotus-Ford 1:25.8
DNQ Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg George Eaton BRM 1:26.4

Race

Classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart March-Ford 902:10:58.239
211 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 89+ 1 Lap116
318 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti March-Ford 89+ 1 Lap164
46 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 89+ 1 Lap153
516 Flag of France.svg Johnny Servoz-Gavin March-Ford 88+ 2 Laps142
Ret8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Surtees McLaren-Ford 76Gearbox12 
Ret7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 61Engine1 
Ret24 Flag of Germany.svg Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 43Engine17 
Ret22 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo Matra 33Engine9 
Ret4 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 31Engine4 
Ret5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 10Ignition2 
Ret9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Chris Amon March-Ford 10Engine6 
Ret3 Flag of Austria.svg Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 9Ignition8 
WD10 Flag of Mexico.svg Pedro Rodríguez BRM 4Withdrew5 
Ret2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jacky Ickx Ferrari 0Accident7 
Ret15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Oliver BRM 0Accident10 
DNS12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Piers Courage De Tomaso-Ford 0Practice Accident13 
DNQ20 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Adamich McLaren-Alfa Romeo   
DNQ19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Miles Lotus-Ford   
DNQ14 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Siffert March-Ford   
DNQ21 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg George Eaton BRM   
DNQ23 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Alex Soler-Roig Lotus-Ford     
Source: [3]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

References

  1. "Poachers turned gamekeepers: how the FOCA became the new FIA - Part 1: Introduction and timeline". Forix.com. 21 November 2007.
  2. "The Grand Prix of Spain". Motor Sport . May 1970. p. 30. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  3. "1970 Spanish Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Spain 1970 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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