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.

1970 Spanish Grand Prix
Jarama Permanent Circuit (1967-1990)
Race details
Date 19 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 mi)
Distance 90 laps, 306.360 km (190.363 mi)
Weather Very hot, Dry
Pole position
Driver
Brabham-Ford
Time 1:23.90
Fastest lap
Driver Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford
Time 1:24.3 on lap 19
Podium
First
March-Ford
Second
McLaren-Ford
Third
March-Ford

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. 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.

Classification
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 1 Jackie Stewart March-Ford 90 2:10:58.2 3 9
2 11 Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 89 + 1 Lap 11 6
3 18 Mario Andretti March-Ford 89 + 1 Lap 16 4
4 6 Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 89 + 1 Lap 15 3
5 16 Johnny Servoz-Gavin March-Ford 88 + 2 Laps 14 2
Ret 8 John Surtees McLaren-Ford 76 Gearbox 12  
Ret 7 Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 61 Engine 1  
Ret 24 Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 43 Engine 17  
Ret 22 Henri Pescarolo Matra 33 Engine 9  
Ret 4 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 31 Engine 4  
Ret 5 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 10 Ignition 2  
Ret 9 Chris Amon March-Ford 10 Engine 6  
Ret 3 Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 9 Ignition 8  
WD 10 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 4 Withdrew 5  
Ret 2 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 0 Accident 7  
Ret 15 Jackie Oliver BRM 0 Accident 10  
DNS 12 Piers Courage De Tomaso-Ford 0 Practice Accident 13  
DNQ 20 Andrea de Adamich McLaren-Alfa Romeo    
DNQ 19 John Miles Lotus-Ford    
DNQ 14 Jo Siffert March-Ford    
DNQ 21 George Eaton BRM    
DNQ 23 Alex Soler-Roig Lotus-Ford        
Source:[3]

Notes

Championship standings after the race
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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. "Spain 1970 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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