1970 Austrian Grand Prix

1970 Austrian Grand Prix
1970 Austrian Grand Prix
	The Österreichring (in 1970)
Race details
Date	16 August 1970
Official name	VIII Großer Preis von Österreich
Location	Österreichring; Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.911 km (3.673 miles)
Distance	60 laps, 354.66 km (220.38 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Jochen Rindt;
Time	1:39.23
Fastest lap
Driver	Jacky Ickx; Clay Regazzoni
Time	1:40.4
Podium
First	Jacky Ickx;
Second	Clay Regazzoni;
Third	Rolf Stommelen;
	Lap leaders ;

The 1970 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Österreichring on 16 August 1970. It was race 9 of 13 in both the 1970 World Championship of Drivers and the 1970 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.^[1] This was the third Austrian Grand Prix, the second as part of the World Championship, and the first at the scenic Österreichring, built to replace the bumpy and bland Zeltweg Airfield circuit.

The 60-lap race was won by Jacky Ickx, driving a Ferrari, after he started from third position. Teammate Clay Regazzoni achieved his first podium finish by coming second, while Rolf Stommelen achieved his only podium finish, coming third in a Brabham-Ford. Local driver and championship leader Jochen Rindt started from pole position in his Lotus-Ford, but retired with an engine failure. It would turn out to be Rindt's final Formula One race start.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Grid
1	6	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	1:39.23	—	1
2	27	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:39.70	+0.47	2
3	12	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:39.86	+0.63	3
4	1	Jackie Stewart	March-Ford	1:40.15	+0.92	4
5	14	Ignazio Giunti	Ferrari	1:40.21	+0.98	5
6	4	Chris Amon	March-Ford	1:40.60	+1.37	6
7	19	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	1:40.81	+1.58	7
8	10	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford	1:40.81	+1.58	8
9	2	François Cevert	March-Ford	1:40.89	+1.66	9
10	7	John Miles	Lotus-Ford	1:41.46	+2.23	10
11	21	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	1:41.49	+2.26	11
12	15	John Surtees	Surtees-Ford	1:41.49	+2.26	12
13	20	Henri Pescarolo	Matra	1:41.70	+2.47	13
14	16	Jackie Oliver	BRM	1:41.73	+2.50	14
15	22	Andrea de Adamich	McLaren-Alfa Romeo	1:41.82	+2.59	15
16	8	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	1:41.86	+2.63	16
17	11	Rolf Stommelen	Brabham-Ford	1:42.09	+2.86	17
18	5	Mario Andretti	March-Ford	1:42.28	+3.05	18
19	26	Tim Schenken	De Tomaso-Ford	1:42.41	+3.18	19
20	3	Jo Siffert	March-Ford	1:42.56	+3.33	20
21	23	Peter Gethin	McLaren-Ford	1:42.79	+3.56	21
22	17	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	1:43.19	+3.96	22
23	18	George Eaton	BRM	1:45.00	+5.77	23
24	24	Silvio Moser	Bellasi-Ford	1:45.64	+6.41	24
Source:^[2]

Race

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	12	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	60	1:42:17.3	3	9
2	27	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	60	+ 0.61	2	6
3	11	Rolf Stommelen	Brabham-Ford	60	+ 1:27.88	17	4
4	17	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	59	+ 1 Lap	22	3
5	16	Jackie Oliver	BRM	59	+ 1 Lap	14	2
6	19	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	59	+ 1 Lap	7	1
7	14	Ignazio Giunti	Ferrari	59	+ 1 Lap	5
8	4	Chris Amon	March-Ford	59	+ 1 Lap	6
9	3	Jo Siffert	March-Ford	59	+ 1 Lap	20
10	23	Peter Gethin	McLaren-Ford	59	+ 1 Lap	21
11	18	George Eaton	BRM	58	+ 2 Laps	23
12	22	Andrea de Adamich	McLaren-Alfa Romeo	57	+ 3 Laps	15
13	10	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford	56	+ 4 Laps	8
14	20	Henri Pescarolo	Matra	56	+ 4 Laps	13
15	8	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	55	+ 5 Laps	16
Ret	21	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	30	Engine	11
Ret	15	John Surtees	Surtees-Ford	27	Engine	12
Ret	26	Tim Schenken	De Tomaso-Ford	25	Engine	19
Ret	6	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	21	Engine	1
Ret	5	Mario Andretti	March-Ford	13	Accident	18
Ret	24	Silvio Moser	Bellasi-Ford	13	Radiator	24
Ret	1	Jackie Stewart	March-Ford	7	Fuel Pipe	4
Ret	7	John Miles	Lotus-Ford	4	Brakes	10
Ret	2	François Cevert	March-Ford	0	Engine	9
Source:^[3]

Notes

This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Australian driver Tim Schenken.
This was the 122nd race start for Jack Brabham, thereby setting a new record.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Jochen Rindt	45
	2	Jack Brabham	25
	3	Denny Hulme	20
3	4	Jacky Ickx	19
1	5	Jackie Stewart	19
Source:^[4]

Constructors' Championship standings

	Pos	Constructor	Points
	1	Lotus-Ford	50
	2	March-Ford	33
	3	Brabham-Ford	33
	4	McLaren-Ford	27
	5	Ferrari	25
Source:^[4]

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

References

^ ^a ^b "1970 Austrian Grand Prix Entry list".
^ "Austria 1970 - Qualification • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
^ "1970 Austrian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Austria 1970 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

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[entrylist-1] "1970 Austrian Grand Prix Entry list".

[2] "Austria 1970 - Qualification • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.

[3] "1970 Austrian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.

[champ-4] "Austria 1970 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

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