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)
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 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 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford
Time 1:24.3 on lap 19
Podium
First
March-Ford
Second
McLaren-Ford
Third
March-Ford
Lap leaders

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. Driver Constructor Time No
1 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 1:23.9 1
2 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 1:24.1 2
3 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart March-Ford 1:24.2 3
4 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 1:24.46 4
5 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez BRM 1:24.5 5
6 New Zealand Chris Amon March-Ford 1:24.65 6
7 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:24.7 7
8 Austria Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 1:24.8 8
9 France Henri Pescarolo Matra 1:24.9 9
10 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver BRM 1:25.0 10
11 New Zealand Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 1:25.0 11
DNQ Germany Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 1:25.1 161
DNQ Italy Andrea de Adamich McLaren-Alfa Romeo 1:25.15 —
14 United Kingdom John Surtees McLaren-Ford 1:25.2 12
DNQ United Kingdom John Miles Lotus-Ford 1:25.3 —
DNQ Switzerland Jo Siffert March-Ford 1:25.38 —
17 United Kingdom Piers Courage De Tomaso-Ford 1:25.44 DNS
18 France Johnny Servoz-Gavin March-Ford 1:25.46 13
19 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 1:25.54 14
20 United States Mario Andretti March-Ford 1:25.7 15
DNQ Spain Alex Soler-Roig Lotus-Ford 1:25.8 —
DNQ Canada George Eaton BRM 1:26.4 —

Race

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

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

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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