1970 Italian Grand Prix

The 1970 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza on 6 September 1970.^[1] It was race 10 of 13 in both the 1970 World Championship of Drivers and the 1970 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was marred by the death of Jochen Rindt, who died during the practice session on 5 September. Rindt himself went on to become Formula One's only posthumous World Champion to date.^[2] The 68-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Clay Regazzoni for his first Grand Prix victory after starting from third position. Jackie Stewart finished second for the Tyrrell team in one of the last races the team used the March chassis and Matra driver Jean-Pierre Beltoise came in third.

1970 Italian Grand Prix
Race details
Date	6 September 1970
Official name	XLI Gran Premio d'Italia
Location	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.750 km (3.573 miles)
Distance	68 laps, 391.000 km (242.956 miles)
Weather	Sunny, Dry
Pole position
Driver	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari
Time	1:24.14
Fastest lap
Driver	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
Time	1:25.2 on lap 65
Podium
First	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
Second	Jackie Stewart	March-Ford
Third	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra
Lap leaders

This was the last time that Monza was driven for 68 laps.^{[citation needed]} From 1971 onwards, the race distance would be 55 laps. It was also the last win for a driver wearing an open-face helmet in Formula One. As of 2024^[update], this was also the last time all three podium finishers used different tyre brands; Regazzoni used Firestones, Stewart used Dunlops and Beltoise used Goodyears.^{[citation needed]}

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Grid
1	2	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:24.14	—	1
2	10	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	1:24.36	+0.22	2
3	4	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:24.39	+0.25	3
4	18	Jackie Stewart	March-Ford	1:24.73	+0.59	4
5	6	Ignazio Giunti	Ferrari	1:24.74	+0.60	5
6	8	Jackie Oliver	BRM	1:24.77	+0.63	6
7	50	Jo Siffert	March-Ford	1:25.09	+0.95	7
8	44	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford	1:25.39	+1.25	8
9	30	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	1:25.47	+1.33	9
10	14	John Surtees	Surtees-Ford	1:25.56	+1.42	10
11	20	François Cevert	March-Ford	1:25.56	+1.42	11
12	22	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	1:25.71	+1.57	DNS
13	34	Andrea de Adamich	McLaren-Alfa Romeo	1:25.91	+1.77	12
14	52	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	1:25.93	+1.79	13
15	40	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	1:26.01	+1.87	14
16	42	Henri Pescarolo	Matra	1:26.04	+1.90	15
17	32	Peter Gethin	McLaren-Ford	1:26.19	+2.05	16
18	28	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	1:26.38	+2.24	DNS
19	24	John Miles	Lotus-Ford	1:26.51	+2.37	DNS
20	46	Rolf Stommelen	Brabham-Ford	1:26.60	+2.46	17
21	48	Chris Amon	March-Ford	1:26.67	+2.53	18
22	54	Tim Schenken	De Tomaso-Ford	1:26.67	+2.53	19
23	12	George Eaton	BRM	1:27.15	+3.01	20
DNQ	38	Jo Bonnier	McLaren-Ford	1:28.07	+3.93	—
DNQ	26	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	1:28.39	+4.25	—
DNQ	36	Nanni Galli	McLaren-Alfa Romeo	1:28.59	+4.45	—
DNQ	56	Silvio Moser	Bellasi-Ford	1:28.61	+4.47	—
Source:[3]

• Jochen Rindt qualified 12th, but did not start the race after he was killed after a mechanical failure causing an accident in Saturday qualifying. His place in grid was left vacant.

Race

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	68	1:39:07.1	3	9
2	18	Jackie Stewart	March-Ford	68	+ 5.73	4	6
3	40	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	68	+ 5.80	14	4
4	30	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	68	+ 6.15	9	3
5	46	Rolf Stommelen	Brabham-Ford	68	+ 6.41	17	2
6	20	François Cevert	March-Ford	68	+ 1:03.46	11	1
7	48	Chris Amon	March-Ford	67	+ 1 Lap	18
8	34	Andrea de Adamich	McLaren-Alfa Romeo	61	+ 7 Laps	12
NC	32	Peter Gethin	McLaren-Ford	60	+ 8 Laps	16
Ret	8	Jackie Oliver	BRM	36	Engine	6
Ret	52	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	35	Engine	13
Ret	44	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford	31	Accident	8
Ret	2	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	25	Clutch	1
Ret	12	George Eaton	BRM	21	Overheating	20
Ret	54	Tim Schenken	De Tomaso-Ford	17	Engine	19
Ret	6	Ignazio Giunti	Ferrari	14	Fuel system	5
Ret	42	Henri Pescarolo	Matra	14	Engine	15
Ret	10	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	12	Engine	2
Ret	50	Jo Siffert	March-Ford	3	Engine	7
Ret	14	John Surtees	Surtees-Ford	0	Electrical	10
DNS	16	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford		Practice only
DNS	28	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford		Withdrew (Teammate's fatal accident)
DNS	24	John Miles	Lotus-Ford		Withdrew (Teammate's fatal accident)		3
DNS	22	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford		Fatal accident in practice		3
DNQ	38	Jo Bonnier	McLaren-Ford
DNS	26	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford		Withdrew (Teammate's fatal accident)		3
DNQ	36	Nanni Galli	McLaren-Alfa Romeo
DNQ	56	Silvio Moser	Bellasi-Ford
Source:[4]

Notes

• ^3 Lotus withdrew after the death of Jochen Rindt. Their places on the grid were left vacant.

Notes

• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Italian driver Nanni Galli.
• This was the 10th race start for British constructor March.
• This was the Formula One World Championship debut for British constructor Tyrrell.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jochen Rindt 45 3 2 Jackie Stewart 25 1 3 Jack Brabham 25 1 4 Denny Hulme 23 3 5 Clay Regazzoni 21 Source:[5]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Ford 50 2 March-Ford 39 3 Brabham-Ford 35 1 4 Ferrari 34 1 5 McLaren-Ford 30 Source:[5]

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