1970 German Grand Prix

1970 German Grand Prix
Race details
Date August 2, 1970
Official name XXXII Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location Hockenheimring
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 6.790 km (4.219[1] miles)
Distance 50 laps, 339.5 km (210.9 miles)
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:59.5
Fastest lap
Driver Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari
Time 2:00.5
Podium
First Lotus-Ford
Second Ferrari
Third McLaren-Ford
Lap leaders

The 1970 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Hockenheimring on 2 August 1970. It was race 8 of 13 in both the 1970 World Championship of Drivers and the 1970 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.[2] The 50-lap race was won by Lotus driver Jochen Rindt after he started from second position. Jacky Ickx finished second for the Ferrari team and McLaren driver Denny Hulme came in third.

On short notice following the drivers' demand for improved safety at the Nürburgring, the race was moved to Hockenheim for the first time in the history of the German Grand Prix as this track already had been fitted with Armco. F1 returned to an updated Nürburgring in 1971.

This was Rindt's final win in his career before his death at the Italian Grand Prix that year at Monza.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap Grid
1 10 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 1:59.5 1
2 2 Austria Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 1:59.7 +0.2 2
3 15 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 1:59.8 +0.3 3
4 12 Switzerland Jo Siffert March-Ford 2:00.0 +0.5 4
5 14 France Henri Pescarolo Matra 2:00.5 +1.0 5
6 5 New Zealand Chris Amon March-Ford 2:00.9 +1.4 6
7 1 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart March-Ford 2:01.0 +1.5 7
8 6 Mexico Pedro Rodríguez BRM 2:01.1 +1.6 8
9 11 United States Mario Andretti March-Ford 2:01.5 +2.0 9
10 16 United Kingdom John Miles Lotus-Ford 2:01.6 +2.1 10
11 21 Germany Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 2:01.6 +2.1 11
12 3 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 2:02.0 +2.5 12
13 17 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 2:02.0 +2.5 13
14 23 France François Cevert March-Ford 2:02.1 +2.6 14
15 7 United Kingdom John Surtees Surtees-Ford 2:02.1 +2.6 15
16 4 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 2:02.1 +2.6 16
17 24 United Kingdom Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 2:02.2 +2.7 17
18 18 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver BRM 2:02.3 +2.8 18
19 22 Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 2:02.4 +2.9 19
DNQ 25 United Kingdom Brian Redman De Tomaso-Ford 2:02.7 +3.2
21 9 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 2:03.0 +3.5 20
DNQ 20 Italy Andrea de Adamich McLaren-Alfa Romeo 2:03.0 +3.5
23 8 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 2:05.2 +5.7 21
DNQ 27 Switzerland Silvio Moser Bellasi-Ford 2:06.2 +6.7
DNQ 26 Germany Hubert Hahne March-Ford 2:07.1 +7.6
Source:[3]

Race

Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2 Austria Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 50 1:42:00.3 2 9
2 10 Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 50 + 0.7 1 6
3 4 New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 50 + 1:21.8 16 4
4 17 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 50 + 1:55.1 13 3
5 21 West Germany Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 49 + 1 Lap 11 2
6 14 France Henri Pescarolo Matra 49 + 1 Lap 5 1
7 23 France François Cevert March-Ford 49 + 1 Lap 14  
8 12 Switzerland Jo Siffert March-Ford 47 Ignition 4  
9 7 United Kingdom John Surtees Surtees-Ford 46 Engine 15  
Ret 9 United Kingdom Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 37 Engine 20  
Ret 5 New Zealand Chris Amon March-Ford 34 Engine 6  
Ret 15 Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 30 Engine 3  
Ret 16 United Kingdom John Miles Lotus-Ford 24 Engine 10  
Ret 1 United Kingdom Jackie Stewart March-Ford 20 Engine 7  
Ret 11 United States Mario Andretti March-Ford 15 Gearbox 9  
Ret 22 Sweden Ronnie Peterson March-Ford 11 Engine 19  
Ret 6 Mexico Pedro Rodriguez BRM 7 Ignition 8  
Ret 18 United Kingdom Jackie Oliver BRM 5 Engine 18  
Ret 3 Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 4 Oil Leak 12  
Ret 8 France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 4 Suspension 21  
Ret 24 United Kingdom Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 3 Throttle 17  
DNQ 25 United Kingdom Brian Redman De Tomaso-Ford        
DNQ 20 Italy Andrea de Adamich McLaren-Alfa Romeo        
DNQ 27 Switzerland Silvio Moser Bellasi-Ford        
DNQ 26 West Germany Hubert Hahne March-Ford        
Source:[4]

Notes

  • This was the 50th pole position for a Ferrari-powered car.
  • This was the 50th race for a Ford-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

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

References

  1. ^ "1970 German Grand Prix | Motorsport Database".
  2. ^ "1970 German Grand Prix Entry list".
  3. ^ "Germany 1970 - Qualification • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  4. ^ "1970 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Germany 1970 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.


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