The 1970 Italian Grand Prix was held at Monza on September 6. Clay Regazzoni won the race in a Ferrari, followed by Jackie Stewart in a March-Ford and Jean-Pierre Beltoise in a Matra. The weekend was marred by yet another death: this time it was championship leader Jochen Rindt in a crash at the Parabolica curve on Saturday. The Year Of Death had captured the ultimate victim.
Background
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Entry listEdit
The full entry list for the 1970 Italian Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice Overview Edit
QualifyingEdit
There were 27 entries, but the organizers would only allow 20 starters, so practice was a bit of a scramble.
Qualifying ResultsEdit
| Pos | No. | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Jacky Ickx
| Ferrari | 1:24.14 | — |
| 2 | 10 |  Pedro Rodríguez
| BRM | 1:24.36 | +0.22 |
| 3 | 4 |  Clay Regazzoni
| Ferrari | 1:24.39 | +0.25 |
| 4 | 18 |  Jackie Stewart
| March-Ford | 1:24.73 | +0.59 |
| 5 | 6 |  Ignazio Giunti
| Ferrari | 1:24.74 | +0.60 |
| 6 | 8 | Jackie Oliver
| BRM | 1:24.77 | +0.63 |
| 7 | 50 | Jo Siffert
| March-Ford | 1:25.09 | +0.95 |
| 8 | 44 |  Jack Brabham
| Brabham-Ford | 1:25.39 | +1.25 |
| 9 | 30 |  Denny Hulme
| McLaren-Ford | 1:25.47 | +1.33 |
| 10 | 14 | John Surtees
| Surtees-Ford | 1:25.56 | +1.42 |
| 11 | 20 |  François Cevert
| March-Ford | 1:25.56 | +1.42 |
| DNS | 22 |  Jochen Rindt
| Lotus-Ford | 1:25.71 | +1.57 |
| 12 | 34 | Andrea de Adamich
| McLaren-Alfa Romeo | 1:25.91 | +1.77 |
| 13 | 52 |  Ronnie Peterson
| March-Ford | 1:25.93 | +1.79 |
| 14 | 40 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise
| Matra | 1:26.01 | +1.87 |
| 15 | 42 | Henri Pescarolo
| Matra | 1:26.04 | +1.90 |
| 16 | 32 | Peter Gethin
| McLaren-Ford | 1:26.19 | +2.05 |
| WD | 28 | Graham Hill
| Lotus-Ford | 1:26.38 | +2.24 |
| WD | 24 | John Miles
| Lotus-Ford | 1:26.51 | +2.37 |
| 17 | 46 |  Rolf Stommelen
| Brabham-Ford | 1:26.60 | +2.46 |
| 18 | 48 | Chris Amon
| March-Ford | 1:26.67 | +2.53 |
| 19 | 54 | Tim Schenken
| De Tomaso-Ford | 1:26.67 | +2.53 |
| 20 | 21 |  George Eaton
| BRM | 1:27.15 | +3.01 |
| DNQ | 38 | Jo Bonnier
| McLaren-Ford | 1:28.07 | +3.93 |
| WD | 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 |
GridEdit
| Pos | Pos | |
|---|---|---|
| Driver | Driver | |
| ______________ | ||
| Row 1 | 1 | ______________ |
| Jacky Ickx | 2 | |
| ______________ | Pedro Rodríguez | |
| Row 2 | 3 | ______________ |
| Clay Regazzoni | 4 | |
| ______________ | Jackie Stewart | |
| Row 3 | 5 | ______________ |
| Ignazio Giunti | 6 | |
| ______________ | Jackie Oliver | |
| Row 4 | 7 | ______________ |
| Jo Siffert | 8 | |
| ______________ | Jack Brabham | |
| Row 5 | 9 | ______________ |
| Denny Hulme | 10 | |
| ______________ | John Surtees | |
| Row 6 | 11 | ______________ |
| François Cevert | 12 | |
| ______________ | Andrea de Adamich | |
| Row 7 | 13 | ______________ |
| Ronnie Peterson | 14 | |
| ______________ | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | |
| Row 8 | 15 | ______________ |
| Henri Pescarolo | 16 | |
| ______________ | Peter Gethin | |
| Row 9 | 17 | ______________ |
| Rolf Stommelen | 18 | |
| ______________ | Chris Amon | |
| Row 10 | 19 | ______________ |
| Tim Schenken | 20 | |
| ______________ | George Eaton |
RaceEdit
ResultsEdit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Clay Regazzoni
| Ferrari | 68 | 1:39:06.88 | 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 | 24 | Chris Amon
| March-Ford | 67 | +1 Lap | 8 | |
| 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 | 42 | Henri Pescarolo
| Matra | 14 | Engine | 15 | |
| Ret | 6 | Ignazio Giunti
| Ferrari | 14 | Fuel pump | 5 | |
| Ret | 10 | Pedro Rodríguez
| BRM | 12 | Engine | 2 | |
| Ret | 50 | Jo Siffert
| March-Ford | 3 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 14 | John Surtees
| Surtees-Ford | 0 | Electrics | 10 |
MilestonesEdit
- Fatal accident of Jochen Rindt in practice
- First victory for Clay Regazzoni
- Final race for Ignazio Giunti
Standings after raceEdit
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