1970 Austrian Grand Prix

  1970 Austrian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 9 of 13 in the 1970 Formula One season
The Österreichring (in 1970)
Date	16 August 1970
Official name	III Großer Preis von Österreich
Location	Österreichring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.912 km (3.673 mi)
Distance	60 laps, 354.72 km (220.38 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:39.23
Fastest lap
Driver	Jacky Ickx Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari Ferrari
Time	1:40.4
Podium
First	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari
Second	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
Third	Rolf Stommelen	Brabham-Ford

The 1970 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Österreichring on August 16, 1970. This was the second Austrian Grand Prix and the first Formula One race at the scenic Österreichring, built to replace the bumpy and bland Zeltweg Airfield circuit. The 60-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Jacky Ickx after he started from third position. His teammate Clay Regazzoni finished second and Brabham driver Rolf Stommelen came in third.

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:[1]

Notes

• It was the only podium finish for the German driver Rolf Stommelen
• Last start : Jochen Rindt

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

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

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

References

1. "1970 Austrian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2015.