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Formula 1 - 1970 Round 03 - Monaco Grand Prix
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1970 Formula One season

The 1970 Formula One season included the 21st FIA Formula One World Championship season, which commenced on March 7, 1970, and ended on October 25 after thirteen races. This is the only season to date in which the World Championship title has been awarded posthumously.

Season summary

For 1970 following the agreement with Simca, Tyrrell were asked by Matra to use their V12 rather than the Cosworth. Stewart tested the Matra V12 and found it inferior to the DFV. As a large part of the Tyrrell budget was provided by Ford, and another significant element came from French state-owned petroleum company Elf, which had an agreement with Renault that precluded supporting a Simca partner, Ken Tyrrell had little alternative (due to clashing sponsorship deals) but to buy March 701 chassis as interim solution while developing his own car in secret; the first Tyrrell bore much resemblance to the MS80.

The new wedge-shaped Lotus 72 was a very innovative car featuring torsion bar suspension, hip-mounted radiators, inboard front brakes and an overhanging rear wing. The 72 originally had suspension problems, but when anti-dive and anti-squat were designed out of the suspension the car quickly showed is superiority and Lotus' new leader, the Austrian Jochen Rindt, dominated the championship until he was killed at Monza when a brake shaft broke. He took the 1970 title posthumously for Lotus. Jacky Ickx won the Austrian, Canadian and Mexican Grands Prix to come second in the drivers' championship, having re-joined Ferrari from Brabham. Had he won the United States Grand Prix instead of Brazilian up-riser Emerson Fittipaldi, Ickx would have been crowned champion.

1970 saw the introduction of slick tyres by Goodyear.

Triple champion Jack Brabham retired at the end of the year.

Season review

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Constructor	Tyre	Report
1	South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	March 7	Jackie Stewart	Jack Brabham	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford	G	Report
2	Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	April 19	Jack Brabham	Jack Brabham	Jackie Stewart	March-Ford	D	Report
3	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco	May 10	Jackie Stewart	Jochen Rindt	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	F	Report
4	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	June 7	Jackie Stewart	Chris Amon	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	D	Report
5	Dutch Grand Prix	Zandvoort	June 21	Jochen Rindt	Jacky Ickx	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	F	Report
6	French Grand Prix	Charade	July 5	Jacky Ickx	Jack Brabham	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	F	Report
7	British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	July 18	Jochen Rindt	Jack Brabham	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	F	Report
8	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	August 2	Jacky Ickx	Jacky Ickx	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	F	Report
9	Austrian Grand Prix	Österreichring	August 16	Jochen Rindt	Jacky Ickx Clay Regazzoni	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	F	Report
10	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	September 6	Jacky Ickx	Clay Regazzoni	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	F	Report
11	Canadian Grand Prix	Mont-Tremblant	September 20	Jackie Stewart	Clay Regazzoni	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	F	Report
12	United States Grand Prix	Watkins Glen	October 4	Jacky Ickx	Jacky Ickx	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	F	Report
13	Mexican Grand Prix	Hermanos Rodriguez	October 25	Clay Regazzoni	Jacky Ickx	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	F	Report

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1970 FIA World Championship.

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Tyrrell Racing Organisation	March Tyrrell	701 001	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	D	Jackie Stewart	All
					Johnny Servoz-Gavin	1-3
					François Cevert	5-13
Equipe Matra Elf	Matra	MS120	Matra MS12 3.0 V12	G	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	All
					Henri Pescarolo	All
Bruce McLaren Motor Racing	McLaren	M14A M7D M14D	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Alfa Romeo T33 3.0 V8	G	Bruce McLaren	1-3
					Denny Hulme	1-3, 6-13
					Andrea de Adamich	2-3, 5-12
					Peter Gethin	5, 8-13
					Dan Gurney	5-7
					Nanni Galli	10
Team Surtees	McLaren Surtees	M7C M7A TS7	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	F	John Surtees	1-3, 5, 7-13
					Derek Bell	12
STP Corporation	March	701	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	F	Mario Andretti	1-2, 7-9
Gold Leaf Team Lotus Garvey Team Lotus World Wide Racing	Lotus	49C 72A 72B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	F	Jochen Rindt	1-10
					John Miles	1-10
					Alex Soler-Roig	2, 4, 6
					Emerson Fittipaldi	7-10, 12-13
					Reine Wisell	12-13
Rob Walker Racing Team Brooke Bond Oxo Racing - Rob Walker	Lotus	49C 72C	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	F	Graham Hill	1-8, 10-13
Motor Racing Developments Ltd Auto Motor und Sport	Brabham	BT33	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	Jack Brabham	All
					Rolf Stommelen	All
March Engineering	March	701	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	F	Chris Amon	All
					Jo Siffert	All
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	312B	Ferrari 001 3.0 F12	F	Jacky Ickx	All
					Ignazio Giunti	4, 6, 9-10
					Clay Regazzoni	5, 7-13
Owen Racing Organisation Yardley Team BRM	BRM	P153 P139	BRM P142 3.0 V12	D	Jackie Oliver	All
					Pedro Rodríguez	All
					George Eaton	1-3, 5-7, 9-12
					Peter Westbury	12
Frank Williams Racing Cars	De Tomaso	505	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	D	Piers Courage	1-5
					Brian Redman	7-8
					Tim Schenken	9-12
Team Gunston	Lotus Brabham	49 BT26A	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	D G	John Love	1
					Peter de Klerk	1
Scuderia Scribante	Lotus	49C	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	F	Dave Charlton	1
Antique Automobiles Racing Team Colin Crabbe Racing	March	701	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	Ronnie Peterson	3-8, 10-12
Tom Wheatcroft Racing	Brabham	BT26A	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	Derek Bell	4
Silvio Moser Racing Team	Bellasi	F1 70	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	Silvio Moser	5-6, 8-10
Pete Lovely Volkswagen Inc.	Lotus	49B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	F	Pete Lovely	5-7, 12
Hubert Hahne	March	701	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	F	Hubert Hahne	8
Ecurie Bonnier	McLaren	M7C	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	Joakim Bonnier	10, 12
Gus Hutchison	Brabham	BT26A	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	Gus Hutchison	12

1970 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos. Driver RSA ESP MON BEL NED FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN USA MEX Pts.[1] 1 Jochen Rindt 13 Ret 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 Ret DNS 45 2 Jacky Ickx Ret Ret Ret 8 3 Ret Ret 2 1 Ret 1 4 1 40 3 Clay Regazzoni 4 4 Ret 2 1 2 13 2 33 4 Denny Hulme 2 Ret 4 4 3 3 Ret 4 Ret 7 3 27 5 Jackie Stewart 3 1 Ret Ret 2 9 Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret 25 6 Jack Brabham 1 Ret 2 Ret 11 3 2 Ret 13 Ret Ret 10 Ret 25 7 Pedro Rodríguez 9 Ret 6 1 10 Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 4 2 6 23 8 Chris Amon Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 2 5 Ret 8 7 3 5 4 23 9 Jean-Pierre Beltoise 4 Ret Ret 3 5 13 Ret Ret 6 3 8 Ret 5 16 10 Emerson Fittipaldi 8 4 15 DNS 1 Ret 12 11 Rolf Stommelen Ret Ret DNQ 5 DNQ 7 DNS 5 3 5 Ret 12 Ret 10 12 Henri Pescarolo 7 Ret 3 6 8 5 Ret 6 14 Ret 7 8 9 8 13 Graham Hill 6 4 5 Ret NC 10 6 Ret DNS NC Ret Ret 7 14 Bruce McLaren Ret 2 Ret 6 15 Reine Wisell 3 NC 4 16 Mario Andretti Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret 4 17 Ignazio Giunti 4 14 7 Ret 3 18 John Surtees Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 9 Ret Ret 5 Ret 8 3 19 John Miles 5 DNQ DNQ Ret 7 8 Ret Ret Ret DNS 2 20 Jackie Oliver Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret NC Ret 7 2 21 Johnny Servoz-Gavin Ret 5 DNQ 2 22 François Cevert Ret 11 7 7 Ret 6 9 Ret Ret 1 23 Peter Gethin Ret Ret 10 NC 6 14 Ret 1 24 Dan Gurney Ret 6 Ret 1 25 Derek Bell Ret 6 1 — Jo Siffert 10 DNQ 8 7 Ret Ret Ret 8 9 Ret Ret 9 Ret 0 — Ronnie Peterson 7 NC 9 Ret 9 Ret Ret NC 11 0 — Andrea de Adamich DNQ DNQ DNQ NC DNS DNQ 12 8 Ret DNQ 0 — John Love 8 0 — George Eaton Ret DNQ DNQ Ret 12 Ret 11 Ret 10 Ret 0 — Peter de Klerk 11 0 — Dave Charlton 12 0 — Piers Courage Ret DNS NC Ret Ret 0 — Tim Schenken Ret Ret NC Ret 0 — Pete Lovely DNQ DNQ NC DNQ 0 — Silvio Moser DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ 0 — Jo Bonnier DNQ Ret 0 — Gus Hutchison Ret 0 — Alex Soler-Roig DNQ DNS DNQ 0 — Brian Redman DNS DNS DNQ 0 — Hubert Hahne DNQ 0 — Nanni Galli DNQ 0 — Peter Westbury DNQ 0 Pos. Driver RSA ESP MON BEL NED FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN USA MEX Pts.

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Friday test driver (TD) (from 2003 onwards) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

1970 Constructors Championship final standings

Points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the first six finishers at each round, however only the best placed car from each manufacturer was eligible to score points. The best six results from the first seven rounds and the best five results from the last six rounds were retained.

Pos.	Manufacturer	RSA	ESP	MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	MEX	Pts.[2]
1	Lotus-Ford	5	4	1	Ret	1	1	1	1	15	DNS	NC	1	NC	59
2	Ferrari	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	3	14	4	2	1	1	1	4	1	52 (55)
3	March-Ford	3	1	7	2	2	2	5	7	8	2	3	5	4	48
4	Brabham-Ford	1	Ret	2	5	11	3	2	5	3	5	Ret	10	Ret	35
5	McLaren-Ford	2	2	4		6	4	3	3	10	4	6	7	3	35
6	BRM	9	Ret	6	1	10	12	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	4	2	6	23
7	Matra	4	Ret	3	3	5	5	Ret	6	6	3	7	8	5	23
8	Surtees-Ford							Ret	9	Ret	Ret	5	6	8	3
—	McLaren-Alfa Romeo		DNQ	DNQ		DNQ	NC	DNS	DNQ	12	8	Ret	DNQ		0
—	De Tomaso-Ford	Ret	DNS	NC	Ret	Ret		DNS	DNQ	Ret	Ret	NC	Ret		0
—	Tyrrell-Ford											Ret	Ret	Ret	0
—	Bellasi-Ford					DNQ	DNQ		DNQ	Ret	DNQ				0
Pos.	Manufacturer	RSA	ESP	MON	BEL	NED	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	MEX	Pts.

• Bold results counted to championship totals.

Non-Championship race results

Other Formula One races held in 1970, which did not count towards the World Championship.

Race Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
V Race of Champions	Brands Hatch	March 22	Jackie Stewart	March-Cosworth	Report
XXII BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	April 26	Chris Amon	March-Cosworth	Report
XVII International Gold Cup	Oulton Park	August 22	John Surtees	Surtees-Cosworth	Report

Notes

1. ^ Drivers' points were awarded on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis to the top six placegetters in each race. The best 6 results from the first 7 races and the best 5 results from the last 6 races were counted however this rule did not effect any driver's points tally in the 1970 championship.
2. ^ Only the best 6 results from the first 7 rounds and the best 5 results from the last 6 rounds counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.