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Race details
Race 9 of 13 in the 1970 Formula One season
The Österreichring (in 1970)
The Österreichring (in 1970)
Date 16 August 1970
Official name III Großer Preis von Österreich
Location Österreichring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Course Permanent racing facility
5.912 km (3.673 mi)
Distance 60 laps, 354.72 km (220.38 mi)
Pole position
Driver 25px Austria Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford
Time 1:39.23
Fastest lap
Driver 25px Belgium Jacky Ickx
25px Switzerland Clay Regazzoni
Ferrari
Ferrari
Time 1:40.4
Podium
First 25px Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari
Second 25px Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari
Third 25px Germany Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford

The 1970 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One 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.

Classification[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 12 25px Belgium Jacky Ickx Ferrari 60 1:42:17.3 3 9
2 27 25px Switzerland Clay Regazzoni Ferrari 60 +0.61 2 6
3 11 25px Germany Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 60 +1:27.88 17 4
4 17 25px Mexico Pedro Rodríguez BRM 59 + 1 lap 22 3
5 16 25px UK Jackie Oliver BRM 59 + 1 Lap 14 2
6 19 25px France Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 59 + 1 lap 7 1
7 14 25px Italy Ignazio Giunti Ferrari 59 + 1 lap 5  
8 4 25px New Zealand Chris Amon March-Ford 59 + 1 Lap 5  
9 3 25px Switzerland Jo Siffert March-Ford 59 + 1 Lap 20  
10 16 25px UK Peter Gethin McLaren-Ford 59 + 1 Lap 21  
11 18 25px Canada George Eaton BRM 58 + 2 Laps 23  
12 22 25px Italy Andrea de Adamich McLaren-Alfa Romeo 57 + 3 Laps 15  
13 10 25px Australia Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 56 + 4 Laps 8  
14 20 25px France Henri Pescarolo Matra 56 + 4 Laps 13  
15 8 25px Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford 55 + 5 Laps 16  
Ret 21 25px New Zealand Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 30 Engine 11  
Ret 15 25px UK John Surtees Surtees-Ford 27 Engine 12  
Ret 26 25px Australia Tim Schenken De Tomaso-Ford 25 Engine 19  
Ret 6 25px Austria Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 21 Engine 1  
Ret 5 25px USA Mario Andretti March-Ford 13 Accident 18  
Ret 24 25px Switzerland Silvio Moser Bellasi-Ford 13 Radiator 24  
Ret 1 25px UK Jackie Stewart March-Ford 7 Fuel Pipe 4  
Ret 7 25px UK John Miles Lotus-Ford 4 Brakes 10  
Ret 2 25px France François Cevert March-Ford 0 Engine 9  

Notes[]

  • Pole Position: Jochen Rindt- 1:39.23
  • Fastest Lap: Jacky Ickx and Clay Regazzoni- 1:40.4
  • It was the only podium finish for the German driver Rolf Stommelen
  • Last start : Jochen Rindt

Standings after the race[]

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1rightarrow blue.svg 1 25px Austria Jochen Rindt 45
1rightarrow blue.svg 2 25px Australia Jack Brabham 25
1rightarrow blue.svg 3 25px New Zealand Denny Hulme 20
1uparrow green.svg 3 4 25px Belgium Jacky Ickx 19
1downarrow red.svg 1 5 25px United Kingdom Jackie Stewart 19
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1rightarrow blue.svg 1 25px UK Lotus-Ford 50
1rightarrow blue.svg 2 25px UK March-Ford 33
1rightarrow blue.svg 3 25px UK Brabham-Ford 33
1rightarrow blue.svg 4 25px UK McLaren-Ford 27
1rightarrow blue.svg 5 25px Italy Ferrari 25
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References[]



Previous race:
1970 German Grand Prix
FIA Formula One World Championship
1970 season
Next race:
1970 Italian Grand Prix
Previous race:
1964 Austrian Grand Prix
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