| Race details | ||
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| Race 4 of 13 in the 1970 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | June 7, 1970 | |
| Official name | XXIX Grand Prix de Belgique | |
| Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 14.100 km (8.761 mi) | |
| Distance | 28 laps, 394.800 km (245.317 mi) | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Jackie Stewart
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March-Ford |
| Time | 3:28.0 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Chris Amon
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March-Ford |
| Time | 3:27.4 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Pedro Rodríguez
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BRM |
| Second | Chris Amon
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March-Ford |
| Third |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise
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Matra |
The 1970 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Spa-Francorchamps on June 7, 1970. It was the fourth round of the 1970 Formula One season.
March driver Chris Amon set the new lap record at this race, at a speed of 152 miles an hour. Race winner Pedro Rodríguez had set a 160 miles an hour lap in a sports car race the week before the Grand Prix. It was also Rodriguez's last victory in Formula One, and BRM's first victory since Jackie Stewart won the 1966 Monaco Grand Prix. This was the second Formula One win ever for a Mexican driver, and as of the conclusion of the 2014 Formula One season, the most recent.
This was the last Formula One race to be held on the original Spa-Francorchamps circuit; a chicane was put at the extremely high speed Malmedy corner to slow the cars' entrance into the Masta straight. It was also the last Formula One race for Dunlop.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Pedro Rodríguez
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BRM | 28 | 1:38:10.1 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 10 |  Chris Amon
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March-Ford | 28 | + 1.1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise
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Matra | 28 | + 1:43.7 | 11 | 4 |
| 4 | 28 |  Ignazio Giunti
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Ferrari | 28 | + 2:38.5 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | 19 |  Rolf Stommelen
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Brabham-Ford | 28 | + 3:31.8 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | 26 | Henri Pescarolo
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Matra | 27 | Electrical | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 |  Jo Siffert
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March-Ford | 26 | Fuel Pressure | 10 | |
| 8 | 27 |  Jacky Ickx
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Ferrari | 26 | + 2 Laps | 4 | |
| NC | 14 |  Ronnie Peterson
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March-Ford | 20 | Not Classified | 9 | |
| Ret | 18 |  Jack Brabham
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Brabham-Ford | 19 | Clutch | 5 | |
| Ret | 23 | Graham Hill
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Lotus-Ford | 19 | Engine | 16 | |
| Ret | 11 | Jackie Stewart
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March-Ford | 14 | Engine | 1 | |
| Ret | 21 | John Miles
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Lotus-Ford | 13 | Gearbox | 13 | |
| Ret | 20 |  Jochen Rindt
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Lotus-Ford | 10 | Engine | 2 | |
| Ret | 2 | Jackie Oliver
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BRM | 7 | Engine | 14 | |
| Ret | 7 | Piers Courage
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De Tomaso-Ford | 4 | Oil Pressure | 12 | |
| Ret | 8 | Derek Bell
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Brabham-Ford | 1 | Gearbox | 15 | |
| DNS | 22 |  Alex Soler-Roig
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Lotus-Ford | Insufficient practice |
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
- "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1970/528/. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
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