The 1970 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Jarama circuit on 19 April 1970. It was race 2 of 13 in both the 1970 World Championship of Drivers and the 1970 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.
Prior to the race, the organisers of the Grand Prix sparked anger amongst the members of FOCA when they limited the number of starters to only sixteen. To add to the chaos, none of the laps set on Friday were counted towards qualifying. On the morning before the race, the matter seemed resolved and the organisers initially reversed their decision, and those who failed to qualify looked as if they would be allowed to start. The Commission Sportive Internationale then stepped in and forced the Spanish organisers to revert to the original limit of sixteen starters, and the cars that failed to qualify were wheeled off the grid.
The race was won by defending world champion Jackie Stewart, driving a March 701 car entered by a privateer Tyrrell team. This was the last win of a privately entered car in Formula One. American driver Mario Andretti took his first Formula One podium in third place. The race was marred by a serious accident involving Jackie Oliver and Jacky Ickx. Both their cars burst into flames, and Ickx was slightly burned after his race overalls became soaked in burning fuel. He recovered sufficiently to be able to compete in the next race, at Monaco. Bruce McLaren scored his last podium, points and race finish.
Qualifying
Qualifying classification Pos.DriverConstructorTimeNo1 Jack BrabhamBrabham-Ford1:23.912 Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford1:24.123 Jackie StewartMarch-Ford1:24.234 Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra1:24.4645 Pedro RodríguezBRM1:24.556 Chris AmonMarch-Ford1:24.6567 Jacky IckxFerrari1:24.778 Jochen RindtLotus-Ford1:24.889 Henri PescaroloMatra1:24.9910 Jackie OliverBRM1:25.01011 Bruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford1:25.011 Rolf StommelenBrabham-Ford1:25.1161 Andrea de AdamichMcLaren-Alfa Romeo1:25.15—14 John SurteesMcLaren-Ford1:25.212 John MilesLotus-Ford1:25.3— Jo SiffertMarch-Ford1:25.38—17 Piers CourageDe Tomaso-Ford1:25.4418 Johnny Servoz-GavinMarch-Ford1:25.461319 Graham HillLotus-Ford1:25.541420 Mario AndrettiMarch-Ford1:25.715 Alex Soler-RoigLotus-Ford1:25.8— George EatonBRM1:26.4—
Race
Classification Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 Jackie Stewart March-Ford 90 2:10:58.2 3 9 2 11 Bruce McLaren McLaren-Ford 89 + 1 Lap 11 6 3 18 Mario Andretti March-Ford 89 + 1 Lap 16 4 4 6 Graham Hill Lotus-Ford 89 + 1 Lap 15 3 5 16 Johnny Servoz-Gavin March-Ford 88 + 2 Laps 14 2 8 John Surtees McLaren-Ford 76 Gearbox 12 7 Jack Brabham Brabham-Ford 61 Engine 1 24 Rolf Stommelen Brabham-Ford 43 Engine 17 22 Henri Pescarolo Matra 33 Engine 9 4 Jean-Pierre Beltoise Matra 31 Engine 4 5 Denny Hulme McLaren-Ford 10 Ignition 2 9 Chris Amon March-Ford 10 Engine 6 3 Jochen Rindt Lotus-Ford 9 Ignition 8 10 Pedro Rodríguez BRM 4 Withdrew 5 2 Jacky Ickx Ferrari 0 Accident 7 15 Jackie Oliver BRM 0 Accident 10 12 Piers Courage De Tomaso-Ford 0 Practice Accident 13 20 Andrea de Adamich McLaren-Alfa Romeo 19 John Miles Lotus-Ford 14 Jo Siffert March-Ford 21 George Eaton BRM 23 Alex Soler-Roig Lotus-Ford
Notes
This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Spanish driver Alex Soler-Roig. This was Jackie Stewart's second win of a Spanish Grand Prix. He broke the old record set by Juan Manuel Fangio at the 1951 Spanish Grand Prix. This race marked the first Formula One World Championship Grand Prix win for British constructor March.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 2 1 Jackie Stewart 13 1 2 Jack Brabham 9 1 3 Denny Hulme 6 10 4 Bruce McLaren 6 9 5 Mario Andretti 4Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 2 1 March-Ford 13 2 McLaren-Ford 12 2 3 Brabham-Ford 9 1 4 Lotus-Ford 5 1 5 Matra 3Source:
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