1970 Dutch Grand Prix

1970 Dutch Grand Prix
Zandvoort original layout
Race details
Date	June 21, 1970
Official name	XVIII Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.193 km (2.605 mi)
Distance	90 laps, 377.370 km (234.487 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:18.5
Fastest lap
Driver	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari
Time	1:19.23
Podium
First	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford
Second	Jackie Stewart	March-Ford
Third	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari

The 1970 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on June 21, 1970. It was race 5 of 13 in both the 1970 World Championship of Drivers and the 1970 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers.

The race was won by Lotus-Ford driver Jochen Rindt in his new monocoque-chassis Type 72, which had only raced twice before (but in a different spec); and this came 3 years after the 72's predecessor; DFV-debutant Type 49 in 1967 won first time out at exactly the same track with Jim Clark driving. Rindt racing the 72 without the complex anti-squat and anti-dive features, which the Austrian had never believed in, effortlessly dominated the practice and race putting little pressure on the car and not even having to use the maximum road width or line. Chapman persisted with anti-squat and dive on John Miles' 72 which was fifth on the first lap and proved difficult to pass. Miles finally being passed by Beltoise on lap 49 and Surtees, 4 laps from the flag. The race saw the significant debut of Clay Regazzoni in the second Ferrari, the Italian marque looking truly competitive for the first time in years. However the race was marred by the fatal accident of British driver Piers Courage driving the Frank Williams-entered De Tomaso-Ford.^[1]

Classification

Jochen Rindt took the maiden victory for the revolutionary Lotus 72.

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	10	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	80	1:50:43.41	1	9
2	5	Jackie Stewart	March-Ford	80	+ 30.00	2	6
3	25	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	79	+ 1 Lap	3	4
4	26	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	79	+ 1 Lap	6	3
5	23	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	79	+ 1 Lap	10	2
6	16	John Surtees	McLaren-Ford	79	+ 1 Lap	14	1
7	12	John Miles	Lotus-Ford	78	+ 2 Laps	8
8	24	Henri Pescarolo	Matra	78	+ 2 Laps	13
9	22	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford	78	+ 2 Laps	16
10	1	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	77	+ 3 Laps	7
11	18	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford	76	+ 4 laps	12
NC	15	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	71	Not Classified	20
Ret	6	François Cevert	March-Ford	31	Engine	15
Ret	3	George Eaton	BRM	26	Oil Leak	18
Ret	2	Jackie Oliver	BRM	23	Engine	5
Ret	4	Piers Courage	De Tomaso-Ford	22	Fatal Accident	9
Ret	9	Jo Siffert	March-Ford	22	Engine	17
Ret	20	Peter Gethin	McLaren-Ford	18	Accident	11
Ret	32	Dan Gurney	McLaren-Ford	2	Engine	19
Ret	8	Chris Amon	March-Ford	1	Clutch	4
DNQ	21	Andrea de Adamich	McLaren-Alfa Romeo
DNQ	19	Rolf Stommelen	Brabham-Ford
DNQ	31	Pete Lovely	Lotus-Ford
DNQ	29	Silvio Moser	Bellasi-Ford
Source:[2]

Notes

Courage's fatal accident

• This was the first race for future-grand prix winners Clay Regazzoni, François Cevert and Peter Gethin.

• Piers Courage was killed in a violent accident on lap 22, at Tunnel Oost, when his car's suspension was damaged after hitting a curb, and the car went straight up a grass embankment. It then somersaulted and exploded, and Courage had died instantly after being hit on the head by one of the car’s front wheels. The flames were so intense, that trees surrounding the accident site, were lit up as a result. A similar accident occurred at the 1973 race, which claimed the life of Roger Williamson.

• This was the first win for the Lotus 72.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Jackie Stewart 19 2 2 Jochen Rindt 18 2 3 Jack Brabham 15 1 4 Pedro Rodríguez 10 5 Denny Hulme 9

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 March-Ford 25 2 2 Lotus-Ford 23 1 3 Brabham-Ford 17 1 4 McLaren-Ford 16 5 Matra 13

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

References