1970 Italian Grand Prix

The 1970 Italian Grand Prix was held at Monza on September 6. Clay Regazzoni won the race in a , followed by Jackie Stewart in a and Jean-Pierre Beltoise in a . The weekend was marred by yet another death: this time it was championship leader Jochen Rindt in a crash at the Parabolica curve on Saturday. The Year Of Death had captured the ultimate victim.
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==Background==
==Entry list==
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
2 	Jacky Ickx 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	312B 	 	001 3.0 F12 	
4 	Clay Regazzoni 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	312B 	 	001 3.0 F12 	
6 	Ignazio Giunti 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	312B 	 	001 3.0 F12 	
8 	Jackie Oliver 	Yardley Team BRM 	 	P153 	 	P142 3.0 V12	
10 	Pedro Rodríguez 	Yardley Team BRM 	 	P153 	 	P142 3.0 V12	
12 	George Eaton 	Yardley Team BRM 	 	P153 	 	P142 3.0 V12	
14 	John Surtees 	Team Surtees 	 	TS7 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
16 	Jackie Stewart 	Tyrrell Racing Organisation 	 	001 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
18 	Jackie Stewart 	Tyrrell Racing Organisation 	 	701 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
20 	François Cevert 	Tyrrell Racing Organisation 	 	701 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
22 	Jochen Rindt 	Gold Leaf Team Lotus 	 	72C 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
24 	John Miles 	Gold Leaf Team Lotus 	 	72C 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
26 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	Gold Leaf Team Lotus 	 	72C 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
28 	Graham Hill 	Brooke Bond Oxo Racing – Rob Walker	 	72C 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
30 	Denny Hulme 	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 	 	M14A 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
32 	Peter Gethin 	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 	 	M14A 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
34 	Andrea de Adamich 	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 	 	M14D 	 	T33 3.0 V8 	
36 	Nanni Galli 	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 	 	M7D 	 	T33 3.0 V8 	
38 	Jo Bonnier 	Ecurie Bonnier 	 	M7C 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
40 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Equipe Matra Elf 	 	MS120 	 	MS12 3.0 V12	
42 	Henri Pescarolo 	Equipe Matra Elf 	 	MS120 	 	MS12 3.0 V12	
44 	Jack Brabham 	Motor Racing Developments Ltd. 	 	BT33 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
46 	Rolf Stommelen 	Auto Motor und Sport 	 	BT33 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
48 	Chris Amon 	March Engineering 	 	701 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
50 	Jo Siffert 	March Engineering 	 	701 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
52 	Ronnie Peterson 	Colin Crabbe Racing 	 	701 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
54 	Tim Schenken 	Frank Williams Racing Cars 	 	505/38 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
56 	Silvio Moser 	Silvio Moser Racing Team 	 	F1 70 	 	DFV 3.0 V8 	
==Practice Overview ==
==Qualifying==
There were 27 entries, but the organizers would only allow 20 starters, so practice was a bit of a scramble.
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	2 	Jacky Ickx 	 	1:24.14	—
2 	10 	Pedro Rodríguez 	 	1:24.36	+0.22s
3 	4 	Clay Regazzoni 	 	1:24.39	+0.25s
4 	18 	Jackie Stewart 	 	1:24.73	+0.59s
5 	6 	Ignazio Giunti 	 	1:24.74	+0.60s
6 	8 	Jackie Oliver 	 	1:24.77	+0.63s
7 	50 	Jo Siffert 	 	1:25.09	+0.95s
8 	44 	Jack Brabham 	 	1:25.39	+1.25s
9 	30 	Denny Hulme 	 	1:25.47	+1.33s
10 	14 	John Surtees 	 	1:25.56	+1.42s
11 	20 	François Cevert 	 	1:25.56	+1.42s
12* 	22 	Jochen Rindt 	 	1:25.71	+1.57s
13 	34 	Andrea de Adamich 	 	1:25.91	+1.77s
14 	52 	Ronnie Peterson 	 	1:25.93	+1.79s
15 	40 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	 	1:26.01	+1.87s
16 	42 	Henri Pescarolo 	 	1:26.04	+1.90s
17 	32 	Peter Gethin 	 	1:26.19	+2.05s
18† 	28 	Graham Hill 	 	1:26.38	+2.24s
19† 	24 	John Miles 	 	1:26.51	+2.37s
20 	46 	Rolf Stommelen 	 	1:26.60	+2.46s
21 	48 	Chris Amon 	 	1:26.67	+2.53s
22 	54 	Tim Schenken 	 	1:26.67	+2.53s
23 	12 	George Eaton 	 	1:27.15	+3.01s
DNQ 	38 	Jo Bonnier 	 	1:28.07	+3.93s
DNQ†	26 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	 	1:28.39	+4.25s
DNQ 	36 	Nanni Galli 	 	1:28.59	+4.45s
DNQ 	56 	Silvio Moser 	 	1:28.61	+4.47s
** Rindt could not take the start of the race as he had killed in action.
*† Hill, Miles, and Fittipaldi had to withdraw due to Rindt's fatal accident.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts
1 	4 	Clay Regazzoni 	 	68 	1:39:06.88 	3 	9
2 	18 	Jackie Stewart 	 	68 	+5.73 	4 	6
3 	40 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	 	68 	+5.80 	14 	4
4 	30 	Denny Hulme 	 	68 	+6.15 	9 	3
5 	46 	Rolf Stommelen 	 	68 	+6.41 	17 	2
6 	20 	François Cevert 	 	68 	+1:03.46 	11 	1
7 	24 	Chris Amon 	 	67 	+1 Lap 	8 	 
8 	34 	Andrea de Adamich 	 	61 	+7 Laps 	12 	 
NC 	32 	Peter Gethin 	 	60 	+8 Laps 	16 	 
Ret 	8 	Jackie Oliver 	 	36 	Engine 	6 	 
Ret 	52 	Ronnie Peterson 	 	35 	Engine 	13 	 
Ret 	44 	Jack Brabham 	 	31 	Accident 	8 	 
Ret 	2 	Jacky Ickx 	 	25 	Clutch 	1 	 
Ret 	12 	George Eaton 	 	21 	Overheating 	20 	 
Ret 	54 	Tim Schenken 	 	17 	Engine 	19 	 
Ret 	42 	Henri Pescarolo 	 	14 	Engine 	15 	 
Ret 	6 	Ignazio Giunti 	 	14 	Fuel pump 	5 	 
Ret 	10 	Pedro Rodríguez 	 	12 	Engine 	2 	 
Ret 	50 	Jo Siffert 	 	3 	Engine 	7 	 
Ret 	14 	John Surtees 	 	0 	Electrics 	10 	 
==Milestones==
*Fatal accident of Jochen Rindt in practice
*First victory for Clay Regazzoni
*Final race for Ignazio Giunti
*After Rindt's death, 5 drivers were now in the title fight. All 5 had to finish ahead of Rindt, as Rindt held the tiebreaker on wins(5). Jackie Stewart and Jack Brabham were level on 25 points, Denny Hulme was a further 2 points behind on 23, Clay Regazzoni was 2 points back on Hulme on 21, and Ickx was a further 2 points behind Regazzoni on 19. Stewart and Brabham had a slight edge, as both drivers meeded to win 2 out of the last 3 races, with a 4th place finish or better to win it all, Hulme needed to do the same as both Stewart and Brabham, but needed to win or finish 2nd to stand a chance, while Regazzoni and Ickx had to do one better and win all 3 races to stand a chance.
==Standings after race==
 
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/-
1 	Jochen Rindt 	45 	
2 	Jackie Stewart 	25 	2
2 	Jack Brabham 	25 	
4 	Denny Hulme 	23 	1
5 	Clay Regazzoni 	21 	3
6 	Jacky Ickx 	19 	2
7 	Chris Amon 	14 	1
7 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise 	14 	2
9 	Pedro Rodríguez 	13 	2
10 	Rolf Stommelen 	10 	
11 	Henri Pescarolo 	8 	1
12 	Graham Hill 	7 	
13 	Bruce McLaren 	6 	
14 	Mario Andretti 	4 	
15 	Ignazio Giunti 	3 	
15 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	3 	
17 	John Miles 	2 	
17 	Johnny Servoz-Gavin 	2 	
17 	Jackie Oliver 	2 	
20 	John Surtees 	1 	
20 	Dan Gurney 	1 	
20 	François Cevert 	1 	1
Intercontinental Cup for Manufacturers	Intercontinental Cup for Manufacturers	Intercontinental Cup for Manufacturers	Intercontinental Cup for Manufacturers
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/-
1 	 	50 	
2 	 	39 	
3 	 	34 	1
3 	 	34 	2
5 	 	31 	1
6 	 	21 	
7 	 	13 	
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