1970 Austrian Grand Prix

The 1970 Austrian Grand Prix was held on August 16. The s of Jacky Ickx and Clay Regazzoni stampeded to a dominating 1-2 finish after championship leader Jochen Rindt's engine broke. driver Rolf Stommelen was the only other driver to finish on the lead lap in a race that resoundingly demonstrated the Ferrari's superiority.
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==Background==
==Entry list==
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
1 	Jackie Stewart 	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	 	701 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
2 	François Cevert 	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	 	701 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
3 	Jo Siffert 	STP-March 	 	701 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
4 	Chris Amon 	STP-March 	 	701 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
5 	Mario Andretti 	STP Racing 	 	701 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
6 	Jochen Rindt 	Gold Leaf Team Lotus 	 	72C 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
7 	John Miles 	Gold Leaf Team Lotus 	 	72C 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
8 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	Gold Leaf Team Lotus 	 	72C 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
10 	Jack Brabham 	Motor Racing Developments 	 	BT33 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
11 	Rolf Stommelen 	Auto Motor und Sport 	 	BT33 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
12 	Jacky Ickx 	S.p.a. Ferrari SEFAC 	 	312B 	 	001 F12 3.0 	
14 	Ignazio Giunti 	S.p.a. Ferrari SEFAC 	 	312B 	 	001 F12 3.0 	
27 	Clay Regazzoni 	S.p.a. Ferrari SEFAC 	 	312B 	 	001 F12 3.0 	
15 	John Surtees 	Team Surtees 	 	TS7 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
16 	Jackie Oliver 	Yardley-BRM 	 	P153 	 	P142 V12 3.0	
17 	Pedro Rodríguez 	Yardley-BRM 	 	P153 	 	P142 V12 3.0	
18 	George Eaton 	Yardley-BRM 	 	P153 	 	P142 V12 3.0	
19 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Equipe Matra Elf 	 	MS120 	 	MS12 V12 3.0	
20 	Henri Pescarolo 	Equipe Matra Elf 	 	MS120 	 	MS12 V12 3.0	
21 	Denny Hulme 	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 	 	M14A 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
22 	Andrea de Adamich 	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 	 	M14A 	 	T33 V8 3.0 	
23 	Peter Gethin 	Bruce McLaren Motor Racing 	 	M14A 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
24 	Silvio Moser 	Silvio Moser Racing Team 	 	F1/70 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
26 	Tim Schenken 	Frank Williams Racing Cars 	 	505 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Qualifying Results===
Pos	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Lap 	Gap
1 	6 	Jochen Rindt 	 	1:39.23	—
2 	27 	Clay Regazzoni 	 	1:39.70	+0.47
3 	12 	Jacky Ickx 	 	1:39.86	+0.63
4 	1 	Jackie Stewart 	 	1:40.15	+0.92
5 	14 	Ignazio Giunti 	 	1:40.21	+0.98
6 	4 	Chris Amon 	 	1:40.60	+1.37
7 	19 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	 	1:40.81	+1.58
8 	10 	Jack Brabham 	 	1:40.81	+1.58
9 	2 	François Cevert 	 	1:40.89	+1.66
10 	7 	John Miles 	 	1:41.46	+2.23
11 	21 	Denny Hulme 	 	1:41.49	+2.26
12 	15 	John Surtees 	 	1:41.49	+2.26
13 	20 	Henri Pescarolo 	 	1:41.70	+2.47
14 	16 	Jackie Oliver 	 	1:41.73	+2.50
15 	22 	Andrea de Adamich 	 	1:41.82	+2.59
16 	8 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	 	1:41.86	+2.63
17 	11 	Rolf Stommelen 	 	1:42.09	+2.86
18 	5 	Mario Andretti 	 	1:42.28	+3.05
19 	26 	Tim Schenken 	 	1:42.41	+3.18
20 	3 	Jo Siffert 	 	1:42.56	+3.33
21 	23 	Peter Gethin 	 	1:42.79	+3.56
22 	17 	Pedro Rodríguez 	 	1:43.19	+3.96
23 	18 	George Eaton 	 	1:45.00	+5.77
24 	24 	Silvio Moser 	 	1:45.64	+6.41
===Grid===
==Race==
===Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Pts
1 	12 	Jacky Ickx 	 	60 	1:42:17.32 	3 	9
2 	27 	Clay Regazzoni 	 	60 	+ 0.61 	2 	6
3 	11 	Rolf Stommelen 	 	60 	+ 1:27.88 	17 	4
4 	17 	Pedro Rodríguez 	 	59 	+ 1 Lap 	22 	3
5 	16 	Jackie Oliver 	 	59 	+ 1 Lap 	14 	2
6 	19 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	 	59 	+ 1 Lap 	7 	1
7 	14 	Ignazio Giunti 	 	59 	+ 1 Lap 	5 	 
8 	4 	Chris Amon 	 	59 	+ 1 Lap 	6 	 
9 	3 	Jo Siffert 	 	59 	+ 1 Lap 	20 	 
10 	23 	Peter Gethin 	 	59 	+ 1 Lap 	21 	 
11 	18 	George Eaton 	 	58 	+ 2 Laps 	23 	 
12 	22 	Andrea de Adamich 	 	57 	+ 3 Laps 	15 	 
13 	10 	Jack Brabham 	 	56 	+ 4 Laps 	8 	 
14 	20 	Henri Pescarolo 	 	56 	+ 4 Laps 	13 	 
15 	8 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	 	55 	+ 5 Laps 	16 	 
Ret 	21 	Denny Hulme 	 	30 	Engine 	11 	 
Ret 	15 	John Surtees 	 	27 	Engine 	12 	 
Ret 	26 	Tim Schenken 	 	25 	Engine 	19 	 
Ret 	6 	Jochen Rindt 	 	21 	Engine 	1 	 
Ret 	5 	Mario Andretti 	 	13 	Accident 	18 	 
Ret 	1 	Jackie Stewart 	 	7 	Oil leak 	4 	 
Ret 	7 	John Miles 	 	4 	Brakes 	10 	 
Ret 	2 	François Cevert 	 	0 	Engine 	9 	 
==Milestones==
*Final race for John Miles and Jochen Rindt
==Standings after race==
 
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/-
1 	Jochen Rindt 	45 	
2 	Jack Brabham 	25 	
3 	Denny Hulme 	20 	1
4 	Jackie Stewart 	19 	1
4 	Jacky Ickx 	19 	2
6 	Chris Amon 	14 	1
7 	Pedro Rodríguez 	13 	1
8 	Clay Regazzoni 	12 	3
9 	Jean-Pierre Beltoise 	10 	1
10 	Henri Pescarolo 	8 	1
10 	Rolf Stommelen 	8 	3
12 	Graham Hill 	7 	2
13 	Bruce McLaren 	6 	2
14 	Mario Andretti 	4 	1
15 	Ignazio Giunti 	3 	1
15 	Emerson Fittipaldi 	3 	5
17 	John Miles 	2 	2
17 	Johnny Servoz-Gavin 	2 	2
17 	Jackie Oliver 	2 	3
20 	John Surtees 	1 	1
20 	Dan Gurney 	1 	1
Intercontinental Cup for Manufacturers	Intercontinental Cup for Manufacturers	Intercontinental Cup for Manufacturers	Intercontinental Cup for Manufacturers
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/-
1 	 	50 	
2 	 	33 	
2 	 	33 	1
4 	 	28 	
5 	 	25 	
6 	 	17 	1
7 	 	13 	
== Notes ==
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