1970 Belgian Grand Prix

The Belgian Grand Prix 1970 was the 4th round of the 1970 F1 season, and took place at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium, on June 7th.

Pedro Rodríguez won the race after starting in the 6th position, followed by Chris Amon, and Jean-Pierre Beltoise completing the podium with an expectacular comeback, all the way from the 11th position of the grid.

Jackie Stewart started from the pole position, but didn't manage to cross the finish line, as he suffered an engine malfunction, and had to retire on lap 14th.

Final results

Race evolution

Pit Stops

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 11 drivers out of the original 17 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Henri Pescarolo, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 27, Jo Siffert, who suffered a fuel pressure loss on lap 26, Ronnie Peterson, who did not classify on lap 20, Jack Brabham, who had a problem with the clutch on lap 19, Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart, Jochen Rindt, and Jackie Oliver, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, John Miles, and Derek Bell, both experienced issues with the gearbox, and Piers Courage, who suffered a loss in oil pressure on lap 4.

Qualifying