1970 Monaco Grand Prix
Template:Coord Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report The 1970 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco on 10 May 1970. It was race 3 of 13 in both the 1970 World Championship of Drivers and the 1970 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. Jochen Rindt scored the last victory for the famous Lotus 49.
This was Bruce McLaren's final Formula One race - as he was killed 5 days before the next race at Belgium - and Ronnie Peterson's first.
Report
There were no significant changes in the drivers' lineup for Monaco, and the only new driver was Ronnie Peterson, entering in a non-works March. The Lotus team decided to bring the old 49C chassis instead of the new 72, despite testing the new car in a non-championship race at Silverstone a couple of weeks earlier.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In qualifying March swept the front row, with Jackie Stewart on pole (for the Tyrrell team) and Chris Amon alongside him. Third was Denny Hulme's McLaren, and fourth the Brabham of Jack Brabham; behind them was the Ferrari of Jacky Ickx. The first Lotus driver was Jochen Rindt, qualifying in eighth place.<ref name=motorsport />
Despite heavy rain during the practice laps, the drivers raced in clear conditions and on a dry track. Stewart led the field with Amon, Brabham, Ickx and Jean-Pierre Beltoise behind him; Hulme got a poor start and was way down the order after the first corner. On the second lap, Beltoise passed Ickx, who retired on lap 12 with a driveshaft failure. On lap 22 Beltoise, now in fourth, retired with transmission problems; on the same lap Brabham passed Amon to take second place. Stewart remained the race leader until his car began misfiring on lap 27. After a long pit stop, Stewart returned to the race only to eventually retire. This left Brabham in the lead, with Amon, Hulme and Rindt following. The engine failed on Jackie Oliver's BRM, who retired due to quickly falling oil pressure.<ref name=motorsport /> At around the same time, Hulme developed problems with the gearing of his McLaren and so dropped back behind Rindt and Henri Pescarolo.<ref name=motorsport />
On lap 62 Amon's suspension failed; he was forced to retire, leaving Rindt in second place nine seconds behind Brabham. Rindt increased his pace, able to close the gap to Brabham. On the final corner of the last lap, however, Brabham defended the inside line to prevent Rindt from passing. There was less traction on the dusty surface off the racing line, and Brabham locked the wheels under braking and the car skidded across the track towards the barriers. Rindt passed behind him and won the race. Brabham quickly reversed and finished the race in second position. Third was Pescarolo in a Matra, while the remaining points positions were rounded out by Hulme, Graham Hill (who worked his way up from the last spot on the grid) and Pedro Rodríguez.<ref name=motorsport>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Qualifying
Qualifying classification
Race
Classification
Notes
- This was the Formula One World Championship debut for Swedish driver and future Grand Prix winner Ronnie Peterson.
- This was the 5th win of a Monaco Grand Prix by Lotus. It broke the old record set by BRM at the 1966 Monaco Grand Prix.
Championship standings after the race
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- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
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| File:1uparrow green.svg 1 | 1 | Template:Flagicon Jack Brabham | 15 |
| File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 2 | Template:Flagicon Jackie Stewart | 13 |
| File:1uparrow green.svg 13 | 3 | Template:Flagicon Jochen Rindt | 9 |
| File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 4 | Template:Flagicon Denny Hulme | 9 |
| File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 5 | Template:Flagicon Bruce McLaren | 6 |
| Source: <ref name="Championship">Template:Cite web</ref> | |||
- Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos | Constructor | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:1uparrow green.svg 2 | 1 | Template:Flagicon Brabham-Ford | 15 |
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 2 | Template:Flagicon McLaren-Ford | 15 |
| File:1uparrow green.svg 1 | 3 | Template:Flagicon Lotus-Ford | 14 |
| File:1downarrow red.svg 3 | 4 | Template:Flagicon March-Ford | 13 |
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 5 | Template:Flagicon Matra | 7 |
| Source: <ref name="Championship"/> | |||
References
Further reading
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