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As of August 1970

1970 Austrian Grand Prix

🇦🇹 Austria Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria Round 9 of 13

Going Into This Race

WDC Leader
Jochen Rindt
45 pts (+20 over P2)
WCC Leader
Team Lotus
50 pts (+17 over P2)

Pre-Race Report

Previous race

Rindt won at Hockenheim for his fourth consecutive victory. Ickx was second, Hulme third. Brabham’s engine failed on lap 4 after he had started 12th.

Milestones

This is the first Grand Prix at the new Österreichring — the third Austrian Grand Prix overall and the second to count toward the World Championship. Jack Brabham makes his 122nd World Championship start, a new record.

Qualifying

Rindt is on pole at his home circuit. Clay Regazzoni and Ickx are immediately behind on the front row. Ignazio Giunti starts fifth in the third Ferrari. Brabham starts eighth. Tim Schenken makes his Formula One debut this weekend.

Adapted by AI summarisation from “1970 Austrian Grand Prix” on Wikipedia . This adapted text is licensed under CC-BY-SA-4.0 . Modifications: summarised and spoiler-trimmed.

Last 5 Races

Full season →
# Date Grand Prix Pole P1 P2 P3
4 7 Jun 🇧🇪 Belgian Grand Prix Stewart Rodríguez Amon Beltoise
5 21 Jun 🇳🇱 Dutch Grand Prix Rindt Rindt Stewart Ickx
6 5 Jul 🇫🇷 French Grand Prix Ickx Rindt Amon Brabham
7 18 Jul 🇬🇧 British Grand Prix Rindt Rindt Brabham Hulme
8 2 Aug 🇩🇪 German Grand Prix Ickx Rindt Ickx Hulme

Drivers' Championship

Full standings →
PosDriverTeamPtsWins
1Jochen RindtTeam Lotus455
2Jack BrabhamBrabham251
3Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford200
4Jackie StewartMarch191
5Chris AmonMarch140
6Pedro RodríguezBRM101
7Jacky IckxFerrari100
8Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra90
9Henri PescaroloMatra80
10Graham HillTeam Lotus70

Constructors' Championship

Full standings →
PosTeamPtsWins
1Team Lotus505
2March331
3Brabham291
4McLaren-Ford270
5Ferrari160