1970 Mexican Grand Prix

The 1970 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at Mexico City on October 25, 1970.

Contents 1 Race report 2 Classification 3 Notes 4 References

Race report

The immense crowd of 200,000 proved almost uncontrollable and almost forced the cancellation of the race. They were crammed in front of the guard-rails, sat at the trackside and ran across the track itself. Despite impassioned appeals from Jackie Stewart and local hero Pedro Rodriguez they still remained troublesome. From the start, Jacky Ickx led from Stewart and Clay Regazzoni, but dropped back with steering column trouble. Later, a collision with a dog which had escaped onto the track damaged his suspension and forced his retirement, leaving the Ferraris dominant in first and second. Jack Brabham retired from third place in his final Grand Prix when the engine blew on lap 53. The Ferraris romped home with Ickx leading Regazzoni and Denny Hulme claiming the third podium spot. The Italian cars had proved they were now good enough to compete with the Ford engined cars, but the crowd's antics meant that for safety reasons the Mexican Grand Prix would be dropped from the 1971 calendar.

Classification

Pos	No	Nat	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3		Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	65	1:53:28.3	3	9
2	4		Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	65	24.64	1	6
3	8		Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford	65	45.97	14	4
4	12		Chris Amon	March-Ford	65	47.05	5	3
5	6		Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	65	50.11	6	2
6	19		Pedro Rodriguez	BRM	65	+ 1:24.76	7	1
7	20		Jackie Oliver	BRM	64	+ 1 Lap	13
8	17		John Surtees	Surtees-Ford	64	+ 1 Lap	15
9	7		Henri Pescarolo	Matra	61	+ 4 Laps	11
NC	23		Reine Wisell	Lotus-Ford	56	Not Classified	12
Ret	15		Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford	52	Engine	4
Ret	1		Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford	33	Suspension	2
Ret	9		Peter Gethin	McLaren-Ford	27	Engine	10
Ret	16		Rolf Stommelen	Brabham-Ford	15	Fuel System	17
Ret	2		François Cevert	March-Ford	8	Engine	9
Ret	14		Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford	4	Overheating	8
Ret	11		Jo Siffert	March-Ford	3	Engine	16
Ret	24		Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	1	Engine	18

Notes

• Fastest Lap: Jacky Ickx - 1:43.11

References

• "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved on 2008-01-17.

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