The 1970 Spanish Grand Prix was a

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held at the

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circuit on 19 April 1970. It was race 2 of 13 in both the 1970 World Championship of Drivers and the

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. Prior to the race, the organisers of the Grand Prix sparked anger amongst the members of FOCA when they limited the number of starters to only sixteen. To add to the chaos, none of the laps set on Friday were counted towards qualifying. On the morning before the race, the matter seemed resolved and the organisers initially reversed their decision, and those who failed to qualify looked as if they would be allowed to start. The

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then stepped in and forced the Spanish organisers to revert to the original limit of sixteen starters, and the cars that failed to qualify were wheeled off the grid. The race was won by defending world champion

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, driving a

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car entered by a

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Tyrrell team. This was the last win of a privately entered car in Formula One. American driver

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took his first Formula One podium in third place. The race was marred by a serious accident involving

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and Jacky Ickx. Both their cars burst into flames, and Ickx was slightly burned after his race overalls became soaked in burning fuel. He recovered sufficiently to be able to compete in the next race, at

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scored his last podium, points and race finish.

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Race

Classification

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings *

References

External links

* {{F1GP 70-79

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