1970 Formula One season

The 1970 Formula One season crowned as champion Jochen Rindt.

Season review

Rnd	Race	Date	Location	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
1	South African Grand Prix	March 7	Kyalami	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford	Report
2	Spanish Grand Prix	April 19	Jarama	Jackie Stewart	March-Ford	Report
3	Monaco Grand Prix	May 10	Monaco	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	Report
4	Belgian Grand Prix	June 7	Spa-Francorchamps	Pedro Rodríguez	BRM	Report
5	Dutch Grand Prix	June 21	Zandvoort	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	Report
6	French Grand Prix	July 5	Charade	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	Report
7	British Grand Prix	July 18	Brands Hatch	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	Report
8	German Grand Prix	August 2	Hockenheimring	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford	Report
9	Austrian Grand Prix	August 16	Österreichring	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	Report
10	Italian Grand Prix	September 6	Monza	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	Report
11	Canadian Grand Prix	September 20	Mont-Tremblant	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	Report
12	United States Grand Prix	October 4	Watkins Glen	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford	Report
13	Mexican Grand Prix	October 25	Hermanos Rodriguez	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	Report

1970 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos. Driver RSA ESP MON BEL NED FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN USA MEX Pts. 1 Jochen Rindt 13 Ret 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 Ret DNS 45 2 Jacky Ickx Ret Ret Ret 8 3 Ret Ret 2 1 Ret 1 4 1 40 3 Clay Regazzoni 4 4 Ret 2 1 2 13 2 33 4 Denny Hulme 2 Ret 4 4 3 3 Ret 4 Ret 7 3 27 5 Jackie Stewart 3 1 Ret Ret 2 9 Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret Ret 25 6 Jack Brabham 1 Ret 2 Ret 11 3 2 Ret 13 Ret Ret 10 Ret 25 7 Pedro Rodríguez 9 WD 6 1 10 Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 4 2 6 23 8 Chris Amon Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 2 5 Ret 8 7 3 5 4 23 9 Jean-Pierre Beltoise 4 Ret Ret 3 5 13 Ret Ret 6 3 8 Ret 5 16 10 Emerson Fittipaldi 8 4 15 WD 1 Ret 12 11 Rolf Stommelen Ret Ret DNQ 5 DNQ 7 5 3 5 Ret 12 Ret 10 12 Henri Pescarolo 7 Ret 3 6 8 5 Ret 6 14 Ret 7 8 9 8 13 Graham Hill 6 4 5 Ret NC 10 6 Ret WD NC Ret Ret 7 14 Bruce McLaren Ret 2 Ret 6 15 Reine Wisell 3 NC 4 16 Mario Andretti Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret 4 17 Ignazio Giunti 4 14 7 Ret 3 18 John Surtees Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 9 Ret Ret 5 Ret 8 3 19 John Miles 5 DNQ DNQ Ret 7 8 Ret Ret Ret WD 2 20 Jackie Oliver Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret NC Ret 7 2 21 Johnny Servoz-Gavin Ret 5 DNQ 2 22 François Cevert Ret 11 7 7 Ret 6 9 Ret Ret 1 23 Peter Gethin Ret Ret 10 NC 6 14 Ret 1 24 Dan Gurney Ret 6 Ret 1 25 Derek Bell Ret 6 1 26 Jo Siffert 10 DNQ 8 7 Ret Ret Ret 8 9 Ret Ret 9 Ret 0 27 Ronnie Peterson 7 NC 9 Ret 9 Ret Ret NC 11 0 28 Andrea de Adamich DNQ DNQ DNQ NC Ret DNQ 12 8 Ret DNQ 0 29 John Love 8 0 30 George Eaton Ret DNQ DNQ Ret 12 Ret 11 Ret 10 Ret 0 31 Peter de Klerk 11 0 32 Dave Charlton 12 0 — Piers Courage Ret DNS NC Ret Ret 0 — Tim Schenken Ret Ret NC Ret 0 — Pete Lovely DNQ DNQ NC DNQ 0 — Silvio Moser DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ 0 — Jo Bonnier DNQ Ret 0 — Gus Hutchison Ret 0 — Alex Soler-Roig DNQ DNQ 0 — Brian Redman DNQ 0 — Hubert Hahne DNQ 0 — Nanni Galli DNQ 0 — Peter Westbury DNQ 0 Pos. Driver RSA ESP MON BEL NED FRA GBR GER AUT ITA CAN USA MEX Pts.

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Friday test driver (TD) (starting in 2003) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

1970 Formula One Season Media

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  Start of the Dutch Grand Prix

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  The burning wreck of Piers Courage being extinguished

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  Ignazio Giunti's Ferrari in the pits at Monza

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  Jack Brabham leaving the pits at Monza

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  Lotus Ford won the International Cup for Formula 1 Manufacturers