1970 Formula One season

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1970 FIA Formula One World Championship season
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Index: Races by country \| Races by season

The 1970 Formula One season was the 21st FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 7, 1970, and ended on October 25 after thirteen races. Up to now, this was the only season ever whose champion died before the end.

1 Season summary
2 Season review
3 1970 Constructors Championship final standings
4 1970 Drivers Championship final standings

[edit] Season summary

[edit] Season review

Rnd	Race	Date	Location	Winning driver	Winning team	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 Rodriguez	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

[edit] 1970 Constructors Championship final standings

Place	Team	Chassis	Engine	Points	Wins	Podiums	Poles
1	Ferrari	312B	Ferrari 001	76	4	9	5
2	Lotus-Ford	49C 72 72B 72C	Ford Cosworth DFV	70	6	7	3
3	March-Ford	701	Ford Cosworth DFV	55	1	8	4
4	McLaren-Ford	M14A	Ford Cosworth DFV	36		5
5	Brabham-Ford	BT33	Ford Cosworth DFV	35	1	5	1
6	BRM	P139 P153	BRM P142	25	1	2
7	Matra	MS120	Matra MS12	24		3
8	Surtees-Ford	TS7	Ford Cosworth DFV	3
9	McLaren-Alfa Romeo	M7D M14D	Alfa Romeo T33
10	Tyrrell-Ford	001	Ford Cosworth DFV				1
11	Bellasi-Ford	F1	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	De Tomaso-Ford	505/38	Ford Cosworth DFV

[edit] 1970 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos	Driver	RSA	ESP	MCO	BEL	DUT	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 Rodriguez	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	Mario Andretti	Ret	3					Ret	Ret	Ret					4
16	Reine Wisell												3	NC	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
—	Silvio Moser					DNQ	DNQ		DNQ	Ret	DNQ				0
—	Pete Lovely					DNQ	DNQ	NC					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	MCO	BEL	DUT	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	ITA	CAN	USA	MEX	Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Finished, in points
Blue	Finished, no points
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
Blank	Did not participate
	Injured (INJ)
	Excluded (EX)