1970 F1 season

Season info

Season no.	21
Races	13
Drivers’ Champion	Jochen Rindt (only title; 12th different World Champion, 1st Austrian champion)
Constructors’ Champion	Lotus-Ford Cosworth (4th title for Lotus)
Reigning Drivers’ Champion	Jackie Stewart
Reigning Constructors’ Champion	Matra

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Calendar

#	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	South Africa	Kyalami	07 March
2	Spain	Jarama	19 April
3	Monaco	Monte Carlo	10 May
4	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	07 June
5	Netherlands	Zandvoort	21 June
6	France	Clermont-Ferrand	05 July
7	Britain	Brands Hatch	18 July
8	Germany	Hockenheim	02 August
9	Austria	Osterreichring	16 August
10	Italy	Monza	06 September
11	Canada	Mont-Tremblant	20 September
12	USA	Watkins Glen	04 October
13	Mexico	Mexico City	25 October

First race (circuit): Hockenheim (third German circuit to host a World Championship race); Osterreichring (second Austrian circuit to host a World Championship race)
Last race (circuit): Mont-Tremblant
First Grand Prix since…: 1964 for Austria; 1968 for Belgium
First race at a circuit since…: 1968 for Brands Hatch, Jarama, Mont-Tremblant and Spa-Francorchamps
Last Grand Prix until…: 1972 for Belgium; 1986 for Mexico
Last race at a circuit until…: 1972 for Brands Hatch, Clermont-Ferrand and Jarama; 1977 for Hockenheim; 1983 for Spa-Francorchamps; 1986 for Mexico City

Race results

#	Grand Prix	Result
1	South Africa	Result
2	Spain	Result
3	Monaco	Result
4	Belgium	Result
5	Netherlands	Result
6	France	Result
7	Britain	Result
8	Germany	Result
9	Austria	Result
10	Italy	Result
11	Canada	Result
12	USA (drivers’ & constructors’ title decider)	Result
13	Mexico	Result

Driver and constructor entries

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1970 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.

Bellasi (privateer): (CHE) Silvio Moser (5-6, 8-10)
Brabham (works team): (AUS) Jack Brabham (All); (DEU) Rolf Stommelen (All) (Rookie)
Brabham (privateers): (ZAF) Peter de Klerk (1); (GBR) Derek Bell (4); (USA) Gus Hutchison (12) (Rookie)
BRM (works team): (GBR) Jackie Oliver (All); (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez (All); (CAN) George Eaton (1-3, 5-7, 9-12); (GBR) Peter Westbury (12) (Rookie)
De Tomaso (privateers): (GBR) Piers Courage (1-5); (GBR) Brian Redman (7-8); (AUS) Tim Schenken (9-12) (Rookie)
Ferrari (works team): (BEL) Jacky Ickx (All); (ITA) Ignazio Giunti (4, 6, 9-10) (Rookie); (CHE) Clay Regazzoni (5, 7-13) (Rookie)
Lotus (works team): (GBR) John Miles (1-10); (AUT) Jochen Rindt (1-10); (ESP) Alex Soler-Roig (2, 4, 6); (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi (7-10, 12-13) (Rookie); (SWE) Reine Wisell (12-13) (Rookie)
Lotus (privateers): (GBR) Graham Hill (1-8, 10-13); (ZAF) Dave Charlton (1); (RHO) John Love (1); (USA) Pete Lovely (5-7, 12)
March (works team): (NZL) Chris Amon (All); (CHE) Jo Siffert (All)
March (privateers): (GBR) Jackie Stewart (1-10); (FRA) Johnny Servoz-Gavin (1-3); (USA) Mario Andretti (1-2, 7-9); (SWE) Ronnie Peterson (3-8, 10-12) (Rookie); (FRA) Francois Cevert (5-13) (Rookie); (DEU) Hubert Hahne (8)
Matra (works team): (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise (All); (FRA) Henri Pescarolo (All)
McLaren (works team): (NZL) Denny Hulme (1-3, 6-13); (NZL) Bruce McLaren (1-3); (ITA) Andrea de Adamich (2-3, 5-12); (USA) Dan Gurney (5-7); (GBR) Peter Gethin (5, 8-13) (Rookie); (ITA) Nanni Galli (10) (Rookie)
McLaren (privateers): (GBR) John Surtees (1-3, 5); (SWE) Jo Bonnier (10, 12)
Surtees (works team): (GBR) John Surtees (7-13); (GBR) Derek Bell (12)
Tyrrell (works team): (GBR) Jackie Stewart (11-13)

Final season (drivers): Jack Brabham; Piers Courage; Peter de Klerk; Ignazio Giunti; Dan Gurney; Hubert Hahne; Gus Hutchison; Bruce McLaren; John Miles; Jochen Rindt; Johnny Servoz-Gavin; Peter Westbury
First entry (drivers) since…: 1968 for Dave Charlton, Andrea de Adamich, Dan Gurney, Hubert Hahne, Henri Pescarolo and Brian Redman
Debut season (constructors): Bellasi; March; Surtees; Tyrrell
Final season (constructors): De Tomaso
First entry (constructors) since…: 1963 for De Tomaso

Maiden wins

Driver	Grand Prix
Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari)	Italy
Emerson Fittipaldi (Lotus)	USA

Constructor	Grand Prix
March (Jackie Stewart)	Spain

Maiden podium finishes

Driver	Grand Prix
Mario Andretti (March)	Spain
Henri Pescarolo (Matra)	Monaco
Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari)	Austria
Rolf Stommelen (Brabham)	Austria
Emerson Fittipaldi (Lotus)	USA
Reine Wisell (Lotus)	USA

Constructor	Grand Prix
March (Jackie Stewart)	South Africa

Maiden pole positions

Driver	Grand Prix
Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari)	Mexico

Constructor	Grand Prix
March (Jackie Stewart)	South Africa
Tyrrell (Jackie Stewart)	Canada