1970 F1 World Championship Season
21st F1 World Championship Season
Fact File
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Jochen Rindt (1st title, 12th different world champion, 1st Austrian champion) |
|---|---|
| Constructors’ Champion: |  Lotus (4th title) |
| Races: | 13 |
| Winning drivers: | Jochen Rindt (5)  Jacky Ickx (3)  Jack Brabham (1) Jackie Stewart (1)  Pedro Rodriguez (1)  Clay Regazzoni (1)  Emerson Fittipaldi (1) |
| Winning constructors: | Lotus (6)  Ferrari (4) Brabham (1) March (1) BRM (1) |
| First-time winners (driver): | Clay Regazzoni Emerson Fittipaldi |
| First-time winners (constructor): | March |
1970 F1 World Championship Grands Prix
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa | Kyalami | 7 March | 1970 South African Grand Prix |
| 2 |  Spain | Jarama | 19 April | 1970 Spanish Grand Prix |
| 3 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 10 May | 1970 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 4 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | 7 June | 1970 Belgian Grand Prix |
| 5 |  Netherlands | Zandvoort | 21 June | 1970 Dutch Grand Prix |
| 6 |  France | Clermont-Ferrand | 5 July | 1970 French Grand Prix |
| 7 | Britain | Brands Hatch | 18 July | 1970 British Grand Prix |
| 8 |  Germany | Hockenheim | 2 August | 1970 German Grand Prix |
| 9 | Austria | Osterreichring | 16 August | 1970 Austrian Grand Prix |
| 10 | Italy | Monza | 6 September | 1970 Italian Grand Prix |
| 11 |  Canada | Mont-Tremblant | 20 September | 1970 Canadian Grand Prix |
| 12 |  USA DT CT | Watkins Glen | 4 October | 1970 United States Grand Prix |
| 13 | Mexico | Mexico City | 25 October | 1970 Mexican Grand Prix |
Race Winners
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Start | Win Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | Kyalami | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 3 | 8.100s |
| 2 | Spain | Jarama | Jackie Stewart | March-Ford Cosworth | 3 | 1 lap |
| 3 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 8 | 23.100s |
| 4 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Pedro Rodriguez | BRM | 6 | 1.100s |
| 5 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 30.000s |
| 6 | France | Clermont-Ferrand | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 6 | 7.610s |
| 7 | Britain | Brands Hatch | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 32.900s |
| 8 | Germany | Hockenheim | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 0.700s |
| 9 | Austria | Osterreichring | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 3 | 0.610s |
| 10 | Italy | Monza | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 3 | 5.730s |
| 11 | Canada | Mont-Tremblant | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 2 | 14.800s |
| 12 | USA | Watkins Glen | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 3 | 36.210s |
| 13 | Mexico | Mexico City | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 3 | 45.460s |
Polesitters
- Highlight: Home driver polesitter
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | Kyalami | Jackie Stewart | March-Ford Cosworth | 3 | 0.000s |
| 2 | Spain | Jarama | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 0.200s |
| 3 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Jackie Stewart | March-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 0.600s |
| 4 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Jackie Stewart | March-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 2.100s |
| 5 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 0.430s |
| 6 | France | Clermont-Ferrand | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | DNF | 0.480s |
| 7 | Britain | Brands Hatch | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 0.000s |
| 8 | Germany | Hockenheim | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 2 | 0.200s |
| 9 | Austria | Osterreichring | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 0.470s |
| 10 | Italy | Monza | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | DNF | 0.220s |
| 11 | Canada | Mont-Tremblant | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | DNF | 0.100s |
| 12 | USA | Watkins Glen | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 4 | 0.550s |
| 13 | Mexico | Mexico City | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 2 | 0.020s |
Fastest Laps
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | Kyalami | John Surtees Jack Brabham | McLaren-Ford Cosworth Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 2 | Spain | Jarama | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 3 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps |  Chris Amon | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 5 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
| 6 | France | Clermont-Ferrand | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | Britain | Brands Hatch | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | Germany | Hockenheim | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
| 9 | Austria | Osterreichring | Clay Regazzoni Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
| 10 | Italy | Monza | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 11 | Canada | Mont-Tremblant | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 12 | USA | Watkins Glen | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
| 13 | Mexico | Mexico City | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
1970 F1 World Championship Standings
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jochen Rindt | Lotus | 45 | |
| 2 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 40 | -5 |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 33 | -12 |
| 4 | Denny Hulme | McLaren | 27 | -18 |
| 5 | Jack Brabham | Brabham | 25 | -20 |
| = | Jackie Stewart | March Tyrrell | 25 | -22 |
| 7 | Pedro Rodriguez | BRM | 23 | -22 |
| = | Chris Amon | March | 23 | -22 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 16 | -29 |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus | 12 | -33 |
| 11 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham | 10 | -35 |
| 12 | Henri Pescarolo | Matra | 8 | -37 |
| 13 | Graham Hill | Lotus | 7 | -38 |
| 14 | Bruce McLaren | McLaren | 6 | -39 |
| 15 | Mario Andretti | March | 4 | -41 |
| = |  Reine Wisell | Lotus | 4 | -41 |
| 17 | Ignazio Giunti | Ferrari | 3 | -42 |
| = | John Surtees | McLaren Surtees | 3 | -42 |
| 19 | John Miles | Lotus | 2 | -43 |
| = | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | March | 2 | -43 |
| = | Jackie Oliver | BRM | 2 | -43 |
| 22 | Dan Gurney | McLaren | 1 | -44 |
| = | Francois Cevert | March | 1 | -44 |
| = | Peter Gethin | McLaren | 1 | -44 |
| = | Derek Bell | Brabham Surtees | 1 | -44 |
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 9 points
- 2nd: 6 points
- 3rd: 4 points
- 4th: 3 points
- 5th: 2 points
- 6th: 1 point
- Only the best six results from the first seven races and best five results from last six races counted towards the championship.
- Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.
Constructor
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 9 points
- 2nd: 6 points
- 3rd: 4 points
- 4th: 3 points
- 5th: 2 points
- 6th: 1 point
- Constructors only received points for their highest placed car.
- Only the best six results from the first seven races and best five results from last six races counted towards the championship.
- Numbers shown without parentheses are the points scored that counted towards the championship; numbers in parentheses are the total number of points scored.
Qualifying Results Overview
| Pos | Driver | ZAF | ESP | MCO | BEL | NLD | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | Avg. | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacky Ickx | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.08 | 1 |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3.75 | 1 | |||||
| 4 | Jochen Rindt | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4.50 | 1 | |||
| 5 | Chris Amon | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6.69 | 2 |
| 6 | Ignazio Giunti | 8 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 7.25 | 5 | |||||||||
| 7 | Jack Brabham | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 7.62 | 1 |
| 8 | Denny Hulme | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 9.00 | 2 | ||
| 9 | Pedro Rodriguez | 16 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9.69 | 2 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 8 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 10.15 | 2 |
| 11 | Bruce McLaren | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10.33 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Reine Wisell | 9 | 12 | 10.50 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 13 | Jackie Oliver | 12 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 10.77 | 4 |
| 14 | Henri Pescarolo | 18 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11.54 | 5 |
| 15 | Francois Cevert | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 11.89 | 4 | ||||
| 16 | John Surtees | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 12.00 | 5 | ||
| 17 | Mario Andretti | 11 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 12.60 | 9 | ||||||||
| 18 | Piers Courage | 20 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12.60 | 9 | ||||||||
| 19 | Dave Charlton | 13 | 13.00 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Ronnie Peterson | 13 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13.89 | 9 | ||||
| 21 | John Miles | 14 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 13.90 | 7 | |||
| 22 | Derek Bell | 15 | 13 | 14.00 | 13 | |||||||||||
| 23 | Jo Siffert | 9 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 16 | 14.46 | 4 |
| 24 | Peter Gethin | 11 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 15.43 | 10 | ||||||
| 25 | Rolf Stommelen | 15 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15.69 | 7 |
| 26 | Dan Gurney | 19 | 17 | 12 | 16.00 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 22 | 13 | 16 | 25 | 3 | 18 | 16.17 | 3 | |||||||
| 28 | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | 17 | 14 | 19 | 16.67 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Graham Hill | 19 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 16.75 | 8 | |
| 30 | Andrea de Adamich | 18 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 18.10 | 12 | |||
| 31 | George Eaton | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 18.80 | 9 | |||
| 32 | Tim Schenken | 19 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 19.50 | 17 | |||||||||
| 33 | Alex Soler-Roig | 21 | 18 | 22 | 20.33 | 18 | ||||||||||
| 34 | Peter de Klerk | 21 | 21.00 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 35 |  John Love | 22 | 22.00 | 22 | ||||||||||||
| 36 | Gus Hutchison | 22 | 22.00 | 22 | ||||||||||||
| 37 | Brian Redman | 25 | 22 | 23.50 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 38 | Silvio Moser | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 24.00 | 21 | ||||||||
| 39 | Pete Lovely | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24.00 | 23 | |||||||||
| 40 | Jo Bonnier | 24 | 24 | 24.00 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 41 | Hubert Hahne | 25 | 25.00 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| 42 | Peter Westbury | 25 | 25.00 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| 43 | Nanni Galli | 26 | 26.00 | 26 |
Race Results Overview
| Pos | Driver | ZAF | ESP | MCO | BEL | NLD | FRA | GBR | DEU | AUT | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jochen Rindt | 13R | R | 1 | R | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | R | DNS | 45 | |||
| 2 | Jacky Ickx | R | R | R | 8 | 3 | R | R | 2 | 1 | R | 1 | 4 | 1 | 40 |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | 4 | 4 | R | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 33 | |||||
| 4 | Denny Hulme | 2 | R | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | R | 4 | R | 7 | 3 | 27 | ||
| 5 | Jack Brabham | 1 | R | 2 | R | 11 | 3 | 2 | R | 13 | R | R | 10 | R | 25 |
| = | Jackie Stewart | 3 | 1 | R | R | 2 | 9 | R | R | R | 2 | R | R | R | 25 |
| 7 | Pedro Rodriguez | 9 | R | 6 | 1 | 10 | R | R | R | 4 | R | 4 | 2 | 6 | 23 |
| = | Chris Amon | R | R | R | 2 | R | 2 | 5 | R | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 4 | R | R | 3 | 5 | 13R | R | R | 6 | 3 | 8R | R | 5 | 16 |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 8 | 4 | 15 | DNQ | 1 | R | 12 | |||||||
| 11 | Rolf Stommelen | R | R | DNQ | 5 | DNQ | 7 | DNS | 5 | 3 | 5 | R | 12 | R | 10 |
| 12 | Henri Pescarolo | 7 | R | 3 | 6R | 8 | 5 | R | 6 | 14 | R | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| 13 | Graham Hill | 6 | 4 | 5 | R | NC | 10 | 6 | R | DNS | NC | R | R | 7 | |
| 14 | Bruce McLaren | R | 2 | R | 6 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Mario Andretti | R | 3 | R | R | R | 4 | ||||||||
| = | Reine Wisell | 3 | NC | 4 | |||||||||||
| 17 | Ignazio Giunti | 4 | 14 | 7 | R | 3 | |||||||||
| = | John Surtees | R | R | R | 6 | R | 9R | R | R | 5 | R | 8 | 3 | ||
| 19 | John Miles | 5 | DNQ | DNQ | R | 7 | 8 | R | R | R | DNS | 2 | |||
| = | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | R | 5 | DNQ | 2 | ||||||||||
| = | Jackie Oliver | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 5 | R | NC | R | 7 | 2 |
| 22 | Dan Gurney | R | 6 | R | 1 | ||||||||||
| = | Francois Cevert | R | 11 | 7 | 7 | R | 6 | 9 | R | R | 1 | ||||
| = | Peter Gethin | R | R | 10 | NC | 6 | 14 | R | 1 | ||||||
| = | Derek Bell | R | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Jo Siffert | 10 | DNQ | 8R | 7R | R | R | R | 8R | 9 | R | R | 9 | R | ||
| Ronnie Peterson | 7 | NC | 9 | R | 9 | R | R | NC | 11 | ||||||
| Andrea de Adamich | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | NC | DNS | DNQ | 12 | 8 | R | DNQ | |||||
| John Love | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| George Eaton | R | DNQ | DNQ | R | 12 | R | 11 | R | 10 | R | |||||
| Peter de Klerk | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Dave Charlton | 12R | ||||||||||||||
| Piers Courage | R | DNS | NC | R | R | ||||||||||
| Tim Schenken | R | R | NC | R | |||||||||||
| Pete Lovely | DNQ | DNQ | NC | DNQ | |||||||||||
| Silvio Moser | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | R | DNQ | ||||||||||
| Jo Bonnier | DNQ | R | |||||||||||||
| Gus Hutchison | R | ||||||||||||||
| Alex Soler-Roig | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||||
| Brian Redman | DNS | DNQ | |||||||||||||
| Hubert Hahne | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
| Nanni Galli | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
| Peter Westbury | DNQ |
Race To The Title
The Race To The Title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season.