1970 French Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 5 July 1970 |
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| Fastest lap |
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| Circuit | Clermont-Ferrand, 38 laps |
| Round | 6 of 13 |
| Race numbers | The 1970 French Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +5 |  Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 38 | 1hr 55m 57.000s | 9 |
| 2 | +1 |  Chris Amon | March-Ford Cosworth | 38 | +7.610s | 6 |
| 3 | +2 |  Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 38 | +44.830s | 4 |
| 4 | +3 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 38 | +45.660s | 3 |
| 5 | +3 |  Henri Pescarolo | Matra | 38 | +1m 19.420s | 2 |
| 6 | +11 |  Dan Gurney | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 38 | +1m 19.650s | 1 |
| 7 | +7 |  Rolf Stommelen | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 38 | +2m 20.160s | |
| 8 | +10 |  John Miles | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 38 | +2m 47.170s | |
| 9 | -5 | Jackie Stewart | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 38 | +3m 09.610s | |
| 10 | +10 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 37 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | +2 | Francois Cevert | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 37 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | +7 |  George Eaton | BRM | 36 | +2 laps | |
| 13 | -11 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 35 | DNF | |
| 14 | -3 |  Ignazio Giunti | Ferrari | 35 | +3 laps | |
| NC | Andrea de Adamich | McLaren-Alfa Romeo | 29 | +9 laps | ||
| R |  Jo Siffert | March-Ford Cosworth | 23 | DNF | ||
| R |  Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 17 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 16 | DNF | ||
| R |  Pedro Rodriguez | BRM | 6 | DNF | ||
| R | Jackie Oliver | BRM | 5 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Jean-Pierre Beltoise ended lap 35 in P9 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 2:58.220
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
| 2 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra |
| 3 | Chris Amon | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | Jackie Stewart | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 5 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 6 | Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | Henri Pescarolo | Matra |
| 9 | Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 10 | Pedro Rodriguez | BRM |
| 11 | Ignazio Giunti | Ferrari |
| 12 | Jackie Oliver | BRM |
| 13 | Francois Cevert | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 14 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | Andrea de Adamich | McLaren-Alfa Romeo |
| 16 | Jo Siffert | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | Dan Gurney | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | John Miles | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | George Eaton | BRM |
| 20 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Qualifying result
| Driver | Constructor |
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| Silvio Moser | Bellasi-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
 Alex Soler-Roig | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| Pete Lovely | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Jochen Rindt | 27 |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | 19 |
| = | Jack Brabham | 19 |
| 4 | Chris Amon | 12 |
| 5 | Denny Hulme | 12 |
| 6 | Pedro Rodriguez | 10 |
| 7 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 9 |
| 8 | Henri Pescarolo | 7 |
| 9 | Bruce McLaren | 6 |
| 10 | Graham Hill | 6 |
| 11 | Mario Andretti | 4 |
| = | Jacky Ickx | 4 |
| 13 | Ignazio Giunti | 3 |
| = | Clay Regazzoni | 3 |
| 15 | John Miles | 2 |
| = | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | 2 |
| = | Rolf Stommelen | 2 |
| 18 | John Surtees | 1 |
| = | Dan Gurney | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Milestone race start
- 50th for Chris Amon (19th driver to start 50 races, 3rd New Zealander driver)
- Wins
- 4th for Jochen Rindt
- 39th for Lotus
- Podiums
- 30th for Jack Brabham (4th driver to score 30 podiums, 1st Australian driver)
- 11th for Jochen Rindt
- 8th for Chris Amon
- 65th for Lotus
- 53rd for Brabham
- 6th for March
- Poles
- 4th for Jacky Ickx
- 49th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 11th for Jack Brabham
- 15th for Brabham
- Front row starts
- 8th for Jacky Ickx
- 2nd and last for Jean-Pierre Beltoise
- Points finishes
- 31st and last for Dan Gurney