1970 Mexican Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 25 October 1970 |
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| Circuit | Mexico City, 65 laps |
| Round | 13 of 13 |
| Race numbers | The 1970 Mexican Grand Prix was the
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| Next race | 1971 South African Grand Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +2 |  Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 65 | 1hr 53m 28.360s | 9 |
| 2 | -1 |  Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 65 | +45.460s | 6 |
| 3 | +11 |  Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 65 | +45.970s | 4 |
| 4 | +1 | Chris Amon | March-Ford Cosworth | 65 | +47.050s | 3 |
| 5 | +1 |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 65 | +50.110s | 2 |
| 6 | +1 |  Pedro Rodriguez | BRM | 65 | +1m 24.760s | 1 |
| 7 | +6 |  Jackie Oliver | BRM | 64 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | +7 | John Surtees | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 64 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | +2 | Henri Pescarolo | Matra | 61 | +4 laps | |
| NC |  Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 56 | +9 laps | ||
| R |  Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 52 | DNF | ||
| R | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 33 | DNF | ||
| R | Peter Gethin | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 27 | DNF | ||
| R |  Rolf Stommelen | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 15 | DNF | ||
| R | Francois Cevert | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 8 | DNF | ||
| R | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 4 | DNF | ||
| R | Jo Siffert | March-Ford Cosworth | 3 | DNF | ||
| R |  Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:41.860
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
| 2 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 3 | Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
| 4 | Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 5 | Chris Amon | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra |
| 7 | Pedro Rodriguez | BRM |
| 8 | Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 9 | Francois Cevert | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
| 10 | Peter Gethin | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | Henri Pescarolo | Matra |
| 12 | Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | Jackie Oliver | BRM |
| 14 | Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | John Surtees | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | Jo Siffert | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | Rolf Stommelen | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1970 Mexican Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 |  Jochen Rindt | 45 |
| 2 | Jacky Ickx | 40 |
| 3 | Clay Regazzoni | 33 |
| 4 | Denny Hulme | 27 |
| 5 | Jack Brabham | 25 |
| = | Jackie Stewart | 25 |
| 7 | Pedro Rodriguez | 23 |
| 8 | Chris Amon | 23 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 16 |
| 10 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 12 |
| 11 | Rolf Stommelen | 10 |
| 12 | Henri Pescarolo | 8 |
| 13 | Graham Hill | 7 |
| 14 | Bruce McLaren | 6 |
| 15 |  Mario Andretti | 4 |
| = | Reine Wisell | 4 |
| 17 |  Ignazio Giunti | 3 |
| 18 | John Surtees | 3 |
| 19 | John Miles | 2 |
| = | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | 2 |
| = | Jackie Oliver | 2 |
| 22 | Dan Gurney | 1 |
| = | Francois Cevert | 1 |
| = | Peter Gethin | 1 |
| = | Derek Bell | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 59 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 52 |
| 3 | March-Ford Cosworth | 48 |
| 4 | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 35 |
| 5 | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 35 |
| 6 | BRM | 23 |
| 7 | Matra | 23 |
| 8 | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 3 |
Statistics & milestones
- Last start
- Jack Brabham
- Wins
- 6th for Jacky Ickx
- 46th for Ferrari
- Race 1-2
- 26th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 21st for Denny Hulme (last podium until 1972), 14th for Jacky Ickx, 4th for Clay Regazzoni
- 169th & 170th for Ferrari, 16th for McLaren
- Poles
- 1st for Clay Regazzoni (37th different polesitter, 2nd Swiss driver)
- 53rd for Ferrari EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Lotus)
- Fastest laps
- 8th for Jacky Ickx
- 51st for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 25th for Jackie Stewart, 2nd for Clay Regazzoni
- Win & fastest lap
- 4th for Jacky Ickx