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Home / Seasons / 1970 F1 World Championship Season / 1970 South African Grand Prix

1970 South African Grand Prix

DateSaturday, 7 March 1970
Winner
  • Jack Brabham
  • Brabham-Ford Cosworth
Pole position
  • Jackie Stewart
  • March-Ford Cosworth
Fastest lap
  • John Surtees
  • McLaren-Ford Cosworth
  • Jack Brabham
  • Brabham-Ford Cosworth
CircuitKyalami, 80 laps
Round1 of 13
Race numbers

The 1970 South African Grand Prix was the:

  • 185th World Championship race
  • 7th World Championship South African Grand Prix
  • 4th World Championship race at Kyalami
More 1970 season
More South African Grands Prix
Previous race1969 Mexican Grand Prix

On this page

  • Race result
  • Starting grid
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(AUS) Jack BrabhamBrabham-Ford Cosworth801hr 49m 34.600s9
2+4(NZL) Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth80+8.100s6
3-2(GBR) Jackie StewartMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)80+17.100s4
4+4(FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra80+1m 13.100s3
5+9(GBR) John MilesLotus-Ford Cosworth79+1 lap2
6+13(GBR) Graham HillLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)79+1 lap1
7+11(FRA) Henri PescaroloMatra78+2 laps 
8+14(RHO) John LoveLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)78+2 laps 
9+7(MEX) Pedro RodriguezBRM76+4 laps 
10-1(CHE) Jo SiffertMarch-Ford Cosworth75+5 laps 
11+10(ZAF) Peter de KlerkBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)75+5 laps 
12+1(ZAF) Dave CharltonLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)73DNF 
13-9(AUT) Jochen RindtLotus-Ford Cosworth72DNF 
R (GBR) John SurteesMcLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)60DNF 
R (BEL) Jacky IckxFerrari60DNF 
R (CAN) George EatonBRM58DNF 
R (FRA) Johnny Servoz-GavinMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)57DNF 
R (GBR) Piers CourageDe Tomaso-Ford Cosworth (privateer)39DNF 
R (NZL) Bruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford Cosworth39DNF 
R (USA) Mario AndrettiMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)26DNF 
R (DEU) Rolf StommelenBrabham-Ford Cosworth23DNF 
R (GBR) Jackie OliverBRM22DNF 
R (NZL) Chris AmonMarch-Ford Cosworth14DNF 

Notes

  • Dave Charlton ended lap 73 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Jochen Rindt ended lap 72 in P5 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:19.300

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Jackie StewartMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
2(NZL) Chris AmonMarch-Ford Cosworth
3(AUS) Jack BrabhamBrabham-Ford Cosworth
4(AUT) Jochen RindtLotus-Ford Cosworth
5(BEL) Jacky IckxFerrari
6(NZL) Denny HulmeMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
7(GBR) John SurteesMcLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
8(FRA) Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMatra
9(CHE) Jo SiffertMarch-Ford Cosworth
10(NZL) Bruce McLarenMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
11(USA) Mario AndrettiMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
12(GBR) Jackie OliverBRM
13(ZAF) Dave CharltonLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
14(GBR) John MilesLotus-Ford Cosworth
15(DEU) Rolf StommelenBrabham-Ford Cosworth
16(MEX) Pedro RodriguezBRM
17(FRA) Johnny Servoz-GavinMarch-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
18(FRA) Henri PescaroloMatra
19(GBR) Graham HillLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
20(GBR) Piers CourageDe Tomaso-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
21(ZAF) Peter de KlerkBrabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
22(RHO) John LoveLotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
23(CAN) George EatonBRM

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(AUS) Jack Brabham9
2(NZL) Denny Hulme6
3(GBR) Jackie Stewart4
4(FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise3
5(GBR) John Miles2
6(GBR) Graham Hill1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Brabham-Ford Cosworth9
2McLaren-Ford Cosworth6
3March-Ford Cosworth4
4Matra3
5Lotus-Ford Cosworth2

Statistics & milestones

Race debut
Rolf Stommelen
March
Last start
Peter de Klerk
Milestone race start
50th for Denny Hulme (18th driver to start 50 races, 2nd New Zealander driver)
Wins
14th and last for Jack Brabham (first win since 1967; last Australian winner until 1977)
13th for Brabham (last until 1974)
Podiums
28th for Jack Brabham
20th for Jackie Stewart (8th driver to score 20 podiums, 5th British driver; first for March)
18th for Denny Hulme
51st for Brabham
12th for McLaren
1st for March (27th different podium finisher)
Poles
3rd for Jackie Stewart (first for March)
1st for March (20th different polesitter)
1-2 start
1st for March (11th different constructor to qualify 1-2)
Fastest laps
11th and last for John Surtees (first since 1968; only fastest lap for McLaren)
9th for Jack Brabham
13th for Brabham
1st for McLaren (19th different fastest lap setter)
Front row starts
36th for Jack Brabham
18th for Jackie Stewart (first for March)
12th for Chris Amon (first for March)
Points finishes
50th for Jack Brabham
1st and only for John Miles (151st different point scorer, 37th British driver)
Win & fastest lap
5th and last for Jack Brabham (first since 1966; first Australian driver to win and set the fastest lap since 1966 and last until 1979)

See also

  • South African Grand Prix
  • Kyalami circuit
  • 1970 World Championship season

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