1970 South African Grand Prix
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Circuit | Kyalami, 80 laps |
Round | 1 of 13 |
Race numbers | The 1970 South African Grand Prix was the:
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Previous race | 1969 Mexican Grand Prix |
Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +2 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 80 | 1hr 49m 34.600s | 9 |
2 | +4 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 80 | +8.100s | 6 |
3 | -2 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 80 | +17.100s | 4 |
4 | +4 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 80 | +1m 13.100s | 3 |
5 | +9 | (GBR) John Miles | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +1 lap | 2 |
6 | +13 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 79 | +1 lap | 1 |
7 | +11 | (FRA) Henri Pescarolo | Matra | 78 | +2 laps | |
8 | +14 | (RHO) John Love | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 78 | +2 laps | |
9 | +7 | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | BRM | 76 | +4 laps | |
10 | -1 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | March-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +5 laps | |
11 | +10 | (ZAF) Peter de Klerk | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 75 | +5 laps | |
12 | +1 | (ZAF) Dave Charlton | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 73 | DNF | |
13 | -9 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 72 | DNF | |
R | (GBR) John Surtees | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 60 | DNF | ||
R | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 60 | DNF | ||
R | (CAN) George Eaton | BRM | 58 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Johnny Servoz-Gavin | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 57 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Piers Courage | De Tomaso-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 39 | DNF | ||
R | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 39 | DNF | ||
R | (USA) Mario Andretti | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 26 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Rolf Stommelen | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 23 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Jackie Oliver | BRM | 22 | DNF | ||
R | (NZL) Chris Amon | March-Ford Cosworth | 14 | DNF |
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
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
2 | (NZL) Chris Amon | March-Ford Cosworth |
3 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
4 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
5 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
6 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
7 | (GBR) John Surtees | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
8 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra |
9 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | March-Ford Cosworth |
10 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
11 | (USA) Mario Andretti | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
12 | (GBR) Jackie Oliver | BRM |
13 | (ZAF) Dave Charlton | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
14 | (GBR) John Miles | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
15 | (DEU) Rolf Stommelen | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
16 | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | BRM |
17 | (FRA) Johnny Servoz-Gavin | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
18 | (FRA) Henri Pescarolo | Matra |
19 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
20 | (GBR) Piers Courage | De Tomaso-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
21 | (ZAF) Peter de Klerk | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
22 | (RHO) John Love | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
23 | (CAN) George Eaton | BRM |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | 9 |
2 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | 6 |
3 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | 4 |
4 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 3 |
5 | (GBR) John Miles | 2 |
6 | (GBR) Graham Hill | 1 |
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)