1970 South African Grand Prix

Date	Saturday, 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
Circuit	Kyalami, 80 laps
Round	1 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
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Previous race	1969 Mexican Grand Prix

Race result

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+2	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	80	1hr 49m 34.600s	9
2	+4	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	80	+8.100s	6
3	-2	Jackie Stewart	March-Ford Cosworth (privateer)	80	+17.100s	4
4	+4	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	80	+1m 13.100s	3
5	+9	John Miles	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	79	+1 lap	2
6	+13	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)	79	+1 lap	1
7	+11	Henri Pescarolo	Matra	78	+2 laps
8	+14	John Love	Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)	78	+2 laps
9	+7	Pedro Rodriguez	BRM	76	+4 laps
10	-1	Jo Siffert	March-Ford Cosworth	75	+5 laps
11	+10	Peter de Klerk	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)	75	+5 laps
12	+1	Dave Charlton	Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)	73	DNF
13	-9	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	72	DNF
R		John Surtees	McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)	60	DNF
R		Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	60	DNF
R		George Eaton	BRM	58	DNF
R		Johnny Servoz-Gavin	March-Ford Cosworth (privateer)	57	DNF
R		Piers Courage	De Tomaso-Ford Cosworth (privateer)	39	DNF
R		Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	39	DNF
R		Mario Andretti	March-Ford Cosworth (privateer)	26	DNF
R		Rolf Stommelen	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	23	DNF
R		Jackie Oliver	BRM	22	DNF
R		Chris Amon	March-Ford Cosworth	14	DNF

Notes

Pole time: 1:19.300

Pos	Driver	Constructor
1	Jackie Stewart	March-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
2	Chris Amon	March-Ford Cosworth
3	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford Cosworth
4	Jochen Rindt	Lotus-Ford Cosworth
5	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari
6	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth
7	John Surtees	McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
8	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra
9	Jo Siffert	March-Ford Cosworth
10	Bruce McLaren	McLaren-Ford Cosworth
11	Mario Andretti	March-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
12	Jackie Oliver	BRM
13	Dave Charlton	Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
14	John Miles	Lotus-Ford Cosworth
15	Rolf Stommelen	Brabham-Ford Cosworth
16	Pedro Rodriguez	BRM
17	Johnny Servoz-Gavin	March-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
18	Henri Pescarolo	Matra
19	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
20	Piers Courage	De Tomaso-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
21	Peter de Klerk	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
22	John Love	Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer)
23	George Eaton	BRM

How the championship standings stood post-race.

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)