1970 United States Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 4 October 1970
Winner:	Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus-Ford Cosworth
Pole position:	Jacky Ickx Ferrari
Fastest lap:	Jacky Ickx Ferrari
Circuit:	Watkins Glen, 108 laps
Round:	12 of 13

Race Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+2	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	108	1hr 57m 32.790s	9
2	+2	Pedro Rodriguez	BRM	108	+36.390s	6
3	+6	Reine Wisell	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	108	+45.170s	4
4	-3	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	107	+1 lap	3
5		Chris Amon	March-Ford Cosworth	107	+1 lap	2
6	+7	Derek Bell	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	107	+1 lap	1
7	+4	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	106	+2 laps
8	+4	Henri Pescarolo	Matra	105	+3 laps
9	+14	Jo Siffert	March-Ford Cosworth	105	+3 laps
10	+6	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	105	+3 laps
11	+4	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	104	+4 laps
12	+7	Rolf Stommelen	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	104	+4 laps
13	-7	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	101	+7 laps
14	+7	Peter Gethin	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	100	+8 laps
R		Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	82	DNF
R		Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P)	72	DNF
R		Francois Cevert	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	62	DNF
R		Tim Schenken	De Tomaso-Ford Cosworth (P)	61	DNF
R		Jo Bonnier	McLaren-Ford Cosworth (P)	50	DNF
R		Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	27	DNF
R		Gus Hutchison	Brabham-Ford Cosworth (P)	21	DNF
R		Jackie Oliver	BRM	14	DNF
R		George Eaton	BRM	10	DNF
R		John Surtees	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	6	DNF

Starting Grid

• Highlight: race winner
• Highlight: second place
• Highlight: third place
• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:03.070
2	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:03.620
3	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:03.670
4	Pedro Rodriguez	BRM	1:04.180
5	Chris Amon	March-Ford Cosworth	1:04.230
6	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:04.300
7	Jackie Oliver	BRM	1:04.370
8	John Surtees	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:04.520
9	Reine Wisell	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:04.790
10	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:04.810
11	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:04.840
12	Henri Pescarolo	Matra	1:05.000
13	Derek Bell	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:05.000
14	George Eaton	BRM	1:05.140
15	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:05.180
16	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:05.290
17	Francois Cevert	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:05.300
18	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	1:05.440
19	Rolf Stommelen	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:05.770
20	Tim Schenken	De Tomaso-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:06.080
21	Peter Gethin	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:06.120
22	Gus Hutchison	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:06.220
23	Jo Siffert	March-Ford Cosworth	1:06.230
24	Jo Bonnier	McLaren-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:06.460

Qualifying Result

• (P): privateer entry

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari	1:03.070
2	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:03.620	0.550
3	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:03.670	0.600
4	Pedro Rodriguez	BRM	1:04.180	1.110
5	Chris Amon	March-Ford Cosworth	1:04.230	1.160
6	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	1:04.300	1.230
7	Jackie Oliver	BRM	1:04.370	1.300
8	John Surtees	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:04.520	1.450
9	Reine Wisell	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:04.790	1.720
10	Graham Hill	Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:04.810	1.740
11	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:04.840	1.770
12	Henri Pescarolo	Matra	1:05.000	1.930
13	Derek Bell	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	1:05.000	1.930
14	George Eaton	BRM	1:05.140	2.070
15	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:05.180	2.110
16	Jack Brabham	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:05.290	2.220
17	Francois Cevert	March-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:05.300	2.230
18	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra	1:05.440	2.370
19	Rolf Stommelen	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:05.770	2.700
20	Tim Schenken	De Tomaso-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:06.080	3.010
21	Peter Gethin	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:06.120	3.050
22	Gus Hutchison	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:06.220	3.150
23	Jo Siffert	March-Ford Cosworth	1:06.230	3.160
24	Jo Bonnier	McLaren-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:06.460	3.390
Did not qualify
25	Peter Westbury	BRM	1:07.200	4.130
26	Pete Lovely	Lotus-Ford Cosworth (P)	1:07.450	4.380
27	Andrea de Adamich	McLaren-Alfa Romeo	1:12.240	9.170

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

• Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 1970

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Jochen Rindt	45
2	Jacky Ickx	31
3	Clay Regazzoni	27
4	Jack Brabham	25
=	Jackie Stewart	25
6	Denny Hulme	23
7	Pedro Rodriguez	22
8	Chris Amon	20
9	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	14
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	46
3	March-Ford Cosworth	45
4	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	35
5	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	31
6	BRM	22
7	Matra	21
8	Surtees-Ford Cosworth	3

Statistics & Milestones

Race debut

Driver: Gus Hutchison (only start), Reine Wisell

Last start

Constructor: De Tomaso

World Champion

Driver: 1st and only world championship for Jochen Rindt (12th different world champion, 1st Austrian champion)

Constructor: 4th World Championship for Lotus

Wins

Driver: 1st for Emerson Fittipaldi (44th different winner, 1st Brazilian driver)

Constructor: 42nd for Lotus

Podiums

Driver: 6th for Pedro Rodriguez, 1st for Emerson Fittipaldi (104th different podium finisher, 1st Brazilian driver), 1st and only for Reine Wisell (105th different podium finisher, 2nd Swedish driver)

Constructor: 68th & 69th for Lotus, 55th for BRM

Poles

Driver: 7th for Jacky Ickx

Constructor: 52nd for Ferrari

Fastest laps

Driver: 7th for Jacky Ickx

Constructor: 50th for Ferrari

Front row starts

Driver: 24th for Jackie Stewart, 13th for Jacky Ickx

Points finishes

Driver: 1st for Reine Wisell (160th different point scorer, 2nd Swedish driver), 1st and only for Derek Bell (161st different point scorer, 39th British driver)

See also

• United States Grand Prix
• Watkins Glen Circuit
• 1970 World Championship season