1970 United States Grand Prix
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Circuit | Watkins Glen, 108 laps |
Round | 12 of 13 |
Race numbers | The 1970 United States Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +2 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 108 | 1hr 57m 32.790s | 9 |
2 | +2 | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | BRM | 108 | +36.390s | 6 |
3 | +6 | (SWE) Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 108 | +45.170s | 4 |
4 | -3 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari | 107 | +1 lap | 3 |
5 | (NZL) Chris Amon | March-Ford Cosworth | 107 | +1 lap | 2 | |
6 | +7 | (GBR) Derek Bell | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 107 | +1 lap | 1 |
7 | +4 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 106 | +2 laps | |
8 | +4 | (FRA) Henri Pescarolo | Matra | 105 | +3 laps | |
9 | +14 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | March-Ford Cosworth | 105 | +3 laps | |
10 | +6 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 105 | +3 laps | |
11 | +4 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 104 | +4 laps | |
12 | +7 | (DEU) Rolf Stommelen | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 104 | +4 laps | |
13 | -7 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari | 101 | +7 laps | |
14 | +7 | (GBR) Peter Gethin | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 100 | +8 laps | |
R | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 82 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 72 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Francois Cevert | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 62 | DNF | ||
R | (AUS) Tim Schenken | De Tomaso-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 61 | DNF | ||
R | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 50 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra | 27 | DNF | ||
R | (USA) Gus Hutchison | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 21 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Jackie Oliver | BRM | 14 | DNF | ||
R | (CAN) George Eaton | BRM | 10 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) John Surtees | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 6 | DNF |
Notes
- Jackie Stewart ended lap 82 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:03.070
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | Ferrari |
2 | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
3 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
4 | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | BRM |
5 | (NZL) Chris Amon | March-Ford Cosworth |
6 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
7 | (GBR) Jackie Oliver | BRM |
8 | (GBR) John Surtees | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
9 | (SWE) Reine Wisell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
10 | (GBR) Graham Hill | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
11 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
12 | (FRA) Henri Pescarolo | Matra |
13 | (GBR) Derek Bell | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
14 | (CAN) George Eaton | BRM |
15 | (SWE) Ronnie Peterson | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
16 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
17 | (FRA) Francois Cevert | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
18 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Matra |
19 | (DEU) Rolf Stommelen | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
20 | (AUS) Tim Schenken | De Tomaso-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
21 | (GBR) Peter Gethin | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
22 | (USA) Gus Hutchison | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
23 | (CHE) Jo Siffert | March-Ford Cosworth |
24 | (SWE) Jo Bonnier | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (AUT) Jochen Rindt | 45 |
2 | (BEL) Jacky Ickx | 31 |
3 | (CHE) Clay Regazzoni | 27 |
4 | (AUS) Jack Brabham | 25 |
= | (GBR) Jackie Stewart | 25 |
6 | (NZL) Denny Hulme | 23 |
7 | (MEX) Pedro Rodriguez | 22 |
8 | (NZL) Chris Amon | 20 |
9 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Beltoise | 14 |
10 | (BRA) Emerson Fittipaldi | 12 |
11 | (DEU) Rolf Stommelen | 10 |
12 | (FRA) Henri Pescarolo | 8 |
13 | (GBR) Graham Hill | 7 |
14 | (NZL) Bruce McLaren | 6 |
15 | (USA) Mario Andretti | 4 |
= | (SWE) Reine Wisell | 4 |
17 | (ITA) Ignazio Giunti | 3 |
18 | (GBR) John Surtees | 3 |
19 | (GBR) John Miles | 2 |
= | (FRA) Johnny Servoz-Gavin | 2 |
= | (GBR) Jackie Oliver | 2 |
22 | (USA) Dan Gurney | 1 |
= | (FRA) Francois Cevert | 1 |
= | (GBR) Peter Gethin | 1 |
= | (GBR) Derek Bell | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Gus Hutchison (only start)
- Reine Wisell
- Last start
- De Tomaso
- World Champion
- 1st and only title for Jochen Rindt (12th driver to win the World Championship, 1st Austrian champion; last Austrian champion until 1975)
- 4th title for Lotus (1st constructor to win four championships)
- Wins
- 1st for Emerson Fittipaldi (44th different winner, 1st Brazilian driver; last win until 1972)
- 42nd for Lotus
- Podiums
- 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; first Swedish driver to finish on the podium since 1959)
- 68th & 69th for Lotus
- 55th for BRM
- Poles
- 7th for Jacky Ickx
- 52nd for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 7th for Jacky Ickx
- 50th for Ferrari (1st constructor to set 50 fastest laps)
- Front row starts
- 24th for Jackie Stewart
- 13th for Jacky Ickx
- Points finishes
- 1st for Reine Wisell (160th different point scorer, 2nd Swedish driver)
- 1st and only for Derek Bell (161st different point scorer, 39th British driver)