1970 United States Grand Prix
Date | Sunday, 4 October 1970 |
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Winner |
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Pole position |
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Fastest lap |
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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 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 108 | 1hr 57m 32.790s | 9 |
2 | +2 | ![]() | BRM | 108 | +36.390s | 6 |
3 | +6 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 108 | +45.170s | 4 |
4 | -3 | ![]() | Ferrari | 107 | +1 lap | 3 |
5 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth | 107 | +1 lap | 2 | |
6 | +7 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth | 107 | +1 lap | 1 |
7 | +4 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 106 | +2 laps | |
8 | +4 | ![]() | Matra | 105 | +3 laps | |
9 | +14 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth | 105 | +3 laps | |
10 | +6 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 105 | +3 laps | |
11 | +4 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 104 | +4 laps | |
12 | +7 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 104 | +4 laps | |
13 | -7 | ![]() | Ferrari | 101 | +7 laps | |
14 | +7 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 100 | +8 laps | |
R | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 82 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 72 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 62 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | De Tomaso-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 61 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 50 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Matra | 27 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth (privateer) | 21 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | BRM | 14 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | BRM | 10 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Ferrari |
2 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
3 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
4 | ![]() | BRM |
5 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth |
6 | ![]() | Ferrari |
7 | ![]() | BRM |
8 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
9 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
10 | ![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
11 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
12 | ![]() | Matra |
13 | ![]() | Surtees-Ford Cosworth |
14 | ![]() | BRM |
15 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
16 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
17 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
18 | ![]() | Matra |
19 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
20 | ![]() | De Tomaso-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
21 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
22 | ![]() | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
23 | ![]() | March-Ford Cosworth |
24 | ![]() | McLaren-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
Non-qualifiers
Driver | Constructor |
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![]() | BRM |
![]() | Lotus-Ford Cosworth (privateer) |
![]() | McLaren-Alfa Romeo |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1970 United States Grand Prix.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 45 |
2 | ![]() | 31 |
3 | ![]() | 27 |
4 | ![]() | 25 |
= | ![]() | 25 |
6 | ![]() | 23 |
7 | ![]() | 22 |
8 | ![]() | 20 |
9 | ![]() | 14 |
10 | ![]() | 12 |
11 | ![]() | 10 |
12 | ![]() | 8 |
13 | ![]() | 7 |
14 | ![]() | 6 |
15 | ![]() | 4 |
= | ![]() | 4 |
17 | ![]() | 3 |
18 | ![]() | 3 |
19 | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
22 | ![]() | 1 |
= | ![]() | 1 |
= | ![]() | 1 |
= | ![]() | 1 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 59 |
2 | ![]() | 46 |
3 | ![]() | 45 |
4 | ![]() | 35 |
5 | ![]() | 31 |
6 | ![]() | 22 |
7 | ![]() | 21 |
8 | ![]() | 3 |
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)